Friday, April 5, 2013

APRIL FIVE IN THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK 'n ROLL...



ON THE CHARTS ~ APRIL 5…








1969: "These Eyes" by The Guess Who enters the Billboard chart on its way to #6 a month later...

Guitarist Randy Bachman wrote the basic piano chords with an original title of "These Arms". Vocalist Burton Cummings changed the title to "These Eyes" and added the middle eight bars…

1970: "Instant Karma (We All Shine On)," credited to John Ono Lennon and produced by Phil Spector, hits #3 on the singles chart... 

The #1 album that week is "Let It Be," by the Beatles…  

1975: Minnie Ripperton hits #1 with
 "Lovin' You"…

1980: Kool and the Gang

hits #5
 with "Too Hot"…  














APRIL 5 BIRTHDAYS:
1928 - Tony Williams - vocalist for The Platters 
1932 - Billy Bland
 
1939 - Ronald "Ronnie" White

(April 5, 1939 – August 26, 1995) was an American musician, best known as the co-founder of The Miracles and its only consistent original member. He also co-wrote MANY Motown hits for The Miracles, Mary Wells, The Temptations and others
—Including the Miracles’ 


1942 - Allan Clarke
- lead vocalist for The Hollies ("Long Cool Woman")

A GREAT DATE IN THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK 'n ROLL...





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