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1942 – Paul McCartney is born in Liverpool, Englan… Read more

1942 – Paul McCartney is born in Liverpool, Englan…

1942 – Paul McCartney is born in Liverpool, England. The Beatles have 20 No. 1 songs, more than any other recording act, and McCartney by himself or in duets has another nine. His biggest post-Beatles hits are “Ebony and Ivory,” a duet with Stevie Wonder that stays at No. 1 for seven weeks, and “Say […]

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2007 – Bob Dylan and his brother bought Aultmore House a mansion Read more

2007 – Bob Dylan and his brother bought Aultmore House a mansion

2007 – Bob Dylan and his brother bought Aultmore House a mansion in the Scottish Cairngorms National Park, near Nethybridge, Inverness-shire. Bob Dylan has just purchased a sprawling Scottish estate. Britain’s The Telegraph reported that Dylan and his younger brother David Zimmerman purchased the secluded property for over $7.8 million under the family name, Zimmerman. […]

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2005 – Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne’s Buckinghamshire… Read more

2005 – Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne’s Buckinghamshire…

  2005 – Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne’s Buckinghamshire mansion catches fire. The pair are treated for smoke inhalation after rescuing their pets from the blaze.

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2004 – Billy Joel marries for the third time. The lucky bride is Kate Lee Read more

2004 – Billy Joel marries for the third time. The lucky bride is Kate Lee

2004 – Billy Joel marries for the third time. The lucky bride is Kate Lee, 23. The pair are spliced during a sunset ceremony at Joel’s Long Island mansion. Billy Joel got married to a woman who is just four years older than his daughter. The 55 year old piano man tied the knot with […]

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2003 – The Los Angeles Times reports that Phil Spector told his chauffeur Read more

2003 – The Los Angeles Times reports that Phil Spector told his chauffeur

2003 – The Los Angeles Times reports that Phil Spector told his chauffeur, “I think I killed somebody,” the night actress Lana Clarkson died in his California mansion.

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2000 – Simply Red singer Mick Hucknall is arrested at his mansion in Surrey Read more

2000 – Simply Red singer Mick Hucknall is arrested at his mansion in Surrey

2000 – Simply Red singer Mick Hucknall is arrested at his mansion in Surrey, England, on charges of rape. After six hours of questioning he is released and the investigation is dropped. His manager says, “He knew the allegations would never go very far, but it has left him shaken.”

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2000 – George Harrison leaves hospital following a knife attack at his Read more

2000 – George Harrison leaves hospital following a knife attack at his

2000 – George Harrison leaves hospital following a knife attack at his English mansion by a crazed fan. Doctors tell him that he will be able to play the guitar again, despite suffering a hand wound.

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1998 –  Bruce Springsteen’s father Douglas Springsteen dies… Read more

1998 – Bruce Springsteen’s father Douglas Springsteen dies…

1998 –  Bruce Springsteen’s father Douglas Springsteen dies in Belmont, Calif. Their often tempestous relationship inspired Bruce’s songs “Independence Day,” “Mansion on the Hill” and “Adam Raised a Cain.”

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1997 – Elvis Week begins in Memphis to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Elvis Read more

1997 – Elvis Week begins in Memphis to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Elvis

1997 – Elvis Week begins in Memphis to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death on August 16. Elvis Week 2008 Event Calendar & Ticket Information Saturday, August 9 – Sunday, August 17 Below is the current Elvis Week 2008 calendar of events along with ticket purchase information for each event. Updates to the […]

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1987 – A fire sweeps through Tom Petty’s Encino, Calif… Read more

1987 – A fire sweeps through Tom Petty’s Encino, Calif…

1987 – A fire sweeps through Tom Petty’s Encino, Calif., mansion, causing a million dollars in damage.

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1982 – The late Elvis Presley’s Graceland mansion … Read more

1982 – The late Elvis Presley’s Graceland mansion …

1982 – The late Elvis Presley’s Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tenn., opens as a tourist attraction.

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1980 – Jimmy Page buys Michael Caine’s English mansion… Read more

1980 – Jimmy Page buys Michael Caine’s English mansion…

1980 – Jimmy Page buys Michael Caine’s English mansion for a reported 900,000 pounds.

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