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This Day in Rock History – August 11th

Back in 1962, this was a great day for classic rock & roll records to be released:

"Surfin' Safari" (The Beach Boys)
"Green Onions" (Booker T. and the M.G.s)
"Do You Love Me" (The Contours)
"Beechwood 4-5789" (The Marvelettes)
"Ahab the Arab" (Ray Stevens)
"You Beat Me to the Punch" (Mary Wells)

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