On October 10 1964, The Supremes started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Baby Love’, the group’s second of five consecutive US No.1’s. The group were formerly known as the five piece group The Primettes.
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Greatest hits of all time : Bee Gees
The Bee Gees have sold over 220 million records worldwide, placing them among the best-selling music artists of all time as well as the most successful trio in the history of contemporary music. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. With nine number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100, the Bee Gees are the third-most successful band in Billboard charts history behind only the Beatles and the Supremes.
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Shakira named Billboard’s first Latin Woman of the Year
Billboard announced on Monday they would award Shakira as their Latin Woman of the Year at their inaugural Latin Women In Music celebration airing on 7 May this year. The two-hour special, hosted by Ivy Queen and Jacqueline Bracamontes, would mark the first Billboard-presented gala celebrating female Latin music stars.
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Today Music’s History
In April 12 1963, Bob Dylan performed his first major solo concert at the Town Hall in New York City. Dylan played a 24 song set including ‘Blowin’ In The Wind’, ‘A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall’, ‘Highway 51’ and ‘Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie’.
