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The Police finally achieved a #1 song on this date, July 9, 1983, with a song that would become not just the song of the summer, not just one of the biggest hits of the decade, but one of the biggest songs of all time! Allan looks back in today's Classic Rock Calendar...

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It's the day that would change music forever. Before a show in Liverpool with his band the Quarrymen, John Lennon would be introduced to Paul McCartney on this date, July 6, 1957. Allan looks back in today's Classic Rock Calendar...

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This Sunday night, WWE Live comes to Bridgeport's Webster Bank Arena, and former Raw Women's Champion and Total Divas star Nia Jax will be teaming up with Ronda Rousey! Allan talks with her about her career, her family (The Rock is her cousin!) and what to expect Sunday night!

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If there was a Fillmore East, there must have been a Fillmore West. Legendary concert promoter Bill Graham moved his original San Francisco venue the Fillmore to a new location and opened the doors on this date, July 5, 1968. Allan looks back in today's Classic Rock Calendar...

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Rock's infamous "27 Club" became notorious because of the deaths of so many superstars in a short span of time. Exactly two years apart, on July 3, 1969, and July 3, 1971, the world lost both Brian Jones and Jim Morrsion. Allan looks back in today's Classic Rock Calendar…

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24 years of fighting came to an end, all for a good cause. As Bob Geldof prepared his Live 8 concert, he was able to convince Roger Waters and David Gilmour to put aside their differences for one night, leading towards a Pink Floyd reunion on this date, July 2, 2005. Allan looks back in today's Classic Rock Calendar…

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For a band that has gone through many lineup changes, the biggest happened to Deep Purple on this date, June 29, 1973, when Ian Gillan left the band following a tour of Japan. Allan looks back in the Classic Rock Calendar...

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They already had hits, but they had yet to reach #1. That is until the Beach Boys released "I Get Around," which reached the top of the charts on this date, June 28, 1964... and brought even more turmoil to the group. Allan looks back in today's Classic Rock Calendar...

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This week, we found out the huge news that Farm Aid is coming to Connecticut for the very first time! Before John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, and Willie Nelson come to Hartford's Xfinity Theatre on September 22, Jennifer Fahy, the Communications Director for Farm Aid stopped by First Thing Fairfield County to talk about the concert!

At the end of the '70s, he was in one of the biggest bands in the world. At the end of the '80s, he was one of the biggest solo artists in the world. Don Henley achieved his greatest solo success on this date, June 27, 1989, when he released "The End of the Innocence." Allan looks back in today's Classic Rock Calendar...

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