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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Greatest hits of all time : ABBA
Swedish pop quartet ABBA has sold nearly 400 million albums throughout its 50-year history. Formed in the late ’60s, the first ABBA songs were written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, who met in 1966 before Anni-Frid Lyngstad (also known as Frida) and Agnetha Fältskog completed the lineup in 1969. Their name is an acronym of the first initial in each of their given names. They released eight albums from 1972 through 1981.
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Today in Music’s History
On May 20 1967, The Young Rascals started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Groovin’, also a No.8 hit in the UK. The group named themselves after a US comedy TV show. ‘Groovin’ was also covered by Booker T. & the M.G.’s, Gladys Knight & the Pips and Marvin Gaye.
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Today Music’s History
On March 26 1948, Steven Victor Tallarico or known as Steven Tyler, a lead singer of Aerosmith was born in New York, United States.
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