This Day in Music History: December 28

December 28, 2016

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

 

Today: December 28.

 

1961: 'Moon River', the Oscar-winning song was from the film Breakfast At Tiffany's by Danny Williams, was at the top of the UK singles chart. The Tokens were at the top of the US singles chart with 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight.'

 

1968: The Beatles topped the US album chart with 'The White Album', the band's 12th US No.1 album. It is a double album, with a plain white sleeve that has no graphics or text other than the band's name embossed, which was intended as a direct contrast to the vivid cover artwork of the band's earlier 'Sgt. Pepper's'. No singles were released from the album in Britain and the United States, the songs 'Hey Jude' and 'Revolution' originated from the same recording sessions and were issued on a single in August 1968.

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1974: Helen Reddy reached the No.1 spot on the US singles chart with 'Angie Baby', the singer's third US No.1. Fun fact: The song was turned down by Cher.

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1978: Chris Bell, guitarist with Big Star, was killed after his car crashed into a telephone pole. He was 27 years old when he died.

 

1983: After making two successful dives below a friend’s yacht to find items he’d drunkenly thrown off his own boat three years before, Dennis Wilson from The Beach Boys, took one last dive into the Pacific and never returned from the boat moored in Marina Del Rey, California. With the help of President Reagan he was given a burial at sea, which is normally reserved for Naval personnel. Dennis Wilson was the only genuine surfer in The Beach Boys.

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1996: The Spice Girls scored their third UK No.1 single with '2 Become 1'. The song from their debut album also became their first Christmas No.1.

 

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