Country Music

Offbeat Weekend: Happy 48 Eminem! Trivia – Alan Jackson, Bee Gees, Sting, The Beatles

Happy Birthday, Eminem! US Rapper, Eminem turns 48 today. Born October 17, 1972, Marshall Bruce Mathers III had the 2000 UK No.1 single “The Real Slim Shady”. 2000 The Marshall Mathers LP was a worldwide No.1 album. Alan Jackson’s Birthday Alan Jackson, the country music singer, was born today in 1958. Jackson has recorded over a…

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Offbeat Weekend, Roger Daltrey Given the Boot by The Who

The end of the 1965 European tour for The Who was dramatic. Roger Daltrey punched Keith Moon resulting in Daltrey being sacked from The Who. An argument broke about between all four band members on a double show backed night in Denmark. The band had terrible circumstances happen at the back end of the 1965 tour. At…

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August 4, 1984 – ‘Purple Rain’ Starts 24-week Run on US Charts

Prince started a 24 week run at the top of the US album charts with Purple Rain. His sixth studio album which features the hits ‘When Doves Cry’ and ‘Let’s Go Crazy’, as well as the title track has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, becoming the seventh best-selling soundtrack album of all time. ‘Purple…

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August 3,1999 – Patsy Cline Receives Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Patsy Cline is considered being one of the most influential, successful, and acclaimed female vocalists of the 20th century, some more notable hits she had during her life began in 1957 with Donn Hecht’s ‘Walkin’ After Midnight’, ‘Harlan Howard’s ‘I Fall to Pieces’, Hank Cochran’s ‘She’s Got You’, Willie Nelson’s ‘Crazy’, and ended in 1963…

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July 26, 1969 – Johnny Cash Releases ‘A Boy Named Sue’

Recorded live at California’s San Quentin State Prison on February 24, 1969, Johnny Cash released ‘A Boy Named Sue’. The song was written by Shel Silverstein. This live recording came at the height of Cash’s popularity. The song was well-received at San Quentin as it told the story of a young man’s search for revenge on…

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