Cегодняшний день в истории рок-музыки

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27 января 1962: Joey Dee and the Starliters' "Peppermint Twist" hits #1 US Single Chart
http://www.discogs.com/Joey-Dee-And-The-Starliters-Peppermint-Twist/release/474843

27 января 1973,
'Superstition' gave Stevie Wonder had his second No.1 single in the US
http://www.discogs.com/Stevie-Wonder-Superstition/master/444475

US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 27th January, 1973

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 2 SUPERSTITION –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-11 (1 week at #1)
2 1 YOU’RE SO VAIN –•– Carly Simon (Elektra)-9
3 4 CROCODILE ROCK –•– Elton John (MCA)-8
4 5 YOUR MAMA DON’T DANCE –•– Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina (Columbia)-12
5 9 WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER –•– Timmy Thomas (Glades)-10
6 3 ME AND MRS. JONES –•– Billy Paul (Philadelphia International)-13
7 10 OH, BABE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY –•– Hurricane Smith (Capitol)-9
8 13 TROUBLE MAN –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-7
9 6 ROCKIN’ PNEUMONIA – BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU –•– Johnny Rivers (United Artists)-17
10 15 THE WORLD IS A GHETTO –•– War (United Artists)-11

11 12 HI, HI, HI –•– Wings (Apple)-7
12 8 SUPERFLY –•– Curtis Mayfield (Curtom)-11
13 18 DO IT AGAIN –•– Steely Dan (ABC)-11
14 7 CLAIR –•– Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM)-14
15 14 DON’T LET ME BE LONELY TONIGHT –•– James Taylor (Warner Brothers)-9
16 17 I WANNA BE WITH YOU –•– The Raspberries (Capitol)-10
17 22 DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT –•– King Harvest (Perception)-14
18 19 LOVE JONES –•– Brighter Side Of Darkness (20th Century)-8
19 11 FUNNY FACE –•– Donna Fargo (Dot)-18
20 26 DON’T EXPECT ME TO BE YOUR FRIEND –•– Lobo (Big Tree)-5

21 23 SEPARATE WAYS –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-9
22 25 ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH –•– John Denver (RCA)-10
23 31 COULD IT BE I’M FALLING IN LOVE –•– The Spinners (Atlantic)-5
24 21 PIECES OF APRIL –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-11
25 28 DADDY’S HOME –•– Jermaine Jackson (Motown)-8
26 29 JAMBALAYA (On the Bayou) –•– The Blue Ridge Rangers (Fantasy)-9
27 30 YOU TURN ME ON, I’M A RADIO –•– Joni Mitchell (Asylum)-12
28 20 LIVING IN THE PAST –•– Jethro Tull (Chrysalis)-13
29 27 SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES –•– Blue Haze (A&M)-12
30 34 DREIDEL –•– Don McLean (United Artists)-6

31 16 KEEPER OF THE CASTLE –•– The Four Tops (Dunhill)-12
32 36 DO YOU WANT TO DANCE –•– Bette Midler (Atlantic)-6
33 35 REELIN’ & ROCKIN’ –•– Chuck Berry (Chess)-9
34 43 LAST SONG –•– Edward Bear (Capitol)-7
35 37 HARRY HIPPIE / SWEET CAROLINE (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) –•– Bobby Womack and Peace (United Artists)-17
36 24 IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA –•– Albert Hammond (Mums)-15
37 61 LOVE TRAIN –•– The O’Jays (Philadelphia International)-2
38 32 SITTING –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-11
39 42 LOOKING THROUGH THE EYES OF LOVE –•– The Partridge Family (Starring Shirley Jones and Featuring David Cassidy) (Bell)-7
40 40 I’LL BE YOUR SHELTER (In Time Of Storm) –•– Luther Ingram (KoKo)-9

27 января 1979,
Ian Dury And The Blockheads were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick', their only UK chart topper.http://www.discogs.com/Ian-Dury-And-The-Blockheads-Hit-Me-With-Your-Rhythm-Stick/releas...

Official UK Singles Chart Top 10
21 January 1979 - 27 January 1979

1
HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK
IAN AND THE BLOCKHEADS STIFF
2
Y.M.C.A.
THE VILLAGE PEOPLE MERCURY
3
SEPTEMBER
EARTH WIND AND FIRE CBS
4
A LITTLE MORE LOVE
OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN EMI


5
WOMAN IN LOVE
THE THREE DEGREES ARIOLA
6
HEART OF GLASS
BLONDIE CHRYSALIS
7
LAY YOUR LOVE ON ME
RACEY RAK
8
HELLO THIS IS JOANNIE
PAUL EVANS SPRING
9
DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA
THE SHADOWS EMI
10
LE FREAK
CHIC ATLANTIC
http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/uk-top-40-singles-chart/19790121/750140/

27 января 1990,
Kylie Minogue had her third UK No.1 single with 'Tears On My Pillow', the song was originally a US hit for Little Anthony and The Imperials in 1958.
http://www.discogs.com/Kylie-Minogue-Tears-On-My-Pillow/release/6112860

Official Singles Chart Top 10
21 January 1990 - 27 January 1990

1
TEARS ON MY PILLOW
KYLIE MINOGUE PWL
2
HANGIN' TOUGH {1990}
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK CBS
3
NOTHING COMPARES 2 U
SINEAD O'CONNOR ENSIGN
4
TOUCH ME
49ERS 4TH & BROADWAY
5
GOT TO HAVE YOUR LOVE FT WONDRESS
MANTRONIX FEATURING WONDRESS CAPITOL
6
COULD HAVE TOLD YOU SO
HALO JAMES EPIC
7
YOU MAKE ME FEEL (MIGHTY REAL)
JIMMY SOMERVILLE LONDON
8
PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER
D MOB FFRR
9
GOING BACK TO MY ROOTS/RICH IN PARADISE
FPI PROJECT RUMOUR
10
GOT TO GET FT LEILA K
ROB 'N' RAZ FEATURING LEILA K ARISTA
http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/uk-top-40-singles-chart/19900121/750140/

27 января 1996,
Babylon Zoo started a five-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Spaceman', the fastest selling single by a debut artist in the UK, (420,000 copies in 6 days). The song was used for a Levi Jeans TV commercial. The single also went to Number 1 in twenty-three other countries. http://www.discogs.com/Babylon-Zoo-Spaceman/release/797551

28 ЯНВАРЯ

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1943, Born on this day, Dick Taylor, guitarist and singer with The Pretty Things who had the 1964 UK Hit single 'Don't Bring Me Down'.

1943: Brian Keenan (Manfred Mann; The Chambers Brothers)

1945, Born on this day, Robert Wyatt multi instrumentalist who was a member of Soft Machine.

1946, Born on this day, Rick Allen, bassist with The Box Tops who had the 1967 US No.1 & UK Hit single 'The Letter'.


Ушли из жизни:

1983, British Rock & Roll singer Billy Fury died of heart failure. 1961 UK Hit single 'Halfway To Paradise', plus 25 other Top 40 UK singles. His 'We Want Billy' (released 1963, with The Tornados) was one of the first live albums in British rock history. Played rock 'n' roller "Stormy Tempest" in the film That'll Be The Day along side David Essex and Ringo Starr.

2005, English drummer and singer songwriter Jim Capaldi died of stomach cancer aged 60. Member of Traffic, (1967 UK Hit single 'Hole In My Shoe') and solo, (1975 UK Hit single 'Love Hurts'). Also worked with Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and George Harrison.

2009, Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboard player Billy Powell died at the age of 56 of a suspected heart attack in Florida.

28 ЯНВАРЯ(продолжение)

События:

1956, Elvis Presley (with Scotty Moore and Bill Black), made his first National Television appearance on the Dorsey brother's "Stage Show". It was the first of six appearances on the show and the first of eight performances recorded and broadcast from CBS TV in New York City. After the success of their first appearance they were signed to five more in early 1956.

1963, Touring the UK The Beatles played at the Majestic Ballroom in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland.

1965, The Who made their first appearance on UK TV show Ready Steady Go! To project the desired image, the hand-picked audience consisted only of teens dressed in the current Mod fashion.


1967, The Four Tops appeared at The Royal Albert Hall, London. Also on the bill, The Dakotas, Madeline Bell, The Remo Four and Johnny Watson.

1968, Jim Morrison of The Doors was arrested and charged with public drunkenness after harassing a security guard at a Las Vegas adult movie theatre.

1977, Pink Floyd's tenth studio album 'Animals' entered the UK charts at #2. The sleeve concept was that of Roger Waters, who lived at the time near Clapham Common, and regularly drove past Battersea Power Station.

1984, Backstage after a Motley Crue show in Buffalo, New York, Tommy Lee found out that his girlfriend has posed for the current issue of Penthouse magazine without his knowledge, after a fan passes comment on the pictures

1985, The recording took place for We Are The World the US equivalent of Band Aid at A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie the all star cast included Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen, Diana Ross, Bob Dylan, (who contributed four lines to the charity single), Ray Charles, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Cyndi Lauper, Steve Perry and Bob Geldof. The session was produced by Quincy Jones.

1988, Eleven years after it was released, The Sex Pistols album 'Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols' went Gold in the US with sales over 500,000.

1994, Paul and Linda McCartney attended the premiere of Wayne's World II in London. The couple then went on to Hard Rock Cafe, where the film star Mike Myers presented them with a cheque for LIPA (the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts) for £25,000 ($42,500) from the sale of Linda's vegetarian burgers.

1998, Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher played a 20-minute solo gig at the King Head, an English pub in Santa Monica in front of 250 fans.

2008, Madonna topped the list for the richest female musician, according to the Forbes.com. Its first-ever list focusing on women in the music industry estimated the 49-year-old banked $72m (£36m) between June 2006 and June 2007. Madonna earned much of that from her Confessions tour - the highest-grossing tour for a female artist - earning $260m (£130m) worldwide. Barbra Streisand came second, with $60 million (£30 million) followed by Celine Dion with $45 million (£23.6), mainly from her recent concerts at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas

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1978, The Fleetwood Mac album 'Rumours' went to No.1 on the UK album chart, also a No.1 in the US. The album went on to sell over 15 million copies world- wide and spent over 440 weeks on the UK chart.

1984, Frankie Goes To Hollywood started a five-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Relax!' Produced by Trevor Horn the song remained on the chart for 48 weeks.

1990, Paul Abdul started a 10-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Forever Your Girl'.

1995, TLC started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Creep' the group's first US No.1, it made No.6 in the UK the following year.

2001, Limp Bizkit started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Chocolate Starfish'.


Recording

1969: The Beatles, "Dig A Pony," "Get Back," "Don't Let Me Down," "I've Got A Feeling," "One After 909"

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28 января 1943,
Born on this day, Dick Taylor, guitarist and singer with The Pretty Things who had the 1964 UK Hit single 'Don't Bring Me Down'.

Dick Taylor, guitarist and singer with The Pretty Things