Michael McDonald

This Week in Music History
This Week in Music History
This Week in Music History
August 1st, 1971 - The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour kicks off on prime time television.  Fred Silverman, head of programming at CBS saw their act one evening at a night club and offered them their own show on the spot. August 2nd, 1964 - The Beatles appear at the Gaumont Cinema in Bournemouth. One of ...
This Weekend in Music History
This Weekend in Music History
This Weekend in Music History
June 16th, 1970 – Mungo Jerry hits No.1 on the UK and Canadian singles charts with ‘In The Summertime’. It wound only reach #3 on US charts but would go on to become the best selling UK single of 1970 spending seven weeks at No.1. June 14th, 1986 - Michael McDonald & Patti Labelle start their three week run at the top of the charts with 'On My Own.' ...
This Day In Music History
This Day In Music History
This Day In Music History
August 3rd 1966 - The Beatles are banned by the South African government and can no longer be played on the radio. The decision stemmed from the controversy surrounding John Lennon's remarks on his band being "more popular than Jesus."
This Day In Music History
This Day In Music History
This Day In Music History
July 1st 1969 - John Lennon, Yoko Ono, her daughter Kyoko, and his son Julian were all involved in a car accident in Scotland when Lennon lost control and drove his white Leyland Austin Maxi into a ditch.