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February 2009, This Day In Rock
Momentous Occasions
There are moments in rock history, and then there are momentous occasions. In looking at what today brings us, without a doubt, there are some momentous occasions that happened on February 26th, this day in rock.
Today we're going to start the day off with a couple of birthdays. In 1932, one of the most influential singers off all time took his first breath. During his career he racked up 12 US Top 40 singles. One of them, entitled A Boy Named Sue went to #4 on 1969. I'm speaking of none other than the legendary Johnny Cash.
Our other birthday belongs to bass player, Tim Commerford, who played with Rage Against The Machine and now, Audioslave. He was born today in 1968 and is 41 today.
While no one likes to think about death, it is an inevitable part of life. I hope that the days that we bring into remembrance the passing of an artist, I hope that we honor the memory of those artist who have gone on before us. On this day in 1997, US songwriter Ben Raleigh, co-writer of the TV theme song Scooby Doo Where Are You, died in a kitchen fire in his Los Angles home. He was 86.
Technology keeps spinning faster and faster and with each day that passes, the way things are as we know them, and are comfortable with them become obsolete. When you look back just a few decades, the way that music fans heard their music was on vinyl records. Soon to follow were the 8 Track and cassette tapes and then the CD. Now, all you have to do is click a button on your computer for an instant download. Each of these forms was a milestone in music. On this day in 1955, Billboard reported that 78rpm singles were being outsold by the 45rpm single for the first time.
In 1983, the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, ruled the MTV music scene and made music history when his album Thriller went to #1 on the US album chart and stayed there for 37 weeks. It would become the second most successful album of all times, selling over 40 million copies. The only album to out sell it, was The Eagles Greatest Hits 1971-1975.
In taking another look at another set of albums, Capitol Records released the first 4 Beatles albums on CD on this day in 1987. The Beatles, also known as "The White Album" was the first to be released to CD and would be the best-selling CD, going platinum 19 times and is the 10th best selling album of all time in the US.
Each day is an opportunity to turn your moments into momentous occasions. Don't let yours pass you by.
