This Week In Music History Jun 7-13 The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! June 7: Today in 1958, Prince was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.💜 He would go on to be regarded as one of the greatest musicians of his generation. Prince’s innovative style consisted of blending genres and he created a sound all his own. Another one we lost way too soon. RIP💜 Photo credit: YouTube [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en] JUNE 13: Today i...

This Week In Music History Aug 30 - Sept 5 The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! SEPT 1: Happy birthday to Gloria Estefan, born today in 1957!🎂🎤 She began her performing career in the mid-1970’s when she and her cousin met Emilio Estefan. He had started a band and Gloria and her cousin were asked to join. She and the band would go in to international fame selling an estimated 120 million records worldwide! SEPT 4: Today in 1966, The Troggs were at ...

This Week In Music History Oct 18-24 The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! OCT 19: Today in 1986, Cyndi Lauper was at #1 with “True Colors”. Through the popularity of the song, Lauper founded the True Colora Fund to help LGBT youth homelessness. OCT 20: Sadly, today Tony Lewis of The Outfield passed away in his home at the age of 62. The singer, songwriter, and musician had been working on solo projects the past decade and was still touring a...

Elvis Lives On! This past weekend marked 43 years since Elvis Presley left us. The King passed away on August 16, 1977 at the too-young age of 42, leaving an entire globe of fans mourning his passing. But Elvis, in reality, never really left. His legacy lives on with his many contributions to rock, pop music, and film. He still holds the record for the most Gold Album Awards awarded of any artist in RIAA history. He is a three-time Grammy award and was a Lifetime Achievement award winner by age 36. He has th...

This Week In Music History Apr 26-May 2 The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! APR 28: Today in 1999, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! Photo credit: Mr Bullitt [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en] APR 30: Today in 1986, Robert Palmer was at #1 with “Addicted To Love”. It was one of the last 45s to receive a million-selling certification by the RIAA. The song wasn’t hurt by a video ...

This Week In Music History May 24-30 The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAY 26: Happy birthday to Stevie Nicks, born today in 1948 in Phoenix, AZ!🎂🎤 In 1975, she along with her then boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham joined Fleetwood Mac. While still in the band, Nicks pursued a solo career in the early 80s with much success. She is the only woman to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice! MAY 28: Happy birthday to Gladys K...

This Week In Music History May 17-23 The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAY 19: Happy 75th birthday to Pete Townshend of The Who, born today in 1945!🎂🎸🎤 Townshend has also had a successful solo career in addition to his 50+ years with The Who. The multi-instrumentalist has written over 100 songs for The Who and another 100 for his solo work, radio jingles, and television theme songs. Photo credit: Phyllis Keating [https://creativecommons.or...

This Week In Music History May 10-16 The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAY 10: Today in 1981, Kim Carnes was at #1 with “Bette Davis Eyes”. The song was first recorded in 1974 by Jackie Shannon but wasn’t a hit until Carnes version hit the airwaves! MAY 14: Happy birthday to David Byrne, born today in 1952!🎂🎤🎸 The singer-songwriter, musician, producer, actor, artist, and writer is best known as the frontman of the Talking Heads. His most ...

This Week In Music History May 3-9 The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAY 4: Today in 2012, Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys passed away from cancer.😢 He was a founding member of the group and went by the stage name MCA. Yauch was just 47 when he passed away. RIP Photo credit: masao nakagami [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en] MAY 8: Happy 80th birthday to Toni Tennille, born today in 1940! 🎂🎤🎹 The singer-songwriter an...

This Week In Music History June 14-20 The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! JUNE 14: Today in 1982, the Human League was at #1 with “Don’t You Want Me”. It was the fourth song released from their third studio album, Dare (1981). Frontman Philip Oakey hated the pop sound and thought it to be a terrible song. The song has since gone on to be an 80’s classic! JUNE 19: Happy 70th birthday to Ann Wilson of Heart, born today in 1950!🎂🎤 In the early ...

This Week In Music History Apr 19-25 The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! APR 19: Today in 1967, Frank and Nancy Sinatra became the first and only father-daughter duo to hit #1 in the U.S. Their single “Somethin’ Stupid” would stay at the top for 4 weeks and was nominated for Record of the Year. APR 21: Today in 2016, Prince passed away. 😢💜 He is regarded as one of the most talented and versatile musicians of all-time. Man, what couldn’t he ...

This Week In Music History May 31-Jun 6 The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! JUNE 3: Today in 1953, Elvis Presley graduated high school. He was the first member of his family to do so! 👨‍🎓 His grad photo showed off the spit curl in the middle of his forehead which would become one of his trademarks. The promo photo shown here is from just one year later. JUNE 4: Today in 1978, Grease fever had taken over the nation and Olivia Newton-John and Jo...