A Spin Off of Keep a Word/Drop a Word and Music, Pics, and Whatnot

Jimi · 2026-02-04T18:24:22-0500

Waitin on a friend

Jimi · 2026-02-04T18:31:55-0500

February 4th - Born on this day Bernie West - The Five Keys (1930), John Steel - The Animals (1941), Florence LaRue - The 5th Dimension (1944), John Stubblefield (1945), Spyder Turner (1947), Margie and Mary Ann Ganser - The Shangri-Las (1948), Alice Cooper (1948), James Dunn - The Stylistics (1950), Phil Ehart - Kansas (1951), Jerry Shirley - Humble Pie (1952), Tim Booth - James (1960), Tezz Roberts - Discharge (1962), Clint Black (1962), Noodles - The Offspring (1963), Steve Queralt - Ride (1968), Natalie Imbruglia (1975), Gavin DeGraw (1977), Kimberly Wyatt - Pussycat Dolls(1982)
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Chart News
1961 Bert Kaempfert and His Orchestra at No.1 in Australia with ‘Wonderland by Night’
1965 The Righteous Brothers at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
1967 The Monkees at No.1 on the UK chart with 'The Monkees'
1973 Charlie Rich was at No.1 on the US country album chart with ‘Behind Closed Doors’
1974 David Bowie at No.1 in Australia with ‘Sorrow’
1978 Abba at No.1 on the UK chart with 'The Album'
1978 The Bee Gees at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Staying Alive'
1978 Althia and Donna at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Up Town Ranking'
1984 Culture Club at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Karma Chameleon'
1984 Eurythmics at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Touch'
1995 Celine Dion at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Think Twice'
2001 Atomic Kitten at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Whole Again'
2007 Norah Jones at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Not Too Late'
2012 Adele at No.1 on the US chart with ‘Set Fire to the Rain’
2012 Cover Drive at No.1 in the UK with 'Twilight'
2017 Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert at No.1 in the US with 'Bad and Boujee'
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Gig News
1955 Elvis Presley played two shows at Jesuit High School in New Orleans, Louisiana
1966 Bob Dylan and The Band played at the Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky
1968 The Jimi Hendrix Experience appeared at the Winterland in San Francisco
1980 Iggy Pop played Newcastle City Hall supported by the Psychedelic Furs
1983 The Smiths appeared at The Hacienda, Manchester, England
1984 Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble performed at the War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee
1992 Pearl Jam appeared at The Borderline in London, England
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Music News
1982 Alex Harvey died
1983 Karen Carpenter died
2009 Lux Interior of The Cramps died
2013 Reg Presley of The Troggs died
2016 Maurice White (Earth Wind and Fire) died