Spiritinthesky Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 5th Oct 1962, The Beatles debut single 'Love Me Do' was released in the UK. It spent 26 week's on the chart peaking at No.17. Beatles producer George Martin has said when 'Love Me Do' was released, it was the day the world changed. Read the full story: http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/love_me_do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 6th Oct, 2007, Queen's groundbreaking promo for their 1975 hit Bohemian Rhapsody was named the UK's best music video in a survey of music fans. Out of 1,051 adults polled by O2, 30% named the six-minute video, (which took only three hours to shoot and cost a mere £3,500 to make), their favourite. Read the full story: http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/bohemian_rhapsody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 8th Oct 1988, Pink Floyd's ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ finally left Billboard's Hot 200 Album Chart after a record breaking 741 weeks. Read more at http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/the_dark_side_of_the_moon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 8th Oct 1988, Pink Floyd's ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ finally left Billboard's Hot 200 Album Chart after a record breaking 741 weeks.Read more at http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/the_dark_side_of_the_moon Incredible streak. One of my favorite albums of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted October 11, 2012 Author Share Posted October 11, 2012 11th Oct 2010, George Michael was released from Highpoint Prison in Suffolk, England after serving four of an eight week sentence for driving under the influence of drugs. The singer had been arrested after crashing his car into the front of a Snappy Snaps store in Hampstead, North London in July of this year. Read more: http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/george_michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted October 13, 2012 Author Share Posted October 13, 2012 13th Oct 1965, The Who recorded 'My Generation', at Pye studios, London. When released as a single it reached No.2 on the UK chart, held off the No.1 position by The Seekers 'The Carnival Is Over'. Roger Daltrey would later say that he stuttered the lyrics to try to fit them to the music. The BBC initially refused to play the song because it did not want to offend people who stutter. Full story: http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/my_generation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted October 14, 2012 Author Share Posted October 14, 2012 14th Oct 1967, The second series of The Monkees TV show started on BBC TV in the UK. Plans for the shows to be screened in colour were dropped, so it was aired in black & white. Read more at http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/daydream_believers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 16th Oct 1976, One hit wonder Rick Dees and his Cast Of Idiots went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Disco Duck, (part one)'. Dees was a US TV and radio presenter, the song became a No.6 hit in the UK. More One Hit Wonders http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/one_hit_wonder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 26th Oct 1958, Bill Haley and his Comets played the first rock 'n' roll concert in Germany. Over 7,000 rock 'n' roll fans turned the show into a riot. More on Bill http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/rock_around_the_clock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted October 27, 2012 Author Share Posted October 27, 2012 27th Oct 1957, The Crickets started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'That'll Be The Day'. It was also a No.3 hit in the US where it went on to sell over a million. The song was inspired by a trip to the movies by Holly, Jerry Allison and Sonny Curtis in June 1956. The John Wayne film The Searchers was playing and Wayne's frequently-used, world-weary catchphrase, "that'll be the day" inspired the young musicians. More : http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/the_day_the_music_died Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 30th Oct 1971, Pink Floyd released their sixth studio album 'Meddle' in the US. The album features One Of These Days and the 23-minute track Echoes which took up all of side 2 on the vinyl record. The cover image was photographed by Bob Dowling. The image represents an ear, underwater, collecting waves of sound, represented by ripples in the water. More: http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/meddle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 Song of the day - The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted November 12, 2012 Author Share Posted November 12, 2012 12th Nov, 1945, Born on this day, Neil Young, Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist who as a member of Buffalo Springfield had the 1967 US #17 single 'For What It's Worth'. Joined Crosby Stills Nash and Young who had the 1970 US #1 and UK #5 album 'DejVu'. As a solo artist Young scored the 1972 US #1 and UK #10 single Heart Of Gold, and his 1972 UK #7 album Harvest spent 66 weeks on the UK chart. http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/neil_young Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted November 30, 2012 Author Share Posted November 30, 2012 30th Nov 1982, Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' album was released. It spent 190 weeks on the UK album chart became the biggest selling pop album of all time, with sales over 50 million copies. Seven singles were released from the album, including 'Beat It', which featured guitarists Eddie Van Halen and Steve Lukather and 'Billie Jean'. http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/thriller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 8th Jan 1935, Born on this day, Elvis Aaron Presley, the King of rock 'n' roll. He had his first No.1 in 1956 with the US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Heartbreak Hotel'. His first UK No.1 single was in 1957, with 'All Shook Up'. Presley went on to have over 100 US & UK Top 40 singles from 1956 - 2006. The singer died on August 16th 1977. http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/elvis_facts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 11th Jan 1992, Nirvana appeared on NBC-TV's Saturday Night Live performing two songs, 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' and 'Territorial Pissings'. Also on this day the group's 'Nevermind' went to No.1 on the US album chart. http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/smells_like_teen_spirit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted February 3, 2013 Author Share Posted February 3, 2013 3rd Feb 1959, 22 year old Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens, aged 17, died in a crash shortly after take-off from Clear Lake, Iowa, the pilot of the single-engined Beechcraft Bonanza plane was also killed. Holly hired the plane after heating problems developed on his tour bus. All three were travelling to Fargo, North Dakota, for the next show on their Winter Dance Party Tour which Holly had set - covering 24 cities in three weeks, to make money after the break-up of his band, The Crickets, last year. http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/the_day_the_music_died Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 6th Feb 1945, Born on this day, Bob Marley, singer / songwriter and guitarist who had the 1981 UK No.8 single with ‘No Woman No Cry’, plus over ten other UK Top 40 singles and the 1976 US No.8 & UK No. 15 album ‘Rastaman Vibration’. Marley died of cancer on May 11th 1981. More: http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/bob_marley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 13th May 1969, Bob Dylan recorded versions of 'Lay, Lady, Lay', at Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. 'Lay Lady Lay' was originally written for the soundtrack of the movie Midnight Cowboy, but wasn't submitted in time to be included in the finished film. The song has gone on to become a standard and has been covered by numerous bands and artists over the years, including The Byrds, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, The Everly Brothers, Neil Diamond, Melanie, The Isley Brothers, Duran Duran, Hoyt Axton and Isaac Hayes amongst others. More: http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/bob_dylan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 13th May 1969, Bob Dylan recorded versions of 'Lay, Lady, Lay', at Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. 'Lay Lady Lay' was originally written for the soundtrack of the movie Midnight Cowboy, but wasn't submitted in time to be included in the finished film. The song has gone on to become a standard and has been covered by numerous bands and artists over the years, including The Byrds, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, The Everly Brothers, Neil Diamond, Melanie, The Isley Brothers, Duran Duran, Hoyt Axton and Isaac Hayes amongst others. More: http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/bob_dylan You've got a misprint there. It should be 13th of February, not May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted February 17, 2013 Author Share Posted February 17, 2013 17th Feb 1967, The Beatles started recording a new John Lennon song 'Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite' at Abbey Road studios, London. John's lyrics for the song came almost entirely from an antique poster advertising a circus performance scheduled to take place in Rochdale, Lancashire, in February 1843. John had purchased the poster in Sevenoaks on January 31 while The Beatles were on location for the filming of the 'Strawberry Fields Forever' promotional film. http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/sgt_pepper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 18th Feb 1966, Beach Boy Brian Wilson recorded the future classic song 'Good Vibrations', which went on to become the band's third US number-one hit. As a child, his mother told him that dogs could pick up "vibrations" from people, so that the dog would bark at "bad vibrations" Wilson turned this into the general idea for the song. More: http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/brian_wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 21st Feb 1967, Pink Floyd started their first sessions at the EMI Studios, St. John's Wood, London on their debut album The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, working on the song 'Matilda Mother'. While Pink Floyd were recording their album with former Beatles engineer Norman Smith, The Beatles themselves were working in the studio next door, recording 'Fixing A Hole' for their Sgt. Pepper's album. http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/syd_barrett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 24th Feb 1975, Led Zeppelin released their sixth album Physical Graffiti in the UK. Recording sessions had been disrupted when bassist and keyboard player John Paul Jones had proposed quitting the band, supposedly to become choirmaster at Winchester Cathedral, England, although in reality he just needed time to rest after Zeppelin's demanding tour schedule. http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/physical_graffiti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 25th Feb 1943, Born on this day, George Harrison guitarist and vocalist with The Beatles, the world’s most successful group. The all-time bestselling album in the UK is The Beatles’ 'Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band', with over 4.5 million copies sold. Harrison wrote the 1969 US No.1 & UK No.4 Beatles single ‘Something’. As a solo artist he had the 1971 US No.1 album 'All Things Must Pass' and the 1970 worldwide No.1 single ‘My Sweet Lord’. He was also a member of the Traveling Wilburys with Tom Petty and Bob Dylan. Harrison died of cancer on November 29th 2001. More on George: http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/george_harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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