ABBA

Important Dates In The Life Of ABBA:

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{“nID”:”20863″,”nDay”:”19″,”nMonth”:”9″,”nYear”:”2020″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Lee Kerslake”,”sBand”:”Uriah Heep “,”sDescription”:”Ozzy Osbourneu2019s former drummer, Lee Kerslake, died aged 73 from prostate cancer. He is best known for his performances on the Black Sabbath frontmanu2019s critically-acclaimed debut album, Blizzard of Ozz, and was also the drummer in Uriah Heep appearing on their 1972 album Demons and Wizards and nine studio records, as well as a live album, with the band before departing in 1978.”,”sImage”:null,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:””,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”21018″,”nDay”:”6″,”nMonth”:”8″,”nYear”:”2020″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Martin Birch”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:”British music producer and sound engineer Martin Birch died age 71. He became renowned for engineering and producing albums recorded predominantly by British rock bands, including Deep Purple, Rainbow, Fleetwood Mac, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden.”,”sImage”:null,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:””,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”20284″,”nDay”:”20″,”nMonth”:”4″,”nYear”:”2018″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Avicii”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:”Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer, Avicii died aged 28. He was nominated for a Grammy for Best Dance Recording with ‘Levels’ at the 2013 Grammy Awards. His biggest single was 2013u2019s ‘Wake Me Up’. He recorded with Wyclef Jean, Robbie Williams, ABBA members Bju00f6rn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, Rita Ora and Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:”https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/0Nfd1i1ofRRIXN8Kyk5ms1″,”sYouTube”:””,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”19970″,”nDay”:”28″,”nMonth”:”1″,”nYear”:”2017″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Geoff Nicholls”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:”British musician and keyboardist, and longtime member of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, Geoff Nicholls died aged 68. Until his death, Nicholls played keyboards with former Black Sabbath singer Tony Martin, in his band Tony Martin’s Headless Cross.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”19619″,”nDay”:”5″,”nMonth”:”6″,”nYear”:”2016″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”ABBA”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:”The four members of ABBA performed alongside one another for the first time since 1982 at a private gala to mark 50 years since songwriting duo Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson met for the first time in Stockholm. The impromptu performance reportedly began when Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstadon recited their 1980 hit ‘Me and I’ as a tribute to Andersson and Ulvaeus, before the two others joined in and made the reunion official.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”19889″,”nDay”:”5″,”nMonth”:”6″,”nYear”:”2016″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Red Hot Chili Peppers”,”sBand”:”Red Hot Chili Peppers”,”sDescription”:”The final day of the sold-out Rock am Ring music festival in Germany was cancelled after lightning hurt at least 80 fans. At least eight people were seriously injured by the lightning strike. Red Hot Chili Peppers were among several bands, including Black Sabbath, Foals, Deftones and We Are Scientists, who were part of the line-up at the festival.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:””,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”18525″,”nDay”:”28″,”nMonth”:”1″,”nYear”:”2015″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Black Sabbath”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:” Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler was arrested after officers were called to the Corkscrew Saloon on the Furnace Creek Ranch in Death Valley National Park, California. The 65 year-old bassist was arrested for misdemeanour assault, public intoxication and vandalism after a fight broke out in the bar.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”18402″,”nDay”:”20″,”nMonth”:”6″,”nYear”:”2014″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Music & Memory”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:”Songs by Elvis Presley, ABBA and the nSpice Girls were among those being used in research that hoped to unlock the secret of how our memory works. Researchers from the University of Amsterdam had created an online game in an attempt to shed light on why some tunes get stuck in your head.nFans were asked to identify song clips and compare them by their catchiness.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”18228″,”nDay”:”19″,”nMonth”:”1″,”nYear”:”2014″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Bruce Springsteen”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:” Bruce Springsteen scored his 10th UK No.1 album with High Hopes, putting him ahead of the likes of Abba, David Bowie and Michael Jackson. The achievement puts him on level pegging with The Rolling Stones and U2, who also have 10 UK No.1’s. The Beatles lead the way, with 15, followed by Madonna on 12, while Elvis Presley and Robbie Williams both had 11 each.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”18989″,”nDay”:”16″,”nMonth”:”6″,”nYear”:”2013″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Black Sabbath”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:”Black Sabbath established a new UK chart record for the longest gap between No.1 albums when their new release, 13 debuted at the top of the charts, 42 years and 8 months after their second album Paranoid reached No.1.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:””,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”17234″,”nDay”:”11″,”nMonth”:”11″,”nYear”:”2011″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Black Sabbath”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:”In 2011, Black Sabbath fans rejoiced when all four original band members announced a reunion album and extensive world tour. The resulting LP, 13 was released in 2013. rn”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:””,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”17465″,”nDay”:”19″,”nMonth”:”7″,”nYear”:”2010″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Ozzy Osbourne”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:” Ozzy Osbourne and his former Black Sabbath band mate Tony Iommi settled a long-running legal dispute over the use of the group’s name. Ozzy had filed suit against the guitarist in May of last year, accusing Iommi of falsely proclaiming to be the sole owner of the Black Sabbath name by lodging an application with the US Patent and Trademark Office. The pair released a joint statement confirming they have settled the dispute "amicably".”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”16947″,”nDay”:”16″,”nMonth”:”5″,”nYear”:”2010″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Ronnie James Dio”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:”Ronnie James Dio, singer with Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath and his own band Dio died after a six-month battle with stomach cancer. He was 67 years old. Diou2019s career began in 1957 with The Vegas Kings, which later changed to Ronnie and the Rumblers, then Ronnie and the Redcaps, then in 1961, Ronnie Dio and the Prophets. In 1967, Dio and Prophets guitarist Nick Pantas formed the Electric Elves, which shortened its name to Elf. The bandu2019s success eventually landed them an opening slot for Deep Purple which exposed Diou2019s voice to Deep Purpleu2019s guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore, who later recruited Dio and other members of Elf for his new band Rainbow.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:”https://www.youtube.com/embed/AT7XcYxco4M?rel=0″,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”16339″,”nDay”:”30″,”nMonth”:”5″,”nYear”:”2009″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Black Sabbath”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:” Ozzy Osbourne was suing the band’s guitarist Tony Iommi over royalty payments. The 60-year-old had accused Iommi of falsely claiming to have sole rights to the band’s name which has cost him royalties from merchandise sales. Osbourne was seeking unspecified damages, lost profits and a declaration he is a half-owner of the trademark. Iommi claims Osbourne legally relinquished rights to the band’s name in the 1980s. Osbourne said he believed all four original members of the band should share Black Sabbath’s name equally.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”15606″,”nDay”:”17″,”nMonth”:”3″,”nYear”:”2008″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Ola Brunkert”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:”Ola Brunkert, the former drummer with the Swedish group ABBA, was found dead at his home in Majorca, Spain, following an accident. The 62-year old musician had played on every Abba album the group released and had toured with the group.rn”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:””,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”18424″,”nDay”:”8″,”nMonth”:”9″,”nYear”:”2007″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Don Arden”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:”A commemorative plaque dedicated to Don Arden and the Small Faces was unveiled at 52u201355 Carnaby Street, London, Arden’s former offices. Arden achieved notoriety in Britain for his aggressive, sometimes illegal business tactics and looked after the career’s of Small Faces, the Move, the Electric Light Orchestra and Black Sabbath. He was the father of Sharon Osbourne (and father-in-law of Ozzy Osbourne).”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”21857″,”nDay”:”21″,”nMonth”:”7″,”nYear”:”2007″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Don Arden”,”sBand”:”Small Faces”,”sDescription”:”English music manager, agent, and businessman Don Arden died in Los Angeles aged 81, (the father of Sharon Osbourne). He managed the careers of rock acts such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Gene Vincent, Small Faces, The Move, Black Sabbath, and Electric Light Orchestra. Arden gained a reputation in Britain for his aggressive, sometimes illegal business tactics, which led to his being called “Mr Big”, the “English Godfather”, and the “Al Capone of Pop”. On 8 September 2007, a commemorative plaque dedicated to Arden and Small Faces was unveiled at 52u201355 Carnaby Street, London, UK. “,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:””,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”14247″,”nDay”:”30″,”nMonth”:”7″,”nYear”:”2006″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Attitude”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:”British gay magazine Attitude listed the u2018Top 10 Gay Albumsu2019 of all time. No.1 was Scissor Sisters – Scissor Sisters, 2, Arrival – ABBA, 3, Vauxhall and I – Morrissey, 4, Light Years – Kylie Minogue, 5, Older – George Michael, 6, Welcome To The Pleasuredome – Frankie Goes To Hollywood, 7, Erotica – Madonna, 8, I Am a Bird Now – Antony and the Johnsons, 9, Bad Girls – Donna Summer and No. 10 The Man Who Sold The World – David Bowie.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:”https://www.youtube.com/embed/z0QGBBYEYqE?rel=0″,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”14038″,”nDay”:”23″,”nMonth”:”5″,”nYear”:”2006″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Led Zeppelin”,”sBand”:”Led Zeppelin”,”sDescription”:”The King of Sweden presented the surviving members of Led Zeppelin with the Polar Music Prize in Stockholm recognising them as "great pioneers" of rock music. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones were joined by the daughter of drummer John Bonham, who died in 1980. The Polar Music Prize was founded in 1989 by Stig Anderson, manager of Swedish pop group ABBA who named it after his record label, Polar Records.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”13973″,”nDay”:”28″,”nMonth”:”4″,”nYear”:”2006″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Bjorn Ulvaeus”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:” ABBA star Bjorn Ulvaeus was accused of avoiding paying 87m Swedish kronor (u00a36.5m) in taxes on the band’s hit songs and musicals. The Swedish government was demanding he repaid the money. Abba sold over 370 million records and he also co-wrote the musical Mamma Mia.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:”https://www.youtube.com/embed/unfzfe8f9NI?rel=0″,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”14202″,”nDay”:”13″,”nMonth”:”3″,”nYear”:”2006″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Sex Pistols”,”sBand”:”Sex Pistols”,”sDescription”:”The Sex Pistols refused to attend their own induction into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. Blondie, Herb Alpert and Black Sabbath were all inducted but the Pistols posted a handwritten note on their website, calling the institution ‘urine in wine’, adding ‘We’re not your monkeys, we’re not coming. You’re not paying attention’.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:””,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”13236″,”nDay”:”23″,”nMonth”:”12″,”nYear”:”2005″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Geezer Butler”,”sBand”:”Black Sabbath”,”sDescription”:”Geezer Butler, the bass player with Black Sabbath offered u00a35,000 for any information leading to the safe return of Toga, the three-month-old penguin that had been stolen from a zoo on the Isle of Wight a few days earlier.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:””,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”14034″,”nDay”:”18″,”nMonth”:”10″,”nYear”:”2005″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Madonna”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:” Madonna admitted that she wrote a grovelling letter to Abba asking if she could sample their music on her latest single u2018Hung Up.u2019 The singer had to seek permission to sample u2018Gimme Gimme Gimmeu2019 and became only the second act that Abba has allowed to sample their work. The Fugees used part of u2018The Name Of The Gameu2019 on their 1996 track u2018Rumble In The Jungle.u2019″,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”13294″,”nDay”:”17″,”nMonth”:”9″,”nYear”:”2004″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Madonna”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:”Israeli police arrested two of Madonna’s bodyguards after they assaulted photographers waiting for the singer outside her hotel. Madonna was in Israel with 2,000 other students of Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical offshoot.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”13455″,”nDay”:”1″,”nMonth”:”4″,”nYear”:”2004″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Paul Atkinson”,”sBand”:”Zombies”,”sDescription”:”Paul Atkinson guitarist with The Zombies died aged 58 due to liver and kidney disease. They scored the 1964 US No.2 & UK No.12 single ‘She’s Not There’.rnHe later became an artists and repertoire executive, working for Columbia and RCA discovering and signing such bands as ABBA, Bruce Hornsby, Mr. Mister, Judas Priest, and Michael Penn.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”12083″,”nDay”:”14″,”nMonth”:”12″,”nYear”:”2003″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Ozzy Osbourne”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:” Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Changes’ a remake of a track first sung by Ozzy on the Black Sabbath album Volume IV in 1972. It was the first father and daughter chart topper since Frank & Nancy Sinatra in 1967.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”12206″,”nDay”:”15″,”nMonth”:”9″,”nYear”:”2003″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Elvis Presley”,”sBand”:”Abba”,”sDescription”:” ABBA tribute acts overtook Elvis Presley impersonators in the battle of British covers singers according to a survey. The Swedish group jumped from third most tributed act in 2001 to top in 2002 with imitators like Abba Fever and Voulez Vous putting on Abba shows. Elvis dropped to number two while The Beatles dropped to three. The Performing Right Society carried out the research.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:”https://www.youtube.com/embed/iUrzicaiRLU?rel=0″,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”12146″,”nDay”:”24″,”nMonth”:”6″,”nYear”:”2003″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Agnetha Faltskog”,”sBand”:”Abba”,”sDescription”:”A man who had been deported from Sweden for stalking ABBA singer Agnetha Faeltskog was arrested near the singer’s island retreat. Gert van der Graaf, 37, had been the singer’s boyfriend from 1997 to 1999, but had been issued a restraining order barring him from seeing or talking to her in 2000.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”12010″,”nDay”:”6″,”nMonth”:”5″,”nYear”:”2002″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Queen”,”sBand”:”Queen”,”sDescription”:” ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ by Queen was voted the UK’s favourite single of all time in a poll by the Guinness Hit Singles book. ‘Imagine’ by John Lennon was voted in at No.2 and u2018Hey Judeu2019, The Beatles No.3, ‘Dancing Queen’ by ABBA was fourth and u00a0Madonna ‘Like A Prayer’ was in fifth place.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:”https://www.youtube.com/embed/fJ9rUzIMcZQ?rel=0″,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”15275″,”nDay”:”25″,”nMonth”:”9″,”nYear”:”2000″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Black Sabbath”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:” Ozzy Osbourne formally requested that Black Sabbath be removed from the nomination list for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Calling the inclusion "meaningless", Osbourne went on to say "Let’s face it. Black Sabbath have never been media darlings. We’re a people’s band and that suits us just fine."”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”11438″,”nDay”:”4″,”nMonth”:”2″,”nYear”:”2000″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Bjorn Ulvaeus”,”sBand”:”Abba”,”sDescription”:”Bjorn Ulvaeus confirmed that the members of ABBA had turned down a $1 billion (u00a30.58 billion) offer by American and British consortium to reform the group. “It is a hell of a lot of money to say no to, but we decided it wasn’t for us,” band member Benny Andersson told the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:”https://www.youtube.com/embed/-crgQGdpZR0?rel=0″,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”11197″,”nDay”:”19″,”nMonth”:”12″,”nYear”:”1999″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Terry Jacks”,”sBand”:”Westlife”,”sDescription”:”Irish boyband Westlife started a four week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their versions of the ABBA song ‘I Have A Dream’ and the Terry Jacks hit (written in French by Belgian, Jacques Brel and English lyrics by poet Rod McKuen), ‘Seasons In The Sun’. It gave the group the Christmas No.1 and the last No.1 of the century.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”13022″,”nDay”:”30″,”nMonth”:”10″,”nYear”:”1998″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Black Sabbath”,”sBand”:”Black Sabbath”,”sDescription”:”All four original members of Black Sabbath reunited momentarily to play ‘Paranoid’ on US TV’s David Letterman Show.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”16064″,”nDay”:”20″,”nMonth”:”5″,”nYear”:”1998″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Black Sabbath”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:” Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward was taken to hospital in London after suffering a heart attack during a band rehearsal.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”11041″,”nDay”:”5″,”nMonth”:”4″,”nYear”:”1998″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Cozy Powell”,”sBand”:”Rainbow”,”sDescription”:”British drummer Cozy Powell (Colin Flooks) was killed when his car smashed into crash barriers on the M4 motorway near Bristol, England. Powell had worked with the Jeff Beck Group, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Brian May, Peter Green and the ELP spin-off Emerson, Lake, and Powell. Powell, known as one of the most driving drummers in rock, had also had hits as a solo artist, including Dance WithThe Devil and The Man In Black, and had fronted his own band, Cozy Powell’s Hammer.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”4752″,”nDay”:”12″,”nMonth”:”9″,”nYear”:”1997″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Stig Anderson”,”sBand”:”Abba”,”sDescription”:”Founder of the Polar Music record label, songwriter, producer and ABBA’s manager Stig Anderson died of a heart attack. Anderson co-wrote some of ABBA’s biggest hits, such as u2018Waterloou2019, u2018Mamma Miau2019, u2018S.O.Su2019, u2018Fernandou2019, u2018Dancing Queenu2019, u2018Knowing Me, Knowing Youu2019 and u2018The Name of the Game.u2019 His funeral was broadcast live on Swedish television an honour otherwise only reserved for distinguished statesmen or royalty.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:”https://www.youtube.com/embed/cvChjHcABPA?rel=0″,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”4730″,”nDay”:”9″,”nMonth”:”2″,”nYear”:”1997″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Brian Connolly”,”sBand”:”Sweet”,”sDescription”:”Scottish singer Brian Connolly with the Seventies Glam rock group Sweet died of kidney and liver failure aged 51. Connolly replaced Ian Gillan (later of Deep Purple and Black Sabbath ) in Wainwright’s Gentlemen who became Sweetshop and then shortened to Sweet. The group scored 15 UK top 40 hits including the 1973 No.1 hit u2018Block Busteru2019.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”19866″,”nDay”:”1″,”nMonth”:”12″,”nYear”:”1993″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Ray Gillen”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:”American rock singer-songwriter Ray Gillen died age 34 from an AIDS related disease in a New York Hospital. He was best known for his work with Badlands, in addition to his stint with Black Sabbath in the mid-1980s and recording most of the vocals on Phenomena’s Dream Runner album.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”12361″,”nDay”:”18″,”nMonth”:”11″,”nYear”:”1992″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Black Sabbath”,”sBand”:”Black Sabbath”,”sDescription”:”British group Black Sabbath were honoured with a star at the Rock Walk in Hollywood, California.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”10192″,”nDay”:”20″,”nMonth”:”4″,”nYear”:”1992″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Freddie Mercury”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:”‘A Concert For Life’ took place at Wembley Stadium as a tribute to Queen singer Freddie Mercury and for aids awareness. Acts appearing included; Elton John, Roger Daltrey, Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), David Bowie, Mick Ronson, James Hetfield, George Michael, Seal, Paul Young, Annie Lennox, Lisa Stansfield, Robert Plant, Joe Elliott and Phil Collen, Axl Rose and Slash.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:”https://www.youtube.com/embed/UvM2Cmi-YRU?si=N2JN4nAP-I7w0cOV?rel=0″,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”8722″,”nDay”:”1″,”nMonth”:”1″,”nYear”:”1982″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Abba”,”sBand”:”Abba”,”sDescription”:” ABBA made their final live appearance as a group when they played in Stockholm, Sweden.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:”https://www.youtube.com/embed/p4QqMKe3rwY?rel=0″,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”8568″,”nDay”:”19″,”nMonth”:”12″,”nYear”:”1981″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Abba”,”sBand”:”Abba”,”sDescription”:” ABBA scored their seventh UK No.1 album with The Visitors, the Swedish pop group’s eighth and final studio album. It was one of the first records to be recorded and mixed digitally, and was the first in history to be manufactured on the new CD format in 1982 on Atlantic.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:”https://www.youtube.com/embed/T_xFpjlrF38?rel=0″,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”8550″,”nDay”:”2″,”nMonth”:”4″,”nYear”:”1981″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Bob Dylan”,”sBand”:”Santana”,”sDescription”:”CBS records launched the ‘Nice Price’ series of back catalogue albums in the UK. The first batch priced at u00a32.99 included early albums by Bob Dylan, Santana, Billy Joel, ABBA, Janis Joplin and Simon And Garfunkel.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:””,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”8504″,”nDay”:”29″,”nMonth”:”11″,”nYear”:”1980″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Abba”,”sBand”:”Abba”,”sDescription”:” ABBA scored their ninth and last UK No.1 single with ‘Super Trouper’, the group’s 25th Top 40 hit in the UK. The name “Super Trouper” referred to the gigantic spotlights used in stadium concerts.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:”https://www.youtube.com/embed/BshxCIjNEjY?rel=0″,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”8503″,”nDay”:”22″,”nMonth”:”11″,”nYear”:”1980″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Abba”,”sBand”:”Abba”,”sDescription”:” ABBA scored their sixth UK No.1 album when Super Trouper started a nine week run at the top of the charts. The album which features the No.1 singles ‘The Winner Takes It All’ and ‘Super Trouper’, became the biggest-selling of 1980 in the UK.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:”https://www.youtube.com/embed/92cwKCU8Z5c?rel=0″,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”8379″,”nDay”:”9″,”nMonth”:”8″,”nYear”:”1980″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Abba”,”sBand”:”Abba”,”sDescription”:” ABBA scored their eighth UK No.1 single with ‘The Winner Takes It All’. Taken from their ‘Super Trouper’ album. By this time, both couples were divorced.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:”https://www.youtube.com/embed/92cwKCU8Z5c?rel=0″,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”8364″,”nDay”:”29″,”nMonth”:”4″,”nYear”:”1980″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Ronnie James Dio”,”sBand”:”Black Sabbath”,”sDescription”:” Black Sabbath began their first tour with vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who had replaced Ozzy Osbourne.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”8294″,”nDay”:”19″,”nMonth”:”5″,”nYear”:”1979″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Abba”,”sBand”:”Abba”,”sDescription”:” ABBA started a four week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘Voulez-Vous’ the group’s fourth No.1 album.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:”https://www.youtube.com/embed/za05HBtGsgU?rel=0″,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”12751″,”nDay”:”6″,”nMonth”:”11″,”nYear”:”1977″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Abba”,”sBand”:”Abba”,”sDescription”:” ABBA started a four week run at No.1 on the UK single chart with ‘The Name Of The Game’, the group’s 6th No.1. The song was first called ‘A Bit Of Myself.'”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:”https://www.youtube.com/embed/iJ90ZqH0PWI?rel=0″,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”7834″,”nDay”:”9″,”nMonth”:”4″,”nYear”:”1977″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Abba”,”sBand”:”Abba”,”sDescription”:” ABBA went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Dancing Queen’, the group’s 7th US Top 40 hit and first No.1. The song was also a No.1 in the UK in 1976 and 12 other countries.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:”https://www.youtube.com/embed/xFrGuyw1V8s?rel=0″,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”7829″,”nDay”:”2″,”nMonth”:”4″,”nYear”:”1977″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Abba”,”sBand”:”Abba”,”sDescription”:” ABBA were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their fifth No.1 ‘Knowing Me, Knowing You.’ The song was also a Top 10 hit in over 15 countries.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:”https://www.youtube.com/embed/iUrzicaiRLU?rel=0″,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”17040″,”nDay”:”24″,”nMonth”:”12″,”nYear”:”1976″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Eagles”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:” The Eagles sixth album, Hotel California spent the first of eight non-consecutive weeks at the top of the Billboard chart. The band’s first LP with Joe Walsh and last with bassist Randy Meisner which has now sold over 34 million copies worldwide. Some of the album was recorded at Criteria Studios, Miami. While the band were recording Black Sabbath were recording Technical Ecstasy in an adjacent studio and The Eagles were forced to stop recording on numerous occasions because Black Sabbath were too loud and the sound was coming through the wall.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:””,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”7648″,”nDay”:”3″,”nMonth”:”12″,”nYear”:”1976″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Abba”,”sBand”:”Abba”,”sDescription”:”An estimated three and a half million people applied for ABBA’s forthcoming British Albert Hall concerts, there were just over 11 thousand tickets available.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:”https://www.youtube.com/embed/Sj_9CiNkkn4?rel=0″,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”7819″,”nDay”:”7″,”nMonth”:”9″,”nYear”:”1976″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Abba”,”sBand”:”Abba”,”sDescription”:” ABBA were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Dancing Queen’, the group’s fourth UK No.1 single and their only US No.1 chart topper. The song was a No.1 hit in over a dozen countries and stayed at the top of the Swedish charts for 14 weeks.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:”https://www.youtube.com/embed/xFrGuyw1V8s?rel=0″,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”21064″,”nDay”:”15″,”nMonth”:”8″,”nYear”:”1976″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”ABBA”,”sBand”:”ABBA”,”sDescription”:”ABBA released ‘Dancing Queen’ as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Arrival. Dancing Queen’ (which had the working title of ‘Boogaloo’) went on to top the charts in more than a dozen countries including the United States where it became ABBA’s only No.1. “,”sImage”:null,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:””,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”16134″,”nDay”:”18″,”nMonth”:”6″,”nYear”:”1976″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”ABBA”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:” ABBA gave a special live performance in Stockholm for Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Silvia Sommerlath on the eve of their wedding.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:””,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”7762″,”nDay”:”8″,”nMonth”:”5″,”nYear”:”1976″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Abba”,”sBand”:”Abba”,”sDescription”:” ABBA scored their third UK No.1 single with ‘Fernando’, the song went on to become ABBA’s biggest selling single, with sales over 10 million. And also on day Abba started a nine-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with their ‘Greatest Hits’ album.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:”https://www.youtube.com/embed/dQsjAbZDx-4?Rel=0″,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”7687″,”nDay”:”31″,”nMonth”:”1″,”nYear”:”1976″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Abba”,”sBand”:”Abba”,”sDescription”:” ABBA knocked Queen from the UK No.1 position on the UK singles chart with ‘Mamma Mia.’ Queen’s single ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ had enjoyed a nine week run at the top of the charts, by coincidence, Queen’s single contains the famous “mamma mia, mamma mia, mamma mia let me go” line.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:”https://www.youtube.com/embed/unfzfe8f9NI?rel=0″,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”21063″,”nDay”:”10″,”nMonth”:”12″,”nYear”:”1975″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”ABBA”,”sBand”:”ABBA”,”sDescription”:”ABBA released ‘Fernando’. The song is one of ABBA’s best-selling singles of all time, with six million copies sold in 1976 alone and is one of fewer than forty all-time singles to have sold 10 million (or more) physical copies worldwide. The song was written for group member Anni-Frid Lyngstad and was included on her debut 1975 album Frida ensam.”,”sImage”:null,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:””,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”21062″,”nDay”:”12″,”nMonth”:”3″,”nYear”:”1975″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”ABBA “,”sBand”:”ABBA “,”sDescription”:”ABBA recorded ‘Mamma Mia’ at Metronome Studio in Stockholm, Sweden. It was the last track recorded for their self-titled third album and was never intended for release as a single. ABBA’s Australian record company, RCA, asked that ‘Mamma Mia’ be released as a single but Polar Music at first refused. The song went on to become a No.1 hit around the world. “,”sImage”:null,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:””,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”15049″,”nDay”:”6″,”nMonth”:”8″,”nYear”:”1974″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”ABBA”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:” ABBA scored their first US top 10 hit when ‘Waterloo’ went to No.6. ‘Waterloo’ was written specifically to be entered into the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, after the group finished third with ‘Ring Ring’ the previous year in the Swedish pre-selection contest. The original title of the song was ‘Honey Pie’.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:”https://www.youtube.com/embed/Sj_9CiNkkn4?rel=0″,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”7363″,”nDay”:”15″,”nMonth”:”6″,”nYear”:”1974″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Abba”,”sBand”:”Abba”,”sDescription”:” ABBA’s second album (but first UK release), ‘Waterloo’ entered the UK chart for the first time peaking at No.28. The album’s title track won ABBA the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:”https://www.youtube.com/embed/Sj_9CiNkkn4?rel=0″,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”7414″,”nDay”:”4″,”nMonth”:”5″,”nYear”:”1974″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Abba”,”sBand”:”Abba”,”sDescription”:” ABBA were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Waterloo’, the group’s first of nine UK No.1 singles was the 1974 Eurovision song contest winner for Sweden. The song was first called ‘Honey Pie’.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:”https://www.youtube.com/embed/Sj_9CiNkkn4?rel=0″,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”7299″,”nDay”:”6″,”nMonth”:”4″,”nYear”:”1974″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Black Sabbath”,”sBand”:”Black Sabbath”,”sDescription”:”The California Jam 1 festival took place in Ontario, California, featuring the Eagles, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Earth, Wind & Fire, ELP, Black Oak Arkansas and Seals & Croft. Over 200,000 fans attended.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”21061″,”nDay”:”4″,”nMonth”:”3″,”nYear”:”1974″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”ABBA”,”sBand”:”ABBA”,”sDescription”:”ABBA released ‘Waterloo’ the first single from their second album and the first single to be credited to the group performing under the name ABBA. It later became the winning entry for Sweden in the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest and a No.1 hit in several countries. It reached the US Top 10 and went on to sell nearly six million copies, making it one of the best-selling singles in history.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:””,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”21060″,”nDay”:”14″,”nMonth”:”3″,”nYear”:”1973″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”ABBA”,”sBand”:”ABBA”,”sDescription”:”ABBA released ‘Ring Ring’ the title track of their debut album. It gave the group their first appearance on the UK singles chart where it peaked at No.32 and became their first Swedish No.1 and first Australian top 10 hit. “,”sImage”:null,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:””,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”17238″,”nDay”:”25″,”nMonth”:”9″,”nYear”:”1972″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Black Sabbath”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:” Black Sabbath released their fourth studio album, ‘Black Sabbath Vol. 4′. The album which features a monochrome photograph of Ozzy Osbourne with hands raised, taken during a Black Sabbath concert was originally to be titled ‘Snowblind’, after one of several songs referring to the band’s cocaine use.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”4984″,”nDay”:”7″,”nMonth”:”7″,”nYear”:”1971″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Agnetha Faltskog”,”sBand”:”Abba”,”sDescription”:”26-year-old pop star Bjorn Ulvaeus and 21-year-old Agnetha Faltskog married in Verum, Sweden. 3000 ABBA fans arrived and in the chaos a police horse stepped on the brides foot, causing her slight injury.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:”https://www.youtube.com/embed/WkL7Fkigfn8?rel=0″,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”17773″,”nDay”:”21″,”nMonth”:”3″,”nYear”:”1971″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Led Zeppelin”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:” Led Zeppelin appeared at the Boat Club, Nottingham, England on their ‘Back To The Clubs’ tour. This was the first tour which saw Zeppelin performing ‘Stairway To Heaven’, ‘Black Dog’ and ‘Going To California’. Zeppelin opened the set with ‘Immigrant Song’ and ‘Heartbreaker’. This small club on the banks of the River Trent had also seen performances by Elton John, Black Sabbath, Sex Pistols and Rod Stewart.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:””,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”17237″,”nDay”:”5″,”nMonth”:”2″,”nYear”:”1971″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Black Sabbath”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:” Black Sabbath started recording what would be their third album, ‘Master Of Reality’ at Island Studios in London, England. Released in July of this year, it is sometimes noted as the first stoner rock album. Guitarist Tony Iommi, decided to down tune his guitar down three semi-tones, Geezer Butler also down tuned his bass guitar to match Iommi. The result was a noticeably ‘darker’ sound that almost two decades later would prove hugely influential on at least three of the biggest grunge acts, namely Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden, and Nirvana.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”17236″,”nDay”:”7″,”nMonth”:”1″,”nYear”:”1971″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Black Sabbath”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:” Black Sabbath released ‘Paranoid’ their second studio album in the US. The album features the band’s best-known signature songs, including the title track, ‘Iron Man’ and ‘War Pigs’. The album was originally titled War Pigs, but allegedly the record company changed it to Paranoid, fearing backlash from supporters of the ongoing Vietnam War.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”15653″,”nDay”:”27″,”nMonth”:”11″,”nYear”:”1970″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”The Sunshine In”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:” Black Sabbath, Cactus and Steel Mill, (featuring Bruce Springsteen) all appeared at the Sunshine In, Asbury Park in New Jersey. All three acts played two shows, tickets cost $5.00.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”6814″,”nDay”:”10″,”nMonth”:”10″,”nYear”:”1970″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Black Sabbath”,”sBand”:”Black Sabbath”,”sDescription”:” Black Sabbath were at No.1 on the UK chart with their second album ‘Paranoid.’ The album which contains some of the band’s best-known signature songs, including the title track, ‘Iron Man’ and ‘War Pigs’ is now regarded as one of the classic Heavy Metal albums.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”15596″,”nDay”:”6″,”nMonth”:”8″,”nYear”:”1970″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”The National Jazz, Blues and Pop Festival”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:”The 10th National Jazz, Blues and Pop four day Festival was held at Plumpton Racecourse in Sussex, England. Featuring, Family, Groundhogs, Cat Stevens, Deep Purple, Fat Mattress, Yes, Caravan, The Strawbs, Black Sabbath, Wild Angles, Wishbone Ash and Daddy Longlegs.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:”https://www.youtube.com/embed/34JwiuCtA44?rel=0″,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”6800″,”nDay”:”23″,”nMonth”:”5″,”nYear”:”1970″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Grateful Dead”,”sBand”:”Grateful Dead”,”sDescription”:”The Grateful Dead played their first gig outside the US at ‘The Hollywood Rock Music Festival’, in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffs, England. Also appearing at the festival was Free, Ginger Baker’s Air Force, Colosseum, Family, Black Sabbath and Traffic.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:””,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>

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{“nID”:”17076″,”nDay”:”9″,”nMonth”:”3″,”nYear”:”1970″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Black Sabbath”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:”Having recently changed their name from Earth to Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward made their concert debut at The Roundhouse, London.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”17235″,”nDay”:”13″,”nMonth”:”2″,”nYear”:”1970″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Black Sabbath”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:”On this day, Friday the 13th, Black Sabbath released their debut self-titled studio album on Vertigo records in the UK. Peaking at No.8 on the charts, the album has been recognised as the first main album to be credited with the development of the heavy metal genre.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”6634″,”nDay”:”29″,”nMonth”:”3″,”nYear”:”1969″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”John Lennon”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:” John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Black Sabbath, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Curved Air, J.J. Jackson’s Dilemma, Shy Limbs, Spontaneous Music Ensemble, Sunflower Brass Band and Toe Fat all appeared at the London Free Easter Festival in Bethnal Green, London, England.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”16265″,”nDay”:”13″,”nMonth”:”7″,”nYear”:”1968″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”Black Sabbath”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:” Black Sabbath played their first gig at a small backstreet Blues club in Birmingham, England.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”15045″,”nDay”:”5″,”nMonth”:”8″,”nYear”:”1957″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”American Bandstand”,”sBand”:””,”sDescription”:”American Bandstand first aired on US TV. Dick Clark had replaced Bob Horn the previous year when the show was still called Bandstand, Clark went on to host the show until 1989. Countless acts appeared on the show over the years, including ABBA, The Doors, Talking Heads, Madonna, Otis Redding, R.E.M. and Pink Floyd.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:null,”sSpotifyAlbum”:null,”sYouTube”:null,”sAudioBoom”:null} –>

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{“nID”:”5301″,”nDay”:”16″,”nMonth”:”1″,”nYear”:”1957″,”nEventID”:”1″,”sArtist”:”The Cavern Club”,”sBand”:”Beatles”,”sDescription”:”The Cavern Club opened in Liverpool, England. It became the home of many Liverpool bands including The Beatles who appeared at the club 292 times. Over the years a wide variety of popular acts appeared at the club, including The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, The Hollies, The Kinks, Elton John, Black Sabbath, Queen, The Who and John Lee Hooker.”,”sImage”:””,”sSpotifySingleTrack”:””,”sSpotifyAlbum”:””,”sYouTube”:”https://www.youtube.com/embed/-hRSex8netE?si=k8qZ5INNUdK9VhZ3?rel=0″,”sAudioBoom”:””} –>