May 25, 1969: The movie "Midnight Cowboy" based on the 1965 novel of the same name was released.
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Showing posts with label Harry Nilsson. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Saturday, February 18, 2023
Music History Today: February 19, 2023
February 19, 2000: "All the Small Things" by Blink 182 peaked at Number 6 in the US.
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Music History Today: August 16, 2022
August 16, 1977: Elvis Presley died at 42 in Memphis, Tennessee. Presley's last concert was on June 26, 1977, in Indiana.
Thursday, July 7, 2022
Music History Today: July 8, 2022
July 8, 1989: Cyndi Lauper's cover of Roy Orbison's "I Drove All Night" hit Number 6 in the US.
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Cyndi Lauper |
Saturday, March 19, 2022
Music History Today: March 20, 2022
March 20, 2010: The highest entry on Billboard's Hot 100, at Number 21, was Justin Bieber's "Never Let You Go."
"Never Let You Go" debuted and peaked at number twenty-one in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100.
Justin Bieber 2010 |
Sunday, November 8, 2020
Music History Today: November 9, 2020
November 9, 1973: Billy Joel released his breakthrough album, "Piano Man."
Piano Man proved to be the first Billy Joel album to gain any real traction on the charts. It broke the Billboard Top 30 in 1974. But it would take him several more years before he'd really become a household name with 1977's The Stranger.
Saturday, October 10, 2020
Music History Today: October 11, 2020
October 11, 2004: The Vote for Change tour wraps up in Washington, DC.
The Vote for Change tour wrapped last night (October 11) with a star-studded finale at Washington, D.C.'s MCI Center.
Saturday, July 4, 2020
Music History Today: July 4, 2020
July 4, 1938: Bill Withers was born in Slab Fork, West Virginia.
Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “ Lean on Me, ” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died from heart complications, his family said in a statement to The Associated Press.
Sunday, June 14, 2020
Music History Today: June 15, 2020
June 15, 1999: Santana released the album Supernatural, which went to Number 1 thanks to hit singles like "Smooth," "Maria Maria," and "Put Your Lights On."
‘Put Your Lights On’ is about watching out for the monsters under our beds and shining a light on them. It could be sex, drugs, or anything seeking to destroy us.
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