TODAY IN HISTORY – FEBRUARY 23RD
1952 - Born this day, Brad Whitford, guitar, Aerosmith, 1989 UK No.13 single Love In An Elevator, 1998 US No.1 single I Don't Want To Miss A Thing.
1955 - Born this day, Howard Jones, keyboards, singer, songwriter, 1983 UK No.2 single What Is Love, plus 9 other UK top 40 singles.
1963 - The Chiffons released He's So Fine was released in the US. It later rose to the No.1 position (March 30th) for a four-week stay. The song later became the centre of one of the most publicised lawsuits in music history when the estate of songwriter Ronnie Marks won a suit against former Beatle, George Harrison, saying that the song, My Sweet Lord, was a note-for-note copy of He's So Fine. The Chiffons also scored big with One Fine Day, Sweet Talkin' Guy and others.
1965 - The Righteous Brothers were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with You Lost That Lovin' Feelin'.
1972 - Elvis Presley and his wife Priscilla were legally separated.
1974 - Suzi Quatro had her second UK No.1 single with Devil Gate Drive.
1980 - Queen's Crazy Little Thing Called Love jumped to the No.1 spot on Billboard's hit record charts, remaining there for 4 weeks.
1983 - The rock group, Toto, won Grammy Awards for the hit single, Rosanna, and the album, Toto IV, at the 25th annual ceremonies in Los Angeles. The group received four other awards to tie the 1965 record of six Grammies won by Roger Miller.
1985 - It was reported that Stevie Wonder had been arrested during an antiapartheid demonstration outside the South African Embassy in Washington, he was released after being questioned by police.
2008 – The NZ Herald reported Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (64) as slamming the “pop opera” style of young Christchurch singer, Hayley Westenra (20). She said “Have you heard Hayley? She’s not in my world, she’s never been in it at all.” She was also quoted as saying Westenra’s ilk were “new fakes for the new generation” who had to sing with microphones.
2011 – The most popular song played on NZ radio this past week has been “Perfect” by Pink.
2013 – Pat Benatar, America & Bachman Turner Overdrive play Gibbston Valley Wine Estate (near Queenstown).
1952 - Born this day, Brad Whitford, guitar, Aerosmith, 1989 UK No.13 single Love In An Elevator, 1998 US No.1 single I Don't Want To Miss A Thing.
1955 - Born this day, Howard Jones, keyboards, singer, songwriter, 1983 UK No.2 single What Is Love, plus 9 other UK top 40 singles.
1963 - The Chiffons released He's So Fine was released in the US. It later rose to the No.1 position (March 30th) for a four-week stay. The song later became the centre of one of the most publicised lawsuits in music history when the estate of songwriter Ronnie Marks won a suit against former Beatle, George Harrison, saying that the song, My Sweet Lord, was a note-for-note copy of He's So Fine. The Chiffons also scored big with One Fine Day, Sweet Talkin' Guy and others.
1965 - The Righteous Brothers were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with You Lost That Lovin' Feelin'.
1972 - Elvis Presley and his wife Priscilla were legally separated.
1974 - Suzi Quatro had her second UK No.1 single with Devil Gate Drive.
1980 - Queen's Crazy Little Thing Called Love jumped to the No.1 spot on Billboard's hit record charts, remaining there for 4 weeks.
1983 - The rock group, Toto, won Grammy Awards for the hit single, Rosanna, and the album, Toto IV, at the 25th annual ceremonies in Los Angeles. The group received four other awards to tie the 1965 record of six Grammies won by Roger Miller.
1985 - It was reported that Stevie Wonder had been arrested during an antiapartheid demonstration outside the South African Embassy in Washington, he was released after being questioned by police.
2008 – The NZ Herald reported Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (64) as slamming the “pop opera” style of young Christchurch singer, Hayley Westenra (20). She said “Have you heard Hayley? She’s not in my world, she’s never been in it at all.” She was also quoted as saying Westenra’s ilk were “new fakes for the new generation” who had to sing with microphones.
2011 – The most popular song played on NZ radio this past week has been “Perfect” by Pink.
2013 – Pat Benatar, America & Bachman Turner Overdrive play Gibbston Valley Wine Estate (near Queenstown).