April 4
Beatlemania reached its statistical peak today in 1964 when the Fab Four held all top five positions on the US singles chart simultaneously—"Can't Buy Me Love," "Twist and Shout," "She Loves You," "I Want to Hold Your Hand," and "Please Please Me"—a feat that has never been duplicated… Hip-hop royalty met R&B royalty today in 2008 when Beyoncé Knowles married Jay-Z at his New York apartment, the secret ceremony uniting music's most powerful couple whose combined wealth and influence would make them entertainment's first billion-dollar partnership… We remember the father of Chicago blues Muddy Waters on his birthday today in 1915, the Mississippi-born guitarist whose electric Delta sound influenced everyone from the Rolling Stones to Led Zeppelin while establishing the template for urban blues before his death in 1983… We honor soul singer Major Lance on his birthday today in 1941, the Chicago vocalist w...
