1958 – Fan’s of rock & roll music were warned that tuning into music on the car radio could cost you more money. Researchers from the Esso gas company said the rhythm of rock & roll could cause the driver to be foot heavy on the pedal, making them waste fuel.
1974 – John Denver started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with “Annie’s
Song”, the singers second US No.1. The song was a tribute to his wife and was written in 10 minutes while he was on a ski lift.
1985 – Paul Young went to No.1 on the US singles chart with his version of the Daryl Hall
song “Every Time You Go Away”.
1986 – Queen became the first western act since Louis Armstrong in 1964 to perform in Easten Europe when they played at Budapest’s Nepstadion, Hungary, the gig was filmed and released as “Queen Magic in Budapest”.
1996 – The Spice Girls scored their first No.1 UK single with “Wannabe”. Seven weeks at
No.1, the song won Best British-Written Single at the 1997 Ivor Novello Awards and Best Single at the 1997 Brit Awards. The Girl Power song became the best- selling single by a female group selling over six million copies worldwide.
