This Day In Music History
November 25th: 1968 - The Beatles double White album was released in the US. Featuring 'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da', 'Dear Prudence', 'Helter Skelter', 'Blackbird' 'Back In The USSR' and George Harrisons...
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Saturday Night Jersey 80s is proud to present its list of the Top 5 artists or groups of the 1980s. This is based on sales, charts and a little bit of opinion. Who would be in your Top 5? Continue...
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January 7th 1964 - The Beatles record a session for the BBC Saturday Club program, during which they make their only known recording of the Chuck Berry song "Johnnie B. Goode." Continue reading…
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February 11th 1969 - 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...
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July 21st 1969 - The Beatles started recording 'Come Together' at Abbey Road studios in London. The John Lennon track became the opening song on The Beatles Abbey Road album, and would later be paired...
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September 3rd 1966 - Donovan hits No.1 on the US singles chart and No.2 in the UK with 'Sunshine Superman'. Written for his soon to be wife Linda Lawrence, the track featured Led Zeppelin guitarist...
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September 28th 1968 - Bruce Springsteen and local folk rock group, The Founders, appeared at the Off Broad Street Coffee House in Red Bank. The Coffee house was operated by a board of directors which...
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October 19th, 1966: The Yardbirds land in New York for their 1st US tour with Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page on lead guitars. However, after only two dates of the tour, Beck developed acute tonsillitis and...
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July 19th, 1975 - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band has a marathon rehearsal session the day before kicking off their Born To Run tour. They practiced for a full 19 hours at The Record Plant in...
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April 19th, 1974 – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band appear at the State Theatre in New Brunswick. Tickets are just $4.50 and the promoter of the event takes a gamble that word-of-mouth will be...
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July 19th 1975 - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band has a marathon rehearsal session the day before kicking off their Born To Run tour. They practiced for a full 19 hours at The Record Plant in...
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July 18th,1992 - Whitney Houston marries Bobby Brown at her estate right here in New Jersey. Those in attendance included Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, and Patti LaBelle. Continue reading…
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August 22nd, 1992 - Newlyweds Sting and Trudie Styler have their wedding reception two days after tying the knot. The Troggs are there to kick-off the festivities; afterwards Sting and band members...
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They joke that they'll be making all decisions by playing the game "Rock, Paper, Scissors" --the name of the tour. Continue reading…
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April 23rd,1992 - George Michael announces that he will be donating an additional $500,000 from the sale of 'Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me', to various AIDS charities in the US and UK. Continue reading…
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Take a stroll down memory lane and see what happened this week in music history, July 23-29. Continue reading…
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