This Day in Music History: February 14
February 14, 2017We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.
Today: February 14.
1968: Manfred Mann topped the UK singles chart with their version of Bob Dylan's song 'The Mighty Quinn', which was also at the No.10 spot in the US chart. Bob Dylan recorded the song in 1967 during the Basement Tapes sessions, but didn't release a version for another 3 years.
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1972: John Lennon and Yoko Ono started a week long run as co-hosts on 'Mike Douglas' US TV show.
1980: Lou Reed married Sylvia Morales at a ceremony that was held in his New York apartment.
1987: Bon Jovi started a four week run at the top of the US singles chart with 'Livin' On A Prayer', the band's second US No.1, and also a No.4 hit in the UK.
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1999: Lenny Kravitz scored his first UK No.1 single with the song 'Fly Away', also a No.12 hit in the US. The song also had been used on a TV ad for cars.
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2002: Mick Tucker, drummer of glam rock band Sweet, died of leukaemia. They Had the 1973 UK No.1 single 'Blockbuster', and 14 other UK Top 40 singles.
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2016: Adele topped the US album chart with her third studio album 25. The album was a massive commercial success, reaching the No.1 spot in more than 25 markets and breaking first-week sales records in multiple countries, including the UK and US. The album sold 3.38 million copies in the US in its first week of release, marking the largest single-week sales for an album since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking point-of-sale music purchases in 1991.
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