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Today in the History of Rock.......
1945
Lester Flatt (guitar) and Earl Scruggs (banjo) join Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys. After a three-year stint, they leave in 1948 to form their own group, the Foggy Mountain Boys.
1955
Fats Domino releases "Ain't That a Shame," previously popularized by Gene Autry and Glenn Miller. Domino's version tops the R&B chart for 11 weeks, eventually entering the pop charts in mid-July. It is the first in a string of 37 crossover hits for Domino during the next eight years.
1962
Frankie Avalon teams up with Annette Funicello to star in 'Beach Party' movies through the 1960s.
1962
Etta James hits #4 on the R&B chart and #39 on the pop chart with "Something's Got A Hold On Me".
1973
Melanie hits #36 with "Bitter Bad".
1973
Roxy Music hits #10 in the UK with 'For Your Pleasure'.
1973
Anne Murray hits #7 with "Danny's Song".
1974
TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) (MFSB featuring The Three Degrees) was a hit.
1978
Kansas hits #6 with "Dust in the Wind".
1984
OMD hits #5 in the UK with "Locomotion".
1945
Lester Flatt (guitar) and Earl Scruggs (banjo) join Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys. After a three-year stint, they leave in 1948 to form their own group, the Foggy Mountain Boys.
1955
Fats Domino releases "Ain't That a Shame," previously popularized by Gene Autry and Glenn Miller. Domino's version tops the R&B chart for 11 weeks, eventually entering the pop charts in mid-July. It is the first in a string of 37 crossover hits for Domino during the next eight years.
1962
Frankie Avalon teams up with Annette Funicello to star in 'Beach Party' movies through the 1960s.
1962
Etta James hits #4 on the R&B chart and #39 on the pop chart with "Something's Got A Hold On Me".
1973
Melanie hits #36 with "Bitter Bad".
1973
Roxy Music hits #10 in the UK with 'For Your Pleasure'.
1973
Anne Murray hits #7 with "Danny's Song".
1974
TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) (MFSB featuring The Three Degrees) was a hit.
1978
Kansas hits #6 with "Dust in the Wind".
1984
OMD hits #5 in the UK with "Locomotion".
Thanks. I don't have anything on local heros that have contributed to the music scene.
Today in the History of Rock.......
1956
Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley) was a hit.
1958
Twilight Time (The Platters) was a hit.
1962
Good Luck Charm (Elvis Presley) was a hit.
1966
Rounded out by drummer Dewey Martin, Buffalo Springfield makes their stage debut as the opening act for the Byrds on a run of dates at colleges in Southern California.
1967
Over 100,000 people march on the UN headquarters in NYC in protest of the Vietnam War.
1967
"Jimmy Mack," by Martha and the Vandellas, tops the R&B chart and becomes the girl group's sixth Top Ten pop hit.
1972
Led Zeppelin hits #47 with "Rock and Roll".
1972
Dennis Coffey hits #18 with "Taurus".
1972
Yes hits #13 in the US with "Roundabout."
1972
Robera Flack hits #1 with "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face."
1973
Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree (Dawn featuring Tony Orlando) was a hit.
1979
Knock On Wood (Ami Stewart) was a hit.
1982
Billy Joel is hospitalized for a month after the motorcycle he's riding is broadsided by a car on Long Island. Despite multiple fractures of the left hand, the pianist returns to work on 'The Nylon Curtain'. The lushly produced concept album about America's "diminishing horizons" is released in July.
1984
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) (Phil Collins) was a hit.
1989
Nick of Time, Bonnie Raitt's first album for Capitol Records, enters the album chart. Produced by Don Was, it is one of the major success stories of the year, rising to #1 and minor hits in "Have a Heart" and "Nick of Time."
1989
Poison hits #10 with "Your Mama Don't Dance"
1992
MTV Asia launches its MTV News service in Singapore.
1993
The Complete Stax-Volt Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971, a nine-CD box set, is released.
1995
Tricky hits #28 in the UK with "Black Steel".
1995
King Crimson releases 'Thrak'.
2001
Joey Ramone dies of lymphatic cancer in New York.
Today in the History of Rock.......
1956
Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley) was a hit.
1958
Twilight Time (The Platters) was a hit.
1962
Good Luck Charm (Elvis Presley) was a hit.
1966
Rounded out by drummer Dewey Martin, Buffalo Springfield makes their stage debut as the opening act for the Byrds on a run of dates at colleges in Southern California.
1967
Over 100,000 people march on the UN headquarters in NYC in protest of the Vietnam War.
1967
"Jimmy Mack," by Martha and the Vandellas, tops the R&B chart and becomes the girl group's sixth Top Ten pop hit.
1972
Led Zeppelin hits #47 with "Rock and Roll".
1972
Dennis Coffey hits #18 with "Taurus".
1972
Yes hits #13 in the US with "Roundabout."
1972
Robera Flack hits #1 with "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face."
1973
Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree (Dawn featuring Tony Orlando) was a hit.
1979
Knock On Wood (Ami Stewart) was a hit.
1982
Billy Joel is hospitalized for a month after the motorcycle he's riding is broadsided by a car on Long Island. Despite multiple fractures of the left hand, the pianist returns to work on 'The Nylon Curtain'. The lushly produced concept album about America's "diminishing horizons" is released in July.
1984
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) (Phil Collins) was a hit.
1989
Nick of Time, Bonnie Raitt's first album for Capitol Records, enters the album chart. Produced by Don Was, it is one of the major success stories of the year, rising to #1 and minor hits in "Have a Heart" and "Nick of Time."
1989
Poison hits #10 with "Your Mama Don't Dance"
1992
MTV Asia launches its MTV News service in Singapore.
1993
The Complete Stax-Volt Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971, a nine-CD box set, is released.
1995
Tricky hits #28 in the UK with "Black Steel".
1995
King Crimson releases 'Thrak'.
2001
Joey Ramone dies of lymphatic cancer in New York.
Today in the History of Rock.......
1939
Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (a.k.a. Dusty Springfield) is born in London.
1956
Chet Atkins plays guitar on “Heartbreak Hotel,” Elvis Presley’s RCA debut single.
1966
Koko Taylor’s recording of “Wang Dang Doodle,” written and produced by Willie Dixon, enters the R&B chart, where it will peak at #4.
1972
The Move becomes ELO.
1976
The Ramones’ self-titled first album, the initial volley in the punk-rock movement, is released. By contrast to all the big-budget pomp-rock albums of the mid-Seventies, 'The Ramones' cost only $6,000 to make.
1977
10cc hits #5 in the US "The Things We Do For Love".
1983
Heaven 17 hits #2 in the UK with "Temptation".
1989
Like a Prayer (Madonna) was a hit.
1998
'Rumours', by Fleetwood Mac, is certified by the RIAA for sales of 18 million copies.
1939
Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (a.k.a. Dusty Springfield) is born in London.
1956
Chet Atkins plays guitar on “Heartbreak Hotel,” Elvis Presley’s RCA debut single.
1966
Koko Taylor’s recording of “Wang Dang Doodle,” written and produced by Willie Dixon, enters the R&B chart, where it will peak at #4.
1972
The Move becomes ELO.
1976
The Ramones’ self-titled first album, the initial volley in the punk-rock movement, is released. By contrast to all the big-budget pomp-rock albums of the mid-Seventies, 'The Ramones' cost only $6,000 to make.
1977
10cc hits #5 in the US "The Things We Do For Love".
1983
Heaven 17 hits #2 in the UK with "Temptation".
1989
Like a Prayer (Madonna) was a hit.
1998
'Rumours', by Fleetwood Mac, is certified by the RIAA for sales of 18 million copies.
Today in the History of Rock.......
1946
Willie Dixon forms the Big Three Trio with pianist/singer Leonard “Baby Doo” Caston and guitarist Bernardo Dennis (replaced a year later by Ollie Crawford). They sing blues and standards and travel widely.
1960
Eddie Cochran is killed and Gene Vincent is injured when their speeding taxi runs off the road en route to London's Heathrow Airport.
1961
Jackie Wilson #20 "Please Tell Me Why".
1961
Etta James hits #30 with "Trust In Me".
1961
The Bay of Pigs invasion ends in a defeat for the Cuban exiles who had attempted to invade Cuba and overthrow Castro's regime.
1961
Duane Eddy hits #39 with "Theme From Dixie".
1961
Paul Revere & the Raiders hit #38 with "Like, Long Hair".
1961
Etta James hits #2 on the R&B chart with "At Last", #4 on the R&B chart and #30 (4/17) on the pop chart with "Trust In Me" and #6 on the R&B chart and #39 (9/04) on the pop chart with "Don't Cry, Baby".
1970
'McCartney' on which the ex-Beatle played all the parts, is released.
1970
'First Step,' the first album by the re-formed Small Faces, with Rod Stewart and Ron Wood having replaced vocalist/guitarist Steve Marriott, is released.
1974
George Martin enters the studio to begin work on 'Holiday', the first of seven albums he produces for America.
1976
Kiss hits #31 with "Shout It Out Loud".
1976
Kiss hits #31 in the US with "Shout It Out Loud."
1977
Don't Leave Me This Way (Thelma Houston) was a hit.
1982
Van Halen hits #12 with "(Oh) Pretty Woman".
1982
Iron Maiden's 'The Number of the Beast' enters the UK charts at #1.
1983
Come On Eileen (Dexys Midnight Runners) was a hit.
1983
Felix Pappalardi of Mountain and Cream, is shot and killed by his wife.
1988
Where Do Broken Hearts Go (Whitney Houston) was a hit.
1993
Ugly Kid Joe hits #7 with "Cat's In the Cradle".
1995
MTV presents "MTV Unplugged Premiere Week," featuring debut performances by the Cranberries, Hole and live. Also included is an exclusive interview with Courtney Love, front woman of Hole, and "MTV News: Inside Unplugged," a behind-the-scenes look at the series from its inception through the present.
1995
MTV launches a national television advertising campaign featuring "Jimmy the Cab Driver." The campaign is composed of ten spots which look at different elements of the wonderful world of MTV from Jimmy's perspective.
1998
Linda McCartney dies of breast cancer at age 56.
1946
Willie Dixon forms the Big Three Trio with pianist/singer Leonard “Baby Doo” Caston and guitarist Bernardo Dennis (replaced a year later by Ollie Crawford). They sing blues and standards and travel widely.
1960
Eddie Cochran is killed and Gene Vincent is injured when their speeding taxi runs off the road en route to London's Heathrow Airport.
1961
Jackie Wilson #20 "Please Tell Me Why".
1961
Etta James hits #30 with "Trust In Me".
1961
The Bay of Pigs invasion ends in a defeat for the Cuban exiles who had attempted to invade Cuba and overthrow Castro's regime.
1961
Duane Eddy hits #39 with "Theme From Dixie".
1961
Paul Revere & the Raiders hit #38 with "Like, Long Hair".
1961
Etta James hits #2 on the R&B chart with "At Last", #4 on the R&B chart and #30 (4/17) on the pop chart with "Trust In Me" and #6 on the R&B chart and #39 (9/04) on the pop chart with "Don't Cry, Baby".
1970
'McCartney' on which the ex-Beatle played all the parts, is released.
1970
'First Step,' the first album by the re-formed Small Faces, with Rod Stewart and Ron Wood having replaced vocalist/guitarist Steve Marriott, is released.
1974
George Martin enters the studio to begin work on 'Holiday', the first of seven albums he produces for America.
1976
Kiss hits #31 with "Shout It Out Loud".
1976
Kiss hits #31 in the US with "Shout It Out Loud."
1977
Don't Leave Me This Way (Thelma Houston) was a hit.
1982
Van Halen hits #12 with "(Oh) Pretty Woman".
1982
Iron Maiden's 'The Number of the Beast' enters the UK charts at #1.
1983
Come On Eileen (Dexys Midnight Runners) was a hit.
1983
Felix Pappalardi of Mountain and Cream, is shot and killed by his wife.
1988
Where Do Broken Hearts Go (Whitney Houston) was a hit.
1993
Ugly Kid Joe hits #7 with "Cat's In the Cradle".
1995
MTV presents "MTV Unplugged Premiere Week," featuring debut performances by the Cranberries, Hole and live. Also included is an exclusive interview with Courtney Love, front woman of Hole, and "MTV News: Inside Unplugged," a behind-the-scenes look at the series from its inception through the present.
1995
MTV launches a national television advertising campaign featuring "Jimmy the Cab Driver." The campaign is composed of ten spots which look at different elements of the wonderful world of MTV from Jimmy's perspective.
1998
Linda McCartney dies of breast cancer at age 56.
Today in the History of Rock.......
1945
Louis Jordan hits #1 on the R&B chart and #6 on the pop chart with "Caldonia."
1950
Ivory Joe Hunter hits #4 on the R&B chart with "I Quit My Pretty Mama".
1957
The Moonglows hit #5 on the R&B chart with "Please Send Me Someone To Love" on Chess records.
1960
Barrett Strong hits #23 with "Money (That's What I Want)".
1962
'Lawrence of Arabia', directed by David Lean and starring Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif, is released.
1962
Shelley Fabares, know for her role on 'The Donna Reed Show' goes to #1 with her debut single, "Johnny Angel."
1965
Game Of Love (Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders) was a hit.
1968
The first major rock musical, 'Hair', opens in New York, bringing hippies (and nudity) to Broadway.
1969
U.S. troops in Vietnam peak at 550,000.
1970
Norman Greenbaum hits #3 with "Spirit In the Sky".
1970
"Get Up I Feel Like Being Like a Sex..." by James Brown hit #15.
1971
James Brown hits #15 with "Hot Pants".
1981
Echo & the Bunnymen hits #37 in the UK with "Crocodiles".
1986
MTV premieres the "Hands Across America" video, the theme song for the May 25 fundraising project to combat homeless and hunger in America.
1987
MTV premieres the weekly series devoted to heavy metal music and news, "Headbanger's Ball."
1988
A four CD box set documenting the first quarter century of Eric Clapton's career, Crossroads, is released. The 73-track retrospective, which includes rare and previously unreleased material, reaches #34 and goes on to sell more than two million copies.
1992
'Human Touch' and 'Lucky Town', two simultaneously released studio albums by Bruce Springsteen, debut at #2 and #3, respectively.
2000
'The Wall Live: 1980-81,' culled from Pink Floyd's London performances of their all-time favorite work, is released.
1945
Louis Jordan hits #1 on the R&B chart and #6 on the pop chart with "Caldonia."
1950
Ivory Joe Hunter hits #4 on the R&B chart with "I Quit My Pretty Mama".
1957
The Moonglows hit #5 on the R&B chart with "Please Send Me Someone To Love" on Chess records.
1960
Barrett Strong hits #23 with "Money (That's What I Want)".
1962
'Lawrence of Arabia', directed by David Lean and starring Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif, is released.
1962
Shelley Fabares, know for her role on 'The Donna Reed Show' goes to #1 with her debut single, "Johnny Angel."
1965
Game Of Love (Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders) was a hit.
1968
The first major rock musical, 'Hair', opens in New York, bringing hippies (and nudity) to Broadway.
1969
U.S. troops in Vietnam peak at 550,000.
1970
Norman Greenbaum hits #3 with "Spirit In the Sky".
1970
"Get Up I Feel Like Being Like a Sex..." by James Brown hit #15.
1971
James Brown hits #15 with "Hot Pants".
1981
Echo & the Bunnymen hits #37 in the UK with "Crocodiles".
1986
MTV premieres the "Hands Across America" video, the theme song for the May 25 fundraising project to combat homeless and hunger in America.
1987
MTV premieres the weekly series devoted to heavy metal music and news, "Headbanger's Ball."
1988
A four CD box set documenting the first quarter century of Eric Clapton's career, Crossroads, is released. The 73-track retrospective, which includes rare and previously unreleased material, reaches #34 and goes on to sell more than two million copies.
1992
'Human Touch' and 'Lucky Town', two simultaneously released studio albums by Bruce Springsteen, debut at #2 and #3, respectively.
2000
'The Wall Live: 1980-81,' culled from Pink Floyd's London performances of their all-time favorite work, is released.
April 19th
Today in the History of Rock.......
1941
Alan Price, keyboardist for the Animals, is born.
1944
Bernie Worrel was born.
1949
Charles Brown hits #4 on the R&B chart with "In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down".
1949
Amos Milburn hits #3 on the R&B chart with "Let's Make Christmas Merry, Baby".
1959
Fabian hits #9 with "Turn Me Loose".
1959
Pete Seeger leaves the Weavers after they record a commercial for Lucky Strikes cigarettes over his objections.
1960
Stuck On You (Elvis Presley) was a hit.
1960
Brook Benton hits #1 on the R&B charts and #7 on the pop charts with the Mercury release of "Kiddio."
1967
Tommy James and the Shondells hits #4 with "I Think We're Alone Now".
1969
Jerry Butler hits #4 with "Only the Strong Survive".
1970
ABC (The Jackson Five) was a hit.
1973
Jud Strunk hits #14 with "Daisy A Day".
1975
Al Stewart hits #30 in the US with 'Modern Times'.
1980
AC/DC announces that Brian Johnson will replace Bon Scott.
1980
Judas Priest hits #4 in the UK with 'British Steel'.
1980
Billy Preston & Syreeta hits #4 with "With You I'm Born Again".
1994
President Clinton returns to MTV for "MTV's Enough is Enough Forum With the President." The President talks with an audience of two hundred of 16 to 20 year-old and answers questions about the growing problem of violence in society.
1995
Terrorism strikes in Oklahoma City when a truck bomb destroys the Murrah Federal Building.
1995
The Winans release 'Tomorrow'.
Today in the History of Rock.......
1941
Alan Price, keyboardist for the Animals, is born.
1944
Bernie Worrel was born.
1949
Charles Brown hits #4 on the R&B chart with "In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down".
1949
Amos Milburn hits #3 on the R&B chart with "Let's Make Christmas Merry, Baby".
1959
Fabian hits #9 with "Turn Me Loose".
1959
Pete Seeger leaves the Weavers after they record a commercial for Lucky Strikes cigarettes over his objections.
1960
Stuck On You (Elvis Presley) was a hit.
1960
Brook Benton hits #1 on the R&B charts and #7 on the pop charts with the Mercury release of "Kiddio."
1967
Tommy James and the Shondells hits #4 with "I Think We're Alone Now".
1969
Jerry Butler hits #4 with "Only the Strong Survive".
1970
ABC (The Jackson Five) was a hit.
1973
Jud Strunk hits #14 with "Daisy A Day".
1975
Al Stewart hits #30 in the US with 'Modern Times'.
1980
AC/DC announces that Brian Johnson will replace Bon Scott.
1980
Judas Priest hits #4 in the UK with 'British Steel'.
1980
Billy Preston & Syreeta hits #4 with "With You I'm Born Again".
1994
President Clinton returns to MTV for "MTV's Enough is Enough Forum With the President." The President talks with an audience of two hundred of 16 to 20 year-old and answers questions about the growing problem of violence in society.
1995
Terrorism strikes in Oklahoma City when a truck bomb destroys the Murrah Federal Building.
1995
The Winans release 'Tomorrow'.
Today in the History of Rock.......
1954
Buddy Johnson hits #6 on the R&B chart with "I'm Just Your Fool".
1959
Duane Eddy hits #30 with "Yep!"
1963
"Foolish Little Girl," the last big hit by the Shirelles, enters the Top Forty, where it will peak at #4.
1967
Van der Graaf Generator releases their debut album, 'The Aerosol Grey Machine'.
1968
Simon and Garfunkel hit #1 with "Mrs. Robinson."
1968
Simon & Garfunkel hit #11 with "Scarborough Fair".
1968
Raymond Lefevre hits #37 with "Ame Caline (Soul Coaxing)".
1974
MFSB/Three Degrees hit #1 with "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)".
1974
Mike Oldfield hits #3 in the US with 'Tubular Bells'.
1977
Roxy Music reaches #20 in the UK with 'Greatest Hits.'
1987
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ 'Let Me Up (I’ve Had Enough)' is released. It includes “Jammin’ Me” (#18).
1992
MTV and Fox present "A Concert for Life," an AIDS benefit from London's Wembley Stadium held in tribute to the late Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury who died of AIDS in November 1991. Organized by the surviving members of Queen, it features appearances by Elton John, Guns ‘n Roses, Def Leppard, Metallica and George Michael. Proceeds from the concert go to AIDS charities nationwide.
1954
Buddy Johnson hits #6 on the R&B chart with "I'm Just Your Fool".
1959
Duane Eddy hits #30 with "Yep!"
1963
"Foolish Little Girl," the last big hit by the Shirelles, enters the Top Forty, where it will peak at #4.
1967
Van der Graaf Generator releases their debut album, 'The Aerosol Grey Machine'.
1968
Simon and Garfunkel hit #1 with "Mrs. Robinson."
1968
Simon & Garfunkel hit #11 with "Scarborough Fair".
1968
Raymond Lefevre hits #37 with "Ame Caline (Soul Coaxing)".
1974
MFSB/Three Degrees hit #1 with "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)".
1974
Mike Oldfield hits #3 in the US with 'Tubular Bells'.
1977
Roxy Music reaches #20 in the UK with 'Greatest Hits.'
1987
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ 'Let Me Up (I’ve Had Enough)' is released. It includes “Jammin’ Me” (#18).
1992
MTV and Fox present "A Concert for Life," an AIDS benefit from London's Wembley Stadium held in tribute to the late Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury who died of AIDS in November 1991. Organized by the surviving members of Queen, it features appearances by Elton John, Guns ‘n Roses, Def Leppard, Metallica and George Michael. Proceeds from the concert go to AIDS charities nationwide.
Today in the History of Rock.......
1947
Roy Brown hits #1 on the R&B chart with the Deluxe release of "Long About Midnight."
1958
The Platters hit #1 on the R&B chart and #1 on the pop chart with "Twilight Time" and #3 on the R&B chart and #1 (1/19/59) on the pop chart with "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes." Both singles are released on Mercury Records.
1962
Arthur Alexander hits #24 with "You Better Move On".
1963
I Will Follow Him (Little Peggy March) was a hit.
1965
Tom Paxton's 'Ramblin' Boy' is released.
1965
Dusty Springfield hosts a British TV special entitled "The Sound of Motown." She duets with Martha Reeves (of Martha and the Vandellas) on "Wishin' and Hopin'," an American hit for Dusty Springfield the previous year.
1969
Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention release 'Uncle Meat,' a sprawling and largely instrumental double-album masterwork.
1977
Peter Gabriel hits #68 with "Solsbury Hill".
1984
Bon Jovi hits #39 with "Runaway".
1984
Echo & the Bunnymen hit #30 in the UK with "Silver".
1988
Marking his return to Reprise Record, Neil Young releases 'This Note's for You,' a bluesy, swinging album featuring a full horn section.
1990
Kiss hits #8 with "Forever".
1993
MTV presents the nominations for the second annual "MTV Movie Awards" on a "MTV Movies Award Nomination Special." Chris Connelly of MTV is joined by special guest Demi Moore to host the show.
1995
MTV announces the launch of its sixth international network, MTV Mandarin. The channel is targeted to 12-34 year-old Chinese audiences in Taiwan, China, Singapore and Honk Kong. The 24-hour service will be distributed to more than 2.5 million cable television homes in Taiwan.
1947
Roy Brown hits #1 on the R&B chart with the Deluxe release of "Long About Midnight."
1958
The Platters hit #1 on the R&B chart and #1 on the pop chart with "Twilight Time" and #3 on the R&B chart and #1 (1/19/59) on the pop chart with "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes." Both singles are released on Mercury Records.
1962
Arthur Alexander hits #24 with "You Better Move On".
1963
I Will Follow Him (Little Peggy March) was a hit.
1965
Tom Paxton's 'Ramblin' Boy' is released.
1965
Dusty Springfield hosts a British TV special entitled "The Sound of Motown." She duets with Martha Reeves (of Martha and the Vandellas) on "Wishin' and Hopin'," an American hit for Dusty Springfield the previous year.
1969
Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention release 'Uncle Meat,' a sprawling and largely instrumental double-album masterwork.
1977
Peter Gabriel hits #68 with "Solsbury Hill".
1984
Bon Jovi hits #39 with "Runaway".
1984
Echo & the Bunnymen hit #30 in the UK with "Silver".
1988
Marking his return to Reprise Record, Neil Young releases 'This Note's for You,' a bluesy, swinging album featuring a full horn section.
1990
Kiss hits #8 with "Forever".
1993
MTV presents the nominations for the second annual "MTV Movie Awards" on a "MTV Movies Award Nomination Special." Chris Connelly of MTV is joined by special guest Demi Moore to host the show.
1995
MTV announces the launch of its sixth international network, MTV Mandarin. The channel is targeted to 12-34 year-old Chinese audiences in Taiwan, China, Singapore and Honk Kong. The 24-hour service will be distributed to more than 2.5 million cable television homes in Taiwan.
Today in the History of Rock.......
1953
James Jamerson moves to Detroit and takes up the bass.
1963
Bobby "Blue" Bland hits #1 on the R&B chart with "That's the Way Love Is".
1969
John officially changes his name to John Ono Lennon.
1970
'Osmium', the first album by Parliament, is released.
1978
Kiss hits #39 with "Rocket Ride".
1979
Heart of Glass (Blondie) was a hit.
1982
The British trio Motorhead debuts on US chart with 'Iron Fist'.
1990
MTV premieres first global series, "Buzz." A collection of lightening fast edits, "Buzz" incorporates international news items with music, media, art, culture and interviews from around the world.
1997
A new album by the Bee Gees, 'Still Waters', is released as the group celebrates the 30th anniversary of its first hit. They undertake an 18-month world tour.
2001
'Love, Janis,' a musical play based on actual letters sent to family members by Janis Joplin, opens off-Broadway at New York's Village Theater.
1953
James Jamerson moves to Detroit and takes up the bass.
1963
Bobby "Blue" Bland hits #1 on the R&B chart with "That's the Way Love Is".
1969
John officially changes his name to John Ono Lennon.
1970
'Osmium', the first album by Parliament, is released.
1978
Kiss hits #39 with "Rocket Ride".
1979
Heart of Glass (Blondie) was a hit.
1982
The British trio Motorhead debuts on US chart with 'Iron Fist'.
1990
MTV premieres first global series, "Buzz." A collection of lightening fast edits, "Buzz" incorporates international news items with music, media, art, culture and interviews from around the world.
1997
A new album by the Bee Gees, 'Still Waters', is released as the group celebrates the 30th anniversary of its first hit. They undertake an 18-month world tour.
2001
'Love, Janis,' a musical play based on actual letters sent to family members by Janis Joplin, opens off-Broadway at New York's Village Theater.
Today in the History of Rock.......
1936
Roy Orbison was born.
1949
Ivory Joe Hunter releases three singles on King Records: "Waiting In Vain" (R&B #5), "Guess Who" (R&B #2) and "Jealous Heart" (R&B #2).
1949
"Tell Me So," by the Orioles, enters the R&B chart. It will be their second #1 hit in less than a year.
1966
The Isley Brothers hit #12 with "This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)".
1975
'Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie Together in Concert,' a live collaboration between two generations of folk-music legends, is released. It will be followed by another, 'Precious Friends,' in 1982.
1977
Sweet Forgiveness enters the album chart. It yields a minor hit (Bonnie Raitt's first) with her cover of Del Shannon's "Runaway," and rises to #25. It is her first gold record and remains her best-selling album until Nick of Time.
1983
Spandau Ballet hits #1 in the UK with "True".
1983
Kajagoogoo hits #5 in the US with "Too Shy".
1983
Human League hits #2 in the UK with "(Keep Feeling) Fascination".
1994
"Streets of Philadelphia," Bruce Springsteen's contribution to the film AIDS-themed film 'Philadelphia', becomes his first Top Ten hit since "Tunnel of Love" in 1987.
1994
Oasis' first hit "Supersonic" reaches #31.
1994
Pink Floyd release 'The Division Bell,' the fourth #1 album of their career. The ensuing live album 'Pulse,' which appears a year later, will become the fifth.
1936
Roy Orbison was born.
1949
Ivory Joe Hunter releases three singles on King Records: "Waiting In Vain" (R&B #5), "Guess Who" (R&B #2) and "Jealous Heart" (R&B #2).
1949
"Tell Me So," by the Orioles, enters the R&B chart. It will be their second #1 hit in less than a year.
1966
The Isley Brothers hit #12 with "This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)".
1975
'Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie Together in Concert,' a live collaboration between two generations of folk-music legends, is released. It will be followed by another, 'Precious Friends,' in 1982.
1977
Sweet Forgiveness enters the album chart. It yields a minor hit (Bonnie Raitt's first) with her cover of Del Shannon's "Runaway," and rises to #25. It is her first gold record and remains her best-selling album until Nick of Time.
1983
Spandau Ballet hits #1 in the UK with "True".
1983
Kajagoogoo hits #5 in the US with "Too Shy".
1983
Human League hits #2 in the UK with "(Keep Feeling) Fascination".
1994
"Streets of Philadelphia," Bruce Springsteen's contribution to the film AIDS-themed film 'Philadelphia', becomes his first Top Ten hit since "Tunnel of Love" in 1987.
1994
Oasis' first hit "Supersonic" reaches #31.
1994
Pink Floyd release 'The Division Bell,' the fourth #1 album of their career. The ensuing live album 'Pulse,' which appears a year later, will become the fifth.
April 24th
1945
Doug "Cosmo" Clifford was born.
1945
Joe Liggins hits #1 on the R&B chart and #13 on the pop chart with "The Honeydripper," #2 on the R&B chart with "Left A Good Deal In Mobile," and #2 on the R&B chart and #12 on the pop chart with "Got A Right To Cry." All three songs are Exclusive singles.
1966
Good Lovin' (The Young Rascals) was a hit.
1970
The Move hits #7 in the UK with "Brontosaurus".
1971
Alice Cooper hits #21 with "Eighteen".
1976
'Wings at the Speed of Sound' hits the top of the U.S. album chart, where it will remain for seven weeks.
1976
The Commodores hit #5 with "Sweet Love".
1983
Beat It (Michael Jackson) was a hit.
1989
'Full Moon Fever,' Tom Petty’s first solo album, is released. It sells 3 million copies and yields the hit singles “I Won’t Back Down” (#12), “Runnin’ Down a Dream” (#23), “Free Fallin’” (#7) and “A Face in the Crowd” (#46).
1945
Doug "Cosmo" Clifford was born.
1945
Joe Liggins hits #1 on the R&B chart and #13 on the pop chart with "The Honeydripper," #2 on the R&B chart with "Left A Good Deal In Mobile," and #2 on the R&B chart and #12 on the pop chart with "Got A Right To Cry." All three songs are Exclusive singles.
1966
Good Lovin' (The Young Rascals) was a hit.
1970
The Move hits #7 in the UK with "Brontosaurus".
1971
Alice Cooper hits #21 with "Eighteen".
1976
'Wings at the Speed of Sound' hits the top of the U.S. album chart, where it will remain for seven weeks.
1976
The Commodores hit #5 with "Sweet Love".
1983
Beat It (Michael Jackson) was a hit.
1989
'Full Moon Fever,' Tom Petty’s first solo album, is released. It sells 3 million copies and yields the hit singles “I Won’t Back Down” (#12), “Runnin’ Down a Dream” (#23), “Free Fallin’” (#7) and “A Face in the Crowd” (#46).
Today in the History of Rock.......
1933
Jerry Leiber was born.
1945
Stu Cook was born.
1960
Bill Black's Combo hits #9 with "White Silver Sands".
1965
Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter (Herman's Hermits) was a hit.
1970
Van Morrison hits #39 with "Come Running".
1979
The Allan Arkush-directed 'Rock ‘n’ Roll High School,' featuring the Ramones on the soundtrack and in the movie, premieres in Los Angeles.
1989
Emperor Hirohto dies.
1994
The reunited Eagles perform live at Warner Burbank Studios for an MTV special that is aired the following November.
2000
Neil Young releases 'Silver & Gold,' one of his most intimate and personal albums.
1933
Jerry Leiber was born.
1945
Stu Cook was born.
1960
Bill Black's Combo hits #9 with "White Silver Sands".
1965
Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter (Herman's Hermits) was a hit.
1970
Van Morrison hits #39 with "Come Running".
1979
The Allan Arkush-directed 'Rock ‘n’ Roll High School,' featuring the Ramones on the soundtrack and in the movie, premieres in Los Angeles.
1989
Emperor Hirohto dies.
1994
The reunited Eagles perform live at Warner Burbank Studios for an MTV special that is aired the following November.
2000
Neil Young releases 'Silver & Gold,' one of his most intimate and personal albums.
Today in the History of Rock.......
1938
Duane Eddy is born in Corning, New York.
1968
Traffic makes their US debut at the Fillmore East.
1969
Edwin Starr hits #6 with "Twenty-Five Miles".
1977
Studio 54 opens in New York.
1981
Morning Train (Sheena Easton) was a hit.
1987
(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight (Cutting Crew) was a hit.
1994
'Where It All Begins,' another solid album of new material from the Allman Brothers Band, is released.
1938
Duane Eddy is born in Corning, New York.
1968
Traffic makes their US debut at the Fillmore East.
1969
Edwin Starr hits #6 with "Twenty-Five Miles".
1977
Studio 54 opens in New York.
1981
Morning Train (Sheena Easton) was a hit.
1987
(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight (Cutting Crew) was a hit.
1994
'Where It All Begins,' another solid album of new material from the Allman Brothers Band, is released.
1904
Syd Nathan is born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
1959
The Virtues hit #5 with "Guitar Boogie Shuffle".
1963
Martha and the Vandellas make the charts with "Come and Get These Memories" (#6 R&B, #29, pop).
1963
"Don't Say Goodnight and Mean Goodbye" by the Shirelles goes to #26.
1968
"Forever Came Today" by Diana Ross and the Supremes peaks at #28.
1968
Leonard Cohen releases 'The Songs of Leonard Cohen'.
1968
The Sweet Inspirations hit #18 with "Sweet Inspiration".
1968
Judy Collins hits #8 with "Both Sides Down".
1974
"Mighty Mighty" becomes Earth, Wind & Fire's first single to crack the pop Top Forty. They'd first entered the R&B Top Forty in July 1973 with "Evil."
1974
Jim Croce hits #9 with "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song."
1975
He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) (Tony Orlando & Dawn) was a hit.
1986
Addicted to Love (Robert Palmer) was a hit.
Syd Nathan is born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
1959
The Virtues hit #5 with "Guitar Boogie Shuffle".
1963
Martha and the Vandellas make the charts with "Come and Get These Memories" (#6 R&B, #29, pop).
1963
"Don't Say Goodnight and Mean Goodbye" by the Shirelles goes to #26.
1968
"Forever Came Today" by Diana Ross and the Supremes peaks at #28.
1968
Leonard Cohen releases 'The Songs of Leonard Cohen'.
1968
The Sweet Inspirations hit #18 with "Sweet Inspiration".
1968
Judy Collins hits #8 with "Both Sides Down".
1974
"Mighty Mighty" becomes Earth, Wind & Fire's first single to crack the pop Top Forty. They'd first entered the R&B Top Forty in July 1973 with "Evil."
1974
Jim Croce hits #9 with "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song."
1975
He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) (Tony Orlando & Dawn) was a hit.
1986
Addicted to Love (Robert Palmer) was a hit.
Today in the History of Rock.......
1948
Wynonie Harris hits #1 on the R&B chart with the King release of "Good Rockin' Tonight."
1958
Mahalia Jackson's recording of "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" enters Billboard's Top 100 singles chart—an unlikely feat for a gospel song. It peaks at #69.
1958
"Every Night I Pray" by the Chantels hits #39.
1962
King Curtis hits #1 on the R&B chart and #17 on the pop chart with "Soul Twist".
1970
Jimi Hendrix and the Band of Gypsies "The Cry of Love" tour begins at the Forum in Los Angeles. Mitch Mitchell is back on drums.
1973
Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side," produced by David Bowie, hits #16.
1973
Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' hits #1 in the US during a record-breaking 741-week US chart stretch.
1974
The Loco-Motion (Grand Funk) was a hit.
1975
Pioneering FM disk jockey Tom Donahue dies.
1984
Michael Gore hits #84 with "Theme from 'Terms of Endearment'".
1984
Duran Duran hits #1 in the UK with "The Reflex".
1990
Motley Crue hits #8 with "Without You".
1948
Wynonie Harris hits #1 on the R&B chart with the King release of "Good Rockin' Tonight."
1958
Mahalia Jackson's recording of "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" enters Billboard's Top 100 singles chart—an unlikely feat for a gospel song. It peaks at #69.
1958
"Every Night I Pray" by the Chantels hits #39.
1962
King Curtis hits #1 on the R&B chart and #17 on the pop chart with "Soul Twist".
1970
Jimi Hendrix and the Band of Gypsies "The Cry of Love" tour begins at the Forum in Los Angeles. Mitch Mitchell is back on drums.
1973
Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side," produced by David Bowie, hits #16.
1973
Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' hits #1 in the US during a record-breaking 741-week US chart stretch.
1974
The Loco-Motion (Grand Funk) was a hit.
1975
Pioneering FM disk jockey Tom Donahue dies.
1984
Michael Gore hits #84 with "Theme from 'Terms of Endearment'".
1984
Duran Duran hits #1 in the UK with "The Reflex".
1990
Motley Crue hits #8 with "Without You".
Today in the History of Rock.......
1928
Carl Gardner was born.
1966
Bob Dylan, backed by the Hawks (better known as The Band), perform in Stockholm, Sweden. Six more weeks of dates follow across Europe in what will come to be regarded as one of rock’s most historic tours.
1968
Memphis recording studios are generating $30 million a year. Two-thirds of the business is attributed to Stax Records.
1978
ELO hits #17 with "Sweet Talkin' Woman".
1979
Reunited (Peaches & Herb) was a hit.
1989
Def Leppard hits #12 with "Rocket"
1990
MTV premieres "Earth to MTV," an international video music show featuring hit videos from around the world.
1928
Carl Gardner was born.
1966
Bob Dylan, backed by the Hawks (better known as The Band), perform in Stockholm, Sweden. Six more weeks of dates follow across Europe in what will come to be regarded as one of rock’s most historic tours.
1968
Memphis recording studios are generating $30 million a year. Two-thirds of the business is attributed to Stax Records.
1978
ELO hits #17 with "Sweet Talkin' Woman".
1979
Reunited (Peaches & Herb) was a hit.
1989
Def Leppard hits #12 with "Rocket"
1990
MTV premieres "Earth to MTV," an international video music show featuring hit videos from around the world.
Today in the History of Rock.......
1955
Perez "Prez" hits #1 with "Cherry Pink and Blossom White".
1960
Brenda Lee cuts 256 sides for Decca Records by the time she is 21. This includes "Sweet Nothin's" which peaked at #4 on both the US and UK charts.
1966
"Good Lovin'," a spirited remake of a song by the Olympics, becomes the Rascals' first #1 hit.
1968
Friend and Lover hit #10 with "Reach Out of the Darkness".
1970
Al Stewart hits #40 in the UK with 'Zero She Flies'.
1983
Muddy Waters died of a heart attack in Westmont, IL.
1983
McKinley Morganfield "Muddy Waters" dies of a heart attack at the age of sixty-eight in Chicago. Morganfield is buried at the Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois. The epitaph on the burial marker reads: "McKinley Morganfield, 1915 - 1983, The Mojo is Gone The Master Has Won."
1983
Tears For Fears hits #5 in the UK with "Pale Shelter".
1984
Scorpions' 'Love at First Sting' becomes their first to be certified platinum.
1985
'Southern Accents,' Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers sixth album, is released. Coproduced by Dave Stewart (of Eurythmics), it yields the #13 hit "Don't Come Around Here No More."
1988
Aerosmith hits #3 with "Angel".
1955
Perez "Prez" hits #1 with "Cherry Pink and Blossom White".
1960
Brenda Lee cuts 256 sides for Decca Records by the time she is 21. This includes "Sweet Nothin's" which peaked at #4 on both the US and UK charts.
1966
"Good Lovin'," a spirited remake of a song by the Olympics, becomes the Rascals' first #1 hit.
1968
Friend and Lover hit #10 with "Reach Out of the Darkness".
1970
Al Stewart hits #40 in the UK with 'Zero She Flies'.
1983
Muddy Waters died of a heart attack in Westmont, IL.
1983
McKinley Morganfield "Muddy Waters" dies of a heart attack at the age of sixty-eight in Chicago. Morganfield is buried at the Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois. The epitaph on the burial marker reads: "McKinley Morganfield, 1915 - 1983, The Mojo is Gone The Master Has Won."
1983
Tears For Fears hits #5 in the UK with "Pale Shelter".
1984
Scorpions' 'Love at First Sting' becomes their first to be certified platinum.
1985
'Southern Accents,' Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers sixth album, is released. Coproduced by Dave Stewart (of Eurythmics), it yields the #13 hit "Don't Come Around Here No More."
1988
Aerosmith hits #3 with "Angel".
Today in the History of Rock.......
1911
Ralph Bass was born.
1953
Jerry Wexler, a former Billboard magazine writer, joins Atlantic. He soon begins producing records with Ertegun.
1955
Chuck Berry signs with Chess Records, landing a contract on the strength of his songwriting. Label head Leonard Chess is particularly impressed with Berry's version of an old country & western song, "Ida Red," which he's rewritten as "Maybellene."
1956
Sun releases John Cash's "I Walk the Line."
1956
Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes" becomes Sun's first Certified million-seller.
1957
Chuck Berry's first LP, After School Session, is released. It contains such classics as "School Day," "Too Much Monkey Business," "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" and "Havana Moon." Neither it nor its six successors—One Dozen Berrys, Berry Is On Top, Rockin' At the Hops, New Juke Box Hits, Chuck Berry Twist and More Chuck Berry—will make Billboard's album charts, as rock and roll is still largely a singles medium.
1958
While on tour in England, Lewis is attacked by the press, who are outraged by his marriage. The furor carries back to the U.S. where he is blacklisted from radio and bookings are cancelled.
1960
U.S. pilot Gary Powers, flying a reconnaissance mission over the U.S.S.R., is shot down and captured by the Soviets. The U.S. government's initial claim that the U-2 was a civilian craft is contradicted by Powers' confession while in custody. President Eisenhower shortly announces the suspension of spy flights over the U.S.S.R.
1961
Jerry Lee Lewis' last Top Forty hit of the rock and roll era, a blistering version of Ray Charles' "What'd I Say," peaks at #30.
1961
Ray Charles hits #8 with "One Mint Julep".
1965
Herman's Hermits hit Number One in the U.S. with "Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter." "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" reaches Number One in August.
1965
At the height of the British Invasion, 'Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams', a tribute album to the late country & western legend, is released.
1966
Monday, Monday (The Mamas & the Papas) was a hit.
1966
'Two Yanks in England' is recorded in London with eight pseudonymous songs and musical backing from the Hollies, who are among the Everly Brothers' most devoted fans. Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones (later of Led Zeppelin) also participate in the sessions.
1967
Elvis Presley marries Priscilla Beaulieu, who he met eight and a half years earlier during his tour of duty in Germany, at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. Their daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, is born exactly nine months later, on February 1, 1968.
1968
Apple Corps, Ltd. begins operating in London. It is the Beatles' attempt to take control of their own creative and economic destiny. Later that month, John invites Yoko to his house in Weybridge. They make experimental tapes all night.
1968
John Lennon and Yoko Ono exhibit their first official joint venture at the Arts Lab in London. Soon after, they plant acorns outside Coventry Cathedral as a conceptual "living arts sculpture."
1970
Diana Ross leaves the Supremes to go solo.
1971
Aretha Franklin's recording of "Bridge Over Troubled Water," which includes King Curtis on sax, tops the R&B singles chart.
1971
Emerson, Lake and Palmer hit #48 in the US with "Lucky Man".
1972
'The London Chuck Berry Sessions' is released. One side was recorded in a London studio on February 5th with members of the Faces, while the other comprised material from a concert in Lanchester two days earlier, including "My Ding-a-Ling." It became Berry's best-selling album, reaching #8 on the Billboard chart and earning gold-record status.
1973
Pursued by Clive Davis shortly before the latter's firing, Billy Joel signs to Columbia Records. He writes his first album in Malibu that fall.
1974
A drug-free Eric Clapton launches his solo career in earnest, recording 461 Ocean Boulevard in Miami. Both the album and its key single, "I Shot the Sheriff," go to #1. Virtually reinventing himself in the space of one album, Clapton takes few guitar solos and adopts a more laid-back stylistic demeanor.
1976
Willie Nelson teams up with Waylon Jennings to record country's first certified platinum album, 'Wanted: The Outlaws'.
1976
'Turnstiles', Billy Joel's ambitious fourth album, offers a brace of FM radio and concert favorites: "New York State of Mind," "Summer, Highland Falls" and "Say Goodbye to Hollywood."
1976
Al Green becomes the Rev. Al Green with his acquisition of the Full Gospel Tabernacle Church in Memphis.
1977
Hotel California (The Eagles) was a hit.
1977
Eric Clapton's biggest-selling album of the Seventies, Slowhand, finds him recording at London's Olympic Studios for the first time since Fresh Cream, the first Cream album. Slowhand yields Top Forty hits in "Lay Down Sally" (#3) and "Wonderful Tonight" (#16), and an FM favorite and live staple in "Cocaine."
1980
Subterranean Pop, a Xeroxed fanzine devoted to underground American music, publishes its first issue.
1982
'Tug of War', which reunites Paul McCartney with Beatles producer George Martin, is released to glowing reviews and strong sales. A duet with Stevie Wonder, "Ebony and Ivory," tops the singles chart for seven weeks.
1985
Harold Faltermeyer hits #3 with "Axel F".
1988
Wishing Well (Terence Trent D'Arby) was a hit.
1990
'Behind the Mask', which finds Lindsey Buckingham replaced with Rick Vito and Billy Burnette, reaches #33 in the U.S. A month earlier, it entered the U.K. chart at #1.
1997
Hanson hits #1 in the Australia with "MMMBop".
1911
Ralph Bass was born.
1953
Jerry Wexler, a former Billboard magazine writer, joins Atlantic. He soon begins producing records with Ertegun.
1955
Chuck Berry signs with Chess Records, landing a contract on the strength of his songwriting. Label head Leonard Chess is particularly impressed with Berry's version of an old country & western song, "Ida Red," which he's rewritten as "Maybellene."
1956
Sun releases John Cash's "I Walk the Line."
1956
Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes" becomes Sun's first Certified million-seller.
1957
Chuck Berry's first LP, After School Session, is released. It contains such classics as "School Day," "Too Much Monkey Business," "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" and "Havana Moon." Neither it nor its six successors—One Dozen Berrys, Berry Is On Top, Rockin' At the Hops, New Juke Box Hits, Chuck Berry Twist and More Chuck Berry—will make Billboard's album charts, as rock and roll is still largely a singles medium.
1958
While on tour in England, Lewis is attacked by the press, who are outraged by his marriage. The furor carries back to the U.S. where he is blacklisted from radio and bookings are cancelled.
1960
U.S. pilot Gary Powers, flying a reconnaissance mission over the U.S.S.R., is shot down and captured by the Soviets. The U.S. government's initial claim that the U-2 was a civilian craft is contradicted by Powers' confession while in custody. President Eisenhower shortly announces the suspension of spy flights over the U.S.S.R.
1961
Jerry Lee Lewis' last Top Forty hit of the rock and roll era, a blistering version of Ray Charles' "What'd I Say," peaks at #30.
1961
Ray Charles hits #8 with "One Mint Julep".
1965
Herman's Hermits hit Number One in the U.S. with "Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter." "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" reaches Number One in August.
1965
At the height of the British Invasion, 'Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams', a tribute album to the late country & western legend, is released.
1966
Monday, Monday (The Mamas & the Papas) was a hit.
1966
'Two Yanks in England' is recorded in London with eight pseudonymous songs and musical backing from the Hollies, who are among the Everly Brothers' most devoted fans. Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones (later of Led Zeppelin) also participate in the sessions.
1967
Elvis Presley marries Priscilla Beaulieu, who he met eight and a half years earlier during his tour of duty in Germany, at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. Their daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, is born exactly nine months later, on February 1, 1968.
1968
Apple Corps, Ltd. begins operating in London. It is the Beatles' attempt to take control of their own creative and economic destiny. Later that month, John invites Yoko to his house in Weybridge. They make experimental tapes all night.
1968
John Lennon and Yoko Ono exhibit their first official joint venture at the Arts Lab in London. Soon after, they plant acorns outside Coventry Cathedral as a conceptual "living arts sculpture."
1970
Diana Ross leaves the Supremes to go solo.
1971
Aretha Franklin's recording of "Bridge Over Troubled Water," which includes King Curtis on sax, tops the R&B singles chart.
1971
Emerson, Lake and Palmer hit #48 in the US with "Lucky Man".
1972
'The London Chuck Berry Sessions' is released. One side was recorded in a London studio on February 5th with members of the Faces, while the other comprised material from a concert in Lanchester two days earlier, including "My Ding-a-Ling." It became Berry's best-selling album, reaching #8 on the Billboard chart and earning gold-record status.
1973
Pursued by Clive Davis shortly before the latter's firing, Billy Joel signs to Columbia Records. He writes his first album in Malibu that fall.
1974
A drug-free Eric Clapton launches his solo career in earnest, recording 461 Ocean Boulevard in Miami. Both the album and its key single, "I Shot the Sheriff," go to #1. Virtually reinventing himself in the space of one album, Clapton takes few guitar solos and adopts a more laid-back stylistic demeanor.
1976
Willie Nelson teams up with Waylon Jennings to record country's first certified platinum album, 'Wanted: The Outlaws'.
1976
'Turnstiles', Billy Joel's ambitious fourth album, offers a brace of FM radio and concert favorites: "New York State of Mind," "Summer, Highland Falls" and "Say Goodbye to Hollywood."
1976
Al Green becomes the Rev. Al Green with his acquisition of the Full Gospel Tabernacle Church in Memphis.
1977
Hotel California (The Eagles) was a hit.
1977
Eric Clapton's biggest-selling album of the Seventies, Slowhand, finds him recording at London's Olympic Studios for the first time since Fresh Cream, the first Cream album. Slowhand yields Top Forty hits in "Lay Down Sally" (#3) and "Wonderful Tonight" (#16), and an FM favorite and live staple in "Cocaine."
1980
Subterranean Pop, a Xeroxed fanzine devoted to underground American music, publishes its first issue.
1982
'Tug of War', which reunites Paul McCartney with Beatles producer George Martin, is released to glowing reviews and strong sales. A duet with Stevie Wonder, "Ebony and Ivory," tops the singles chart for seven weeks.
1985
Harold Faltermeyer hits #3 with "Axel F".
1988
Wishing Well (Terence Trent D'Arby) was a hit.
1990
'Behind the Mask', which finds Lindsey Buckingham replaced with Rick Vito and Billy Burnette, reaches #33 in the U.S. A month earlier, it entered the U.K. chart at #1.
1997
Hanson hits #1 in the Australia with "MMMBop".