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Today in Music History: Cher Divorces Sonny

June 26, 2014

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Cher left Sonny and immediately got hitched to Gregg Allman.
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History Highlight:

Today in 1974, Cher divorced Sonny Bono after 10 years of marriage. Four days later, Cher married guitarist Gregg Allman; the couple split 10 days after that, got back together, and split again.

Also, Today In:

1964 - The American version of The Beatles' third studio album A Hard Day's Night was released.

1977 - Elvis Presley played his last live show at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis. The last two songs he performed were "Hurt" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water."

2012 - Hundreds of fans were forced to miss The Stone Roses' reunion concerts in Manchester, after websites took their money but failed to deliver tickets.

Birthdays:

Colin Greenwood, bass player for Radiohead, is 45 today.

Mick Jones, of The Clash, is 59 today.