Music Blogs

Sept 28th

1968, The Beatles started a nine week run at No.1 onthe US singles chart with 'Hey Jude'. The Paul McCartney song written aboutLennon's son Julian gave the group their 16th US No.1 and the biggest sellingsingle of 1968. 

1974, Bad Company went to No.1 on the US album chartwith their self-titled debut album. Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke had come outof Free, while Mick Ralphs had played guitar with Mott the Hoople and BozBurrell was bass player for King Crimson before the group formed in 1973. Theyproduced six albums together before disbanding in 1983. 

1976, A&M Records sued George Harrison for $6million over non-delivery of a new album after he missed the deadline by twomonths. 

1987, U2 played the first of two nights at MadisonSquare Garden in New York City during their Joshua Tree world tour. 

1991, American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, andcomposer Miles Davis died of a stroke and pneumonia. His 1959 album 'Kind ofBlue', is a major influence on jazz music. Davis is considered one of the mostinfluential musicians of the 20th century. 

1991, Bryan Adams was awarded the Order of Canada andthe Order of British Columbia. 

1991, Guns N' Roses released 2 albums 'Use YourIllusion I' and 'Use Your Illusion II' which debut at number 1 and number 2 onthe UK album chart. Both albums make No.1 & No.2 in the US. 

1991, on the week of their album ‘Nevermind’ beingreleased, Nirvana made an appearance at the Tower Records store in New YorkCity and then played a show at The Marquee Club in New York. Their single‘Smell’s Like Teen Spirit’ had also entered the US Top 20 this week. 

2002, Madonna was voted the greatest female singer ofall-time by 75,0000 music fans in a VH1 poll. But critics and music fans wereunhappy with the position of Kylie Minogue who was voted into second placebeating Diana Ross, (12th) and Annie Lennox, (14th). The highest placed UK actwas Kate Bush who was voted No. 10. 

2007, an ad for P Diddy's Unforgivable Woman perfumerange, featuring a lingerie-clad model cavorting with the rapper in a New Yorkhotel stairwell, was shown on Channel 4 in the UK. The ad had been banned inthe US by the Federal Communications Commission, for being too sexuallyexplicit for US audiences.