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Today in Music History
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Today In Music History - May 26
Michael Jackson Marries Lisa Marie Presley; 'Let's Hear It For The Boy' Hits #1; Edgar Winter Group Hit #1 With 'Frankenstein'; ‘American Pie’ Recorded; John & Yoko Begin Montreal Bed-In; 'Yellow Submarine' Recorded; Lenny Kravitz Born; Hank Williams Jr. Born; Stevie Nicks Born; Jimmie Rodgers Dies; Miles Davis Born
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Today In Music History - May 25
Scotty McCreery Wins ‘American Idol’; Garth Brooks Proposes To Trisha Yearwood On Stage; Carrie Underwood Wins Season 4 Of ‘American Idol’; Fugees Hit #1 With 'The Score'; Mariah Carey Hits #1 With 'I Don't Wanna Cry'; Wham Hit #1 With 'Everything She Wants'; Paul McGuinness Agrees To Manage U2; Lauryn Hill Born; Simon & Garfunkel Hit #1 With ‘Bookends’; Songwriter Tom T. Hall Is Born
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Today In Music History - May 24
Incident At Lamb Of God Show Leads To Manslaughter Charges; Slipknot Bassist Paul Gray Dies; Rihanna's 'Take A Bow' Hits #1; Taylor Hicks Wins ‘American Idol’ Season 5; Hanson's ‘MMMBop’ Hits #1; ‘Ill Communication’ Released; Earth Wind And Fire Hit #1 With 'Shining Star'; Beatles' 'Get Back' Hits #1; Heavy D Born; Rosanne Cash Born; Patti Labelle Born; Bob Dylan Born
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Today In Music History - May 23
Lady Gaga Releases ‘Born This Way’ Album; Chrisette Michele Hits #1 With 'Epiphany'; The Dixie Chicks' ‘Taking The Long Way’ Released; Smashing Pumpkins Break Up; ‘Marshall Mathers’ LP Released; Mariah Carey Hits #1 With 'My All'; Fleetwood Mac's ‘The Dance’ Recorded; Beastie Boys Release ‘Root Down’; Elton John's ‘Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy’ Released; Jewel Born; Maxwell Born; McCartney's Solo Debut Hits #1; Who's ‘Tommy’ Released
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Today In Music History - May 22
Eminem Hits #1 With ‘Not Afraid’; Godsmack's 'The Oracle' Hits #1; Dave Matthews Band Hit #1 With 'Stand Up'; Ruben Studdard Wins ‘American Idol’ Season 2; CBS Airs ‘Willie Nelson The Big Six-0: An All-Star Birthday Celebration’; Eric B And Rakim Release ‘Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em’; Public Enemy Get Rid Of Professor Griff; Wings Hit #1 With ‘Silly Love Songs’; Rolling Stones Hit #1 With ‘Sticky Fingers’; Beatles Hit #1 With 'Ticket To Ride'; Morrissey Born; Jerry Lee Lewis Scandal Breaks; Bernie Taupin Born
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Today In Music History - May 21
Adele Hits #1 With ‘Rolling In The Deep’; Gotye Releases ‘Like Drawing Blood’; Soundgarden's ‘Down On The Upside’ Released; Tim McGraw Hits #1 With ‘Not A Moment Too Soon’; All 4 One Hit #1 With 'I Swear'; David Bowie Hits #1 With ‘Let's Dance’; Gotye Born; 'Rumours' Hits #1; Stevie Wonder Hits #1 With ‘Sir Duke’; Notorious B.I.G. Born; Marvin Gaye's ‘What's Going On’ Album Released; Mamas And The Papas Hit #1 With 'If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears'
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Today In Music History - May 20
Robin Gibb Dies; Tool Hit #1 With ‘10,000 Days’; Foo Fighters' ‘The Colour and the Shape’ Released; Paula Abdul Hits #1 With 'Forever Your Girl'; Elton John Becomes First Western Pop Star To Play In U.S.S.R.; Paul McCartney's 'With A Little Luck' Hits #1; Busta Rhymes Born; George Harrison Plays Phil Spector Demos Of Songs From ‘All Things Must Pass’; Peter Cetera Beat Up At Dodger Game; Young Rascals Hit #1 With 'Groovin'; Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band Play First Gig; Drifters' Rudy Lewis Dies; Cher Born; Joe Cocker Born
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Today In Music History - May 19
Method Man Releases ‘Blackout! 2’; Rufus Wainwright Releases Debut Album; Roots Release Debut Album, ‘Organix!’; x-Clan Release ‘Xodus’; Madonna Hits #1 With ‘Vogue’; Peter Gabriel's ‘So’ Released; Supertramp Hits #1 With 'Breakfast In America'; Dire Straits Release ‘Sultans Of Swing’; Stevie Wonder Hits #1 With ‘You Are The Sunshine Of My Life’; Elton John's 'Honky Château' Released; Joey Ramone Born; Pete Townshend Born.
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Today In Music History - May 18
Method Man Releases ‘Tical 0: The Prequel’; Isley Brothers Hit #1 With 'Body Kiss'; Movie ‘Ghost Dog’ Released With Music By RZA; The Backstreet Boys Release ‘Millennium’; Bones Thugs N Harmony Hit #1 With ‘Tha Crossroads’; 'Out Of Time' Hits #1; ‘Don't You Forget About Me’ Hits #1; Joy Division Singer Ian Curtis Kills Himself; ‘Buddy Holly Story’ Movie Premieres; Jack Johnson Born; Animals Record ‘House Of The Rising Sun’; George Strait Born; 'Inside The Walls Of Folsom Prison' (Movie) Released; Mark Mothersbaugh Born
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Today In Music History - May 17
Donna Summer Dies; Ashlee Simpson Marries Pete Wentz; Method Man Arrested On Marijuana Charges; Country Music Hall Of Fame Opens In Nashville; Jamiroquai Release Debut Album; Whitney Houston Hits #1 With 'The Greatest Love Of All’; Peter Criss Leaves KISS; McCartney's ‘Ram’ Released; Bob Dylan Called Judas At Concert; Trent Reznor Born; Iron Maiden's Paul Di'Anno Born
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