1949
RCA unveils the first 45-rpm record-playing system. It is the first time a record and record changer are made for each other.

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1944�
First Jazz concert held at the
New York, Metropolitan Opera house

1956
Little Richard hits US chart for first time with Tutti Frutti

1960
Elvis Presley promoted to sergeant in the Army

1966
David Bowie changes his last name from Jones to avoid confusion with Davy Jones from the Monkees

1967

US television censorship hits Rolling Stones when they appear on Ed Sullivan [...]

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1954- Muddy Waters records, I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man, to become his fourth consecutive Top 10 R&B hit, for Chess
 
1955-Bill Haley and the Comets hit UK Charts with Rock Around the Clock
 
1958- Gibson patents famous “Flying V” guitar
 
1963- Legendary Sunset Strip rock club, the Whiskey A Go-Go open in Los Angeles
 
1968- Jimmy Hendrix moves into the [...]

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