This Week in Music Apr 28 - May 4The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. APR 28: On this day in 1979, Blondie was at #1 with “Heart Of Glass”. Written by Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, the disco rock song would become one of their biggest hits. They wrote the song in 1975 and sat on it until their third album. APR 29: Happy 86th birthday to Willie Nelson, born today in 1933!🎂🎸 This iconic country outlaw has done it all - acting,singer, songwriter, producer, author, poet, and activist. ...
This Week In Music History June 2-8The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. JUNE 2: Happy birthday to Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones, born today in 1941! 🎂🥁 Watts has been with the Stones since 1963. Because of his graphic design background he has also designed their record sleeves and tour stages. In 2006, he was vote into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame by Modern Drummer magazine. The Rolling Stones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. JUNE 3: Happy birth...
This Week In Music History Apr 14-20The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com APR 14: Happy birthday to Ritchie Blackmore, born today in 1945. 🎂 As one of the founding members of Deep Purple, his guitar riffs mixed with hard rock and organ sounds put his band on the hard rock map.🎸 Blackmore also was in Rainbow, another heavy metal band which moved into the pop area in the 80s. He began his career as a session musician before joining Deep Purple in 1968. In the mid-70s he quit and formed Rainbow....
This Week In Music History Apr 7 - 13The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com APR 7: Happy birthday to John Oates, born today in 1949!🎂🎸 He is best known as half of the duo Hall & Oates. Even though his main role has been as guitarist, he has also co-written many of their hit songs and has sang lead on a few as well. After graduating high school, Oates enrolled at Temple University where he met Daryl Hall. In 1972, they signed to Atlantic Records. As the best-selling duo of all time, they have sold ove...
This Week In Music History Mar 17-23The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com MAR 17: On this day in 1956, Elvis bought Graceland. He bought it for $102,500. At the time of purchase it was 10,000 square feet and was expanded to 17,552 square feet before Elvis moved in. Originally the building was a place of worship and used by the Graceland Christian Church. ⛪️ MAR 18: On this day in 1986, Heart went to #1 with “These Dreams”. It was their first #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.🎶 The song wa...
The Week In Music History Jan 27-Feb 2, '19The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com JAN 27: On this day in 1956, "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis was released by RCA Records. The song would sell 300,000 copies in its first week and would go on to sell over a million copies. It was Elvis' first Gold RIAA Award! JAN 28: Today in 2009, Billy Powell, longtime keyboardist for Lynyrd Skynyrd, passed away from a heart attack at age 56. Powell became a roadie for the band in 1970. During a break at a 19...
Have We Had Enough Of Silly Love Songs?Love songs help tell a story – our stories. They help us remember that feeling of first love, first heartbreak, last love, and everything in between. Songs build associations between feelings and events. So, it is no wonder that love songs are often found at the top of the charts. So it’s no surprise that the first song to hit the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 when the chart debuted in 1958 was Ricky Nelson’s “Poor Little Fool”. It was written by Sharon Sheeley, who penned the song in res...
Authenticity: 5 Tips For Autograph BuyersWhen we began MusicGoldmine.com, we thought how great it would be to bring joy to our own and other people's lives by finding and selling cool music memorabilia. And of course we envisioned that a good portion of our items would be autographed by the artists we love and are inspired by. Early on though, we discovered some stark realities about what is out there in the marketplace. As we searched for genuine autographed memorabilia, we were shocked to find that some items being sold throu...
10 Highest RIAA Gold/Platinum Record Sales: $73K Anyone?RIAA awards have proven to be great performers in auctions in recent years. Case in point: The highest priced sale is for a Beatles Sgt. Pepper album white matte RIAA award sold for an incredible $73,214 in 2014. Also impressive, but not in our top 10 below since it was signed on its back by George Harrison making it extra special, is a RIAA single award for the Beatles "I Want To Hold Your Hand" owned by Ringo Starr that sold for $68,750 in 2015 by Julien's Auctions. Outside of ...
This Week in Music Apr 28 - May 4
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. APR 28: On this day in 1979, Blondie was at #1 with “Heart Of Glass”. Written by Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, the disco rock song would become one of their biggest hits. They wrote the song in 1975 and sat on it until their third album. APR 29: Happy 86th birthday to Willie Nelson, born today in 1933!🎂🎸 This iconic country outlaw has done it all - acting,singer, songwriter, producer, author, poet, and activist. ...
This Week In Music History June 2-8
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. JUNE 2: Happy birthday to Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones, born today in 1941! 🎂🥁 Watts has been with the Stones since 1963. Because of his graphic design background he has also designed their record sleeves and tour stages. In 2006, he was vote into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame by Modern Drummer magazine. The Rolling Stones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. JUNE 3: Happy birth...
This Week In Music History Apr 14-20
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com APR 14: Happy birthday to Ritchie Blackmore, born today in 1945. 🎂 As one of the founding members of Deep Purple, his guitar riffs mixed with hard rock and organ sounds put his band on the hard rock map.🎸 Blackmore also was in Rainbow, another heavy metal band which moved into the pop area in the 80s. He began his career as a session musician before joining Deep Purple in 1968. In the mid-70s he quit and formed Rainbow....
This Week In Music History Apr 7 - 13
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com APR 7: Happy birthday to John Oates, born today in 1949!🎂🎸 He is best known as half of the duo Hall & Oates. Even though his main role has been as guitarist, he has also co-written many of their hit songs and has sang lead on a few as well. After graduating high school, Oates enrolled at Temple University where he met Daryl Hall. In 1972, they signed to Atlantic Records. As the best-selling duo of all time, they have sold ove...
This Week In Music History Mar 17-23
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com MAR 17: On this day in 1956, Elvis bought Graceland. He bought it for $102,500. At the time of purchase it was 10,000 square feet and was expanded to 17,552 square feet before Elvis moved in. Originally the building was a place of worship and used by the Graceland Christian Church. ⛪️ MAR 18: On this day in 1986, Heart went to #1 with “These Dreams”. It was their first #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.🎶 The song wa...
The Week In Music History Jan 27-Feb 2, '19
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com JAN 27: On this day in 1956, "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis was released by RCA Records. The song would sell 300,000 copies in its first week and would go on to sell over a million copies. It was Elvis' first Gold RIAA Award! JAN 28: Today in 2009, Billy Powell, longtime keyboardist for Lynyrd Skynyrd, passed away from a heart attack at age 56. Powell became a roadie for the band in 1970. During a break at a 19...
Have We Had Enough Of Silly Love Songs?
Love songs help tell a story – our stories. They help us remember that feeling of first love, first heartbreak, last love, and everything in between. Songs build associations between feelings and events. So, it is no wonder that love songs are often found at the top of the charts. So it’s no surprise that the first song to hit the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 when the chart debuted in 1958 was Ricky Nelson’s “Poor Little Fool”. It was written by Sharon Sheeley, who penned the song in res...
Authenticity: 5 Tips For Autograph Buyers
When we began MusicGoldmine.com, we thought how great it would be to bring joy to our own and other people's lives by finding and selling cool music memorabilia. And of course we envisioned that a good portion of our items would be autographed by the artists we love and are inspired by. Early on though, we discovered some stark realities about what is out there in the marketplace. As we searched for genuine autographed memorabilia, we were shocked to find that some items being sold throu...
10 Highest RIAA Gold/Platinum Record Sales: $73K Anyone?
RIAA awards have proven to be great performers in auctions in recent years. Case in point: The highest priced sale is for a Beatles Sgt. Pepper album white matte RIAA award sold for an incredible $73,214 in 2014. Also impressive, but not in our top 10 below since it was signed on its back by George Harrison making it extra special, is a RIAA single award for the Beatles "I Want To Hold Your Hand" owned by Ringo Starr that sold for $68,750 in 2015 by Julien's Auctions. Outside of ...
