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We tend to think of age only in time, but I don’t think it has much to do with time at all; there’s a whole load of other things. I’ve met 16-year-olds who are old and 90-year-olds who are young. Roger Daltrey
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Percy Sledge started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘When A Man Loves A Woman’. A No.4 hit on the UK chart and No.2 when re-issued in 1987. Before the recording session, the song had no title or lyrics. The session proceeded with the expectation that Sledge would produce…
Read MoreBuddy Holly and the Crickets released ‘That’ll Be The Day’ which became a UK No.1 and US No.3 hit. The song had its genesis in a trip to the movies by Holly, Allison and Sonny Curtis in June 1956. The John Wayne film The Searchers was playing. Wayne’s frequently-used, world-weary catchphrase, “that’ll be the day”…
Read MoreThe Rolling Stones were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Paint It, Black’, their sixth UK No.1 single. It was originally titled ‘Paint It Black’ without a comma. Keith Richards has stated that the comma was added by the record label, Decca. It was the first No.1 single to feature a sitar on…
Read MoreThe Who and Led Zeppelin appeared at the Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland, USA. This was the only time the two groups ‘ ever appeared together, with Zeppelin opening the show. On the tickets, Led Zeppelin was spelt Lead Zeppelin.
Read MoreControversy exploded around the Barstool Sports podcast Call Her Daddy. The intricate web of feuds has generated a vast response, ranging from legal threats to TikTok parodies. Here’s a quick explanation of each of the sub-feuds and why the situation even matters. What is Call Her Daddy? Call Her Daddy is a weekly podcast owned…
Read MoreThe Beatles with Billy Preston started a five-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Get Back’, the group’s 17th US No.1. Credited to “The Beatles with Billy Preston”, it was the Beatles’ only single that credited another artist, ‘Get Back’ was also the Beatles’ first single release in true stereo in the US. #music…
Read MoreElla Fitzgerald became the first artist to have a hit with a Beatles cover when her version of ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ entered the UK chart. #ibelieve #thebuzzroll #musicthrowback #musictrivia
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