On this day in 1980: The Rolling Stones started a seven week run at #1 on the U.S. album chart with ‘Emotional Rescue’, the group’s eighth U.S. #1 album. Emotional Rescue was the first Rolling Stones album recorded following Keith Richards’ exoneration from a Toronto drug charge that could have landed him in jail for years. On this […]
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Charlie’s Early MTV Chronicles: African-American Artists On MTV 1981-1982
I started watching MTV within a few days of its launch on August 1, 1981. It was only a few weeks after my 10th birthday. The first video I ever saw was ‘Tempted’ by the band Squeeze. From that moment on, I was hooked. Prior to MTV, I was a radio and record junkie. I […]
This Day In Music, April 17th
On this day in 1983: Michael Jackson was enjoying his last week at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with “Billie Jean.” The song had been #1 for the past seven weeks, since topping the charts for the first time in early March. “Billie Jean” was awarded honors including two Grammy Awards and an American […]