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23rd July 2011, Amy Winehouse was found dead at her north London home, she was 27. The troubled singer had a long battle with drink and drugs which overshadowed her recent musical career. Listen to Amy Winehouse talking about Back To Black and her love of 60's music here: This Day In Music Radio

Any good at music quizzes? Good page here, from Elvis, Beatles, Pink Floyd, Bowie, Dylan, Springsteen, Janis Joplin and loads of others. See how many you can score out of 20: This Day in Music Quiz

See how many you can score out of 20. Classic Rock Quiz

Can you name all 24 intro's from these classic songs? Name The Intro

There’s a new free App out called Rocking All Over The World which is looking for music fans to send in any music landmarks they might know. The App shows landmarks of historic gigs, festivals, stars' birth places, locations of a famous album sleeves, video shoots, gravestones etc. As a music...

Bit of fun this, but I do like the old country stuff. My song is - Jerry Reed - She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft). Country songs have some great song titles! Birthday No #1

To celebrate what would have been Brian Jones’ 71st birthday on 28th February 2013, This Day in The Rolling Stones app is free for 4 weeks https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/this-day-in-the-rolling-stones/id586990757?ls=1&mt=8

What has been the best double album ever? The Wall? Electric Ladyland? Exile On Main St? Physical Graffiti? The White Album? Vote for your favourite double album. Double Album

If you could bring a dead rock star back to life for one gig, who would it be? John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis, Kurt Cobain, Buddy Holly, Freddie Mercury? Or someone else? Vote here: Stairway To Heaven, Dead Rock Stars, Dead Pop Stars, 27 Club,

29th Aug 1958, Born on this day, Michael Jackson, singer, songwriter, The Jackson Five, The Jacksons, and solo. Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. The music videos for 'Beat It', 'Billie Jean', and 'Thriller', are credited with...

On 16th August 1977, Elvis Presley was found dead lying on the floor in his bathroom by his girlfriend Ginger Alden, he had been seated on the toilet reading 'The Scientific Search For Jesus'. He died of heart failure at the age of 42. His first record for RCA, ‘Heartbreak Hotel’, was also his...

24th April 1968, Enjoying a wild birthday party Keith Moon drummer with The Who drove his Lincoln car into a Holiday Inn swimming pool. As the party had become out of control, the police were called to put an end to the festivities. Moon, ever keen to avoid the boys in blue snuck outside and got...

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Fifty Years of The Beatles poll - After all this time, what is your favourite Beatles album? Vote here: Favorite Beatles Album

It is funny so see what songs you get.

Any Floyd fans? -xf5Kjnlq4A

How do you listen to music? MP3 player, iPhone, Radio? If the 50 and 60's was the era of the record, in the 70's we had tape, (lovely 8-tracks!), the Sony Walkman, then CD's and now MP3's. This Day in Music is running a poll to find out how you listen to your music. If you fancy...

Have you ever done this? Go to http://www.thisdayinmusic.com and enter your day and month. And it shows all the birthdays for that day. Here's mine for Jan 17th. Some good ones! (I left the bad ones out). 1948, Born on this day, Mick Taylor, guitar, John Mayalls Bluesbreakers, joined The...

Yeah, I would like to see Led Zeppelin, but no chance of that.

Gurrumul - Bapa, he's a blind singer, songwriter from Australia. He is brilliant. www.gurrumul.com