1958: Ricky Nelson recorded "Lonesome Town".
1961: Bobby Lewis made it seven weeks in a row at #1 with "Tossin' and Turnin'".
1961: Elvis Presley notched his sixth #1 album with Something for Everybody.
1965: Gary Lewis & the Playboys had the #1 Easy Listening song for a third week with "Save Your Heart For Me".
1965: Out of Our Heads by the Rolling Stones was the new #1 album.
he Righteous Brothers with one of their classics
1965: Sonny & Cher once again had the #1 song with "I Got You Babe". Gary Lewis & the Playboys stepped up to 2 with "Save Your Heart For Me" while the Beatles jumped from 14 to 3 with "Help!". The Beach Boys were right behind at #4 with "California Girls" while "Unchained Melody" was #5 for the Righteous Brothers. The rest of the Top 10: the former #1 "Satisfaction" from the Rolling Stones, the Four Tops at 7 with "It's the Same Old Song", Patty Duke had song #8--"Don't Just Stand There", Herman's Hermits fell with "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" and Billy Joe Royal had #10 with "Down in the Boondocks".
1966: Rained out the night before, the Beatles performed a concert at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio, then boarded a plane for a show at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. For the second show, the group performed under a tarp due to heavy rain. It was this gig that convinced Paul McCartney that the group should stop touring.
1967: Bob Dylan renewed his recording contract with Columbia.
1967: The Doors began recording their second album at Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, California.
1967: The Association released the classic single "Never My Love".
1967: Pink Floyd cancelled their German tour after lead singer Syd Barrett disappeared.
1968: "Mony Mony" by Tommy James and the Shondells returned to #1 in the U.K.
1969: Led Zeppelin was in concert at the Carousel Theater in Framingham, Massachusetts.
1971: Olivia Newton-John had the top Adult Contemporary song for the third week with the Bob Dylan song "If Not for You".
1971: Marvin Gaye grabbed the #1 R&B hit for a second week with "Mercy Mercy Me" (The Ecology)".
1971: Paul & Linda McCartney moved from 65 to 21 with "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey".
1971: The Bee Gees had their biggest hit to date as "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" remained #1 for a third week. "Mr. Big Stuff" from Jean Knight was #2 and John Denver was still at #3 after 18 weeks with "Take Me Home, Country Roads". Marvin Gaye's "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" was catching fire, moving from 9 to 4 while James Taylor remained at 5 with "You've Got a Friend". CCR was up from 15-6 with their ninth Top 10--"Sweet Hitch-Hiker". The rest of the Top 10: Chicago's double-sided "Beginnings"/"Colour My World" was at 7, the Five Man Electrical Band was at 8 with "Signs", Tommy James and "Draggin' the Line" and "Liar" gave Three Dog Night their sixth Top 10 song.
1971: Tapestry by Carole King was the top album for the 10th week in a row.
1972: Police sprayed mace on lead singer Grace Slick as they scuffled with Jefferson Starship onstage at Akron, Ohio.
1975: The Eagles were in concert at the Paramount Northwest in Seattle, Washington.
1976: RCA Victor announced that sales of Elvis Presley records topped the 400 million mark.
1976: The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, 10cc, Todd Rundgren's Utopia and Hot Tuna performed at the Knebworth Festival in England.
1976: England Dan & John Ford Coley climbed the final part to #1 on the AC chart with "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight".
1980: Linda Ronstadt debuted on Broadway in the Gilbert & Sullivan production of The Pirates of Penzance.
1981: Santana had one of the hottest songs of the week with "Hold On", which moved from #72 to #51.
The Go-Go's reached the Top 10
1982: Fleetwood Mac's Mirage held down the #1 spot on the album chart, ahead of Eye of the Tiger from Survivor. Asia stayed at 3 and John Cougar (Mellencamp) was at 4 with American Fool. The rest of the Top 10: Pictures At Eleven from Robert Plant, the Steve Miller Band was at 6 with Abracadabra, Good Trouble was the new release from REO Speedwagon at #7, Crosby, Stills & Nash remained at 8 with Daylight Again, the Go-Go's moved from 42 to 9 with Vacation and Genesis reached the Top 10 with Three Sides Live.
Mellencamp had a solid #2 song...
1982: Chicago moved into the #1 position on the Adult Contemporary chart with "Hard to Say I'm Sorry".
1982: Survivor had the top song for a fifth week with "Eye of the Tiger". John Cougar (Mellencamp) had to settle for #2 for three weeks with "Hurts So Good". The Steve Miller Band ("Abracadabra") and Fleetwood Mac ("Hold Me") remained at 3 and 4, respectively. The rest of the Top 10: Chicago with "Hard To Say I'm Sorry", Air Supply at #6 with "Even the Nights Are Better", REO Speedwagon's "Keep the Fire Burnin'", the Go-Go's moved up one with "Vacation", Crosby, Stills & Nash had song #9--"Wasted on the Way" and Paul McCartney slid into the Top 10 with "Take It Away".
1989: Roxette released the single "Listen To Your Heart" from the great movie Pretty Woman starring Richard Gere & Julia Roberts.
1992: Sting married Trudi Styler.
1993: Bernie Taupin, one of the top lyricists of the Rock Era, married Stephanie Haymes.
1993: The Soundtrack to the great movie "Sleepless In Seattle" was #1 on the album chart with Black Sunday from Cypress Hill in the runner-up position. Janet by Janet Jackson was third, U2's Zooropa came in #4 and Core Promises and Lies, "The Bodyguard" Soundtrack was #7, Rod Stewart had the #8 album with Unplugged...And Seated, Aerosmith's Get a Grip came in #9 and Blind Melon had a Top 10 album with their self-titled release.
1994: Bob Dylan performed in Columbus, Ohio.
1996: Rick James was released from prison after spending two years in jail for assault.
1997: Carlos Santana held a press conference at the Hard Rock Cafe in San Francisco, California to promote a limited-edition t-shirt featuring his artwork. Santana autographed 500 shirts for distribution.
1997: Be Here Now, the new Oasis album, moved a million units on the first day.
2005: The Rolling Stones kicked off yet another world tour in Boston, Massachusetts.
2005: Bob Moog, inventor of the Moog synthesizer, died in Asheville, North Carolina at the age of 71.
2005: McFly rose to the top of the U.K. chart with "I'll Be O.K.".
2005: Staind had the top album with Chapter V.
2008: Buddy Harman, drummer who worked with Elvis Presley ("Little Sister"), Roy Orbison ("Pretty Woman") and played on over 18,000 songs, died of congestive heart failure at the age of 79.
2009: Johnny Carter, member of both the Flamingos ("I Only Have Eyes for You") and the Dells ("Stay in My Corner" from 1968) died of cancer at the age of 75.
Johnny Carter (two-time member of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame with both the Flamingos and the Dells) dies of cancer, 2009
Born This Day:
1938: Kenny Rogers was born in Houston, Texas.
1941: Tom Costello of Santana
1944: Jackie DeShannon was born in Hazel, Kentucky.
1947: Carl Giammarest, guitarist of the Buckinghams
1951: Joe Strummer, co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the Clash, was born in Ankara, Turkey.
1954: Steve Smith, drummer of Journey, was born in Whitman, Massachusetts.
1957: Budgie of Siouxsie & the Banshees was born in Lancashire, England
1957: Kim Sledge of Sister Sledge
1967: Serj Tankian, lead singer, songwriter and keyboardist of System of a Down, was born in Beirut, Lebanon.
1984: Melissa Schuman of Dream was born in San Clemente, California.
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1961: Bobby Lewis made it seven weeks in a row at #1 with "Tossin' and Turnin'".
1961: Elvis Presley notched his sixth #1 album with Something for Everybody.
1965: Gary Lewis & the Playboys had the #1 Easy Listening song for a third week with "Save Your Heart For Me".
1965: Out of Our Heads by the Rolling Stones was the new #1 album.
he Righteous Brothers with one of their classics
1965: Sonny & Cher once again had the #1 song with "I Got You Babe". Gary Lewis & the Playboys stepped up to 2 with "Save Your Heart For Me" while the Beatles jumped from 14 to 3 with "Help!". The Beach Boys were right behind at #4 with "California Girls" while "Unchained Melody" was #5 for the Righteous Brothers. The rest of the Top 10: the former #1 "Satisfaction" from the Rolling Stones, the Four Tops at 7 with "It's the Same Old Song", Patty Duke had song #8--"Don't Just Stand There", Herman's Hermits fell with "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" and Billy Joe Royal had #10 with "Down in the Boondocks".
1966: Rained out the night before, the Beatles performed a concert at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio, then boarded a plane for a show at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. For the second show, the group performed under a tarp due to heavy rain. It was this gig that convinced Paul McCartney that the group should stop touring.
1967: Bob Dylan renewed his recording contract with Columbia.
1967: The Doors began recording their second album at Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, California.
1967: The Association released the classic single "Never My Love".
1967: Pink Floyd cancelled their German tour after lead singer Syd Barrett disappeared.
1968: "Mony Mony" by Tommy James and the Shondells returned to #1 in the U.K.
1969: Led Zeppelin was in concert at the Carousel Theater in Framingham, Massachusetts.
1971: Olivia Newton-John had the top Adult Contemporary song for the third week with the Bob Dylan song "If Not for You".
1971: Marvin Gaye grabbed the #1 R&B hit for a second week with "Mercy Mercy Me" (The Ecology)".
1971: Paul & Linda McCartney moved from 65 to 21 with "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey".
1971: The Bee Gees had their biggest hit to date as "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" remained #1 for a third week. "Mr. Big Stuff" from Jean Knight was #2 and John Denver was still at #3 after 18 weeks with "Take Me Home, Country Roads". Marvin Gaye's "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" was catching fire, moving from 9 to 4 while James Taylor remained at 5 with "You've Got a Friend". CCR was up from 15-6 with their ninth Top 10--"Sweet Hitch-Hiker". The rest of the Top 10: Chicago's double-sided "Beginnings"/"Colour My World" was at 7, the Five Man Electrical Band was at 8 with "Signs", Tommy James and "Draggin' the Line" and "Liar" gave Three Dog Night their sixth Top 10 song.
1971: Tapestry by Carole King was the top album for the 10th week in a row.
1972: Police sprayed mace on lead singer Grace Slick as they scuffled with Jefferson Starship onstage at Akron, Ohio.
1975: The Eagles were in concert at the Paramount Northwest in Seattle, Washington.
1976: RCA Victor announced that sales of Elvis Presley records topped the 400 million mark.
1976: The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, 10cc, Todd Rundgren's Utopia and Hot Tuna performed at the Knebworth Festival in England.
1976: England Dan & John Ford Coley climbed the final part to #1 on the AC chart with "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight".
1980: Linda Ronstadt debuted on Broadway in the Gilbert & Sullivan production of The Pirates of Penzance.
1981: Santana had one of the hottest songs of the week with "Hold On", which moved from #72 to #51.
The Go-Go's reached the Top 10
1982: Fleetwood Mac's Mirage held down the #1 spot on the album chart, ahead of Eye of the Tiger from Survivor. Asia stayed at 3 and John Cougar (Mellencamp) was at 4 with American Fool. The rest of the Top 10: Pictures At Eleven from Robert Plant, the Steve Miller Band was at 6 with Abracadabra, Good Trouble was the new release from REO Speedwagon at #7, Crosby, Stills & Nash remained at 8 with Daylight Again, the Go-Go's moved from 42 to 9 with Vacation and Genesis reached the Top 10 with Three Sides Live.
Mellencamp had a solid #2 song...
1982: Chicago moved into the #1 position on the Adult Contemporary chart with "Hard to Say I'm Sorry".
1982: Survivor had the top song for a fifth week with "Eye of the Tiger". John Cougar (Mellencamp) had to settle for #2 for three weeks with "Hurts So Good". The Steve Miller Band ("Abracadabra") and Fleetwood Mac ("Hold Me") remained at 3 and 4, respectively. The rest of the Top 10: Chicago with "Hard To Say I'm Sorry", Air Supply at #6 with "Even the Nights Are Better", REO Speedwagon's "Keep the Fire Burnin'", the Go-Go's moved up one with "Vacation", Crosby, Stills & Nash had song #9--"Wasted on the Way" and Paul McCartney slid into the Top 10 with "Take It Away".
1989: Roxette released the single "Listen To Your Heart" from the great movie Pretty Woman starring Richard Gere & Julia Roberts.
1992: Sting married Trudi Styler.
1993: Bernie Taupin, one of the top lyricists of the Rock Era, married Stephanie Haymes.
1993: The Soundtrack to the great movie "Sleepless In Seattle" was #1 on the album chart with Black Sunday from Cypress Hill in the runner-up position. Janet by Janet Jackson was third, U2's Zooropa came in #4 and Core Promises and Lies, "The Bodyguard" Soundtrack was #7, Rod Stewart had the #8 album with Unplugged...And Seated, Aerosmith's Get a Grip came in #9 and Blind Melon had a Top 10 album with their self-titled release.
1994: Bob Dylan performed in Columbus, Ohio.
1996: Rick James was released from prison after spending two years in jail for assault.
1997: Carlos Santana held a press conference at the Hard Rock Cafe in San Francisco, California to promote a limited-edition t-shirt featuring his artwork. Santana autographed 500 shirts for distribution.
1997: Be Here Now, the new Oasis album, moved a million units on the first day.
2005: The Rolling Stones kicked off yet another world tour in Boston, Massachusetts.
2005: Bob Moog, inventor of the Moog synthesizer, died in Asheville, North Carolina at the age of 71.
2005: McFly rose to the top of the U.K. chart with "I'll Be O.K.".
2005: Staind had the top album with Chapter V.
2008: Buddy Harman, drummer who worked with Elvis Presley ("Little Sister"), Roy Orbison ("Pretty Woman") and played on over 18,000 songs, died of congestive heart failure at the age of 79.
2009: Johnny Carter, member of both the Flamingos ("I Only Have Eyes for You") and the Dells ("Stay in My Corner" from 1968) died of cancer at the age of 75.
Johnny Carter (two-time member of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame with both the Flamingos and the Dells) dies of cancer, 2009
Born This Day:
1938: Kenny Rogers was born in Houston, Texas.
1941: Tom Costello of Santana
1944: Jackie DeShannon was born in Hazel, Kentucky.
1947: Carl Giammarest, guitarist of the Buckinghams
1951: Joe Strummer, co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the Clash, was born in Ankara, Turkey.
1954: Steve Smith, drummer of Journey, was born in Whitman, Massachusetts.
1957: Budgie of Siouxsie & the Banshees was born in Lancashire, England
1957: Kim Sledge of Sister Sledge
1967: Serj Tankian, lead singer, songwriter and keyboardist of System of a Down, was born in Beirut, Lebanon.
1984: Melissa Schuman of Dream was born in San Clemente, California.
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