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Showing posts with label Jackson Browne. Show all posts

Friday, May 5, 2023

Music History Today: May 6, 2023

May 6, 1995: "I Believe" by Blessid Union Of Souls peaked at Number 8 in the US.

Blessid Union Of Souls' frontman Eliot Sloan wrote "I Believe" after his girlfriend's father coerced her into breaking up with him by threatening to cut off her college tuition.

Blessid Union Of Souls
Blessid Union Of Souls
 

Friday, May 20, 2022

Music History Today: May 21, 2022

May 21, 2005: Rob Thomas peaked on Billboard's single's chart at Number 6  with "Lonely No More."

The first single from Matchbox Twenty front-man Rob Thomas' debut studio album, "Lonely No More" is his biggest solo hit to date.

Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas

Thursday, September 23, 2021

Music History Today: September 24, 2021


September 24, 1988: Anita Baker's "Giving You the Best that I've Got" enters the Billboard Hot 100 single's chart. 
"Giving You the Best That I Got" was Baker's highest charting hit on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number three in December 1988.

Anita Baker

Friday, July 30, 2021

Music History Today: July 31, 2021

July 31, 1999: "Genie in a Bottle" by Christina Aguilera was the new Number 1 song in the US.
Christina Aguilera’s “Genie in a Bottle,” written by David Frank, Steve Kipner & Pamela Sheyne, became the American pop singer’s signature track at the beginning of her career and was the song that lead her to international stardom. It is the first track from her self-titled debut album.

Christina Aguilera

Saturday, February 27, 2021

Music History Today: February 28, 2021

February 28, 1983: U2 released their third album, War, with "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "New Year's Day."

“Is That All?’” That was the question posed by U2 back where they had left off, on the last track of their sophomore set October, in the autumn of 1981. No, that most certainly was not all.

U2 album War cover

Saturday, December 5, 2020

Music History Today: December 6, 2020

December 6, 1969: Four people died during a free concert at Altamont, California by the Rolling Stones

The end of the 1960s hadn’t been kind to the Rolling Stones. There were drug charges, legal battles, and deteriorating interpersonal relationships, capped off by the ousting of founder Brian Jones and his subsequent drowning. 

Thursday, August 27, 2020

Music History Today: August 27, 2020

August 27, 1988: Tracy Chapman's self-titled debut album raced to Number 1 in the US.
Tracy Chapman is the self-titled debut album by singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman, released on April 5, 1988, by Elektra Records. 
Tracy Chapman Desktop Wallpaper