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This Day in Rock History - May 4th

1974: Grand Funk Railroad hits the top of the charts with their Todd Rundgren-produced cover version of Little Eva’s classic early rocker “The Loco-Motion.” It is only the second time the original version and a later cover version both hit #1. The first time was “Go Away Little Girl,” a hit for Steve Lawrence in 1963 and little Donny Osmond in 1971.