September 21, 2011
1963 - Bobby Vinton started a three-week run at #1 on world charts, today, with the old 1951 Tony Bennet hit, Blue Velvet. Vinton was amongst a slew of pre-Beatles, pre-rock, male pin-up pop singers, including Fabian, Jimmy Clanton and others. From 1962 to 1972, Vinton had more Billboard #1 hits than any other male vocalist, including Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra. This song featured in the David Lynch movie of the same name, starring Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, and Dennis Hopper.
1968 - Originally written and recorded by Bob Dylan, All Along The Watchtower was released by Jimi Hendrix, six months after Dylan's top 10 version. The song initially appeared on Dylan's '67 LP, John Wesley Harding, then Hendrix's Electric Ladyland LP of '68. The Hendrix version also became Top 10 in 1968, and was ranked 48th in Rolling Stone Magazine's 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time.
1968 - Deep Purple went to top of world charts today, with their debut single Hush, also a hit for Kula Shaker and Russell Morris, All versions can be seen by going to our archive search engine. On the same day and year, Jeannie C Riley went to #1 on world charts with this little ditty about small town hypocrisy, Harper Valley PTA. The song won Jeannie won a Grammy for the best female country singer of 68.
1969 - It was the UK that first inhaled the magic of reggae-styled music, and on this day, this year, Jimmy Cliff, Johnny Nash, Desmond Dekker and Jackie Edwards all appeared at London's Empire Pool Caribbean Music Festival. On the same day a year later, Freda Payne was at #1 on the UK music charts with Band Of Gold, and spent six weeks at the top. This performance is from the television music show, Soul Train.
1971 - This is the day when the new BBC TV music show The Old Grey Whistle Test debuted. The show included clips of Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan and Lesley Duncan. three years later on the same day, the love man, Barry White went to top of world charts with this absolute classic, performed by the man here, on the music TV show, Midnight Special.
1974 - Ten-million-selling one-hit wonder Carl Douglas hit top of the charts 37 years ago today with his song, King Fu Fighting, the song being recorded in 10 minutes. On the same day in 1979, one of Brit rock's subtle influences, Siouxsie and the Banshees, began an 18-date UK tour at Manchester's Apollo Theatre, with special guests The Cure, who borrowed their look. Associated with the English punk rock scene, the band soon created a post-punk aesthetic with rhythmic style and sonic abandon, which became part of English rock mainstream. The emergence of so-called Goth-rock, too, owes much to Siouxsie and the Banshees in both style and substance. This is the magnificent Siouxsie and the Banshees in 1981.
1974 - Canadian group, Bachman, Turner Overdrive released You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet, today, and on the same day and year, Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter joined the Doobie Brothers. Same day in 1989, The Bangles broke up, and more of these acts can be found in our archives. Same day 18 years ago, Nirvana's album In Utero was released. While Nirvana's label DGC Records did not release a physical single for sale in the United States, Heart-Shaped Box received much world radio airplay, reaching #1 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song's music video, directed by Dutch photographer, music video and film director.
1980 - On a beautiful morning in New York's Central Park this morning, Bob Marley was going through one of his regular forms of fitness of jogging. Suddenly, he became unconscious and collapsed. After subsequent hospital tests he was diagnosed as having cancer, and eventually died in May the following year. Marley played his last ever concert two nights later at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After returning to Jamaica, following the diagnosis, Bob Marley recorded this song, live in the studio, and this is that session. More Bob Marley on the anniversary of his final gig, in two days. You can also see more Marley by going to our archive search engine.
1963 - Bobby Vinton started a three-week run at #1 on world charts, today, with the old 1951 Tony Bennet hit, Blue Velvet. Vinton was amongst a slew of pre-Beatles, pre-rock, male pin-up pop singers, including Fabian, Jimmy Clanton and others. From 1962 to 1972, Vinton had more Billboard #1 hits than any other male vocalist, including Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra. This song featured in the David Lynch movie of the same name, starring Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, and Dennis Hopper.
1968 - Originally written and recorded by Bob Dylan, All Along The Watchtower was released by Jimi Hendrix, six months after Dylan's top 10 version. The song initially appeared on Dylan's '67 LP, John Wesley Harding, then Hendrix's Electric Ladyland LP of '68. The Hendrix version also became Top 10 in 1968, and was ranked 48th in Rolling Stone Magazine's 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time.
1968 - Deep Purple went to top of world charts today, with their debut single Hush, also a hit for Kula Shaker and Russell Morris, All versions can be seen by going to our archive search engine. On the same day and year, Jeannie C Riley went to #1 on world charts with this little ditty about small town hypocrisy, Harper Valley PTA. The song won Jeannie won a Grammy for the best female country singer of 68.
1969 - It was the UK that first inhaled the magic of reggae-styled music, and on this day, this year, Jimmy Cliff, Johnny Nash, Desmond Dekker and Jackie Edwards all appeared at London's Empire Pool Caribbean Music Festival. On the same day a year later, Freda Payne was at #1 on the UK music charts with Band Of Gold, and spent six weeks at the top. This performance is from the television music show, Soul Train.
1971 - This is the day when the new BBC TV music show The Old Grey Whistle Test debuted. The show included clips of Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan and Lesley Duncan. three years later on the same day, the love man, Barry White went to top of world charts with this absolute classic, performed by the man here, on the music TV show, Midnight Special.
1974 - Ten-million-selling one-hit wonder Carl Douglas hit top of the charts 37 years ago today with his song, King Fu Fighting, the song being recorded in 10 minutes. On the same day in 1979, one of Brit rock's subtle influences, Siouxsie and the Banshees, began an 18-date UK tour at Manchester's Apollo Theatre, with special guests The Cure, who borrowed their look. Associated with the English punk rock scene, the band soon created a post-punk aesthetic with rhythmic style and sonic abandon, which became part of English rock mainstream. The emergence of so-called Goth-rock, too, owes much to Siouxsie and the Banshees in both style and substance. This is the magnificent Siouxsie and the Banshees in 1981.
1974 - Canadian group, Bachman, Turner Overdrive released You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet, today, and on the same day and year, Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter joined the Doobie Brothers. Same day in 1989, The Bangles broke up, and more of these acts can be found in our archives. Same day 18 years ago, Nirvana's album In Utero was released. While Nirvana's label DGC Records did not release a physical single for sale in the United States, Heart-Shaped Box received much world radio airplay, reaching #1 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song's music video, directed by Dutch photographer, music video and film director.
1980 - On a beautiful morning in New York's Central Park this morning, Bob Marley was going through one of his regular forms of fitness of jogging. Suddenly, he became unconscious and collapsed. After subsequent hospital tests he was diagnosed as having cancer, and eventually died in May the following year. Marley played his last ever concert two nights later at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After returning to Jamaica, following the diagnosis, Bob Marley recorded this song, live in the studio, and this is that session. More Bob Marley on the anniversary of his final gig, in two days. You can also see more Marley by going to our archive search engine.
