This Day in Music
- On this Day February 16, 1999Robbie Williams won three awards at this year's Brit's. The singer won Best British solo artist, Best Single for 'Angels' and Best Video for 'Millennium.' won Best British Group, Natalie Imbruglia won Best International Female artist and Best Newcomer, Best International Group went to The Corrs.
- On this Day February 16, 1991The Simpsons were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Do The Bartman'. The song was written by and Bryan Lorenand, The Simpsons became the first cartoon characters to make No.1 since the Archies hit in 1969. Jackson was a massive fan of The Simpsons and had called the producers one night offering to […]
- On this Day February 16, 1985went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Born In The USA', his first UK No.1 album. The singers seventh studio album, was the best-selling album of 1985 in the United States (and also Springsteen's most successful album ever). The album produced a record-tying string of seven Top 10 singles.
- On this Day February 16, 1972made their Australian live debut when they kicked off a six-date tour at the Subiaco Oval, Perth. Police battled with over 500 fans who rammed locked gates trying to get into the concert. Over 4,000 fans stood outside the venue without tickets and local residents jammed police phone lines to complain about the noise.
- On this Day February 16, 1964made their second live appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, exactly one week after the first. Before an audience of 3,500 at the Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, The Beatles performed She Loves You, This Boy, All My Loving, I Saw Her Standing There, From Me to You, and I Want to Hold Your […]
