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The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! JUNE 24: Happy 75th birthday to Mick Fleetwood, born today in 1947! He would go on to co-found Fleetwood Mac in the late 1960's and he's been with them ever since. Photo by: Joe Bielawa [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en] JULY 2: Today in 1993, Janet Jackson was at #1 with "That's The Way Love Goes". It stayed at the top for eight weeks, but even more impressive it holds the distinction of being the single to stay at the top the longest of anyone in...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! JUNE 8: Happy birthday to Bonnie Tyler, born today in 1951! She began her path to stardom after coming in second in a talent show in 1969. Tyler would go on to have one of the biggest hits of the 80s, "Total Eclipe Of The Heart," which has sold over 6 million copies worldwide! Photo by: Albin Olsson [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en] JUNE 14: Today in 1988, Rick Astley was at #1 with "Together Forever." It was his second trip to the top...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAY 23: Today in 1970, the Grateful Dead played their first gig outside of the U.S. in England. The Hollywood Rock Music Festival featured rock heavyweights Black Sabbath and Free. MAY 28: Happy birthday to Gladys Knight, born today in 1944! She has won seven Grammys and in 1996 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Pips. Want more content like this? Subscribe to our free MusicGoldmine newsletter which comes out every two weeks. Go here to...

The 1980s were a great time for all music -- rock, pop, new wave, R&B, punk, rap/hip hop and more. It was the era that started with great new wave bands like Blondie, The Cars, The Pretenders, R.E.M., The Smiths, The Cure, The Police, Tears For Fears, among others. Rock loomed large as well during the 80s with everyone from AC/DC, Bryan Adams, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Journey, Poison, Loverboy, Motley Crue, Tom Petty, Rush, U2, Van Halen, Whitesnake and more to hard rock like Iron Maiden, Metallica, Megadeth, Guns N' Roses and others by the end of the decade. Pop,...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com. Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history! MAY 12: On this day in 1975, Jefferson Starship gave a free concert for over 60,000 fans in Central Park! The band and promoter had to pay $14,000 for clean up after the show. MAY 18: Happy birthday to Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh, born today in 1950! The co-founder, lead singer, and keyboardist for the new wave band has been at the helm since the early 70s. Photo courtesy: Corentin Lamy [https://musicgoldmine.myshopify.com/admin/articles/587917099240] Want more content like this? Subscribe to our free MusicGoldmine newsletter...