This Day in Music History: October 17

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We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.

Today: October 17.

1962: In between their lunchtime and night shows at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, The Beatles traveled to Granada TV Centre in Manchester in order to make their television debut. They appeared live on the local magazine program People and Places and performed two songs: ‘Some Other Guy’ and 'Love Me Do'.

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1970: The Jackson Five started a five-week run at the No.1 spot on the US singles chart with 'I'll Be There'. The band's fourth No.1 of 1970. It also made it to the No.4 spot in the UK. Motown records claimed the group had sold over 10 million records during this year.

1973: The Rolling Stones performed two shows at Foret Nationale, Brussels, Belgium, during their UK and Europe tours. Opening for the tour's concerts were Billy Preston and American group Kracker, the first band to be signed to Rolling Stones Records. Bobby Keys didn’t show up for the show, which resulted in him being banned by Mick Jagger from future Rolling Stones tours until 1989, with occasional exceptions. According to legend Bobby missed the concert because he was busy filling a hotel bathtub with Dom Perignon champagne and drinking most of it.

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1981: Christopher Cross started a three week run at the No.1 spot on the US singles chart with 'Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)'. It was his second US No.1. hit and a No.7 hit in the UK.

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1987: The Bee Gees became the only band to score a UK No.1 single in each of the three decades, (60's, 70's & 80's), when 'You Win Again' went to No.1 on the UK singles chart. It was the brothers fifth and last No.1 hit.

1992: Tasmin Archer's debut single 'Sleeping Satellite' was at the No.1 spot in the UK, her only No.1. She wrote the song in the late 1980s about the moon landings in 1969, but it was only when she got a record deal that the song was finally released.

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