February 11th - Born on this day Claude Jones (1901), Gene Vincent (1935), Gerry Goffin - songwriter (1939), Bobby 'Boris' Pickett (1938), Sérgio Mendes (1941), Leon Haywood (1942), Martin Drew (1944), Ray Lake - The Real Thing (1946), Derek Shulman (1947), Rochelle Fleming - First Choice (1950), Alan Rubin - The Blues Brothers (1943), Little Johnny Taylor (1943), Al Johnson - The Unifics (1948), Neil Henderson - Middle of the Road (1953), Otis Clay (1953), Robin Duhe of Maze (1954), Didier Lockwood (1956), Russ Freeman - The Rippingtons (1960), Sheryl Crow (1962), Andrew Lovell - M People (1969), D'Angelo (1974), Mike Shinoda - Linkin Park (1977), Brandy (1979), Kelly Rowland - Destiny's Child (1981), Aubrey O'Day - Danity Kane (1984), Khalid (1998), Charles Townsend – electric violinist & composer, Ed Black - Music Fan!
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Chart News
1958 Michael Holliday at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Story Of My Life'
1961 Orchestra at No.1 in Australia with ‘Night’
1967 The Monkees at No.1 in Australia with ‘I’m a Believer / (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone’
1969 The Monkees jumped from 122 to No.1 on the US album charts with 'More Of The Monkees'
1978 The Brotherhood Of Man at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Figaro'
1980 KC and the Sunshine Band at No.1 in Australia with ‘Please Don’t Go’
1985 Foreigner at No.1 in Australia with ‘I Want to Know What Love Is’
1987 The Smiths at No.1 in the UK indie charts with 'Shoplifters Of The World Unite'
1989 Paula Abdul at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Straight Up'
1995 Real McCoy at No.1 in Australia with ‘Another Night’
2001 Outkast at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Mrs Jackson', Shaggy at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Hotspot'
2008 Jack Johnson at No.1 on the Australian album chart with 'Sleep Through The Static'
2012 Adele at No.1 on the UK chart with ‘Set Fire to the Rain’
2012 David Guetta featuring Sia at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Titanium'
2016 Zayn at No.1 in the UK chart with 'Pillowtalk'
2023 Miley Cyrus at No.1 in the US chart with 'Flowers'
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Gig News
1964 The Beatles made their live concert debut in the US at the Washington Coliseum
1970 Fleetwood Mac, The Allman Brothers and Grateful Dead all appeared at the Fillmore East in New York City
1979 UFO played Newcastle City Hall
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Music News
2012 Whitney Houston died