This Day in Music History: May 30

May 30, 2017

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

 

Today: May 30.

 

1964: The Beatles topped the US singles chart with 'Love Me Do', the band's fourth US No.1 hit in 5 months. The version of the song that was released in America had Andy White playing drums while Ringo played the tambourine. However, on the British single, Ringo Starr was the one playing the drums.

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1968: The Beatles began recording of what would became their next album known as The White Album. The double-LP whose official title was simply ‘The Beatles’ became the first album by The Beatles that was released on the Apple label. ‘Revolution’ was the first song they recorded.

 

1970: Ray Stevens topped the US singles chart with the song 'Everything Is Beautiful'. The former DJ had a string of novelty hits, including 'Jeremiah Peabody's Poly Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasant Tasting Green & Purple Pill'.

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1980: Carl Radle, bass player with Derek and the Dominoes died of kidney failure at the age of 38. He also worked with George Harrison, Joe Cocker, Gary Lewis & the Playboys, Dave Mason & Delaney and Bonnie.

2005: The new Coldplay album was illegally put on the internet a week before it was supposed to be released in the UK and the US. This leak took place on the day copies were sent to UK radio stations and the day before it went on sale in Japan. Security measures were taken like included hosting album playbacks at Abbey Road studios for journalists instead of sending them copies of the album, any CDs that were sent out were labelled with a false name - The Fir Trees - to throw would-be pirates off the scent.

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2015: Jeremy Brown, guitarist for Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts, died of the result of intoxication from multiple drugs. This was an accidental death and he was 34 years old. Brown started playing with Scott Weiland in 2008.

 

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