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On this Day in History
David Bowie’s Scary Monsters scores a UK No.1
On This Day in Music History 27 September 1980 On this day in Music History, David Bowie scored his fourth UK No.1 album with Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps), his fourteenth studio album and one of the most significant records of his career. Released in September 1980, Scary Monsters marked another fascinating chapter in David Bowie’s musical evolution. Following the experimental Berlin trilogy of Low, “Heroes” and Lodger, Bowie returned with a record that combined his adve
Sep 27
David Bowie’s ‘Fame’: John Lennon, Carlos Alomar and the Accidental Birth of a No.1
On this day in music history, 20 September 1975 On this day in music history David Bowie reached No.1 in the US for the first time with ‘Fame’ a groundbreaking funk-rock classic born from a studio jam involving Bowie, John Lennon and guitarist Carlos Alomar. But the story behind ‘Fame’ is every bit as fascinating as the record itself. It involves a killer guitar riff, a disco hit called ‘Shame, Shame, Shame’, John Lennon singing along in the studio and Bowie turning an unexp
Sep 20
The Beatles "A Day in the Life" Voted Britain’s Greatest Song
On this day in Music history 10 September 2005 On This Day in Rock & Roll History, A Day in the Life, the legendary closing track from The Beatles' 1967 masterpiece Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, was voted the best British song of all time in a poll conducted by Q magazine. The song was described by the magazine as “the ultimate sonic rendition of what it means to be British” an extraordinary accolade for a recording that had already become one of the defining moments
Sep 10
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