MUSIC HISTORY'S BLOG

On this day in 2010 - U2 raked in more money than any other music act in the US in 2009 making $109m (£71m) from touring, record sales and other royalties, almost twice as much…

On this day in 1987 - The first five The Beatles albums, Please Please Me, With the Beatles, A Hard Day's Night, Beatles for Sale and Help! were released on Compact disc. Capitol Records decided…

On this day in 1982 - The Police won best British group at the first annual Brit Awards held in London, Adam And The Ants won best album for 'Kings Of The Wild Frontier', Cliff…

On this day in 2000 - Carlos Santana won eight awards at this year's Grammy Awards for his Supernatural album. Before Supernatural, the guitarist had not had a Top 10 album since 1981. Supernatural was…

On this day in 1965 - Filming began on The Beatles follow up to 'A Hard Day's Night' on location in the Bahamas with the working title of 'Eight Arms To Hold You.' Other locations…

On this day in 2022 - Gary Brooker died from cancer at the age of 76. The English singer, songwriter, pianist was the founder of the rock band Procol Harum who had the 1967 UK…

On this day in 1972 - Harry Nilsson started a four-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with his version of the Badfinger song 'Without You.' He had heard Badfinger's recording at a…

On this day in 2000 - John Lennon's Steinway piano, on which he composed 'Imagine', went on display at the Beatles Story Museum in Liverpool, England. The piano was set to be auctioned on the…

On this day in 1979 - Blondie scored their first UK No.1 album when their third studio album Parallel Lines started a four-week run at the top of the charts. The album featured the singles…

On this day in 1985 - Bruce Springsteen went to No.1 on the album chart with 'Born In The USA', his first No.1 album. The singers seventh studio album, was the best-selling album of 1985…