This “Stand Out Single” was number one in Canada, number two in the UK and Australia, and number 5 in the United States.
Sweet’s “The Ballroom Blitz” backed with “Rock and Roll Disgrace” was one of the defining singles of the British glam-rock era, combining theatrical vocals, pounding drums, sharp guitar riffs, and a story of a night out that turns into chaos. Released in the United Kingdom on September 14, 1973, on RCA Records, “The Ballroom Blitz” was written by the successful songwriting and
Humorist, actor, cowboy, newspaper columnist, radio commentator, and social commentator
Will Rogers, born William Penn Adair Rogers on November 4, 1879, was an American humorist, actor, cowboy, newspaper columnist, radio commentator, and social commentator who became one of the most popular entertainers in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s. He was born on his family’s ranch near Oologah in the Cherokee Nation of Indian Territory, which later became part of Oklahoma. His father, Clement Vann Rogers,
Both sides of this “Stand Out Single” reached Number One on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Carole King’s “It’s Too Late” / “I Feel the Earth Move” was one of the defining singles of 1971, showcasing two remarkably different sides of her songwriting and musical personality. Released by Ode Records in the United States in April 1971, the double-sided single featured both songs from King’s landmark second solo album, Tapestry, which had been released on February 10, 1971.
More than a century of franchise history, beginning with the Boston Beaneaters in the 19th century and continuing through the Milwaukee Braves of the 1950s and 1960s to the modern Atlanta Braves.
The all-time hits leaders of the Boston, Milwaukee, and Atlanta Braves represent more than a century of franchise history, beginning with the Boston Beaneaters in the 19th century and continuing through the Milwaukee Braves of the 1950s and 1960s to the modern Atlanta Braves. The rankings below combine the franchise’s history across all three cities, rather than counting only the years the team has played in Atlanta. The figures are career hits recorded with the franchise, and the historical totals can vary slightly between statistical databases.
On August 8, 2004, a tour bus associated with the popular rock band dumped approximately 800 pounds of human waste from its onboard septic tank through an open grate in a bridge over the Chicago River, directly onto a sightseeing boat traveling beneath it.
The Dave Matthews Band bus incident, commonly known as “Poopgate,” was one of the strangest and most disgusting celebrity-related accidents in Chicago history. On August 8, 2004, a tour bus associated with the popular rock band dumped approximately 800 pounds of human waste from its onboard septic tank through an open grate in a bridge over the Chicago River, directly onto a sightseeing boat traveling beneath it. The waste showered unsuspecting passengers,
What most Americans call tin foil today is actually aluminum foil.
Tin foil was once a real household product, but what most Americans call tin foil today is actually aluminum foil. The two materials look similar, serve many of the same purposes, and can both be formed into thin, flexible sheets of metal. However, genuine tin foil gradually disappeared from kitchens because aluminum foil was less expensive to manufacture,
This “Stand Out Single” was from the debut Nazz album.
The Nazz’s “Open My Eyes” / “Hello It’s Me” was the group’s debut single, released in 1968 on SGC Records at the beginning of the band’s brief but influential career. The Nazz were a Philadelphia-area rock group formed around Todd Rundgren, who was already emerging as the band’s principal songwriter, guitarist and studio-minded musical force.
Four more losses to reflect on. I somehow missed Buffy star, Anthony Stewart Head. I’ll correct that here….
These guys were Captain Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek and Professor Charles Xavier on X-Men; Giles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer; a rock musician known for his work with the Jaggerz and Wild Cherry during the 1970s and for his solo career beginning in the 1980s; and quarterback and head coach for the Atlanta Falcons, University of Hawaii, and SMU.
This instrumental was number one in the United States, and Canada, in 1973.
“Frankenstein” is the signature instrumental by the Edgar Winter Group, written solely by Edgar Winter and first released on the 1972 album They Only Come Out at Night. At a time when rock radio was dominated by vocal hits, this powerful blend of hard rock, blues, jazz influences, and early synthesizer sounds became one of the most unusual chart-toppers in history,
A dark, hypnotic psychedelic-rock piece built around an insistent electric-guitar riff, bass, drums, keyboards and his understated vocal.
“Season of the Witch” was written by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan and recorded in 1966 for his third studio album, Sunshine Superman. It marked a major change from the gentle acoustic
