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| 9/10/2010 |
Today In History
In 1955
Chuck Berry's "Maybelline" peaked at number five on the pop singles chart.
In 1956
Record stores were swamped with requests for Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender," the title song from his movie. The single hadn't been released yet.
In 1964
The Kinks' "You Really Got Me" hit number one on the UK pop singles chart.
Rod Stewart recorded his first single, "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl." Future Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones played on the session.
In 1965
The Byrds recorded the song "Turn Turn Turn."
In 1966
The Beatles' album "Revolver" hit number one on the albums chart.
The Surpremes' "You Can't Hurry Love" hit number one on the pop singles chart.
Wilson Pickett's "Land of a Thousand Dances" peaked at number six on the pop singles chart.
Neil Diamond landed his first single in the Top 40 with "Cherry Cherry." Other singles entering the Top 40 chart included Los Bravos' "Black is Black" and Jimmy Ruffin's "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted."
The Rolling Stones appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
In 1973
The BBC banned the Rolling Stones' single "Star Star" because of its objectionable lyrics
In 1974
The New York Dolls broke up.
In 1975
Bob Dylan performed on a TV special honoring John Hammond.
New album releases included Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" and Kiss' "Kiss Alive."
In 1977
James Taylor's "Handy Man" peaked at number four on the pop singles chart.
Linda Ronstadt released the single "Blue Bayou."
In 1980
The Rolling Stones' album "Emotional Rescue" was certified Gold and Platinum. The band also released the single "She's So Cold" backed with "Send It To Me."
In 1983
Jackson Browne's "Lawyers in Love" peaked at number 13 on the pop singles chart.
AC/DC's "A Flick of the Switch" broke into the albums chart.
In 1988
Steve Winwood's "Don't you Know What The Night Can Do?" broke into the Top 40.
The first Elvis Presley credit card was issued.
In 1990
The Hard Rock Cafe opened in Las Vegas.
In 1991
Dire Straits released the album "On Every Street."
In 1992
Creedence Clearwater Revival, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, Sly and the Family Stone, Van Morrison, The Doors, and Cream were among the inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In 1996
John Mellencamp released the album "Mr. Happy Go Lucky."
In 1998
Mac Davis received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
In 2000
Kiss announced yet another extension to its farewell tour, with plans to tour in Japan and Australia.
In 2005
Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Brian Wilson, Neil Young, the Neville Brothers, and John Mellencamp were among the wide variety of rock, pop, rap, and country stars who took part in the simultaneous multi-channel Hurricane Katrina fundraiser "ReAct Now: Music & Relief." Money raised went to several charities, including the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army, and America's Second Harvest.
Elvis Presley Enterprises donated all the profits from the day's ticket admissions to Graceland in Memphis to the American Red Cross to help with the organization's hurricane relief efforts.
In 2007
The jury began deliberations in Phil Spector's first murder trial.
In 2008
Peter Gabriel received the 2008 Ambassador of Conscience Award from Art for Amnesty from Amnesty International at an event in London.
Brian Wilson was among the artists who performed benefits in the Stand Up For A Cure concert series to raise funds and awareness for lung cancer research at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
Officials in Peoria, Illinois renamed the street in front of Woodruff High School "Fogelberg Parkway" in honor of singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, who graduated from the school, and his dad, who was the school's band director for many years.
In 2009
Ozzy Osbourne was honored with a special tribute during the first day of the three-day Sunset Strip Music Festival in Los Angeles.
Bill Haley and His Comets original bass player Marshall Lytle needed another operation in which doctors amputated his left leg just above the knee. The limb was irreparably damaged after a blood clot blocked circulation to his foot.< |
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