June 3, 1977: Bob Marley & the Wailers released Exodus. The album featured the hits "Jamming," "Waiting In Vain," "Three Little Birds," and "One Love." In 1999, Time magazine named Exodus the best album of the 20th century.
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Showing posts with label Bob Marley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bob Marley. Show all posts
Friday, June 2, 2023
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Music History Today: May 11, 2023
May 11, 2002: Eminem entered Billboard's Hot 100 more than halfway up the chart, at Number 44, with "Without Me."
"Without Me" was Eminem's first single since his Marshall Mathers LP. He explains in the song that everything was dull and empty with him away, but he was now here to give people something to talk about.
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| Eminem |
Saturday, April 15, 2023
Music History Today: April 16, 2023
April 16, 2003: The American mockumentary A Mighty Wind was released.
A Mighty Wind is about a folk music reunion concert in which three folk bands reunite for a television performance for the first time in decades and parodies the American folk music revival of the early 1960s and its personalities.
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Music History Today: April 13, 2022
April 13, 1967: The third screen adaptation of Ian Fleming's 1953 novel Casino Royale, featuring Dusty Springfield's performance of "The Look of Love," opened in London.
Sunday, February 5, 2023
Music History Today: February 6, 2023
February 6, 1999: Justin Bieber burst onto Billboard Hot 100 at Number 5 with his debut single, "Baby." The video has nearly 3 Billion views.
Monday, September 12, 2022
Music History Today: September 12, 2022
September 12, 1998: Lauryn Hill's solo album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill debuts at Number 1 in the US.
Though the Fugees had been wildly successful, and Lauryn Hill widely recognized as a key to their popularity, few were prepared for her stunning debut.
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Music History Today: April 13, 2022
April 13, 1996: "Just a Girl" by No Doubt moved into the American Top 40 chart.
“Just a Girl” was also the first song Stefani wrote for No Doubt after her brother, who was the key songwriter, left the band in 1994.
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| No Doubt |
Friday, February 11, 2022
Music History Today: February 12, 2022
February 12, 2008: Jason Mraz released the single "I'm Yours."
"I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 51st Grammy Awards.
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| Jason Mraz |
Friday, February 5, 2021
Music History Today: February 6, 2021
February 6, 1945: Bob Marley was born Nesta Robert Marley in Jamaica.
Robert Nesta Marley was born in a small rural Jamaican village called Nine Miles. His father was a white man, Capt. Norval Marley, a superintendent of lands for the British government, which had colonized Jamaica in the 1660s.
Thursday, July 16, 2020
Music History Today: July 17, 2020
July 17, 1959: While under arrest for illegal possession of narcotics, Billie Holiday dies at age 44 at Metropolitan Hospital in New York City.
On May 31, 1959, Billy Holiday was taken to Metropolitan Hospital in New York suffering from liver and heart disease.
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| Lady Day in 1953 Photograph: Charles Hewitt/Getty Images |
Sunday, May 10, 2020
Music History Today: May 11, 2020
May 11, 1981: Bob Marley, the King Of Reggae, died of a brain tumor at 36.
In 1976 Bob Marley survived an assassination attempt by three gunmen at his home in Hope Road in Jamaica; just five years later he was taken down by a malignant melanoma originating in his toe.
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Music History Today: April 22, 2020
April 22, 1978: Bob Marley and the Wailers performed at Jamaica's 'One Love Peace Concert.'
The One Love Peace Concert was held on April 22, 1978 at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica.
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