The English singer-songwriter Kevin Ayers died (2013) died in his sleep in Montolieu, France, aged 68. Ayers a founding member of Soft Machine in the mid-1960s, and often cited as a hugely influential musician.
Yoko Ono was born (1933) in Tokyo, to Isoko and Eisuke Ono, a banker and former classical pianist. Ono is best known for her marriage to John Lennon of The Beatles.
The American jazz and R&B singer Randy Crawford was born (Veronica Crawford) in Macon, Georgia (1952). Crawford is best known as the guest vocalist on The Crusaders’s top 40 hit Street Life, and her solo 1980 number 2 hit single, One Day I’ll Fly Away.
In 1965 Tired Of Waiting For You by The Kinks was declared the UK Number One Single. The song only held number one for one week, knocking You’ve Lost That Loving Feelin’ by the Righteous Brothers off the top spot.
On this day 1978 ABBA’s Take A Chance On Me was declared the UK Number One Single where it remained for three weeks. The song was covered by English synthpop duo Erasure in 1992, as part of their Abba-esque EP, also topping UK Singles Chart for 5 weeks.
The American jazz saxophonist and composer Kamasi Washington was born (1981) in Los Angeles, California.
Previous Albums Of The Day
 No.1610 18/02/2021
The 8th Radiohead album The King of Limbs celebrates a 10th anniversary today! Thom Yorke described the Grammy nominated LP “an expression of wildness and mutation.” Sampling and looping heavy the LP divided fans and critics. How do you rate? |
 No.1262 18/02/2020
The fourth eponymous Peter Gabriel album (also called Security in US), released in 1982, was recorded at his home in Somerset. Enhanced by Latin and African rhythms, the LP includes Shock the Monkey and live favourite Lay Your Hands on Me. |
 No.896 18/02/2019
The 1973 eponymous Margie Joseph album showcases the American soul singer’s incredible vocals. She never found huge success like Aretha Franklin or Gladys Knight, but boy she could sing. Includes covers of I’d Rather Go Blind and Let’s Stay Together. |
 No.531 18/02/2018
The latest Nils Frahm album All Melody was recorded at the vintage Saal 3 studio in East Berlin. The LP has been perfectly described, by NPR, as an “ambitious ambient-electro-acoustic creation.” A stunning piece of work. |
 No.166 18/2/2017
When Ol’ Blue Eyes Frank Sinatra released his 9th studio album In the Wee Small Hours in April 1955, he was a man back on the up again. The LP was a collection of mostly ballads, of failed relationships and loneliness. |