MAY 29
ON THIS DAY IN 1969 CROSBY, STILLS & NASH RELEASE THEIR SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM, THE ONLY RELEASE BY THE BAND PRIOR TO ADDING NEIL YOUNG TO THEIR LINEUP. THE LP FEATURES THE TOP 40 HITS “MARRAKESH EXPRESS” AND “SUITE: JUDY BLUE EYES”.
TODAY IN 1971, THE ROLLING STONES SIMULTANEOUSLY HAVE BOTH THE NO. 1 ALBUM, ‘STICKY FINGERS’, AND THE NO.1 SINGLE “BROWN SUGAR” IN AMERICA. IT IS THEIR SIXTH U.S. NUMBER ONE SINGLE.
AND IN 1982 PAUL MCCARTNEY STARTED A 3-WEEK RUN AT #1 ON THE ALBUM CHART WITH “TUG OF WAR” WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM STEVIE WONDER, GEORGE MARTIN, CARL PERKINS AND RINGO STARR.