On January 09 2005, Elvis Presley went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Jailhouse Rock.’ The single sold just 21,262 copies to reach No.1, the lowest sales ever for a UK chart topper since data began in 1969. The single was released to celebrate the 70th anniversary of his birth, a previous Elvis chart topper was re-released each week.
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Taylor Swift Released Four New Songs
In celebration of The Eras Tour, Taylor Swift is releasing 4 previously unreleased songs tonight at midnight. She revealed the four tracks include re-recordings of Swift’s dual contributions to the 2012 soundtrack to The Hunger Games “Eyes Open” and “Safe & Sound” featuring Joy Williams and John Paul White as well as “If This Was a Movie (Taylor’s Version)” and never before heard song “All of the Girls You Loved Before.”
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Today in Music’s History
On June 28 1997, Puff Daddy and Faith Evans started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘I’ll Be Missing You’. Released in memory of fellow Bad Boy Records artist Notorious B.I.G. who was murdered on March 9, 1997. The song sampled the melody of The Police hit ‘Every Breath You Take’.
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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’.
