1966: David Jones changes his name to David Bowie to avoid confusion with Davy Jones from the Monkees, just in time for the release of his single, "Can't Help Thinking About Me". He would later say that he chose "Bowie" because he likes that "big American bear-killin' knife."
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1978: Elvis Presley's version of Paul Anka's "My Way" goes Gold five months after the King's death.
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1963: A New York doo-wop quintet called The Earls saw their only US Top 40 hit, "Remember Then" enter the Billboard chart, where it would reach #24.
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1964: The Murmaids' only hit, "Popsicles and Icicles", reaches its peak at #3 on the Hot 100. Interestingly, the single version would have four different B-sides on individual pressings.
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1976: Foghat's "Slow Ride" becomes the first of their five Billboard chart entries and the only one to crack the Top 20.
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