"Shake, Rattle and Roll" riding high on the Billboard R&B chart…
The Motor City's Bill Haley And His Comets enter Decca Records' New York studio to record the same number. Haley's version will enter the Pop chart next August for an amazing 27 week run and rise to #7, becoming the first Rock and Roll tune to sell a million copies…
June 7, 1958: Prince hit the planet…
June 7, 1976: The Ohio Players hit #1 with "Love Rollercoaster"…
June 7, 1994: Grace Slick is sentenced to 200 hours of community service and four Alcoholic's Anonymous meetings a week for three months, after being convicted of pointing a gun at police the previous March…
And THAT is a “slow day” in
THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL!!!
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[George didn't play on this track. They all are master Indian musicians. Although the shehnai (Indian oboe) is the instrument which leads the melody there are also a sarod - tablas - pakhavaj - sitar -surbahar- santoor -flute - tar shehnai - dholak - tabla tarang- & harmonium... a master piece indeed!—From a YouTube Commentor]
Carly Simon Had a Gold Certification:
1973: "You're So Vain" is certified gold...
And The Charts Were Rockin’…
1956: The Teen Queens'
"Eddie, My Love" enters the R&B charts
1956: Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers' "Why Do Fools Fall in Love"
enters the R&B charts
1960: Mark Dinning's "Teen Angel" hits #1...
1964: The Beatles'
"I Saw Her Standing There"
enters the pop charts…
1969: The Supremes and Temptations' album TCB enters the charts…
1975: The Ohio Players' "Fire" hits #1…
February 8th
in THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL!!!
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