MAY 20
TODAY IN 1983 THE POLICE RELEASE “EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE” FROM THEIR ALBUM ‘SYNCHRONICITY’. THE SINGLE WAS THE BIGGEST AMERICAN AND CANADIAN HIT OF 1983, TOPPING THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 SINGLES CHART FOR EIGHT WEEKS.
ON THIS DAY IN 1967 JIMI HENDRIX SIGNED WITH REPRISE RECORDS EVENTUALLY GIVING THEM THREE ALBUMS, “ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?”, “AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE” AND “ELECTRIC LADYLAND”.
AND ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL VOICES IN ROCK, THE LATE JOE COCKER, WAS BORN TODAY IN 1944.