This Day in Music History: September 21

September 21, 2016

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

 

Today: September 21.

 

1968: Deep Purple made No.4 on the US singles chart with their debut single 'Hush', also a hit for Kula Shaker in 1997.

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1974: Barry White went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Baby'. It was White's first and only US solo chart topper. It made No.8 in the UK.

 

1980: During a North American tour, Bob Marley collapsed while jogging in New York's Central Park. After hospital tests, he was diagnosed as having cancer. Marley played his last ever concert two nights later at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

 

1985: Madonna scored her first UK No.1 album with 'Like A Virgin', 10 months after its release. The album spent a total of 152 weeks on the UK chart.

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1985: With the help Of heavy MTV exposure 'Money For Nothing' gave Dire Straits their first US No.1 single.

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1991: Status Quo entered the Guinness Book Of Records by appearing in four venues in one day: Sheffield, Glasgow, Birmingham and London. They performed in all venues four in a 12-hour period.

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1992: Parlophone Records released 'Creep' by Radiohead as their debut single. The single didn't chart but featured in the majority of critics lists at the end of the year and later appeared on their first album, Pablo Honey.

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