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US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 18th February, 1967

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

1 3 KIND OF A DRAG –•– The Buckinghams (U.S.A.)-8 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 I’M A BELIEVER –•– The Monkees (Colgems)-11 (1)
3 4 RUBY TUESDAY –•– The Rolling Stones (London)-5 (3)
4 2 GEORGY GIRL –•– The Seekers (Capitol)-12 (2)
5 5 (We Ain’t Got) NOTHIN’ YET –•– The Blues Magoos (Mercury)-11 (5)
6 9 LOVE IS HERE AND NOW YOU’RE GONE –•– The Supremes (Motown)-4 (6)
7 7 98.6 –•– Keith (Mercury)-11 (7)
8 6 TELL IT LIKE IT IS –•– Aaron Neville (Par-Lo)-12 (3)
9 10 THE BEAT GOES ON –•– Sonny and Cher (Atco)-6 (9)
10 17 GIMME SOME LOVIN’ –•– The Spencer Davis Group (United Artists)-8 (10)

11 13 GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-9 (11)
12 12 STAND BY ME –•– Spyder Turner (MGM)-10 (12)
13 16 THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOODBYE –•– The Casinos (Fraternity)-6 (13)
14 11 I HAD TOO MUCH TO DREAM (Last Night) –•– The Electric Prunes (Reprise)-11 (11)
15 8 SNOOPY VS. THE RED BARON –•– The Royal Guardsmen (Laurie)-10 (2)
16 21 MERCY, MERCY, MERCY –•– “Cannonball” Adderley (Capitol)-7 (16)
17 25 PRETTY BALLERINA –•– The Left Banke (Smash)-7 (17)
18 15 MUSIC TO WATCH GIRLS BY –•– The Bob Crewe Generation (DynoVoice)-8 (15)
19 49 BABY I NEED YOUR LOVIN’ –•– Johnny Rivers (Imperial)-3 (19)
20 29 IT TAKES TWO –•– Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston (Tamla)-7 (20)

21 27 GO WHERE YOU WANNA GO –•– The 5th Dimension (Soul City)-6 (21)
22 19 GOOD THING –•– Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsey (Columbia)-12 (4)
23 24 ITS’ NOW WINTER’S DAY –•– Tommy Roe (ABC)-9 (23)
24 36 MY CUP RUNNETH OVER –•– Ed Ames (RCA)-5 (24)
25 32 YOU GOT TO ME –•– Neil Diamond (Bang)-4 (25)
26 18 STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-10 (6)
27 58 SOCK IT TO ME-BABY –•– Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels (New Voice)-3 (27)
28 26 HELLO HELLO –•– The Sopwith “Camel” (Kama Sutra)-9 (26)
29 30 BRING IT UP –•– James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-7 (29)
30 22 NASHVILLE CATS –•– The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)-10 (8)

31 38 HEY, LEROY, YOUR MAMA’S CALLIN’ YOU –•– Jimmy Castor (Smash)-8 (31)
32 35 LOVIN’ YOU –•– Bobby Darin (Atlantic)-6 (32)
33 46 THE HUNTER GETS CAPTURED BY THE GAME –•– The Marvelettes (Tamla)-5 (33)
34 51 SO YOU WANT TO BE A ROCK ‘N’ ROLL STAR –•– The Byrds (Columbia)-4 (34)
35 47 INDESCRIBABLY BLUE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-4 (35)
36 43 ALL –•– James Darren (Warner Brothers)-6 (36)
37 37 RIDE, RIDE, RIDE –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-6 (37)
38 40 PUSHIN’ TOO HARD –•– The Seeds (GNP Crescendo)-9 (38)
39 56 FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH (Stop, Hey What’s That Sound) –•– Buffalo Springfield (Atco)-4 (39)
40 45 ARE YOU LONELY FOR ME –•– Freddie Scott (Shout)-9 (40)

18 февраля 1989,
Fine Young Cannibals scored their only UK number 1 album with 'The Raw And The Cooked.'
https://www.discogs.com/Fine-Young-Cannibals-The-Raw-The-Cooked/release/181668

Band Dynamics (2)
18 февраля


1968 : David Gilmour replaces founding member Syd Barrett in Pink Floyd. A high-profile acid casualty, Barrett has checked into a mental hospital.

1980 : Bill Wyman announces that he is leaving The Rolling Stones, but is convinced to stay on, which he does until 1992.

Certifications and Milestones (1)

18 февраля 1972 : Neil Young's album Harvest is certified gold
https://www.discogs.com/Neil-Young-Harvest/release/1044287

Charts (4)
18 февраля


1956 : Kay Starr's "Rock and Roll Waltz" hits #1

1967 : The Buckinghams' "Kind of a Drag" hits #1

1977 : No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: Manfred Mann's Earth Band's Blinded By The Light

1987 : No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: Bon Jovi's Livin' On A Prayer

Marriages and Breakups (2)
18 февраля


1969 : The Bee Gees' Maurice Gibb, 19 at the time, marries the 20-year-old singing sensation Lulu in Buckinghamshire, England. They would separate in 1973.

2001 : James Taylor marries his longtime girlfriend Kim Smedvig at a small ceremony in Boston. It's Taylor's third wedding, and later in 2001 the couple have twin boys

18 февраля 1964
Во время своего первого приезда в США Битлз встречаются с легендарным боксёром Кассиуc Клеем в Майами.

Queen
Date 18.02.1976
Venue Civic Centre
City Saginaw, Michigan
Country USA
Support band Seger

Line-up Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano, tambourine),
Brian May (electric guitar, backing vocals, banjo),
Roger Taylor (drums, backing vocals),
John Deacon (bass guitar, triangle)

Queen Roger Taylor Live at Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, 18 February 1981.

18 февраля 1974:
Релиз дебютного альбома
KISS - album KISS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_(Kiss_album)

https://www.discogs.com/Kiss-Kiss/release/1632785

19 февраля

Сегодня родились:

1943, Born on this day, Lou Christie, US singer, who had the 1966 US No.1 single 'Lightnin Strikes', and the 1969 UK No.2 single 'I'm Gonna Make You Mine'.

1946, Born on this day, Pierre Van Den Linden, drummer with Focus who had the 1973 UK No.4 single 'Sylvia', 1973 US No. 9 single 'Hocus Pocus'.

1948, Born on this day, Toni Iommi(photo), guitarist with Black Sabbath who had the 1970 UK No.4 single 'Paranoid'. The bands self-titled album was voted as the best British rock album ever by Kerrang! in 2005.

1948, Born on this day, Mark Andes, from American group Spirit who had the 1969 US No.25 single 'I Got A Line On You'. Also joined Jo Jo Gunne, who had the 1972 UK No.6 & US No. 27 single 'Run Run Run'.

1950, Born on this day, Andy Powell, guitarist with English prog rock group Wishbone Ash who had the 1972 UK No.3 album 'Argus', and eight other Top 40 albums.

1957, Born on this day, Falco, (Hans Holzl), who had the 1986 UK & US No.1 single 'Rock Me Amadeus'. Falco became the first-ever Austrian act to score a UK and US No.1 hit single. He was killed in a car accident on 6th February 1998.

1963, Born on this day, Henry Samuel, singer, songwriter, (Seal). Had the 1991 UK No.2 single 'Crazy', and the 1995 US No.1 & UK No.4 single 'Kiss From A Rose'. His 1991 self-titled album spent 65 weeks on the UK chart.

1975, Born on this day, Daniel Adair, drummer with 3 Doors Down who had the 2003 US No.4 single 'When I'm Gone'. Joined Nickelback in 2005.


Ушёл из жизни:

1980: Bon Scott (AC/DC)

19 февраля
События:

1956: Elvis Presley performs three shows at Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, FL, billed as "Country Music's Mr. Rhythm."

1958: Carl Perkins leaves Sun Records to sign with the Columbia label as their first rockabilly artist.

1965: Rod Stewart plays his first major gig in a Harrow, England club, singing with his band, The Soul Agents.

1968: Gerry Marsden (of Gerry and the Pacemakers fame) begins a 3 1/2 year run in the stage production of Charlie Girl in London's West End.

1970: Boyce and Hart guest star on ABC's Bewitched .

1971: In London's Royal Courts of Justice, Paul McCartney's lawsuit against his fellow ex-Beatles begins.
McCartney's suit seeks to remove Allen Klein as manager of the group's financial affairs.

1972: Sammy Davis Jr. makes his notorious guest appearance on CBS' All In The Family , giving the show's main character, white bigot Archie Bunker, a big kiss.

1974: The First Annual American Music Awards, Dick Clark's answer to the Grammys, is broadcast on ABC. Hosts include Smokey Robinson, Helen Reddy and Roger Miller.


1974: KISS make their television debut on an episode of ABC's Don Kirshner's Rock Concert .

1976: Rich Stevens of the soul group Tower of Power is arrested in San Jose, CA, for a drug-related triple homicide that had taken place the night before. He will be found guilty in November.

1981: Five years after George Harrison is found guilty of “subconscious plagiarism” in appropriating the melody of the Chiffons' "He's So Fine" in his own hit "My Sweet Lord," Judge Richard Owen of New York State Supreme Court awards the plaintiff, ABKCO Music, the sum of $587,000 in damages.

1985: After years in the Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger releases his first solo album, entitled She's The Boss .

1987: Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Creedence Clearwater Revival's John Fogerty, and Jesse Ed Davis join bluesman Taj Mahal onstage during his concert at Hollywood's Palomino Club.

1998: Eighties rockabilly revivalists the Stray Cats reunite for a charity show at Los Angeles' House of Blues. The show benefited the Carl Perkins Center For The Prevention Of Child Abuse.

19 февраля
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Cтали первыми в чартах:

1966, Lou Christie went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Lightnin Strikes', a No.11 hit in the UK. Nancy Sinatra held the UK No.1 single position with 'These Boots Are Made For Walkin'

1972, Harry Nilsson started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with his version of the Badfinger song 'Without You.'

1977, '20 Golden Greats' by The Shadows started a six-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart.

1977, Leo Sayer had his only UK No.1 single with the Albert Hammond and Carole Bayer Sager song 'When I Need You.' Both Celine Dion and Cliff Richard have scored hits with the song.

1977, Manfred Mann's Earth Band scored a No.1 single in the US with their version of the Bruce Springsteen song 'Blinded By The Light.'

1983, Kajagoogoo had their only UK No.1 single with 'Too Shy'. Also a hit in other European countries, 5 weeks at No.1 in Germany, a Top 5 hit in Switzerland, Sweden, Austria, and Netherlands. The group had four other Top 40 hits UK hits.

1983, Patti Austin and James Ingram started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Baby Come To Me', a No.11 hit in the UK.

1994, Mariah Carey had her first UK No.1 with her version of the Peter Ham Tom Evans song 'Without You'. Nilsson also took the song to No.1 in 1972.


Записывались:

1965: The Beatles, "You're Going To Lose That Girl"
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%E2%80%99re_Going_to_Lose_That_Girl


Получила золотой диск:

1976: Donna Summer's "Love to Love You Baby" is certified gold

19 февраля 1943,
Born on this day, Lou Christie, US singer, who had the 1966 US No.1 single 'Lightnin Strikes', and the 1969 UK Hit single 'I'm Gonna Make You Mine'.