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USA No.1 on this day in 1978: Frankie Valli - Grease https://t.co/FPZdP5nA4K via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 26, 2023
Laura Branigan died 4 years after Pulp's Gloria tribute, Disco 2000, that we had posted coincidentally for Candida's Doyle's birthday yesterday. Just 52? RIP Laura. 💔
#TheCure - ‘In Between Days’ from the album ‘The Head on the Door’ released today in 1985https://t.co/tXJHSwFvE3 via @YouTube pic.twitter.com/sl8dLfEyPr
— 🧀 NYcheesy (@NYcheesy) August 26, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 1990, legendary blues guitarist, singer, songwriter ("Love Struck Baby", "Rude Mood", "Pride and Joy") SRV, Stevie Ray Vaughan died in a helicopter crash in East Troy, Wisconsin aged 35. Vaughan Estates, Laurel Land Cemetery, Dallas https://t.co/1JQJnhxCLu pic.twitter.com/j0N7UNyLr5
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) August 27, 2023
UK No.1 on this day in 1960: The Shadows - Apache https://t.co/rtydVRdgtw via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 27, 2023
USA No.1 on this day in 1981: Diana Ross & Lionel Richie- Endless Love https://t.co/o3eSk6dBmi via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 27, 2023
#TeenageFanclub
‘Like a Virgin’ from the hastily recorded album ‘The King’ released (and deleted) today in 1991https://t.co/jJR24rLkzs via @YouTube pic.twitter.com/O3m6TOjb8Z— 🧀 NYcheesy (@NYcheesy) August 27, 2023
#NewOrder - ‘Turn My Way’ (featuring #BillyCorgan) from the album ‘Get Ready’ released today in 2001https://t.co/akdf9ynSpL via @YouTube pic.twitter.com/Cz1TGvC63t
— 🧀 NYcheesy (@NYcheesy) August 27, 2023
28 August 1949. Hugh Cornwell was born in London. He’s best known for being the lead singer-songwriter and guitarist for the punk rock/new wave band, The Stranglers, from 1974 to 1990. The band was one of the best selling groups to emerge from the Punk scene. pic.twitter.com/bs6Y0bAgy9
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 28, 2023
28 August 1965. Country music legend, Shania Twain, was born in Ontario, Canada. She’s sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history, earning her the title of “Queen of Country Pop”. pic.twitter.com/3k7kAmxkdG
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 28, 2023
USA No.1 on this day in 1967: Bobbie Gentry - Ode to Billie Joe https://t.co/N5niPJvneI via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 28, 2023
UK No.1 on this day in 1978: Commodores- Three Times A Lady https://t.co/IeqfeRqOIf via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 28, 2023
Remembering #SterlingMorrison 🎸who would’ve been 81 today.#TheVelvetUnderground
‘Venus in Furs’https://t.co/wnakT49RiF via @YouTube pic.twitter.com/HLGKdXVkIo
— 🧀 NYcheesy (@NYcheesy) August 28, 2023
29 August 1959. Popular singer-songwriter, Eddi Reader, was born in Glasgow. She rose to fame in 1980s with Fairground Attraction and then went on to solo success with a series of critically acclaimed albums. pic.twitter.com/Pk5SwwMpFp
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 29, 2023
USA No.1 on this day in 1985:Huey Lewis & The News - The Power Of Love https://t.co/oc18AagvcK via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 29, 2023