This week:
6th
Waitangi Day (New Zealand)
Worksheet: The Ka Mate Haka
7th
2001, Freddie Mercury’s leather jacket from the ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’ video was sold at an auction in London for £950.
Lyric Video
8th
2006, on vacation in Italy, Michael Jackson and his children travelled from Sorrento to Rome.
Madonna – Holiday: Worksheet – Lyric Video
9th
1961, The Beatles played their first show at the Cavern Club , with Stu Sutcliffe and Pete Best. They received £5 for this lunchtime show, and played at least 280 shows until 3rd August 1963.
The Beatles – An integrated technical-cultural-linguistic experience in Modern Music History
10th
1976, the Memphis Police Department made Elvis Presley an honorary reserve captain.
Mike Davis-The Laughing Policeman: Lyric Video
11th
Anniversary of the release of Nelson Mandela from prison (1990)
Worksheets:
46664 (That’s My Number) – Nelson Mandela
Biko – Peter Gabriel Lyric Videos: Peter Gabriel Simple Minds
12th
1997, David Bowie, with wife Iman, accepted a plaque in Hollywood as he was inducted to the Walk of Fame with a star outside the Galaxy Theatre. Twenty years later, in 2017, ★ Blackstar won four Grammy Awards.
Fame: Lyric video
Number Ones, 6th February:
1963
UK Jet Harris & Tony Meehan – Diamonds
US The Rooftop Singers-Walk Right In
1973
UK Sweet-Blockbuster
US Elton John-Crocodile Rock
1983
UK Men At Work-Down Under
US Toto-Africa
1993
UK Whitney Houston-I Will Always Love You
US Whitney Houston-I Will Always Love You
2003
UK David Sneddon-Stop Living The Lie
US B2K-Bump, Bump, Bump (feat. P. Diddy)
2013
UK Bingo Players-Get Up (Rattle) (feat. Far East Movement)
US Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Thrift Shop – Worksheet
2023
UK Official Singles Charts
US Billboard Hot 100
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