Music...any kind...let's go!

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Night Doc...I'm crashing too...

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This day in music......March 22nd.

1965, 'Bringing It All Back Home', Bob Dylan's fifth studio album was released. The album reached No.6 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart, the first of Dylan's LPs to break into the US top 10.



1975, Frankie Valli went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'My Eyes Adored You', his first solo No.1.




1975, Led Zeppelin started a six-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with Physical Graffiti, the group's fourth US No.1 album. On its first day of release in the US, the album shipped a million copies – no other album in the history of Atlantic records had generated so many sales. Physical Graffiti has now been certified 16 times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for US sales in excess of 16 million copies.




1980, Pink Floyd's Another Brick In The Wall, (Part 2) started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart.



1986, Heart went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'These Dreams', it made No.8 in the UK in 1988.



1943, Born on this day, George Benson, US singer, jazz /pop singer, guitarist, (1980 US No.4 & UK No.7 single 'Give Me The Night').



1948, Born on this day, Randy Hobbs, bass guitarist, Johnny Winter group, McCoys, (1965 US No.1 & UK No.5 single 'Hang On Sloopy'). Hobbs died on August 5th 1993 from a drug overdose, aged 45.



1979, Born on this day, Aaron Wright North, guitarist, Nine Inch Nails, (2005 US No.1 album 'White Teeth').



Lots more here

Chrys wrote:

Dr. Who wrote:

Okay, Doc W...here's a pop quiz...

What claim to fame does this song have in 20th century pop culture?

So how did you KNOW THAT?

This day in music......March 24th.

1973, Alice Cooper went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Billion Dollar Babies.' Also a No.1 in the US.



1979, The Bee Gees started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Tragedy', the group's eighth US No.1. Also No.1 in the UK.



1984, The former lead singer of the Commodores Lionel Richie started a six week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Hello.' Also a No.1 hit in the US.



1946, Born on this day, Lee Oskar, War, (1973 US No.2 single 'The Cisco Kid', 1976 UK No.12 single 'Low Rider').





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This day in music......March 25th.

1967,The Turtles started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Happy Together' , it made No.12 in the UK.



1972, America started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with their debut hit 'Horse With No Name', it made No.3 in the UK. The group scored eight other US top 40 hits during the 70's.



1986, Guns N' Roses signed a world-wide deal with Geffen Records. The band has now sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, their 1987 debut album, Appetite for Destruction, has sold in excess of 28 million copies worldwide.



1947, Born on this day, Elton John, singer, songwriter, pianist, (Reginald Dwight), 1971 UK No.7 single 'Your Song', 1973 US No.1 single 'Crocodile Rock' seven other US No.1's.



1966, Born on this day, Canadian guitarist, singer, Jeff Healey. He lost his sight to retinoblastoma, a rare cancer of the eyes when he was eight months old, resulting in his eyes being surgically removed. Healey died of cancer on March 2nd 2008.



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This day in music......March 26th.

1969, Marvin Gaye was at No.1 on the UK singles chart, with 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine'. The song was first recorded by The Miracles and had also been a million seller in 1967 for Gladys Knight and the Pips.



1977, Hall and Oates started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Rich Girl', the duo's first US No.1, not a hit in the UK.



1983, Duran Duran went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Is There Something I Should Know'. Their first No.1 and their eighth single release.



1994, Soundgarden entered the US album chart at No.1 with 'Superunknown'.



1944, Born on this day, Diana Ross, (Diane Earle), singer, The Supremes, singer, (1964 UK & US No.1 single 'Baby Love' plus over 20 other US & UK Top 40 hits). Solo (1980 US No.1 single 'Upside Down, 1986 UK No.1 single 'Chain Reaction').
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1948, Born on this day, Steven Tyler, multi-instrumentalist, best known as the frontman and lead singer of Aerosmith.





Much more here

Aces wrote:

Evenin' A! Haven't listened to Disturbed in awhile...used to crank this cd...

Chrys wrote:

Aces wrote:

 Evenin' A!  Haven't listened to Disturbed in awhile...used to crank this cd...

Evenin' C ! Me too.....my fave.....

Stuck in my head today......get out

 

Here's something a little different. Dolly Parton - Jolene (33rpm slowed down digital version)