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The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com APR 21: Today in 1969, Janis Joplin made her first appearance in London. She played at The Royal Albert Hall. Her opening act was the band Yes!☮️ APR 22: Today in 2013, Richie Havens passed away at age 72 of a heart attack. 😢Havens famously opened the Woodstock festival in 1969. The other performers were delayed in arriving, so Havens played encore after encore until he eventually ran out of material! It was a major turning point in his career. His fame allowed him to start his own record label and pursue an acting...

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 over 80 million records worldwide and recorded 21 albums. It took until...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com MAR 31: Happy birthday to Angus Young of AC/DC, born today in 1955!🎸🎂 The co-founder (with his brother Malcolm), lead guitarist, and songwriter has been the only constant member since the bands formation in 1973. Young tried many different stage costumes before settling on the school boy outfit that he is known for wearing. Keep rockin’!🤘  APR 1: Sadly on this day in 1984, Marvin Gaye died from gunshot wounds inflicted by his father. It was one day before Gaye's 45th birthday. Marvin Gaye began his professional music career in the late 1950s...

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com MAR 24: Today in 1972, America was at #1 with "A Horse With No Name". 🐴It was their first and most successful song. The tune has been certified gold by the RIAA. Originally, the song was called "Desert Song". The writer Dewey Bunnell said that part of the inspiration for the song was memories from his childhood trips to Arizona and New Mexico when his family was stationed at Vandenberg Air Force Base. During the recording of the demos, they tried to capture the feel of the hot desert depicted in a Salvador...

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 was written by Bernie Taupin and Martin Page. It had been offered to Stevie Nicks who passed...