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This Day in Music History

Posted: 12:00 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013

This Day in Music History: Thursday, January 31st 

By Mike Lapitino

This Day in Music History...

1967: Inspired by seeing Jimi Hendrix perform at London's Saville Theater, Jack Bruce composes the riff for Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love."

1969: Led Zeppelin plays its first New York show, opening for Iron Butterfly at the Fillmore East.

1999: KISS perform "Rock and Roll All Nite" at the Super Bowl pre-game show in Miami.

2001: KISS announce that drummer Peter Criss will not be with the band for the remainder of their Farewell Tour. He is replaced by Eric Singer.

2010: Neil Young, who'd been nominated 13 times in the previous 20 years but had never won, wins the Grammy for Best Boxed of Special Limited Edition Package for his Neil Young Archives Volume One (1963-1972). His speech is perhaps the briefest ever at the event. He says, "Thank you everybody. The show also offers a tribute to the late Michael Jackson.

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