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History highlight:
Today in 1968, Marvin Gaye scored his first U.S. No. 1 single when I Heard It Through The Grapevine started a five-week run at the top. The song has a long history - written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for Motown Records in 1966, first meant for Gladys Knight & the Pips, then recorded by The Miracles, then recorded by Marvin Gaye and placed on his 1968 album
In the Groove. The Gaye recording has since become an acclaimed soul classic.
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1963 - The Beatles played a show for their Southern Area Fan Club at Wimbledon Palais, London. To prevent damage to the stage from fans, the management of the Palais constructed a platform for The Beatles to perform on, surrounded by a steel cage.