Music Is Music
22 October 1811. Franz Liszt was born in Raiding, Kingdom of Hungary (now in Austria). Though a Hungarian patriot, his music was associated with the “New German School” of musical composing. He’s also widely regarded as one of the greatest pianists of all time. pic.twitter.com/XQRzqTxkBm
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 22, 2022
USA No.1 on this day in 1960: The Drifters- Save The Last Dance for Me https://t.co/PNOfm2fuW7 via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 22, 2022
UK No.1 on this day in 1964: Sandie Shaw - (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me https://t.co/XR2uH5Gg0J via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 22, 2022
23 October 2014. Glam rock star, Alvin Stardust (Bernard Jewry), died (aged 72). He previously used the name Shane Fenton and had 4 UK top 40 hits in the early 1960s. He was far more successful as Stardust, having a number of hits in the 1970s including the No.1 hit Jealous Mind. pic.twitter.com/hHQQzccONg
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 23, 2022
UK No.1 on this day in 1972: Lieutenant Pigeon- Mouldy Old Dough https://t.co/nu73wFXBMr via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 23, 2022
USA No.1 on this day in 1988: Phil Collins - A Groovy Kind Of Love https://t.co/EugOojwdyK via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 23, 2022
24 October 1980. John Lennon’s final single, (Just Like) Starting Over, was released in the UK. It reached No.1 in both the US and UK after Lennon was murdered on 8 December 1980. In 2013, it was ranked as the 62nd best selling US single of all time on the Billboard chart. pic.twitter.com/39UATGjOki
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 24, 2022
24 October 2017. Rock ‘n’ Roll pioneer, Antoine (“Fats”) Domino, died (aged 89). He sold more than 65 million records. Between 1955 and 1960, he had 11 US Top 10 hits including: Whole Lotta Loving, Blueberry Hill, and Ain’t That a Shame. pic.twitter.com/OxaN7dUgeG
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 24, 2022
USA No.1 on this day in 1961: Dion- Runaround Sue https://t.co/3p1KUrJc0r via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 24, 2022
UK No.1 on this day in 1982: Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? https://t.co/OC0Rggr8N6 via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 24, 2022
25 October 1941. Singer-songwriter, Helen Reddy, was born in Melbourne, Australia. During her heyday, in the 1970s, she had 15 singles in the Top 40 of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and 3 No.1 hits: I am Woman (her signature tune), Delta Dawn and Angie Baby. pic.twitter.com/sdtrwoinlY
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) October 25, 2022