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This Day in Music History

Posted: 12:00 a.m. Monday, Oct. 29, 2012

This Day in Music History: Monday, October 29th 

By Mike Lapitino

This Day in Music History...

1965:  The Rolling Stones, whose current hit is "Get Off of My Cloud", begin a North American tour at the Forum in Montreal.  Patti LaBelle & the Blue Belles open.

1971:  Allman Brothers Band guitarist Duane Allman is killed in a motorcycle accident in Georgia.  He was 24. 

1973:  The Who's Quadrophenia is certified gold.

1973:  John Lennon releases "Mind Games" in the US.  British fans will have to wait until November 16th for the ex-Beatle's new single.

1975:  Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue, with Roger McGuinn, Joan Baez, Mick Ronson and others, kicks off in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

1983:  At 491 weeks, Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon becomes the longest-charting album in Billboard history. 

2008:  AC/DC's Black Ice debuts at #1 on the Billboard album chart with 784,000 copies sold. 

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