1980: Blondie scores their second Billboard number one hit with "Call Me", a song featured in the Richard Gere movie American Gigolo. The track was also a #1 in the UK.
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1974: James Brown receives a Gold record for the single "The Payback", which had topped the Billboard R&B chart. It would also peak at #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 in May, becoming his second and final single to be certified Gold by the RIAA.
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1961: Paul Revere And The Raiders' first US chart hit, "Like Long Hair" tops out at #38 on the Billboard chart. The song was a boogie-woogie arrangement of Rachmaninoff's "Prelude in C-Sharp Minor" and featured Revere on piano.
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1956: Buddy Holly's first single, "Blue Days, Black Nights" was released by Decca Records. The up-tempo, Country flavored tune proved to be a poor seller.
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1966: In England, The Rolling Stones release "Aftermath", their first LP to feature all original material. It would soar to the top of the UK album chart and stay there for eight weeks.
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