Today in music history - January 26: 1963: The Rooftop Singers hit #1 on the singles charts with Walk Right In. 1970: John Lennon wrote, recorded and mixed his new single Instant Karma all in one day, ranking it as one of the fastest-released songs in pop music history. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, the single arrived in record stores just ten days later. 1972: Sean Diddy Combs father Melvin is shot dead in his car in a Manhattan park at age 33; Sean was 2 at the time. 1974: Ringo Starr goes to #1 on the singles charts with his version of the Johnny Burnette 1960 hit Youre Sixteen. 1980: Prince makes his TV debut on American Bandstand. 1991: Cher makes a special video for the troops involved in Desert Storm during the Gulf War; Chers Video Canteen featured Janet Jackson, Paul Simon, Van Halen and Bonnie Raitt. 2008: Alicia Keys is at #1 on the album charts with her third album, As I Am; the album sold over 742,000 copies in its first week, the largest ever first-week sales for any female R&B artist. ______________________________________________ 80s Rewind!! - January 26, 1980 - #44 Highest debut of the week ...and one of my all-time favorites I might add! youtube/watch?v=kavt4VyJ5K4
Posted on: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 14:00:00 +0000
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