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UK No.1 on this day in 1964: Roy Orbison- Pretty Woman https://t.co/GYhzBqlwZ7 via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 6, 2022
USA No.1 on this day in 1971: Rod Stewart - Reason To Believe/ Maggie May https://t.co/aE8UC2fMX8 via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 6, 2022
October 7th, 1959 – South Philadelphia’s Mario Lanza died from a heart attack at a weight loss clinic in Rome while preparing for a new film. He had not been in good health at the time. Mario was 38. https://t.co/N3IbcaswsE
— Ralph Michaels (@RalphMichaels6) October 6, 2022
#OnThisDay, 1966, died #JohnnyKidd... - #ThePirates pic.twitter.com/rdnlrirvH7
— SheenaIsAPunkRocker 🎸 (@77MASH) October 7, 2022
7 October 1968. Rock legend, Thom York, the lead singer and the principal songwriter of Radiohead, was born in Wellingborough. Radiohead have over 30 million album sales and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019. pic.twitter.com/WqJfwCijET
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 7, 2022
UK No.1 on this day in 1973: The Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level https://t.co/jxddW3pjGi via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 7, 2022
USA No.1 on this day in 1977: Meco - Star Wars Theme https://t.co/edFgX9I0vO via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 7, 2022
8 October 1971. John Lennon’s album, Imagine, was released in the UK (9 September 1971 in US). It was a critical and commercial success, peaking at No.1 in UK and US album charts. In 2012, it was voted 80th on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. pic.twitter.com/YVfFemaVjX
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 8, 2022
8 October 1982. The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Cats, opened on Broadway in New York City. It’s based on the 1939 poetry collection Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. It’s the 4th longest-running Broadway show and the 6th longest-running London West End show. pic.twitter.com/nnCy464XiE
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 8, 2022
Remembering Jim Diamond who died #onthisday in 2015. #jimdiamond #PhD https://t.co/szL24BnG4l
— Richard Luck (@RMGLUCK2017) October 8, 2022
USA No.1 on this day in 1962: The Four Seasons - Sherry https://t.co/k8opToVkJt via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 8, 2022
UK No.1 on this day in 1988: U2 - Desire https://t.co/fLwkVwaJlE via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 8, 2022
Cliff Richard's version may have just been in the 80s Barney? It was a B-side recorded live in 1981. Seems like A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On was Cliff's shaker from the 60s. Here's Horslips...
Happy 82nd birthday to John Lennon. pic.twitter.com/nOy1FIm4WJ
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 9, 2022
9 October 1944. Rock legend, John Entwistle, the original bass guitarist for the English rock band, The Who, was born in London. In 2011, he was voted as the greatest bass guitarist of all time in a Rolling Stone magazine readers’ poll. pic.twitter.com/I3nlLZWeLj
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 9, 2022
9 October 1980. On his 40th birthday, John Lennon, released Starting Over, his final single. It reached No.1 in both the US and UK, after Lennon was murdered on 8 December 1980. In 2013, it ranked as the 62nd best selling US single of all time on the Billboard chart. pic.twitter.com/hV5QCPISbo
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 9, 2022