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Today in Music History: The White Stripes' shortest gig

A scene from the documentary 'White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights.'
A scene from the documentary 'White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights.'Autumn DeWilde/Woodshed Films

July 16, 2015

History Highlight:

Today in 2007, the White Stripes played their shortest live show ever at George Street, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Jack White played a single C-sharp note accompanied by a bass drum and crash cymbal hit from Meg. At the end of the show, Jack announced, "We have now officially played in every province and territory in Canada." The concert is captured in the documentary, Under Great White Northern Lights, which tracks the White Stripes' entire 2007 tour across Canada.

Also, Today In:

1900 - His Master's Voice, the logo of the Victor Recording Company and later RCA Victor, was registered with the U.S. Patent Office. The logo shows the dog, Nipper, looking into the horn of a gramophone.

1962 - The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records.

1966 - Tommy James and the Shondells started a two week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Hanky Panky," a song first recorded by The Raindrops.

1966 - Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton formed Cream.

1970 - Pink Floyd recorded a show at the BBC Paris Cinema, in London, England for broadcast on the John Peel Sunday Concert on BBC Radio 1.

1973 - Bob Dylan's soundtrack album to Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid was released.

1977 - Shaun Cassidy went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Da Doo Ron Ron," his only U.S. No. 1 hit. Shaun is the half brother of David Cassidy.

2012 - Country music singer Kitty Wells, the first female country singer to top the U.S. country charts in 1952, died in Madison, Tenn., from complications of a stroke. She was 92.

Birthdays:

Jamaican singer Desmond Dekker was born today in 1941; he died in 2006 at age 64.

Police drummer Steward Copeland is 63.