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R.E.M. began to achieve mainstream popularity at the end of the '80s, but no one ever expected them to become the biggest band in the world - not even themselves! That all changed on this date, May 18, 1991, when "Out of Time" hit #1. Allan looks back in today's Classic Rock Calendar...

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This weekend, Norwalk's Theatre Artists Workshop is producing a series of 8 one-act plays at their studios in East Norwalk. First Thing Fairfield County host Allan Lamberti chats with actor and director Mike Boland about how the group began, his acting experience, and how hard it is to get "Hamilton" tickets...even if you know someone in the cast!

Originally written as a folk song, the title track to "Let's Dance" would morph into a funk rock classic and lead David Bowie to his biggest commercial success. It all began on this day, May 17, 1983, when it became his second, and last, number one song. Allan looks back in today's Classic Rock Calendar...

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This weekend, the legendary Andrew "Dice" Clay is coming to Vinnie Brand's Stress Factory comedy club in Bridgeport. Ahead of his shows this weekend, he talked with First Thing Fairfield County host Allan about his start in the comedy circuit, getting stalked at a memorial, his movie career, and whether or not he had a rivalry with Sam Kinison.

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No one was really sure what to make of it at that time, and it ended up driving the Beach Boys apart - but when "Pet Sounds" was released on May 16, 1966, it would ultimately lead to the Beatles making "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." Allan looks back in today's Classic Rock Calendar...

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As progressive rock moved into the 1980s, it was due for an overhaul. When members of King Crimson, Yes, and Emerson, Lake & Palmer got together to form Asia, they didn't just hit it big - they knocked it out of the park with the best-selling album of 1982. It all started on this date, May 15, when Asia's self-titled debut album hit #1. Allan looks back in today's Classic Rock Calendar…

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We're just one week away from the big Def Leppard/Journey U.S. tour kickoff concert in Hartford at the XL Center! First Thing Fairfield County host Allan Lamberti chats with Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen about his busy schedule - touring (twice this year!), producing albums, releasing live albums, back catalog music both digitally and on new vinyl (tomorrow!), AND having a baby...all in the first four months of 2018! Plus, how they determine which band goes on first, and Def Leppard's experience at the historic Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert.

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The massacre at Kent State University was one of the darkest days in American history. 10 days later, on May 14, 1970, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young would release "Ohio" and one of the most iconic protest songs of all time. Allan looks back in today's Classic Rock Calendar...

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It seemed strange on the surface, but somehow they made it work (for a while). What began when Tommy Lee and Heather Locklear met backstage at an REO Speedwagon show, led to one of the '80s most notorious couples when got married on this date, May 10, 1986. Allan looks back in today's Classic Rock Calendar...

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It's one of the most infamous quotes in rock history - and it happened on this date, May 9, 1974, when Jon Landau walked into the Harvard Square Theater for a Bruce Springsteen concert and declared he had seen "rock and roll future." Allan looks back in today's Classic Rock Calendar...

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