TODAY IN MUSIC HISTORY July 9, 2014 thinkyouknowmusic Did you know...? Born on this day: (1964) Courtney Love, guitar, vocals (Babes in Toyland, Hole), (1975) Jack White, guitar, vocals (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather). In 1955—Bill Haley & His Comets are at No. 1 on the US singles chart with ‘Rock Around The Clock’, staying in the top slot for eight weeks. In 1977—Elvis Costello quits his day job at Elizabeth Arden Cosmetics to become a full time musician. In 1983—Wham! go to No. 1 on the UK album chart with their debut release Fantastic!, which spends 116 weeks on the chart. In 1989—New Edition’s production manager is charged with criminal homicide after allegedly shooting the support act’s security man after they ran over their stage time. In 2006—Lily Allen scores her first UK No. 1 single with ‘Smile’, the organ riff being a sample of Jackie Mittoo playing keyboards on ‘Free Soul’ by the Soul Brothers. Source: This Day In Music by Neil Cossar
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 04:01:36 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015