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Spiritinthesky · 2011-10-19, 07:32

On this day 19th Oct in 1985, A-Ha went to No.1 on the US singles chart with “Take On Me”, making them the first Norwegian group to score a US No.1. Let’s face it, coming from Norway with its population of just a few thousand (well, just a bit over four million), this was some achievement.

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

Spiritinthesky · 2011-10-20, 19:22

On this day 20th Oct in 1960, Roy Orbison had his first UK No.1 single with "Only The Lonely" which was the first of 33 UK hits. The song was turned down by The Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley, so Orbison decided to record it himself. http://mrtrpt.com/1c0

2011-10-20, 20:11

(2011-10-20 19:22)Spiritinthesky Wrote: On this day 20th Oct in 1960, Roy Orbison had his first UK No.1 single with "Only The Lonely" which was the first of 33 UK hits. The song was turned down by The Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley, so Orbison decided to record it himself. http://mrtrpt.com/1c0

Thank you for posting, as they say + 1 Big Grin

Spiritinthesky · 2011-10-21, 14:28

On this day 21st Oct 2006, American musician, singer, songwriter, and drummer Sandy West died. West was a founding member (with Joan Jett) of all girl group The Runaways, and hailed by fans and critics alike to be one of the most groundbreaking drummers in rock and roll history.

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

Spiritinthesky · 2011-10-22, 08:22

22nd Oct 1966, The Beach Boys ‘Good Vibrations’ made its debut on the US singles chart. Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, the track was recorded over 6 weeks in four different Los Angeles studios, at a cost of over $16,000. The recording engineer would later say that the last take sounded exactly like the first, six months earlier. The record would reach No.1 on the US charts in December 1966. http://youtu.be/nC2gZMNkyJo

Linto · 2011-10-22, 12:29

1966 – The Supremes become the first all-female music group to attain a No. 1 selling album (The Supremes A' Go-Go).

Spiritinthesky · 2011-10-24, 08:42

On 24th Oct 1998, former Stone Roses lead singer Ian Brown was jailed for 4 months after being found guilty of disorderly behaviour during a flight from Paris to Manchester. Brown had threatened to chop the hands off an air stewardess after she mistakenly offered him duty free.

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

Spiritinthesky · 2011-10-25, 09:16

On 25th Oct 2004, John Peel died in Cuzco, Peru of a heart attack, aged 65. He was BBC’s longest-serving radio DJ and the first DJ to introduce The Ramones, Roxy Music, The Smiths, The Fall, Rod Stewart, Blur, the Sex Pistols, T. Rex and others to the masses. He founded Dandelion Records in 1969, which released records by Kevin Coyne, Bridget St John, and Medicine Head. He was also known for his ‘Peel Sessions’, releases of live radio sessions. Peel was appointed an OBE in 1998.

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

Warren · 2011-10-25, 09:24

(2011-10-11 07:51)Spiritinthesky Wrote: Oct 11th A man from Arizona sold an "air guitar" on eBay for $5.50. The seller claimed that it was “used once at a Bon Jovi concert.”

Of course this is only a cheap one. There are much better air guitars out there and if you are prepared to pay you can get much better quality air guitars. Mine has been used at a Joe Satriani concert.

Spiritinthesky · 2011-10-26, 08:42

On 26 October 1970, a wake was held at the Lion's Share in San Anselmo, California to celebrate the life of Janis Joplin. The singer who died of an accidental drugs overdose had left $2,500 in her will to throw a wake party in the event of her demise. The party was attended by her sister Laura and Joplin's close friends. Brownies laced with hashish were unknowingly passed around amongst the guests. Joplin was cremated in the Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Mortuary in Los Angeles; her ashes were scattered from a plane into the Pacific Ocean and along Stinson Beach.

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