MUSIC HISTORY'S BLOG

Born on this day in 1951 - English singer, songwriter and musician Sting (Gordon Sumner), who with The Police, had the 1983 UK & US No.1 single 'Every Breath You Take', plus 4 other UK…

On this day in 1977 - Elton John became the first musician to be honoured in New York City's Madison Square Hall Of Fame. [embed]https://youtu.be/z0qW9P-uYfM[/embed]

On this day in 1969 - The Beatles released Abbey Road. The final studio recordings from the group featured two George Harrison songs ’Something’ (Harrison's first A-side single), and 'Here Comes The Sun'. In their…

On this day in 1982 - Queen made a guest appearance on TV's Saturday Night Live, where they performed 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' and 'Under Pressure'. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mmLxAZ5NqA[/embed]

On this day in 1979 - The Eagles released their sixth album, The Long Run. The lead single 'Heartache Tonight' a song co-written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Bob Seger and JD Souther won a…

On this day in 1969 - The Northern Star newspaper of Northern Illinois University ran a story claiming that Paul McCartney had been killed in a car crash in 1966 and had been replaced by…

Born on this day in 1951 - English singer and songwriter David Coverdale, who, with Whitesnake, scored the 1987 US No.1 & UK No.9 single 'Here I Go Again'. Coverdale was the lead singer of…

Born on this day in 1958 - American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Lita Ford. She was a member of The Runaways and then embarked on a successful glam metal solo career that hit its peak…

On this day in 1976 - One Hit Wonders Wild Cherry started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Play That Funky Music'. The song started life as a B-side.…

Born on this day in 1950 - Fee Waybill, lead singer and songwriter of San Francisco band The Tubes, known for their 1977 hit single 'White Punks On Dope' and the 1983 US No.10 single…