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		<title>2012 &#8211; Etta James: Hundreds of mourners gathered at a Los Angeles-area church on Saturday to remember</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2012 &#8211; Hundreds of mourners gathered at a Los Angeles-area church on Saturday to remember rhythm-and-blues singer Etta James, saying she overcame great personal and professional hurdles to sing &#8220;the times that she lived.&#8221; During a two-hour service that featured performances by pop stars Stevie Wonder and Christina Aguilera, the Rev. Al Sharpton eulogized James [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 &#8211; Iron Maiden&#8217;s Number Of The Beast narrator Barry Clayton passes away on This Day in Rock History!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>2011 &#8211; Cory Smoot, the guitarist who portrayed the character of Flattus Maximus dies on This Day in Rock Music History!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2011 &#8211; Cory Smoot, the guitarist who portrayed the character of Flattus Maximus dies on This Day in Rock Music History! in the theatrical art-comedy-metal band Gwar, was found dead Thursday morning. Find: More on Gwar According to a post in CityPages.com, Smoot died of unknown causes sometime between the end of Wednesday night&#8217;s show [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 &#8211; Two years since Michael jackson Passed and he tops earnings for Dead Rock Stars on This Day in Rock Music History.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2011 &#8211; Two years since Michael jackson Passed and he tops earnings for Dead Rock Stars on This Day in Rock Music History. Elvis is up on the list as well. John Lennon was No. 5 with $12 mill. Ah&#8230; that Magical Mystery Tour. It&#8217;s been two years since Michael Jackson passed away at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 -Dr. testifies against Dr. Conrad Murray&#8217;s treatment on This Day in Rock Music History!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2011 -Dr. testifies against Dr. Conrad Murray&#8217;s treatment on This Day in Rock Music History! &#160; A sleep doctor who said Dr. Conrad Murray&#8217;s treatment of Michael Jackson&#8217;s insomnia with the surgical anesthetic propofol was &#8220;inconceivable&#8221; is expected to resume his testimony Thursday in the trial concerning the singer&#8217;s death. Nader Kamangar, a UCLA associate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 &#8211; Steve Jobs, Apple Computers, Disney, Pixar, and iTunes died today on This Day in Rock Music History!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu Sweatman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2011 &#8211; Steve Jobs, Apple Computers, Disney, Pixar, and iTunes died today on This Day in Rock! Jobs, most notably known for the iPhone in recent years, contributed to the computer and music world. iTunes being the most notable and influential music download service in the known universe. At one time apple battled over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 &#8211; Michael Jackson: Dr. Murray gives evidence in hopes of clearing his name on This Day in Rock!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2011 &#8211; Michael Jackson: Dr. Murray gives evidence in hopes of clearing his name on This Day in Rock!  The Defence argument: Scientific evidence will show that, on the morning Jackson died, he swallowed a sedative without his doctor&#8217;s knowledge, &#8220;enough to put six of you to sleep, and he did this when Dr. Murray [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 &#8211; Journalist Dan Sicko dead on This Day in Rock!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 23:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2011 &#8211; Journalist Dan Sicko dead on This Day in Rock! Dan was a journalist for Rolling Stone, Wired and Urb magazines. he was also an author of Techno Rebels. The Renegades of Electronic Funk helped promote the Chicago Techno scene of the 80&#8242;s. You will be missed, Dan.]]></description>
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		<title>2011 &#8211; lyricist Jerry Leiber dies at age 78 on This Day in Rock!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu Sweatman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2011 &#8211; lyricist Jerry Leiber dies at age 78 on This Day in Rock! He Co-wrote hits like &#8220;Hound Dog&#8221; and &#8220;Jailhouse Rock&#8221; and was a key player in the birth or Rock &#8216;n&#8217; Roll. Composing over 200 tunes covered by Elvis, Buddy Holly, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, James Brown, BB King, The drifters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 &#8211; Last Night, Stage Collapse at Indiana State, killing Five people and injuring dozens more on This Tragic Day in Rock!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2011 &#8211; Last Night, Stage Collapse at Indiana State, killing Five people and injuring dozens more on This Tragic Day in Rock! Singer Sara Bareilles had just left the stage when a sudden gust of wind toppled the entire stage structure. One concert goer said the stage &#8220;snapped like a toothpick,&#8221; as audience members rushed [...]]]></description>
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