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".
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
1975: Lauryn Hill of the Fugees
1980: Joe King, singer and guitarist with the FraySource URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/05/this-day-in-rock-music-history-may-25.html
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