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This Day In Rock History

May 21st, 1955
Roy Hamilton hits #1 on the R&B chart and #6 on the pop chart with “Unchained Melody”. This song would go on to become a huge hit in 1965, sung by The Righteous Brothers and produced by Phil Spector.

Roy Hamilton – Unchained Melody

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Ben

Exiled New Englander now living in Canada. I dream in Spanish but can't speak it. I wish I'd grown up as an old black man playin' the blues just like my father.

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