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Cегодня родились:
1937, Born on this day, Pat Burke, The Foundations, (1967 UK No.1 single 'Baby Now That I've Found You'. 1969 US No.3 single 'Build Me Up A Buttercup'.)
1940, Born on this day, John Lennon, singer, songwriter, guitarist, The Beatles who sold over 20m singles worldwide, (1962-1970), and scored more UK & US No.1 albums than any other group. 1967 'Sgt. Pepper's' is the UK's biggest selling album ever. In 1990 Lennon's song 'Imagine' was played simultaneously in 130 countries to commemorate what would've been Lennon's 50th birthday. He was shot dead in New York by Mark Chapman on 8th December 1980.
1944, Born on this day, John Entwistle, bass, The Who, (1965 UK No.2 single 'My Generation' plus over 20 other UK Top 40 hits, 16 US Top 40 singles and rock opera albums 'Tommy' & 'Quadrophenia'). Entwistle died in Las Vegas on 27th June 2002.
1948, Born on this day, Jackson Browne, singer, songwriter, (1978 UK No.12 single 'Stay', 1978 album 'Running On Empty', 1982 US No. 7 single 'Somebody's Baby').
1970, Born on this day, Polly Harvey, guitar, vocals, PJ Harvey, 1993 UK No.27 single '50ft Queenie').
1973, Born on this day, Terry Balsamo, guitarist, (early member of Limp Bizkit), Evanescence, (2003 UK No.1 & US No.5 single ‘Bring Me To Life’, 2003 UK No.1 & US No.3 album ‘Fallen’).
1978, Born on this day, Nicholas Byrne, vocals, Westlife, (Irish boy band, scored 12 UK No.1 singles, first UK No.1 1999 'Swear It Again' plus 4 UK No.1 albums).
Cтали первыми в чартах:
1961 Ray Charles: 'Hit the Road Jack' US 45
1965 Beatles: 'Yesterday' US 45
1971 Rod Stewart: 'Maggie May' UK 45
1976 Dr Feelgood: 'Stupidity' UK LP
1993 Take That/Lulu : Relight My Fire : UK single
1993 Pet Shop Boys : Very : UK LP
1993 Nirvana : In Utero: US LP
Записывались:
1958: Eddie Cochran, "C'mon Everybody"
1964: The Beach Boys, "Dance, Dance, Dance"
1968: The Beatles, "Long Long Long," "Why Don't We Do It In The Road
Получил золотой диск:
1973: Paul Simon's "Loves Me Like A Rock" is certified gold
Cобытия:
1964, The Beach Boys recorded ‘Dance Dance Dance’, with Glen Campbell playing the lead guitar intro. It would go on to become their twelfth US Top 40 hit.
1965, The Beatles started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with the Paul McCartney ballad 'Yesterday', giving the group their tenth US No.1. Never released as a single in the UK until 1976.
1969, For the first time in the history of the show, the BBC’s Top Of The Pops producers refused to air the No. 1 song, ‘Je T’aime... Moi Non Plus’, the erotic French language love song by Serge Gainsbourg and actress Jane Birkin. The song, an instrumental with the voices of Gainsbourg and Birkin apparently recorded in the act of love and superimposed over the top, caused such a stir in Britain that the original label, Fontana, drop the record despite it being No. 2 on the charts.
1970, Pink Floyd released their fourth album Atom Heart Mother which went on to top the UK charts.
1971, Rod Stewart was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Maggie May', (first released as a B side to 'Reason To Believe'). The first of six UK No.1's for Stewart, spent five weeks at the top of the chart.
1971, The Who played a small, low-key show at the University of Surrey, Guildford, with guest John Sebastian joining in on harmonica on ‘Magic Bus’ – the only outside musician to jam with The Who on stage. Backstage, the group celebrated John Entwistle’s 27th birthday.
1973, Elvis Presley and Priscilla divorced after six years of marriage. Priscilla was awarded property, $725,000 cash and $4,200 a month support.
1975, Sean Taro Ono Lennon was born, the only child of John Lennon by Yoko Ono. John Lennon retired from music for five years to become a house-husband. Sean went on to become a singer, songwriter, musician and actor.
1976, The Sex Pistols signed to EMI records for £40,000 ($68,000). The contract was terminated three months later with the label stopping production of the ‘Anarchy In The UK’ single and deleting it from its catalogue.
1978, The Human League appeared in their home town at Sheffield University, England.
1980, Gary Glitter was declared bankrupt, during the 70's he scored 15 UK top 40 singles including three No.1's.
1981, During a North American tour The Rolling Stones played the first of two nights at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California.
1985, Marking what would have been John Lennon's 45th birthday, Yoko Ono formally opened the three and a half acre garden at the Strawberry Fields site in New York's Central Park.
1999, Eurythmics, George Michael, David Bowie, Robbie Williams and Bono all appeared at 'Netaid' an event to raise money for global poverty. The concerts in London, New York and Geneva were all broadcast live on the internet.
2000, Robbie Williams played the first of two sold out nights at Birmingham NEC, England.
2005, Robbie Williams launched his new album ‘Intensive Care’ at Berlin’s Velodrom. The gig was also broadcast to 27 cinemas and venues across Europe
