1955: Elvis Presley performed in Fort Worth, Texas.
1957: On this date the organization that would oversee the recording industry, look out for their interests and eventually organize the Grammy Awards, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) was created.
1965: Elvis Presley's movie "Tickle Me" opened.
1966: Mel Carter had the #1 Adult Contemporary song for the second week with "Band of Gold".
1966: Percy Sledge had his one and only #1 with "When a Man Loves a Woman". The Mindbenders moved up to #2 with "A Groovy Kind of Love" while the former #1 "Monday, Monday" by the Mamas & Papas slipped to #3. The Rolling Stones had one of the hottest movers (19-4) with "Paint It Black".
1967: The Association made their television debut on "The Smothers Brothers' Comedy Hour" on CBS.
1968: Out of Our Heads by the Rolling Stones was #1 on the album chart followed by the former #1 album Beatles VI. Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!) by the Beach Boys remained at 3, followed by Herman's Hermits On Tour and The Soundtrack to "The Sound of Music" at #5. The rest of the Top 10: My Name Is Barbra from Streisand, Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan at #7, the Soundtrack to "Mary Poppins" at #8, Just Once In My Life from the Righteous Brothers at #9 and Sinatra '65 at #10.
1966: The Rolling Stones reached the top of the U.K. chart with "Paint It Black".
1969: Speaking of--Mick Jagger and his girlfriend Marianne Faithful were arrested in London for possession of marijuana.
1969: Judy Collins was Johnny Carson's guest on The Tonight Show.
1973: Ronnie Lane quit the group Faces.
1976: The Allman Brothers Band split after Gregg Allman testified against his road manager in a drug case.
1977: Heart released "Barracuda".
1977: Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers played together in Paris, France when the three were part of Strontium 90.
1977: The Eagles, Foreigner, Heart and Steve Miller all appeared at the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California.
No slowing down for this super group
1977: The Eagles were the biggest mover of the week, going from 53 to 28 with "Life in the Fast Lane".
1977: Bruce Springsteen settled out of court in the case against his former manager Mike Appel.
1977: The album Barry Manilow Live debuted at #10.
1977: The more this margarita wears off, the more I think it could be my fault--"Margaritaville" from Jimmy Buffett was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1978: David Cassidy starred on the NBC-TV show "Police Story".
1982: Bill Graham organized a Vietnam Veterans benefit concert in San Francisco, which starred Jefferson Starship, the Grateful Dead and Country Joe.
1983: US Festival '83 was underway on this date as Van Halen, the Pretenders, U2, the Clash, Men at Work, INXS, Stevie Nicks, the Stray Cats, Willie Nelson, David Bowie, Joe Walsh, Motley Crue, Ozzy Osbourne and Judas Priest performed.
Take your passion....and make it happen!
1983: Irene Cara, who I feel gave one of the top vocal performances of the Rock Era on this song, rose to #1 with "Flashdance...What a Feeling". David Bowie was at #2 with "Let's Dance, Michael Jackson's "Beat It" featuring the great guitar work of Eddie Van Halen was third. Men At Work remained at #4 with "Overkill" followed by Thomas Dolby's only hit "She Blinded Me With Science". The rest of the Top 10: "Little Red Corvette" from Prince, Laura Branigan's "Solitaire at #7, the Culture Club moving up with "Time (Clock of the Heart)", Lionel Richie stuck at 9 with "My Love" and Bryan Adams moving into the Top 10 with "Straight From the Heart".
1984: Bob Dylan toured for the first time since 1981, performing in Verona, Italy.
1986: Dick Clark hosted the television special "America Picks the No. 1 Songs".
1987: Whitney Houston released her follow-up album Whitney.
1988: Faith by George Michael was #1 for a ninth week on the album chart but the former #1 "Dirty Dancing" Soundtrack held strong at #2. Michael Jackson was hanging in there after 36 weeks with Bad at #3 and yet More Dirty Dancing from the Soundtrack was fourth. The rest of the Top 10: Introducing the Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby, Let It Loose was #6 from Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine, the Scorpions climbed up with Savage Amusement, Appetite for Destruction by Guns N' Roses was #8, Now and Zen, the solo album by Robert Plant, fell to #9 and Def Leppard re-entered the Top 10 in week #41 for their incredible album Hysteria.
Brenda Russell's great song "Piano in the Dark" entered the Top 10
1988: Another song from "Faith " reached #1 as "One More Try" got the honor for George Michael. Johnny Hates Jazz challenged at 2 but would never go higher. Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine fell from the top to #3 with "Anything For You". The two new entries into the Top 10 were "Together Forever" by Rick Astley and Brenda Russell's great song "Piano in the Dark".
1988: "One More Try" was also #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, making it a sweep for George Michael.
1998: Elton John and Bernie Taupin won an Ivor Novello Award for their tribute to Princess Diana--"Candle in the Wind '97".
2000: Britney Spears had the #1 album with "Oops!...I Did It Again".
2003: Paramount Pictures announced plans to make Avril Lavigne's "Sk8er Boi" into a motion picture.
2003: Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown visited Israel, where they met premier Ariel Sharon.
2006: The Red Hot Chili Peppers had the top album in the U.K. with Stadium Arcadium.
2006: Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" was #1 for a ninth week in the U.K.
2007: The Police began their reunion tour at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Rush--a great group of guys
2008: Rush donated $100,000 to the Canadian Museum of Human Rights.
Born This Day:
1917: Papa John Creach of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna was born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
1943: Tony Mansfield of Naked Eyes was born in Salford, England
1944: Billy Vera ("At This Moment") was born in Riverside, California
1944: Gladys Knight was born in Atlanta, Georgia
1945: John Fogerty was born in Berkeley, California
1948: Ray Laidlan of Lindisfarne was born in North Shields, England
1962: Roland Gift of the Fine Young Cannibals was born in Birmingham, England
1968: Kylie Minogue was born in Melbourne, Australia
1981: Mark Feehily of Westlife was born in Sligo, Irlenad
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1957: On this date the organization that would oversee the recording industry, look out for their interests and eventually organize the Grammy Awards, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) was created.
1965: Elvis Presley's movie "Tickle Me" opened.
1966: Mel Carter had the #1 Adult Contemporary song for the second week with "Band of Gold".
1966: Percy Sledge had his one and only #1 with "When a Man Loves a Woman". The Mindbenders moved up to #2 with "A Groovy Kind of Love" while the former #1 "Monday, Monday" by the Mamas & Papas slipped to #3. The Rolling Stones had one of the hottest movers (19-4) with "Paint It Black".
1967: The Association made their television debut on "The Smothers Brothers' Comedy Hour" on CBS.
1968: Out of Our Heads by the Rolling Stones was #1 on the album chart followed by the former #1 album Beatles VI. Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!) by the Beach Boys remained at 3, followed by Herman's Hermits On Tour and The Soundtrack to "The Sound of Music" at #5. The rest of the Top 10: My Name Is Barbra from Streisand, Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan at #7, the Soundtrack to "Mary Poppins" at #8, Just Once In My Life from the Righteous Brothers at #9 and Sinatra '65 at #10.
1966: The Rolling Stones reached the top of the U.K. chart with "Paint It Black".
1969: Speaking of--Mick Jagger and his girlfriend Marianne Faithful were arrested in London for possession of marijuana.
1969: Judy Collins was Johnny Carson's guest on The Tonight Show.
1973: Ronnie Lane quit the group Faces.
1976: The Allman Brothers Band split after Gregg Allman testified against his road manager in a drug case.
1977: Heart released "Barracuda".
1977: Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers played together in Paris, France when the three were part of Strontium 90.
1977: The Eagles, Foreigner, Heart and Steve Miller all appeared at the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California.
No slowing down for this super group
1977: The Eagles were the biggest mover of the week, going from 53 to 28 with "Life in the Fast Lane".
1977: Bruce Springsteen settled out of court in the case against his former manager Mike Appel.
1977: The album Barry Manilow Live debuted at #10.
1977: The more this margarita wears off, the more I think it could be my fault--"Margaritaville" from Jimmy Buffett was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1978: David Cassidy starred on the NBC-TV show "Police Story".
1982: Bill Graham organized a Vietnam Veterans benefit concert in San Francisco, which starred Jefferson Starship, the Grateful Dead and Country Joe.
1983: US Festival '83 was underway on this date as Van Halen, the Pretenders, U2, the Clash, Men at Work, INXS, Stevie Nicks, the Stray Cats, Willie Nelson, David Bowie, Joe Walsh, Motley Crue, Ozzy Osbourne and Judas Priest performed.
1983: Irene Cara, who I feel gave one of the top vocal performances of the Rock Era on this song, rose to #1 with "Flashdance...What a Feeling". David Bowie was at #2 with "Let's Dance, Michael Jackson's "Beat It" featuring the great guitar work of Eddie Van Halen was third. Men At Work remained at #4 with "Overkill" followed by Thomas Dolby's only hit "She Blinded Me With Science". The rest of the Top 10: "Little Red Corvette" from Prince, Laura Branigan's "Solitaire at #7, the Culture Club moving up with "Time (Clock of the Heart)", Lionel Richie stuck at 9 with "My Love" and Bryan Adams moving into the Top 10 with "Straight From the Heart".
1984: Bob Dylan toured for the first time since 1981, performing in Verona, Italy.
1986: Dick Clark hosted the television special "America Picks the No. 1 Songs".
1987: Whitney Houston released her follow-up album Whitney.
1988: Faith by George Michael was #1 for a ninth week on the album chart but the former #1 "Dirty Dancing" Soundtrack held strong at #2. Michael Jackson was hanging in there after 36 weeks with Bad at #3 and yet More Dirty Dancing from the Soundtrack was fourth. The rest of the Top 10: Introducing the Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby, Let It Loose was #6 from Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine, the Scorpions climbed up with Savage Amusement, Appetite for Destruction by Guns N' Roses was #8, Now and Zen, the solo album by Robert Plant, fell to #9 and Def Leppard re-entered the Top 10 in week #41 for their incredible album Hysteria.
Brenda Russell's great song "Piano in the Dark" entered the Top 10
1988: Another song from "Faith " reached #1 as "One More Try" got the honor for George Michael. Johnny Hates Jazz challenged at 2 but would never go higher. Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine fell from the top to #3 with "Anything For You". The two new entries into the Top 10 were "Together Forever" by Rick Astley and Brenda Russell's great song "Piano in the Dark".
1988: "One More Try" was also #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, making it a sweep for George Michael.
1998: Elton John and Bernie Taupin won an Ivor Novello Award for their tribute to Princess Diana--"Candle in the Wind '97".
2000: Britney Spears had the #1 album with "Oops!...I Did It Again".
2003: Paramount Pictures announced plans to make Avril Lavigne's "Sk8er Boi" into a motion picture.
2003: Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown visited Israel, where they met premier Ariel Sharon.
2006: The Red Hot Chili Peppers had the top album in the U.K. with Stadium Arcadium.
2006: Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" was #1 for a ninth week in the U.K.
2007: The Police began their reunion tour at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Rush--a great group of guys
2008: Rush donated $100,000 to the Canadian Museum of Human Rights.
Born This Day:
1917: Papa John Creach of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna was born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
1943: Tony Mansfield of Naked Eyes was born in Salford, England
1944: Billy Vera ("At This Moment") was born in Riverside, California
1944: Gladys Knight was born in Atlanta, Georgia
1945: John Fogerty was born in Berkeley, California
1948: Ray Laidlan of Lindisfarne was born in North Shields, England
1962: Roland Gift of the Fine Young Cannibals was born in Birmingham, England
1968: Kylie Minogue was born in Melbourne, Australia
1981: Mark Feehily of Westlife was born in Sligo, Irlenad
1985: Colby Caillat was born in Malibu, CaliforniaSource URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/05/this-day-in-rock-music-history-may-28.html
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