January Music Events Through The Years What’s the rush ? Telling a teenager the facts of life, is like giving a fish a bath. 10. Only Fools and Horses 24.
1926 - The first issue of The Melody Maker went on sale priced at 3d. The monthly magazine was for 'all who are interested in the production of popular music'. In the first issue, Dance Band news, about Ukuleles and how to read music by sight. 1956 - Lonnie Donegan debuts on UK chart with Rock Island Line. 1957 - Decca Records announced that Bill Haley & His Comets, 'Rock Around The Clock' had sold over a million copies in the UK, mostly on 10inch 78's. 1959 - Berry Gordy borrowed $800 to found the Motown record empire. 1962 - Brian Epstein signed a management deal with The Beatles. Epstein was to recieve 25% of the bands gross earnings, when the normal management deal then, was 10%. 1963 - Cilla Black debuted as a vocalist at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. 1964 - Manfred Mann debut on UK chart with 5-4-3-2-1, the theme tune to TV show Ready Steady Go. 1964 - The very first Top Of The Pops, broadcast at 6.36pm, was introduced by DJ Jimmy Saville. The opening band was The Rolling Stones, who had just made No.13 in the chart with 'I Wanna Be Your Man'. 1965 - The Who made their first appearance on the British TV, on the rock show "Ready Steady Go!" 1967 - Brian Poole leaves the Tremeloes 1970 - Davy Jones announced he was leaving the Monkees. 1971 - George Harrison became the first solo Beatle to have a No.1 when 'My Sweet Lord' went to the top of the UK single charts. The song stayed at No.1 for five weeks. 1974 - Alvin Stardust made his first live appearance since changing his name from Shane Fenton. 1982 - Abba made their final live appearance as a group when they played in Stockholm, Sweden. 1989 - Melody Maker featured a list of artists favourite singles from 1988, Wendy James picked 'Orinoco Flow' by Enya; Sinead O'Connor picked 'Birthday' by The Sugarcubes; Tanita Tikaram had 'Don't Worry, Be Happy' by Bobby McFerrin. This song can be heard in our Great Harwood Office, sung by Billy Bass our resident fish. 1996 - Lisa Marie Presley divorced Michael Jackson; they had been married for less than two years. 2000 - Luciano Pavarotti agreed to pay the Italian authorities £1.6 million ($2.72 million) after losing an appeal against tax evasion charges. It was reported that the singer was worth £300 million ($510 million) at the time 2001 - Oasis star Noel Gallagher was granted a quick divorce from Meg Matthews at the High Court in London. The couple had split eight months after the birth of their daughter, Anias. 2003 - Robbie Williams topped a chart based on UK album sales from the past 5 years. The ex Take That singer had sold 9.7 million albums in Britain, an average of more than 5,000 every day. 2004 - Jennifer Lopez's divorce from her second husband Chris Judd became final. Lopez and Judd married in 2001. He was expected to get a £8.8 million settlement from the divorce.
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