MUSIC HISTORY'S BLOG

On this day in 1982, Joan Jett And The Blackhearts started a seven-week run at #1 on the US singles chart with "I Love Rock 'n' Roll". Billboard also ranked it at the No. 3 song…

On this day in 1997, Elvis Presley Enterprises of Memphis, Tennessee, lost its Court of Appeal battle to stop London trader Sid Shaw using the name of 'The King' on his souvenirs. The legal tussle…

On this day in 1968, The posthumously released Otis Redding single "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" started a five-week run at #1 on the US chart, (a No.3 hit the UK). Otis was killed…

On this day in 1972, DJ Robert W. Morgan played the Donny Osmond version of "Puppy Love'" for 90 minutes on the radio station KHJ in Los Angeles. LAPD mistakenly raided the station studios after receiving…

On this day in 1981, Eric Clapton was hospitalized with bleeding ulcers causing his US tour to be canceled. Clapton was in the hospital for a month, being released Apri 17th. During this time, Clapton barely…

On this day in 1976, The Four Seasons started a three week run at #1 on the US singles chart with "December 1963, (Oh What A Night)". The song was the group's 5th US #1…

On this day in 1973, Pink Floyd released their eighth studio album The Dark Side of The Moon. With an estimated 45 million copies sold, it is Pink Floyd's most commercially successful album and one of…

On this day in 1966, The Beach Boys started recording "God Only Knows". The song hit #2  in the U.K., but, the song was released as the B-side of 'Wouldn't It Be Nice' in the US. "God…

On this day in 1975, Olivia Newton-John was at #1 on the US singles chart with "Have You Ever Been Mellow". The song was the singers second US #1 and also topped the Billboard Hot Adult…

On this day in 1975, David Bowie released his Young Americans album.  It was Bowie's ninth studio album and produced his first number-one hit "Fame". The album was a departure from his iconic glam rock style…