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UK No.1 on this day in 1969: Bobbie Gentry- I'll Never Fall In Love Again https://t.co/bD2d43mg9r via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 15, 2023
#OnThisDay October 15, 1️⃣9️⃣7️⃣9️⃣ #TheTourists released their 2nd studio album "Reality Effect". #NewWave #70smusic #70s pic.twitter.com/cCE1KG0YLu
— G.U.Mass (@GeorgiosMasman2) October 15, 2023
"Let it rain
Let it flood these streets, wash me away
To where it makes no difference who I am..."#TracyChapman is a shining force in changemaking from her undying commitment to resisting poverty, racial injustice&sexual oppression. #OnThisDay 1992 she released "Let It Rain". pic.twitter.com/WOOGmYoYqo— G.U.Mass (@GeorgiosMasman2) October 15, 2023
#BettieServeert ‘Balentine’ from their brilliant debut album ‘Palomine’ originally released on Brinkman Records in October 1992
*my 30th anniversary orange vinyl 🟠 https://t.co/K06qkiyFQ8 via @YouTube pic.twitter.com/fIUVh2awOa
— 🧀 NYcheesy (@NYcheesy) October 15, 2023
16 October 1959. Singer-songwriter, Gary Kemp, was born in London. He wrote the lyrics and music for all 23 of Spandau Ballet’s hit singles, including: To Cut a Long Story Short, True, Gold, Through the Barricades, and Only When You Leave. pic.twitter.com/Sknl1YhYZj
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 16, 2023
16 October 1968. The Jimi Hendrix Experience released the classic double album, Electric Ladyland. At the time, the album cover created controversy and was banned in many US record shops, as it featured 19 nude women. pic.twitter.com/iMVO48yc3K
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 16, 2023
USA No.1 on this day in 1964: Roy Orbison- Pretty Woman https://t.co/2iet9Una3j via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 16, 2023
UK No.1 on this day in 1976: Pussycat - Mississippi https://t.co/iavDF2EKnF via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 16, 2023
Remembering Christa Päffgen aka Nico, born on this day in 1938, Cologne, Germany.
Photo by Harry Fox#punk #punkrock #womenofpunk #nico #thevelvetunderground #history #rockhistory #otd pic.twitter.com/zMAxE6gXlf
— Punkrock History (@PunkRockStory) October 16, 2023
#NewOrder - ‘Turn My Way’ (featuring #BillyCorgan) from the album ‘Get Ready’ released in the U.S. today in 2001https://t.co/HN1fKsFcnR via @YouTube pic.twitter.com/um1unZc8VM
— 🧀 NYcheesy (@NYcheesy) October 16, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 1849 piano composer (Fantaisie in F minor, Barcarolle in F♯ major, Études, Op. 10 & 25, 24 Preludes),virtuoso pianist Frédéric Chopin died, probably from pericarditis, at his apartment at Place Vendome 12, Paris aged 39. Père Lachaise, Paris https://t.co/4esrM3fASa pic.twitter.com/20e2EGVagx
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) October 17, 2023
17 October 1972. American rap star, Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mathers III), was born in St Joseph, Missouri, USA. He’s been credited with gaining the acceptance of white rappers in hip-hop music. His songs often portray the angst of the American underclass. pic.twitter.com/u6jj7TJpZF
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 17, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 1991 singer ("Sixteen Tons"), songwriter ("The Shotgun Boogie"), television host, Tennessee Ernie Ford died in H. C. A. Reston Hospital Center, in Reston, Virginia, from liver failure, aged 72. Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, California https://t.co/4esrM3fASa pic.twitter.com/SC9p3jfiNu
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) October 17, 2023
USA No.1 on this day in 1970: Jackson 5 - I'll Be There https://t.co/uDbFGj4woL via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 17, 2023