This Day in Music (1 Viewer)

[pete]

is Mudbug; trying to tell us that nothing of note happened on any day since 16th October?

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

Maybe he/she joined the great gig in the sky.
I'll make a note of it for next year.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Maybe he/she joined the great gig in the sky.
I'll make a note of it for next year.

Maybe that's the day the day in music died.

 

[east hastings]

15TH November 1974, Chad Kroeger of Nickelback was born

 

[Mudbug]

30th Nov 1982, Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' album was released. It spent 190 weeks on the UK album chart became the biggest selling pop album of all time, with sales over 50 million copies. Seven singles were released from the album, including 'Beat It', which featured guitarists Eddie Van Halen and Steve Lukather and 'Billie Jean'. http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/thriller

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

Ah,there he is.

 

[Mudbug]

11th Jan 1992, Nirvana appeared on NBC-TV's Saturday Night Live performing two songs, 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' and 'Territorial Pissings'. Also on this day the group's 'Nevermind' went to No.1 on the US album chart.

http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/smells_like_teen_spirit

 

[HMD]

Mudbug we've missed you.

 

[Mudbug]

On this day, 4th Feb 1978, ‘Up Town Ranking’ by Althia and Donna was at No.1 on the UK singles chart. It was the Jamaican duo’s only hit, making the teenagers One-hit Wonders. More One Hit Wonders!

http://tinyurl.com/chdt6ux

 

[Mudbug]

6th Feb 1945, Born on this day, Bob Marley, singer / songwriter and guitarist who had the 1981 UK No.8 single with ‘No Woman No Cry’, plus over ten other UK Top 40 singles and the 1976 US No.8 & UK No. 15 album ‘Rastaman Vibration’. Marley died of cancer on May 11th 1981. More:http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/bob_marley

 

[Mudbug]

13th May 1969, Bob Dylan recorded versions of 'Lay, Lady, Lay', at Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. 'Lay Lady Lay' was originally written for the soundtrack of the movie Midnight Cowboy, but wasn't submitted in time to be included in the finished film. The song has gone on to become a standard and has been covered by numerous bands and artists over the years, including The Byrds, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, The Everly Brothers, Neil Diamond, Melanie, The Isley Brothers, Duran Duran, Hoyt Axton and Isaac Hayes amongst others. More: http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/bob_dylan

 

[Mudbug]

17th Feb 1967, The Beatles started recording a new John Lennon song 'Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite' at Abbey Road studios, London. John's lyrics for the song came almost entirely from an antique poster advertising a circus performance scheduled to take place in Rochdale, Lancashire, in February 1843. John had purchased the poster in Sevenoaks on January 31 while The Beatles were on location for the filming of the 'Strawberry Fields Forever' promotional film. http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/sgt_pepper

 

[Mudbug]

18th Feb 1966, Beach Boy Brian Wilson recorded the future classic song 'Good Vibrations', which went on to become the band's third US number-one hit. As a child, his mother told him that dogs could pick up "vibrations" from people, so that the dog would bark at "bad vibrations" Wilson turned this into the general idea for the song. More: http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/brian_wilson

 

[Mudbug]

21st Feb 1967, Pink Floyd started their first sessions at the EMI Studios, St. John's Wood, London on their debut album The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, working on the song 'Matilda Mother'. While Pink Floyd were recording their album with former Beatles engineer Norman Smith, The Beatles themselves were working in the studio next door, recording 'Fixing A Hole' for their Sgt. Pepper's album. http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/syd_barrett

 

[Mudbug]

22nd Feb 1967, The Beatles recorded the giant piano chord for the end of 'A Day In The Life' http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/sgt_pepper

 

[Mudbug]

24th Feb 1975, Led Zeppelin released their sixth album Physical Graffiti in the UK. Recording sessions had been disrupted when bassist and keyboard player John Paul Jones had proposed quitting the band, supposedly to become choirmaster at Winchester Cathedral, England, although in reality he just needed time to rest after Zeppelin's demanding tour schedule. http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/physical_graffiti

 

[Mudbug]

25th Feb 1943, Born on this day, George Harrison guitarist and vocalist with The Beatles, the world’s most successful group. The all-time bestselling album in the UK is The Beatles’ 'Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band', with over 4.5 million copies sold. Harrison wrote the 1969 US No.1 & UK No.4 Beatles single ‘Something’. As a solo artist he had the 1971 US No.1 album 'All Things Must Pass' and the 1970 worldwide No.1 single ‘My Sweet Lord’. He was also a member of the Traveling Wilburys with Tom Petty and Bob Dylan. Harrison died of cancer on November 29th 2001.

More on George: http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/george_harrison

 

[Mudbug]

26th Feb 1932, Born on this day, Johnny Cash, US country singer, songwriter who had a 1969 US No.2 & UK No.4 single with ‘A Boy Named Sue’ plus 11 other US Top 40 singles. He had the US TV Johnny Cash show in the late 60s’ early 70s. Cash died of respiratory failure on September 12th 2003, aged 71. More http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/johnny_cash

 

[Mudbug]

27th Feb 2004, A worker in a supermarket in Aspen, Colorado alerted the police-after seeing a man shopping with his face covered by a mask. Police arrived on the scene and identified the man as Michael Jackson who was in town on holiday with his children.

 

[Mudbug]

1st March 1944, Born on this day, Roger Daltrey, vocals, The Who, (1965 UK No.2 single 'My Generation' plus over 20 other UK hit singles, 16 US Top 40 singles, rock opera albums 'Tommy' & 'Quadrophenia'). Solo, (1973 UK No.5 single 'Giving It All Away'). http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/my_generation