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This Day in Music History

Posted: 2:00 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31, 2012

This Day in Music History: Friday, August 31st 

By Mike Lapitino

This Day in Music History...

1967: The Beatles announce they will handle their own affairs following the death of manager Brian Epstein.

1969: Led Zeppelin end the third of their four U.S. tours during 1969 with a performance at the Dallas Pop Festival.

1974: John Lennon testifies in federal court that the Nixon administration tried to have him deported because of his involvement with anti-war protests at the 1972 Republican Convention.

1976: George Harrison is found guilty of "subconsciously plagiarizing" The Chiffons' "He's So Fine" in writing "My Sweet Lord." The decision costs him almost $600,000 in royalties.

1989: The Rolling Stones begin Steel Wheels, their first concert tour in eight years, in Philadelphia.

1990: At a Stevie Ray Vaughan memorial service in Dallas, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt and Stevie Wonder sing "Amazing Grace."

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