On this day in 1979, the Little River Band single “Lonesome Loser” debuted on the Australian charts at #81 (July 23)
The song written by lead guitarist David Briggs was the lead single from their fifth studio album “First Under the Wire”.
“Lonesome Loser”, featuring those great LRB harmonies, went to #19 in Australia, and #31 in New Zealand.
It did better in North America where it peaked at #3 in Canada, and #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's third Top 10 hit and sixth overall Top 40 hit in the US.
Click on the link below to watch:
Happy Birthday today to singer, drummer, songwriter, producer, and founding member of the Eagles, Don Henley was born in Gilmer, Texas, on this day in 1947 (July 22)
As drummer, co- lead vocalist, and songwriter with the Eagles, Henley has sold over 150 million albums worldwide, won six Grammy Awards, had five #1 singles, 17 Top 40 singles, and six #1 albums.
Henley was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 as a member of The Eagles, the highest-selling American band in history.
Henley sang the lead vocals on Eagles hits such as "Witchy Woman", "Desperado", "Best of My Love", "One of These Nights", "Hotel California", "Life in the Fast Lane", and “The Long Run".
As a solo artist, he has sold over 10 million albums worldwide, had eight Top 40 singles, won two Grammy Awards and five MTV Video Music Awards.
His solo hits include "The Boys of Summer", "All She Wants to Do Is Dance", and "The End of the Innocence".
Combined with the Eagles and as a solo artist, Henley has released 25 Top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot 100.
One of the best singing rock drummers of all time…
Click on the link below to watch “Boys of Summer”:
OR
Click on the link below to watch “One of These Nights”:
On this day in 1978, the Thin Lizzy LP “Live and Dangerous” debuted on the US Billboard 200 Albums Chart at #114 (July 22)
The acclaimed live double album peaked at #2 in the UK, #17 in New Zealand, #20 in Australia, #27 in Sweden, #41 in Germany, and #84 in the US.
The album's sleeve notes credit two concerts as its source: Hammersmith Odeon, London, England on 14 November 1976, and Seneca College Fieldhouse, Don Mills, Toronto, Ontario, Canada on 28 October 1977.
Producer Tony Visconti later revealed that shows at the Tower Theater, Philadelphia on 20 and 21 October 1977, a week earlier than the Toronto gig, had also been recorded.
"That was us at our best," observed guitarist Scott Gorham, "before the bad drugs came in."
In 2010 “Live and Dangerous” was ranked #1 in PlanetRock.com's The Greatest Live Album Top 40, and in 2015, Rolling Stone ranked the album at #46 in its list of the greatest live albums of all time.
Click on the link below to watch the single released from the album “Rosalie”:
On this day in 1978, the Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band single “Still The Same” peaked on the US Billboard Hot 100 at #4 (July 22)
According to Songfacts, Seger says it's not about a specific person, but a composite of "Type A, overachieving" people he's encountered, particularly in Hollywood, where he lived for a few months while recording the “Stranger In Town” album.
Seger told Bob Costas about the type of person in this song: "They're just very charismatic, but they have tremendous faults, but part of the appeal is the charisma.
You overlook everything because of the charisma.
That's a gift and a curse."
The song peaked at #4 in the US and Canada, #13 in the Netherlands, #18 in Austria, #20 in New Zealand, #22 in Belgium, #23 in Australia, and #30 in Germany.
Click on the link below to watch it live:
This week in 1974, the Bad Company single “Can’t Get Enough” debuted on the Australian charts at #85 (July 22)
“Can't Get Enough" was written by guitarist Mick Ralphs when he was still with Mott the Hoople, but the band (or their record label) rejected it. When he joined Bad Company, they were more than happy to record the song.
It was both the first and the highest-charting single released by Bad Company.
The rock classic from the English supergroup was a huge hit, climbing to #3 in Canada, #5 in the US, #15 in the UK, and #22 in Australia.
It was the first track from their self-titled debut album “Bad Company”, which made it all the way to #1 on Billboard's Albums chart.
Click on the link below to watch:
On this day in 1978, The Rolling Stones LP “Sticky Fingers” re-entered the US Billboard 200 Albums Chart at #149 (July 22)
The last time I posted this album cover, Facebook removed the post, saying it did not conform to community standards, so I hope my modified version stays up!
After going to #1 way back in 1971, the classic Stones LP re-entered the charts in 1978 as their latest LP “Some Girls” sat in the #1 spot.
The Stones’ 9th British and 11th American studio album was released on their new, and own label Rolling Stones Records, and was the first to feature the now iconic Rolling Stones lips and tongue logo.
It was also the first studio album without Brian Jones who died two years earlier, and the first full studio album featuring his replacement Mick Taylor.
The iconic cover artwork, conceived by Andy Warhol and photographed and designed by members of his art collective, The Factory, showed the now-famous picture of a guy in tight jeans, with a working zipper that opened to reveal underwear fabric.
The cover was expensive to produce and damaged the vinyl record, so later re-issues featured just the outer photo of the jeans.
It was the band's first album to reach #1 on both the UK albums and US albums charts, and in fact, went to #1 in many countries all around the world, including Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Norway, Germany and Sweden.
“Sticky Fingers” was listed as #104 on Rolling Stone magazine's 2020 list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Click on the link below to watch “Bitch” live:
Happy Birthday today to singer-songwriter David Essex, who was born David Albert Cook in Essex, England, on this day in 1947 (July 23)
Essex was also an actor, and his first notable acting role was the lead in the stage musical Godspell in 1971 at the age of 23.
Two years later, he starred in the film That'll Be the Day (1973) and recorded his international hit single, the self-penned "Rock On", in the same year.
It sold over one million copies, was nominated for a Grammy, and reached #5 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Aside from “Rock On”, his biggest hits during the 70s included two UK #1 singles: "Gonna Make You a Star" (1974) and "Hold Me Close" (1975)
David Essex also originally played the part of The Artillery Man in Jeff Wayne’s musical version of HG Wells “The War Of The Worlds” in 1978.
Click on the link below to watch “Rock On”:
On this day in 1979, the Night single “Hot Summer Nights” debuted in the Australian charts at #87 (July 23)
Night’s cover of the 1978 Walter Egan song went on to become a big hit in Australia peaking at #3, and also reached #13 in South Africa, #18 in the US, #21 in the Netherlands, #23 in Canada, and #28 in New Zealand.
The song from their self-titled debut album would be their biggest hit, and after one more album, the band split in 1982.
Click on the link below to watch “Hot Summer Nights”:
The song written by lead guitarist David Briggs was the lead single from their fifth studio album “First Under the Wire”.
“Lonesome Loser”, featuring those great LRB harmonies, went to #19 in Australia, and #31 in New Zealand.
It did better in North America where it peaked at #3 in Canada, and #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's third Top 10 hit and sixth overall Top 40 hit in the US.
Click on the link below to watch:
Happy Birthday today to singer, drummer, songwriter, producer, and founding member of the Eagles, Don Henley was born in Gilmer, Texas, on this day in 1947 (July 22)
As drummer, co- lead vocalist, and songwriter with the Eagles, Henley has sold over 150 million albums worldwide, won six Grammy Awards, had five #1 singles, 17 Top 40 singles, and six #1 albums.
Henley was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 as a member of The Eagles, the highest-selling American band in history.
Henley sang the lead vocals on Eagles hits such as "Witchy Woman", "Desperado", "Best of My Love", "One of These Nights", "Hotel California", "Life in the Fast Lane", and “The Long Run".
As a solo artist, he has sold over 10 million albums worldwide, had eight Top 40 singles, won two Grammy Awards and five MTV Video Music Awards.
His solo hits include "The Boys of Summer", "All She Wants to Do Is Dance", and "The End of the Innocence".
Combined with the Eagles and as a solo artist, Henley has released 25 Top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot 100.
One of the best singing rock drummers of all time…
Click on the link below to watch “Boys of Summer”:
OR
Click on the link below to watch “One of These Nights”:
On this day in 1978, the Thin Lizzy LP “Live and Dangerous” debuted on the US Billboard 200 Albums Chart at #114 (July 22)
The acclaimed live double album peaked at #2 in the UK, #17 in New Zealand, #20 in Australia, #27 in Sweden, #41 in Germany, and #84 in the US.
The album's sleeve notes credit two concerts as its source: Hammersmith Odeon, London, England on 14 November 1976, and Seneca College Fieldhouse, Don Mills, Toronto, Ontario, Canada on 28 October 1977.
Producer Tony Visconti later revealed that shows at the Tower Theater, Philadelphia on 20 and 21 October 1977, a week earlier than the Toronto gig, had also been recorded.
"That was us at our best," observed guitarist Scott Gorham, "before the bad drugs came in."
In 2010 “Live and Dangerous” was ranked #1 in PlanetRock.com's The Greatest Live Album Top 40, and in 2015, Rolling Stone ranked the album at #46 in its list of the greatest live albums of all time.
Click on the link below to watch the single released from the album “Rosalie”:
On this day in 1978, the Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band single “Still The Same” peaked on the US Billboard Hot 100 at #4 (July 22)
According to Songfacts, Seger says it's not about a specific person, but a composite of "Type A, overachieving" people he's encountered, particularly in Hollywood, where he lived for a few months while recording the “Stranger In Town” album.
Seger told Bob Costas about the type of person in this song: "They're just very charismatic, but they have tremendous faults, but part of the appeal is the charisma.
You overlook everything because of the charisma.
That's a gift and a curse."
The song peaked at #4 in the US and Canada, #13 in the Netherlands, #18 in Austria, #20 in New Zealand, #22 in Belgium, #23 in Australia, and #30 in Germany.
Click on the link below to watch it live:
This week in 1974, the Bad Company single “Can’t Get Enough” debuted on the Australian charts at #85 (July 22)
“Can't Get Enough" was written by guitarist Mick Ralphs when he was still with Mott the Hoople, but the band (or their record label) rejected it. When he joined Bad Company, they were more than happy to record the song.
It was both the first and the highest-charting single released by Bad Company.
The rock classic from the English supergroup was a huge hit, climbing to #3 in Canada, #5 in the US, #15 in the UK, and #22 in Australia.
It was the first track from their self-titled debut album “Bad Company”, which made it all the way to #1 on Billboard's Albums chart.
Click on the link below to watch:
On this day in 1978, The Rolling Stones LP “Sticky Fingers” re-entered the US Billboard 200 Albums Chart at #149 (July 22)
The last time I posted this album cover, Facebook removed the post, saying it did not conform to community standards, so I hope my modified version stays up!
After going to #1 way back in 1971, the classic Stones LP re-entered the charts in 1978 as their latest LP “Some Girls” sat in the #1 spot.
The Stones’ 9th British and 11th American studio album was released on their new, and own label Rolling Stones Records, and was the first to feature the now iconic Rolling Stones lips and tongue logo.
It was also the first studio album without Brian Jones who died two years earlier, and the first full studio album featuring his replacement Mick Taylor.
The iconic cover artwork, conceived by Andy Warhol and photographed and designed by members of his art collective, The Factory, showed the now-famous picture of a guy in tight jeans, with a working zipper that opened to reveal underwear fabric.
The cover was expensive to produce and damaged the vinyl record, so later re-issues featured just the outer photo of the jeans.
It was the band's first album to reach #1 on both the UK albums and US albums charts, and in fact, went to #1 in many countries all around the world, including Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Norway, Germany and Sweden.
“Sticky Fingers” was listed as #104 on Rolling Stone magazine's 2020 list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Click on the link below to watch “Bitch” live:
Happy Birthday today to singer-songwriter David Essex, who was born David Albert Cook in Essex, England, on this day in 1947 (July 23)
Essex was also an actor, and his first notable acting role was the lead in the stage musical Godspell in 1971 at the age of 23.
Two years later, he starred in the film That'll Be the Day (1973) and recorded his international hit single, the self-penned "Rock On", in the same year.
It sold over one million copies, was nominated for a Grammy, and reached #5 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Aside from “Rock On”, his biggest hits during the 70s included two UK #1 singles: "Gonna Make You a Star" (1974) and "Hold Me Close" (1975)
David Essex also originally played the part of The Artillery Man in Jeff Wayne’s musical version of HG Wells “The War Of The Worlds” in 1978.
Click on the link below to watch “Rock On”:
On this day in 1979, the Night single “Hot Summer Nights” debuted in the Australian charts at #87 (July 23)
Night’s cover of the 1978 Walter Egan song went on to become a big hit in Australia peaking at #3, and also reached #13 in South Africa, #18 in the US, #21 in the Netherlands, #23 in Canada, and #28 in New Zealand.
The song from their self-titled debut album would be their biggest hit, and after one more album, the band split in 1982.
Click on the link below to watch “Hot Summer Nights”:
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