This Day in Music History: May 11
May 11, 2017We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.
Today: May 11.
1963: The Beatles started a 30 week run at the top of the UK album charts with 'Please Please Me', their debut album. This made it the longest running No.1 album by a band ever. Their follow up 'With The Beatles', replaced the album at the top of the charts on December 7, 1963 and stayed there for 21 weeks.
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1964: During a UK tour, band member of The Rolling Stones were refused lunch at The Grand Hotel, Bristol, the hotel where they where were staying. The reason given was because they were not wearing jackets and ties. The following day the Daily Express decided to run the story, giving it the headline, 'The Rolling Stones gather no lunch.'
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1965: Roger Miller topped the US Country charts with the song 'King Of The Road.' It has been covered by many other artists, including Dean Martin, George Jones, Boxcar Willie, Randy Travis, the Statler Brothers, and Rufus Wainwright & Teddy Thompson. The Proclaimers recorded a version of their own to the song and reached the No.9 spot in the UK with it in 1990.
1970: The triple soundtrack album Woodstock was released in the US, and reached gold within two weeks only. The triple album featured songs by: Crosby, Stills & Nash, Jefferson Airplane, The Who, Canned Heat, Richie Havens, Country Joe McDonald, Joe Cocker, Santana and more. The couple featured on the cover of the album are Bobbi Kelly and Nick Ercoline.
1981: Jamaican singer and songwriter Bob Marley died of lung cancer and a brain tumour at the age of 36. He had many successful singles like 'No Woman No Cry', 'Iron Lion Zion' and many others plus more than 10 UK Top 40 singles. In 1990, February 6 was proclaimed a national holiday in Jamaica in order to commemorate Marley's birth. The compilation album, Legend, which was released in 1984, is the best-selling reggae album of all time, with sales of over 20 million copies. Time magazine chose Bob Marley & The Wailers' Exodus as the greatest album of the 20th century.
1991: Roxette scored their fourth US No.1 single with 'Joyride.' During an interview made with Paul McCartney, He said that writing songs with John Lennon had been 'like a Joyride.' and this interview inspired Roxette to write the song.
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2003: Noel Redding, the basist of Jimi Hendrix Experience died at his home in Ireland at the age of 57. He played on the classic Hendrix albums 'Are You Experienced', 'Axis: Bold as Love' and 'Electric Ladyland'. Redding had been taking legal action against the Hendrix estate up until his death, for payment estimated at £3.26 million due to his part in recordings and for ongoing royalties. He had also been a member of Fat Mattress and formed The Noel Redding Band.
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