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Thursday, January 30, 2020

Jazz Mine No. 245 Saturday 1st. February 2020 from 5 to 6PM on dublincityfm.ie or 103.2FM in Dublin.

Play list Jazz Mine No. 245 Saturday 1st. February 2020 from 5 to 6PM on 103.2 FM in Dublin or online dublincityfm.ie

LISTEN BACK :

https://www.mixcloud.com/seanbrophy79/jazz-mine-no-245-saturday-1st-february-2020-welcome-to-spring/


1. Soft Winds ( 6.27 ) - Chet Baker - CD Chet Baker In New York ( 1960 ) Riverside Records cocordmusicgroup.com
REISSUE - 2011

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2. Milestones ( 6.32 ) - Bill Evans Trio - CD Waltz For Debby ( 1961 ) concordmusicgroup.com
REISSUE - 2010



3. Sack Of Woe ( 4.28 ) - Nat Adderley - CD Work Song ( 1960 ) concordmusic.com
REISSUE - 2008



4. Everything Happens To Me ( 5.37 ) - Thelonius Monk - CD Alone In San Francisco Solo Piano By Thelonius Monk ( 1959 ) Riverside Records concordmusicgroup.com
REISSUE - 2010



5. Fried Pies ( 6.46 ) - Wes Montgomery - CD Boss Guitar ( 1963 ) Riverside Records concordmusicgroup.com
REISSUE - 2010



6. The High Priest ( 5.32 ) - Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers At Birdland = CD Ugetsu ( 1963 ) concordmusic,com
REISSUE - 2011



7. Alone Together ( 7.17 ) - Miles Davis - CD Blue Moods ( 1955 ) - Universal
REISSUE - 1990



8. You Stepped Out Of A Dream ( 6.55 ) - McCoy Tyner - CD Fly With The Wind concordmusicgroup.com
1976 RELEASE



PREMIUM CONTENT ON PODCAST ONLY

9. When Lights Are Low ( 6.53 ) - CD Chet Baker In New York ( 1960 ) Riverside Records cocordmusicgroup.com
REISSUE - 2011

10. Days Of Wine & Roses ( 3.48 ) - Wes Montgomery - CD Boss Guitar ( 1963 ) Riverside Records concordmusicgroup.com
REISSUE - 2010

11, Violets For Your Furs ( 3.49 ) - Nat Adderley - CD Work Song ( 1960 ) concordmusic.com
REISSUE - 2008

12. Waltz For Debby ( take 1 ) ( 6.49 ) - Bill Evans Trio - CD Waltz For Debby ( 1961 ) concordmusicgroup.com
REISSUE - 2010

13. Ping Pong ( 8.10 ) - Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers At Birdland = CD Ugetsu ( 1963 ) concordmusic,com
REISSUE - 2011

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Midweek Music Miscellany Wednesday 29th. January 2020 from 11.30AM on 103.2FM or dublincityfm.ie

Play list Midweek Music Miscellany Wednesday 29th. January 2020 from 11.30AM on 103.2 FM or dublincityfm.ie online.

LISTEN BACK :

https://www.mixcloud.com/seanbrophy79/midweek-music-miscellany-wednesday-29th-january-2020/


1. Slip Into Spring / The Harvest - Bill Whelan - CD Riverdance 25th. Anniversary deccagold.com riverdance.com billwhelan.com
IRISH ARTIST - 2019 RELEASE

2. Cold Winter Day ( 3.05 ) - Blind Willie McTell - CD White Winter Hymnals PROMO
2020 MOJO COVER DISC



3. Cure For The Common Cold ( 3.51 ) - Larkin Poe - CD Winter larkinpoe.com
2010 RELEASE



4. War On The Radio ( 3.27 ) - Jeffrey Foucault - CD Blood Brothers jeffreyfoucault.com
Live with Ry Cauvanagh at DC Club Camden Row Dublin 2 Friday 31st. January 9pm musiclee.ie for more including booking.
2020 RELEASE - DUE 27th. March



5. Celtic Dance ( 2.06 ) - Pat Coldrick - CD Ophelia patcoldrick.com
IRISH ARTIST - 2018 RELEASE



6. Serenity ( 3.41 ) - Charlie Roth - CD I'm The Smile charlierothmusic.com
2019 RELEASE



7. Go Champ Go ( 1.57 ) - The Champs - CD Go Champs Go ( 1958 ) as part of Instrumental Gold Five Classic Instrumental Albums Plus avidgroup.co.uk
2020 PACKAGE RELEASE



8. Moovin' 'N' Groovin' ( 2.03 ) - Duane Eddy - CD $1,000,000 Dollars Worth Of Twang ( 1957 ) as part of Instrumental Gold Five Classic Instrumental Albums Plus avidgroup.co.uk
2020 PACKAGE RELEASE



9. What Does It Mean? ( 2.32 ) - Sam Lewis - CD Sam Lewis Solo samlewistunes.com
2020 RELEASE Due 7th. February



10. 1966 ( 4.49 ) - Tom Mank & Sera Smolen - CD We Still Know How To Love tommank.net
2020 RELEASE



11. Paperback Writer ( 2.08 ) - The Beatles - SINGLE US 30th. May 1966 / UK & ROI 10th. June 1966 Apple Music
1966 SINGLE RELEASE



12. A Hazy Shade Of Winter ( 2.17 ) - Simon & Garfunkel - CD Bookends plus SINGLE RELEASE 1966 Columbia Records
1968 RELEASE ALBUM / 1966 SINGLE RELEASE



13. Song For The Asking ( 1.49 ) - Simon & Garfunkel - CD Bridge Over Troubled Water Columbis Records
1970 RELEASE - JANUARY 26th. 1970 50 Anniversary

14. Hearts Fade ( 3,23 ) - Lynne Hanson - CD Just Words lynnehanson.com
2020 RELEASE



15. The Needle & The Damage Done ( 5.22 ) - Kelley Suttenfield - CD When We Were Young Kelley Suttenfield Sings Neil Young kelleysuttenfield.com
2019 RELEASE



16. Aurora ( 4.07 ) - Ola Gjeilo - CD Night deccaclassics.com
2020 RELEASE

ON THIS DAY IN MUSIC 29th. JANUARY
January 29th
1961 - Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan achieved his dream of meeting his idol Woody Guthrie when Guthrie was on weekend release from hospital where he was being treated for Huntington's Chorea. Dylan told him; ‘I was a Woody Guthrie jukebox’. Guthrie gave Dylan a card which said: ‘I ain't dead yet’.
1964 - The Beatles
The Beatles spent the day at Pathe Marconi Studios in Paris, France, The Beatles' only studio recording session for EMI held outside the UK. They recorded new vocals for ‘She Loves You’, ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ and ‘Can't Buy Me Love’, after EMI's West German branch persuaded Brian Epstein that they would be unable to sell large quantities of records in Germany unless they were recorded in the German language. A translator coached John, Paul, and George, although their familiarity with the German language from their Hamburg days made things much easier.

1967 - Jimi Hendrix and The Who
Jimi Hendrix and The Who appeared at The Saville Theatre, London, England. 20 year-old future Queen guitarist Brian May was in the audience.
1968 - The Doors
The Doors appeared at The Pussy Cat A Go Go, Las Vegas. ?After the show singer Jim Morrison taunts a security guard in the parking lot by pretending to smoke a joint, resulting in a fight. The police arrive who arrest Morrison and charge him with vagrancy, public drunkenness, and failure to possess sufficient identification.
1969 - Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac had their only UK No.1 single with the instrumental 'Albatross' which was composed by guitarist Peter Green. 'Albatross' is the only Fleetwood Mac composition with the distinction of having inspired a Beatles song, 'Sun King' from 1969's Abbey Road.
1972 - George Harrison
The triple album The Concert For Bangladesh went to No.1 on the UK album chart. Organised by George Harrison to raise funds for the people caught up in the war and famine from the area. The set featured; Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Ravi Shankar and members from Badfinger.
1979 - Boomtown Rats
16-year-old Brenda Spencer killed two people and wounded nine others when she fired from her house across the street onto the entrance of San Diego's Grover Cleveland Elementary School. Spencer fired the shot's from a .22-caliber rifle her father had given her for Christmas. When asked why she did it, she answered 'I don't like Mondays.' The Boomtown Rats went on to write and recorded a song based on the event.



On this day IN MUSIC 28th. January 2020
28 Jan 1956
Elvis Presley (with Scotty Moore and Bill Black), made his first National Television appearance on the Dorsey brother's "Stage Show". It was the first of six appearances on the show and the first of eight performances recorded and broadcast from CBS TV in New York City. After the success of their first appearance they were signed to five more in early 1956.
28 Jan 1965
The Who made their first appearance on UK TV show Ready Steady Go! To project the desired image, the hand-picked audience consisted only of teens dressed in the current Mod fashion.
28 Jan 1968
Jim Morrison of The Doors was arrested and charged with public drunkenness after harassing a security guard at a Las Vegas adult movie theatre.
28 Jan 1977
Pink Floyd's tenth studio album Animals entered the UK charts at No.2. The sleeve concept was that of Roger Waters, who lived at the time near Clapham Common, and regularly drove past Battersea Power Station. A view of the imposing but disused former power station building was chosen for the cover image, complete with massive inflatable pig suspended between two of the towers.
28 Jan 1978
The Fleetwood Mac album Rumours went to No.1 on the UK album chart. The groups eleventh studio album went on to sell over 45 million copies world-wide and spent over 440 weeks on the UK chart. The songs 'Go Your Own Way', 'Dreams', 'Don't Stop', and 'You Make Loving Fun' were released as singles.

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Jazz Mine No. 244 Saturday 25th. January 2020 from 5PM GMT on dublincityfm.ie

Play list Jazz Mine No. 244 Saturday 25th. January 2020 from 5 to 6PM GMT on 103.2FM in Dublin or dubilncityfm.ie online.

LISTEN BACK & its a premium edition of the show this time with an extra 30 minutes of great jazz music.

https://www.mixcloud.com/seanbrophy79/jazz-mine-no-244-saturday-january-2020-incl-chet-baker/


1. Open The Door ( 5.31 ) - Ted Curson - CD Jazz Trumoet Emperio Records
Theodore Curson (June 3 1935 – November 4 2012)
1996 COMPILATION RELEASE



2. Dippermouth Blues ( 4.28 ) - Dr. John - CD Ske Dat De Dat - Spirit Of Satch Proper Records
Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20 1941 – June 6 2019)
2014 RELEASE



3. Red Bank Shuffle ( 5.55 ) Harry Sweets Edison - CD Jazz Trumoet Emperio Records
Harry "Sweets" Edison (October 10 1915 – July 27 1999)
1996 COMPILATION RELEASE




4. Right Place Wrong Time ( 4.30 ) - Dr. John & Bruce Springsteen - CD The Musical Mojo Of Dr. John / Celebrating Mac & His Music concordmusicgroup.com
2016 RELEASE

5. No Problem ( 5.51 ) - Clark Terry - CD Jazz Trumoet Emperio Records
Clark Virgil Terry Jr. (December 14 1920 – February 21 2015)
1996 COMPILATION RELEASE



6. Have We Lost Our Dream ( 4.37 ) - Trilok Gurto with Salif Keita & Sabine Kan=bongo - CD The Definitive Trilok Gurto / Twenty Years Of Talking Tabla Union Square Music
2007 COMPILATION RELEASE



7. Rua Dona Margarida ( 5.29 ) - Claudio Roditi - - CD Jazz Trumoet Emperio Records
Cláudio Roditi (May 28 1946 – January 17 2020) RIP
1996 COMPILATION RELEASE




8 . Mating Call ( 5.35 ) - Tadd Dameron with John Coltrane - CD Mating Call ( 1956 ) as part of Tadd Dameron Four Classic Albums avidgroup.co.uk
2015 RELEASE



9. African Fantasy ( 4.04 ) - Trilok Gurto with Angelique Kidjo - CD The Definitive Trilok Gurto / Twenty Years Of Talking Tabla Union Square Music
2007 COMPILATION RELEASE

10. Isn't It Romantic ( 4.44 ) - Chet Baker - CD Jazz Trumoet Emperio Records
Chesney Henry Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988)
1996 COMPILATION RELEASE




PREMIUM CONTENT

11. Dial M For Beauty ( 2.58 ) - Tadd Dameron & His Orchestra - CD Magic Touch ( 1962 ) as part of Tadd Dameron Four Classic Albums avidgroup.co.uk
2015 RELEASE

12. Bula Bege ( 11.22 ) - Tadd Dameron & His Orchestra - CD Fontainbleau ( 1956 ) as part of Tadd Dameron Four Classic Albums avidgroup.co.uk
2015 RELEASE

13. New Orleans ( 3.43 ) - Dr. John with John Fogerty - CD The Musical Mojo Of Dr. John / Celebrating Mac & His Music concordmusicgroup.com
2016 RELEASE

14. Junko Partner ( 5.14 ) - Dr, John with George Porter Junior & Zigaboo Modeliste - CD The Musical Mojo Of Dr. John / Celebrating Mac & His Music concordmusicgroup.com
2016 RELEASE

15. Once I Wished A Tree Upside Down ( 8.03 ) - CD The Definitive Trilok Gurto / Twenty Years Of Talking Tabla Union Square Music
2007 COMPILATION RELEASE

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Midweek Music Miscellany Wednesday 22nd. January 2020 from 11.30AM GMT on dublincityfm.ie

Midweek Music Miscellany Wednesday 22nd. January 2020 from 11.30AM to 12.30PM GMT on 103.2 Dublin City FM or dublincityfm.ie

LISTEN BACK :

https://www.mixcloud.com/seanbrophy79/midweek-music-miscellany-wed-22nd-january-2020-incl-david-olney-tribute/


1. Jigs ( A Melbourne Morning / Gillean an Drobhair ( Traditional ) ( 5.51 ) / The Pneumatic Drills - Ewen Henderson - CD Steall ewen-henderson.com
2020 RELEASE



2. Stay With Me ( 2.48 ) - Stephen Fearing - CD The Unconquerable Past stephenfearing.ca
2020 RELEASE DUE 31st. January



3. Fire Dance ( 6.02 ) - Bill Whelan - CD Riverdance 25th. Anniversary Music From The Show billwhelan.com riverdance.com deccagold.com
IRISH ARTIST - 2019 RELEASE

ART OF THE TRIO - DAVID OLNEY RIP David Charles Olney (March 23 1948 – January 18, 2020) was an American folk singer-songwriter.

4. Redtail Hawk ( 3.47 ) - David Olney - CD Dutchman's Curve davidolney.com
2010 RELEASE



5. Little Sparrow ( 3.15 ) - David Olney - CD Dutchman's Curve davidolney.com
2010 RELEASE



6. Whistle Blow ( 3.32 ) - David Olney - CD One Tough Town davidolney.com
2007 RELEASE


7. Duquesne Whistle ( 5.29 ) - Bob Dylan - CD Tempest bobdylan.com Columbia Records
2012 RELEASE



8. Arthur McBride ( 7.07 ) - Andy Irvine & Paul Brady - CD Andy Irvine & Paul Brady andyirvine.com paulbrady.com
IRISH ARTIST - 1976 RELEASE



DOUBLE SHOT - ETTA JAMES Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins; January 25 1938 – January 20 2012)

9. Dance With Me Henry ( 2.22 ) - Etta James - CD Miss Etta James ( 1958 ) as part of Etta James Five Classic Albums avidgroup.co.uk
2017 PACKAGE RELEASE



10. Prisoner Of Love ( 2.12 ) - Etta James - CD Sings For Lovers ( 1962 ) as part of Etta James Five Classic Albums avidgroup.co.uk
2017 PACKAGE RELEASE

11. Winter Blows ( 3.10 ) - The Waterboys - CD Cloud Of Sound Puck Records
IRISH ARTIST - 2002 RELEASE

12. We Travelled So Far ( 4.28 ) - Mary Chapin Carpenter - CD The Age Of Miracles



13. Sour Times ( 3.18 ) - Milos - CD The Sound Of Silence Decca Records
2019 RELEASE



14. Hats Off To Larry ( 2.00 ) - Del Shannon - SINGLE


On this day in music 22nd. January
22 Jan 1959
Alone with an acoustic guitar and tape recorder in his New York City apartment Buddy Holly made his last recordings, including ‘Peggy Sue Got Married’, ‘Crying, Waiting, Hoping’, ‘That's What They Say’, ‘What To Do’, ‘Learning The Game’ and ‘That Makes It Tough’. The recordings would be overdubbed posthumously and were later released by Coral Records.
22 Jan 1963
The Beatles appeared on three UK radio programs. First The Beatles recorded a session for the show Pop Inn at the BBC Paris studio, they then went to the Playhouse Theatre also in London, to tape a radio appearance on Saturday Club, recording five songs. Then the Beatles went back to the BBC Paris studio to record an appearance on The Talent Spot recording 'Please Please Me', 'Ask Me Why' and 'Some Other Guy' before a live audience.
22 Jan 1966
The Beach Boys went into the studio to record 'Wouldn't It Be Nice', which would be the opening track on their forthcoming album Pet Sounds.
22 Jan 1967
The Monkees performed live for the very first time at The Cow Palace, San Francisco to a sell-out crowd.
22 Jan 1969
The Beatles moved from Twickenham Film Studios to Apple studios in London to start recording the "Get Back" LP. Billy Preston was brought into the sessions (John, Paul, and George knew Preston from 1962, when he was a member of Little Richard's backing group). The Beatles were determined to record the album "live", flaws and all.
22 Jan 1970
Steel Mill, (featuring Bruce Springsteen) opened for The Elvin Bishop Band at The Matrix in San Francisco, California. Steel Mill were paid only $5 for the gig, The Elvin Bishop Band received $90 as headliner.
22 Jan 1972
David Bowie 'came out' as bisexual during an interview in the British music weekly Melody Maker.
22 Jan 1972
Don McLean's album 'American Pie' started a seven week run at No.1 in the US album chart.
22 Jan 1977
Paul McCartney went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Wings Over America', Paul McCartney's sixth US No.1 after The Beatles.
22 Jan 1983

The new 24-hour music video network MTV started broadcasting to the West Coast of America after being picked up by Group W Cable, Los Angeles.

Saturday, January 18, 2020

Jazz Mine No. 243 Saturday 18th. January 2020 from 6 to 6PM GMT on dublincityfm.ie

Play list Jazz Mine No. 243 Saturday 18th. January 2020 from 5 to 6PM GMT on dublincityfm.ie or 103.2FM in Dublin.

PREQUEL :

A. A Kiss To Build A Dream On ( 3.37 ) - KD Lang - CD Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 tonybennett.com columbiarecords.com
2016 RELEASE



B. On The Ginza ( 7.07 ) - Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers - CD Ugetsu ( 1963 ) Riverside Records
2011 REISSUE & REMASTER



1. Sweet Stuff ( 5.29 ) - Horace Silver Quintet - CD Finger Poppin' With The Horace Silver Quintet ( 1959 ) as part of Horace Silver Four Classic Albums avidgroup.co.uk
2017 PACKAGE RELEASE

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2. Swinging My Life Away ( 5.50 ) - Tina May - CD Tina May Sings The Ray Bryant Songbook 33jazz.com tinamay.com
2006 RELEASE



3. Certain Soprano ( 4.00 ) - Charles Evans / David Liebman / Tony Marino / Ron Stabinsky - CD Subliminal Leaps charlesevansmusic.com moreismorerecords.com
2013 RELEASE

4. Recado ( 4.00 ) - Original Paris Swing - CD Midnight In Paris Music From The Motion Picture sonyclassics.com
2011 COMPILATION OST RELEASE

5. I Love The Life I Live ( 3.54 ) - The Lenny Marcus Trio - CD Jazzaphrenia lennymarcusmusic.com
2000 RELEASE



6. You Are My Sunshine ( 3.05 ) - Donny Arnold & The Hilltop Allstars - CD Live At An Bodhran Mitchelstown PROMO
IRISH ARTIST - 2014 PROMO

7. Right Angle ( 7.57 ) - Linley Hamilton - CD For The Record linleyhamilton.com
Linley Hamilton Quintet with special guest Dana Masters at Lost Lane Grafton Street Dublin 2 Sunday 19th. January 2020 Doors 4.30PM lostlane.ie for booking.
IRISH ARTIST - 2020 UPCOMING RELEASE



8. Pebbles In The Pocket ( 5.08 ) - John Bailey - CD Can You Imagine? Freedom Records
2020 RELEASE

9. Thu ( 6.40 ) - ATSCH - CD Thu
IRISH ARTIST

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Midweek Music Miscellany Wednesday 15th. January 2020 from 11.30AM GMT on dublincityfm.ie

Playlist Midweek Music Miscellany Wednesday 15th. January 2020 from 11.30AM on 103.2 Dublin City FM or dublincityfm.ie

LISTEN BACK :

https://www.mixcloud.com/seanbrophy79/midweek-music-miscellany-wednesday-15th-january-2020-incl-winterset/


1. Jingle ( 0.10 ) -

2. Rose Darling ( 2.58 ) - Steely Dan - CD Katy Lied MCA records
1975 RELEASE



3. Relax ( 2.43 ) - The Who - CD The Who Sell Out Track Records
1967 RELEASE



4. See You Later Alligator ( 2.42 ) - Bobby Charles - CD High ~School Hop Charly Records PROMO
Robert Charles Guidry (February 21 1938 – January 14 2010), known as Bobby Charles, was an American singer-songwriter.
1996 PROMO

5. The Only One - Stephen's Ruin - CD Never Too Late
2018 RELEASE



6. January Man ( 3.24 ) - Rachel Unthank & The Winterset - CD Cruel Sister Rabble Rouser Records
2005 RELEASE




7.
You're A Cad ( 4.34 ) - Pete & Tom On Song - SINGLE
IRISH ARTIST - 2019 RELEASE

8. Hey That's No Way To Say Goodbye ( 3.12 ) - Mara Levine - CD Facets Of Folk maralevine.com
2019 RELEASE



9. Moving On ( 3.11 ) - Leonard Cohen - CD Thanks For The Dance Columbia Records
2019 RELEASE



10. Let It Be ( 3.39 ) - Aretha Franklin - CD The Very Best Of Aretha Franklin / Respect Warner Brothers Music
2003 COMPILATION RELEASE



11. Clear Blue Air ( 3.51 ) - Turin Brakes - CD Ether Song turinbrakes.com tradfest.ie
Live at LostLane Dublin 2 on Saturday 25th. January 2020 tradfest.ie for more
2003 RELEASE



12. Cold Easterly ( 4.34 ) - Greenshine - CD Family greenshinemusic.com
Live Asgard Theatre Arklow Co. Wicklow on Friday 24th. January 2020
IRISH ARTIST - 2019 RELEASE



13. Nights In White Satin ( 3.44 ) - Milos - CD Sound Of Silence Decca Records
2019 RELEASE



14. January ( 3.30 ) - Pilot - CD The Very Best Of 1970's Boxset EMI
2003 COMPILATION RELEASE

15. Days Of Beauty ( 2.44 ) - Ola Gjeilo - CD Winter Songs Decca Records
2017 RELEASE



On this day in music 15th. January

15 Jan 1961
The Supremes signed a world wide recording contract with Motown Records. Originally founded as the Primettes, they became the most commercially successful of Motown's acts and are, to date, America's most successful vocal group with 12 No.1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100.
15 Jan 1964
The Beatles performed live at the Cinema Cyrano, Versailles, France, before an audience of 2,000. The show was a warm-up for a three-week engagement at the Olympia Theatre that would start the next day in Paris.
15 Jan 1965
The Who released their first single 'I Can't Explain'. With Jimmy Page on guitar and The Ivy League on backing vocals, it went on to reach No.8 on the UK chart.
15 Jan 1967
The Rolling Stones were forced to change the lyrics of 'Let’s Spend The Night Together' to Let’s Spend Some Time Together when appearing on the US TV The Ed Sullivan Show, after the producers objected to the content of the lyrics. Jagger ostentatiously rolled his eyes at the TV camera while singing the changed lyrics, resulting in host Ed Sullivan announcing that The Rolling Stones would be banned from performing on his show ever again.
15 Jan 1969
George Harrison had a five-hour meeting with John, Paul and Ringo where he made it clear that he was fully prepared to quit The Beatles for good. Harrison wasn't happy with plans for live performances and the current Let It Be film project.
15 Jan 1971
David Bowie released 'Holy Holy' as a single in the UK which failed to chart. A more frantic version of the song was recorded in 1971 for The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars but was dropped from the album, and subsequently appeared as the B-side to 'Diamond Dogs' in 1974.
15 Jan 1972
Don McLean's 'American Pie' started a four week run at No.1 in the US singles chart. The song is a recounting of "The Day the Music Died" (a term taken from the song) the 1959 plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper (Jiles Perry Richardson, Jr.), and the aftermath. The song was listed as the No.5 song on the RIAA project Songs of the Century.
15 Jan 1972
Led Zeppelin's 'Black Dog' made its debut on the US singles chart. The group's third single peaked at No.15 and spent 8 weeks on the chart. The song's title is a reference to a nameless, black Labrador retriever that wandered around the Headley Grange studios during recording.
15 Jan 1976
Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were here was on the UK album chart. The album's packaging, designed by Storm Thorgerson, featured an opaque black sleeve inside which was hidden the album artwork. Thorgerson had noted that, in the US, Roxy Music's Country Life was sold in an opaque green cellophane sleeve - censoring the cover image - and he adopted the idea, concealing the artwork for Wish You Were Here in a dark-coloured shrink-wrap (making the album art 'absent').
15 Jan 1977
The Eagles were at No.1 on the US album chart with Hotel California the group's third US No.1 album. In the 2013 documentary History of the Eagles, Don Henley said the song was about "a journey from innocence to experience...that's all".
15 Jan 1983
Men At Work started a four week run at No.1 in the US singles chart with 'Down Under' the Australian act group's second US No.1, also a No.1 in the UK.