Music History Today: November 28, 2022

November 28, 2000: David Bowie was crowned the musician's musician. Bowie beat The Beatles and alternative rockers Radiohead in a survey by the NME that asked hundreds of top rock and pop stars to name their biggest musical influence.

David Bowie Paris 1980

Music History Today: October 3, 2021

October 3, 1981: Two months after MTV's debut, Blue Öyster Cult's "Burnin' For You" reaches its peak of number 40 in the US thanks to a video shot in a Los Angeles culvert. 

"Burnin' for You" by Blue Öyster Cult was released as the lead single from the band's eighth studio album, Fire of Unknown Origin. 

Music History Today: April 16, 2021

April 16, 1939: Dusty Springfield is born Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien in West Hampstead, North London, England.

Britain's greatest pop diva, Dusty Springfield was also the finest white soul singer of her era, a performer of remarkable emotional resonance. 

Dusty Springfield

Music History Today: December 22, 2020

December 22, 2000: The Coen Brothers movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" hit theaters with a Grammy-winning soundtrack.

Would you believe one of the best-selling country music albums since the turn of the millennium is a movie soundtrack? Believe it.