This Day in Music History: December 16

December 16, 2016

We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.

 

Today: December 16.

 

1965: The Beatles double A side 'Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out', became the band's ninth UK No.1 and their third Christmas chart topper in a row. The song was also a US No.1 in January 1966.

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1966: 'Hey Joe', The first single of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, was released in the UK on Polydor records, because the song had been rejected by the Decca label. It reached the No.6 spot on the UK chart, but failed to chart in America. Chas Chandler, who was now managing Hendrix had seen Folk singer Tim Rose perform the song at the Cafe Wha? in New York City.

 

1972: Billy Paul started a three week run at the top the US singles chart with 'Me and Mrs Jones'. It reached the No.12 spot in the UK. The song which describes an extramarital affair between a man and his lover, was later recorded by Michael Buble.

 

1974: Mick Taylor, guitarist of The Rolling Stones, announced he was leaving the band, because he felt that now was the time to move on and do something new.

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1989: Billy Joel topped the US album chart with his 11th studio release 'Storm Front'. The album featured one of Billy Joel's three No.1 hits, 'We Didn't Start the Fire', a fast-paced song, mentioning some of the major historical events that took place in his time, and 'Leningrad', Billy Joel's opinion on the end of the Cold War.

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1993: MTV aired Nirvana's 'Unplugged' session for the first time. The album featured an acoustic performance that was taped at Sony Music Studios in New York City on November 18, 1993. Unlike many artists who appeared on the show, Nirvana filmed its entire performance in one single take with the band's fourteen-song setlist included six cover versions.

 

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