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The Music History Today Podcast Network is your dose of daily music history podcasts. Search for us under Music History Today wherever you get your audio & video podcasts, including on YouTube & Spotify
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On November 4, 1961, Bob Dylan played Carnegie Hall for the first time. It was in front of 53 people

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November 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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On November 3, 2024, Quincy Jones passed away at the age of 91

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November 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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On November 1, 1985, the recording industry agreed to post Parental Advisory Explicit Lyrics stickers on albums, due to pressure from the bipartisan Parents Music Resource Center, led by Al Gore's then wife Tipper Gore

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November 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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On October 30, 1987, George Michael’s debut solo album Faith was released

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October 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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On Halloween, 2008, 1,227 people dressed up in zombie costumes & danced the zombie dance from Thriller, setting the Guinness World Record for biggest gathering of zombies

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October 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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On October 29, 1993, the animated movie musical The Nightmare Before Christmas opened. The movie had the music & voice of composer Danny Elfman, who was the former frontman for Oingo Boingo

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October 29, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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On October 28, 1977, Steve Perry performed for the first time with Journey

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October 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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On October 27, 2014, Taylor Swift released her fifth album 1989

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October 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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On October 26, 2002, a hostage situation at a theater building in Moscow ended in disaster when police used poisonous gas to disable extremists but also accidentally killed a lot of hostages

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October 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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On October 25, 1985, the hip hop movie Krush Groove premiered in movie theaters

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October 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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On October 24, 1995, The Smashing Pumpkins released Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness

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October 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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On October 23, 2002, a hostage situation during a musical performance at the Dubravka theater building in Moscow started.

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October 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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On October 22, 1990, Pearl Jam performed together for the first time. It was at the Off Ramp Cafe in Seattle, when the band was called Mookie Blaylock, named after the basketball player

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October 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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On October 21, 1977, Meatloaf released Bat Out of Hell

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October 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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On October 20, 1977, a plane carrying the group Lynyrd Skynyrd crashed

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October 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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On October 18, 1974, Al Green was seriously injured when a woman poured hot water on him while he was in his bathtub

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October 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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On October 16, 1992, Sinead O'Connor was booed when she performed at the Bob Dylan tribute concert. It was in response to her ripping up a photo of Pope John Paul II on SNL

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October 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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On October 15, 2014, Chuck Berry played his final performance

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October 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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On October 14, 1994, the movie Pulp Fiction premiered

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October 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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On October 12, 1978, Sid Vicious was arrested for the murder of Nancy Spungen

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October 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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On October 11, 1986, Janet & Michael Jackson became the first siblings to have #1 solo singles

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October 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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On October 10, 1972, James Brown met and endorsed President Richard Nixon for reelection

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October 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Happy John Lennon's birthday to those who celebrate, who I figure is everyone. Here's some Beatles & John Lennon related events that happened on his birthday

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October 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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On October 8, 1966, drummer Ginger Baker of Cream collapsed on stage at Sussex University after performing a 20 minute drum solo

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October 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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On October 7, 2023, Kurt Cobain & Courtney Love's daughter Frances Bean Cobain married skateboard icon Tony Hawk's son Riley Hawk

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October 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM