MUSIC HISTORY'S BLOG

On this day in 1977, Keith Richards was arrested at Toronto’s Harbour Castle Hotel, after an ounce of heroin was found following a raid of his hotel room by 15 Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Richards, who…

On this day in 1976, The Eagles Greatest Hits became the first album to be certified platinum by the R.I.A.A. New certification's represented sales of 1 million copies for albums and two million for singles. It is the…

On this day in 1978, Fleetwood Mac was awarded the Album of the Year at the 20th Annual Grammy Awards,  for their album Rumours. The album has sold 45 million copies worldwide and produced four singles…

On this day in 1975, Scottish group The Average White Band hit #1 on the US singles chart with "Pick Up The Pieces." It is essentially an instrumental, apart from the song's title being shouted at several…

On this day in 1975, David Bowie released "Young Americans" as a single. The song became a breakthrough hit for Bowie in the United States. The song reached No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, making…

On this day in 1970,  'Instant Karma!' by The Plastic Ono Band was released in the US. The song was written by John Lennon and was recorded and released within a period of ten days,…

On this day in 1969, Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash recorded "Girl From The North Country" together in Nashville at CBS Studios. The track appeared on Dylan's Nashville Skyline album. The two were both fans of…

On this day in 1975, Cher started her own weekly hour of a music and comedy show on CBS-TV. After two seasons, Sonny Bono and Cher had set aside their differences and agreed to reunite. Cher was…

On this day in 1969, Sly and the Family Stone started a four week run at #1 on the US singles chart with "Everyday People". The song was the band's first #1 and also hit #1…

On this day in 1970, The Who recorded Live At Leeds at Leeds University, England. Live at Leeds has been cited by several music critics as the best live rock recording of all time. The University of…