Content tagged 'Rhino Factoids'

15 years ago today, a man described as an “Elektra recording artist slash-a political activist-a” made his debut as a character on The Simpsons. In the episode entitled “Brake My Wife, Please,” which aired during the show’s fourteenth season, Jackson Browne voiced an animated version of himself, one who was introduced by Luigi – the Springfield restaurateur who, you may be shocked to discover, is Italian – to perform a song called “Marjorie,” a parody of Browne’s classic track, “Rosie,” from his 1977 album RUNNING ON EMPTY. We’re not going to scream “SPOILER ALERT!” for a 15-year-old episode

49 years ago this week, Simon and Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” was sitting atop the Billboard Hot 100, much as it had been for the previous five weeks. Unfortunately, however, Simon and Garfunkel aren’t part of our catalog, so…good night, ladies and gentlemen! No, no, we’re not done yet, so hang tight and keep reading. While it’s true that the discography of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel as a duo does not reside within Rhino’s catalog, you might be surprised by how many different versions of this signature song by the twosome are in our catalog. In fact, if you were to guess that it

The Cars' debut performance was a 1976 New Year's Eve gig at a New Hampshire Air Force base. This version of “My Best Friend's Girl” from a couple years later shows what the band's live shows looked like before they graduated to much bigger venues...

On this day in 1976, “God Save The Queen” by The Sex Pistols was recorded at the Wessex Studios in London, England.

On this day in 1967, the Bee Gees broadcasted a live Christmas special performance recorded at the Liverpool Cathedral, England on UK TV.

On this day in 1984, Duran Duran appeared on the "Razzmatazz Solid Gold Christmas Special," along with Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Big Country, Ultravox, Paul Young and Wham! Duran Duran had recently announced their 3rd single "The Reflex" from the album, SEVEN AND THE RAGGED TIGER.

40 years ago, on this day in 1973, Deep Purple Mk3 (with David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes) played their first show in K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen. Here they are with their Mark 3 line-up the following year.

On this day in 1970, Judy Collins' "Amazing Grace" entered the UK singles chart once again for the 8th time. It spent a total of 67 weeks on the chart. Here is the Christian hymm which was written by an English poet and clergyman John Newton and published in 1779.

Rhino was the heavyweight champion of Christmas collections in the CD era, so this holiday season, we thought we'd revisit a few of our favorites for the Spotify era! SOUL CHRISTMAS was originally issued on Atco in November of 1968, reaching #13 on the Billboard Christmas chart (re-released in 1969 and 1970, it did even better, hitting the Top 10). The set's success should come as little surprise; Atlantic/Atco was THE label for Southern soul in the 1960s, and some of its biggest stars appear on SOUL CHRISTMAS. The legendary Otis Redding provides two selections; his simmering take on the

On this day in 1988, Roy Orbison played his very last show ever in Cleaveland Ohio, 2 days before he passed. Here is a music video from his band, Traveling Wilburys, in 1988.