APRIL 13
“BENNIE AND THE JETS”, ELTON JOHN’S SONG ABOUT A GLAM-ROCK GODDESS WHO WEARS ELECTRIC BOOTS AND A MOHAIR SUIT, HITS #1 IN AMERICA TODAY IN 1974. DESPITE SOUNDING AS THOUGH IT WAS RECORDED LIVE, THE SONG WAS ACTUALLY TAPED IN A STUDIO IN FRANCE, WITH LIVE SOUND EFFECTS ADDED IN LATER.
BILLY SQUIER RELEASED HIS SECOND STUDIO ALBUM ‘DON’T SAY NO’ TODAY IN 1981. IT STANDS AS SQUIER’S BIGGEST CAREER ALBUM, AND INCLUDES THE HITS “LONELY IS THE NIGHT”, “IN THE DARK”, “MY KINDA LOVER” AND “THE STROKE”.
AND IN 1999 TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS RELEASE THEIR ALBUM ‘ECHO’ CONTAINING THE HIT SINGLE” FREE GIRL NOW”.