The Champs This Day In History MARCH 17, 1958 : THE CHAMPS’ “TEQUILA” IS THE #1 SONG ON THE U.S. POP CHARTS Fidel Benitez 11:11 AM Add Comment Fidel Benitez Written on the spot and recorded as an afterthought near the end of a session at Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles, the song—” Tequila ” —... Read More
Tammi Terrell This Day In History MARCH 16, 1970 : MOTOWN SOUL SINGER TAMMI TERRELL DIES Fidel Benitez 11:32 AM Add Comment Fidel Benitez Over a span of just 12 months beginning in April 1967, the duo of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell enjoyed a string of four straight hits wi... Read More
This Day In History JANUARY 28, 1985 : AMERICAN RECORDING ARTISTS GATHER TO RECORD “WE ARE THE WORLD” Fidel Benitez 1:21 PM Add Comment Fidel Benitez The special instruction Quincy Jones sent out to the several dozen pop stars invited to participate in the recording of “We Are the World... Read More
Biography Pablo Cruise Pablo Cruise Biography Fidel Benitez 12:52 PM Add Comment Fidel Benitez Pablo Cruise achieved some measure of success during the latter part of the '70s with their mellow, easygoing California pop. The ba... Read More
This Day In History JANUARY 01, 1958 : INMATE MERLE HAGGARD HEARS JOHNNY CASH PLAY SAN QUENTIN STATE PRISON Fidel Benitez 10:47 AM Add Comment Fidel Benitez “Folsom Prison Blues” gave Johnny Cash his first top-10 country hit in 1956, and his live concert performance at Folsom—dramatized memor... Read More
This Day In History DECEMBER 31, 1985 : RICK NELSON DIES IN A PLANE CRASH Fidel Benitez 9:03 PM Add Comment Fidel Benitez Former teen idol Rick Nelson dies in plane crash in De Kalb, Texas, on December 31, 1985. When the teenage Ricky Nelson launched his p... Read More