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 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...
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...
This Week In Music History Feb 14-27The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! FEB 18: Happy birthday to Juice Newton, born today in 1952!The pop and country singer has been nominated five times for a Grammy - winning one in 1983 for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. She is one of the rare artists to have many of her hits crossover between the pop and country charts. FEB 21: Today in 1978, the Bee Gees were at #1 with "Stayin' Alive&...
This Week In Music History Feb 28-Mar 13The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAR 5: Happy birthday to Eddy Grant, born today in 1948! Best known for his huge solo hits "Electric Avenue" and "Romancing the Stone", Grant also was a founding member of The Equals. Photo courtesy of Stuart Sevastos [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en] FEB 28: Happy birthday to Cindy Wilson of the B-52's, born today in 1957!Wils...
This Week In Music History Mar 14-27The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAR 20: Today in 1986, Heart was at #1 with "These Dreams". The song had been offered to Stevie Nicks who passed. It would become Heart's first number one on the Billboard Hot 100! Bonus fact: It was co-written by Bernie Taupin. MAR 25: Sadly, it was just announced that Taylor Hawkins, drummer of the Foo Fighters, has passed away at age 50. RIP Photo court...
April 23 Is Record Store Day 2022This coming week it's Record Store Day 2022! This year taking place on April 23, the goal of the day is to celebrate and foster support for independently owned record stores. Each participating record store plans special events that reflect their community and celebrate special artist releases planned around the day. Special pressings are typically manufactured in limited quantities and offered only for sale on this specific day at participating stores.Record Store Day has helped increase...
Vinyl Sales Outpace CDs and Continue UpwardThis week news comes that the latest album from Harry Styles, entitled Harry’s House, set a modern-era record for the highest sales in a week for a full length vinyl release in the U.S. The album sold over 146,000 copies in three days, stealing the title from Taylor Swift's 2021 release Red (Taylor's Version), which sold 114,000 copies. It underlines the continuing trend of vinyl becoming the dominant form of physical album sales, surpassing all other formats including compact discs ...
This Week In Music History Apr 25-May 8The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! APR 30: Today in 1983, "Beat It" from Michael Jackson's Thriller album was at #1! The song features a guitar solo by Eddie Van Halen, which Eddie reportedly contributed to the track for free. MAY 5: Happy birthday to Steve Stevens, born today in 1959! The rocking guitarist is known best for being a part of Billy Idol's band and a co-writer on many of hi...
This Week In Music History Mar 28-Apr 10The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAR 30: Today in 1967, The Turtles were at #1 with "Happy Together". It was the band’s only trip to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. APR 8: Today in 1967, John Lennon had his Rolls Royce customized in a psychedelic color scheme and fit with interior/exterior sound system, television, telephone, and refrigerator! The extravagance came in at $2,600 - over $22,0...
This Week In Music History Apr 11-24The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! APR 16: Happy birthday to Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum, born today in 1964! Photo courtesy: Daniel Schwen [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en] APR 20: Today in 1986, Prince was at #1 with "Kiss". It would stay up top for two weeks and go on to sell over 1M copies! Who sang "Kiss" in a popular 1990 movie? Want more content like this? ...
Rock & Roll Hall Announces 2022 InducteesThe Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation has announced their 2022 Inductees. Performer inductees are Pat Benatar and Neil Geraldo, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon. The "Musical Excellence" category includes Judas Priest and producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The "Early Influence" category included Harry Belefonte and Elizabeth Cotten, while music execs Allen Grubman, Jimmy Iovine and Sylvia Robinson also get nods with Ahmet Ert...
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 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...
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...
This Week In Music History Feb 14-27
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! FEB 18: Happy birthday to Juice Newton, born today in 1952!The pop and country singer has been nominated five times for a Grammy - winning one in 1983 for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. She is one of the rare artists to have many of her hits crossover between the pop and country charts. FEB 21: Today in 1978, the Bee Gees were at #1 with "Stayin' Alive&...
This Week In Music History Feb 28-Mar 13
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAR 5: Happy birthday to Eddy Grant, born today in 1948! Best known for his huge solo hits "Electric Avenue" and "Romancing the Stone", Grant also was a founding member of The Equals. Photo courtesy of Stuart Sevastos [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en] FEB 28: Happy birthday to Cindy Wilson of the B-52's, born today in 1957!Wils...
This Week In Music History Mar 14-27
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAR 20: Today in 1986, Heart was at #1 with "These Dreams". The song had been offered to Stevie Nicks who passed. It would become Heart's first number one on the Billboard Hot 100! Bonus fact: It was co-written by Bernie Taupin. MAR 25: Sadly, it was just announced that Taylor Hawkins, drummer of the Foo Fighters, has passed away at age 50. RIP Photo court...
April 23 Is Record Store Day 2022
This coming week it's Record Store Day 2022! This year taking place on April 23, the goal of the day is to celebrate and foster support for independently owned record stores. Each participating record store plans special events that reflect their community and celebrate special artist releases planned around the day. Special pressings are typically manufactured in limited quantities and offered only for sale on this specific day at participating stores.Record Store Day has helped increase...
Vinyl Sales Outpace CDs and Continue Upward
This week news comes that the latest album from Harry Styles, entitled Harry’s House, set a modern-era record for the highest sales in a week for a full length vinyl release in the U.S. The album sold over 146,000 copies in three days, stealing the title from Taylor Swift's 2021 release Red (Taylor's Version), which sold 114,000 copies. It underlines the continuing trend of vinyl becoming the dominant form of physical album sales, surpassing all other formats including compact discs ...
This Week In Music History Apr 25-May 8
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! APR 30: Today in 1983, "Beat It" from Michael Jackson's Thriller album was at #1! The song features a guitar solo by Eddie Van Halen, which Eddie reportedly contributed to the track for free. MAY 5: Happy birthday to Steve Stevens, born today in 1959! The rocking guitarist is known best for being a part of Billy Idol's band and a co-writer on many of hi...
This Week In Music History Mar 28-Apr 10
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAR 30: Today in 1967, The Turtles were at #1 with "Happy Together". It was the band’s only trip to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. APR 8: Today in 1967, John Lennon had his Rolls Royce customized in a psychedelic color scheme and fit with interior/exterior sound system, television, telephone, and refrigerator! The extravagance came in at $2,600 - over $22,0...
This Week In Music History Apr 11-24
The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! APR 16: Happy birthday to Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum, born today in 1964! Photo courtesy: Daniel Schwen [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en] APR 20: Today in 1986, Prince was at #1 with "Kiss". It would stay up top for two weeks and go on to sell over 1M copies! Who sang "Kiss" in a popular 1990 movie? Want more content like this? ...
Rock & Roll Hall Announces 2022 Inductees
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation has announced their 2022 Inductees. Performer inductees are Pat Benatar and Neil Geraldo, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon. The "Musical Excellence" category includes Judas Priest and producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The "Early Influence" category included Harry Belefonte and Elizabeth Cotten, while music execs Allen Grubman, Jimmy Iovine and Sylvia Robinson also get nods with Ahmet Ert...
