March 1, 1973 — Pink Floyd releases “The Dark Side of the Moon”
One of the truly great albums of all time, Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon was something of...
February 14, 2016
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March 20, 1973 – Jim Croce releases “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown”
“Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” was to be Jim Croce’s last number one single – it was released only six months...
February 9, 2016
April 8, 1973 — Pablo Picasso dies
One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, Picasso was the co-founder the Cubist movement, the inventor of...
February 4, 2016
May 21, 1973 — The Great King Rat dies
Only three facts are known about the circumstances of the Great King Rat’s death: the proximate cause was syphillis, it...
January 24, 2016
August 8, 1973 — Dean Corll is murdered by his accomplices
Dean Corll was an American serial killer. Born in 1939 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, he served in the military briefly,...
January 19, 2016
November 2, 1973 — Billy Joel releases “Piano Man”
“Piano Man” was Joel’s first bona fide hit – in the years since its release, it has become so synonymous...
January 14, 2016
December 15, 1973 — Charlie Rich’s “The Most Beautiful Girl” reachs #1 in the US
It’s a rare country and western song that breaks out of its genre to become a mainstream hit, but Charlie...
January 9, 2016
December 20, 1973 — Bobby Darin dies
In 1968, Bobby Darin was doing well for himself. He’d had a string of hits over the last decade, starting...
January 4, 2016
December 23, 1973 — Charles Atlas dies
There was a time when, in just seven days, Charles Atlas could make you a man. Born Angelo Siciliano in...
December 29, 2015
February 4, 1974 — Patty Hearst kidnapped by the SLA
Patricia Hearst was 19 years old when she was kidnapped from her apartment by the Symbionese Liberation Army. Heir to...
December 24, 2015
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