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This Day in Music History

Posted: 6:00 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013

This Day in Music History: Thursday, January 10th 

By Mike Lapitino

This Day in Music History...

1969: After an argument with John Lennon, George Harrison walks out on The Beatles' Get Back recording session. He won't return to the group for five days.

1981: John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Double Fantasy goes platinum, just over a month after Lennon's murder.

1997: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers kick off a 20-night stand at the Fillmore in San Francisco.

2001: Neil Young and Crazy Horse do a surprise show at The Warfield in San Francisco as a warm-up for their appearance at the Rock in Rio festival in Brazil the following week.

2002: U2 tops the annual Rolling Stone Readers Poll as Artist of the Year, Best Band and Best Rock Artist.

2002: Limp Bizkit's national guitarist search kicks off in Fresno, California. 250 aspiring players audition, but none of them are chosen.

2006: The White Stripes cancel a Japanese tour because Jack Whiteis suffering from an "acute vocal cord problem."

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