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Why May 25th Matters In Rock History

simongar-1.9266306 CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 10: Musicians Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon of Simon & Garfunkel perform during the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Mike Nichols held at Sony Pictures Studios on June 10, 2010 in Culver City, California. The AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Mike Nichols will premiere on TV Land on Saturday, June 25 at 9PM ET/PST. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for AFI) (Frazer Harrison/Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

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It’s May 25th and here are some reasons why this day matters in rock history:

- In 1968, Simon and Garfunkel scored their second No. 1 album with Bookends, which featured the hit songs “A Hazy Shade of Winter,” “At the Zoo,” “Fakin’ It” and “Mrs. Robinson.”

- In 1983, Dio released their Holy Diver album. 

- In 1996, Sublime singer Bradley Nowell died of a heroin overdose in a San Francisco hotel room. He was 28.

- And in 1974, Rick Wakeman became the first member of Yes to have an album hit No. 1 in the UK. It was his record Journey to the Centre of the Earth

And that’s what happened today in rock history.

Original article by Dave Basner at iHeartRadio