June 17, 1978: Andy Gibb became the first solo artist in the history of the US charts to have his first three releases reach Number 1 when "Shadow Dancing" hit the top of the chart. It became the best-selling single in the US in 1978.
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| Andy Gibb |
more brave than me
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Showing posts with label Carole King. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carole King. Show all posts
Friday, June 16, 2023
Saturday, June 18, 2022
Music History Today: June 19, 2022
June 19, 1999: Country singer Dwight Yoakam entered Billboard's Hot 100 chart with a cover of Queen's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love."
Monday, May 16, 2022
Music History Today: May 17, 2022
May 17, 1997: "Thinking of You" by Tony! Toni! Tone! rose into the top 40 section, at Number 39, of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart.
Tony! Toni! Tone!, rose into the top 40 section, at Number 39, of Billboard's Hot 100 single's chart. Enhancing the new jack swing era with traditional gospel and classic R&B,
Friday, February 4, 2022
Music History Today: February 5, 2022
February 5. 1983: Joe Jackson entered the American Top 40 chart with "Breaking Us in Two."
"Breaking Us in Two" by British musician Joe Jackson was the third of three charting singles from his 1982 LP, Night and Day.
Friday, August 27, 2021
Music History Today: August 28, 2021
August 28,1976: "Nadia's Theme (The Young and the Restless)" debuts on the Billboard Hot 100 single's chart.
The Young and the Restless has been a Daytime fixture since the sudser premiered in 1973. Just as iconic is its earworm of a theme song.
Nadia Comaneci
Friday, June 18, 2021
Music History Today: June 19, 2021
June 19, 1983: Rapper Macklemore (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis) is born Ben Haggerty in Seattle, Washington.
Rapper Macklemore fell in love with hip-hop as a kid and eventually released solo work before succumbing to drug abuse and entering rehab in 2008.
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| Macklemore |
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Music History Today: December 9, 2020
December 9, 1999: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced the biggest-selling artists of the century in the United States.
Thursday, July 30, 2020
Music History Today: July 31, 2020
July 31, 1971: James Taylor scored his only Billboard Number 1 record with the Carole King written "You've Got A Friend."
On the chorus of “Fire And Rain,” his 1970 breakout single, James Taylor sings, “I’ve seen lonely times when I could not find a friend.”
Friday, July 10, 2020
Music History Today: July 10, 2020
July 10, 1947: Arlo Guthrie was born in Coney Island, New York.
Born in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York in 1947.
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| Arlo Guthrie |
Saturday, June 27, 2020
Music History Today: June 28, 2020
June 28, 1971: Rod Stewart released the single "Maggie May."
It's one of the relatively few songs he had a hand in writing during his solo career, but neither Rod Stewart nor his label thought all that much of 'Maggie May' at first, relegating it to B-side status on the 'Reason to Believe' single.
Thursday, June 25, 2020
Music History Today: June 26, 2020
June 26, 1977: Elvis Presley played the final concert of his career at Market Square Arena, Indianapolis. He died less than one month later, on August 16.
Saturday, June 20, 2020
Music History Today: June 21, 2020
June 21, 1966: The Beatles record "She Said She Said," a song inspired by a party where Peter Fonda, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison were taking acid.
Regarding “She Said She Said,” John Lennon remembers: “That was written after an acid trip in L.A. during a break in The Beatles tour where we were having fun with The Byrds and lots of girls.
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| Beatles |
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Music History Today: June 10, 2020
June 10, 1922: Judy Garland is born Frances Ethel Gumm in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
Tensions were very high in her parents’ marriage, and Garland would often reflect on this throughout her career.
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| Judy Garland - Get Happy |
Saturday, June 6, 2020
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