TODAY IN HISTORY – OCT 5TH
1943 - Born this day, Steve Miller, in Milwaukee, singer, songwriter, guitarist, The Steve Miller Band, 1974 US No.1 and 1990 UK No.1 single The Joker, Rock'n Me, Fly Like an Eagle, Jet Airliner, Abracadabra, Space Cowboy, Take the Money and Run.
1947 - Born this day, Brian Johnson, rock musician, singer, Geordie, 1973 UK No.6 single Because Of You, AC/DC, joined in 1980 after the death of Bon Scott, 1980 UK No.36 single Whole Lotta Rosie and UK No.1 and US No.4 album Back in Black sold over 10 million copies. Other AC/DC singles - Highway To Hell, Touch Too Much, You Shook Me All Night Long, Rock 'N' Roll Ain't No Noise Pollution, Let's Get It Up.
1949 - Born this day, Brian Connolly, singer, musician, Sweet, 1973 UK No.1 single Blockbuster, Little Willy, Funny Funny, Co-Co, Wig Wam Bam, Hell Raiser, Ballroom Blitz, Teenage Rampage, Fox on the Run. plus other UK top 40 singles. Died 10 February 1997 of kidney and liver failure.
1954 - Born this day, Sir Bob Geldof [Robert Frederick Xenon Geldof], rock singer, songwriter, campaigner, Band Aid leader, (Boomtown Rats: Looking After No.1, She's So Modern, Like Clockwork, 1979 UK No.1 single - I Don't Like Mondays, Rat Trap, Someone's Looking At You, Banana Republic, This is the World Calling, Love like a Rocket
1962 - Mack the Knife recorded by Bobby Darin, jumped to No.1 on Billboard's hit record charts and stayed there for 9 weeks. Darin later received two Grammy Awards for the song (1959).
1974 - Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield, went to No.1 for the first time on the UK album chart 15 months after it was first released, it went on to sell over 10 million copies world wide.
1985 - Midge Ure was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with If I Was. This was the former Ultravox and Slik singer's only solo No.1.
1991 - Guns N' Roses started a two week run at No.1 on the US album chart with Use Your Illusion II.
1996 - Breakfast At Tiffany's by Deep Blue Something was at No.1 on the UK singles chart for one week.
2006 – Pop diva Madonna adopts a young boy in Malawi and moved ahead with plans to fund a center for 1000 orphans, many of whom lost parents to AIDS in the impoverished African nation. The 48-year-old singer, already a mother of two, chose the one year old orphan from among 12 children specially chosen prior to her arrival.
2011 – Most popular song played on NZ radio this past week is “Moves Like Jagger” by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera.
1943 - Born this day, Steve Miller, in Milwaukee, singer, songwriter, guitarist, The Steve Miller Band, 1974 US No.1 and 1990 UK No.1 single The Joker, Rock'n Me, Fly Like an Eagle, Jet Airliner, Abracadabra, Space Cowboy, Take the Money and Run.
1947 - Born this day, Brian Johnson, rock musician, singer, Geordie, 1973 UK No.6 single Because Of You, AC/DC, joined in 1980 after the death of Bon Scott, 1980 UK No.36 single Whole Lotta Rosie and UK No.1 and US No.4 album Back in Black sold over 10 million copies. Other AC/DC singles - Highway To Hell, Touch Too Much, You Shook Me All Night Long, Rock 'N' Roll Ain't No Noise Pollution, Let's Get It Up.
1949 - Born this day, Brian Connolly, singer, musician, Sweet, 1973 UK No.1 single Blockbuster, Little Willy, Funny Funny, Co-Co, Wig Wam Bam, Hell Raiser, Ballroom Blitz, Teenage Rampage, Fox on the Run. plus other UK top 40 singles. Died 10 February 1997 of kidney and liver failure.
1954 - Born this day, Sir Bob Geldof [Robert Frederick Xenon Geldof], rock singer, songwriter, campaigner, Band Aid leader, (Boomtown Rats: Looking After No.1, She's So Modern, Like Clockwork, 1979 UK No.1 single - I Don't Like Mondays, Rat Trap, Someone's Looking At You, Banana Republic, This is the World Calling, Love like a Rocket
1962 - Mack the Knife recorded by Bobby Darin, jumped to No.1 on Billboard's hit record charts and stayed there for 9 weeks. Darin later received two Grammy Awards for the song (1959).
1974 - Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield, went to No.1 for the first time on the UK album chart 15 months after it was first released, it went on to sell over 10 million copies world wide.
1985 - Midge Ure was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with If I Was. This was the former Ultravox and Slik singer's only solo No.1.
1991 - Guns N' Roses started a two week run at No.1 on the US album chart with Use Your Illusion II.
1996 - Breakfast At Tiffany's by Deep Blue Something was at No.1 on the UK singles chart for one week.
2006 – Pop diva Madonna adopts a young boy in Malawi and moved ahead with plans to fund a center for 1000 orphans, many of whom lost parents to AIDS in the impoverished African nation. The 48-year-old singer, already a mother of two, chose the one year old orphan from among 12 children specially chosen prior to her arrival.
2011 – Most popular song played on NZ radio this past week is “Moves Like Jagger” by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera.