MUSIC HISTORY'S BLOG

On this day in 1982 - Hall and Oates started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Maneater', the duo's fifth US No.1 and biggest hit in the UK reaching…

Born on this day in 1949 - English-Canadian singer Paul Rodgers. With Free, he had the 1970 UK No.2 & US No.4 single 'All Right Now'). Rodgers formed his next band, Bad Company, with Mick…

On this day in 1989 - Billy Joel went to No.1 on the US album chart with his 11th studio release 'Storm Front'. The album featured one of Joel's three No.1 hits, 'We Didn't Start…

On this day in 1990 - Rod Stewart married New Zealand model Rachel Hunter in Beverly Hills. They split in 1999. [embed]https://youtu.be/L1uMA120Mhk[/embed]

On this day in 1968 - Filming began for The Rolling Stones 'Rock & Roll Circus.' As well as clowns and acrobats, John Lennon and his fiancee Yoko Ono performed as part of a supergroup…

On this day in 2003 - Ozzy Osbourne was admitted to Wexham Park Hospital in Slough, Berkshire after being injured in a quad bike accident at his UK home. The 55 year-old singer broke his…

On this day in 2010 - Eric Clapton announced he was to sell off part of his extensive guitar collection to raise money for his Crossroads rehab Centre in Antigua. Highlights of the sale would…

On this day in 2016 - Sir Mick Jagger became a father again at the age of 73, after his 29-year-old girlfriend, American ballerina Melanie Hamrick, gave birth to a boy in New York City.…

On this day in 1973 - Paul McCartney and Wings released Band On The Run, his fifth album since his departure from The Beatles. Two hit singles from the album – 'Jet' and 'Band on…

On this day in 1964 - The Beatles released their fourth album 'Beatles For Sale'. The album featured: ‘No Reply’, ‘I'm a Loser’, ‘Baby's in Black’, ‘Rock and Roll Music’, ‘I'll Follow the Sun’, ‘Mr.…