1980’s
1983 – English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse was born at Chase Farm Hospital, in north London. The troubled star sadly died of alcohol poisoning in July 2011, aged 27. Winehouse released two albums, Frank in 2003 and Back to Black in 2006.
1950’s
1959 – The Norwegian singer Morten Harket, best known as the lead singer of the A-ha was born in Kongsberg, Norway.
1954 – Frank Sinatra achieved his first UK Number One Single with Three Coins in the Fountain, from the film of the same name. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and remained at number one for 3 weeks.
Previous Albums Of The Day
 No.1469 14/09/2020
The latest Tricky album Fall to Pieces is among his best work. Following the loss of his daughter last year Tricky turned his grief into an appropriately titled emotionally charged LP. The loss and tragedy shared throughout is palpable. A masterpiece. |
 No.1105 14/09/2019
The 1970 Van Morrison album His Band and the Street Choir includes Domino, his most successful single to date. John Tobler of ZigZag magazine said “even if it’s inferior to Moondance, it is still better than eighty per cent of the records you’ve got in your collection.” vanmorrison.com |
 No.739 14/09/2018
The Counting Crows album August and Everything After is 25 years old today! A band with a long career, but a legacy based around one album? And what a debut album AAEA is! Includes some of their best known hits Round Here, Mr Jones and Rain King. countingcrows.com |
 No.374 14/09/2017
The 90’s party favourite Boss Drum by The Shamen is 25 years old today. Includes Ebenezer Goode and Phorever People. Naughty, very naughty! |