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2 days ago · December 6 – Roy Orbison, singer, 52 (heart attack) [72] December 16 – Sylvester, R&B singer, disco performer, 41 (complications from AIDS) December 21 – Paul Jeffreys, bassist ( Cockney Rebel ), 36 (killed in the crash of Pan Am Flight 103) December 25 – Evgeny Golubev, Russian composer, 78.
2 days ago · List of best-selling singles. 1942 10-inch 78 rpm release of the single "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby. 1997 7-inch 45 rpm release of "Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight", double A-side single by Elton John. This is a compendium of the best-selling music singles.
3 days ago · Cher. Cher ( / ʃɛər / SHAIR; born Cherilyn Sarkisian [ Armenian: Շերիլին Սարգիսյան] on May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress, and television personality. Often referred to by the media as the "Goddess of Pop", she has been described as embodying female autonomy in a male-dominated industry.
3 days ago · ABBA ( / ˈæbə / AB-ə, Swedish: [ˈâbːa]; formerly named Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid or Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida) are a Swedish pop supergroup formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The group's name is an acronym of the first letters of their first names ...
5 days ago · January. January 1 – Townes Van Zandt dies of a cardiac arrythmia. January 6 – Scottish band Texas release first single, "Say What You Want" from their 6× Platinum album "White on Blonde" [1] January 7 – The Spice Girls release their debut single, "Wannabe" in the U.S. and premiere the music video eighteen days later.
5 days ago · Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical music, as the term "classical music" can also be applied to non-Western art musics. Classical music is often characterized by formality and ...
2 days ago · Corfu (/ k ɔːr ˈ f (j) uː / kor-FEW, - FOO, US also / ˈ k ɔːr f (j) uː / KOR-few, -foo) or Kerkyra (Greek: Κέρκυρα, romanized: Kérkyra, pronounced ⓘ) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the margin of the northwestern frontier of Greece.
