@M-angelo , I actually requested this as a feature some time ago. It was a request to purchase music, either by individual songs and personal playlists that one has put much time in putting together. Take care and stay safe.   ... View more

Good day Pandorians, here is my selection for GSOTD for this Saturday. I will be adding two songs for @TannerPandora , one of Pandora's very own (moderator). Tanner's favorite is Mariah Carey.  R&B: @TannerPandora  One Sweet Day by Mariah Carey.  https://pandora.app.link/csuk466IQdb  About “One Sweet Day”. “One Sweet Day,” featuring Boyz II Men, was released as the second single from Mariah’s Daydream album in November 1995. She was inspired to write this song after losing her close friend and collaborator David Cole, who died in January 1995 due to complications from spinal meningitis brought on by AIDS. Black Contemporary: @TannerPandora  Always Be My Baby by Mariah Carey.  https://pandora.app.link/4iBmX2bJQdb “Always Be My Baby” is the third single from Mariah Carey’s fifth studio album Daydream The song became Carey’s 11th chart topper on Billboard Hot 100, tying her with Whitney Houston and Madonna for the most No. 1 singles by a female pop artist. Pop: I Turn To You by Christina Aguilera.  https://pandora.app.link/dZLiZIrJQdb "I Turn to You" is a song written by American songwriter Diane Warren and first recorded by R&B quartet All-4-One from the soundtrack album to the film Space Jam. The ballad, produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, received very little recognition until American pop singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera recorded it for her self-titled debut album. Electronic: Dancing On My Own by Robyn.  https://pandora.app.link/1ZrEKiGJQdb "Dancing on My Own" is a song by Swedish singer Robyn, taken from her fifth studio album, Body Talk Pt. 1 (2010). The song was written and produced by Robyn and Patrik Berger, and was inspired by disco anthems by Ultravox, Sylvester and Donna Summer. The song was released as Body Talk Pt. Rock: Separate Ways by Journey.  https://pandora.app.link/sILwPFUJQdb "Separate Ways" is a song performed by Journey, recorded for their album Frontiers and released as a single on January 5, 1983. It peaked at #8 for six consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Top Tracks chart. Reggae/Baroque pop: I Got You Babe by Sonny & Cher.  https://pandora.app.link/4pcS7N6JQdb  "I Got You Babe" is a song written by Sonny Bono. It was the first single taken from the debut studio album Look at Us, of the American pop music duo Sonny & Cher. In August 1965, their single spent three weeks at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States where it sold more than 1 million copies and was certified Gold. Until tomorrow, take care and stay safe.   ... View more

@ErinjanW , I have not met you before, you have been here much longer than I have, but I am happy your back. Nice to meet you. I hope all is well and good for you, especially with this Covid-19 **ahem**. I hope to see you around the community more. Take care and stay safe.   ... View more

How often does one get to celebrate multi New Year's?? Happy Lunar New Year.  P.S @TannerPandora  nicely done. Take care and stay safe.   ... View more

@RJP2  I can direct you into the right path, at the very bottom of this screen you will see different links in the black, at the far right you will see the help link, click on that and you can go from there. I hope this helps you solve your issue. I wish I could be more help than that. You take care and stay safe.   ... View more

@TannerPandora  hey Tanner how are you doing?? I hope all is well and good for you. I will add some of Mariah Carey's music to the GSOTD playlist. I will also be more than happy to mention you for the GSOTD post with the selection of her songs. Take care @TannerPandora  and stay safe.   ... View more

@Rana nice to meet you, hope all is going good for you. Here is a playlist you can check out, it is called GSOTD playlist, it was specifically created for a daily post called GSOTD (Genre Songs Of The Day) selections. Hope to see you around more, take care and stay safe.  https://pandora.app.link/YANIp43GPdb .    ... View more

@ForgeMPH , what are some of your favorites?? I would be more than happy to add them to the GSOTD playlist. Here is the link for the playlist, enjoy the music.  https://pandora.app.link/0AWnLNCUOdb . Take care and stay safe.   ... View more

Born On This Day In The Music World. Post 2 of 2: 1915 - Lorne Greene Lorne Greene, star of the NBC TV show Bonanza. He had a US No.1 single ‘Ringo’, which made him the second Canadian to have a US No.1 single, (a No.22 hit in the UK). Greene died on September 11th 1987.   1920 - Bill Pitman American guitarist and session musician Bill Pitman. He played ukulele in the Academy Award-winning song 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head,' and as a session musician played on The Byrds hit 'Mr. Tambourine Man', 'Good Vibrations', The Beach Boys, 'Strangers in the Night', Frank Sinatra, 'Be My Baby', The Ronettes, 'Deep Purple' Nino Tempo & April Stevens and 'These Boots Are Made for Walkin'' Nancy Sinatra.   1928 - Vincent Montana Jr. American composer, arranger and percussionist Vincent Montana Jr. best known as a member of MFSB and as the founder of the Salsoul Orchestra. He has been called "the Godfather of disco". He played on and arranged many tracks by The Intruders, The Delfonics, The Spinners, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, The O'Jays, The Trammps, Eddie Kendricks, William DeVaughn, Billy Paul, Lou Rawls, The Stylistics, Teddy Pendergrass, and many others. He died on 13 April 2013 age 85.   1935 - Gene McDaniels African-American singer and songwriter Gene McDaniels who scored the 1961 US No.3 hit 'A Hundred Pounds Of Clay'. Gene also wrote Roberta Flack's 1974 No.1 hit 'Feel Like Makin' Love' which won a Grammy Award. McDaniels died on July 29, 2011.   1939 - Ray Manzarek Ray Manzarek, keyboards, with The Doors, who had the 1967 US No.1 & UK No.9 single 'Light My Fire' and the 1971 single 'Riders On The Storm'. Manzarek died on 20th May 2013, he had suffered from bile duct cancer for many years. He formed the band with lead singer Jim Morrison in 1965 after a chance meeting in Venice Beach, Los Angeles.   1942 - Rick Frank Jr. Rick Frank Jr. drummer with Elephant's Memory who worked with John Lennon on his 1972 album 'Some Time In New York City.' In 1970, Elephant's Memory had a minor hit single with the song 'Mongoose' on Metromedia Records.   1945 - Joe Schermie Joe Schermie, bassist with Three Dog Night, who had the 1970 UK No.3 & US No.1 single with a cover of the Randy Newman song 'Mama Told Me Not To Come'. The band scored 21 Billboard Top 40 hits (with three hitting No.1) between 1969 and 1975.   1949 - Stanley Knight Stanley Knight, from American group Black Oak Arkansas, who had the 70s US No.1 radio hit single 'Jim Dandy To The Rescue'.   1950 - Steve Hackett Steve Hackett, guitarist who had the, 1974 UK No.21 single 'I Know What I Like In Your Wardrobe', with Genesis who he quit in 1977 for solo work. Hackett co-founded the supergroup GTR with Steve Howe in 1986 and then returned to his solo career.   1951 - Vincent James Vincent James, from British soul group Sweet Sensation who scored the 1974 UK No.1 and US No.14 single 'Sad Sweet Dreamer'.   1952 - Michael McDonald Grammy Award winning American singer and songwriter Michael McDonald, who with The Doobie Brothers had the 1979 US No.1 single 'What A Fool Believes', and the 1993 UK No.7 single 'Long Train Runnin'. He began his career singing back-up vocals with Steely Dan and has also worked with Kenny Loggins, David Cassidy, Van Halen, Patti LaBelle, Aretha Franklin and Toto.   1956 - Brian Robertson Scottish rock guitarist Brian Robertson from Thin Lizzy appearing on five studio albums: Nightlife (1974), Fighting (1975), Jailbreak (1976), Johnny the Fox (1976), Bad Reputation (1977) and a live album Live and Dangerous (1978). Robertson later replaced "Fast" Eddie Clarke as the lead guitarist of Motorhead in May 1982 and also worked with Wild Horses.   1958 - Grant McLennan Grant McLennan, bass, vocals, songwriter with Australian group The Go-Betweens as well as releasing four solo albums. In 2001 the Australasian Performing Right Association listed his composition 'Cattle and Cane' (1983), as one of their top 30 Australian songs of all time. McLennan died of a heart attack at the age of 48 at his home in Brisbane, Australia on 6 May 2006.   1959 - Neil Conti Neil Conti, from English English pop band Prefab Sprout who had the 1988 UK No.7 single 'The King Of Rock 'n' Roll'.   1966 - Gary Whelan Gary Whelan, drummer with Manchester group Happy Mondays, who had the 1990 UK No.5 single 'Step On'.   1966 - Paul Crook Paul Crook, American guitarist, who has worked with Meat Loaf, Anthrax and Sebastian Bach.   1968 - Chynna Phillips Chynna Phillips, singer with Wilson Phillips, who had the 1990 US No.1 & UK No.6 single 'Hold On'. Phillips is the daughter of Michelle Gilliam, from Mamas And The Papas.   1970 - Jim Creeggan Jim Creeggan, bassist with Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies who scored the 1998 US No.1 & UK No.5 single 'One Week'. The group has sold over 15 million records including albums and singles, and were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in March of 2018.   1978 - Brian Chase Brian Chase, drummer, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, (2006 UK No. 18 single 'Gold Lion').   1980 - Gucci Mane American rapper Gucci Mane. He helped pioneer the hip hop subgenre of trap music alongside fellow Atlanta-based rappers T.I. and Young Jeezy. He has worked with artists such as Drake, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Selena Gomez, Mariah Carey.   1981 - Lisa Hannigan Lisa Hannigan, Irish singer with Damien Rice. Appeared on his 2003 album 'O' featuring the single 'Cannonball.'   1988 - Mike Posner American singer-songwriter, Mike Posner. His 2016 single 'I Took a Pill in Ibiza' peaked in the top 10 on the charts in 27 countries around the world, including hitting No.1 in the United States and the UK.   Until tomorrow, take care and stay safe.   ... View more

This Day In Music History for this Friday. Post 1 of 2: 1956 - Dean Martin Dean Martin was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Memories Are Made Of This'. The American actor, comedian, singer and TV hosts biggest hit. Also covered by The Everly Brothers, Johnny Cash, Frank Sinatra and The Drifters.   1961 - The Miracles The Miracles' 'Shop Around' became Motown Record's first million-selling single. It was also the label's first No.1 hit on Billboard's R&B singles chart. In the following ten years, The Miracles would have six more million sellers.   1964 - The Beatles The Beatles returned to New York City by train from Washington, D.C. for two performances at Carnegie Hall. There was such a demand for tickets that some extra seating was arranged surrounding the stage. Tickets ranged from $1.65 to $5.50. (Side note) How nice it would be to see those prices again!!   1965 - Donovan Pye Records announced that they'd signed 'the British Bob Dylan', when they added Donovan to the label. The Scottish singer-songwriter produced a series of hit albums and singles between 1965 and 1970 and became a friend of leading pop musicians including Joan Baez, Brian Jones and The Beatles. He influenced John Lennon when he taught him a finger-picking guitar style in 1968.   1967 - Keith Richards 15 police officers raided Redlands the West Sussex home of The Rolling Stone Keith Richards during a weekend party. The police who were armed with a warrant issued under the dangerous drugs act took away various substances for forensic tests. George and Pattie Harrison had been at the house, but it was said that the police waited for them to leave before they raided the house in order not to bust the holder of an MBE.   1969 - Amen Corner '(If Paradise Is) Half As Nice' by Amen Corner was at No.1 on the UK singles chart, the group's only UK No.1. The song was first offered to The Tremeloes as a potential single, who rejected it.   1970 - John Lennon John Lennon performed 'Instant Karma!' on BBC TV's Top Of The Pops, becoming the first Beatle to have appeared on the show since 1966. Lennon wrote, recorded, and mixed his new single, all in one day. It ranks as one of the fastest-released songs in pop music history. Lennon later stated, "I wrote it for breakfast, recorded it for lunch, and we're putting it out for dinner."   1972 - Al Green Al Green went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Let's Stay Together', his only US chart topper. It was ranked the 60th greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone magazine on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Tina Turner had a hit with the song in 1984.   1977 - The Police The Police recorded their first single, 'Fall Out' for £150 ($255) at Pathway Studios, London, England.   1977 - Blondie, Tom Petty and the Ramones Blondie, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and the Ramones all appeared at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles, California.   1977 - Pink Floyd Pink Floyd released their tenth studio album Animals in the US, where it reached No.3 in the charts. The album's cover image, a pig floating between two chimneys on Battersea Power Station, was conceived by bassist Roger Waters and realized by long-time design and photographic collaborators Hypnosis.   1989 - Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin lost a court case against Broadway producer Ashton Springer, who sued for $1 million (£0.58 million) when Aretha failed to turn up for rehearsals for the stage show Sing Mahalia Sing, blaming her fear of flying on the non appearance.   1997 - U2 U2 held a press conference in the Lingerie Department at the Greenwich Village Kmart store in Manhattan, New York City, to announce their Pop Mart world tour. The tour was set to start in Las Vegas on April 25th of this year.   2003 - John Densmore Former Doors drummer John Densmore took out legal action against The Doors keyboard player Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robby Krieger for breach of contract, trademark infringement and unfair competition. The band had reformed with Ex- Cult singer Ian Astbury and former Police drummer Stewart Copeland. Densmore said "It shouldn't be called The Doors if it's someone other than Jim Morrison singing."   2005 - Joe Strummer The Class 47 locomotive 47828 was named after Clash frontman Joe Strummer at a ceremony in Bristol. The diesel train, owned by Cotswold Rail, was named after the singer/guitarist who died, aged 50, in 2002.   2007 - The Police During a press conference at West Hollywood's Whisky a Go Go club Sting confirmed that The Police were getting back together. The band were set to kick off a world tour on May 28 in Vancouver, Canada, supported by Sting's son Joe Sumner's band, Fiction Plane.   2008 - Ronald Isley Ronald Isley's appeal against a three-year jail term for tax fraud was rejected by a US court. The 65-year-old singer of the Isley Brothers argued against being imprisoned in an Indiana jail on the grounds of age and poor health. The court heard he cashed royalty checks belonging to his brother O'Kelly, who died in 1996 and spent millions of dollars made from undeclared performances on a yacht and two homes. Isley was ordered to pay more than $3.1m (£1.62m) to the US tax service for "pathological" evasion.   2009 - Madonna A full frontal nude photo of Madonna taken in 1979 before she became famous, sold at auction for $37,500. The black and white picture was taken at a time when Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone was a 20-year-old dancer trying to make ends meet in New York.   2014 - Rock Music It was reported that Rock music overtook pop in UK album sales during 2013, winning a bigger share of the market for the first time in five years. Rod Stewart's Time was the best-selling album to be classified as rock by the Official Charts Company, followed by Arctic Monkeys and Bastille. In total rock accounted for 33.8% of album sales, compared with 31% for pop, said industry body the BPI. However, pop records still held the lead in single sales.   2015 - Steve Strange Welsh singer Steve Strange, (born Steven Harrington) lead singer of Eighties pop band Visage, died aged 55 following a heart attack in hospital in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. His band, Visage, formed in 1979 (with Rusty Egan and Midge Ure from Rich Kids, Billy Currie from Ultravox, and Barry Adamson, John McGeoch and Dave Formula from Magazine), and their breakthrough single, 'Fade To Grey', peaked at No.8 in the UK in 1981. Strange appeared in the video for David Bowie's No.1 hit ‘Ashes to Ashes’.   2017 - Adele Adele was the biggest winner at The 59th Annual Grammy Awards with five trophies, including Album of the Year for 25, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year for 'Hello'. Adele also became the first artist in history to win all three general field awards in the same ceremony twice, previously winning all three categories in 2012. David Bowie won Best Rock Performance, Best Alternative Music Album, Best Rock Song and Best Recording Package for Blackstar.   2017 - Al Jarreau American singer and musician Al Jarreau died of respiratory failure at the age of 76, just two days after announcing his retirement. During his career he received a total of seven Grammy Awards and is best known for his 1981 album Breakin' Away. He also sang the theme song of the late-1980s television series Moonlighting.   End of post 1 of 2.       ... View more

Here is my GSOTD selection for this Friday. Enjoy the music. (Side note) I will be adding some of the newest songs within the next day or two. I always try to make my selections at least two day's in advance. So the new songs will be added no later then Sunday. I will do my best to at least add newer songs within a week of posting selections. They could be posted much more often if other Pandorians started adding favorite songs, or genres of music they like. Just a thought.  Christian/Gospel: Reckless Love by Cory Asbury.  https://pandora.app.link/pzo3hBiROdb  "Reckless Love" is a song by Cory Asbury and it was released on October 27, 2017, as the lead single from his second studio album of the same name, Reckless Love (2018), via Bethel Music. Singer/Songwriter: The Way I Am by Ingrid Michaelson.  https://pandora.app.link/mmSvxXsROdb “The Way I Am” is a hit song by Ingrid Michaelson from her album Girls and Boys. The lyrics describe an enduring love that forgives the other’s idiosyncrasies and embraces them as things that make him unique. All she wants in return is to be loved and accepted the same way.  Pop: Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus.  https://pandora.app.link/8zBLKDEROdbThe song is a pop ballad that everyone can relate to; everyone has felt that feeling at some point. If people can take their minds off the obvious and go into their imagination and see what the video really means, it is so vulnerable. The song hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 2013, making it Miley’s very first number one single. Hard Rock: No One Like You by Scorpions.  https://pandora.app.link/eZQLM6YROdb "No One Like You" is a song by German rock band Scorpions. It was written by band members Rudolf Schenker (guitar) and Klaus Meine (lead singer), and released as the lead single from the band's eighth studio album Blackout (1982). The song was produced by Dieter Dierks and recorded at Dierks' own studio. Until tomorrow, take care and stay safe.     ... View more

@DerKommandant  I'm glad music is popular these day's in Spain, but music is popular these day's throughout the world, is it not?? I ask that in all sincerity, just about every country now has a talent show similar to that of America's Got Talent. At least that is my perspective that I have, perhaps I'm wrong. Hope to hear from you again soon. You take care and stay safe.   ... View more

@Hapiiiee  happy to meet you. Here is a playlist I think you may like. It was created just for a daily post that is done here on Pandora, so the playlist grows everyday. I hope you enjoy the music.  https://pandora.app.link/pxxZlFSQNdb , take care and stay safe.   ... View more

@Kenion , @deth_row , @Depressed-Cos69 , I'm not sure how much of a YouTube fan you all might be, until this Covid-19 hit I never watched it before. If you all want some laughs and kill some time you should check out the Bronze Cowboy, and it would also do you some good to check out the Dumbest answers on the Family Feud with Steve Harvey, and the other hosts. you will not regret it. Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@Swandman  I'm not with Pandora support, but they do have a quick help, if you look at the bottom of your screen you will see many options, select the help option you can get going from there. I wish you the best. Take care and stay safe.   ... View more

@Listener001  glad to make your acquaintance. Here is a playlist I think you would enjoy. Hope to see you around the community more. You take care and stay safe.  https://pandora.app.link/9jioUSKANdb .   ... View more

@AlyssaPandora  your welcome. I thank you for your interest and for your support. You take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Born On This Day In The Music World. Post 2 of 2: 1935 - Gene Vincent Gene Vincent, (born Eugene Craddock), US rock ‘n’ roll singer with His Blue Caps who had a 1956 US No.7 & UK No.16 single with ‘Be Bop A Lula’. Vincent died on October 12th 1971.   1939 - Gerry Goffin Gerry Goffin, American songwriter of over 20 US hits with his then wife Carol King, including The Shirelles 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow', The Drifters 'Up On The Roof', The Chiffons, 'One Fine Day', Herman's Hermits, 'I'm Into Something Good'. Goffin died on 19th June 2014 at the age of 75 in Los Angeles. After he and King divorced, Goffin wrote with other composers, including Barry Goldberg and Michael Masser, with whom he wrote 'Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)' and 'Saving All My Love for You', also No.1 hits. During his career Goffin wrote over 114 Billboard Hot 100 hits, including eight chart-toppers, and 72 UK hits.   1940 - Bobby Pickett Bobby 'Boris' Pickett, who had the 1962 US No.1 & 1973 UK No.3 single 'The Monster Mash'. The song was a spoof on the dance crazes popular at the time, including the Twist and the Mashed Potato. Pickett died of leukemia at the age of 69 on April 25th 2007.   1941 - Sergio Mendes Sergio Mendes, Brazilian singer, who had the 1983 US No.4 & UK No.45 single 'Never Gonna Let You Go'.   1942 - Otis Clay Otis Clay, American R&B and soul singer, who started in gospel music. He recorded the original version of 'The Only Way Is Up' in 1980 which later became a chart-topping single for Yazz and the Plastic Population. Clay died on January 8, 2016.   1946 - Ray Lake Ray Lake, singer with British soul group The Real Thing, who had the 1976 UK No.1 single 'You To Me Are Everything'.   1947 - Derek Shulman Derek Shulman, Simon Dupree And The Big Sound who had the 1967 UK No.9 single 'Kites' and then became a member of Gentle Giant. He later became a successful record exec, signing Bon Jovi, Pantara, Nickelback and others.   1950 - Rochelle Fleming Rochelle Fleming, singer, with First Choice who had the 1973 UK No.9 single 'Smarty Pants.   1953 - Alan Rubin Alan Rubin, The Blues Brothers, who had the 1990 UK No.12 single 'Everybody Needs Somebody To Love'.   1953 - Neil Henderson Neil Henderson, guitarist from Scottish pop group Middle Of The Road, who had the 1971 UK No.1 single 'Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep', which is one of only a few singles to have sold in excess of 10 million physical copies.   1962 - Sheryl Crow Sheryl Crow, US singer, songwriter, who had the 1994 US No.2 & UK No.4 single 'All I Wanna Do', 1993 album 'Tuesday Night Music Club'. Crow worked as a backing singer on the Michael Jackson 'Bad' tour.   1969 - Andrew Lovell Andrew Lovell, percussion, with English group M People, who had the 1993 UK No.2 single 'Moving On Up', plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles.   1972 - Craig Jones Craig Jones, American metal musician best known as the sampler and keyboardist in Slipknot, in which he chose #5. Jones joined the band in 1996.   1974 - D'Angelo D'Angelo, (Michael Archer), who had the 1996 UK No. 21 single 'Lady'.   1977 - Mike Shinoda Mike Shinoda, guitar, vocals, with Linkin Park, who had the 2002 US No.2 & UK No.4 single 'In The End', and the 2002 US No.2 & 2001 UK No.4 album Hybrid Theory.   1979 - Brandy Brandy, American singer, who had the 1998 US No.1 and UK No.2 single with Monica, 'The Boy Is Mine'.   1981 - Kelly Rowland Kelly Rowland, singer with Destiny's Child who had the 2000 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Say My Name', and the 2001 US & UK No.1 single & album 'Survivor'. as a solo artist had the 2003 UK No.2 single 'Stole', and the 2002 US & UK No.1 single with Nelly 'Dilemma'. Rowland joined the judging panel on the eighth series of the British reality television competition The X Factor in 2011.   1984 - Aubrey O'Day Aubrey O'Day, singer, with American girl group Dainty Kane, (formed on the MTV reality show Making the Band 3). They became the first female group in Billboard history to debut their first two albums at the top of the charts.   Until tomorrow, take care and stay safe.   ... View more

This Day In Music History for this Thursday. Post 1 of 2: 1956 - Elvis Presley Elvis Presley appeared on American TV's 'Stage Show' and performed 'Heartbreak Hotel' and 'Blue Suede Shoes.'   1958 - Michael Holliday English singer Michael Holliday was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Story Of My Life.' The song gave writers Bacharach and David their first UK No.1 hit.   1963 - The Beatles In less than ten hours, The Beatles record ten new songs for their first album plus four other tracks which would be the next two singles. John Lennon's vocal on The Isley Brothers 'Twist & Shout' was recorded in one take to complete the album.   1964 - The Beatles The Beatles made their live concert debut in the US at the Washington Coliseum. Over 350 police surrounded the stage to keep the 8,000 plus screaming fans in control. One police officer who found the noise so loud stuck a bullet in each ear as ear plugs. The Beatles had to stop three times and turn Ringo's drum kit around and re-position their microphones so that they faced a different part of the audience. The set list: ‘Roll Over Beethoven’, ‘From Me to You’, ‘I Saw Her Standing There’, ‘This Boy’, ‘All My Loving’, ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’, ‘Please Please Me’, ‘She Loves You’, ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’, ‘Twist and Shout’, and ‘Long Tall Sally’.   1967 - The Monkees The Monkees set a new record when their second album, More Of The Monkees jumped from No.122 to the top of the US chart. The album then stayed in pole position for eighteen weeks.   1972 - Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin scored their third US Top 20 hit single with 'Black Dog / Misty Mountain Hop', peaking at No.15, and taken from their fourth album. The song's title is a reference to a nameless black Labrador retriever that wandered around the Headley Grange studios during recording. Robert Plant recorded his vocal for the track in two takes.   1973 - The Rolling Stones A local charity raised over £500 ($850) selling bedsheets and pillowcases used by The Rolling Stones after a show at Western Springs Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand.   1977 - David Bowie David Bowie released 'Sound and Vision' as a single, which was taken from his latest album Low. 'Sound and Vision' was used by the BBC in the UK on trailers at the time, providing considerable exposure, much needed as Bowie opted to do nothing to promote the single himself, and helped the song to No.3 on the UK charts.   1978 - Brotherhood Of Man The Brotherhood Of Man were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Figaro', the group's third and last UK No.1.   1985 - The Police The Police won Outstanding Contribution to British music at the fourth annual Brit Awards held in London. Other winners included Prince for best International Act and Best Soundtrack for Purple Rain, British Single was Frankie Goes To Hollywood 'Relax', British Video was Duran Duran for 'Wild Boys', British Comedy Recording Neil 'Hole In My Shoe', British Album went to Sade for 'Diamond Life', British Male Solo Artist was won by Paul Young, British Female Solo Artist, Alison Moyet and Best British Group went to Wham!   1987 - The Smiths The Smiths were at No.1 in the UK indie charts with 'Shoplifters Of The World Unite.' The title alludes to the communist slogan "Workers of the world, unite!", and the 1966 David and Jonathan hit 'Lovers of the World Unite'. The photograph on the sleeve is of a young Elvis Presley.   1989 - Paula Abdul Paula Abdul started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Straight Up', the first of three No.1's in 1989, a No.3 hit in the UK.   1998 - Bernie Taupin The hand-written lyrics to 'Candle in the Wind' by Bernie Taupin were auctioned off at Christie's in LA for £278,512.   2000 - Geri Halliwell Spice Girls Geri Halliwell appeared in court to give evidence over the dispute with Aprille Motorcycles. The company were suing the Spice Girls for £1.6 million ($2.72 million) over lost advertising as sponsors for the 1998 Spiceworld World tour.   2003 - British Phonographic Industry The British Phonographic Industry reported its biggest sales decline in decades, with the biggest slump in a single year since the birth of the CD market in the early 1980s. Piracy, illegal duplication and distribution by international criminals of CD's were all blamed for the decrease.   2008 - Paul McCartney Heather Mills and Sir Paul McCartney appeared at the High Court in London for a hearing to reach a financial settlement for their divorce. The hearing in the Family Division, which was taking place in private, was expected to last five days. The couple, who had a four-year-old daughter, Beatrice, announced the end of their four-year marriage in 2006. There had been speculation among divorce experts, based on recent cases, that the settlement could reach £60m.   2009 - Ronettes Ronettes singer Estelle Bennett died at her home in Englewood, N.J. She was 67. The 60s girl group best known for their work with producer Phil Spector had the 1963 hit 'Be My Baby' which epitomized the famed "wall of sound" technique.   2012 - Whitney Whitney Houston was found dead in suite 434 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, submerged in the bathtub. Beverly Hills paramedics arrived at approximately 3:30 p.m. and found the singer unresponsive and performed CPR. Houston was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. Local police said there were "no obvious signs of criminal intent." It was later ruled by the coroner to have been an "accidental drowning"   2014 - Queen Queen made UK chart history by becoming the first act to sell six million copies of an individual album. Their first Greatest Hits collection, which includes the hits 'We Will Rock You' and 'Bohemian Rhapsody' had extended its lead after being Britain's highest-selling album for several years. The Official Charts Company said one in three British families now owned a copy of the 1981 compilation.   2020 - Paul English American drummer Paul English died after a bout of pneumonia age 87. He was Willie Nelson's long-time drummer and was the titular "Paul" of the Willie Nelson album Me and Paul as well as the title track of that album. English also had a role in Nelson's movie Red Headed Stranger (1986).   End of post 1 of 2.   ... View more