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Time keeps on slippin'

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Chrys wrote:Afternoon, Doc!  

This song is awesome

Innit though?  Evenin' Aces...

Evenin' C!

Kinda diggin' the 60's beach vibe  

This day in music......May 17th.




1967, The Tremeloes were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their version of a Four Seasons song, (the B-side to Rag Doll), 'Silence Is Golden', the group's only UK No.1.



1971, Dawn were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Knock Three Times', the group's first of two UK No.1's. Singer Tony Orlando had retired from singing when he was persuaded to front Dawn for studio recordings.



1975 ,B.J. Thomas was at #1 on the US Country chart with, "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song". The song which became Thomas' second #1 single is also the longest-titled #1 song (not including the Stars On 45 Medley) to date.



1986, Whitney Houston started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Greatest Love Of All', the singers third US No.1, a No.8 hit in the UK.



2005 ,Tim McGraw's "Live Like You Were Dying," won Single Record and Song of the Year during the 40th annual Academy of Country Music awards. Written by Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman, it was also named as the #1 country song of 2004 by Billboard.



1953, Born on this day, George Johnson, Brothers Johnson, (1980 US No.4 & UK No.6 single 'Stomp').



1965, Born on this day, Trent Reznor, singer, songwriter, Nine Inch Nails, (1999 UK No. 10 album 'The Fragile' 2005 US No.1 album 'White Teeth').



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Happy Birthday to my man Trent Reznor! A fellow Taurus...looks like I've got 2 years and 7 days on him.

This day in music.......May 18th.


1974, Ray Stevens started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with the novelty song 'The Streak' which capitalized on the then popular craze of streaking. Also No.1 in the UK.



1975, Five times married US country singer, Tammy Wynette was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Stand By Your Man.' Originally released as a single in 1968 in the USA. It proved to be the most successful record of Wynette's career and is one of the most covered songs in the history of country music.



1984, Simple Minds were at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Don't You Forget About Me', (a No. 7 hit in the UK).



1912, Born on this day, Perry Como, American singer and TV presenter, (1957 US No.1 single 'Round And Round' and 15 US & over 25 UK chart hits, 1958 UK No.1 single 'Magic Moments'). Como died on 12th May 2001.



1949, Born on this day, Rick Wakeman, keyboards, Strawbs, Yes, ('1974 UK No.1 album 'Journey To The Centre Of The Earth').



1949, Born on this day, William Wallace, Guess Who, (1970 US No.1 & UK No.19 single 'American Woman').



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This day in music.......May 19th.

1958, Johnny Cash released "Guess Things Happen That Way". Written by Jack Clement, the single, a song about 'a man struggling after the love of his life has left him', was Johnny Cash's fourth #1 on the country chart spending eight weeks at the top and a total of twenty-four weeks on the chart.




1973, Stevie Wonder went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'You Are The Sunshine Of My Life'. His third US No.1, won Wonder a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. This song was the second single released from the album 'Talking Book'.



1973, Paul Simon released the single 'Kodachrome' named after the Kodak 35mm film Kodachrome which became a No.2 hit in the US. It was not released as a single in Britain, because the BBC would not play the trademarked name.



1978, Dire Straits released their first major label single 'Sultans Of Swing', recorded on a £120 budget. The song was first recorded as a demo at Pathway Studios, North London, in July 1977, and quickly acquired a following after it was put on rotation at Radio London.



1990, Madonna started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Vogue'. Originally planned as a B-side, it became the singers eighth US No.1 and seventh UK No.1 hit.



1945, Born on this day, Pete Townshend, guitar, vocals, The Who, (1965 UK No.2 single 'My Generation' 1967 US No.9 single 'I Can See For Miles' plus over 20 other UK Top 40 hit singles, 16 US Top 40 singles and rock opera albums 'Tommy' & 'Quadrophenia'). Townshend became known for his eccentric stage style during the band's early days, swinging his right arm against the guitar strings in his signature move; a windmill style, often smashing guitars on stage.



1949, Born on this day, Dusty Hill, bass, ZZ Top, (1984 US No.8 and 1985 UK No.16 single 'Legs').



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This day in music May 20th.


1957, American crooner Andy Williams was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Butterfly', the US singers only UK No.1 and the first of 40 hit singles from 1957 until 2002 on the UK chart.



1967, The Young Rascals started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Groovin', also a No.8 hit in the UK.



1968, Charley Pride was at #1 on the Country album charts with The Country Way. Pride went on to score thirty-nine #1 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His greatest success came in the early-to mid-1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis Presley.



1972, T Rex were at No.1 on the UK singles chart 'Metal Guru', the group's fourth and final No.1. They also had the UK No.1 album with 'Bolan Boogie'.



1983, The Oak Ridge Boys were at #1 on the US country album chart with Deliver, their tenth studio release. The album included two hit singles: "Ozark Mountain Jubilee" and "I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes", the latter of which reached #1 on Hot Country Songs.



1997, Foo Fighters released their second album 'The Colour And The Shape', the album was a Grammy nominee for Best Rock Album in 1998.



1944, Born on this day Joe Cocker, singer, (1968 UK No.1 single 'With A Little Help From My Friends', plus 8 other UK Top 40 singles, 1982 US No.1 single with Jennifer Warnes 'Up Where We Belong'). Cocker died of lung cancer on 22 December 2014 in Crawford, Colorado.



1954, Born on this day Jimmy Henderson, Black Oak Arkansas, (70's US No.25 single 'Jim Dandy To The Rescue').



1958, Born on this day Jane Wieldin, guitar, vocals, The Go-Go's, (1982 US No.2 single 'We Got The Beat', 1982 UK No.47 single 'Our Lips Our Sealed') and solo (1988 UK No.12 single 'Rush Hour').



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You beat me with the Go-Go's that was next.

Don't think anyone had ever posted the Pointer Sisters songs in here at all. Man with Slow Hands

This day in music......May 21st.


1955, Eddie Calvert was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with his version of 'Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White.' The song from the film 'Underwater' had also been a No.1 for Perez Prado in the same year.



1964, The Four Pennies were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Juliet'. The group's only UK No.1.



1964, Buck Owens was at #1 on the country charts with "My Heart Skips a Beat", Owens's third chart topper. "My Heart Skips a Beat" spent seven non-consecutive weeks at the top with a total of twenty-six weeks on the chart.



1970, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young released the protest single Ohio, written and composed by Neil Young in reaction to the Kent State shootings of May 4, 1970, when unarmed college students were shot by the Ohio National Guard. The guardsmen fired 67 rounds over a period of 13 seconds, killing four students and wounding nine others, one of whom suffered permanent paralysis.



1977, Rod Stewart was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with the double A sided single 'I Don't Want To Talk About It / First Cut Is The Deepest.'



1983, David Bowie went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Let's Dance', featuring blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan. It was Bowie's first single to reach number one on both sides of the Atlantic.



2011, Adele went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Rolling In The Deep', taken from her second studio album, 21.



1941, Born on this day, Ronald Isley, The Isley Brothers, (1968 UK No.3 single 'This Old Heart Of Mine', 1969 US No.2 single 'It's Your Thing').



1943, Born on this day, Hilton Valentine, guitar, The Animals, (1964 UK & US No.1 single 'House Of The Rising Sun').



1943, Born on this day, John Dalton, The Kinks, (1964 UK No.1 & US No.7 'You Really Got Me', 1967 UK No.2 single 'Waterloo Sunset' plus 19 other UK Top 40 singles).



1955, Born on this day, Stan Lynch, drums, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, (1977 single 'American Girl', 1989 UK No.28 single 'I Won't Back Down', 1991 UK No.3 album 'Into The Great Wide Open').



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Gonna send this one to the archives with some Jenkees