Post by Dawn on Jan 28, 2006 8:56:17 GMT -5
I always enjoyed this feature when Lisapaloozza posted it on YL and in the early days of the Click, and thought it might be interesting to pick it up again.
January 28
2004, Elvis Presley fans expressed their anger at plans to cut up a rare tape of the singer’s early songs and sell the snippets at auction. The tape, which featured a recording made by Presley during the early 1950s, was now too fragile to play. US firm Master Tape Collection said the tape would be cut into two-inch snippets and sold for £270 ($460) each.
2004, R&B singer Faith Evans appeared before an Atlanta judge after being arrested on drug possession charges. Evans and her husband-manager, Todd Russaw, were charged with possession of marijuana and cocaine.
2001, Jennifer Lopez started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'J.Lo.'
2001, Limp Bizkit started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Chocolate Starfish'.
2001, Shaggy feat Ricardo Rikrot started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'It Wasn't Me'. Also a No.1 in the UK.
1998, Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher played a 20-minute solo gig at the King Head, an English pub in Santa Monica in front of 250 fans.
1995, TLC started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Creep' the groups first US No.1, it made No.6 in the UK the following year.
1994, Paul and Linda McCartney attended the premiere of Wayne’s World II in London. The couple then went on to Hard Rock Café, where the film star Mike Myers presented them with a cheque for LIPA (the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts) for £25,000 ($42,500) from the sale of Linda’s vegetarian burgers.
1989, Paul Abdul started a 10-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Forever Your Girl'.
1988, Appearing at The Royal Court Liverpool, Aztec Camera supported by Goodbye Mr Mackenzie.
1988, Eleven years after it was released, The Sex Pistols album 'Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols' went Gold in the US with sales over 500,000.
1985, The recording took place for 'We Are The World' the US equivalent of Band Aid. Written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie the all star cast included Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen, Diana Ross, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Cyndi Lauper, Steve Perry and Bob Geldof.
1984, Frankie Goes To Hollywood started a five- week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Relax!' 'Top Of The Pops' were unable to feature the song due to a BBC ban. (It made No.10 in the US).
1978, Appearing at the Marquee, London, The Piranhas, the bands single 'Tom Hark' made No. 6 in the UK in Aug 1980.
1978, The Fleetwood Mac album 'Rumours' went to No.1 on the UK album chart, also a No.1 in the US. The album went on to sell over 15 million copies world- wide and spent over 440 weeks on the UK chart.
1967, Appearing live at London's Royal Albert Hall, The Four Tops, The Dakotas, Madeline Bell, The Remo Four and Johnny Watson.
1965, The Moody Blues were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Go Now!' the groups only UK No.1.
1965, The Who made their first appearance on TV's Ready Steady Go!
1956, Elvis Presley made the first of four weekly appearances on the TV programme Stage Show, performing 'Shake Rattle And Roll', 'Flip Flop and Fly' and 'I Got A Woman'. One of the hosts from the show was quoted as saying 'he can't last.'
January 28
2004, Elvis Presley fans expressed their anger at plans to cut up a rare tape of the singer’s early songs and sell the snippets at auction. The tape, which featured a recording made by Presley during the early 1950s, was now too fragile to play. US firm Master Tape Collection said the tape would be cut into two-inch snippets and sold for £270 ($460) each.
2004, R&B singer Faith Evans appeared before an Atlanta judge after being arrested on drug possession charges. Evans and her husband-manager, Todd Russaw, were charged with possession of marijuana and cocaine.
2001, Jennifer Lopez started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'J.Lo.'
2001, Limp Bizkit started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Chocolate Starfish'.
2001, Shaggy feat Ricardo Rikrot started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'It Wasn't Me'. Also a No.1 in the UK.
1998, Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher played a 20-minute solo gig at the King Head, an English pub in Santa Monica in front of 250 fans.
1995, TLC started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Creep' the groups first US No.1, it made No.6 in the UK the following year.
1994, Paul and Linda McCartney attended the premiere of Wayne’s World II in London. The couple then went on to Hard Rock Café, where the film star Mike Myers presented them with a cheque for LIPA (the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts) for £25,000 ($42,500) from the sale of Linda’s vegetarian burgers.
1989, Paul Abdul started a 10-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Forever Your Girl'.
1988, Appearing at The Royal Court Liverpool, Aztec Camera supported by Goodbye Mr Mackenzie.
1988, Eleven years after it was released, The Sex Pistols album 'Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols' went Gold in the US with sales over 500,000.
1985, The recording took place for 'We Are The World' the US equivalent of Band Aid. Written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie the all star cast included Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen, Diana Ross, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Cyndi Lauper, Steve Perry and Bob Geldof.
1984, Frankie Goes To Hollywood started a five- week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Relax!' 'Top Of The Pops' were unable to feature the song due to a BBC ban. (It made No.10 in the US).
1978, Appearing at the Marquee, London, The Piranhas, the bands single 'Tom Hark' made No. 6 in the UK in Aug 1980.
1978, The Fleetwood Mac album 'Rumours' went to No.1 on the UK album chart, also a No.1 in the US. The album went on to sell over 15 million copies world- wide and spent over 440 weeks on the UK chart.
1967, Appearing live at London's Royal Albert Hall, The Four Tops, The Dakotas, Madeline Bell, The Remo Four and Johnny Watson.
1965, The Moody Blues were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Go Now!' the groups only UK No.1.
1965, The Who made their first appearance on TV's Ready Steady Go!
1956, Elvis Presley made the first of four weekly appearances on the TV programme Stage Show, performing 'Shake Rattle And Roll', 'Flip Flop and Fly' and 'I Got A Woman'. One of the hosts from the show was quoted as saying 'he can't last.'
