January 7, 2013 On this day back in 1980 the smash single "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)", by Rupert Holmes, went Gold. Your kids know it from the original "Shrek" movie. But YOU grooved to it on AM radio back in the day!
December 17, 2012 This was technically a self-titled album, until the band was sued by the REAL Chicago Transit Authority, and changed their name...to Chicago.
December 10, 2012 On this day in 1975 the album 'The Who By Numbers', by The Who, was certified Gold.
December 6, 2012 On this day in 1968 the album 'The Beatles', better known as "The White Album", was certified Gold.
December 5, 2012 On this day in 1991 the album "I Am Woman", by Helen Reddy, featuring the hit title track, was certified Platinum.
December 4, 2012 On December 4th, 1986, the album 'Fore!', by Huey Lewis & The News, featuring "Stuck With You" AND "Hip To Be Square", was certified Gold, Platinum and Double Platinum.
November 26, 2012 On this day in 1973 Jim Croce's album "You Don't Mess Around With Jim", featuring the amazing title track AND "Operator", "Time In A Bottle", "New York's Not My Home" and "Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy)", was certified Gold.
November 14, 2012 On this day in 1977 Queen's album 'News of the World', with 'We Will Rock You' and 'We Are the Champions', first went Gold.
November 9, 2012 On this day in 1989 the Berlin Wall started to come down. East Germany opened its heavily guarded borders at 11:17 P.M., and Krazy Krauts celebrated by dancing atop the wall in lederhosen and chipping away at it with hammers
November 9, 2012 It was on November 9th 1973 that Billy Joel released 'Piano Man'...thus preordaining, more than 20 years in advance, that every karaoke night would include one 5-minute, 36-second period that a drunk sorority girl would belt out an off key version of the song.
November 8, 2012 On this day in 1983 the jam 'Puttin' On the Ritz', by Taco, was certified Gold.
October 31, 2012 On this day in 1972 Curtis Mayfield's single 'Freddie's Dead', from the flick, 'Superfly' was certified Gold!
