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On This Day In Music History-11/17

On this day in 1985, Wham went number 1 on the US singles chart with ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go Go’ In 2003, 21 year old Britney Spears became…

British singer-songwriters George Michael (1963 – 2016) and Andrew Ridgeley of pop duo Wham performing at the Lyceum Theatre during the Club Fantastic Tour, London, UK, 15th November 1983. (Photo by Rogers/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

On this day in 1985, Wham went number 1 on the US singles chart with 'Wake Me Up Before You Go Go'

In 2003, 21 year old Britney Spears became the youngest singer to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

HOLLYWOOD - NOVEMBER 17: Singer Britney Spears attends a ceremony honoring her with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 17, 2003 on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)

In 2010, Patti Smith won the National Book Award for her memoir 'Just Kids'.

VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 04: Musician Patti Smith performs at the 'Pivano Blues - Sulla Strada Di Nanda' premiere during the 68th Venice Film Festival at Palazzo del Cinema on September 4, 2011 in Venice, Italy (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images for Lancia)