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THIS DAY IN ROCK!
1959: Buddy Holly's funeral is held in Lubbock, TX.
1964: The Kinks appear on Ready Steady Go!
1964: The Beatles arrive at JFK Airport to over 3,000 screaming fans
1966: The first rock magazine, Crawdaddy!
1967: The Bee Gees return to England, after nine years living in Australia.
1969: Tom Jones' TV show This Is Tom Jones premieres on ABC.
1981: ABC begins airing the mini-series Elvis and Me.
1985: Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York" becomes the official anthem of New York City.
CHEAP TRICK ALBUM! Cheap Trick has a new, as yet untitled, album in works set for a summer release. Get more details. Meanwhile, Cheap Trick goes on tour this summer with Foreigner on a joint trek during which both bands will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the release of their debut albums.
U2 & LEONARD COHEN! U2 leads an acclaimed collection of artists featured on a 2005 Leonard Cohen documentary being released on Blu-ray. Narrated by the late singer-songwriter himself, Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man offers insight into Cohen's personality and also features him teaming with U2 for a performance of his "Tower Song." The Blu-ray version is in stores today.
SUPER BOWL RATINGS! The final numbers are in. Fox's broadcast of the Super Bowl was seen by an average of 111.3 million viewers, falling short of last year's 111.9 million. Lady Gaga's halftime show drew even more viewers than the game itself: 117.5 million, making it the second most-watched halftime show in Super Bowl history, behind Katy Perry's 2015 performance at 120.7 million viewers. Get the numbers.
CUBA'S CLASSIC CARS! Where do you go if you want to see people using classic cars as daily drivers? Cuba! Check out the classic cars that the people of Cuba are driving in 2017. Click here for the cars.
