Sting

November 23rd, 1975 - Queen starts a 9 week run at No.1 in the UK with ‘Bohemian Rhapsody.’ The promotional video for this song is generally acknowledged as being the first pop video ever. When they first decided to release the 5min and 55sec single, various record execs suggested to them that it was too long to ever be a hit, they didn’t listen and the rest is 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.' ...

May 17th, 1975 - Elton John's album 'Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy'  is officially a Platinum Record after selling a million copies on its release day. It was the first album in music history able to do so. May 17th, 2012 - Donna Summer dies of lung cancer which she attributed to inhaling toxic particles released after the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York...

December 15th, 1956 - A phrase is born when Elvis Presley gave his final performance on a live radio program in Louisiana. At the end of the show, the DJ uttered the now legendary phrase "Elvis has left the building."  Presley had made 50 appearances on that particular radio show throughout his career.

November 23rd, 1974 -  Billy Swan becomes a one hit wonder with the start of his two week run at No. 1 with 'I Can Help'. The song was also a hit in Australia and Europe, and  was shockingly successful in Norway, where it charted for 37 weeks

September 16th 1965 - The Rolling Stones help kick off the second season of the music variety show "Shindig!" by singing '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction'. Also performing that night were The Kinks and The Byrds.

June 15th 1956 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet at a church dinner in Liverpool, England where Lennon asks McCartney to join his group The Quarrymen.

May 19th 1963 - Three young girls attempt to use a ladder to climb into the dressing room of The Beatles as they prepare to play a concert with Roy Orbison in Hanley, England.  The three girls are arrested