The number one British single today in 1955 …
… on the day Bo Diddley made his first appearance on CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show. Diddley’s first appearance was his last because, instead of playing “Sixteen Tons” …
… Diddley played “Bo Diddley”:
The number one single today in 1965 could be said to be music to, or in, your ears:
The number one single today in 1967:
The number one single today in 1971 is about someone they say is a bad mother … (shut your mouth):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFvRvSxsW-I
Today in 1973, a 19-year-old fan of The Who replaced drummer Keith Moon for a concert in San Francisco after Moon’s drink was spiked with horse tranquilizer:
The number one single today in 1975:
The number one single today in 1979:
Birthdays begin with one-hit-wonder Norman Greenbaum:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cXrEPNvRO8
Duane Allman …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaTkHCSGn1k
… was born a year before Joe Walsh:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_4iQDYDVNo
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