TODAY IN HISTORY – APRIL 18TH
1969 - Lulu married Bee Gee Maurice Gibb, brother Barry was the best man. The couple split in 1973.
1975 - John Lennon released Stand by Me.
1975 - Four Bay City Roller's fan's were taken to hospital and 35 others required on site treatment after they attempted to swim across a lake to meet their heroes, during an appearance at a BBC Radio 1 fun day at Mallory park.
1978 - The movie FM, with Linda Ronstadt and Jimmy Buffett, debuted.
Track Listing for album;
1. "FM (No Static at All)" - Steely Dan – 4:52
2. "Night Moves" - Bob Seger – 3:27
3. "Fly Like an Eagle" - Steve Miller Band – 3:04
4. "Cold as Ice" - Foreigner – 3:20
5. "Breakdown" - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – 2:44
6. "Bad Man" - Randy Meisner – 2:38
7. "Life in the Fast Lane" - Eagles – 4:46
8. "Do It Again" - Steely Dan – 5:54
9. "Lido Shuffle" - Boz Scaggs – 3:42
10. "More Than a Feeling" - Boston – 4:45
11. "Tumbling Dice" - Linda Ronstadt – 4:51 (Live Version)
12. "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me" - Linda Ronstadt – 4:15 (Live Version)
13. "Livingston Saturday Night" - Jimmy Buffett – 3:10
14. "There's a Place in the World for a Gambler" - Dan Fogelberg – 5:41
15. "Just the Way You Are" - Billy Joel – 4:49
16. "It Keeps You Runnin'" - The Doobie Brothers – 4:13
17. "Your Smiling Face" - James Taylor – 2:43
18. "Life's Been Good" - Joe Walsh – 8:05
19. "We Will Rock You" - Queen – 2:04
20. "FM (Reprise)" - Steely Dan – 2:54
1984 - Michael Jackson faced surgery in Los Angeles. Doctors performed scalp surgery to repair damage done after the megastar’s hair caught fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial on 27 January. Jackson was hospitalised and recuperated for months before he could return to work. His single recording of Thriller had been certified platinum in February 1984.
1985 - Wham! became the first ever Western pop act to have an album released in China.
1987 - Aretha Franklin and George Michael started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with I Knew You Were Waiting. It also reached No.1 in the UK.
1992 - Former Findus fish foods factory worker Annie Lennox went to No.1 on the UK album chart with her debut solo release Diva.
1995 - Oasis drummer Tony McCarrol was told by phone that he was being sacked from the group.
1969 - Lulu married Bee Gee Maurice Gibb, brother Barry was the best man. The couple split in 1973.
1975 - John Lennon released Stand by Me.
1975 - Four Bay City Roller's fan's were taken to hospital and 35 others required on site treatment after they attempted to swim across a lake to meet their heroes, during an appearance at a BBC Radio 1 fun day at Mallory park.
1978 - The movie FM, with Linda Ronstadt and Jimmy Buffett, debuted.
Track Listing for album;
1. "FM (No Static at All)" - Steely Dan – 4:52
2. "Night Moves" - Bob Seger – 3:27
3. "Fly Like an Eagle" - Steve Miller Band – 3:04
4. "Cold as Ice" - Foreigner – 3:20
5. "Breakdown" - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – 2:44
6. "Bad Man" - Randy Meisner – 2:38
7. "Life in the Fast Lane" - Eagles – 4:46
8. "Do It Again" - Steely Dan – 5:54
9. "Lido Shuffle" - Boz Scaggs – 3:42
10. "More Than a Feeling" - Boston – 4:45
11. "Tumbling Dice" - Linda Ronstadt – 4:51 (Live Version)
12. "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me" - Linda Ronstadt – 4:15 (Live Version)
13. "Livingston Saturday Night" - Jimmy Buffett – 3:10
14. "There's a Place in the World for a Gambler" - Dan Fogelberg – 5:41
15. "Just the Way You Are" - Billy Joel – 4:49
16. "It Keeps You Runnin'" - The Doobie Brothers – 4:13
17. "Your Smiling Face" - James Taylor – 2:43
18. "Life's Been Good" - Joe Walsh – 8:05
19. "We Will Rock You" - Queen – 2:04
20. "FM (Reprise)" - Steely Dan – 2:54
1984 - Michael Jackson faced surgery in Los Angeles. Doctors performed scalp surgery to repair damage done after the megastar’s hair caught fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial on 27 January. Jackson was hospitalised and recuperated for months before he could return to work. His single recording of Thriller had been certified platinum in February 1984.
1985 - Wham! became the first ever Western pop act to have an album released in China.
1987 - Aretha Franklin and George Michael started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with I Knew You Were Waiting. It also reached No.1 in the UK.
1992 - Former Findus fish foods factory worker Annie Lennox went to No.1 on the UK album chart with her debut solo release Diva.
1995 - Oasis drummer Tony McCarrol was told by phone that he was being sacked from the group.