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17 февраля 1973:
War's album The World Is A Ghetto hits #1 US
https://www.discogs.com/War-The-World-Is-A-Ghetto/release/428062

18 февраля 1979,
Blondie scored their first UK No.1 album when 'Parallel Lines' started a four-week run at the top of the charts, featuring the singles 'Heart Of Glass', 'Hanging On The Telephone' and 'Sunday Girl.'https://www.discogs.com/Blondie-Parallel-Lines/release/2580199

1979 Top 10 Official Albums Chart UK Archive
17th February 1979

1 3up
PARALLEL LINES - BLONDIE
2 1down
ACTION REPLAY - VARIOUS ARTISTS
3 NEW
SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN - BEE GEES
4 4no change
ARMED FORCES - ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE ATTRACTIONS
5 2down
DON'T WALK - BOOGIE - VARIOUS ARTISTS
6 5down
NEW BOOTS AND PANTIES - IAN DURY
7 6down
THE BEST OF EARTH, WIND & FIRE VOL. 1 - EARTH, WIND & FIRE
8 20up
MARTY ROBBINS COLLECTION - MARTY ROBBINS
9 8down
WINGS GREATEST - WINGS

10 7down
STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT - UFO

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17 февраля 1975:
US album release: John Lennon - Rock'n'Roll (Apple SK 3419).
http://www.discogs.com/John-Lennon-Rock-N-Roll/release/1089439

17 февраля 1976:
The Eagles, Greatest Hits 1971-1975
http://www.allmusic.com/album/their-greatest-hits-1971-1975-mw0000189766

https://www.discogs.com/Eagles-Their-Greatest-Hits-1971-1975/release/2665875

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17 февраля 1960: Elvis Presley's album Elvis is certified gold
https://www.discogs.com/Elvis-Presley-Elvis/master/201151

17 февраля 1970:
Temporarily on leave from the Bee Gees, Maurice Gibb opens in a London production of the stage musical Sing A Rude Song .

17 февраля 1972:
At London's Rainbow Theatre, Pink Floyd debut some new material, including a song that would be called "Echoes" when released on the album Meddle , and some songs, including "Eclipse," that would be recorded for Dark Side Of The Moon

17 февраля 1973:
The band Free, which would mutate into Bad Company, disband after playing their final show at the Hollywood Sportatorium in Florida.

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17 февраля 1966:
The Beach Boys, "Good Vibrations"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Vibrations

https://www.discogs.com/The-Beach-Boys-Good-Vibrations/release/604649

Awards and Honors (3)
17 февраля


1965 : Tennessee Waltz is declared the state's official song.

1976 : Harvard's Hasty Pudding Theatrical Society votes Bette Midler "Woman of the Year."

2004 : The Darkness confirms its status as Britian's new favorite rock band at the Brit Awards at London's Earls Court, taking three major trophies. The band - which led the nominations going into the awards, with four - won for best British group, British rock act and British album for Permission to Land (Must Destroy/Warner). However, The Darkness does not take the British breakthrough award. That honor goes to Busted, which is also named best pop act.

Concerts and Festivals (5)
17 февраля

1964 : The first Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass concert is held, in Los Angeles.

1972 : Pink Floyd performs "Eclipse" at the Rainbow Theatre in London. A year later, this music becomes the Dark Side Of The Moon album.

1973 : Free play their final live gig in Hollywood, Florida as Simon Kirke and Paul Rodgers leave to form Bad Company.

1979 : The Clash opens its first U.S. tour at the Palladium in New York City.

2001 : Brad Paisley joins the cast of the Grand Ole Opry.

Miscellaneous (3)
17 февраля


1960 : The Everly Brothers sign with Warner Bros. Records in a 10-year contract worth $1 million.

1990 : Emma Anderson admits in an interview that her band Lush is the "Most hated band in London."

1998 : Ani DiFranco fascination peaks as the singer ships 250,000 copies of her latest album on her own label, Righteous Babe Records. DiFranco's DIY business model earned her a great deal of media coverage.

TV, Radio, Press (4)


1971 : Johnny Cash is the subject of TV's This Is Your Life.

1971 : James Taylor makes his TV debut on ABC's Johnny Cash Show.

1990 : Aerosmith appear on Saturday Night Live(photo), performing "Monkey on My Back" and "Janie's Got A Gun," and also appearing in a Wayne's World skit where Tom Hanks plays their roadie.

1999 : More than 9.1 million viewers tune in to the Brit Awards broadcast on the U.K.'s ITV commercial network.