November 5, 1988 The Beach Boys, who haven’t had a #1 hit since “Good Vibrations” in 1966, top the charts with the Brian Wilson-less “Kokomo,” used in the movie Cocktail. It’s the longest gap between #1 hits for any artist. November 6, 1990 Madonna releases “Justify My Love,” which stirs controversy when MTV bans the…
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October 30, 2016 With the Cubs in the World Series for the first time since 1945 (they haven’t won since 1908), longtime fan Eddie Vedder leads the crowd in “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” during the seventh-inning stretch. October 31, 1962 The “Monster Mash” rules the airwaves, becoming the most popular Halloween song of…
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October 23, 1979 “Weird Al” Yankovic is born Alfred Matthew Yankovic in Downey, California, and raised in Lynwood. October 24, 1962 In the thick of the Cuban Missile Crisis, James Brown records his electrifying stage show for the album Live at the Apollo. October 25, 1993 Time magazine puts Eddie Vedder on the cover with…
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October 16, 1976 Disc jockey Rick Dees hits #1 in the US with “Disco Duck,” a goofy number that envisions Donald Duck enjoying the spoils of the disco era. It is the last novelty song to top the Hot 100. October 17, 1977 Lynyrd Skynyrd release Street Survivors, the last album with frontman Ronnie Van…
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October 7, 2016 The Rolling Stones play the first night of the Desert Trip festival, which also features Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Roger Waters and the Who. The six-day (split over two weekends) event rakes in $160 million, making it the highest-earning music festival ever. October 8, 1990 Eddie Vedder flies from his…
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