MAY 18 |
ON THIS DAY IN 1964 THE ANIMALS RECORD “HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN” IN ONE TAKE AT A LONDON STUDIO. A FEW MONTHS LATER IT WOULD BECOME A HUGE HIT, GOING TO #1 IN BOTH THE U.K. AND AMERICA.
TODAY IN 1985, AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO BREAK THROUGH IN AMERICA, SIMPLE MINDS GO TO #1 WITH “DON’T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME),” WHICH IS USED IN THE MOVIE ‘THE BREAKFAST CLUB’.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YES KEYBOARDIST RICK WAKEMAN. THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE IS 74 TODAY.
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