Song of the Day: Dinah Washington - Smoke Gets in your Eyes (1955)

This Day in Music History: OCTOBER 30TH

1970 Jim Morrison of The Doors was fined and sentenced to six months in jail after being found guilty of exposing himself during a gig in Miami.

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Song of the Day: Allman Brothers Band- Whipping Post (1969)

This Day in Music History: OCTOBER 29TH

1971 Duane Allman of The Allman Brothers Band was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle on a Macon, Georgia street while trying to swerve to avoid a tractor-trailer and was thrown from the motorcycle. The motorcycle bounced into the air, landed on Allman and skidded another 90 feet with Allman pinned underneath. He was three weeks shy of his 25th birthday (http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/on_this_day).

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Song of the Day: Rolling Stones - Dead Flowers (1971)

This Day in Music History: OCTOBER 28TH

1956  Elvis Presley made his second appearance on US TV’s The Ed Sullivan Show, where the host presents him with a gold record for ‘Love Me Tender’.

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