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April 13, 1973: David Bowie scored his first UK #1 album when “Aladdin Sane” started a five-week run at the top of the charts. Featuring the singles “Drive In Saturday” and “The Jean Genie”, the album was the follow-up to his breakthrough album, “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.” […]
April 13, 1954: Happy Birthday to keyboardist Jimmy Destri of Blondie! Blondie – Dreaming Music video by Blondie performing Dreaming. (P) 2007 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws…. Article reposted from https://www.facebook.com/360029113845/posts/10157390654238846
April 13, 1974: Elton John has the #1 single in the US with “Bennie & The Jets.” It is Elton’s second single to top the charts, which will also peak at #15 on the Billboard Hot Soul chart. Elton John – Bennie and the Jets Elton sings one of his many greatest hits, Benny and […]
April 13, 1965: The Beatles recorded the song “Help!” during an evening recording session at the Abbey Road in London. “Help!” would become the new title of their soon to be released second film (previously called “Eight Arms to Hold You”) and the song would be released as a single in July 1965. Help! – […]
April 10, 1959: Happy Birthday to the great Brian Setzer of the Stray Cats! STRAY CATS – (She’s) Sexy And 17 live in Tokyo 1990 Article reposted from https://www.facebook.com/360029113845/posts/10157383654038846
April 10, 1962: Artist Stuart Sutcliffe, the original bassist for The Beatles, died in Hamburg Germany from an aneurysm. He'd been suffering from severe headaches and blackouts for awhile; the cause of the aneurysm is unknown, although it may have been started by an earlier head injury, as he was either kicked in the head, […]
April 10, 1970: Paul McCartney issued a press statement announcing that he was leaving The Beatles. The statement read, "I have no future plans to record or appear with The Beatles again, or to write any music with John". John Lennon, who had left the group in late 1969, but kept it quiet from the […]
April 10, 1964: Capitol Records released “The Beatles Second Album” in the US. As would become the custom by Capitol, the album was a collection of material from various UK releases and recording sessions dating back to March 1963. Included on the album were the five remaining tracks from “With the… More The Beatles Please […]
April 10, 1964: Capitol Records released "The Beatles Second Album" in the US. As would become the custom by Capitol, the album was a collection of material from various UK releases and recording sessions dating back to March 1963. But the songs were all new to the American market! Included on the album were the […]