1960: The Beatles, Rolling Stones and Dave Clark Five were the top performers at the NME poll winner's concert at Wembley Empire Pool in London.
1960: Elvis Presley began filming for the movie G.I. Blues in Hollywood, California. (Note: Director Hal Wallis had shot footage in West Germany from August 17-29, 1969 of Presley's battalion on maneuvers and everyday activities.)
1961: Ben E. King released the single "Stand By Me".
1965: The Who performed at Bridgewater Town Hall in England.
1965: Bob Dylan arrived at the London Airport to begin a tour of the U.K. to promote his new album Bringing It All Back Home.
1966: Dusty Springfield topped the U.K. Singles chart with "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me".
1967: Mama Cass Elliott gave birth to daughter Owen Vanessa in Los Angeles.
1967: Janis Ian performed "Society's Child" at the age of 17 on Leonard Bernstein's CBS-TV special Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution.
1969: The Soundtrack to "Hair" was the new #1 album, replacing the self-titled Blood, Sweat & Tears. Galveston by Glen Campbell was #3, with Donovan's Greatest Hits at 4 and Cloud Nine from the Temptations fifth.
1969: Led Zeppelin performed for the second of three nights at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco.
1969: The Beatles, with keyboard help from Billy Preston, reached #1 in the U.K. with "Get Back".
1969: On the other side of the Atlantic, an even better song was #1 as 5th Dimension were flying high for the third week with "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In". Blood, Sweat & Tears remained at 2 with "You've Made Me So Very Happy", the Isley Brothers took #3 with "It's Your Thing" and "Only The Strong Survive" from Jerry Butler came in fourth. The rest of the Top 10: The former #1 "Dizzy" from Tommy Roe at #5, "Galveston" from Glen Campbell, "Hair" from the Cowsills at #7, "Twenty-Five Miles" by Edwin Starr moving up to 8, the Zombies checked in at #9 with "Time Of The Season" and Steppenwolf had their third Top 10 hit with "Rock Me".
1970: Tom Jones was the guest on Raquel Welch's Raquel! television special on CBS.
1971: The Rolling Stones released the single "Brown Sugar" in the U.S. It was released April 16 in the U.K. (Note: some websites claim the song was released May 7 in the United States.
Hot Chocolate with one of their biggest career hits...
1975: B.J. Thomas set a record with the longest title ever to hit #1--"(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song". Elton John slipped to 2 with "Philadelphia Freedom" while Tony Orlando & Dawn was at #3 with "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)". The rest of the Top 10: Minnie Riperton's "Lovin' You", Ben E. King had #5 with "Supernatural Thing", Sammy Johns climbed in his "Chevy Van" for #6, Freddy Fender had song #7 with "Before The Next Teardrop Falls", Hot Chocolate was at 8 with "Emma", Barry White had another winner--"What Am I Gonna' Do With You" and the Blackbyrds' hit "Walking In Rhythm" was at #10.
1976: Starland Vocal Band released the single "Afternoon Delight".
1976: The Captain & Tennille released their remake of the Miracles hit "Shop Around".
1976: The Brothers Johnson released the single "I'll Be Good to You" (long version featured here).
1977: Grateful Dead were in concert for the third night at the Capitol Theater in Passaic, New Jersey.
1977: Studio 54 opened in New York City at 254 West 54th Street. Cher was on hand for opening night.
1978: Ringo Starr appeared in his television special Ringo, which was a musical version of The Prince and the Pauper. The movie also starred Michael Douglas, Angie Dickinson and Art Carney.
1980: The Carpenters starred in the television special Music, Music, Music on ABC.
1980: Blondie prevailed on the U.K. Singles chart with "Call Me".
Preston teamed up with Stevie Wonder's former wife for this smash...
1980: Blondie was also #1 in the States, trailed by Christopher Cross's "Ride Like The Wind" and "Another Brick In The Wall" from Pink Floyd. Billy Preston & Syreeta had #4 "With You I'm Born Again". The rest of the Top 10: "Special Lady" from Ray, Goodman & Brown, Air Supply's "Lost In Love", Bob Seger remained at 7 with "Fire Lake", the Eagles had song #8--"I Can't Tell You Why", Billy Joel stormed into the Top 10 with "You May Be Right" and Dr. Hook rose to #10 with "Sexy Eyes".
1982: Paul McCartney released the album Tug of War. (Note: some websites claim he released the album September 6. The correct date of release is April 26, according to the official website for McCartney.)
1982: Meat Loaf gave the first of four sold out shows at Wembley Arena in London.
1984: If you journey to England for a Beatles Tour as part of your bucket list, be sure to check this out. Mike McCartney (Paul's brother) unveiled the statue of the Beatles by John Doubleday at the new Cavern Walks Shopping Centre in Liverpool, England.
1986: Prince & the Revolution held on to #1 on the R&B chart for a fourth week with "Kiss".
1990: Nirvana performed at the Pyramid Club in New York City.
1997: Ernest Stewart, keyboardist with KC and the Sunshine Band, died of asthma.
1999: Sinead O'Connor was ordained as the first woman priest at Latin Tridentine Church.
2001: Destiny's Child held the #1 position in the U.K. with their smash "Survivor".
2003: The bridge that James Taylor sang about in his song "Carolina In My Mind" was named after him in a dedication ceremony in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where Taylor grew up.
2006: In today's episode of Dangerous Inmates Run Rap Music, Snoop Dogg was today's daily arrest of a rap star. Dogg was taken into custody at London's Heathrow Airport after a fight in the business lounge. He and his entourage of more than 30 people were upset when they were told they could not board their flight and starting hitting police officers. Once again the moral compass-challenged fans of rap music are left scratching their heads for answers.
2008: Leona Lewis had the #1 album with Spirit.
2011: Phoebe Snow died at the age of 60 after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage on April 19, slipping into a coma, and enduring blood clots, pneumonia and congestive heart failure.
Born This Day:
1925: Jørgen Ingmann ("Apache" in 1961) was born in Copenhagen, Denmark; died March 21, 2015 in Denmark. (Note: some websites insist Ingmann died at the age of 83. He was 89, according to Denmark Radio.)
1938: Duane Eddy ("Because They're Young"), who developed the technique of playing lead on the bass strings of his guitar that gave it a twangy sound, was born in Corning, New York. (Note: some websites claim Eddy was born on April 28, but the Rock Hall of Fame and the book 'The Encyclopedia of Sixties Cool: A Celebration of the Grooviest People' by Chris Strodder and 'Legends of Rock Guitar: The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists' by Pete Prown and Harvey P. Newquist all say Eddy was born on April 26.) 1938: Maurice Williams ("Stay") was born in Lancaster, South Carolina.
1940: Giorgio Moroder, producer of Donna Summer and a solo artist ("Chase") was born in Ortisei, Italy.
1941: Claudine Clark, whose one and only hit "Party Lights" hit the Top 5 in 1962, was born in Macon, Georgia.
1942: Robert Ridarelli, better known as Bobby Rydell ("Wild One"), was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1943: Gary Wright of Spooky Tooth and a solo star, was born in Cresskill, New Jersey.
1945: Tony Murray, bassist of the Troggs, was born in Dublin, Ireland.
1946: Johnny "Buck" Wilkins (Ronny of Ronny & the Daytonas)
1951: Nick Garvey, lead singer and guitarist of the Motors ("Love And Loneliness"), was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.
1960: Roger Taylor, drummer for Duran Duran, was born in Birmingham, England.
1961: Chris Mars, drummer of the Replacements, was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1970: Tionne Watkins, known as T-Boz in the group TLC, was born in Des Moines, Iowa.
1971: Stanley Wayne DeMarcus, Jr. (Jay DeMarcus), songwriter, bassist and keyboardist of Rascal Flatts, was born in Columbus, Ohio.
1975: Joey Jordison, songwriter and drummer of Slipknot and a producer, was born in Des Moines, Iowa.
1976: Jose Pasillas, drummer of Incubus, was born in Calabasas, California.
1982: Jonathan Lee, vocalist of S Club 7, was born in Croydon, Surrey, England. (Note: some websites say Lee was born in Devon, England. While unfortunately no credible sources exist for his birthplace, our best information indicates that Jonathan was born in Croydon.)
1960: Elvis Presley began filming for the movie G.I. Blues in Hollywood, California. (Note: Director Hal Wallis had shot footage in West Germany from August 17-29, 1969 of Presley's battalion on maneuvers and everyday activities.)
1961: Ben E. King released the single "Stand By Me".
1965: The Who performed at Bridgewater Town Hall in England.
1965: Bob Dylan arrived at the London Airport to begin a tour of the U.K. to promote his new album Bringing It All Back Home.
1966: Dusty Springfield topped the U.K. Singles chart with "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me".
1967: Mama Cass Elliott gave birth to daughter Owen Vanessa in Los Angeles.
1967: Janis Ian performed "Society's Child" at the age of 17 on Leonard Bernstein's CBS-TV special Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution.
1969: The Soundtrack to "Hair" was the new #1 album, replacing the self-titled Blood, Sweat & Tears. Galveston by Glen Campbell was #3, with Donovan's Greatest Hits at 4 and Cloud Nine from the Temptations fifth.
1969: Led Zeppelin performed for the second of three nights at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco.
1969: The Beatles, with keyboard help from Billy Preston, reached #1 in the U.K. with "Get Back".
1969: On the other side of the Atlantic, an even better song was #1 as 5th Dimension were flying high for the third week with "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In". Blood, Sweat & Tears remained at 2 with "You've Made Me So Very Happy", the Isley Brothers took #3 with "It's Your Thing" and "Only The Strong Survive" from Jerry Butler came in fourth. The rest of the Top 10: The former #1 "Dizzy" from Tommy Roe at #5, "Galveston" from Glen Campbell, "Hair" from the Cowsills at #7, "Twenty-Five Miles" by Edwin Starr moving up to 8, the Zombies checked in at #9 with "Time Of The Season" and Steppenwolf had their third Top 10 hit with "Rock Me".
1970: Tom Jones was the guest on Raquel Welch's Raquel! television special on CBS.
1971: The Rolling Stones released the single "Brown Sugar" in the U.S. It was released April 16 in the U.K. (Note: some websites claim the song was released May 7 in the United States.
Hot Chocolate with one of their biggest career hits...
1975: B.J. Thomas set a record with the longest title ever to hit #1--"(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song". Elton John slipped to 2 with "Philadelphia Freedom" while Tony Orlando & Dawn was at #3 with "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)". The rest of the Top 10: Minnie Riperton's "Lovin' You", Ben E. King had #5 with "Supernatural Thing", Sammy Johns climbed in his "Chevy Van" for #6, Freddy Fender had song #7 with "Before The Next Teardrop Falls", Hot Chocolate was at 8 with "Emma", Barry White had another winner--"What Am I Gonna' Do With You" and the Blackbyrds' hit "Walking In Rhythm" was at #10.
1976: Starland Vocal Band released the single "Afternoon Delight".
1976: The Captain & Tennille released their remake of the Miracles hit "Shop Around".
1976: The Brothers Johnson released the single "I'll Be Good to You" (long version featured here).
1977: Grateful Dead were in concert for the third night at the Capitol Theater in Passaic, New Jersey.
1978: Ringo Starr appeared in his television special Ringo, which was a musical version of The Prince and the Pauper. The movie also starred Michael Douglas, Angie Dickinson and Art Carney.
1980: The Carpenters starred in the television special Music, Music, Music on ABC.
1980: Blondie prevailed on the U.K. Singles chart with "Call Me".
Preston teamed up with Stevie Wonder's former wife for this smash...
1980: Blondie was also #1 in the States, trailed by Christopher Cross's "Ride Like The Wind" and "Another Brick In The Wall" from Pink Floyd. Billy Preston & Syreeta had #4 "With You I'm Born Again". The rest of the Top 10: "Special Lady" from Ray, Goodman & Brown, Air Supply's "Lost In Love", Bob Seger remained at 7 with "Fire Lake", the Eagles had song #8--"I Can't Tell You Why", Billy Joel stormed into the Top 10 with "You May Be Right" and Dr. Hook rose to #10 with "Sexy Eyes".
1982: Paul McCartney released the album Tug of War. (Note: some websites claim he released the album September 6. The correct date of release is April 26, according to the official website for McCartney.)
1982: Meat Loaf gave the first of four sold out shows at Wembley Arena in London.
1984: If you journey to England for a Beatles Tour as part of your bucket list, be sure to check this out. Mike McCartney (Paul's brother) unveiled the statue of the Beatles by John Doubleday at the new Cavern Walks Shopping Centre in Liverpool, England.
1986: Prince & the Revolution held on to #1 on the R&B chart for a fourth week with "Kiss".
1990: Nirvana performed at the Pyramid Club in New York City.
1997: Ernest Stewart, keyboardist with KC and the Sunshine Band, died of asthma.
1999: Sinead O'Connor was ordained as the first woman priest at Latin Tridentine Church.
2001: Destiny's Child held the #1 position in the U.K. with their smash "Survivor".
2006: In today's episode of Dangerous Inmates Run Rap Music, Snoop Dogg was today's daily arrest of a rap star. Dogg was taken into custody at London's Heathrow Airport after a fight in the business lounge. He and his entourage of more than 30 people were upset when they were told they could not board their flight and starting hitting police officers. Once again the moral compass-challenged fans of rap music are left scratching their heads for answers.
2008: Leona Lewis had the #1 album with Spirit.
2011: Phoebe Snow died at the age of 60 after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage on April 19, slipping into a coma, and enduring blood clots, pneumonia and congestive heart failure.
Born This Day:
1925: Jørgen Ingmann ("Apache" in 1961) was born in Copenhagen, Denmark; died March 21, 2015 in Denmark. (Note: some websites insist Ingmann died at the age of 83. He was 89, according to Denmark Radio.)
1940: Giorgio Moroder, producer of Donna Summer and a solo artist ("Chase") was born in Ortisei, Italy.
1941: Claudine Clark, whose one and only hit "Party Lights" hit the Top 5 in 1962, was born in Macon, Georgia.
1945: Tony Murray, bassist of the Troggs, was born in Dublin, Ireland.
1946: Johnny "Buck" Wilkins (Ronny of Ronny & the Daytonas)
1951: Nick Garvey, lead singer and guitarist of the Motors ("Love And Loneliness"), was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.
1960: Roger Taylor, drummer for Duran Duran, was born in Birmingham, England.
1961: Chris Mars, drummer of the Replacements, was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1970: Tionne Watkins, known as T-Boz in the group TLC, was born in Des Moines, Iowa.
1971: Stanley Wayne DeMarcus, Jr. (Jay DeMarcus), songwriter, bassist and keyboardist of Rascal Flatts, was born in Columbus, Ohio.
1975: Joey Jordison, songwriter and drummer of Slipknot and a producer, was born in Des Moines, Iowa.
1976: Jose Pasillas, drummer of Incubus, was born in Calabasas, California.
1982: Jonathan Lee, vocalist of S Club 7, was born in Croydon, Surrey, England. (Note: some websites say Lee was born in Devon, England. While unfortunately no credible sources exist for his birthplace, our best information indicates that Jonathan was born in Croydon.)
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