This Day In Music

This Day in Music - Sept 6th

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:33:35 -0800

Sept 6th

2006, Victor Willis, who performed as the policeman in The Village People was given three years probation for drugs offences after pleading no contest to the charges, dating from March 2006. Willis co-wrote some of the group's biggest hits - including ‘YMCA’ and ‘In The Navy.’

2001, Earth Wind and Fire announced that Viagra would sponsor their forthcoming 30th anniversary American tour. ...

This Day in Music - Sept 5th

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:34:24 -0800

Sept 5th

2006, Arctic Monkeys won this year's UK Mercury Prize for their album ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.’ The Sheffield-based bands album became the fastest-selling debut in chart history after shifting more than 360,000 copies in its first week of release in Feb 2006.

1998, Aerosmith scored their first US No.1 single with the Diane Warren written song 'I Don't Want To Miss A Thing'. ...

This Day in Music - Sept 4th

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:33:57 -0800

Sept 4th.

1996, Oasis created outrage at the MTV awards held at New York's Radio City Hall. During the bands performance of 'Champagne Supernova' singer Liam spat on stage and threw a beer into the crowd.

1984, U2 played the first of five nights at Sydney Entertainment Centre in Australia during their Unforgettable Fire World tour.

1982, The Steve Miller Band started a two week run at No.2 on the US singles chart with 'Abracadabra' the groups third US No.1, a No. ...

This Day in Music - Sept 3rd

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:09:52 -0800

Sept 3rd.

2005, Blues musician Fats Domino was rescued from New Orleans shortly after Hurricane Katrina hit the city. The 77-year-old singer had been reported missing since the storm in New Orleans which had flooding the city leaving thousands feared dead.

2002, The Rolling Stones 40th anniversary Licks tour kicked off at the Fleet Centre Boston. Tickets for the best seats cost $224. The world tour would see the band playing to over 2.5m fans over 100 shows. ...

This Day in Music - Sept 2nd

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:59:41 -0800

Sept 2nd.

2006, lead singer of the Isley Brothers, Ronald Isley was sentenced to three years in a US prison for multiple counts of tax fraud. The 64-year-old, was also ordered to pay more than $3.1m (£1.62m) to the US tax service for "pathological" evasion. The court heard he cashed royalty cheques belonging to his brother O'Kelly, who died in 1996 and also spent millions of dollars made from undeclared performances on a yacht and two homes. ...

This Day in Music - Sept 1st

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 05:59:51 -0800

Sept 1st,

2007, Supergrass were forced to put all plans on hold after band member Mick Quinn broke his back. The bass player and vocalist sleepwalked out of a first floor window of a villa where he was staying in the South of France; he was rushed to a specialist spinal unit in Toulouse where surgeons operated to repair two broken vertebrae as well as a smashed heel.

2005, Barry Cowsill, bass guitarist for The Cowsills, died from injuries caused by Hurricane Katrina. ...

This Day in Music - Aug 31st

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:59:40 -0800

Aug 31st.

2007, Hilly Kristal, founder of the New York punk club CBGB died from complications arising from lung cancer at the age of 75. Kristal was credited with discovering Patti Smith and The Ramones and his club became a breeding ground for punk rock. The New York City venue, whose full title CBGB OMFUG stood for 'country, bluegrass, blues and other music for uplifting gourmandisers', was originally launched to showcase country music. ...

This Day in Music - Aug 30th

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:08:36 -0800

Aug 30th.

2007, Rap star Lil Wayne was sued by a woman for $1m who claimed she was crushed at one of his concerts after a large amount of cash was thrown into the audience. Tyrique Layne, then 17, said she lost consciousness after being trampled by the crowd at a gig in Maryland in October 2006, and had suffered memory loss and severe headaches.

1997, members from The Wu-Tang Clan were arrested after the alleged assault on a record promotions manager after a show in Chicago. ...

Dead drummer beats Elvis, Lennon and Mercury

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:42:05 -0800

Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham beats Elvis Presley, John Lennon and Freddie Mercury in a poll on This Day in Music to see ‘Which dead rock star you would bring back to life’.

Thousands of music fans voted in the poll on This Dayin Music.com to see which dead rock stars people would want to see again - forone night only!

John Bonham was voted into first place with 26% of the votes. ...

This Day in Music - Aug 29th

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:36:34 -0800

Aug 29th.

2005, 77-year-old Fats Domino was rescued from the flooding in New Orleans caused by Hurricane Katrina. He had earlier told his agent that he planned to remain in his home despite the order to evacuate. ...