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On Feb. 26, 1966, the Rolling Stones released the single “19th Nervous Breakdown.”

In 1970, The Beatles’ album “Hey Jude” was released in the U.S. and Canada. It was made up of singles that were previously unavailable in the U.S.

In 1977, bluesman Bukka White, also known as Booker T. Washington, died of cancer in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 70. His guitar playing influenced B.B. King and many others.

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