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What Happened April 26 In Music Entertainment and News History: Music History Today Podcast April 26 Apr 26, 2026

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On today's show, Studio 54 opens, the Count passes away, & a pair of sneakers that were worn at the Grammys sets a record.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:32 What happened on this date in music history

07:28 Music award ceremonies that were held on this date in music history

07:37 Albums released on this date in music history

08:53 Singles released on this date in music history

09:56 Birthdays of music artists on this date in music history

10:43 Passings of music artists on this date in music history

11:27 What's on tomorrow's episode

What Happened April 25 In Music Entertainment and News History: Music History Today Podcast April 25 Apr 25, 2026

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On today's show, the New York Dolls break up & Dennie Laine clips his Wings.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:32 What happened on this date in music history

05:25 Music award ceremonies that were held on this date in music history

05:35 Albums released on this date in music history

06:51 Singles released on this date in music history

07:25 Birthdays of music artists on this date in music history

08:34 Passings of music artists on this date in music history

09:59 What's on tomorrow's episode

What Happened April 24 In Music Entertainment and News History: Music History Today Podcast April 24 Apr 24, 2026

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David Bowie gets married, Paul McCartney announces he's not dead but some people still don't believe him, plus a long running show comes to an end.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:32 What happened on this date in music history

05:52 Music award ceremonies that were held on this date in music history

06:28 Albums released on this date in music history

08:07 Singles released on this date in music history

08:43 Birthdays of music artists on this date in music history

10:11 Passings of music artists on this date in music history

11:35 What's on tomorrow's episode

What Happened April 23 In Music Entertainment and News History: Music History Today Podcast April 23 Apr 23, 2026

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On today's show, the Ramones release a classic, Beyonce gives us Lemonade, and the man who inspired a lot of music is born and also dies.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:32 What happened on this date in music history

05:37 Music award ceremonies that were held on this date in music history

05:52 Albums released on this date in music history

09:34 Singles released on this date in music history

10:36 Birthdays of music artists on this date in music history

11:10 Passings of music artists on this date in music history

12:51 What's on tomorrow's episode

Who Are the Inductees For The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2026: Music Halls of Fame Podcast Apr 22, 2026

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This week, we're going to look at the list of inductees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2026: Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Luther Vandross, Oasis, Phil Collins, Sade, & Wu-Tang Clan. We'll go over the list of performers who got in, the snubs, & we'll give some flowers to the inductees in the other categories.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:05 performers category

02:07 Thoughts on the performer category inductees

05:28 Celia Cruz

07:16 Fela Kuti

10:30 Gram Parsons

12:39 MC Lyte

15:42 Queen Latifah

19:09 Arif Mardin

21:00 Jimmy Miller

22:01 Linda Creed

24:41 Rick Rubin

28:50 Ed Sullivan

33:51 Outro

What Happened April 22 In Music Entertainment and News History: Music History Today Podcast April 22 Apr 22, 2026

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On today's show, Prince releases his follow up to Purple Rain & the man who opened Woodstock passes away.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:32 What happened on this date in music history

04:35 Music award ceremonies that were held on this date in music history

04:58 Albums released on this date in music history

06:15 Singles released on this date in music history

06:34 Birthdays of music artists on this date in music history

07:31 Passings of music artists on this date in music history

09:00 What's on tomorrow's episode

What Happened April 21 In Music Entertainment and News History: Music History Today Podcast April 21 Apr 21, 2026

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On today's show, Iggy Pop & Robert Smith of The Cure are born & the world loses Prince, a Divinyl, & Nina.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:32 What happened on this date in music history

04:05 Music award ceremonies that were held on this date in music history

04:17 Albums released on this date in music history

05:32 Singles released on this date in music history

06:05 Birthdays of music artists on this date in music history

06:39 Passings of music artists on this date in music history

08:20 What's on tomorrow's episode

What Happened April 20 In Music Entertainment and News History: Music History Today Podcast April 20 Apr 20, 2026

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On today's show, Freddie Mercury gets a tribute, a boy band is formed, Green Day opens up on Broadway, & Avicii passes away.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:32 What happened on this date in music history

05:17 Albums released on this date in music history

06:57 Singles released on this date in music history

07:30 Birthdays of music artists on this date in music history

08:15 Passings of music artists on this date in music history

09:35 What's on tomorrow's episode

What Happened April 19 In Music Entertainment and News History: Music History Today Podcast April 19 Apr 19, 2026

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On today's show, the world loses Bernard Edwards of Chic, Levon Helm of The Band, & Mr. Green Jeans.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:32 What happened on this date in music history

03:04 Music award ceremonies that were held on this date in music history

03:26 Albums released on this date in music history

04:29 Singles released on this date in music history

05:33 Birthdays of music artists on this date in music history

06:25 Passings of music artists on this date in music history

08:45 What's on tomorrow's episode

What Happened April 18 In Music Entertainment and News History: Music History Today Podcast April 18 Apr 18, 2026

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On today's show, Etta James gets a star & Dick Clark passes away.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:32 What happened on this date in music history

03:37 Music award ceremonies that were held on this date in music history

04:24 Albums released on this date in music history

05:38 Singles released on this date in music history

06:21 Birthdays of music artists on this date in music history

07:42 Passings of music artists on this date in music history

08:53 What's on tomorrow's episode