Count Basie & Joe Strummer Are Born, Foo Fighters Rickroll a Church: Music History Today Podcast August 21

Music History Today Network · Aug 21, 2026 · 37m

On today's show, Bono gets married, the inventor of the Moog synthesizer passes away, & we go Sicko Mode with Dynamite.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:34 What happened on this date in music history

08:26 Music award ceremonies that were held on this date in music history

10:34 Albums released on this date in music history

16:00 Singles released on this date…