April 30: This day, that year in music history

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April 30: This day, that year in music history

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Members of Led Zepplin, from left, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant and Jimmy Web page Picture Credit score: AP

Keith Moon’s eccentric stunt in New York

1976

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Keith Moon in 1978 Picture Credit score: AP

Keith Moon, drummer with the British rock band 'The Who',  was  recognized for his eccentric behaviour. Working example: He paid 9 taxi drivers $100 (Dhs 367) every to block-off each ends of a New York avenue to make sure the protection of pedestrians as he threw out stuff from his resort room window.

Talking in regards to the incident Moon stated: “When you’ve got money and you do the kind of things I get up to, people laugh and say that you’re eccentric which is a polite way of saying you’re mad.”

The Who’s lead singer, Roger Daltrey described Moon as ‘ the funniest man I’ve ever recognized.’

Led Zepplin draw file crowd at Michigan gig

1977

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Members of Led Zepplin, from left, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant and Jimmy Web page. The enduring British rock 'n' roll band will launch its 2007 “Celebration Day” reunion as a live performance movie on October 13. Picture Credit score: AP

Iconic British rockers Led Zepplin set a brand new world attendance file at a live performance after they performed in entrance of 76,229 folks on the Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan. Zepplin, together with The Beatles is certainly one of solely two bands with 5 diamond albums, which meant gross sales of over 10 million.

The earlier file was held by fellow British band, The Who, who apparently attracted 75,962 folks to a gig on the identical venue.

Cilla Black makes historical past with TV present

1968

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British singer Cilla Black Picture Credit score: @officialCillaBlack

BBC TV launched 'The Cilla Black Present' making her the primary British feminine performer to have her personal TV present.

She was born as Priscilla Maria Veronica White at Liverpool in the identical yr as George Harrison. 

An in depth buddy of The Beatles-Black’s first single was 'Love of the Liked,' written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

McCartney additionally penned the theme track for The Cilla Black present entitled ‘ Step Inside Love’.

Black died on in 2015 on the age of 72, after a fall in her villa in Estepona, Southern Spain.

The day after her loss of life the compilation album 'The Very Best of Cilla Black' went to #1 on the UK Albums Chart ,

In 2017, a statue of Black was unveiled exterior Liverpool’s well-known Cavern Membership’s entrance.

Born at the present time, that yr in music historical past

Rapper Travis Scott

1992

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Travis Scott was an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and file producer. Born as Jacques Webster Jr, he was recognized by his stage title Travis Scott.

Scott, who was considering music from an early age and began enjoying the drums on the age of three, whereas his declare to fame is his 2016 album 'Birds within the Entice Sing McKnight' that climbed to No 1 on the US charts.

He has been romantically linked to many celebrities together with Rihanna and mannequin Karrueche Tran. He started relationship American media character, socialite, mannequin and businesswoman Kylie Jenner in 2017. In February 2018, Jenner gave beginning to their first little one, daughter Stormi Webster.



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