Showing posts with label K.C. and the Sunshine Band. Show all posts
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Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Music History Today: January 26, 2022

January 26, 1988: Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Phantom of the Opera debuted on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre after a successful run on London's West End.

The longest-running show in Broadway history, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera debuted in 1988, winning seven Tony Awards® including Best Musical.

Michael Crawford & Sarah Brightman 

Sunday, November 21, 2021

Music History Today: November 22, 2021

November 22, 1975: Nazareth debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with "Love Hurts."

“Love Hurts” is a song written and composed by the American songwriter Boudleaux Bryant, who was a very prolific and successful songwriter for other artists throughout the 1950s and beyond.

Dan Mccafferty of Nazareth
Dan McCafferty of Nazareth

Thursday, June 3, 2021

Music History Today: June 4, 2021

June 4, 1983: "Straight From the Heart" by Bryan Adams tops out at Number 10.

"Straight from the Heart" was the lead single from Bryan Adams' third studio album, Cuts Like a Knife.

Saturday, August 22, 2020

Music History Today: August 23, 2020

August 23, 1980: David Bowie's "Ashes To Ashes" tops the UK music chart, giving him his first Number 1 single since "Space Oddity" in 1975.
In 1980, David Bowie was in the middle of a new kind of transformation. After launching himself to stardom in 1969 with his first hit single, "Space Oddity," he spent a decade morphing from Major Tom to Ziggy Stardust to Aladdin Sane to Halloween Jack to The Thin White Duke. 
David Bowie

Saturday, July 11, 2020

Music History Today: July 12, 2020

July 12, 1971: Radio stations start running a Coke commercial called "I'd Like To Buy The World A Coke."
In 1971 Coca-Cola launched one of its very first in-color TV commercials. 
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