Today in Rock History – December 27 December 27, 2024 byMitch Michaels PublishedMarch 2, 2024 1967, The ninth annual Grammy Awards are held. Frank Sinatra’sSinatra, A Man and His Musicwins Album of the Year, while “Strangers in the Night” is named Record of the Year. John Lennon an...
1966,Frank Sinatra was at number one on the singles chart with “Strangers In The Night.” 1966, The Who kicked off a 10-date European tour in front of 11,000 fans at the Grona Lund in Stockholm, Sweden. Their repertoire included a cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Uptight.” 1967, David ...
, 1952, in Ankara, Turkey. He attended boarding schools in London, and as a teenager grew infatuated with reggae, R&B and rock ‘n’ roll. He formed a pub band, the 101ers, in 1974, which he gave up to form the Clash with Jones, Chimes and Keith Levene. The band was playing ...
Today in Music History - Aug. 6--Today in Music History for Aug. 6:In 1939, Canadian tenor Paul Trepanier was born in Noranda, Que.In 1940, the Vancouver company "Theatre Under the Stars" opened its first season at Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park. "Theatre Under the Stars" produced ...
The biggest name in island music, Jamaican superstar Bob Marley brought reggae to the masses in the '60s and '70s with his band the Wailers and as a solo artist. Marley's legacy is so powerful that, as of 2017, his estate was still earning $23 million a year—and the next generation...
Washington consistently tops the game, delivering performances that reverberate, dropping anchor in our hearts and minds. Dig Deeper 14 Action Movies Where The Hero Has To Do Everything By Themselves Also ranks #1 on The Greatest Black Actors In Film History 4 Robert Downey Jr. Age:...
Note from BBT: When you become aware of the history of African descendants in Brazil, you often times come to a sad conclusion: black Brazilians […] ‘Executive Order’ is being hyped as best Brazilian film since City of God; plot surrounds Brazilian government attempting to deport blacks ba...
History & Culture Relationships Donationslavery Young woman denounces racism in the Navy: ‘She said I had to wash dishes because I’m black’ August 28, 2022 Marques Travae 0 Note from BBT: The more Brazil changes, the more it stays the same. Today’s piece i’m covering not so...
Aug. 25, 1998:Few albums in hip-hop history have reverberated as loudly asLauryn Hill's debut album,The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,which was released on this day in 1998. In the aftermath of thebreakups of the Fugeesand her relationship with group member Wyclef Jean,The Miseducation of ...
"The fact that we're in the Hall of Fame speaks volumes," Melle Mel told theAssociated Press in March 2007."People try to separate hip-hop music like it stands alone, but it really doesn't. We're in with all the great groups in the history of music. It further legitimizes hip-hop...