Rock N’ Roll Diary: November 29
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1967: Dave Mason Goes Solo
(Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for IEBA)
NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 04: Dave Mason performs at the Paradise Artists showcase during the International Entertainment Buyers Association Conference and Hall of Fame on October 4, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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1968: John & Yoko's Controversial Cover
1968: "Unfinished Music No. 1 - Two Virgins" by John Lennon and Yoko Ono is released - the cover sports a photo taken by John of himself and Yoko in a full frontal nude pose. EMI Records wouldn't release the album because of the cover, so it was covered with brown paper for release. (AP Photo, file)
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1969: One of the Beatles' last singles tops the charts
1969: The Beatles single "Come Together" backed with "Something" hits #1.(AP Photo)
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1975: Queen Sets UK Chart Record
1975: "Bohmeian Rhapsody" by Queen moves to #1 in the U.K. and stays until January of 1976 - the longest #1 stay on the U.K. charts since 1955. (AP Photo)
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1986: Bruce Springsteen Tops U.S. Charts
1986: "Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Live" is the first box set to enter the U.S. charts at #1. It stays there for seven weeks. (AP Photo/Scott Stewart)
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1992: U2 Makes TV Special Debut
1992: U2's first television special, "Zoo TV Outside Broadcast," is aired on Fox-TV. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
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2001: The World Loses George Harrison
George Harrison (second from right) succumbs to cancer. (AP Photo)
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WZLX Boston Ticket Stash: November 29
From the WZLX ticket stash...The Rolling Stones were at the Garden with B.B. King in 1969, in 1979 it was Santana at the Music Hall. That night, Carlos Santana's amp caught on fire and had to be doused with fire extinguishers.
Trivia Answer: Hid a drug dealer's stash
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