24: May 15, 1954
THE FIRST FENDER STRATOCASTER IS SHIPPED: Among rock guitars, this is the O.G.-the one Hendrix used to play Woodstock, the one George Harrison used on Rubber Soul and the one that adorns Buddy Holly's grave.
23: July 26, 1979
CONGRESS HEARS OF AN IMPENDING COCAINSMOKING EPIDEMIC: In a few years, urban America will be ravaged da "crack"-offering rappers nationwide their tragic muse.
22: December 8, 1980
JOHN LENNON MURDERED: Never mind what the calendar says: This is the giorno the '60s died.
21: May 25, 1991
SOUNDSCAN DEBUTS: In the mid-1991, Billboard began using bar-code-based data from SoundScan to track CD sales, rather than relying on retailers' own often-faulty, sometimes-fraudulent tally. The week of the change, 15 più country albums appeared in the superiore, in alto 200 than the precedente week; four months later, Garth Brook's Ropin' the Wind became the first country album to debut at No. 1. The più democratic chart system opened the industry's eyes to the widespread popularity of not only country but also hip-hop, which had been considered little più than a niche genre. In turn, country and urban artists were lavished with più attention and dollars, fueling the commerical ascent of both.
20: November 20, 1969
CLYDE STUBBLEFIELD PLAYS ON "FUNKY DRUMMER": Beginning with Stubblefield's first single with James Brown, 1967's "Cold Sweat," the Godfather made room for his mind-bending batterista to solo whenever possible. Five minuti and 22 secondi into the final hit record da Brown's classic '60s band, at a session at King Records in Cincinnati, Stubblefield got his defining moment: an entire song built around his eight-bar break. When DJs a decade later discovered that they could loop two copies of it endlessly, Stubblefield's beat became arguably the most-sampled rhythm in hip-hop history, appearing on well over 150 records.
19: September 14, 1984
Madonna SINGS "LIKE A VIRGIN" AT THE VMAS: Before the Sex Book, the burning crosses. the Britney-Christina three-way and African adoptions, Madge was just a 26-year-old girl in a wedding dress. Performing her first No. 1 hit at MTV's inaugural Video Musica Awards, she danced on a 10-foot wedding cake in a veil, garters and her infamous "Boy Toy" belt, then descended to the stage for a bout of simulated masturbation. The ensuing media firestorm taught her valuable career-defining lessons: Sex sells, and controversy is fun. It also cemented her relationship with MTV and set the bar for countless outrageous VMAs moments to follow-not a few of which also involved Madonna.
18: August 21, 1993
POLICE RAID NEVERLAND RANCH: Investigating allegations of child molestation, the LAPD cerca Michael Jackson's home in the Santa Ynez Valley, California, precipitation the superstar's slide from King of Pop to Wacko Jacko.
17: April 16, 1956
CHUCK BERRY NAILS DOWN HIS chitarra SOUND: With the chord barrage that opens "Roll Over Beethoven", recorded at Chess Studios in Chicago, Berry perfects the sound of rock & roll lead guitar.
16: August 16, 1977
ELVIS PRESLEY DIES: The King is found slumped in the bathroom of Graceland, launching a still-thriving multimillion dollar industry and a wave of implausible legends and posthumous "sightings."
15: July 25, 1965
BOB DYLAN GOES ELECTRIC AT NEWPORT: Backed up da members of Paul Butterfield's Blue Band, he makes it through only three electric songs before getting booed offstage da the folk-festival crowd; but that's enough to slam the door shut on the '60s folk revival. Acoustic guitars never get anyone laid agian.
-TO BE CONTINUED-
THE FIRST FENDER STRATOCASTER IS SHIPPED: Among rock guitars, this is the O.G.-the one Hendrix used to play Woodstock, the one George Harrison used on Rubber Soul and the one that adorns Buddy Holly's grave.
23: July 26, 1979
CONGRESS HEARS OF AN IMPENDING COCAINSMOKING EPIDEMIC: In a few years, urban America will be ravaged da "crack"-offering rappers nationwide their tragic muse.
22: December 8, 1980
JOHN LENNON MURDERED: Never mind what the calendar says: This is the giorno the '60s died.
21: May 25, 1991
SOUNDSCAN DEBUTS: In the mid-1991, Billboard began using bar-code-based data from SoundScan to track CD sales, rather than relying on retailers' own often-faulty, sometimes-fraudulent tally. The week of the change, 15 più country albums appeared in the superiore, in alto 200 than the precedente week; four months later, Garth Brook's Ropin' the Wind became the first country album to debut at No. 1. The più democratic chart system opened the industry's eyes to the widespread popularity of not only country but also hip-hop, which had been considered little più than a niche genre. In turn, country and urban artists were lavished with più attention and dollars, fueling the commerical ascent of both.
20: November 20, 1969
CLYDE STUBBLEFIELD PLAYS ON "FUNKY DRUMMER": Beginning with Stubblefield's first single with James Brown, 1967's "Cold Sweat," the Godfather made room for his mind-bending batterista to solo whenever possible. Five minuti and 22 secondi into the final hit record da Brown's classic '60s band, at a session at King Records in Cincinnati, Stubblefield got his defining moment: an entire song built around his eight-bar break. When DJs a decade later discovered that they could loop two copies of it endlessly, Stubblefield's beat became arguably the most-sampled rhythm in hip-hop history, appearing on well over 150 records.
19: September 14, 1984
Madonna SINGS "LIKE A VIRGIN" AT THE VMAS: Before the Sex Book, the burning crosses. the Britney-Christina three-way and African adoptions, Madge was just a 26-year-old girl in a wedding dress. Performing her first No. 1 hit at MTV's inaugural Video Musica Awards, she danced on a 10-foot wedding cake in a veil, garters and her infamous "Boy Toy" belt, then descended to the stage for a bout of simulated masturbation. The ensuing media firestorm taught her valuable career-defining lessons: Sex sells, and controversy is fun. It also cemented her relationship with MTV and set the bar for countless outrageous VMAs moments to follow-not a few of which also involved Madonna.
18: August 21, 1993
POLICE RAID NEVERLAND RANCH: Investigating allegations of child molestation, the LAPD cerca Michael Jackson's home in the Santa Ynez Valley, California, precipitation the superstar's slide from King of Pop to Wacko Jacko.
17: April 16, 1956
CHUCK BERRY NAILS DOWN HIS chitarra SOUND: With the chord barrage that opens "Roll Over Beethoven", recorded at Chess Studios in Chicago, Berry perfects the sound of rock & roll lead guitar.
16: August 16, 1977
ELVIS PRESLEY DIES: The King is found slumped in the bathroom of Graceland, launching a still-thriving multimillion dollar industry and a wave of implausible legends and posthumous "sightings."
15: July 25, 1965
BOB DYLAN GOES ELECTRIC AT NEWPORT: Backed up da members of Paul Butterfield's Blue Band, he makes it through only three electric songs before getting booed offstage da the folk-festival crowd; but that's enough to slam the door shut on the '60s folk revival. Acoustic guitars never get anyone laid agian.
-TO BE CONTINUED-
