MUSIC HISTORY'S BLOG

On this day in 1979, Ray Charles' rendition of "Georgia On My Mind" was proclaimed the state song of Georgia. The music to the song was written in 1930 by Hoagy Carmichael who also recorded a…

On this day in 1984, Phil Collins started a three week run at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)". The song was the theme from Against…

On this day in 1985, the charity song "We Are The World" by USA For Africa was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles chart and the Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single chart. "We Are…

On this day in 1980, Blondie went to #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Call Me". The movie was featured in the Richard Gere movie American Gigolo. In the year-end charts of…

On this day in 1984, Michael Jackson underwent surgery in a Los Angeles hospital to repair the damage done after his hair caught fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial. The 25-year-old "King of Pop"…

On this day in 1971, Three Dog Night started a six week run at No.1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 with "Joy To The World". The song was released on the fourth studio album, Naturally.…

On this day in 1975, after rumors that Jimmy Page, Steve Marriott, Jeff Beck or Chris Spedding would replace Mick Taylor as guitarist in The Rolling Stones, a press release confirmed that Ronnie Wood would…

On this day in 1973, David Bowie released his sixth studio album, Aladdin Sane. The name of the album is a pun on "A Lad Insane". The album was Bowie's follow-up to his breakthrough The Rise…

On this day in 1969, The 5th Dimension started a six week run at No.1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In". The song also topped the Billboard Adult…

On this day in 1970, The Beatles started a two week run at #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Let It Be". The song was released as a single off the album of…