This week:
6th
1967, Paul McCartney’s soundtrack to the film The Family Way, the first solo Beatle album, was released. It did not chart but won an Ivor Novello Award.
The Beatles – She’s Leaving Home: Worksheet – Lyric Video
7th
2016, Queen’s guitarist Brian May unveiled a plaque in Cirencester in memory of drummer Cozy Powell.
Queen – We Will Rock You: Worksheet – Lyric Video – Speak Up Video
8th
1935, Elvis Aaron Presley was born at 4:35am at home in Tupelo, Mississippi, to parents Gladys and Vernon, half an hour after still-born twin Jessie Garon. In 1946 Elvis got his first guitar instead of the bicycle he wanted.
Four Elvis worksheets
9th
1964, with The Beatles’ ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’ climbing the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their first US Number One on 1st February, John Lennon declared it was due to “mere sympathy for British people” and that he hadn’t expected it to be a hit in America.
Lyric Video
The Beatles – An integrated technical-cultural-linguistic experience in Modern Music History: Project
10th
Anniversary of the death of David Bowie (2016)
Four Bowie worksheets
Speak Up video: ”Heroes”
11th
1963, ‘Please Please Me’, The Beatles’ second single, was released in the UK. It reached Number One on some charts, but only Number 2 on the official Record Retailer chart.
Worksheet – Lyric Video
12th
Anniversary of the 2010 Haiti earthquake
Everybody Hurts (Helping Haiti): Worksheet – Lyric Video
Number Ones, 6th January:
1955
UK Winifred Atwell – Let`s Have Another Party
US The Chordettes-Mr Sandman
1965
UK The Beatles-I Feel Fine
US The Beatles-I Feel Fine
1975
UK Mud-Lonely This Christmas
US Elton John-Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
1985
US Band Aid-Do They Know It’s Christmas?– Worksheet
US Madonna-Like A Virgin
1995
UK East 17-Stay Another Day
US Ini Kamoze-Here Comes The Hotstepper
2005
UK Band Aid 20-Do They Know It’s Christmas?
US Mario-Let Me Love You
2015
UK Mark Ronson-Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)
US Taylor Swift-Blank Space
2025
UK Official Singles Charts
US Billboard Hot 100
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