Cегодняшний день в истории рок-музыки

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Jack Bruce, bass, vocals, Graham Bond Organization

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Jack Bruce,Cream

1944, Born on this day, Gene Cornish, The Young Rascals, (1967 US No.1 and UK Hit single 'Groovin').

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Gene Cornish, The Young Rascals

1943, Born on this day, Lek LecKenby, guitar, Herman's Hermits, (1964 UK No.1 single 'I'm Into Something Good',1965 US No.1 single 'Mrs Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter'). He died on 4th June 1994.

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Lek LecKenby, Herman's Hermits

1952, Born on this day, David Byrne, guitar, vocals, Talking Heads, (1983 US Hit single 'Burning Down The House', 1985 UK Hit single 'Road To Nowhere'), Solo (2002 UK Hit single with X-Press, 'Lazy').

1952, Born on this day, David Byrne, guitar, vocals, Talking Heads, (1983 US Hit single 'Burning Down The House', 1985 UK Hit single 'Road To Nowhere'), Solo (2002 UK Hit single with X-Press, 'Lazy').

1959, Born on this day, Steve Hogarth, Marillion.

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Steve Hogarth, Marillion.

1964, Born on this day, Shelley Preston, Bucks Fizz, (1981 UK No.1 single 'Making Your Mind Up', plus 12 other UK Top 40 singles).

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Shelley Preston, Bucks Fizz

1962, Born on this day, C.C. Deville, Poison, (1988 US No.1 & 1989 UK Hit single 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn').

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C.C. Deville, Poison

Cтали первыми в чартах:

1977, Leo Sayer went to No.1 on the US singles chart with the Albert Hammond and Carole Bayer Sager song 'When I Need You', the singers second US No.1, also No.1 in the UK.

US Top 20 Singles Week Ending 14th May, 1977

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)

1 2 WHEN I NEED YOU –•– Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-12 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 4 SIR DUKE –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-7 (2)
3 1 HOTEL CALIFORNIA –•– The Eagles (Asylum)-12 (1)
4 3 SOUTHERN NIGHTS –•– Glen Campbell (Capitol)-14 (1)
5 9 COULDN’T GET IT RIGHT –•– The Climax Blues Band (Sire)-13 (5)
6 6 RIGHT TIME OF THE NIGHT –•– Jennifer Warnes (Arista)-16 (6)
7 7 SO IN TO YOU –•– The Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor)-16 (7)
8 11 I’M YOUR BOOGIE MAN / WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME –•– K.C. and the Sunshine Band (T.K.)-12 (8)
9 14 GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Part 1) –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-5 (9)
10 10 I WANNA GET NEXT TO YOU –•– Rose Royce (MCA)-12 (10)

11 12 LIDO SHUFFLE –•– Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-10 (11)
12 17 LUCILLE –•– Kenny Rogers (United Artists)-8 (12)
13 13 CAN’T STOP DANCIN’ –•– The Captain and Tennille (A&M)-9 (13)
14 26 DREAMS –•– Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-5 (14)
15 20 LONELY BOY –•– Andrew Gold (Asylum)-9 (15)
16 18 CALLING DR. LOVE –•– Kiss (Casablanca)-9 (16)
17 19 HELLO STRANGER –•– Yvonne Elliman (RSO)-9 (17)
18 8 I’VE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND –•– Natalie Cole (Capitol)-16 (5)
19 22 FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME –•– Foreigner (Atlantic)-8 (19)
20 21 ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS –•– Hot (Big Tree)-13 (20)

1983, Spandau Ballet scored their first and only UK No.1 album with 'True.'
The title track from the album spent four weeks at No.1 on the UK singles charts and reached No.2 in the US.
Other singles from the album included 'Gold' ( UK hit and a Top 30 hit in the U.S.), 'Lifeline', and 'Communication'.

1968, John Lennon and Paul McCartney appeared on NBC-TV's Tonight Show with guest-host Joe Garagiola sitting in for Johnny Carson. The conversation included some light hearted banter about meditation, the forming of Apple Corps. and song writing.

1969,
During a UK tour, Fairport Conventions van crashed on the M1 motorway on the way home from a gig in Birmingham killing the group's 19 year-old drummer Martin Lamble and Richard Thompson's girlfriend Jeannie Franklyn.

1988,
Led Zeppelin reunited for the Atlantic Records 40th anniversary party at Madison Square Garden, New York, appearing with Jason Bonham the son of John Bonham on drums. Other acts performing included Foreigner, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Genesis, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Wilson Pickett and Ben E. King.