Music History Today: January 25, 2023

January 25, 2003: Thanks to a raft of Grammy nominations, Norah Jones's debut album Come Away With Me went to Number 1 in America 11 months after its release.

Norah Jones wrote the title track to her debut album "Come Away with Me."

Music History Today: September 28, 2022

September 28, 2002: Norah Jones entered Billboard's Hot 100 with "Don't Know Why." 

"Don't Know Why" was Norah Jones' first single. It launched her to stardom, but she didn't write it.

Music History Today: February 15, 2022

February 15, 2005: The Norah Jones album Come Away With Me is certified Diamond for sales of over 10 million in America.

Norah Jones' debut on Blue Note is a mellow, acoustic pop affair with soul and country overtones, immaculately produced by the great Arif Mardin.

Music History Today: December 30, 2021

December 30, 1995: The Beatles entered the US chart at number 10 with "Free as a Bird."

"Free as a Bird" is a song originally composed and recorded in 1977 as a home demo by John Lennon.

Music History Today: August 2, 2021

August 2, 1973: American Graffiti premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland. 

American Graffiti, produced by Francis Ford Coppola and directed by George Lucas from a screenplay by Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck and the director, is certainly the freshest American movie in years and may well prove to be a watershed film of major importance. 

Music History Today: March 30, 2021

March 30, 1964: Tracy Chapman was born in Cleveland, Ohio.

Musician Tracy Chapman began writing music and performing in Boston, where she recorded songs at the WMFO radio station. She caught her big break in 1986, when a friend's father introduced her to a manager at Elektra Records, and soon recorded Tracy Chapman (1988).  

Tracy Chapman

Music History Today: February 15, 2021

February 15,  2004:  Norah Jones had the Number 1 album in the UK, Feels Like Home.

Norah Jones’ debut Blue Note album Come Away With Me had been the archetypal word of mouth hit.

 

Music History Today: January 31, 2021

January 31, 2005: "Here We Go Again," a single by Ray Charles and Norah Jones from the album Genius Loves Company, was released.

"Here We Go Again" is a country music standard written by Don Lanier and Red Steagall that first became notable as a rhythm and blues single by Ray Charles from his 1967 album Ray Charles Invites You to Listen.

Music History Today: January 25, 2021

January 25, 2003: Norah Jones' debut album, Come Away With Me, went to Number 1 in America.

Norah Jones topped the Billboard charts in 2002, and the following year Come Away With Me went on to secure eight Grammy Awards, including Album Of The Year, and in the intervening 12 months it received critical acclaim from just about every quarter.