April 28th. On This Day In History, 1973: The album The Dark Side of the Moon by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd entered the Billboard Top LP’s & Tape chart, on which it spent a record 942 weeks. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Side_of_the_Moon> Here is one of the best known tracks from this iconic album, “Money”.
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April 21st, 1973, Dawn – Tie A Yellow Ribbon, topped the charts
On this day, April 21st, in 1973, Tony Orlando & Dawn, topped the Billboard charts, with “Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree”. This was a huge hit, around the World.
April 21st, 2019, 3 years ago, today, Prince died.
3 years ago, today, the World lost a unique talent. Prince, died, at his home, of an accidental overdose of the prescription drug Fentanyl, on April 21st, 2016. Here is one of his biggest hits, from 1984, “When Doves Cry”.
April 6th, 2019. 45 years since ABBA won Eurovision in 1974
On April 6th, 1974, 45 years ago today, Swedish Pop group, ABBA, won the Eurovision Song Contest, and our hearts. The rest as they say, is history…
April 5th, 2019, 25th Anniversary of the death of Kurt Cobain
Today, April 5th, 2019, marks the 25th Anniversary, of the untimely death of Kurt Cobain, the lead singer of Grunge Rock band, Nirvana. Here we have the biggest hit by Nirvana, released in 1991, the lead single from the album Nevermind, and a huge hit around the World, “Smells Like Teen Spirit”. It reached number …
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