Today in Rock n' Roll History

[MikeA]

I've been to the RnRHOF but it's been several years...around 8 I guess. My, where does the time go. We went there one morning but had to be back in Columbus that same night for an Eagles concert.

As you know, you simply cannot blitz through that enormous collection of memoribilia in a couple of hours! And that's all we had! I so wanted to spend more time there!

[Koala]

1956 Paul Young is born.

1964 The Rolling Stones released their first EP, which included, ‘You Better Move On’, ‘Poison Ivy’, ‘Bye Bye Johnny’ and ‘Money’. It peaked at No.15 on the UK chart.

1967 Genesis is formed by Charterhouse School mates Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Anthony Phillips and Tony Banks.

1969 The first Led Zeppelin album (self-titled) is released.

1976 Sweet hits #5 in the US with "Fox on the Run."
　
1998 Savage Garden started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Truly Madly Deeply'.

2003 a long-lost recording featuring John Lennon and Mick Jagger was set to spark a biding war at a London auction. The acetate record was recorded in 1974 with Jagger singing the blues song 'Too Many Cooks' and Lennon playing guitar. The track had never been release because the two artists were both signed to different record

[TimothyBFan]

1976 Sweet hits #5 in the US with "Fox on the Run."
　

You all have to expect this by now!

You hear the opening of this song (you have to turn it waaaay up) and you just get goose bumps!!! LOVE IT!!

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MDCbIhTa_w[/ame]

[Prettymaid]

I love it too! I was a big fan of the synthesizer back in the day!

[Annabel]

Gotta love Sweet. Even with the bad miming.

[TimothyBFan]

Melanie, are you a Sweet fan? They are one of my top 4 fave bands ever!!!!

[Annabel]

Hmmmm, how to put this delicately. Not as such (now), but I really liked them when I was a teen. I think you could say I was a fan then. They were always good sing along songs. I could remember almost every word of that one you posted.
Wig wam bam was another goodie and Ballroom blitz and Teenage rampage and ...... you get the picture. They quite often turn up on my local radio station when they do the golden hour (twice a day am and pm) and the year is in the 70's. Helps get the dusting done a bit quicker

[Koala]

1964 The Beatles made their US chart debut when 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' entered the chart at No.45 just ten days after its release, making it the fastest-breaking and the fastest selling single in Capitol Records history. It went on to spend seven weeks at the No.1 position.


1975 Barry Manilow scored his first US No.1 single when 'Mandy', (originally titled 'Brandy' when it was recorded in 1972 by Scott English), went to the top of the charts.

1975 Status Quo were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Down Down', the group's only UK No.1 from 52 hits between 1968 and 1996.

1986 'That's What Friends Are For' by Dionne Warwick began a four-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart, all company and artists profits were given to aids charities.

1989 At just 38 years old, Stevie Wonder became the youngest living person to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. At a ceremony held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, other inductees include The Rolling Stones, The Temptations, Otis Redding and Dion DiMucci.

[sodascouts]

1975 Barry Manilow scored his first US No.1 single when 'Mandy', (originally titled 'Brandy' when it was recorded in 1972 by Scott English), went to the top of the charts.

Maybe they didn't want people to think it was an ode to alcoholism!

"Oh Brandy, well you kissed me and stopped me from shaking, and I need you today...oh, Brandy!"

[Brooke]