This Day in Music History: February 23

February 23, 2017

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

 

Today: February 23.

 

1961: Petula Clark had her first UK No.1 single with the song 'Sailor'. During her career, Clark had achieved a total of 20 UK Top 40 hits and 2 US No.1 singles.

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1965: Filming began on The Beatles follow up to 'A Hard Day's Night' on location in the Bahamas with the working title of 'Eight Arms To Hold You.'

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1974: Suzi Quatro topped the UK singles chart with 'Devil Gate Drive', her second UK No.1 and fourth No.1 for the songs writers Chinn & Chapman.

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1976: AC/DC shot the video clip for "It's A Long Way To The Top, (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" for the Australian music television program Countdown. It featured the band's then-current lineup, along with members of the Rats of Tobruk Pipe Band, on the back of a flat-bed truck travelling on Swanston Street in Melbourne. In May 2001, Australasian Performing Rights Association celebrated its 75th anniversary by naming the Best Australian Songs of all time, as decided by a 100-member industry panel. "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" was the ninth song on the list.

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1985: The Smiths scored their first UK No.1 album with Meat Is Murder. The album's cover uses a 1967 photograph of Marine Cpl. Michael Wynn in the Vietnam War. The wording on his helmet was changed from "Make War Not Love" to "Meat Is Murder". The original image was used for the 1968 documentary by Emile de Antonio, In the Year of the Pig.

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1991: Whitney Houston scored her 9th US No.1 single in just over five years, with her version of the song 'All The Man That I Need', originally by Sister Sledge.

 

1995: American singer Melvin Franklin of The Temptations, died due to a brain seizure at the age of 52. Had the 1971 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Just My Imagination' and re-issued 'My Girl' which reached the No.2 spot in UK in 1992. In 1978 Melvin Franklin was shot in the hand and the leg when he tried to stop a man from stealing his car.

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2002: The Bee Gees made their last ever appearance when they performed at the Love and Hope Ball, Miami Beach, Florida.

 

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