King Harvest - Dancing In The Moonlight
(One of my lady's favorites.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BId77GLtrM&list=RD5BId77GLtrM&start_radio=1
Significant Events In Music - 12.6 - 12.12
December 6th In Music
1877 - With his new invention, the phonograph, Thomas Edison records "Mary Had A Little Lamb," what is believed to be the first known recording of the human voice.
1965 - The Rolling Stones recorded 'Mother's Little Helper.’
1969 - Led Zeppelin made their debut on the US singles chart with 'Whole Lotta Love', it went on to make No. 4 on the chart and was the first of six Top 40 singles for the group in the US.
1969 - Gary De Carlo, aka Steam, started a two week run at No. 1 on the US singles chart with 'Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye' which was a One Hit Wonder.
1971 - Deep Purple record the track to "Smoke On The Water" at a Montreux nightclub called the Pavilion, where they've been relocated after the Montreux Casino, where they planned to record, burned down.
1975 - Paul Simon went to No. 1 on the US album chart with 'Still Crazy After All These Years', his first US No. 1 solo album.
Birthdays:
1942 - Robb Royer. American musician and songwriter, best known as a founding member of Bread from 1968 to 1971. While he was with the band, they had a US No. 1 hit single with 'Make It With You'.
1956 - Randy Rhoads. American heavy metal guitarist from Quiet Riot and later the Ozzy Osbourne band. A devoted student of classical guitar, (and guitar teacher), Rhoads combined his classical music influences with his own heavy metal style. Born in Santa Monica, California. He died on 3.19.1982.
December 7th In Music
1976 - The Eagles released 'New Kid in Town', which became the group's third US No. 1 in February the following year. The single written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey and J.D. Souther was released as the first single from their fifth album Hotel California.
2014 - Pink Floyd's classic album, The Dark Side Of The Moon made a surprise return to the Billboard chart when it landed at No. 13. Although it held the No. 1 spot in the US for only a week when released in 1973, it remained in the Billboard album chart for 741 weeks.
Birthdays:
1942 - Harry Chapin. US singer, songwriter, 1974 UK No. 34 single 'W.O.L.D. & 1974 US No. 1 single 'Cat's In The Cradle.’ Died on 7.16.1981.
December 8th In Music
1976 - The Eagles released their fifth studio album Hotel California, their first album with guitarist Joe Walsh, who had replaced founding member Bernie Leadon. The album topped the US chart for eight weeks (non-consecutively) and at the 20th Grammy Awards, the Eagles won a Grammy Award for 'Hotel California', which won Record of the Year. Worldwide sales now stand at over 32 million.
1979 - Styx went to No. 1 on the US singles chart with 'Babe', which Dennis DeYoung wrote for his wife, the group's only US No. 1.
1995 - Four months after the death of founding member Jerry Garcia, The Grateful Dead announce their breakup, stating, "The 'long strange trip' of the uniquely wonderful beast known as the Grateful Dead is over."
Birthdays:
1942 - Bobby Elliott. Drummer with British pop/rock group The Hollies who have scored over 30 top 40 hits, including 'Just One Look', 'Bus Stop', 'Carrie Anne', and later 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother' and 'The Air That I Breathe'. Born in Burnley, Lancashire, England.
1943 - Jim Morrison. Singer and lyricist with The Doors who had the 1967 US No. 1 single 'Light My Fire' and 1971 single 'Riders On The Storm' is Due to his wild personality and performances, he is regarded by some people as one of the most iconic, charismatic and pioneering frontmen in rock music history. Born in Melbourne, Florida. Morrison died on 7.3.1971.
1944 - Mike Botts. Drums, Bread, 1970 US No. 1 single 'Make It With You'.
1946 - Graham Knight. Bassist from Scottish pop rock band Marmalade, (originally formed in 1961 as The Gaylords). They scored the 1969 UK No. 1 single with their version of The Beatles song 'Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da'. Born in Glasgow, Scotland.
1947 - Gregg Allman. Keyboards, guitar, vocals, The Allman Brothers Band who released the classic album Eat a Peach in 1972 and had the 1973 US No. 12 single 'Ramblin Man'. Allman was referred to as a Southern rock pioneer and received numerous awards, including several Grammys. Born in Nashville, Tennessee. Allman died on 5.27.2017.
1957 - Phil Collen. Guitar, Def Leppard, 1987 UK No. 6 single 'Animal' and 1987 worldwide No. 1 album Hysteria 1988 US No. 1 single 'Love Bites.’ Born in Hackney, London, England.
1959 - Paul Rutherford. Vocals with Frankie Goes To Hollywood, the British band who formed in Liverpool and had the 1984 UK No. 1 & US No. 10 single 'Relax'. Born in Liverpool, England.
December 9th In Music
1965 - A Charlie Brown Christmas makes its debut, airing on CBS in place of The Munsters. The famous score, which becomes synonymous with the Peanuts, is written by the jazz musician Vince Guaraldi and performed by his trio.
1972 - The Moody Blues' Seventh Sojourn album hits No. 1 in America, where it stays for five weeks.
1978 - The Blues Brothers release their first single, a cover of "Soul Man." The original is by Sam & Dave, whom the Blues Brothers (John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd) emulated to create their act.
1978 - Steely Dan's Greatest Hits album enters the charts.
1989 - Billy Joel started a two week run at No. 1 on the US singles chart with 'We Didn't Start The Fire'. Its lyrics are made up from rapid-fire brief allusions to over a hundred headline events between 1949 (Joel was born on May 9 of that year) and 1989, when the song was released on his album Storm Front.
Birthdays:
1946 - Dennis Dunaway. Bassist with the Alice Cooper Band who co-wrote some of the band's most notable songs, including 'I'm Eighteen' and 'School's Out'.
1954 - Sara Allen. American songwriter, best known for her work with the duo Hall and Oates. Though never married, she was in a long-time relationship with Daryl Hall until 2001. She contributed to many of the duo’s hit singles, including ‘Private Eyes’, ‘I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)' and 'Maneater'. The song ‘Sara Smile’, Hall and Oates’ first American hit, was about Sara Allen.
1955 - Randy Murray. Guitarist, Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
December 10th In Music
1953 - The first issue of Playboy magazine is published (Marilyn Monroe is on the cover). Over the next two decades, "playboy" shows up in several hit songs:
"Playboy" by Marvelettes (1962)
"He's Just A Playboy" by The Drifters (1964)
"Playboy" by Gene & Debbe (1968)
"International Playboy" by Wilson Pickett (1973)
1966 - The Beach Boys went to No. 1 on the US singles chart with 'Good Vibrations', the group's third US No. 1.
1967 - The previously unknown San Francisco group The Steve Miller Blues Band signs to Capitol, dropping "Blues" from their name in the process.
1975 - ABBA released 'Fernando'. The song is one of ABBA's best-selling singles of all time, with six million copies sold in 1976 alone and is one of fewer than forty all-time singles to have sold 10 million (or more) physical copies worldwide. The song was written for group member Anni-Frid Lyngstad and was included on her debut 1975 album Frida ensam.
1975 - The Who's ‘The Who by Numbers’ album is certified Gold.
1976 - Wings release Wings Over America.
2008 - Guantanamo Bay - The Associated Press reported that the US military used loud music to "create fear, disorient and prolong capture shock" for prisoners at military detention centers at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Among the songs blasted 24 hours a day were 'Born In The USA' by Bruce Springsteen, 'Hell's Bells' by AC/DC, 'White America' by Eminem, 'The Theme From Sesame Street' and 'I Love You' from the Barney and Friends children's TV show.
December 11th In Music
1961 - The Marvelettes under the Motown Records label, score their first No. 1 on the US singles chart with 'Please Mr Postman'.
1989 - The Recording Industry Association of America certified four Led Zeppelin albums as multi-platinum: Presence (2 million), Led Zeppelin (4 million), Physical Graffiti (4 million) and In Through The Out Door (5 million).
1990 - Led Zeppelin IV is certified Diamond, with sales of 10 million in America.
Birthday:
1940 - David Gates. American singer-songwriter, musician and producer, best known as the co-lead singer of Bread. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
1962 - Curtis Williams. Kool & The Gang, 1981 US No. 1 single 'Celebration’.
December 12th In Music.
1966 - Pink Floyd perform their first concert, for the Oxfam Benefit at London's Royal Albert Hall.
Birthdays:
1943 - Dicky Betts. American guitarist, singer, songwriter, The Allman Brothers Band, who had the 1973 US No. 12 single 'Ramblin Man'. Betts is recognized as one of the greatest rock guitar players of all time, with one of rock’s finest guitar partnerships with Duane Allman, introducing melodic twin guitar harmony which "rewrote the rules for how two rock guitarists can work together". Born in West Palm Beach, FL.
1946 - Denny Dias. American guitarist, best known for being a founding member of Steely Dan. Dias placed an ad in The Village Voice in the summer of 1970 that read: "Looking for keyboardist and bassist. Must have jazz chops! Assholes need not apply". Donald Fagen and Walter Becker responded to the advert
1953 - Bruce Kulick. American guitarist, who has worked with Meat Loaf, Michael Bolton, Grand Funk Railroad and Kiss.
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