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September 19th, 1969: Watch Ramblin' Jack Elliott perform on "The Johnny Cash Show" last night
Ramblin' Jack and Cash performed a duet of "Take Me Home"
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September 19th, 1969: "The Beatles' Wealth is a Myth", John Lennon speaks to Richard Williams of Melody Maker
Lennon speaks about being unhappy with The Beatles' royalty cheques, he and Yoko being ignored by Apple executives, hints at new Beatles albums and also at leaving The Beatles.
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September 17th, 1969: Watch Neil Young perform "Down By The River" with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young last weekend
"Down By The River" appeared on Neil Young's solo album, released earlier this year
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September 17th, 1969: Nina Simone speaks with Jim Delehant from Hit Parader
Eunice Kathleen Waymon was the sixth of eight children born to a poor family in Tryon, North Carolina. Waymon initially aspired to be a concert pianist. To make a living, she started playing piano at a nightclub in Atlantic City. She changed her name to "Nina Simone" to disguise herself from family members, having chosen to play "the devil's music."
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September 16th, 1969: Joan Baez played Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released" at the Big Sur Festival over the weekend
Joan Baez performed at the Big Sur Folk Festival for the sixth time in a row over the weekend
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September 16th, 1969: Marvin Gaye releases new Motown album with Tammi Terrell
All proceeds from the album will be going towards treating Terrell who is suffering from complications caused by a brain tumor
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September 15th, 1969: "They revived rock n' roll despite John Lennon's wife." The Plastic Ono Band perform in Toronto: Watch
John Lennon and his Plastic Ono Band made their first public appearance yesterday.
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September 15th, 1969: Stephen Stills involved in fight whilst raising funds for the Institute for the Study of Nonviolence - Watch
On Saturday, Stephen Stills got into a confrontation with a heckler at the Big Sur Folk Festival
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September 14th, 1969: The Stooges divide crowd in their debut New York performance
The Stooges made their first New York appearance last Friday and Saturday night at the Pavilion in Flushing Meadow Park in Queens.
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September 14th, 1969: Listen to Fats Domino's new cover of The Beatles
Fats Domino's latest single is "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey"
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September 14th, 1969: Van Morrison has completed work on his follow-up to Astral Weeks
Morrison's new album was recorded at A&R Studios in New York City
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September 13th, 1969: Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Crosby Stills, Nash & Young to perform at Big Sur Folk Festival this weekend
The sixth annual event takes place this weekend in California.