Despite the barriers having been broken down significantly in the modern era, it took a long time for a female artist to reach number one with a rock song.
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Today-Music-History-Dec09

Today in Music History for Dec. 9: In 1934, bluesman Junior Wells was born in West Memphis, Ark. He replaced harmonica player Little Walter in Muddy Waters’ band in the early 1950s. His most famous ...
In this gallery, we take a look back at some of the events from 1970. It was a very different time, naturally. The Vietnam ...