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This Day in Music History

Posted: 12:00 a.m. Monday, Feb. 18, 2013

This Day in Music History: February 18th 

By Mike Lapitino

This Day in Music History...

1974: KISS release their self-titled debut album.

1980: In a newspaper interview, bassist Bill Wyman announces that he is planning to leave The Rolling Stones in 1983. However, he is persuaded not to and stays with the band until 1992.

1992: Vince Neil is fired from Motley Crue after 11 years. His story is that he wants to spend more time on his career as a race-car driver. Five years and two solo albums later, he rejoins the Crue.

2000: Foo Fighters perform "Everlong" on the first Late Show David Letterman hosts after his heart surgery. The show airs on the 21st.

2006: The Rolling Stones play a free, two-hour show for more than a million people on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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