Cегодняшний день в истории рок-музыки

11 января 1968,
Born on this day, Tom Dumont, guitar, No Doubt, (1997 UK No.1 single 'Don't Speak').

Tom Dumont & No Doubt

11 января 1971,
Born on this day, Mary Jane Blige, American R&B soul singer, songwriter, actress.
(1997 US No.1 album, 'Share My World', 1999 UK Hit single' As', 2001 US No.1 single,' Family Affair', 2006 US No.1 album 'The Breakthrough’). Sold over 60 million records world-wide known as the "Queen of hip-hop soul."

11 декабря 1971,
Born on this day, Tom Rowlands, The Chemical Brothers,
(1996 UK No.1 single 'Setting Sun', 2007 UK No.1 album 'We Are The Night').

Tom Rowlands, The Chemical Brothers

11 января 1964,
'Ring Of Fire' by Johnny Cash became the first Country album to go to No.1 in the US album chart.
http://www.discogs.com/Johnny-Cash-Ring-Of-Fire-The-Best-Of-Johnny-Cash/release/1430815

11 января 1986,
The Pet Shop Boys scored their first UK No.1 single with 'West End Girls.
http://www.discogs.com/Pet-Shop-Boys-West-End-Girls/release/99644

1986 Top 20 Official Singles Chart UK Archive
11th January 1986

1 3up
WEST END GIRLS - PET SHOP BOYS
2 2no change
SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU - WHITNEY HOUSTON
3 1down
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE - SHAKIN' STEVENS
4 11up
HIT THAT PERFECT BEAT - BRONSKI BEAT
5 27up
THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV - A-HA
6 7up
DRESS YOU UP - MADONNA
7 14up
GIRLIE GIRLIE - SOPHIA GEORGE
8 5down
WALKING IN THE AIR - ALED JONES
9 8down
I'M YOUR MAN - WHAM!
10 21up
SATURDAY LOVE - CHERELLE WITH ALEXANDER O'NEAL
11 9down
SEPARATE LIVES - PHIL COLLINS AND MARILYN MARTIN
12 19up
WRAP HER UP - ELTON JOHN
13 4down
DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? - BAND AID
14 6down
LAST CHRISTMAS - WHAM!
15 12down
WE BUILT THIS CITY - STARSHIP
16 10down
SEE THE DAY - DEE C. LEE
17 15down
DON'T YOU JUST KNOW IT - AMAZULU
18 13down
SPIES LIKE US - PAUL MCCARTNEY
19 18down
DON'T LOOK DOWN - THE SEQUEL - GO WEST
20 25up
RUSSIANS - STING

Certifications and Milestones (1)

11 января 1966 : Herman's Hermits' album The Best of Herman's Hermits is certified gold.
http://www.discogs.com/Hermans-Hermits-The-Best-Of-Hermans-Hermits/release/1583551

Deaths (5)

11 января


1973 : John Rostill (The Shadows)

2003 : Mickey Finn (T. Rex percussionist)

2005 : Jimmy Griffin (Bread)

2005 : Spencer Dryden (Jefferson Airplane, New Riders of the Purple Sage)

2013 : Jimmy O'Neill (host of ABC's Shindig!)

11 января
Debuts (2)


1964 : The Whisky-a-Go-Go opens at Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California, and quickly becomes a vital music venue. Some of the early acts to play the Whiskey include The Animals, The Doors and Otis Redding.

1992 : Paul Simon becomes the first international performer to perform in Johannesburg, South Africa, since the lifting of the UN boycott. Simon had violated the UN ban by working with South African musicians years earlier.