August 30, 1975: Rod Stewart had his fifth UK Number 1 album when Atlantic Crossing started a five-week run at the top of the charts.
The Atlantic Crossing LP title indicated Stewart's new commercial and artistic direction.
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It referred to both his crossing over to Warner Brothers and his departure from the UKL to escape the 83 per cent top rate of income tax.
Read more: WikipediaAugust 30, 1949: Hank Williams went into Herzog Studio in Cincinnati to record "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry."
"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry."was inspired by Hank William's tumultuous relationship with his first wife, Audrey. Williams wrote this as a spoken-word piece that he planned to record as his alter-ego, "Luke the Drifter" He thought it to genteel to put to music, but his friends and fellow musicians convinced him otherwise.
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August 30, 1965: Bob Dylan's album Highway 61 Revisited was released.
Considered by many Bob Dylan's 'magnum opus,' Highway 61 Revisited shuffles through nine songs that range from reflective folk-rock ("Desolation Row") and blues ("It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry") to flat-out garage rock ("Tombstone Blues," "From a Buick 6," "Highway 61 Revisited").
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August 30, 1969: Santana release their self-titled debut album, with standout tracks "Evil Ways" and "Soul Sacrifice."
August 30, 1986: The Eurythmics moved into the to US 40, from 45 to 34, with "Missionary Man."
The lyrics for "Missionary Man" came from a poem that Annie Lennox had written. Musically, her bandmate Dave Stewart wanted to create a song that would play well in an arena setting. He was inspired by the concert films Under A Blood Red Sky by U2 and Stop Making Sense by Talking Heads.
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