This Day in Music History: October 6
October 6, 2016We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.
Today: October 6.
1969: George Harrison's song 'Something' was released as the "A" side of a Beatles' 45, a first for song for Harrison. Along with Lennon and McCartney's 'Come Together', the single went on reach No.1 on the US chart the following month. Both tracks were lifted from the Abbey Road album.
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1972: During sessions at RCA Studios, New York City, David Bowie recorded 'The Jean Genie', which became the lead single from his 1973 album 'Aladdin Sane'. The track spent 13 weeks in the UK charts, peaking at No.2, thus making it Bowie's biggest hit to date. Fun fact: The line "He's so simple minded, he can't drive his module" would later give the band Simple Minds their name.
1979: Led Zeppelin's 'In Through The Out Door' topped the No.1 US album chart. Six different versions of the cover were released, each cover depicting the same bar scene photographed from one of six different angles.
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1979: 'Gotta Serve Somebody' gave Bob Dylan his 12th US top 40 hit, when it entered the chart for the first time. Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, the song won Dylan the Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Male in 1980.
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1998: A music industry poll was published by London Magazine 'Time Out', naming the top stars from the past 30 years. Marvin Gaye came 5th, James Brown was at 4th place, 3rd place went to Bob Marley, 2nd place held The Beatles and first place went to none other than David Bowie.
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