Cегодняшний день в истории рок-музыки

Mel Galley, guitar, Trapeze

Mel Galley,guitar, Whitesnake

8 марта 1949,
Born on this day, Dave Lambert from The Strawbs who had the 1973 UK Hit single 'Part Of The Union'.

8 марта 1954,
Born on this day, Cheryl Baker, singer with UK group Bucks Fizz who had the 1981 UK No.1 single 'Making Your Mind Up', plus 12 other UK Top 40 singles'. Baker now works as a TV presenter.

Cheryl Baker, singer with UK group Bucks Fizz

8 марта 1957,
Born on this day, Clive Burr, drummer with UK Rock group Iron Maiden who had the 1982 UK No.1 album 'The Number Of The Beast' and the 1991 UK No.1 single 'Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter'.

Clive Burr, drummer with UK Rock group Iron Maiden

8 марта 1958,
Born on this day, Gary Numan, singer with Tubeway Army who had the 1979 UK No.1 single 'Are Friends Electric'. As a solo artist had the 1979 UK No.1 & 1980 US Hit single 'Cars' plus 18 other UK Top 40 singles.

Cтали первыми в чартах:

8 марта 1975,
Olivia Newton-John went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Have You Ever Been Mellow', the singers second US No.1.https://www.discogs.com/Olivia-Newton-John-Have-You-Never-Been-Mellow-Water-Under-The-B...

US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 8th March, 1975

TW LW TITLE Aritist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 2 HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-7 (1 week at #1)
2 3 BLACK WATER –•– The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers)-12
3 4 MY EYES ADORED YOU –•– Frankie Valli (Private Stock)-16
4 8 LADY MARMALADE (Voulez-Vous Coucher Avec Moi) –•– LaBelle (Epic)-10
5 6 LONELY PEOPLE –•– America (Warner Brothers)-11
6 10 LADY –•– Styx (Wooden Nickel)-13
7 1 BEST OF MY LOVE –•– The Eagles (Asylum)-15
8 22 LOVIN’ YOU –•– Minnie Riperton (Epic)-8
9 7 PICK UP THE PIECES –•– The Average White Band (AWB) (Atlantic)-14
10 11 CAN’T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD –•– The Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists)-12

11 15 DON’T CALL US, WE’LL CALL YOU –•– Sugarloaf / Jerry Corbetta (Claridge)-14
12 12 I’M A WOMAN –•– Maria Muldaur (Reprise)-11
13 16 EXPRESS –•– B.T. Express (Roadshow)-7
14 14 ROLL ON DOWN THE HIGHWAY –•– Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury)-8
15 17 POETRY MAN –•– Phoebe Snow (Shelter)-10
16 24 YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL / IT’S A SIN WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEBODY –•– Joe Cocker (A&M)-9
17 20 UP IN A PUFF OF SMOKE –•– Polly Brown (GTO)-10
18 21 TO THE DOOR OF THE SUN (Alle Porte Del Sole) –•– Al Martino (Capitol)-12
19 19 MOVIN’ ON –•– Bad Company (Swan Song)-8
20 23 MY BOY –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-7

21 25 SAD SWEET DREAMER –•– Sweet Sensation (Pye)-9
22 26 I AM LOVE (Parts 1 & 2) –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-8
23 27 SHAME, SHAME, SHAME –•– Shirley (and Company) (Vibration)-9
24 9 NIGHTINGALE –•– Carole King (Ode)-10
25 31 NO NO SONG / SNOOKEROO –•– Ringo Starr (Apple)-5
26 18 YOU’RE NO GOOD / I CAN’T HELP IT –•– Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-13
27 36 (Hey Won’t You Play) ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG –•– B.J. Thomas (ABC)-6
28 45 ONCE YOU GET STARTED –•– Rufus Featuring Chaka Kahn (ABC)-4
29 30 NEVER LET HER GO –•– David Gates (Elektra)-8
30 5 SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL –•– Grand Funk (Capitol)-13

31 38 CHEVY VAN –•– Sammy Johns (GRC)-6
32 39 EMOTION –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-5
33 41 HARRY TRUMAN –•– Chicago (Columbia)-3
34 34 I’VE BEEN THIS WAY BEFORE –•– Neil Diamond (Columbia)-6
35 40 PART OF THE PLAN –•– Dan Fogelberg (Epic)-6
36 47 EMMA –•– Hot Chocolate (Big Tree)-5
37 37 I GET LIFTED / I CAN’T LEAVE YOU ALONE –•– George McCrae (T.K.)-13
38 46 SUPERNATURAL THING (Part 1) –•– Ben E. King (Atlantic)-5
39 28 FIRE –•– The Ohio Players (Mercury)-13
40 48 BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS –•– Freddy Fender (ABC / Dot)-6