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November 6 1993 - Pearl Jam went to No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with Vs, selling 950,378 copies in one week. 2014 - Taylor Swift's album 1989 debuted at No. 1 on America's Billboard albums chart, selling 1.287 million copies in its first week. Birthdays: Paul Gilbert of Mr. Big is 54 November 7 1975 - Elton John started a three-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with Rock Of The Westies, the singer's tenth studio album and seventh U.S. No. 1. 1987 - Tiffany became the youngest act to score a U.S. No. 1 since Michael Jackson ("Ben", in 1972) with "I Think We're Alone Now". The song written by Ritchie Cordell was initially a 1967 hit for Tommy James & the Shondells. Fun fact: Tiffany hated the idea of recording a version of her own for her album because she thought the song wasn't modern or hip enough. Birthdays: Joni Mitchell is 79. November 8 1961 - The Beach Boys release their first single, "Surfin'." 1994 - A&M Records releases Woodstock 1994, an album documenting the Woo

This Week In Music History October 31 Through November 5 October 31 1975 - Queen released "Bohemian Rhapsody". It was written by Freddie Mercury for the band's 1975 album A Night at the Opera and it was reportedly the most expensive single ever made at the time of its release, although the exact cost of production cannot be determined. 1992 - “End of the Road” by Boyz II Men is the No. 1 song on the Hot 100 for the 12th consecutive week, breaking the record. Birthdays: Vanilla Ice is 55 November 1 1970 - The Festfolk Quartet, which later becomes ABBA, played their first-ever concert at a Gothenburg, Sweden restaurant. 1994 - Nirvana's MTV Unplugged in New York album, taken from a performance a year earlier, is finally released. The album tops the charts in many countries, including the US, UK and Australia. Birthdays: Country singer Lyle Lovett is 65. November 2 1920 - KDKA in Pittsburgh becomes the first commercially licensed radio station in the United States. They are not the first station

This Week In Music History October 16th - 22nd October 16 1951 - Eighteen-year-old Richard Penniman, who was already using the stage name Little Richard, made his first recordings for RCA Camden at the studios of Atlanta radio station WGST. 2006 - CBGB, the legendary New York punk club credited with discovering Patti Smith and Ramones, closed after a final gig by Smith herself. Birthdays: Wendy Wilson of Wilson Phillips is 51 October 17 1977 - Lynyrd Skynyrd released Street Survivors, the last album with frontman Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines, as both were killed three days later after the band's plane went down en route to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 2005 - Fats Domino returned to his Ninth Ward home for the first time since Hurricane Katrina to find it utterly destroyed, with his piano and several of his gold records among the ruined items. Birthdays: Alan Jackson is 64. Eminem is 50. October 18 1968 - Led Zeppelin (briefly known as The New Yardbirds) played their first British eng

Today In Music History October 9th-15th October 9th 1961 - Ray Charles started a two week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Hit The Road Jack." 1993 - Nirvana entered the U.S. album chart at No. 1 with In Utero, their third and final studio album. Birthdays: PJ Harvey is 51 October 10th 1962 - The BBC somehow determined that "Monster Mash," by Bobby "Boris" Pickett was offensive and banned it from their airwaves. 2014 - Taylor Swift was named Billboard's Woman of the Year 2014, making her the first artist to receive the award twice. Birthdays: David Lee Roth is 68 October 11th 1990 - Drummer Dave Grohl played his first gig with Nirvana when they appeared at the North Shore Surf Club in Olympia. 1997 - Elton John went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Candle In The Wind 1997", a rewrite of his 1974 hit about Marilyn Monroe. Birthdays: Daryl Hall of Hall and Oates is 76 And Cardi B is 30 October 12th 1969 - A DJ on Detroit's WKNR radio station received a phone call tel

This Week In Music History October 2nd Through 8th October 2nd 1995 - Oasis released their much-anticipated second album, (What's The Story) Morning Glory 2002 - Twenty-five years after his death, Elvis Presley has a No. 1 album in 17 countries - including the United States - when Elv1s 30 #1 Hits makes its debut Birthdays: "American Pie" singer Don McLean is 74 October 3rd 1945 - Elvis Presley made his first ever-public appearance in a talent contest at the Mississippi Alabama Dairy Show singing "Old Shep". Elvis was 10 years old at the time and came in second. 1999 -  Akio Morita Founder of Sony electronics, died at age 78. The 1979 Sony Walkman transformed both Sony and consumers across the world. Birthdays: Chubby Checker is 81 October 4th 1975 - Pink Floyd went to No. 1 on the U.K. album chart with Wish You Were Here. 1986 - CBS-TV newsman Dan Rather was caught off guard and roughed up in NYC by one man, as another yelled the enigmatic, "Kenneth, what is the frequency?" R.E.M. w

September 25 1964 - The Temptations began recording 'My Girl' which went on to be their first US number one and the first of fifteen US Top Ten hits. 1990 - Drummer Dave Grohl auditioned for Nirvana and was instantly given the job. A year later, the band recorded Nevermind which exceeded all expectations and became a worldwide commercial success Birthdays: Will Smith is 52. September 26 1937 - Blues singer Bessie Smith died aged 43 after being involved in a car accident while traveling along Route 61 outside Memphis, Tennessee. With the nickname "the Empress of the Blues" 1987 - Michael Jackson started a six-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with Bad Birthdays: Olivia Newton-John was born on this day in 1948. She passed away in August of 2022 September 27 1982 - Prince released his fifth album, 1999. It was a breakthrough, selling well over 5 million copies worldwide, thanks to "Little Red Corvette" and the title track. 2014 - Taylor Swift issues 1989, her biggest-selling album. The

This Week In Music History September 18th-24th September 18th 1983 - Kiss appeared without their makeup for the first time. It happened during an interview on MTV in which the band members were promoting the release of their newest album. 2014 - Taylor Swift was at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Shake It Off", Swift's second No. 1 single in the U.S. and the 22nd song to debut at No. 1 in the chart's history. Birthdays:  Dee Dee Ramone, was born today in 1951 September 19th 1960 - Former chicken plucker Chubby Checker went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "The Twist" 1993 - Pearl Jam released their second studio album, Vs. The album set the record for the most copies of an album sold in its first week, a record it held for five years, despite the fact that the group declined to produce music videos for any of the album's singles Birthdays: (Mama) Cass Elliot of The Mamas and the Papas was born today in 1941 September 20th 1969 - During a meeting in London between John Lenno

Today In Music History September 11th-17th September 11th 1971 - The animated Jackson Five series premiered on ABC. 1976 - KC and the Sunshine Band went to No. 1 on the US singles chart with "(Shake Shake Shake), Shake Your Booty," the group's third No. 1 hit. 2001 - Walking to work as a comic-book illustrator in New York, Gerard Way witnessed the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. The day's events inspired him to start a band, which became My Chemical Romance. Birthday: Ludacris is 43 September 12th 1966 - The first episode of The Monkees TV show aired in the US. The series ran for a total of 58 episodes. 1987 - Michael Jackson began a two-month siege on top of the charts with Bad. Birthday: Country legend George Jones was born today in 1931 Barry White was born today in 1944 September 13th 1960 - The FCC bans "payola," the controversial practice of paying DJs for playing songs. 1991 - Geffen Records threw a party to launch Nirvana's single 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'. The band ended

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