Spiritinthesky Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 26th Feb 1932, Born on this day, Johnny Cash, US country singer, songwriter who had a 1969 US No.2 & UK No.4 single with ‘A Boy Named Sue’ plus 11 other US Top 40 singles. He had the US TV Johnny Cash show in the late 60s’ early 70s. Cash died of respiratory failure on September 12th 2003, aged 71. More http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/johnny_cash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 1st March 1944, Born on this day, Roger Daltrey, vocals, The Who, (1965 UK No.2 single 'My Generation' plus over 20 other UK hit singles, 16 US Top 40 singles, rock opera albums 'Tommy' & 'Quadrophenia'). Solo, (1973 UK No.5 single 'Giving It All Away'). http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/my_generation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 4th March 1966, John Lennon's statement that The Beatles were 'more popular than Jesus Christ' was published in The London Evening Standard. "Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. We’re more popular then Jesus now; I don’t know which will go first, rock ‘n’ roll or Christianity. Jesus was alright, but his disciples were thick and ordinary." Christian groups in the US were outraged resulting in some states burning Beatles records. Lennon later apologised. http://audioboo.fm/boos/1245306-this-day-in-music-4th-march Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted March 5, 2013 Author Share Posted March 5, 2013 5th March 1983, Michael Jackson started a seven week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Billie Jean', his fourth solo US No.1, also No.1 in the UK. And on this day Jacksons album 'Thriller' went to No.1 for the first time on the UK album chart, it went on to become the biggest selling album of all time with sales over 50 million. http://audioboo.fm/boos/1247598-this-day-in-music-5th-march Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted March 6, 2013 Author Share Posted March 6, 2013 March 6th 1982, Tight Fit were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their version of The Tokens hit 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight.' It was first recorded by its writer, Solomon Linda, and his group, The Evening Birds, in 1939. In 2004, the song became the subject of a lawsuit between the family of its writer Solomon Linda and Disney. The suit claimed that Disney owed $1.6 million in royalties for the use of 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' in the film and stage production of The Lion King. A settlement was reached for an undisclosed amount in 2006. http://audioboo.fm/boos/1249616-this-day-in-music-6th-march Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbws Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 David Bowie released "The Prettiest Star" single this day In 1970. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjXjxnaH8Yk RIP Alvin Lee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjXjxnaH8YkRIP Alvin Lee. ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 March 7th 1966, Tina Turner recorded her vocal on the Phil Spector produced 'River Deep Mountain High'. It went on to make No.3 in the UK but only No.88 on the US chart. Hear more at http://audioboo.fm/boos/1252255-this-day-in-music-7th-march Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbws Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 March 7, 1975 - Young Americans album was released. Hear the entire album here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeJDyIkzqKE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbws Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Sorry. Extremeskins glitched out and double posted the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 Best rock album ever? On 10th March 1973, Pink Floyd released their eighth studio album 'The Dark Side Of The Moon' in the US. It remained in the US charts for 741 discontinuous weeks from 1973 to 1988, longer than any other album in history. More on the story: http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/the_dark_side_of_the_moon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 11th March 1978, The debut single from Kate Bush, 'Wuthering Heights' a song inspired by the Emily Bronte novel, started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart. Record company, EMI had originally chosen another track, 'James and the Cold Gun' as the lead single, but Bush was determined that 'Wuthering Heights' would be the first release from the album. http://audioboo.fm/boos/1259514-this-day-in-music-11th-march Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 12th March 1968, The Rolling Stones started recording their next single 'Jumpin' Jack Flash' with new producer Jimmy Miller at Olympic studios in London. Keith Richards has stated that he and Jagger wrote the lyrics while staying at Richards' country house, where they were awakened one morning by the sound of gardener Jack Dyer walking past the window. When Jagger asked what the noise was, Richards responded, "Oh, that's Jack - that's jumpin' Jack." More at http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 14th March 1964, For the first time in British recording history, all Top Ten singles in the UK were by British acts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share Posted March 16, 2013 16th March 1964, The Beatles set a new record for advance sales in the U.S. with 2,100,000 copies of their latest single 'Can't Buy Me Love.' When pressed by American journalists in 1966 to reveal the song's "true" meaning, Paul McCartney stated "I think you can put any interpretation you want on anything, but when someone suggests that 'Can't Buy Me Love' is about a prostitute, I draw the line." http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted April 3, 2013 Author Share Posted April 3, 2013 3rd April 2007, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards denied that he snorted the ashes of his late father during a drugs binge. Jane Rose, Richards' manager, told MTV News the remarks were made ‘in jest’, and she could not believe they had been taken seriously. Richards had said in an interview with the NME: ‘He was cremated and I couldn't resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow.’ But NME interviewer Mark Beaumont was convinced that Richards was not joking when speaking to him about the alleged incident. ‘He did seem to be quite honest about it. There were too many details for him to be making it up,’ he later told BBC news. More: http://audioboo.fm/boos/1305118-this-day-in-music-3rd-april Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Hardrock Gunter RIP today. Thanks for the Rock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 25th April 1987, U2 started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with their fifth studio album 'The Joshua Tree.' Inspired by American tour experiences, literature, and politics, the album topped the charts in over 20 countries, and is one of the world's all-time best-selling albums, with over 25 million copies sold. The album which won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year produced the hit singles 'With or Without You', 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For', and 'Where the Streets Have No Name'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritinthesky Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share Posted April 26, 2013 26th April 1980, Blondie were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Call Me', the group's fourth UK No.1, featured in the Richard Gere movie 'American Gigolo', the track was also a No.1 in the US where it became the band's biggest selling single. Producer Giorgio Moroder originally asked Stevie Nicks from Fleetwood Mac to help compose and perform a song for the soundtrack, but she declined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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