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TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 06/21/1969 ( youtu.be )

"Hot Fun In The Summertime" by Sly And The Family Stone is released by Epic Records. It would peak at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, kept out of the top spot by "I Can't Get Next to You" by The Temptations. The song would later be ranked by Rolling Stone at #247 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 06/20/1969 ( youtu.be )

The three day Newport '69 Festival starts in Northridge, California. 150,000 people attend to hear Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker, CCR, Ike And Tina Turner, Jethro Tull, The Rascals, Steppenwolf and others. Hendrix receives $125,000 for his appearance. At the time it was the highest fee ever paid to a Rock act for a single...

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