anonymousarcade hello too you. Sorry it took 15 hours for a response, but I just happened to see it. I hope all is well and good for you. I hope to see you around the community more. You take care and stay safe.   ... View more

@AdamPandora hey guy, thanks for posting, as well as participating. As I had said to @AlyssaPandora , I will say the same too you. I give you my word, I will hear these songs that are posted. No matter who posts the songs. The idea behind this whole thing, is to try and expand music listeners experience, and perhaps even like a whole genre of music. At least that was my thought, and plan.   tyshad21 is the one who had given me the idea when he was posting (S.O.T.D.) but for some reason he quit posting. So when I decided to pick it back up, this is what I came up with. I hope you continue with us each day AdamPandora. I also hope others will as well. You take care and stay safe. Have a great day, as well as a great week. Thanks again @AdamPandora. I listened to your songs that you had picked AdamPandora, I agree with Alyssa, Fleetwood Mac and the song Dreams was great. Thanks again Adam. Be safe.   ... View more

AlyssaPandora you are so welcome. I am happy to do it. Even if no one else was interested. Have a great day, as well as a great week. Take care and stay safe.   ... View more

AlyssaPandora I will check these songs out as I eat my supper tonight. Thanks for posting Alyssa, as well as participating with me with genre songs of the day. I honestly thought we would have had a great response for those that would have been interested in participating.  P.S You have my word Alyssa, I will listen to every song that you post. That also holds true for all who may post a song, or add to genre song of the day. Thank you. Take care and stay safe. Looking forward to tomorrows post.   I collected two songs from your choices of genres (SOTD)  Fool For You  by Snoh Aalegra, and the other one is   BLOOM   by ODESZA. Great choices AlyssaPandora.      ... View more

This is what happened on this day in the history of music:  1961  -  Helen Shapiro Helen Shapiro was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Walkin' Back To Happiness.' The singers second and final UK No.1.   1966  -  The Yardbirds The Yardbirds arrived in New York for their first US tour with   Jeff Beck   and   Jimmy Page   on lead guitars. After two dates of the tour, Beck developed acute tonsillitis and quit the group. He would go on to form The Jeff Beck Group, that gave   Rod Stewart   his first major exposure.   1967  -  The Sound Of Music The soundtrack to The Sound Of Music was at No.1 on the UK album chart, spending its 132 week on the chart.   The Beatles   were at No.2 with   Sgt. Pepper   and Scott Walker was at No.3 with 'Scott.'   1968  -  Cream On their farewell tour   Cream   appeared at The Forum in Los Angeles, California, where live recordings were made which were included on the 'Goodbye   Cream' album which was released the following year.   1968  -  Humble Pie 18 year old Peter Frampton meet Steve Marriott at a   Small Faces   show in London. After striking up a friendship, the two started planning a new group which emerged as Humble Pie next April.   1973  -  David Bowie David Bowie   released his seventh album Pin Ups. The album, which features supermodel Twiggy on the front cover, is a collection of cover versions of some of the singer’s favorite songs, including tracks by   Pink Floyd, The Pretty Things,   The Who, The Yardbirds and   The Kinks.   1980  -  AC/DC AC/DC   kicked off a 20-date UK tour at Bristol Colston Hall. The bands first gigs since the death of singer   Bon Scott.   1985  -  A-Ha A-Ha   went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Take On Me', making them the first Norwegian group to score a US No.1. The video for the song featured the band in a pencil-sketch animation method called rotoscoping, combined with live action which won six awards and was nominated for two others at the 1986   MTV   Video Music Awards.   1989  -  Alan Murphy Alan Murphy guitarist with English band Level 42 died of pneumonia related to aids. Murphy also worked with   Kate Bush, Go West and Mike & the Mechanics.   1991  -  Noel Gallagher Oasis   played The Boardwalk in their hometown Manchester, the group's first gig with Noel Gallagher in the group.   1995  -  Don Cherry African-American jazz trumpeter Don Cherry died of liver failure aged 58. Developed the genre of world fusion music, incorporating influences of Middle Eastern, traditional African, and Indian music into his playing. Is the stepfather to singer’s musicians Neneh Cherry and Eagle-Eye Cherry.   1997  -  Glen Buxton Original Alice Cooper band guitarist Glen Buxton died from pneumonia, aged 49. Born in Akron, Ohio, he attended High School in Phoenix, Arizona, where he met Dennis Dunaway and Vincent Furnier, later to call himself the titular Alice Cooper. Buxton co-wrote several classic Alice Cooper hits, including 'School's Out', 'I'm Eighteen' and 'Elected.'   1998  -  Noel Gallagher Oasis   guitarist Noel Gallagher made a surprise appearance at the launch party of the new London venue Sound Republic. He jammed onstage with Pete Townshend and members from Ocean Color Scene and Boo Radleys.   2000  -  Robbie Williams A judge ruled that Robbie Williams had substantially copied lyrics on his song 'Jesus In A Camper Van' from the 1961 Woody Guthrie song 'I Am The Way' and also used parts of a parody by Loudon Wainwright III. EMI Records had offered 25% royalties but the publishers Ludlow Music were demanding 50%.   2005  -  Music Industry A survey concluded that the average person spent around £21,000 ($42,000) on music during their lives, the figure included the amount spent on Hi-Fi equipment, concerts and CDs. Music enthusiasts were likely to spend more than double that, parting with just over £44,000 ($89,000), in a lifetime, according to the survey conducted by UK company Prudential.   2007  -  Johnny Marr Johnny Marr was made a visiting professor of music at the University of Salford in Manchester. The former   Smiths   guitarist was set to deliver a series of workshops and masterclasses to students on the BA Popular Music and Recording degree. 2009   -   Elvis Presley A clump of hair believed to have been trimmed from   Elvis Presley's head when he joined the US Army in 1958 sold for $15,000 (£9,200) at an auction in Chicago, America. Other items sold belonging to Presley included a shirt which sold for $52,000 (£32,000), a set of concert-used handkerchiefs, $732 (£450) and photos from the reception of Presley's 1967 wedding to Priscilla, sold for nearly $6,000 (£3,700).   2010  -  Elton John Elton John   described today's songwriters as "pretty awful", Pop music as "uninspiring" and talent shows like American Idol as "boring" in an interview with UK Radio Times magazine.   2011  -  Michael Jackson At the involuntary manslaughter trial of Dr Conrad Murray, Dr Steven Shafer testified that it would have been impossible for   Michael Jackson   to have self-administered a lethal dose of the sedative propofol. He later said of Dr Murray's delay in calling 911: "I almost don't know what to say. That is so completely and utterly inexcusable."   2011  -  Coldplay Coldplay   released their fifth studio album 'Mylo Xyloto' which charted at No.1 in thirty-four countries. In the UK 'Mylo Xyloto' became   Coldplay's fifth album to debut at No.1 and became the group's third to debut at No.1 on the US Billboard 200.   2014  -  Raphael Ravenscroft Raphael Ravenscroft who played the sax riff on the Gerry Rafferty hit 'Baker Street' died aged 60 of a suspected heart attack. He was only paid £27.50 for the 'Baker Street' session, and it has been reported that the cheque bounced and that it was kept on the wall of Ravenscroft's solicitors; by contrast the song is said to have earned Rafferty £80,000 a year in royalties.   Born On This Day:  1944  -  George McCrae 1944  - Peter Tosh 1945  - Jeannie C Riley 1946  - Keith Reid 1947  - Wilbert Hart 1948  - Pat Simmons 1956  - Nino DeFranco 1957  - Karl Wallinger 1960  - Daniel Woodgate 1960  - Jennifer Holliday  1966  - Sinitta 1972  -  Pras 1976  - Pete Loeffler.    That is music history for this day. Until tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good morning all. This is what happened on this day in the history of music:  1956  -  Elvis Presley 21-year-old   Elvis Presley   pulled into a Memphis gas station where he started to attract a small crowd of autograph seekers. After repeatedly asking Elvis to move on so he could resume normal business, station manager Ed Hopper slapped Presley on the head and found himself on the receiving end of a punch in the face from Elvis. Station employee Aubrey Brown tried to help his boss, but was no match for Presley. After police are called, Hopper and Brown were charged with assault and were fined $25 and $15 respectively.   1957  -  Paul McCartney Paul McCartney   made his first appearance with The Quarry Men at New Clubmoor Hall, Norris Green, Liverpool. The line-up for The Quarry Men was   John Lennon,   Paul McCartney, Eric Griffiths, Colin Hanton, and Len Garry. Paul played John some songs that he had composed which Lennon contributes, marking the birth of the Lennon and McCartney songwriting partnership.   1964  -  The Beatles Taking a day off from their British tour   The Beatles   went into the studio and completed the recording of six album tracks and the A-side of their next single: ‘I Feel Fine’. They also completed ‘Eight Days a Week’, ‘Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey’, ‘Mr. Moonlight’, ‘I'll Follow the Sun’, ‘Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby’. ‘Rock and Roll Music’ and ‘Words of Love.’   1966  -  Jimi Hendrix The   Jimi Hendrix Experience   played their first gig as a band supporting French pop star Johnny Hallyday at the Paris Olympia in France.   1967  -  Bobbie Gentry Ode to Billie Joe the debut album by Bobbie Gentry was at No.1 on the US chart. It was the only album to displace The Beatles   Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band from its 15-week reign at the top of the Billboard 200 album chart. The recording of the title track 'Ode to Billie Joe' generated eight Grammy nominations, resulting in three wins for Gentry and one win for arranger Jimmie Haskell   1967  -  Bee Gees The   Bee Gees   were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Massachusetts', the group's first of five UK No.1's. Engelbert Humperdinck was at No.2 with ‘The Last Waltz’ and Traffic were at No.3 with ‘Hole In My Shoe.’   1968  -  John Lennon John and Yoko were taken to Paddington Green police station and charged with obstruction, after cannabis was discovered at the apartment they were staying in. Lennon pleaded guilty the following month and was fined £150.   1969  -  Temptations The   Temptations   scored their second US No.1 single with 'Can't Get Next To You'. A No.13 hit in the UK.   1974  -  Sweet Sensation TV talent contest winners Sweet Sensation were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Sad Sweet Dreamer', their only UK No.1.   1974  -  Al Green Al Green was taking a shower at his Memphis home when his ex-girlfriend Mary Woodson burst in and poured boiling hot grit over him. She then shot herself dead. Green suffered second degree burns.   1979  -  Buggles Buggles were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Video Killed The Radio Star.' A studio band featuring producer Trevor Horn. Famously, it was the first ever music video shown on   MTV   in North America.   1981  -  Dave Stewart Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their version of the Quincy Jones produced 1963 Lesley Gore hit 'It's My Party.'   1986  -  Nick Berry Former EastEnders TV actor Nick Berry was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Every Loser Wins.' Berry had played barman Simon Wickes in the TV show. It also gave BBC records its first ever UK No.1 single.   1989  -  Guns N' Roses During a gig at The Los Angeles Coliseum, California, (opening for The   Rolling Stones,) Guns N' Roses front man Axel Rose announced that this would be the last Guns N' Roses concert unless the band members "got their **ahem** together." He was referring to their use of heroin.   1996  -  Joni Mitchell Joni Mitchell   was interviewed by Morrissey for the promotional CD 'Words and Music' by Reprise Records to promote her new releases Hits and Misses.   2000  -  Julie London American singer and actress Julie London died after suffering a stroke. Scored the 1956 US No.9 & UK No.22 single 'Cry Me A River', which was also featured in the 1956 film The Girl Can't Help It. She recorded 32 albums during her career, played the role of nurse Dixie McCall, in the television series Emergency! (1972 - 1979).   2002  -  Ronettes After a 15 year court battle, New York State's highest court ruled that the Ronettes, did not have the right to share the money earned by their producer Phil Spector through the use of the group's songs in movies, television and advertising. Citing a 1963 contract signed by the group, the court also substantially reduced the amount they stood to gain from royalties on sales of records and compact discs.   2005  -  John Lennon An image of a naked   John Lennon   taken on the last day of his life, was named the top US magazine cover of the past 40 years. The Rolling Stone front cover, taken by Annie Leibovitz and showing Lennon curled around Yoko Ono, was picked by editors, artists and designers.   2005  -  Midge Ure Live Aid   co-founder Midge Ure collected his OBE from the   Queen   for his music and charity work. The 52 year-old ex-Ultravox singer wore a kilt for the occasion at Buckingham Palace, London.   2005  -  Madonna Madonna   admitted that she wrote a groveling letter to   Abba   asking if she could sample their music on her latest single ‘Hung Up.’ The singer had to seek permission to sample ‘Gimme Gimme Gimme’ and became only the second act that   Abba   has allowed to sample their work. The Fugees used part of ‘The Name Of The Game’ on their 1996 track ‘Rumble In The Jungle.’   2007  -  Lucky Dube South African reggae star, Lucky Dube was shot dead by car thieves when he was dropping his teenage son and daughter off in a Johannesburg suburb. Police said Dube's son and daughter were already out of the car when three shots were fired through the car window, witnesses said the wounded singer tried to drive away, but lost control of his car and hit a tree.   2007  -  Amy Winehouse Amy Winehouse   and her husband Blake Fielder-Civil were arrested in Bergen, Norway and held overnight for possession of cannabis. The singer was released the following morning after paying a fine of 500 euros (£350; $714).   2007  -  Spice Girls The   Spice Girls   US record label announced that their forthcoming greatest hits album would be made available exclusively at the lingerie chain Victoria's Secret shops in the US two months ahead of other outlets.   2008  -  Adele Adele   appeared on Saturday Night Live along with then US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. The show earned its highest ratings in 14 years with a total of 17 million viewers.   Adele   who performed 'Chasing Pavements' and 'Cold Shoulder', topped the iTunes charts the following day and the singer's debut album jumped thirty-five places to No.11 on the US chart the following week.   2009  -  The Editors The Editors went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'In This Light and On This Evening', the bands third studio album.   2013  -  Paul McCartney Paul McCartney   gave an impromptu gig in Covent Garden, London to a crowd of more than 2,000 fans during the lunchtime rush. McCartney's latest solo album 'New' was released in the same week.   Born on this day:  1926  -  Chuck Berry 1938  - Ronnie Bright  1947  - Laura Nyro  1949  - Gary Richrath 1949  - Joe Egan 1952  - Keith Knudson 1971  - Mark Morris 1974  - Peter Svensson 1977  - Simon Rix 1982  - Ne-Yo 1987  - Zachary Efron.    That is music history for today. Until tomorrow. Take care and stay safe.    ... View more

Elisa_Grace  nice to meet you, I hope all is well with you. Just so you know, I will be posting song of the day, along with AlyssaPandora (one of Pandora's moderator's) and joemd1960, a Pandora customer who is active in Pandora's community. Well I hope to see you around more in the community. Take care and stay safe.     P.S If you are interested perhaps you would be willing to post song of the day from you favorite genre of music? We will be posting starting Monday. You are more than welcome to join us in posting. Have a great week and be safe.       Moderator edit: format ... View more

@LK71, your welcome, but it is I who truly thanks you. For it is you that is in the thick of it all. It is you who contributes to saving lives on a daily basis, as well as risking your own health, and life. Take care and stay safe.  P.S I wish you the very best of all that life has to offer you. Be safe.  ... View more

On this day in music history: 1962  -  The Beatles In between their lunchtime and night shows at The   Cavern Club   in Liverpool,   The Beatles   travelled to Granada TV Centre in Manchester to make their television debut. They appeared live on the local magazine program People and Places performing two songs ‘Some Other Guy’ and 'Love Me Do'.   1964  -  Manfred Mann Manfred Mann started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Do Wah Diddy Diddy', possibly the first No.1 with a Nonsense Song Title. Also a No.1 in the UK, the song was first released by the US group The Exciters.   1970  -  Jackson Five The Jackson Five started a five-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I'll Be There'. The group's fourth No.1 of 1970, it made No.4 in the UK.   Motown   records claimed the group had sold over 10 million records during this year.   1973  -  The Rolling Stones The   Rolling Stones   performed two shows at Foret Nationale, Brussels, Belgium, as part of a tour of the UK and Europe. Opening for the tour's shows were Billy Preston and American group Kracker, the first band to be signed to   Rolling Stones   Records. Bobby Keys didn’t show up for the concert, which resulted in him being banned by   Mick Jagger   from future   Rolling Stones   tours until 1989, with occasional exceptions. According to legend Bobby missed the gig due to him filling a hotel bathtub with Dom Perignon champagne and drinking most of it.   1981  -  Christopher Cross Christopher Cross started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Arthur's Theme, (Best That You Can Do)', his second US No.1. and a No.7 hit in the UK.   1987  -  Bee Gees The   Bee Gees   became the only group to have a UK No.1 single in each of the three decades, (60s, 70s & 80s), when 'You Win Again' went to No.1 on the UK singles chart. The brothers fifth and last No.1.   1991  -  Ernie Ford American singer and television presenter Tennessee Ernie Ford died of liver failure. Had the 1955 US & UK No.1 hit with his version of the Merle Travis song ‘Sixteen Tons'. In the 60’s hosted a daytime talk show, The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show on the ABC television network.   1992  -  Tasmin Archer Tasmin Archers debut single 'Sleeping Satellite' was at No.1 in the UK, the English singer, songwriters only No.1. Archer wrote the song in the late 1980s about the moon landings in 1969, but it was only when Archer got a record deal that the song saw the light of day.   1995  -  Noel Gallagher During an interview with The Observer magazine Noel Gallagher from   Oasis   said he wished Damon Albarn and Alex Cox of Blur would die from AIDS. He later retracted his statement.   1995  -  Sting Sting's former accountant Keith Moore was sentenced to six years in jail after being found guilty of embezzling £6 million from the singer's 108 bank accounts.   1999  -  Michael Jackson It was reported that   Michael Jackson   had played a secret gig at a martial arts exhibition in Barnstaple, England. The man who had arrived in the white stretch limo was Navi, a Londoner who claims to be the world's number one Jako impersonator.   1999  -  Thomas Durden Thomas Durden died aged 79. Wrote the lyrics to   Heartbreak Hotel, one of   Elvis Presley's early hits. Durden had read a newspaper account of a man who had committed suicide, the man had left a note saying, ''I walk a lonely street,'' Durden used the phrase as the basis for 'Heartbreak Hotel.’   2000  -  Jimi Hendrix A flat in Montagu Square London, which was once owned during the 60s by   Ringo Starr   went on the market for £575,000. The two bedrooms, two-story property was also home for   Jimi Hendrix, John & Yoko and  Paul McCartney   during the 60s.   2001  -  Jay Livingston Songwriter and composer Jay Livingston died of pneumonia. Best known for writing hits with Ray Evans for Doris Day, (‘Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)’ and Nat King Cole, (Mona Lisa).   2002  -  Derek Bell Derek Bell instrumentalist in the Irish folk group The Chieftains died of cardiac arrest in Phoenix, Arizona. Joined the group in 1975, released the 1981 solo album Derek Bells Plays With Himself, awarded an MBE in the 2000 for services to traditional music.   2005  -  Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury's 1974 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow failed to sell in an eBay auction, having not met its reserve price. It had been listed by his sister, Kashmir Cooke, who had inherited the car from him. The auction had attracted nearly 200 bids and exceeded £60,000 (approximately $93,000). The luxury vehicle had not appeared in public since 2002, when it had been used to transport the Bulsara family to the premiere of the   Queen   stage musical We Will Rock You. It came with a box of Kleenex Mansize tissues left in the car by Freddie.   2007  -  Teresa Brewer US singer Teresa Brewer died aged 76. She was one of the most popular US pop singers of the 1950s scoring hits such as ‘Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now’ and ‘Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall.’ She also sang with Tony Bennett, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie and Wynton Marsalis.   2008  -  Four Tops Four Tops   singer Levi Stubbs died at his Detroit home, aged 72. Stubbs had been in ill health since being diagnosed with cancer in 1995 and a stroke and other health problems led him to stop touring in 2000. The group signed with   Motown   Records in 1963 and produced 20 Top 40 hits over the following 10 years, making music history with other acts in   Berry Gordy's   Motown   stable.   2008  -  Madonna Madonna   and Guy Ritchie announced that their seven-year marriage was over because they had drifted apart. The press reported that without a pre-nuptial agreement, Ritchie could be looking at up to £50million of   Madonna’s £300million fortune.   2009  -  The Rolling Stones Johnny Depp presented   Keith Richards   with the 'Rock Immortal' Award at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, California, as part of this years Scream Awards.   2017  -  Gord Downie Canadian rock musician Gord Downie died of glioblastoma aged 53. He was the lead singer and lyricist for the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip as well as releasing six solo albums. The bands final concert was held at the Rogers K-Rock Centre in Kingston, Ontario, on August 20 2016 and was broadcast and streamed live by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on television, radio and internet. It was viewed by an estimated 11.7 million people.   Born On This Day In Music World:   1923  -  Barney Kessel 1934  - Rico Rodrigues 1935  - Michael Eavis 1941  - Alan Howard - 1941  - Jim Seals  1946  - Jim Tucker 1947  - David St Hubbins 1956  - Fran Cosmo  1958  - Alan Jackson 1967  - Rene Dif  1968  - Ziggy Marley 1972  - Eminem 1972   Wyclef Jean  1977  - Chris Kirkpatrick.     That is music history for this day. Until tomorrow, Take care and stay safe.    ... View more

@LK71 I would have to agree with you for the most part. However, I do care, I have a niece who is an LPN here in Up- State N.Y. I think about the risks she takes everyday. I agree that a much greater appreciation should be given to all that are working in hospitals. I wish you the best, take care and stay safe.  P.S I thank you for your service, your sacrifice, as well as your care that you give to all that you come across on a daily basis. Be safe.    ... View more