OCTOBER 19th
IN THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK 'n ROLL...
1959: Sandy Nelson hits #4 with "Teen Beat"…
1963: “A Love So Fine"
by the Chiffons
charts at #40…
1963: Ray Charles hits #4 with "Busted"…
1967:
The Beatles'
The Beatles'
was the #2 album in the UK…
1974:
Billy Preston went to the top of the US singles chart with
Billy Preston went to the top of the US singles chart with
"Nothing From Nothing"…
This was Billy’s second and final number one… (R.I.P. Billy Preston)
Check out Billy performing Edwin Starr's 1964 hit 'Double O Soul' live, with Ray Charles on piano…
2011:
73-year-old Etta James announced her decision to retire following the release of her latest album…
As well as her 1961 R'nB smash "At Last", James also placed 9 songs on the Billboard Top 40 Pop chart between 1960 and 1968…
Etta passed away on
January 20, 2012…
R.I.P. ETTA JAMES
(READ MORE ABOUT ETTA JAMES HERE)
A LOT OF TALENT WAS EXHIBITED ON THIS DATE, OCTOBER 19th, THROUGHOUT THE YEARS...SADLY MANY OF THESE ARTISTS HAVE PASSED...THANKFULLY THEY GAVE US THEIR WORK TO LIVE ON...
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