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1965 - CBS shelled out $13 million for Fender Guitars, the legendary manufacturers of the ‘Telecaster’ and ‘Stratocaster’ models.

1974 - Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road reached gold status.

2000 - Carlos Santana earned ten Grammy Award nominations, marking a successful comeback for the guitarist and his 1999 album, Supernatural.

Birthdays:

1944 Volker Hemback (early Tangerine Dream)
1956 Bernard Summer (New Order)
1960 Michael Stipe (REM)
1962 Martin Macaloon (Prefab Sprout)
1965 David Glasper (Breathe)

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