Cегодняшний день в истории рок-музыки

7 АПРЕЛЯ

Сегодня родились:

1937: Charlie Thomas (The Drifters)

1938: Spencer Dryden (Jefferson Airplane)

1943: Alan Buck (The Four Pennies)

1943: Mick Abrahams (Jethro Tull)

1946: Bill Kreutzmann (Grateful Dead)

1947: Patricia Bennett (The Chiffons)

1947: Florian Schneider-Esleben (Kraftwerk)

1948: Carol Douglas (The Chantels)

1949: John Oates (Hall and Oates)

1950: Steve Ellis (Love Affair)


Ушли из жизни :

1981: Kit Lambert

1994: Lee Brilleaux (Dr. Feelgood)

2000: Heinz (The Tornadoes)


Cтали первыми в чартах:

1973, Diana Ross started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Lady Sings The Blues.'

1973, Vicki Lawrence started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia.'

1979, The Doobie Brothers went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Minute By Minute', the group's only US chart topper

1990, Bonnie Raitt started a three-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Nick Of Time

1990, Taylor Dayne went to No.1 on the US singles chart with the Diane Warren song 'Love Will Lead You Back', a No.69 hit in the UK.

1990, The Carpenters started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Only Yesterday'; The LP went back to the top at the end of April 1990 for a further five weeks.


Записывались:

1966: The Beatles: "Tomorrow Never Knows," "Got To Get You Into My Life"

1938:
Born on this day, Spencer Dryden, drums, Jefferson Airplane, (1967 US Hit single 'White Rabbit'). Died of cancer on 10th January 2005.

Spencer Dryden & Jefferson Airplane

1943,
Born on this day, Alan Buck, drums , The Four Pennies, (1964 UK No.1 single 'Juliet').

Alan Buck & The Four Pennies

1943,
Born on this day, Mick Abrahams, guitarist Blodwyn Pig, Jethro Tull, (1969 UK Hit single 'Living In The Past').

Mick Abrahams & Blodwyn Pig

Mick Abrahams & Jethro Tull

1947,
Born on this day, Florian Schneider- Esleben, Kraftwerk, keyboards,guitars,vocal,(1975 US Hit single 'Autobahn', 1982 UK No.1 single 'Computer Love / The Model').

Florian Schneider-Esleben & Kraftwerk

1949,
Born on this day, John Oates,vocal,guitar, Hall and Oates,solo, (1982 US No.1 & UK No.6 single 'Maneater', plus five other US No.1's).
http://www.biography.com/people/john-oates-12986499

(2) Hall and Oates

1950,
Born on this day, Steve Ellis, vocals, Love Affair, (1968 UK No.1 single 'Everlasting Love').

(2)
Steve & Love Affair

1973,
Diana Ross started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Lady Sings The Blues.'

1979,
The Doobie Brothers went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Minute By Minute', the group's only US chart topper

1990,
Bonnie Raitt started a three-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Nick Of Time
http://vimeo.com/54191925

1990,
The Carpenters started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Only Yesterday'; The LP went back to the top at the end of April 1990 for a further five weeks.

7 апреля 1970,
On this week's US Top 5 singles chart:
No.5, 'Bridge Over Trouble Water' by Simon and Garfunkel,
No.4, 'Spirit In The Sky', Norman Greenbaum',
No.3, 'Instant Karma' by John Lennon,
No.2, 'ABC' The Jackson Five
and at No.1, 'Let It Be', The Beatles.

1975,
Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore quit Deep Purple to form his own band Rainbow.
Tommy Bolin replaced Blackmore.