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Today in Music History - May 2
Today in Music History for May 2:  
In 1908, the original version of Take Me Out to the Ball Game, with music by Albert Von Tilzer and lyrics by Jack Norworth, was copyrighted by Von Tilzer s York Music Company.
In 1929, Link Wray, one of the more influential rock guitarists of the 50s, was born in Fort Bragg, N.C. He introduced the distorted fuzz-tone guitar sound on his 1958 single Rumble. His playing was a tremendous influence on such British rock stars as Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend and John Lennon. He died on Nov. 5, 2005.
In 1936, Peter and the Wolf, a symphonic tale for children by Sergei Prokofiev, had its world premiere in Moscow. ....

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