1955: Epic Records releases Roy Hamilton's "Unchained Melody", which will climb to #6 on Billboard’s Hot 100, but #1 on the R&B Chart!
The Righteous Brothers would update the song ten years later and take it to #4…
1963: The Beach Boys reach #3 with "Surfin' USA"…
1965: The Rolling Stones were at #1 on the UK singles chart with "The Last Time", the band's third UK #1
1968: Otis Redding has his only Number One hit, "Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay," after his death December 10, 1967 in a plane crash...
1970: 24 year old Tammi Terrell, who teamed up with Marvin Gaye for several Motown hits, died at Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia. After she had collapsed in Gaye's arms onstage in 1967, it was discovered that she was suffering from a brain tumor...
2005: Jackson Spires,
drummer and founding member of Blackfoot, died at the age of 53 after suffering a brain aneurysm. The band reached #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August, 1979 with "Highway Song"
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| Jackson in Ann Arbor with Mique and Piston |
Longtime West Coast promo pro Jack Ashton has been named VP of Programming, Promotion, Marketing & Artist Booking for www.udetroit.com, an online radio and television site that's based in his hometown of Detroit…
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| Jack Ashton |
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And my Brother Jack is coming back to the D in April!!! Can't wait for a little rock and roll party!
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