APRIL 12, 1969 – “THE FIFTH DIMENSION’S” – “Acquarius/Let The Sun Shine In” topped the Pop Charts for six weeks while reaching #6 R&B. It became their biggest hit selling more than three million copies, two million of those in just three months.
APRIL 12, 1981 – “JOE LOUIS” ~ (World Heavyweight Champion) died.
APRIL 12, 1966 – “EMMETT ASHFORD” ~ broke the color barrier and became the first Black major league umpire – Baseball.
April 10, 1975 – “LEE ELDER” ~ tees off in Atlanta, GA — as the first Black entry into golf’s Master’s Tournament.
April 8, 1972 – #1 R&B song – “IN THE RAIN” – wtih LJ Reynolds, Ron Banks & “THE DRAMATICS”
April 8, 1972 – “THE CHI-LITES” – hit the Charts with “Oh Girl, which became their biggest hit and only #1 hit. The Chicago quartet managed forty-three R&B hits from 1969 to 1998.
April 8, 1967 – “PEACHES & HERB” hit the charts with “Close Your Eyes” reaching #4 R&B and #8 Pop.
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the “Iron Lady” who led a conservative resurgence in her home country and forged a legendary partnership with President Ronald Reagan, died Monday following a stroke, her spokesman said. She was 87. Thatcher led Britain from 1979 to 1990, the first woman to hold the job and longest-serving prime […]
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APRIL 5, 1995 – “WHITNEY HOUSTON’S” first album, — “Whitney Houston” was certified a 12 million seller by the Recording Industry Association of America – better known as the RIAA.