Here’s the This Day In Music for the day. Enjoy.

Kev

Musician Birthdays: Tina Turner (solo artist, singer for Ike & Tina Turner. Born in 1939.), Natasha Bedingfield (singer/songwriter. Born in 1981)

– In 1958: Johnny Cash, made his debut on the US country chart when ’Cry! Cry! Cry!’ made it to number 14. His next seven singles would all make the country top 10, with ‘I Walk the Line’ and ‘There You Go’ both hitting number 1.

– In 1962: The Beatles recorded their second single ‘Please Please Me’ in 18 takes and ‘Ask Me Why’ for the flip side at EMI studio’s London.

– In 1968: Cream played their farewell concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Also on the bill were Yes and Taste.

– In 1976: The Sex Pistols released the single ‘Anarchy In The UK’. It peaked at No.38 on the UK charts.

– In 1990: The inaugural Billboard Music Awards were held in Santa Monica, California. Janet Jackson was the main winner of the night, winning in eight categories, including Top Pop Album, Top R&B Album and Top R&B Artist.

– In 1991: US Country singer Garth Brooks asked fans to bring 10 cans of food to a grocery store in exchange for a lottery envelope, some of which contained tickets to see Garth at a forthcoming show. Over 10,000 cans were donated to charity.

– In 1994: The Eagles started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Hell Freezes Over.’

– In 1995: Alice In Chains were at No.1 on the US album chart with their self-titled album.