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We hear from farmer Michael Eavis, who began the music festival in 1970
In 1978, Iran's top musicians took a stand against the Monarchy
Country music legend Willie Nelson holds the first benefit concert for American farmers
The English singer, actor and playwright was invited to do a show in Las Vegas
How the Pakistani Qawali singer became an international music sensation..
In 1942 starving musicians in besieged Leningrad performed Shostakovich's Symphony
E.T Mensah's Highlife music took Africa by storm in the 1950s
Russia's first radio DJ, Seva Novgorodsev, went on air at the height of the Cold War
How the cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch survived the Holocaust by playing music.
The Nigerian military stormed the musician's compound in Lagos, Kalakuta Republic
It is 30 years since the launch of the first 24 hour music TV channel
The real story behind the heart-warming musical released in 1965
A pivotal moment in American popular culture - the Woodstock festival of 1969.
It is half a century since the Beatles released their first single.
Thirty years ago, the lead singer of the rock band Nirvana was found dead in his home
He was one of the most innovative musicians in the USA in the 1960s.
The legendary guitarist's English girlfriend remembers his early days in 60s London.
The Monkees were the world's first 'manufactured' boy band - created especially for TV.
The seminal alternative rock band play their first gig at a high school in New Jersey.
