This Day in Music History: February 25
February 25, 2017We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.
Today: February 25.
1956: Elvis Presley had his first national hit when 'I Forgot To Remember To Forget' topped the Billboard Country & Western chart.
1964: The Beatles finished recording their next single 'Can't Buy Me Love', at Abbey Road studios, London, (they had first recorded the song on 29 January 1964 at Path Marconi Studios in Paris). Also, they recorded the B-side, 'You Can't Do That' and another new song 'I Should Have Known Better'.
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1972: Led Zeppelin performed in front of over 25,000 fans at the Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. It was their first ever show in New Zealand, and also the largest crowd ever to attend a concert on the island. A special train was chartered from Wellington to bring music fans to the concert. News reviews the next day reported that the concert could be heard over five miles from the Stadium.
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1984: 'Jump', by Van Halen started a five-week run at the top the US singles chart. It also reached the No.7 spot in the UK chart.
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1989: Simple Minds topped the UK singles chart with 'Belfast Child.' At 6 minutes 39 seconds, the song became the second-longest running No.1 after 'Hey Jude' by The Beatles.
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1995: Madonna started a seven week run at the top of the US singles chart with 'Take A Bow'. The song which was co-written with Babyface also reached the No.16 spot in the UK chart.
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