Day: April 7, 2018
Did you know that before becoming famous Jimi Hendrix recorded singles with Don Covay & the Goodtimers, Frank Howard & the Commanders, The Isley Brothers, Little Richard, Mr. Wiggles and the Wigglin’ Men as well as American film actress Jayne Mansfield. More factoids here: http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/factoids Factoids Factoids contains lists of rock and pop music trivia […]
There is a reason that Ozzy Osbourne wears a cross. He is a warm caring, compassionate person. Here’s proof: On April 7, 1987, after TV Evangelist Oral Roberts informed his television congregation that God was going to kill him if he didn’t raise $1 million in donations, Ozzy Osbourne sent him a dollar. It was […]
It’s was as simple as 4 3 2 1 On April 7, 1971, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young released the LP “4 Way Street”. It had the number 4 in the title, it was album number 3 by Crosby, Stills & Nash, LP # 2 as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and their first live […]
7th April 2015, The original manuscript of Don McLean’s ‘American Pie’ sold for $1.2m (£806,000) at a New York auction. The 16-page draft had been expected to fetch as much as $1.5m (£1m) at the Christie’s sale. McLean said writing the song was “a mystical trip into his past”. The repeatedly mentioned phrase “the day […]
51 years ago tonight, radio in America changed. And it was for the better. On April 7, 1967, Tom Donahue went on the air at KMPC-FM in San Francisco. It was the beginning of what many called ‘underground’ or ‘free form’ radio. All the FM stations we listened to came from this idea. Do you […]