| June 23rd: On this day |
| 1957, Lonnie
Donegan was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Gamblin' Man / Putting
On The Style', the singers second UK No.1. It was the last UK No.1 to
be released as a 78rpm as well as a 7' vinyl record. |
| 1960, Eddie
Cochran was at No.1 in the UK with the single 'Three Steps To Heaven'.
The American singer had been killed 3 months earlier in a car crash
while touring the UK. |
| 1962, Ray Charles started a 14-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music'. |
| 1962, The film
soundtrack to 'West Side Story' went to No.1 on the UK charts for the
first time. It spent a total of 13 weeks at No.1 on seven different
occasions. |
| 1965, The Yardbirds appeared at The City Hall, Salisbury, England, admission 10 shillings, ($1.40). |
| 1966, The Beatles
had their tenth consecutive UK No.1 single with 'Paperback Writer' /
'Rain'. The track is marked by the boosted bass guitar sound throughout,
partly in response to John Lennon demanding to know why the bass on a
certain Wilson Pickett record far exceeded the bass on any Beatles
records. It was also cut louder than any other Beatles record, due to a
new piece of equipment used in the mastering process.
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