1989: The Who perform the Rock opera "Tommy" in its entirety for the first time in seventeen years at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The show raised money for a children's charity as well as the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.
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1976: Peter Frampton's "Baby I Love Your Way" is released in the US, where it will reach #12.
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p> 1969: Sly And The Family Stone record "Hot Fun In The Summertime", which will reach #2 in the US next Fall.
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2012: Billboard.com named Olivia Newton-John's 1982 hit, "Physical" as The Sexiest Song Of All Time. Other classic Rock songs that made the top ten were Rod Stewart's "Tonight's The Night", Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On", Donna Summer's "Hot Stuff" and another Rod Stewart contribution, "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy"
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1979: Supertramp's album, "Breakfast in America" rose to the top of the US album chart on the strength of three hit singles, "The Logical Song" (#6), "Goodbye Stranger" (#15), and "Take the Long Way Home" (#10). The LP would win two Grammys and sell in excess of 18 million copies worldwide.
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