This Day in Rock Music History: May 25




    1959:  "Bongo Rock", the great instrumental from Preston Eppes, was the biggest mover of the week, rising from 80 all the way to 48.
    1962:  The Isley Brothers released "Twist and Shout".
    1963:  Jimmy Soul spent a second week at #1 with "If You Wanna' Be Happy" but the former #1 "I Will Follow Him" from Little Peggy March hung in at #2.  The Beach Boys had #3 "Surfin' U.S.A." while the Shirelles edged up to #4 with "Foolish Little Girl".
    1965:  Dave Davies of the Kinks was knocked unconscious after running into drummer Mick Avory's cymbal while performing one of his antics during a London concert.  The remaining dates of the tour had to be canceled.
    1967:  Bobby Darin's movie "Cop Out" premiered.
    1968:  Cliff Nobles & Co. released one of the great instrumentals of the Rock Era--"The Horse".
    1968:  The Rolling Stones released "Jumpin' Jack Flash".
    1968:  The Monterey Pop Festival was canceled.
    1968:  Hugo Montenegro's great instrumental "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" from the movie of the same name, was the #1 song for another week on the Adult Contemporary chart.
    1968:  "Think" by Aretha Franklin was one of the biggest movers of all-time on this date, rising from 67 to 16.





    1968:  The great album Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel deservedly reached #1 on the album chart.
    1969:  The Hollies recorded "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" with Elton John playing piano.
    1969:  Led Zeppelin and the Who were in concert at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland.
    1970:  The Five Stairsteps released "O-o-h Child".
    1973:  Carole King performed before 100,000 fans at a free concert in Central Park in New York City.
    1974:  Kiss had their first hit when "Kissin' Time" debuted on this date.  It would reach #83.





    1974:  Joni Mitchell ruled the Adult Contemporary chart with "Help Me".
    1978:  Keith Moon performed with the Who for the last time before his death.
    1985:  Whitney Houston had the #1 R&B song with "You Give Good Love".
    1985:  Billy Ocean moved into the #1 slot on the Adult Contemporary chart with the title track from his album "Suddenly".
    1985:  Phil Collins was on top the album chart with No Jacket Required.  Prince & the Revolution had #2--Around the World in a Day while the Soundtrack to "Beverly Hills Cop" was #3.  Bruce Springsteen's classic album Born in the U.S.A. was still at #4 after 49 weeks.  The rest of the Top Ten:  We Are the World from USA For Africa, Sade's album Diamond Life was at #6, Madonna held #7 Like a Virgin, Wham! moved to #8 with Make It Big, Tears For Fears had #9 with Songs From the Big Chair and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers were at 10 with Southern Accents.





    1985:  Wham! had the new #1 song--"Everything She Wants".  Simple Minds was relegated to #2 with "Don't You (Forget About Me)" while Tears For Fears was making a move with "Everybody Wants To Rule the World" with a jump from 9-3.  The rest of the Top Ten:  "Axel F" was #f for Harold Faltermeyer, Sade had "Smooth Operator", Madonna fell to #6 with "Crazy For You", Murray Head had song #7--"One Night In Bangkok", Billy Ocean entered the Top Ten with "Suddenly", the Power Station had "Some Like It Hot" and Howard Jones moved up to #10 with "Things Can Only Get Better".
    1988:  The talented Debbie Gibson became to youngest artist ever to write, sing and produce a #1 song, as "Foolish Beat" reached the top when she was still 17 years old.
    1991:  Michael Bolton regained the #1 spot on the Adult Contemporary chart with "Love Is a Wonderful Thing".


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    1991:  Bolton was proving the accuracy of AC with the new #1 album Time, Love & Tenderness.  Three tremendous albums were still in the top ten--Mariah Carey at #3 after 48 weeks, No Fences from Garth Brooks at #4 after 36 weeks and Wilson Phillips was at #9 after 59 weeks on the album chart.
    1991:  Mariah Carey rose from #8 to #1 with "I Don't Wanna' Cry".
    1992:  Khalil Rountree, the manager for Boyz II Men while they were on tour, was shot and killed at a hotel in Chicago.  The group was on tour with M.C. Hammer at the time.
    1996:  Bradley Nowell of Sublime died of a drug overdose at the age of 26.
    1998:  It was "Ramsey Lewis Week" in Chicago.
    2003:  Elton John, Taylor Dayne and Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys performed at the benefit concert Life Ball in Vienna, Austria for AIDS charities.
    2004:  Phish announced they were splitting up.
    2005:  System of a Down had the #1 album with Mesmerize.
    2006:  Desmond Dekker ("Israelites") died of a heart attack at the age of 64.
    2010:  The Michigan state legislature passed a resolution honoring Tommy James for "his contributions in the music and recording world".


    Born This Day:





    1921:  Hal David, songwriting partner of Burt Bacharach, was born in New York City
    1927:  Norman Petty, Buddy Holly's producer, was born in Clovis, New Mexico
    1936:  Donnie Elbert
    1936:  Tom T. Hall ("I Love") was born in Olive Hill, Kentucky
    1947:  Mitch Margo of the Tokens was born in Brooklyn, New York
    1948:  Klaus Meine of the Scorpions was born in Hanover, Germany
    1950:  Jean Millington of Fanny ("Butter Boy")
    1950:  Robert Steinhardt of Kansas
    1955:  John Grimaldi of Argent
    1958:  Paul Weller of the Style Council ("My Ever Changing Moods") was born in Woking, England
    1969:  Glenn Drover of Megadeth





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