"Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" is a song recorded by Meco, taken from the album Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 1, 1977, holding on to the spot for two weeks and peaked at no. 7 on the UK Singles Chart, remaining in the charts for nine weeks. The single was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, […]
On August 19, 1964, The Beatles kicked off their first North American tour at San Francisco’s Cow Palace. Playing to an audience of 17,130, the band performed a 12-song set, including such hits as “Twist and Shout,” “All My Loving,” and “Can’t Buy Me Love.” Although they had performed shows in New York, Washington DC and Miami in February 1964, this was The Beatles’ first proper tour of America […]
On August 15, 1969, the Woodstock music festival opens on a patch of farmland in White Lake, a hamlet in the upstate New York town of Bethel. Promoters John Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Artie Kornfield and Michael Lang originally envisioned the festival as a way to raise funds to build a recording studio and rock-and-roll retreat near the town of Woodstock, New York. The longtime artists’ colony was already a home […]
https://youtu.be/0bcT_UT2S4Q The song was recorded in three takes on 2 July, with Paul McCartney singing live to his acoustic guitar accompaniment before the rest of the group began work on ‘Golden Slumbers’/‘Carry That Weight’. McCartney recorded three takes, all complete, which can be heard on some formats of the 50th anniversary reissue of Abbey Road. His acoustic guitar was recorded on track one of the eight-track tape, with his vocals […]
1969 During sessions at Abbey Road studios, London, Ringo Starr recorded his vocal to 'Octopus's Garden', for the Abbey Road album. Starr had written the song when he 'quit' The Beatles the previous year and was staying on actorPeter Seller’s yacht in the Mediterranean. https://youtu.be/De1LCQvbqV4 1969 Elvis Presley begins rehearsals with his band for a run of Las Vegas dates that mark his return to the live stage after a […]
On July 12 1962, Rolling Stones made their live debut at the Marquee Jazz Club, London with Dick Taylor on bass (later of The Pretty Things) and Mick Avory on drums, (later of The Kinks). Billed as The Rollin’ Stones, they were paid £20 for the gig, the equivalent of £330 in 2010. https://youtu.be/ZrQErX_0Yqs
The singer was most known for hits including The Best and Proud Mary, and boasted a music career spanning six decades. Her publicist confirmed the news of her death to PA, explaining that she suffered a long illness. In a statement, they said: ‘Tina Turner, the “Queen of Rock’n Roll” has died peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Kusnacht near Zurich, […]
2017 - Drake Drake broke Adele's record for the most wins at the Billboard Music Awards after the Canadian rapper picked up 13 prizes, beating Adele by one. The event which was held in Las Vegas also saw Twenty One Pilots pick up top duo/group and top rock artist with Metallica winning in the rock album category. 2016 - Elvis Presley A guitar that Elvis Presley was given by his […]
2019 Scottish musician Jake Black (The Very Reverend D. Wayne Love), died age 59. He was a member of Alabama 3 who are best known for their track ‘Woke Up This Morning’ which was used for the opening credits of the TV series The Sopranos. In the United States, the band is known as A3, to avoid legal conflict with the country music band Alabama. 2016 Nick Menza, a former […]
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