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"I married Isis on the fifth day of May"

Happy #CincoDeMayo.

David Bowie and John Lennon once went on a cocaine-fueled studio binge.

They co-wrote “Fame” in one night.
The next morning, Bowie didn’t remember writing it.

Lennon said, “That’s okay, I remember it. It’s yours.”

#OTD — May 5, 2006:

Arctic Monkeys hit #1 with Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not.

The album became the fastest selling debut in UK chart history and inspired a generation.

Iconic.

It took John Williams just 8 sessions, over a 2 week period to record the score to Star Wars with the London Symphony Orchestra in 1977.

Recorded at Anvil Studios in Denham, England.

Can you name a better film score?

#MayThe4thBeWithYou

#OTD May 4th
1970: Four students were shot dead at Kent State University during a protest against the Vietnam War.

Just days later, Neil Young wrote Ohio — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young recorded it live to tape and released it within weeks. Raw. Immediate. Protest through music.
#OnThisDay

Episode 22: Tangled up in First Year Reflections and The Future

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May 3, 1968: Jimi Hendrix records Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)—a track that proved one man with a Stratocaster could outplay entire bands.

Still unmatched. Still under-credited.

Without Hendrix, half your guitar heroes wouldn’t exist.

#OnThisDay #JimiHendrix

On this day in 1977, Studio 54 opened — and music history got a whole lot wilder.
If you had a golden ticket to one Studio 54 night, what artists would you party with?
#OnThisDay #Studio54