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Today In Music

• {1936}
  Glen Campbell was born in Delight, Arkansas. At the age of 22, he moved to Los Angeles and began playing guitar on recording sessions including "Tequila" by the Champs. In 1965, Campbell took Brian Wilson's place on tour in the Beach Boys. Two years later, he topped both the country and pop charts with " Other hits include: "Southern Nights", "Rhinestone Cowboy", "Wichita Lineman" and "Galveston." He was also a successful tv star and is most recently known for his fabulous mug shot following his DWI arrest.
• {1950}
  Guitar whiz, Peter Frampton, is born in England. His "Fampton Comes Alive" is one of the best known albums to come out of the 70's. It has been said that it was so widely owned that it came in packages of Tide detergent. It sold 12 million copies which at the time made it #1 of all time. His stuff seems old hat now but at the time it was fresh and his guitar/vocoder work was very innovative.
• {1951}
  Guitarist Ace Frehley (Paul Frehley) of Kiss is born in Brooklyn, N.Y.
• {1966}
  "Wild Thing" by the Troggs is released in the U.S. The song will go to number one in June and is one of the most widely recognizable and covered songs of all time. The band recorded it in five minutes.