MUSIC HISTORY'S BLOG

On this day in 2015 - Daryl Hall and John Oates were suing cereal maker Early Bird Foods & Co. over the company's use of the name Haulin' Oates for their maple syrup granola bars.…

On this day in 1972 - Elton John released 'Rocket Man' as a single, (officially titled 'Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)'. The song was inspired by the short…

On this day in 2025 - American singer, songwriter and actor David Johansen from The New York Dolls died from cancer at the age of 75. Along with the Velvet Underground and The Stooges, New…

On this day in 2010 - U2 raked in more money than any other music act in the US in 2009 making $109m (£71m) from touring, record sales and other royalties, almost twice as much…

On this day in 1987 - The first five The Beatles albums, Please Please Me, With the Beatles, A Hard Day's Night, Beatles for Sale and Help! were released on Compact disc. Capitol Records decided…

On this day in 1982 - The Police won best British group at the first annual Brit Awards held in London, Adam And The Ants won best album for 'Kings Of The Wild Frontier', Cliff…

On this day in 2000 - Carlos Santana won eight awards at this year's Grammy Awards for his Supernatural album. Before Supernatural, the guitarist had not had a Top 10 album since 1981. Supernatural was…

On this day in 1965 - Filming began on The Beatles follow up to 'A Hard Day's Night' on location in the Bahamas with the working title of 'Eight Arms To Hold You.' Other locations…

On this day in 2022 - Gary Brooker died from cancer at the age of 76. The English singer, songwriter, pianist was the founder of the rock band Procol Harum who had the 1967 UK…

On this day in 1972 - Harry Nilsson started a four-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with his version of the Badfinger song 'Without You.' He had heard Badfinger's recording at a…