This Day In Music - April 4th

April 4th: On this Day

2004, Anastacia was at No.1 on the UK album chart with her self titled album, ‘Anastacia’, the singers first UK No.1.

2004, Usher was at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Confessions’ the singers second US No.1.

2004, McFly scored their first UK No.1 single with 'Five Colours In Her Hair.'

2003, 50 Cent became the best selling artist in the US so far this year when his latest album 'Get Rich or Die Tryin' sold more than four million copies in two months.

1999, The Corrs album 'Talk On Corners' went to No.1 on the UK album chart for the 10th time. They also had the No.2 position with 'Forgiven, Not Forgotten'. Both albums had spent over a year on the chart.

1998, K- Ci & Jojo started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'All My Life.'

1996, Take That made their final performance on The Ivo Niehe Show on Dutch TV, playing two songs in front of a 250 strong studio audience.

1992, Bruce Springsteen scored his third UK No.1 album with 'Human Touch.'

1992, The film soundtrack from 'Wayne's World' started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart.

1987, Starship started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Nothin's Gonna Stop Us', taken from the film 'Mannequin', also a No.1 in the UK.

1987, the charity record by Ferry Aid 'Let It Be' was at No.1 on the UK singles chart. The single was recorded in aid of the 1986 Zeebrugge Ferry disaster, which killed almost 200 people.

1987, U2 entered the US album chart at No.7 with 'The Joshua Tree' making it the highest chart new entry for seven years.

1985, Appearing at The Hippodrome, Bristol, England, The Smiths.

1981, Bucks Fizz won the Eurovision Song Contest held in Dublin with the UK entry 'Making Your Mind Up'.

1981, Styx went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Paradise Theatre'.

1976, The Sex Pistols played the first night of a residency at the El Paradiso club in Soho, London.

1973, The Supremes appeared at the Granada, Tooting, the last date on a 20 date UK tour. The group played two shows at every venue.

1970, Brinsley Schwarz’s promotion company sent 133 UK journalists, by plane to New York to see the band supporting Van Morrison at the Fillmore East, at a cost of £120,000 ($204,000). The event turned into a disaster. The group planned to leave a few days before the show to rehearse, but were denied visas on a technicality. They were finally given visas on the morning of the show, and arrived hours before the concert. The plane carrying the journalists developed a mechanical fault, delaying the flight and when the journalists arrived In New York 18 hours later, they were all hung over. Brinsley Schwarz gave a underwhelming live performance, resulting in a flood of scathing reviews.

1970, Crosby Stills Nash & Young went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Deja Vu.'

1968, Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King and Buddy Guy met up for an all night blues session at a club in the US, after hearing the news of Martin Luther King's assassination.

1967, Jimi Hendrix was the special guest on the first edition of the UK BBC-TV's 'Dee Time', along with Kiki Dee and Cat Stevens.

1964, The Beatles held the top five places in the US singles chart, at No. 5 'Please Please Me', No.4 'I Want To Hold Your Hand', No.3, 'Roll Over Beethoven', No.2 'Love Me Do' and at No.1 'Can't Buy Me Love'.

1953, The Stargazers were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Broken Wings.' With 'Broken Wings' they became the first British act to score a US No.1 single.

April 4th: Born on this day

1978, Born on this day, Lemar Obika, UK singer, appeared on BBC TV talent show Fame Academy, 2003 UK No.2 single ‘Dance (With You)’.

1975, Born on this day, Phil A. Jimenez, percussion, vocals, Wheatus, (2001 UK No 2 single 'Teenage Dirtbag').

1972, Born on this day, Magnus Sveningsson, bass, The Cardigans, (1997 UK No.2 single 'Lovefool').

1968, Born on this day, Mark Yates, guitar, Terrorvision, (1999 UK No.2 single 'Tequila').

1963, Born on this day, David Gavurin, The Sundays, (1997 UK No.15 single 'Summertime').

1962, Born on this day, Craig Adams, The Mission, (1988 UK No.12 single 'Tower Of Strength').

1957, Born on this day, Graeme Kelling, Deacon Blue, (1988 UK No.8 single 'Real Gone Kid', plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles).

1952, Born on this day, Dave Hill, guitarist, Slade, (1971 UK No.1 single 'Coz I Luv You' plus 5 other UK No.1 and 18 top 40 singles).

1952, Born on this day, Gary Moore, guitar, vocals, Skid Row, Thin Lizzy, (1973 UK No.6 single 'Whisky In The Jar'), solo, (1979 UK No.8 single 'Parisian Walkways').

1952, Born on this day, Pete Haycock, Climax Blues Band, (1976 UK No.10 & 1977 US No.3 single 'Couldn't Get It Right').

1948, Born on this day, Berry Oakley, bass, Allman Brothers Band, (1973, US No.12 single 'Ramblin Man'). He was killed in a motorcycle accident 11th November 1972.

1948, Born on this day, Pick Withers, Dire Straits, (1985 US No.1 single 'Money For Nothing', 1986 UK No.2 single 'Walk Of Life').

1945, Born on this day, Knox Carnochan, The Vibrators, (1978 UK No.35 single 'Automatic Lover').

1941, Born on this day, Soul singer Major Lance, died of heart failure 9th March 1994. (1964 US No. 5 & UK No.40 single 'Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um').

1940, Born on this day, Sharon Sheeley, US songwriter. Hits include 'Poor Little Fool' US No.1 for Ricky Nelson in 1958 and 1959 hit for Eddie Cochran 'Somethin' Else'. Sheeley became Cochrn's girlfriend and survived the car crash that killed Cochran in 1960. She died on May 17th 2002 aged 62.

1939, Born on this day, Hugh Masekela, (1968 US No.1 single 'Grazing In The Grass').

1915, Born on this day, Muddy Waters, US blues singer, guitarist, died 30th April 1983. Recorded 'I Just Want To Make Love To You', 'I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man', 'Got My Mojo Working.'