May 19. 1975: The Average White Band hits #1 AND #10...

Average White Band is a Scottish funk and R&B band, who had a series of soul and disco hits between 1974 and 1980. They are best known for their million selling song, "Pick Up the Pieces" and their albums AWB and Cut the Cake... 

May 19. 1975: 

The Average White Band hits #1 with 
"Pick Up the Pieces"   

     

and #10 with
"Cut the Cake"    



Not too shabby for
 some White guys outta Scotland...

 

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May 13, 1948: Bull Moose Jackson Held Down the #1, #3, #5 and #10 Spots on the R 'n B Charts!!!

May 13, 1948:  

Bull Moose Jackson hits #10 on the R 'n B chart with

 "Sneaky Pete" 

#3 on the R 'n B chart with 

"All My Love Belongs To You"

Check it out on the original King 78…

 #5 on the R 'n B chart with

 "I Want A Bowlegged Woman"

#1 on the R 'n B chart with

 "I Can't Go On Without You" 

(Oddly enough, unavailable in YouTube)

All four singles are released on King Records...

NOTE: Benjamin Clarence "Bull Moose" Jackson (April 22, 1919 – July 31, 1989) was an American blues and rhythm and blues singer and saxophonist, who was most successful in the late 1940s…

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May 3, 1978: FM, a film about the struggles of a radio station, debuts in Los Angeles. The soundtrack features Steely Dan, Steve Miller, The Eagles, Neil Young, Billy Joel and Warren Zevon…

FM, a film about the struggles of a radio station, debuts in Los Angeles and creates no static at all…

 More people would buy the soundtrack than bothered to see the film…

Another Milestone in 
THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL…

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