Pop Music Flashback
1975 -
Cher and Gregg Allman were married. While they filed for divorce ten days later, it wasn't made official until 1979.
The Jackson 5 changed their name to the Jacksons upon leaving Motown Records for Epic. They were forced to modify their moniker because Motown owned the name Jackson 5.
1979 -
Anita Ward's "Ring My Bell" hit number one on the pop singles chart.
1984 -
Motown reportedly shipped two million copies of the Jacksons' "Victory" album. Also, the Jacksons' collaboration with Mick Jagger, "State Of Shock," entered the Billboard Top 40 chart. The song later peaked at number three.
Peabo Bryson reentered the Top 40 chart with "If Ever You're In My Arms Again."
1986 -
Madonna released the single "True Blue."
Steve Winwood released the album "Back in the High Life."
1999 -
Mary J. Blige and Sheryl Crow were among those who performed at the "Eric Clapton and Friends" benefit concert for the guitar legend's rehab center in Antigua. The show took place at New York's Madison Square Garden, raising a million dollars for the treatment facility.
The movie "Wild Wild West," starring Will Smith, opened in theaters.
2003 -
Luther Vandross continued making progress in his recovery from a debilitating stroke, and spoke for the first time since being stricken two-and-a-half-months earlier.
Backstreet Boys Brian Littrell and A.J. McLean were injured in a car accident while leaving a golf tournament in Kentucky.
Brandy announced that she and husband Robert Smith were splitting up.
2005 -
Bobby Brown's reality show "Being Bobby Brown" debuted on Bravo.
P.M. Dawn won the final episode of NBC's "Hit Me Baby One More Time." They beat out Juice Newton, Animotion, Shannon and Missing Persons for the crown. A 20-thousand-dollar donation went to the Juvenile Diabetes Association on their behalf.< |