Cегодняшний день в истории рок-музыки

14 АПРЕЛЯ

Сегодня родились:

1942, Born on this day, Tony Burrows, singer, Edison Lighthouse, (1970 UK No.1 single 'Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes'). Holds the record for having four records in the British Top Ten at once, all under different names. Edison Lighthouse ‘Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes), White Plains, ‘My Baby Loves Lovin', The Pipkins ‘Gimme Dat Ding,’ and the Brotherhood of Man's ‘United We Stand,’ all of which were hits in both the US and UK.

1945, Born on this day, Ritchie Blackmore, guitarist, Deep Purple, (1970 UK Hit single 'Black Night', 1973 US Hit single 'Smoke On The Water'), Rainbow, (1981 UK Hit single 'I Surrender').

1944, Born on this day, Patrick Fairley, Marmalde, (1968 UK No.1 single 'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La- Da', 1970 US Hit single 'Reflections Of My Life.'

1948, Born on this day, Larry Ferguson, Hot Chocolate, (1975 US Hit single 'You Sexy Thing', 1977 UK No.1 single 'So You Win Again' plus over 25 other top 40 hits).

1949, Born on this day, Dennis Bryon, Amen Corner, (1969 UK No.1 single 'If Paradise Is Half As Nice', plus five other UK Top 40 hits). Worked with The Bee Gees during the 1970's & 1980's.

1948, Born on this day, June Millington, Fanny, (all Girl group, 1975 US Hit single 'Butter Boy').

1949, Born on this day, Sonja Kristina, vocals, Curved Air, (1971 UK Hit single 'Back Street Luv').

1980, Born on this day, Win Butler, lead vocalist, songwriter, Arcade Fire, (2005 album 'Funeral').

Ушли из жизни:

1990: Thurston Harris

1998: Dorothy Squires

2007: Don Ho

Cтали первыми в чартах:

1973, Led Zeppelin started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Houses Of The Holy', also a No.1 in the US. The young girl featured on the cover of the album climbing naked up Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland is Samantha Gates who was 6 years old at the time of the photo shoot.

1979, The Doobie Brothers went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'What A Fool Believes', the group's second US No.1, it made No.31 in the UK.

1990, Madonna scored her seventh UK No.1 single with 'Vogue', also a US No.1 hit. Taken from her soundtrack album I'm Breathless (Music from and Inspired by the film Dick Tracy).

1990, Tommy Page went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I'll Be Your Everything', his only hit in the UK reaching No.53.

Релиз:

1967: The Bee Gees, "New York Mining Disaster 1941 (Have You Seen My Wife, Mr. Jones)"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mining_Disaster_1941

Записывались:

1966: The Beatles: "Paperback Writer," "Rain"

1969: The Beatles, "The Ballad Of John And Yoko"

Получили золотой диск:

1967: Herman's Hermits' "There's A Kind Of Hush" is certified gold