MUSIC HISTORY'S BLOG

Born on this day in 1947 - Burton Cummings, singer and songwriter from Canadian rock band Guess Who who had the 1970 US No.1 & UK No.19 single 'American Woman'. During his decade in the Guess…

Born on this day in 1947 - English songwriter, singer, record producer Jeff Lynne, who was a member of Idle Race, then The Move who had the 1969 UK No.1 single 'Blackberry Way'. He co-founded…

This day in 1975 - The Faces split became official. Rod Stewart had severed all connections with the group to work as a solo artist, Ronnie Wood was on permanent loan to the Stones, Ronnie…

This day in 1979 - The first night of a series of four concerts were held at The Hammersmith Odeon in London for the People of Kampuchea, featuring Queen, The Clash, The Pretenders, The Who,…

This day in 1965 - The Beatles had the No.1 album in the US for the third Christmas in a row. Rubber Soul was at the top of the LP chart, following Beatles For Sale…

Born on this day in 1949: American guitarist and singer Adrian Belew, who worked with King Crimson and David Bowie. Adrian Belew (born Robert Steven Belew) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. A…

This day in 1973: Singer Bobby Darin died aged at the age of 37. One of the first teen idols, he had the 1959 No.1 with 'Dream Lover' plus 20 other US Top 40 hits…

This day in 1979 - Elvis Presley's personal physician, George Nichopoulos, was charged with 'illegally and indiscriminately' prescribing over 12,000 tablets of uppers, downers, and painkillers for the star during the 20 months preceding his…

Born on this day in 1943: Founding member of The Rolling Stones, guitarist, songwriter and sometimes vocalist Keith Richards, who with the Stones had over 35 Top 40 singles and albums. Rolling Stone magazine said…

This day in 1963 - James Carroll at WWDC in Washington, DC, became the first disc jockey to broadcast a Beatles record on American radio. Carroll played 'I Want To Hold Your Hand', which he…