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This Day in Music History

Posted: 12:00 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012

This Day in Music History: Wednesday, October 24th 

By Mike Lapitino

This Day in Music History...

1971:  John Lennon and Yoko Ono record the demo of "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)" in their Greenwich Village apartment in New York.

1978:  In a Canadian court, Keith Richards is given a suspended sentence for trafficking herion.  He is ordered to perform a free concert for the blind.

1995:  The Smashing Pumpkins release Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, which will enter the Billboard album chart at #1. 

2001:  The Dave Matthews Band cancels a world tour, saying, "In light of recent global events, the band felt it important to be close to family and friends."

2005:  Cream plays the first of three reunion shows at New York's Madison Square Garden.

2008:  A Beatles iPod decorated with the Fab Four's logo and a Beatles Monopoly game are among the licensed items that hit stores for the holiday season.

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