May 8th Born on this Day in Music History Robert Johnson (1911), Ricky Nelson (1940), Toni Tennille - The Captain and Tennille (1940), John Fred Gourier - John Fred and His Playboy Band (1941), Jack Blanchard - Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan (1942), Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood of Mothers of Invention (1942), Paul Samwell-Smith - The Yardbirds (1943), Danny Whitten - Neil Young's Crazy Horse (1943), Bill Legend - T Rex (1944), Dorothy Morrison - The Edwin Hawkins Singers (1944), Keith Jarrett (1945), Charles McCormick - Bloodstone (1946), McKinley "Bugg" Williams - Frankie Beverley and Maze (1946), Chris Frantz - Talking Heads (1951), Philip Bailey - Earth Wind and Fire (1951), Chris Frantz - Talking Heads/Tom Tom Club (1951), Alex Van Halen - Van Halen (1953), Dave Rowntree - Blur (1964), Joyce Tolbert - The Good Girls (1970), Darren Hayes - Savage Garden (1972), Enrique Iglesias (1975), Ian 'H' Watkins - Steps (1976), Martha Wainwright (1976), Joe Bonamassa (1977), Ana Maria Lombo - Eden's Crush (1978), Matt Jay - Busted (1985)
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Chart News
1955 Tony Bennett at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Stranger In Paradise'
1964 The Beatles at No.1 on the US chart with 'Can't Buy Me Love'
1976 John Sebastian at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Welcome Back'
1982 Paul McCartney at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Tug Of War'
1982 Vangelis at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Chariots Of Fire'
1989 Mike + The Mechanics at No.1 in Australia with ‘The Living Years’
1993 Aerosmith at No.1 with 'Get A Grip'
2005 Bruce Springsteen at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Devils and Dust'
2010 Roll Deep at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Good Times'
2021 The Weeknd and Ariana Grande at No.1 on the US chart with 'Save Your Tears'
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Gig News
1987 Prince played at the Isstadion in Stockholm, Sweden
1989 The Stone Roses appeared at The Warehouse, Leeds, England
2006 Eric Clapton performed at the SECC in Glasgow, Scotland