This Day in Music History: July 11
July 11, 2017We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.
Today: July 11.
1969: The song 'Space Oddity' by David Bowie was released in the UK for the first time. It was timed to coincide with the Apollo moon landing, but had to be re-released before it became a hit, later in the year in the UK, but not until 1973 in the US.
1970: Bob Dylan topped the UK albums chart with Self Portrait, his tenth studio album and also fifth UK No.1 album. It was Bob Dylan's second double album, which features mostly cover versions of various well-known pop and folk songs.
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1970: Three Dog Night started a two-week run at the top of the US singles chart with their version to the song 'Mama Told Me Not To Come', originally by Randy Newman. The song also reached the No.3 position in the UK. It was first covered by Eric Burdon on his first solo album in 1966 and also gave Tom Jones & Stereophonics the No.4 spot on the UK Singles Chart in 2000.
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1981: The Specials scored their second and final UK No.1 hit with their single 'Ghost Town'. Despite the song being about Coventry, the band members chose to film the video clip of themselves driving a Vauxhall Cresta around some empty London streets.
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1987: Heart started a three week run at the top of the US singles chart with the song 'Alone', which also reached the No.3 spot in the UK.
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1996: Jonathan Melvoin, who was a keyboard player with the Smashing Pumpkins, died in New York City at the age of 34 from a drug overdose. Jimmy Chamberlin, the drummer of the band was with Melvoin at the time and tried to revive him, but failed after Chamberlin was allegedly advised by 911 operators to put Melvoin's head in the shower. Several songs were inspired by his death, including the single 'Angel' by Sarah McLachlan. Melvoin was the brother of Susannah and Wendy Melvoin of Prince and the Revolution. He had also been a member of The Dickies.
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1999: Limp Bizkit started a three week run at the top of the US album chart with 'Significant Other', their first US No.1.
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2002: The funeral of John Entwistle who was the bass player for The Who, took place at a church in The Cotswolds. More than 200 people filed the the 12th century church of St. Edward in Stow-on-the-wold.
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