In this week of rock history (Feb. 21-26), bad band behavior (what else is new?), a glam-rock hit single, and a pop diva’s record-setting string of hits were among the major musical events.
Twenty-three years ago, rock band Oasis got banned for life from an airline while flying from Hong Kong to a gig to Australia. The airline booted the band for “abusive and disgusting behavior” aboard the plane.
Forty-seven years ago, glam-rocker David Bowie a/k/a Ziggy Stardust dropped his hit single “Rebel Rebel, which reached #5 on the UK charts and has since become a classic rock tune. This was Bowie’s last song he made in his trademark glam-rock style. It was also his first hit song that he rather than Mick Ronson played guitar.
Okay, Okay, pop princess Ariana Grande is not what one would label a rocker. But if Madonna can get inducted in the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame, then Ms. Grande can get an honorable mention in Muligo. But to make her inclusion a bit more legitimate, she has something in common with The Beatles. Two years ago, the pop diva was the first solo artist to hold the top three spots on the U.S. Hot 100 in the same week, done only once before–the lads from Liverpool.