Iluvthe80s
6-26-02, 10:52 PM
1970 The English band Smile decide to change their name to Queen.
1981 Kim Carnes "Mistaken Identity" album is #1 on the US album chart.
1982 Sting and Virgin Music Publishing reach an out-of-court settlement, ending a dispute over a 1977 contract.
1987 Whitney Houston becomes the first female singer in pop history to debut at #1 on the LP chart (with the album "Whitney") and also the first female with four consecutive #1 singles. She hits #1 today with the single "I Wanna Dance (With Somebody Who Loves Me)".
1988 MCA buys Motown Records for $61 million. It's quite a day for graduations as well, as Cyndi Lauper picks up her diploma from Richmond Hill High School in New York.
1989 The Who perform their rock opera Tommy at Radio City Music Hall in New York to benefit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and a children's charity. Tom Jones is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Cher releases her Heart of Stone album. Don Henley releases his album The End of the Innocence.
1981 Kim Carnes "Mistaken Identity" album is #1 on the US album chart.
1982 Sting and Virgin Music Publishing reach an out-of-court settlement, ending a dispute over a 1977 contract.
1987 Whitney Houston becomes the first female singer in pop history to debut at #1 on the LP chart (with the album "Whitney") and also the first female with four consecutive #1 singles. She hits #1 today with the single "I Wanna Dance (With Somebody Who Loves Me)".
1988 MCA buys Motown Records for $61 million. It's quite a day for graduations as well, as Cyndi Lauper picks up her diploma from Richmond Hill High School in New York.
1989 The Who perform their rock opera Tommy at Radio City Music Hall in New York to benefit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and a children's charity. Tom Jones is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Cher releases her Heart of Stone album. Don Henley releases his album The End of the Innocence.