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1947 Randy Meisner was born.
1965 Bob Dylan’s single 'Subterranean Homesick Blues' was released in the US. The lead track from his Bringing It All Back Home album, gave Dylan his first top 40 hit on the Billboard chart when it peaked #39. Subterranean Homesick Blues is also noted for its innovative film clip, in what became one of the first 'modern' promotional film clips, the forerunner of what later became known as the music video. The clip was shot in an alley behind the Savoy Hotel in London, the cue cards which Dylan holds were written by Donovan, Allen Ginsberg, Bob Neuwirth and Dylan himself. While staring at the camera, he flips the cards as the song plays. There are intentional misspellings and puns throughout the clip.
1966 Lulu became the first British female singer to appear behind the Iron curtain, when she toured Poland with The Hollies.
1968 Cream played the first of two nights at at Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, California. The concert was recorded with some tracks ending up on their 'Wheels Of Fire' double album.
2003 Former Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler was injured when the Honda motorbike he was riding was involved in a collision with a Fiat Punto car. The 53-year-old singer and guitarist suffered a broken collar bone and six broken ribs in the accident which happened in London's smart Belgravia district in mid-morning traffic.
2008 China was set to impose stricter rules on foreign pop stars after Bjork caused controversy by shouting "Tibet, Tibet" at a Shanghai concert after a powerful performance of her song Declare Independence. Talk of Tibetan independence was considered taboo in China, which had ruled the territory since 1951. A spokesperson from the culture ministry said Bjork would be banned from performing in China if there was a repeat performance.
2009 A blue plaque in honour of The Who drummer Keith Moon was unveiled on the site of the Marquee Club in Soho, London, where in 1964 the band played the first of 29 gigs there. Fans on scooters turned up to pay tribute to Moon, who was 32 when he died of an accidental overdose in 1978. The blue plaque, which means the site is of historic importance, was awarded by the Heritage Foundation.
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1948 James Taylor is born
1963The Beatles played at the Granada Cinema in Bedford. Also on the bill, Chris Montez and Tommy Roe. John Lennon, suffering from a heavy cold, was unable to perform, so The Beatles set was rearranged so that George and Paul could sing the parts that John usually sang.
1966 The Mamas and the Papas' debut single, "California Dreamin'," reaches #4. Over time, it becomes the Mamas and the Papas' signature song.
1969 Paul McCartney married Linda Eastman at Marylebone Register Office. They then held a reception lunch at The Ritz Hotel, Paul then went to Abbey Road studios in the evening to work.
1974 John Lennon made the headlines after an incident at the Troubadour Club, LA. Out on a drinking binge with Harry Nilsson, Lennon hurled insults at the performing Smothers Brothers and punched their manager before being forcibly removed.
1983 U2 scored their first UK No.1 album with 'War', which went on to spend a total of 147 weeks on the chart. The album featured the singles 'New Years Day' and 'Two Hearts Beat As One'.
1983 Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler had her only UK No.1 single with a song written by Meat Loaf's producer, Jim Steinman, 'Total Eclipse Of The Heart'. Also No.1 in the US, (the only Welsh artist to score a US No.1), Canada and Australia, the single sold over 5 million copies.
2001 Judy Garland's 'Over The Rainbow' was voted the Song Of The Century in a poll published in America. Musicians, critics and fans compiled the list by the RIA. The highest placed UK act was The Rolling Stones 'Satisfaction' in 16th place. The Beatles had 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' at No. 28.
2006 Former Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour went to No.1 on the UK album chart with his third solo album 'On An Island.'
2009 Hundreds of fans queued at the O2 arena in London as Michael Jackson tickets went on sale to the public. The 50-year-old pop veteran had confirmed he would be playing a 50-date residency at the venue, beginning on 8 July 2009. Some 360,000 pre-sale tickets had already sold. Organisers said the This Is It tour had become the fastest-selling in history, with 33 seats sold each minute. Prices ranged from £170 to £10,000, but tickets bought directly from the singer's website cost up to £75. Jackson had said this would be the last time he would perform in the UK.
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1965 Eric Clapton quit The Yardbirds due to musical differences with the other band members. Clapton wanted to continue in a blues type vein, while the rest of the band preferred the more commercial style of their first hit, 'For Your Love'.
1973 'Dark Side of the Moon,' by Pink Floyd, is released. It will reach #1 on April 28, log a record-breaking 741 weeks on Billboard's Top 200 album chart, and sell more than 15 million copies in the US alone.
1976 Genesis hits #3 in the UK with 'A Trick of the Tail'.
1976 'Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975,' a best-of drawn from the Eagles' first four albums, enters the album chart. One-third of a century later it will be pronounced the best-selling album in history.
1987 Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1993 Eric Clapton started a three-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Unplugged.'
1999 Cher started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Believe', making Cher the oldest woman to top the Hot 100 at the age of 53.
2006 The Kinks came out the top earners for music used in TV adverts in the US, earning them £6m a year. The sixties group were enjoying a resurgence with their music being used to sell washing powder, computers and medicines. Led Zeppelin came in second place with £4m and The Rolling Stones third with £2.3m.
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1968 The posthumously released Otis Redding single 'Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay', started a five week run at No.1 on the US chart, (a No.3 hit the UK). Otis was killed in a plane crash on 10th December 1967 three days after recording the song.
1971 Winners at this years Grammy Awards included, Simon and Garfunkel who won Record of the year, Song of the year and Album of the year for 'Bridge Over Troubled Water', The Carpenters won Best new act and Best vocal performance.
1989 MTV announces it is giving away Jon Bon Jovi's childhood home in Sayreville, New Jersey, on the network's "MTV's Giving Away Bon Jovi's house" contest. The network receives 3 million phone calls and blows out phone lines in Newark, NJ and Chicago.
1991 Seven members of Country singer Reba McEntire's band and her road manager were among 10 people who were killed when their private jet crashed in California just north of the Mexican border. McEntire, who had given a private concert in San Diego for IBM employees the night before, was not on the plane.
1996 The Ramones performed what they claimed would be their last ever date in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2010 Abba were inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with Genesis and The Hollies. Abba's Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad accepted their trophies, in New York.
2010 A rare Led Zeppelin recording from the group's 1971 gig at St Matthew's Baths Hall in Ipswich, England was unearthed at a car boot sale. The bootleg copy of the audio from the group's gig on November 16th 1971 was picked up for just "two or three pounds" by music fan Vic Kemp. "I was going through a stand of CDs at the car boot at Portman Road and the guy who was selling them said, 'You might be
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2010 Abba were inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with Genesis and The Hollies. Abba's Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad accepted their trophies, in New York.
Excuse me while I rant for a minute! http://bestsmileys.com/angry2/6.gif
Sure Abba makes it into the ROCK AND ROLL Hall of Fame but ROCK N ROLL groups like Rush or The Cars, etc..... still have yet to make it!! What a joke!!! http://bestsmileys.com/signs9/6.gif
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I don't get it either. I never did get the appeal of ABBA. I couldn't stand this band. I think they were just such commercial fluff! That is the best thing I can say about them.
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Speaking of Simon & Garfunkel. Here they are performing BOTW at the R&R HOF 25th Anniversary concert, They are still AMAZING! Their entire set for this concert just held the audience spellbound. If you have the time, please watch the 4 songs on the sidebar...incredible:thumbsup:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=mXPEjY3gcC4
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It doesn't make any sense. Who decides these things?
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I don't want to argue but Abba wrote some wonderful pop songs & are as worthy of being in the HOF as any other band. My objection is that there is still no sign of Dire Straits getting into it.
As to who decides, Jann Wenner of Rolling Stone appears to wield a great deal of influence.
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But it's a ROCK N ROLL Hall of Fame. Not a Pop Music one.
