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Significant Events In Music This Week - 4.25 - 5.1
Significant Events In Music This Week - 4.25 - 5.1
April 25th In Music
1975 - The Alice Cooper horror/music special, Alice Cooper: The Nightmare (featuring Vincent Price) airs on ABC.
1987 - U2 started a nine-week run at No. 1 on the US album chart with their fifth studio album The Joshua Tree. Inspired by American tour experiences, literature, and politics, the album topped the charts in over 20 countries, and is one of the world's all-time best-selling albums, with over 25 million copies sold. The album which won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year produced the hit singles 'With or Without You', 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For', and 'Where the Streets Have No Name'.
Birthdays:
1945 - Bjorn Ulvaeus. Swedish singer, songwriter, producer who started his musical career at 18 when he fronted the Hootenanny Singers, a popular Swedish folk–skiffle group. After forming ABBA in 1972 they became one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Their first UK hit was the 1974 No. 1 single 'Waterloo', followed by eight other UK No. 1 singles and nine No. 1 albums. Born in Gothenburg, Sweden.
1945 - Stu Cook. Bassist with Creedence Clearwater Revival, who had the 1969 US No. 2 single 'Bad Moon Rising' plus 11 other US Top 40 singles and the 1970 US No. 1 album Cosmo's Factory. Born in Oakland, California.
1945 - Michael Kogel. Spanish beat group Los Bravos who had the 1966 US No. 4 single 'Black Is Black'. They were the first Spanish rock band to have a UK & US hit single. Born in Berlin, Germany.
1955 - David Sikes. Bass player for Boston and Giuffria. Born near Cambridge, England.
April 26th In Music
1976 - ‘Wings At The Speed Of Sound' went to No. 1 on the US album chart. Paul McCartney's fifth No. 1 album after The Beatles became his most successful American chart album, spending seven nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1. The album featured the hits 'Let 'Em In' and 'Silly Love Songs'.
Birthdays:
1943 - Gary Wright. American singer, songwriter who was a member of Spooky Tooth. He had the 1976 solo US No. 2 single 'Dream Weaver'. Born in Cresskill, New Jersey.
1945 - Mike Finnigan. American keyboard player and vocalist, his speciality being the B3 Hammond Organ. Finnigan has worked with many artists including, Jimi Hendrix (Electric Ladyland), Joe Cocker, Crosby Stills & Nash, Peter Frampton, Ringo Starr, Tower of Power and Rod Stewart.
1945 - Tony Murray. English garage rock band The Troggs, who had the 1966 US No.1 single 'Wild Thing' and the hits 'With a Girl Like You' and 'Love Is All Around'.
April 27th In Music
Birthdays:
1932 - Casey Kasem. DJ famous for hosting American Top 40 and for being the voice of Shaggy on Scooby-Doo. Born in Detroit, Michigan.
1944 - Cuba Gooding. Singer with American soul and R&B group Main Ingredient, best known for their 1972 hit song 'Everybody Plays the Fool'. Born in New York City.
1948 - Kate Pierson. Vocals with the American new wave band The B-52's. Best known for their 1978 debut single 'Rock Lobster and the 1990 US No. 3 single 'Love Shack'. Born in Weehawken, New Jersey.
1951 - Paul Frehley. American hard rock band Kiss. Their 1976 US No 11 album Rock and Roll Over spent 26 weeks on the chart'. Born in the Bronx, New York.
April 28th In Music
1968 - The Broadway musical Hair opened at the Biltmore Theatre in New York City. The show featured the songs 'Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In', 'Good Morning Starshine' and the title song. The production ran for 1,729 performances, finally closing on July 1st, 1972.
1969 - Chicago Transit Authority releases their self-titled, debut album. For their next album, the group shortens their name to Chicago.
1973 - Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon went to No. 1 in the US. The album went on to enjoy a record-breaking 741 discontinuous weeks on the Billboard chart, and has now sold over 45 million copies world-wide. After moving to the Billboard Top Pop Catalog Chart, the album notched up a further 759 weeks there, and had reached a total of over 1,500 weeks on the combined charts by May 2006.
1982 - The California State Assembly Consumer Protection Committee heard testimony from "experts" who claimed that when 'Stairway To Heaven' was played backward, contained the words: "I sing because I live with Satan. The Lord turns me off, there's no escaping it. Here's to my sweet Satan, whose power is Satan. He will give you 666. I live for Satan." They could never pick the words out.
Birthdays:
1945 - John Wolters. Drums, Dr Hook & the Medicine Show, 1972 US No. 5 single 'Sylvia's Mother'. Born in New Jersey.
April 29th In Music
1968 - Featuring the hippie anthem "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In," the musical Hair opens on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre. The show is made into a movie in 1979.
Birthdays:
1933 - Willie Nelson. Country music singer-songwriter, (Born on April 29, 1933, but his birth was recorded on April 30). Nelson has acted in over 30 films, co-authored several books, and has been involved in activism for the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana. Born in Abbott, Texas.
1942 - Klaus Voorman. Bassist for Manfred Mann, who designs The Beatles album cover for Revolver, Born in Hamburg, Germany.
1947 - Tommy James. The Shondells, from American rock band, Tommy James & The Shondells who had the 1966 US No. 1 single 'Hanky Panky', and the hit 'I Think We're Alone Now'. Born in Dayton, Ohio. ‘Draggin’ The Line’
April 30th In Music
1971 - The Doobie Brothers release their self-titled debut album. Despite a hardy promotional push from their label, Warner Bros., it goes nowhere, but their next effort, Toulouse Street, connects.
1975 - The Vietnam War ends with the fall of Saigon. Many returning veterans suffer ill effects, which is the subject of the song "Still in Saigon" by The Charlie Daniels Band.
1988 - After hanging on at No. 198 the week before, Pink Floyd's album Dark Side Of The Moon drops out of the Billboard Albums chart for the first time in 11 years. The band is still on the chart though, with A Momentary Lapse Of Reason at No. 62.
Birthdays:
1936 - Bobby Gregg. American musician who performed as a drummer and record producer. Gregg is best is known for his work as a drummer on several seminal 1960’s songs, including Bob Dylan's 'Like a Rolling Stone' and Simon And Garfunkel's 'The Sound of Silence'. He was also temporarily a member of The Hawks, which later became known as The Band. Gregg died on 5.3.2014.
May 1st In Music
1956 - Johnny Cash released his classic song, 'I Walk the Line', which became his first No. 1 Billboard country hit and remained on the charts for over 43 weeks, selling over 2 million copies. The unique chord progression for the song was inspired by backwards playback of guitar runs on Cash's tape recorder while he was in the Air Force stationed in Germany.
1976 - Led Zeppelin started a two-week run at No. 1 on the US album chart with Presence, the group's fifth No. 1 album.
1976 - The Bellamy Brothers went to No. 1 on the US singles chart with 'Let Your Love Flow', the duo's only US No. 1.
Birthdays:
1946 - Jerry Weiss. Trumpeter and flugelhorn player for Blood, Sweat & Tears. Born in New York City.
1975 - The Alice Cooper horror/music special, Alice Cooper: The Nightmare (featuring Vincent Price) airs on ABC.
1987 - U2 started a nine-week run at No. 1 on the US album chart with their fifth studio album The Joshua Tree. Inspired by American tour experiences, literature, and politics, the album topped the charts in over 20 countries, and is one of the world's all-time best-selling albums, with over 25 million copies sold. The album which won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year produced the hit singles 'With or Without You', 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For', and 'Where the Streets Have No Name'.
Birthdays:
1945 - Bjorn Ulvaeus. Swedish singer, songwriter, producer who started his musical career at 18 when he fronted the Hootenanny Singers, a popular Swedish folk–skiffle group. After forming ABBA in 1972 they became one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Their first UK hit was the 1974 No. 1 single 'Waterloo', followed by eight other UK No. 1 singles and nine No. 1 albums. Born in Gothenburg, Sweden.
1945 - Stu Cook. Bassist with Creedence Clearwater Revival, who had the 1969 US No. 2 single 'Bad Moon Rising' plus 11 other US Top 40 singles and the 1970 US No. 1 album Cosmo's Factory. Born in Oakland, California.
1945 - Michael Kogel. Spanish beat group Los Bravos who had the 1966 US No. 4 single 'Black Is Black'. They were the first Spanish rock band to have a UK & US hit single. Born in Berlin, Germany.
1955 - David Sikes. Bass player for Boston and Giuffria. Born near Cambridge, England.
April 26th In Music
1976 - ‘Wings At The Speed Of Sound' went to No. 1 on the US album chart. Paul McCartney's fifth No. 1 album after The Beatles became his most successful American chart album, spending seven nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1. The album featured the hits 'Let 'Em In' and 'Silly Love Songs'.
Birthdays:
1943 - Gary Wright. American singer, songwriter who was a member of Spooky Tooth. He had the 1976 solo US No. 2 single 'Dream Weaver'. Born in Cresskill, New Jersey.
1945 - Mike Finnigan. American keyboard player and vocalist, his speciality being the B3 Hammond Organ. Finnigan has worked with many artists including, Jimi Hendrix (Electric Ladyland), Joe Cocker, Crosby Stills & Nash, Peter Frampton, Ringo Starr, Tower of Power and Rod Stewart.
1945 - Tony Murray. English garage rock band The Troggs, who had the 1966 US No.1 single 'Wild Thing' and the hits 'With a Girl Like You' and 'Love Is All Around'.
April 27th In Music
Birthdays:
1932 - Casey Kasem. DJ famous for hosting American Top 40 and for being the voice of Shaggy on Scooby-Doo. Born in Detroit, Michigan.
1944 - Cuba Gooding. Singer with American soul and R&B group Main Ingredient, best known for their 1972 hit song 'Everybody Plays the Fool'. Born in New York City.
1948 - Kate Pierson. Vocals with the American new wave band The B-52's. Best known for their 1978 debut single 'Rock Lobster and the 1990 US No. 3 single 'Love Shack'. Born in Weehawken, New Jersey.
1951 - Paul Frehley. American hard rock band Kiss. Their 1976 US No 11 album Rock and Roll Over spent 26 weeks on the chart'. Born in the Bronx, New York.
April 28th In Music
1968 - The Broadway musical Hair opened at the Biltmore Theatre in New York City. The show featured the songs 'Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In', 'Good Morning Starshine' and the title song. The production ran for 1,729 performances, finally closing on July 1st, 1972.
1969 - Chicago Transit Authority releases their self-titled, debut album. For their next album, the group shortens their name to Chicago.
1973 - Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon went to No. 1 in the US. The album went on to enjoy a record-breaking 741 discontinuous weeks on the Billboard chart, and has now sold over 45 million copies world-wide. After moving to the Billboard Top Pop Catalog Chart, the album notched up a further 759 weeks there, and had reached a total of over 1,500 weeks on the combined charts by May 2006.
1982 - The California State Assembly Consumer Protection Committee heard testimony from "experts" who claimed that when 'Stairway To Heaven' was played backward, contained the words: "I sing because I live with Satan. The Lord turns me off, there's no escaping it. Here's to my sweet Satan, whose power is Satan. He will give you 666. I live for Satan." They could never pick the words out.
Birthdays:
1945 - John Wolters. Drums, Dr Hook & the Medicine Show, 1972 US No. 5 single 'Sylvia's Mother'. Born in New Jersey.
April 29th In Music
1968 - Featuring the hippie anthem "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In," the musical Hair opens on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre. The show is made into a movie in 1979.
Birthdays:
1933 - Willie Nelson. Country music singer-songwriter, (Born on April 29, 1933, but his birth was recorded on April 30). Nelson has acted in over 30 films, co-authored several books, and has been involved in activism for the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana. Born in Abbott, Texas.
1942 - Klaus Voorman. Bassist for Manfred Mann, who designs The Beatles album cover for Revolver, Born in Hamburg, Germany.
1947 - Tommy James. The Shondells, from American rock band, Tommy James & The Shondells who had the 1966 US No. 1 single 'Hanky Panky', and the hit 'I Think We're Alone Now'. Born in Dayton, Ohio. ‘Draggin’ The Line’
April 30th In Music
1971 - The Doobie Brothers release their self-titled debut album. Despite a hardy promotional push from their label, Warner Bros., it goes nowhere, but their next effort, Toulouse Street, connects.
1975 - The Vietnam War ends with the fall of Saigon. Many returning veterans suffer ill effects, which is the subject of the song "Still in Saigon" by The Charlie Daniels Band.
1988 - After hanging on at No. 198 the week before, Pink Floyd's album Dark Side Of The Moon drops out of the Billboard Albums chart for the first time in 11 years. The band is still on the chart though, with A Momentary Lapse Of Reason at No. 62.
Birthdays:
1936 - Bobby Gregg. American musician who performed as a drummer and record producer. Gregg is best is known for his work as a drummer on several seminal 1960’s songs, including Bob Dylan's 'Like a Rolling Stone' and Simon And Garfunkel's 'The Sound of Silence'. He was also temporarily a member of The Hawks, which later became known as The Band. Gregg died on 5.3.2014.
May 1st In Music
1956 - Johnny Cash released his classic song, 'I Walk the Line', which became his first No. 1 Billboard country hit and remained on the charts for over 43 weeks, selling over 2 million copies. The unique chord progression for the song was inspired by backwards playback of guitar runs on Cash's tape recorder while he was in the Air Force stationed in Germany.
1976 - Led Zeppelin started a two-week run at No. 1 on the US album chart with Presence, the group's fifth No. 1 album.
1976 - The Bellamy Brothers went to No. 1 on the US singles chart with 'Let Your Love Flow', the duo's only US No. 1.
Birthdays:
1946 - Jerry Weiss. Trumpeter and flugelhorn player for Blood, Sweat & Tears. Born in New York City.
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