UK - Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv0azq9GF_g
US - Night Fever - The Bee Gees
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUmJZ1kyYoU
AUS - It’s A Heartache – Bonnie Tyler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8VGQTtENSs
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On this day
1939, Frank Sinatra made his first recording, a song called ‘Our Love’, with the Frank Mane band.
1959, EMI Records in the UK announced that it had now stopped all production of 78 rpm discs.
1965, The Rolling Stones were each fined £5 ($8.50) for urinating in a public place. The incident took place at a petrol station after a gig in Romford, Essex, England.
1965, John Lennon gave his friend and ex-Quarry Man Pete Shotton £20,000 to open Hayling Supermarkets. Lennon, George Harrison and Shotton became joint directors of Hayling Supermarkets Ltd.
1967, The UK music magazine New Musical Express announced that former Spence Davis Group member Steve Winwood was planning to form a new group with Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. The ensemble would choose the name Traffic.
1967, Pink Floyd signed to EMI Records in the UK.
1967, The Beatles scored their 13th US No.1 single with 'Penny Lane.'
1972, Neil Young started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Heart Of Gold'. His only Top 20 hit as a solo artist reached No.10 on the UK chart.
1972, Paul Simon scored his first solo No.1 album when his self-titled debut went to the top on the UK charts. Featuring the singles 'Mother And Child Reunion' and 'Me And Julio Down By The School Yard.'
1972, T Rex played the first of two sold out nights at Wembley's Empire Pool; Ringo Starr filmed the shows for the 'Born To Boogie' Apple documentary.
1973, Paul McCartney and Wings played a benefit gig for the drug charity, Release at The Hard Rock Cafe in England.
1974, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played the first of eight shows over four nights at Gertie’s in Dallas, Texas.
1976, The Film 'The Man Who Fell To Earth' featuring David Bowie premiered in London.
1977, The Clash released their debut single 'White Riot.' It peaked at No.38 on the UK charts.
1978, The Bee Gees had the Top 3 on the US singles charts, 'Night Fever' at No.1, '(Love is) Thicker Than Water', by brother Andy at No.2, co-written by Barry Gibb and 'Emotion' by Samantha Song written and produced by The Bee Gees at No.3.
1978, Blondie were at No.2 in the UK with their version of Randy & The Rainbows 1963 US hit, 'Denis.'
1978, Aerosmith, Santana, Heart, Dave Mason, Ted Nugent and Mahogany Rush all appeared at the California Jam II festival, Ontario, California.
1981, Tom Waits appeared at the Victoria Apollo, London, England.
1982, Driving home from a basketball game in Philadelphia, soul singer Teddy Pendergrass crashed his Rolls Royce severely injuring his spinal cord.
1982, A Flock Of Seagulls kicked off a 12-date UK tour at Night Moves, Glasgow.
1989, A radio station in California arranged to have all it's Cat Stevens Records destroyed by having a steamroller run over them in protest of the singer's support of Ayatollah Khomeni.
1989, Stock, Aitken and Waterman had three singles in the UK Top 5: Jason Donovan's 'Too Many Broken Hearts', Bananarama's 'Help', and Donna Summer's 'This Time I Know It's For Real.'
1991, after attending an in-store promo appearance U2 were fined £500 ($850) after being found guilty of selling condoms illegally at the Virgin Megastore, Dublin.
1996, The Sex Pistols announced their comeback at the 100 Club in London, 20 years after they had split.
1997, Rap artist Notorious Big was cremated in New Jersey. The 24 year-old was gunned down and killed on 9th March of this year as he left a party at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.
2001, American singer, guitarist, and songwriter John Phillips of Mamas and The Papas died of heart failure aged 65. His first band, The Journeymen, were a folk trio, Mamas and The Papas scorded the US No.1 'Monday, Monday'. Phillips was married to Michelle Gilliam, they had one child together, Chynna Phillips, vocalist of the 1990's pop trio Wilson Phillips. His second solo album was released on Rolling Stones records and featured Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor and Ronnie Wood.
2001, Crazytown went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Butterfly'.
2001, Eva Cassidy started a two week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Songbird', the album went on to become the third biggest seller of 2001.
2001, Hear'Say started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Pure And Simple.' The winners of TV talent contest "Popstars", with sales of over half a million copies in the first week it became the biggest seller for a debut single.
2001, tragedy struck at an in-store appearance by British boy band A1 in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta after a stampede amongst the fans. Four girls were killed and two others were seriously injured.
2002, The Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Eddie Vedder, lead singer of Pearl Jam and close friend of the Ramones. The ceremony took place at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.
2004, Courtney Love exposed her breasts during an appearance on David Letterman's TV talk show. The singer who had her back to the audience flashed at the presenter while singing the song Danny Boy. After the show, she went on to perform a surprise gig at the Plaid night-club in Manhattan where she was alleged to have injured a man by throwing a microphone stand into the crowd. Ms Love was charged with assault and reckless endangerment.
2006, American R&B singer Ne-Yo was at No.1 on the US album chart with his debut album ‘In My Own Words.’
2007, Sugababes vs Girls Aloud went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Walk This Way'. The girls group's version of the the Run-DMC hit from 1986 was the official Comic Relief fund-raiser for 2007.
2008, Heather Mills' evidence in her divorce case with Sir Paul McCartney was "inconsistent, inaccurate" and "less than candid", according to judge Mr Justice Bennett's. His High Court ruling was revealed in full after Ms Mills was told she could not appeal against its publication. The full ruling was published a day after she was awarded £24.3m at the High Court in London. Mills was awarded £3.2m per year for herself and the couple’s daughter Beatrice, £8m for a home in London and £3m to purchase a home in New York. The judge found the total value of Sir Paul's assets was about £400m. Ms Mills had sought £125m and been offered £15.8m.
Born on this day
1936, Born on this day, Robert Lee Smith, The Tams, (1964 US No.9 single 'What Kind Of Fool Do you Think I Am', 1971 UK No.1 single 'Hey Girl Don't Bother Me').
1938, Born on this day, Charlie Pride, US singer, scored over 50 country Top ten hits, including 29 No.1's. Most successful Black Country artist of all time.
1941, Born on this day, Wilson Pickett, US soul singer, (1965 UK No.12 & US No. 21 single 'In The Midnight Hour' plus 15 other US Top 40 singles). Pickett died of a heart attack on 19th Jan 2006 aged 64.
1947, Born on this day, Barry J Wilson, drums, Procol Harum, (1967 UK No.1 & US No.5 single 'Whiter Shade Of Pale'). Wilson died after spending several months in a coma following a car accident on October 8th 1990. he was 43.
1950, Born on this day, John Hartman, The Doobie Brothers, (1979 US No.1 single 'What A Fool Believes', 1993 UK No.7 single 'Long Train Runnin').
1959, Born on this day, Irene Cara, US singer, actress, (1982 UK No.1 & US No. 4 single, 'Fame' & 1983 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Flashdance...What A Feeling'). Cara played Coco Hernandez in Fame.
1961, Born on this day, Grant Hart, Husker Du, (1987 album 'Warehouse Songs And Stories').
1962, Born on this day, Taja Sevelle, US singer, (1988 UK No.7 single 'Love Is Contagious').
1963, Born on this day, Vanessa Williams, US singer, former model and beauty queen, (1992 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Save The Best To Last').
1964, Born on this day, Courtney Pine, jazz musician, worked with Charlie Watts, Mica Paris, composer of film and TV music.
1966, Born on this day, Jerry Cantrell, Alice In Chains, (1993 UK No.19 single 'Would').
1967, Born on this day, Miki Berenyi, guitar & vocals, Lush, (1996 UK No.21 single 'Single Girl').
1970, Born on this day, Queen Latifah, female US rapper, (1990 UK No. 14 single with De La Soul, 'Mama Give Birth To The Soul Children').
1974, Born on this day, Stuart Zender, bass, Jamiroquai, (1996 UK No.3 single 'Virtual Insanity'. 1998 UK No.1 & US No.2 album 'Godzilla').
1977, Born on this day, Devin Lima, UK male singer, LFO, (1990 UK No.10 single 'LFO').
1979, Born on this day, Shola Ama, singer, (1997 UK No.3 single 'You're The One I Love').
1979, Born on this day, Adam Levine, guitar, vocals, Maroon 5, (2004 UK No.1 album ‘Songs About Jane’, 2004 US No.1 & UK No.4 single ‘She Will Be Loved’).