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May 12
7m 23s

Marty Miller's Music History Podcast

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Join Marty Miller for another episode of This Week in Music History, zooming through the week of May 12th to 16th!

This time, we celebrate pivotal moments, starting with the iconic signing of the Sex Pistols by Richard Branson in 1977, which changed the game forever.

We’ll also catch up with Bruce Springsteen’s candlelit wedding to Julianne Phillips in 1985. Plus, we’ll remember the legendary B.B. King, who left our world in 2015, and dive into wild stories like the Rolling Stones’ car chaos and the release of the Beach Boys' masterpiece, Pet Sounds.

All this in under 10 minutes—let’s travel through time!

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