1957: A new group called Buddy Holly and the Crickets released their first single "That'll Be the Day".
1957: "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley was the #1 R&B song for the fourth week in a row.
1965: Sandie Shaw posted her second U.K. #1 song--"Long Live Love".
1967: Pink Floyd performed at the Civic Hall in Nantwich, England.
1967: More of the Monkees was the #1 album, followed by I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You from Aretha Franklin and Revenge by funnyman Bill Cosby. The Mamas & The Papas Deliver slipped to #4 while the Soundtrack to "Doctor Zhivago" was in the fifth position. The rest of the Top 10: The Soundtrack to "The Sound of Music" was still in the Top 10 after 115 weeks, The Monkees sat at #7, The Best of the Lovin' Spoonful came in eighth, My Cup Runneth Over from Ed Ames was #9 and the psychedelic Surrealistic Pillow from Jefferson Airplane moved from 16-10.
1967: "Sunday Will Never Be the Same" by Spanky & Our Gang shot up from 98 to 49 on this date.
1967: "Windy", one of the Top songs of the Rock Era* by the Association,was released. It pulled in the highest debut at #52.
1967: This is a very famous date in the Rock Era. Scott McKenzie released the anthem for a generation determined it could change the world--"San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)".
1967: "Him or Me --What's It Gonna' Be?" by Paul Revere & the Raiders from Boise, Idaho was the fastest-rising song within the Top 10, moving from 14 to 7.
1972: Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose released their great song "Too Late To Turn Back Now".
1972: "I'll Take You There", the great soul song from the Staple Singers, was #1 for the fourth week in a row on the R&B chart.
The Chi-Lites reached the top
1972: "Oh Girl" by the Chi-Lites moved into #1 while the Staple Singers closed with "I'll Take You There". Roberta Flack finally fell from the top after six great weeks at #1 with "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face". Al Green slid up one with "Look What You Done For Me" and Sammy Davis, Jr. motored up from 13 to 5 with "The Candy Man". The rest of the Top 10: "Morning Has Broken" from Cat Stevens got a nice move (10-6), the Rolling Stones were at 7 with "Tumbling Dice", Joe Tex had song #8--"I Gotcha'", Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show as they called themselves then had their first release "Sylvia's Mother" moving from 14-9 and "Hot Rod Lincoln", the great song from Commander Cody & His Los Planet Airmen was at #10.
1972: Thick As a Brick from Jethro Tull was the biggest mover within the Top 10 albums (13-2) and seemed destined for a turn at #1.
1978: "Grease" was the word, and Frankie Valli released it on this date.
1978: Bob Seger released the classic album Stranger in Town.
1978: "Even Now" by Barry Manilow was the new #1 Adult Contemporary song.
1978: "Use Ta Be My Girl" by the O'Jay's took over as the #1 R&B song.
1978: The Soundtrack to "Saturday Night Fever" was the #1 album for the 19th week in a row.
1988: Def Leppard promoted their blockbuster album Hysteria with a concert at the George M. Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska.
1989: Cliff RIchard released the 100th single of his career "The Best of Me".
1989: The Beach Boys and Chicago began a tour together.
1989: "My First Love" by Atlantic Starr gained the #1 spot on the R&B chart.
1989: "So Alive" by Love and Rockers was the biggest mover on this date 94-68.
1989: "Forever Your Girl" by Paula Abdul was the #1 song for a second week.
1989: Lech Walesa, leader of the labor movement in Poland, awarded a Badge of Solidarity to Stevie Wonder.
1994: Another famous day in the Rock Era as the Eagles reunited for a concert in Burbank, California after 14 years apart. If only other groups had the same maturity.
1995: "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan remained at #1 for the seventh consecutive week while Bryan Adams awaited his turn with "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?". Boyz II Men's "Water Runs Dry" moved to #3 while Method Man with Mary J. Blige sat still at #4 with "I'll Be There For You/You're All I Need To Get By". The rest of the Top 10: "Freak Like Me" from Adina Howard, Nicki French's version of the Bonnie Tyler classic "Total Eclipse of the Heart" was at #6, the great song "I Know" by Dionne Farris was on its way down, TLC's "Red Light Special" was song #8, "I Believe" from Blessid Union of Souls was #9 and Monica shocked everyone by moving from 22 to 10 with "Don't Take It Personal".
1995: Cracked Rear View reached #1 on the album chart 45 weeks after its release on July 23, 1994, one of the longest times in the Rock Era that an album has taken to reach #1.
1997: It used to be that rock artists had more confidence than to get in these kind of situations. Oasis singler Liam Gallagher suffered cuts and bruises after getting into a scuffle with a youth at the Tower Thistle Hotel in east London.
1999: Rod Stewart won a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ivor Novella Awards show.
2001: Tool had the #1 album with Lateralus.
2003: Metallica premiered the video from "St. Anger", which was filmed at San Quentin Prison, on MTV2.
2004: Marc Anthony filed for divorce from his wife, the former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres. He would soon show up at the side of Jennifer Lopez.
2004: Usher tied a Rock Era record by the Beatles and Bee Gees by placing all three songs in the Top 3 on this date--"Burn" at #1, "Yeah!" at #2 and "Confessions, Part II" at #3.
2005: Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails was awarded $3 million in his fraud suit against his former manager.
2006: The Red Hot Chili Peppers owned the top album with Stadium Arcadium.
2006: Michael Jackson received the Legend Award at the MTV Japan's Video Music Awards.
2010: The Eagles performed at the Key Arena in Seattle, Washington.
Born This Day:
1935: Ramsey Lewis ("The In Crowd") was born in Chicago, Illinois
1935: Rudy Lewis of the Drifters was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died May 10, 1964
1943: Cilla Black (Priscilla Marie Veronica White who sang "You're My World") was born in Liverpool, England
1945: Bruce Cockburn ("Wondering Where the Lions Are") was born in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
Starship
1947: Marty Kristian of the New Seekers ("I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing" from 1972) was born in Leipzig, Germany
1948: Pete Sears of Jefferson Starship was born in Bromley, Kent, England
1957: Eddie Harsch, keyboardist of the Black Crowes, was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1958: Siouxsie (Susan Janet Ballion) of Siouxsie and the Banshees was born in Southwark, southeast London, England
1958: Neil Finn of Split Enz and Crowded House was born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand
1966: Sean Kinney of Alice in Chains was born in Renton, Washington
1971: Lisa Lopes (Left Eye) of TLC was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died in an automobile accident April 25, 2002 that caused severe neck injuries and head trauma
1975: Dre (Andre Benjamin) of Outkast was born in Atlanta, Georgia
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1957: "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley was the #1 R&B song for the fourth week in a row.
1965: Sandie Shaw posted her second U.K. #1 song--"Long Live Love".
1967: Pink Floyd performed at the Civic Hall in Nantwich, England.
1967: More of the Monkees was the #1 album, followed by I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You from Aretha Franklin and Revenge by funnyman Bill Cosby. The Mamas & The Papas Deliver slipped to #4 while the Soundtrack to "Doctor Zhivago" was in the fifth position. The rest of the Top 10: The Soundtrack to "The Sound of Music" was still in the Top 10 after 115 weeks, The Monkees sat at #7, The Best of the Lovin' Spoonful came in eighth, My Cup Runneth Over from Ed Ames was #9 and the psychedelic Surrealistic Pillow from Jefferson Airplane moved from 16-10.
1967: "Sunday Will Never Be the Same" by Spanky & Our Gang shot up from 98 to 49 on this date.
1967: "Windy", one of the Top songs of the Rock Era* by the Association,was released. It pulled in the highest debut at #52.
1967: This is a very famous date in the Rock Era. Scott McKenzie released the anthem for a generation determined it could change the world--"San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)".
1967: "Him or Me --What's It Gonna' Be?" by Paul Revere & the Raiders from Boise, Idaho was the fastest-rising song within the Top 10, moving from 14 to 7.
1972: Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose released their great song "Too Late To Turn Back Now".
1972: "I'll Take You There", the great soul song from the Staple Singers, was #1 for the fourth week in a row on the R&B chart.
The Chi-Lites reached the top
1972: "Oh Girl" by the Chi-Lites moved into #1 while the Staple Singers closed with "I'll Take You There". Roberta Flack finally fell from the top after six great weeks at #1 with "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face". Al Green slid up one with "Look What You Done For Me" and Sammy Davis, Jr. motored up from 13 to 5 with "The Candy Man". The rest of the Top 10: "Morning Has Broken" from Cat Stevens got a nice move (10-6), the Rolling Stones were at 7 with "Tumbling Dice", Joe Tex had song #8--"I Gotcha'", Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show as they called themselves then had their first release "Sylvia's Mother" moving from 14-9 and "Hot Rod Lincoln", the great song from Commander Cody & His Los Planet Airmen was at #10.
1972: Thick As a Brick from Jethro Tull was the biggest mover within the Top 10 albums (13-2) and seemed destined for a turn at #1.
1978: "Grease" was the word, and Frankie Valli released it on this date.
1978: Bob Seger released the classic album Stranger in Town.
1978: "Even Now" by Barry Manilow was the new #1 Adult Contemporary song.
1978: "Use Ta Be My Girl" by the O'Jay's took over as the #1 R&B song.
1978: The Soundtrack to "Saturday Night Fever" was the #1 album for the 19th week in a row.
1988: Def Leppard promoted their blockbuster album Hysteria with a concert at the George M. Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska.
1989: Cliff RIchard released the 100th single of his career "The Best of Me".
1989: The Beach Boys and Chicago began a tour together.
1989: "My First Love" by Atlantic Starr gained the #1 spot on the R&B chart.
1989: "So Alive" by Love and Rockers was the biggest mover on this date 94-68.
1989: "Forever Your Girl" by Paula Abdul was the #1 song for a second week.
1989: Lech Walesa, leader of the labor movement in Poland, awarded a Badge of Solidarity to Stevie Wonder.
1994: Another famous day in the Rock Era as the Eagles reunited for a concert in Burbank, California after 14 years apart. If only other groups had the same maturity.
1995: "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan remained at #1 for the seventh consecutive week while Bryan Adams awaited his turn with "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?". Boyz II Men's "Water Runs Dry" moved to #3 while Method Man with Mary J. Blige sat still at #4 with "I'll Be There For You/You're All I Need To Get By". The rest of the Top 10: "Freak Like Me" from Adina Howard, Nicki French's version of the Bonnie Tyler classic "Total Eclipse of the Heart" was at #6, the great song "I Know" by Dionne Farris was on its way down, TLC's "Red Light Special" was song #8, "I Believe" from Blessid Union of Souls was #9 and Monica shocked everyone by moving from 22 to 10 with "Don't Take It Personal".
1995: Cracked Rear View reached #1 on the album chart 45 weeks after its release on July 23, 1994, one of the longest times in the Rock Era that an album has taken to reach #1.
1997: It used to be that rock artists had more confidence than to get in these kind of situations. Oasis singler Liam Gallagher suffered cuts and bruises after getting into a scuffle with a youth at the Tower Thistle Hotel in east London.
1999: Rod Stewart won a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ivor Novella Awards show.
2001: Tool had the #1 album with Lateralus.
2003: Metallica premiered the video from "St. Anger", which was filmed at San Quentin Prison, on MTV2.
2004: Marc Anthony filed for divorce from his wife, the former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres. He would soon show up at the side of Jennifer Lopez.
2004: Usher tied a Rock Era record by the Beatles and Bee Gees by placing all three songs in the Top 3 on this date--"Burn" at #1, "Yeah!" at #2 and "Confessions, Part II" at #3.
2005: Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails was awarded $3 million in his fraud suit against his former manager.
2006: The Red Hot Chili Peppers owned the top album with Stadium Arcadium.
2006: Michael Jackson received the Legend Award at the MTV Japan's Video Music Awards.
2010: The Eagles performed at the Key Arena in Seattle, Washington.
Born This Day:
1935: Ramsey Lewis ("The In Crowd") was born in Chicago, Illinois
1935: Rudy Lewis of the Drifters was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died May 10, 1964
1943: Cilla Black (Priscilla Marie Veronica White who sang "You're My World") was born in Liverpool, England
1945: Bruce Cockburn ("Wondering Where the Lions Are") was born in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
Starship
1947: Marty Kristian of the New Seekers ("I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing" from 1972) was born in Leipzig, Germany
1948: Pete Sears of Jefferson Starship was born in Bromley, Kent, England
1957: Eddie Harsch, keyboardist of the Black Crowes, was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1958: Siouxsie (Susan Janet Ballion) of Siouxsie and the Banshees was born in Southwark, southeast London, England
1958: Neil Finn of Split Enz and Crowded House was born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand
1966: Sean Kinney of Alice in Chains was born in Renton, Washington
1971: Lisa Lopes (Left Eye) of TLC was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died in an automobile accident April 25, 2002 that caused severe neck injuries and head trauma
1975: Dre (Andre Benjamin) of Outkast was born in Atlanta, Georgia
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