This Week In Music History Feb 27-Mar 12The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAR 8: Happy birthday to Mickey Dolenz of The Monkees, born today in 1945! Dolenz is the only surviving member of the pop group. He was the only member to be a part of every inception of the band. Want more content like this? Subscribe to our free MusicGoldmine newsletter which comes out every two weeks. Go here to sign up. Be the envy of all your friends! Get MusicGo...
Ultra Rare Artist Autographs Highlight These Classic Rock CollagesWe've just listed three exciting collages sure to appeal to classic rock collectors featuring signatures from all the members of Buffalo Springfield, Iron Butterfly, and Led Zeppelin. These collages are particularly rare since they include either autographs of band members who are no longer with us, such as Led Zeppelin's John Bonham, or autographs that are rarely seen together, such as Neil Young and Stephen Stills signatures written during their Buffalo Springfield origins. The Step...
Protecting Your Record Awards (and Investment)As we've acquired collections of awards and memorabilia from record industry executives, artist teams and others, we inevitably end up with some that would have been wonderful pieces of music history but instead are damaged. This not only ruins them for their current owner, it also robs the ability for future collectors to enjoy them. After all, this is not the way a record award was meant to look: The sad thing is that much of the damage we see could have been avoided if some simple disp...
Latest RIAA Top 10 All-Time: Zeppelin AscendsOver the last year the best performer on the RIAA’s all-time U.S. best-selling album sales chart was Led Zeppelin IV, moving up two spots to #5 while passing the Beatles "white album" and Billy Joel’s Greatest Hits Vol I & II. Meanwhile the Beatles "white album" also made a move, pipping Joel by one spot to move up to #6. The major move up the chart made last year by AC/DC’s venerable Back In Black remains intact, however, keeping them at #4 and the Eagles still hold the...
This Week In Music History July 18-31The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! JUL 19: Today in 1970, The Carpenters were at the top spot with "(They Long To Be) Close To You", written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. It became the groups breakthrough hit and would spend four weeks at number one, also earning them their first Grammy Award. JUL 26: Born today in 1949, Roger Taylor of Queen! Best known as the drummer of one of the most icon...
This Week In Music History Sept 26-Oct 9The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! OCT 7: Today in 1995, Alanis Morrissette was at the top of the U.S. album charts with one of the best-selling albums of all-time, Jagged Little Pill. The album has sold over 33 million copies worldwide and won five of the nine Grammys that it was nominated for in 1996! SEPT 28: Today, rapper Coolio passed away at the age of 59. Coolio gained prominence with the theme s...
This Week In Music History Aug 15-28The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! AUG 18: Today in 1962, Ringo Starr made his debut with the Beatles at a gig in Birkenhead, England! This is the quartet that would soon become known around the world: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr. AUG 27: Happy birthday to Alex Lifeson of Rush, born today in 1953! Lifeson co-founded the band that would become Rush in 1968. The guitarist...
This Week In Music History Sept 12-25The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! SEPT 20: Today in 1984, John Waite topped the charts with "Missing You". Ironically, one of the most recognizable songs from the 80s only spent one week at #1 - the only song to do so in all of 1984! It also gave the Brit a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance Male. SEPT 13: Happy birthday to Peter Cetera, born today in 1944!🎂🎤Cetera is best known a...
This Week In Music History Aug 1-14The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! AUG 1: Today in 1985, Tears for Fears was at #1 with "Shout", their second U.S. number one! It would stay there for three weeks and became one of the standout songs of 1985. AUG 9: Today in 1995, legendary frontman Jerry Garcia of the rock band Grateful Dead died from a heart attack at age 53. Garcia was one of the founding members and performed with the band f...
This Week In Music History Aug 29-Sept 11The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! SEPT 8: Today in 1973, Marvin Gaye was at the top of the charts with the soul classic "Let's Get It On". Written by Gaye and Ed Townsend, the song would stay at #1 for two weeks. SEPT 11: This week 35 years ago in 1987, the Pet Shop Boys released "actually" (stylized on the album as "Pet Shop Boys, actually"). It was their second album and p...
Quick: Who Recorded It First?Who put the song down on tape -- mostly tape for sure -- first? Answers down below but no cheating before you take a shot! Here we go: "Love Hurts" A. Nazareth B. The Everly Brothers "It's My Life" A. Talk Talk B. No Doubt "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" A. Guns N' Roses B. Bob Dylan "I Love Rock N' Roll" A. The Arrows B. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts Okay those were easy ones, let's make them a bit tougher: "Piece Of My Heart...
RIAA Awards Fans Can Buy: Are They A Good Deal?Official RIAA awards have historically only been made available to those who worked on the recordings in a creative, technical or marketing capacity. According to the RIAA: "Any artist, label or other affiliated party who contributed to an RIAA certified title (riaa.com/gold-platinum/) and would like to obtain a physical plaque, can do so." (Source: riaa.com, underline added). What about RIAA awards made available to fans? A trend that has seen some minor growth in recent years is for...
This Week In Music History Feb 27-Mar 12
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAR 8: Happy birthday to Mickey Dolenz of The Monkees, born today in 1945! Dolenz is the only surviving member of the pop group. He was the only member to be a part of every inception of the band. Want more content like this? Subscribe to our free MusicGoldmine newsletter which comes out every two weeks. Go here to sign up. Be the envy of all your friends! Get MusicGo...
Ultra Rare Artist Autographs Highlight These Classic Rock Collages
We've just listed three exciting collages sure to appeal to classic rock collectors featuring signatures from all the members of Buffalo Springfield, Iron Butterfly, and Led Zeppelin. These collages are particularly rare since they include either autographs of band members who are no longer with us, such as Led Zeppelin's John Bonham, or autographs that are rarely seen together, such as Neil Young and Stephen Stills signatures written during their Buffalo Springfield origins. The Step...
Protecting Your Record Awards (and Investment)
As we've acquired collections of awards and memorabilia from record industry executives, artist teams and others, we inevitably end up with some that would have been wonderful pieces of music history but instead are damaged. This not only ruins them for their current owner, it also robs the ability for future collectors to enjoy them. After all, this is not the way a record award was meant to look: The sad thing is that much of the damage we see could have been avoided if some simple disp...
Latest RIAA Top 10 All-Time: Zeppelin Ascends
Over the last year the best performer on the RIAA’s all-time U.S. best-selling album sales chart was Led Zeppelin IV, moving up two spots to #5 while passing the Beatles "white album" and Billy Joel’s Greatest Hits Vol I & II. Meanwhile the Beatles "white album" also made a move, pipping Joel by one spot to move up to #6. The major move up the chart made last year by AC/DC’s venerable Back In Black remains intact, however, keeping them at #4 and the Eagles still hold the...
This Week In Music History July 18-31
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! JUL 19: Today in 1970, The Carpenters were at the top spot with "(They Long To Be) Close To You", written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. It became the groups breakthrough hit and would spend four weeks at number one, also earning them their first Grammy Award. JUL 26: Born today in 1949, Roger Taylor of Queen! Best known as the drummer of one of the most icon...
This Week In Music History Sept 26-Oct 9
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! OCT 7: Today in 1995, Alanis Morrissette was at the top of the U.S. album charts with one of the best-selling albums of all-time, Jagged Little Pill. The album has sold over 33 million copies worldwide and won five of the nine Grammys that it was nominated for in 1996! SEPT 28: Today, rapper Coolio passed away at the age of 59. Coolio gained prominence with the theme s...
This Week In Music History Aug 15-28
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! AUG 18: Today in 1962, Ringo Starr made his debut with the Beatles at a gig in Birkenhead, England! This is the quartet that would soon become known around the world: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr. AUG 27: Happy birthday to Alex Lifeson of Rush, born today in 1953! Lifeson co-founded the band that would become Rush in 1968. The guitarist...
This Week In Music History Sept 12-25
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! SEPT 20: Today in 1984, John Waite topped the charts with "Missing You". Ironically, one of the most recognizable songs from the 80s only spent one week at #1 - the only song to do so in all of 1984! It also gave the Brit a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance Male. SEPT 13: Happy birthday to Peter Cetera, born today in 1944!🎂🎤Cetera is best known a...
This Week In Music History Aug 1-14
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! AUG 1: Today in 1985, Tears for Fears was at #1 with "Shout", their second U.S. number one! It would stay there for three weeks and became one of the standout songs of 1985. AUG 9: Today in 1995, legendary frontman Jerry Garcia of the rock band Grateful Dead died from a heart attack at age 53. Garcia was one of the founding members and performed with the band f...
This Week In Music History Aug 29-Sept 11
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! SEPT 8: Today in 1973, Marvin Gaye was at the top of the charts with the soul classic "Let's Get It On". Written by Gaye and Ed Townsend, the song would stay at #1 for two weeks. SEPT 11: This week 35 years ago in 1987, the Pet Shop Boys released "actually" (stylized on the album as "Pet Shop Boys, actually"). It was their second album and p...
Quick: Who Recorded It First?
Who put the song down on tape -- mostly tape for sure -- first? Answers down below but no cheating before you take a shot! Here we go: "Love Hurts" A. Nazareth B. The Everly Brothers "It's My Life" A. Talk Talk B. No Doubt "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" A. Guns N' Roses B. Bob Dylan "I Love Rock N' Roll" A. The Arrows B. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts Okay those were easy ones, let's make them a bit tougher: "Piece Of My Heart...
RIAA Awards Fans Can Buy: Are They A Good Deal?
Official RIAA awards have historically only been made available to those who worked on the recordings in a creative, technical or marketing capacity. According to the RIAA: "Any artist, label or other affiliated party who contributed to an RIAA certified title (riaa.com/gold-platinum/) and would like to obtain a physical plaque, can do so." (Source: riaa.com, underline added). What about RIAA awards made available to fans? A trend that has seen some minor growth in recent years is for...
