DJ Memoirs – Top 5 Prince Songs
As a professional DJ, Prince is one of those artists that automatically makes you better because his funky tunes make a crowd get up and dance. Over the last twenty years, I’ve used the...
Monthly Archive: April 2016
DEF: Junior “Mama Used to Say”
London-born singer Norman Giscombe, who recorded under the name “Junior,” hit Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart just once, though that one song — “Mama Used to Say” — reached the Top 40. On this date in...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: Cher “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)”
In her solo career, Cher has reached the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart twelve times. Exactly 50 years ago, the first of those Top 10 hits, “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)”...
DEF: Oxo “Whirly Girl”
Miami-based band OXO released just one album, their 1983 self-titled offering, and that one album produced just one appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100. That one charting single, though, reached the Top 40, and on this...
DEF: Prince and the Revolution “Sometimes It Snows in April”
As you have likely heard by now, pop music superstar Prince passed away yesterday at the age of 57. Prince was one of the most prolific and successful artists in pop music history, especially...
DEF: Culture Club “Miss Me Blind”
London-based group Culture Club hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart six times, with each of their first six singles to appear on the chart. On this date in 1984, the last of...
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: Wilson Phillips “You’re In Love”
Los Angeles-based vocal trio Wilson Phillips hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart three times, with three of their five singles from their self-titled debut album. Exactly 25 years ago, the third of those...
DEF: Giuffria “Lonely in Love”
Gulfport, Mississippi-born musician Gregg Giuffria’s self-named band, Giuffria, appeared on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart three times, all between 1984 and 1985. The band’s most successful single was their first charting single, “Call to the Heart,”...
DEF: Prince and the Revolution “Kiss”
Pop music superstar Prince has hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart five times, ranging from “When Doves Cry” in 1984 to “Cream” in 1991. Exactly 30 years ago, the third of those number...
DEF: Steve Winwood “While You See A Chance”
In his solo career, Birmingham, England-born musician Steve Winwood has hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart six times, most successfully with “Higher Love” in 1986 and “Roll With It” in 1988, both...
