#1 R&B Song 1961: “Mother-n-Law,” Ernie K. Doe
Born: Freddie Scot, 1933; Bernard Henderson (Hues Corporation), 1944; Robert Knight, 1945; Ann Kelly (Hues Corporation), 1947
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1948 The Mills Brothers charted with “Shine,” reaching #10 R&B. In 1932 the group had a pop hit with the same song (#7) with Bing Crosby singing the lead mamimg it one of the few times in recorded history that an act had two Top 10 hits with the same tune in different recordings.
1954 The Diablos’ debut, “Adios, My Desert Love,” ( http://www.myspace.com/nolanstrong; LISTEN to Nolan’s Fortune of Hits at: http://nolanstrong.blogspot.com. Penned by Fortune Records owner Devora Brown, “Adios My Desert Love” marked The Diablos first 45rpm single. [Fortune Records 1954] From: Fortune 509 -Adios My Desert Love / Old Fashioned Girl- 1954 ) and the Chords’ “Sh-Boom” were released. “Sh-Boom” was originally considered the “throw-away” B-side.
1976 Parliament (formerly the Parliaments) reached #5 R&B with “Tear the Roof Off the Sucker (Give Up the Funk),” from the album Mothership Connection. “Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker),” became the second Top Ten single for the group, and the album became Parliament’s first LP to go gold and platinum. It was the first of George Clinton & Parliament’s seven Top 10 R&B hits. Not bad for a kid who started out working at the Uptown Tensorial Parlor, a Newark, NJ, barbershop.
1982 Stevie Wonder’s duet with Paul McCartney, “Ebony & Ivory,” reached #1 in Britain and would soon be #1 pop for seven weeks in the states (#8 R&B).
1982 Patti Austin’s duet withJjames Ingram, “Baby, Come to Me,” reached the Top 100 for the second time today. The record was first released almost a year earlier reaching only #73, but after being featured in the soap opera General Hospital, it was reissued and would eventually climb to #1. It would be Patti’s only pop chart #1.
1992 Prince performed at the Sydney Entertainment Center in Sydney, Australia. It was the first of six sold-out shows.