Friday, April 1, 2022

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April Fools' Day
[Via songfacts.com]

Music News

Foo Fighters cancel Grammys performance after death of drummer Taylor Hawkins. The band recently called off their upcoming tour following the loss of their bandmate. [Pitchfork]

Roxy music reassembling for first tour in 11 years. Legendary British band returns to the road in September with support from St. Vincent. Vocalist Bryan Ferry, saxophonist Andy Mackay, guitarist Phil Manzanera and drummer Paul Thompson will return to the road in September for 10 North American arena shows, followed by three gigs in the United Kingdom. [Spin]

New Ol' Dirty Bastard documentary to be released. The first official documentary on the late Wu-Tang Clan rapper is co-produced by his widow Icelene Jones. A+E Networks has the worldwide distribution rights for the two-hour. [Pitchfork]

Everything you need to know about the 2022 Grammy's set to air Sunday: who is performing, how to watch, who is nominated, etc. [Consequence of Sound]

Maren Morris and Molly Tuttle tell their origin stories anew. [NPR]

Peter Gabriel attends final Genesis show. “Tonight is a very special night. It’s the last stop of our tour, and it’s the last show for Genesis,” Collins said during the set. “After tonight, we’ll all have to get real jobs.” [Spin]

Music History
[Courtesy of calendar.songfacts.com ]

March 28
1981: Blondie's "Rapture" hits #1 on the Hot 100, becoming the first chart-topper with a rap.

March 29
1975: Led Zeppelin becomes the first band in history to have six entries on the Billboard Albums chart at once. Their latest release, Physical Graffiti, is at #1, with their previous five albums also on the chart: Led Zeppelin IV (#83), House of the Holy (#92), Led Zeppelin II (#104), Led Zeppelin (#116) and Led Zeppelin III (#124). They rarely release singles, which boosts their album sales.

March 30
1995: Wu-Tang Clan rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard takes an MTV news crew along for a ride in a stretch limo, where he stops to pick up food stamps, proving that the ID card on the cover of his solo album is real.

March 31
2015: Michael Stipe, Cyndi Lauper, Ann Wilson and Perry Farrell are among the performers at a Carnegie Hall concert honoring David Bowie. The concert is announced on January 10, but just hours later, news hits that Bowie had died. So many musicians volunteer to play the show that another date is added for the following day at Radio City Music Hall. At Carnegie Hall, Debbie Harry does "Starman," Farrell plays "Rebel Rebel," and Jakob Dylan sings "Heroes." One of the more memorable performances is by The Flaming Lips, whose lead singer Wayne Coyne sings "Life On Mars?" on the shoulders of a bandmate dressed like Chewbacca.


April 1
2008: On April Fools' Day, YouTube tricks users with the popular bait-and-switch prank called Rickrolling by featuring video links that actually lead to Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" music video. Several other websites have the same idea, creating an unintentional, internet-wide April Fools' joke.

April 2
1964: It's a big day for The Beach Boys, who record their first #1 hit, "I Get Around," and also fire their manager, Murry Wilson, who happens to be the father of three of the band members, including leader Brian Wilson, who feels his dad is hindering their progress with unwelcome critiques at their recording sessions.

April 3
1995: The RealAudio Player is introduced, allowing users to stream audio over the internet for the first time. Over the next few years, many artists use it to post songs (or samples of them) on their websites.
 

Billboard Chart Toppers the week of March 28

 2022: Heat Waves by Glass Animals

2015: Uptown Funk! by Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars

2005: Candy Shop by 50 cent

1995: Take a Bow by Madonna

1985: Can't Fight This Feeling by REO Speedwagon

1975: My Eyes Adored You by Frankie Valli

1965: Stop! In the Name of Love by The Supremes


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