Let’s do some looking back. 93-9 Bob FMs Today In Music History May 16th. From Pink To The Beach Boys, We have a lot to cover!
May 2019
Pink was at No.1 on the US album chart with Hurts 2B Human. The album reached No.1 in eight countries including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Switzerland
2013
It was reported that George Michael had been injured after the car in which he was traveling in crashed on the M1 during the evening rush hour.
2009
Bob Dylan went to No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Together Through Life’, his 33rd studio album
1998
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards fell while reaching for a book of nude art in his Connecticut home. The fall broke his ribs, causing the Stones to postpone many dates on their Bridges To Babylon tour.
1987
U2 started a three-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart ‘With Or Without You’, the group’s first US No.1. The third track from their 1987 album, The Joshua Tree
1984
Ozzy Osbourne was arrested in Memphis, Tennessee for ‘staggering drunk’ down Beale Street. Osbourne was released from the Memphis jail five hours later, after drying out
1974
Guitarist Brian May collapsed in New York while Queen were on a US tour and was flown back to England suffering from hepatitis.
1970
Crosby Stills Nash & Young went to No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Deja Vu’. The album featured three Top 40 singles: ‘Teach Your Children,’ ‘Our House,’ and ‘Woodstock
1969
Pete Townshend spent the night in a US jail for assaulting a man during a Who gig at The Fillmore East.
1966
The Beach Boys released the classic album Pet Sounds widely ranked as one of the most influential records ever released
1964
Mary Wells started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘My Guy’. Written and produced by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, it made No.5 in the UK.
Happy Birthday
1919: Liberace
1946: Robert Fripp, King Crimson
1947: Barbara Lee, The Chiffons
1947: Darrell Sweet Nazareth
1948: Alto Reed, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
1964: Boyd Tinsley, Dave Matthews Band
1965: Krist Novoselic, Nirvana
1966: Janet Jackson
1992: Kristin Maldonado, Pentatonix