January 29 |
On this day in 2016, three weeks after his death, David Bowie lodged 12 albums in the UK top 40, equaling a record set by Elvis Presley in 1977.
Today in 1983 Men at Work sat atop the UK & US singles charts with the song “Down Under” and also on both album charts with “Business as Usual”. This feat had not been accomplished since Rod Stewart did it in 1971.
On this day in 1992, blues legend Willie Dixon died of heart failure in Burbank, California. As one of the main writers at Chess Records, he was a huge influence on the Rolling Stones, Cream, Led Zeppelin and many others.