Showing posts with label Genesis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Genesis. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Music History Today: June 21, 2023

June 21, 1967: A free concert in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park celebrating the Summer Solstice features performances by The Grateful Dead, Big Brother & the Holding Company, and Quicksilver Messenger Service in a jam that builds to a lighting of the Conservatory of Flowers in mandalas of psychedelic color.

San Francisco Golden Gate Park Summer Solstice concert poster

Sunday, May 8, 2022

Music History Today: May 9, 2022

May 9, 1992: Genesis blasted from Number 79 to 44 the second week on the chart with "Hold On My Heart."

"Hold on My Heart" by Genesis was released as the album's third single from their 14th studio album, We Can't Dance..

Genesis  We Can't Dance album cover art

Monday, April 4, 2022

Music History Today: April 4, 2022

April 4, 1998: "The Unforgiven II" by Metallica entered Billboard's Hot 100.
"The Unforgiven" by Metallica was released as the second single from their fifth album, known as The Black Album.

"The Unforgiven II" by Metallica

Sunday, January 30, 2022

Music History Today: January 31, 2022

January 31, 2004: No Doubt reached Number 10 on Billboard's singles chart with "It's My Life."
"It's My Life" was originally by the English new wave band Talk Talk.

No Doubt

Sunday, October 10, 2021

Music History Today: October 11, 2021

October 11, 1980:  "I’m Alright" by Kenny Loggins from the film Caddyshack reached Number 7 on the Billboard hot 110 single's chart.

It’s hard to imagine now, but Kenny Loggins wasn’t the king of the soundtracks heading into 1980. 
Caddyshack movie poster

Saturday, June 26, 2021

Music History Today: June 27, 2021

June 27, 1989: The studio album The End of the Innocence by Don Henley was released.

Don Henley’s biggest album outside of the Eagles, The End Of The Innocence sold six million copies in America alone.

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Music History Today: January 28, 2021

January 28, 1968: Sarah McLachlan was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Canadian singer/songwriter Sarah McLachlan debuted in 1988 with her piano-based folk-pop, which went on to gain her a devoted following, a number of Juno and Grammy Awards, and placement in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. 
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan

Monday, June 8, 2020

Music History Today: June 9, 2020

June 9, 1973:  The Doobie Brothers moved up the chart from number 22 to 10 with "Long Train Runnin'."
“That song was a jam for the longest time, it literally was,” Doobies singer and guitarist Tom Johnston tells UCR. “I would make up different words every night while we were playing it live, because we were in clubs and it didn’t really matter.