On this day in 1984: Bruce Springsteen kicked off the first leg of his ‘Born in the USA’ Tour with a three night run at the Civic Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. Springsteen would play a total of 156 shows ending on October 2, 1985 in Los Angeles. Here’s an audio clip from that very […]
Tag: 1984
This Day In Music, June 25th
On this day in 1983: The Police scored their 4th U.K. #1 album with ‘Synchronicity’, also #1 in the U.S., featuring the singles ‘Every Breath You Take’, ‘King of Pain’, ‘Synchronicity II’ and ‘Wrapped Around Your Finger’. On this day in 1984: Prince released his sixth studio album ‘Purple Rain’, the first to feature his […]
This Day In Music, June 23rd
On this day in 1984: Duran Duran started a two week run at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘The Reflex’, the group’s first U.S. #1. The song is off their third album, ‘Seven and the Ragged Tiger.’ ‘The Reflex’ was the first of two songs that kept ‘Dancing In the Dark’ by Bruce […]
This Day In Music, June 16th
On this day in 1982: Pretenders guitarist James Honeyman-Scott died following sustained cocaine and heroin addiction. With the Pretenders, Honeyman-Scott established a reputation as one of the most original and versatile guitarists of the early ’80s new wave movement. In addition to his role as lead guitarist, Honeyman-Scott co-wrote a number of songs for the […]
This Day In Music, June 9th
On this day in 1984: Cyndi Lauper started a two week run at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘Time After Time’ a #3 hit in the U.K. Cyndi Lauper co-wrote ‘Time After Time’ with Philadelphia based Rob Hyman of The Hooters. ‘Time After Time’ was the second single released from her debut studio […]
This Day In Music, June 2nd
On this day in 1984: Wham! had their first U.K. #1 with ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go Go.’ Written and produced by George Michael , one half of the duo. Inspiration for the song was a scribbled note left by his Wham! partner Andrew Ridgeley for Andrew’s parents, originally intended to read “wake me up […]
This Day In Music, June 1st
On this day in 1985: Prince & The Revolution started a three-week run at #1 on the U.S. album chart with ‘Around The World In A Day.’ The album featured the singles ‘Raspberry Beret’, ‘Paisley Park’, ‘Pop Life’ and ‘America.’ Around the World In A Day was the seventh studio album by Prince and his […]
This Day In Music, May 26th
On this day in 1984: Former back-up singer with Stevie Wonder, Deniece Williams started a 2 week run at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘Let’s Hear It For The Boy’, taken from the film ‘Footloose’, a #2 hit in the U.K. It became Williams’ second #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100, also […]
This Day In Music, May 19th
On this Day in 1984: Bob Marley and the Wailers started a 12-week run at #1 on the UK album chart with the compilation album ‘Legend’, released to commemorate the third anniversary of Marley’s death. Let’s take a look at the U.S. singles chart for this day back in 1984:
This Day In Music, May 16th
On this day in 1984: Ozzy Osbourne was arrested in Memphis, Tennessee for ‘staggering drunk’ down Beale Street. Osbourne was released from the Memphis jail five hours later, after sobering up, and was not required to return for a court appearance. He continued on with his Bark at the Moon tour. On this day in […]