This Day in Music History: December 22

December 22, 2016

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

 

Today: December 22.

 

1962: During his first visit to the UK, Bob Dylan appeared and performed at the Singers Club in London, his second UK show.

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1973: Elton John started a two-week run at the top of the UK album chart with 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'. It also had an eight week run at the top of the US chart. The album contains the Marilyn Monroe tribute, 'Candle in the Wind', as well as three successful singles: 'Bennie and the Jets', 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road', and 'Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting'.

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1979: Rupert Holmes started a two week run at the top of the US singles chart with 'Escape', (The Pina Colada Song). It was Holmes' only US No.1 solo hit, and a No.23 hit in the UK.

 

1980: Stiff Records released an album in the UK called ‘The Wit and Wisdom of Ronald Reagan.’ The entire disc contained 40 minutes of silence.

 

1984: Madonna started a six-week run at the top of the US charts with 'Like A Virgin', her first US No.1. Produced by Nile Rodgers. Family groups thought to ban the song, because they believed that the song promoted sex without marriage.

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1987: Nikki Sixx from Motley Crue was pronounced 'dead on arrival' in an ambulance when his heart stopped beating for 2 minutes. He was given two shots of adrenaline in his chest in order to revive him. Fellow band members were prematurely informed of his death.

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2002: Joe Strummer (John Graham Mellor), former Clash singer and guitarist and also a member of the The Mescaleros, died of a suspected heart attack at the age of 50. Scored the 1979 UK No. 11 single 'London Calling', 1982 US No. 8 single 'Rock The Casbah, 1991 UK No.1 single 'Should I Stay Or Should I Go', first released 1982, plus 15 other UK Top 40 singles. The album London Calling was voted best album of the 1980s by Rolling Stone magazine.

 

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