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This Day in Music History

Posted: 11:52 a.m. Monday, Sept. 24, 2012

This Day in Music History: Monday, September 24th 

By Mike Lapitino

This Day in Music History...

1965: Bob Dylan performs at the Municipal Auditorium in Austin, Texas, backed for the first time by Levon Helm and the Hawks, the ensemble that becomes known as The Band.

1993: Drummer Steven Adler reaches a $2.5 million settlement with Guns N' Roses, who booted him out when he couldn't kick his heroin habit.

1994: Eric Clapton performs on the season premier of Saturday Night Live.

2002: Guns N' Roses announce their first North American tour in nine years, beginning November 7th in Vancouver, Canada. (The tour will start as announced, but implode after just a few dates.)

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