On June 11th 1966, The Rolling Stones started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Paint It, Black’, the group’s third US No.1 single. Also a No.1 in the UK, it was the first No.1 single to feature a sitar on the recording. It is a raga rock song with Indian, Middle Eastern and Eastern European influences and lyrics about grief and loss.
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Today in Music’s History
On April 17th 1991, Nirvana appeared at the OK Hotel in Seattle, where they played a new song, ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit‘, live for the first time. “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is the opening track and lead single from the band’s second album, Nevermind (1991), released on DGC Records. “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame‘s list of The Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll.
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Today Music’s History
On April 28 1979, Blondie‘s ‘Heart Of Glass’ was at No.1 on the US chart, the first of their four chart-toppers in the US. Taken from the band’s third studio album, Parallel Lines, Debbie Harry and Chris Stein wrote an early version of ‘Heart of Glass’, called ‘Once I Had a Love’, in 1974–75. This original version was inspired by The Hues Corporation’s hit disco song ‘Rock the Boat’.
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Today Music’s History
On June 13th 1992, Billy Ray Cyrus started a 17-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Some Gave All’. His debut album featured the world-wide breakthrough song ‘Achy Breaky Heart’, which was originally recorded as ‘Don’t Tell My Heart’ by The Marcy Brothers on their 1991 self-titled album.
