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Bruce Springsteen unfurls “Working On A Dream,” his 16th studio album. Produced by longtime collaborator Brendan O'Brien, the set was recorded with the E Street Band during downtime on their tour. "All the songs were written quickly [and] we usually used one of our first few takes," says Springsteen. The album contains "The Last Carnival," a song that pays tribute to late E Street Band member Danny Federici. "It started out as a way of making sense of his passing," says Springsteen. "He was a part of that sound of the boardwalk the band grew up with." 2009

1940's Nick Mason is born. The Pink Floyd drummer hails from Birmingham, England. 1944
1950's Elvis Presley’s RCA Records debut, “Heartbreak Hotel,” is released. 1956


1960's Vocalist Mike Patton (Faith No More) is born in Eureka, CA. 1968
1970's

Sister Hazel drummer Mark Trojanowski has a birthday. 1970

Originally given to guitarist Jeff Beck but not immediately released, Stevie Wonder’s cut at his own song, “Superstition,” is a chart topper. Great record! 1973

Fame or the price thereof. David Bowie sues his former agent, attorney Michael Lippman, for charging too much and withholding funds. 1976

Queen embark on the four month tour of the U.S., Japan and Australia. The first show is in Waterbury, CT. 1976
2000's

The Offspring closes out the '04 edition of the ESPN Winter X Games with a free outdoor concert in Aspen, Colorado. 2004

The safe and sedate Osbournes publish their book “Ordinary People: Our Story” which chronicles the lives of Ozzy, Sharon and the kids. 2004

U2’s Bono joins British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Microsoft chairman Bill Gates at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland to address the issue of poverty in Africa. "(I) encourage people to do the right thing on the global stage," says Bono. 2005

“Tonight: Franz Ferdinand,” the third album from Glasgow-based band, is available. The set contains the single “Ulysses;” plus "No You Girls" and "Lucid Dreams." 2009

Featuring the single, “My Turn,” Hoobastank issues “For(N)ever.” 2009

Seether’s cover of Wham!’s ‘80’s pop hit "Careless Whisper” is available on Rhapsody and Verizon Wireless (V Cast Music With Rhapsody service) 2009

Paul McCartney's “Amoeba's Secret” vinyl EP, recorded in ’07 at L.A.’s Amoeba Music store, is released. 2009

The “2009 Grammy Nominees” album is out with tracks by Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant (with Bluegrass star Alison Krauss) and Radiohead. A portion of the proceeds from the 20-song collection benefit the MusiCares and Grammy foundations. 2009

The Secret Policeman's Balls, a three-DVD set featuring Eric Clapton, Sting, Mark Knopfler, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Jackson Browne, The Who's Pete Townshend and Lou Reed is released. The collection has footage from a series of comedy and music events held in London during the ‘70s and '80s to raise money for the Amnesty International organization. 2009

2010's

"Hope For Haiti Now," a compilation album designed to raise money for Haitian earthquake victims tops the Billboard 200 with debut week sales in excess of 150,000. It’s the first digital-only production to top the chart. The set includes songs by Bono and The Edge (U2), Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Coldplay, Sheryl Crow, Neil Young and Sting (Police). 2010

"I don’t think I’ve done anything good if it ends up with Green Day on Broadway,” John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) tells the L.A. Times. The former Sex Pistols frontman claims to have little interest in contemporary Punk bands adding that Green Day are a bunch of "cop-outs." Green Day’s musical American Idiot is a Broadway hit. 2011

A former Miss Canada finalist, Mary-Lu Zahalan-Kennedy, is the first person to graduate with a Masters degree in The Beatles from Liverpool Hope University. “The course was challenging, enjoyable and it provided a great insight into the impact The Beatles had and still have to this day across all aspects of life," Zahalan-Kennedy tells the telegraph.co.uk. 2011

Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir celebrates the opening of his Sweetwater Music Hall. “Marin County used to be a real hub for music,” says Weir. “And I miss that... (I'm) trying to bring that kind of consciousness back.” The original Sweetwater closed in ’07 but Weir decided the area's local arts scene needed to be revamped. 2012

Legendary Folk singer Pete Seeger dies of natural causes in New York. He influenced countless musicians including Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen. Seeger wrote the music and adapted the lyrics for "Turn! Turn! Turn!" from the Book of Ecclesiastes. Originally released as "To Everything There Is a Season" by The Limeliters in ’62, the song became a #1 hit for The Byrds three years later. Seeger was 94. 2014

Papa Roach issue their eighth album, “F.E.A.R.” “It's everything we believe is great about Papa Roach,” claims frontman Jacoby Shaddix. The follow-up to ‘12's “The Connection” contains the lead single “Face Everything And Rise.” 2015

Sweet & Lynch, featuring Michael Sweet of Stryper and George Lynch of Dokken/ Lynch Mob, unfurl their debut album "Only To Rise." The group also has James Lomenzo (Megadeth) and Brian Tichy (Whitesnake/Ozzy Osbourne). 2015