Music History Today: March 9, 2023

March 9, 1987: U2 released their fifth studio album, The Joshua Tree.

Music History Today: January 22, 2023

January 22, 2000: Third Eye Blind entered Billboard's Hot 100 at Number 65 with "Never Let You Go." The song peaked at 14.

The writing credits for Third Eye Blind's "Never Let You Go" are a subject of debate among frontman Stephan Jenkins and former bassist Arion Salazar.

 

Third Eye Blind

Music History Today: December 14, 2022

December 14, 1977: The film Saturday Night Fever opened in theaters. 

The Bee Gees had written "Stayin' Alive," "Night Fever," "How Deep Is Your Love," "If I Can't Have You," and "More Than a Woman" for what would have been the follow-up album to Children of the World.

Music History Today: July 26, 2022

July 26, 1979: The Clash released their first single in the US with "I Fought The Law."

Sonny Curtis wasn't "breaking rocks in the hot sun" when he was inspired to write the rock and roll classic "I Fought the Law."

The Clash

Music History Today: February 19, 2022

February 19, 1983: With "Rock the Casbah" still in the Top 40, The Clash entered Billboard's Hot 100 chart at Number 79 with "Should I Stay or Should I Go."

The Clash struggled to really make an impact on the charts during their heyday. In fact, by 1982, with the band’s new record Combat Rock the group had rarely even flirted with the top ten.

The Clash

Music History Today: May 14, 2021

May 14, 1982: The Clash released the album Combat Rock which contained "Rock the Casbah."

“Rock the Casbah” was The Clash’s biggest hit in the United States, one of only two of the band’s songs to reach the Top 40 (the other was “Train in Vain”) and its only top 10 single there.

Combat Rock album cover photo shoot

Music History Today: July 26, 2020

July 26. 1943: Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones is born in Dartford, Kent, England.