August 4, 1979 - 42 Years Ago Today: Electric Light Orchestra had the Hot Shot Debut at No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart with their single, "Don't Bring Me Down." This was their 17th chart entry on the Hot 100 and it became their highest ranking single when it peaked at No. 4 on September 8, 1979 and their second of three Gold singles. Between 1972-86, ELO scored 27 singles on the Hot 100 which included 20 Top 40's and 7 Top Tens. Vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Jeff Lynne wrote all of their hit singles.
Children of Divorce: The Hoffman, Malik and Williams family have all run in to trouble with the parents getting divorced. For Andrea Hoffman (Stacey Nelkin) that is coming to terms with the life of luxury gone and a change of school whilst for Tony Malik (Lance Kerwin) that is being used as a go between and then there is Denise Williams (Kim Fields) who fears not seeing her father again. The divorce takes its toll on everyone especially the children as they find lives tough from one child resorting to eating, another reaches for the bottle whilst another experiments with sex and another who was an A grade student rebelling in class. Watching "Children of Divorce" reminded me of school assemblies when a drama group would come in to act out an important message such as being aware of strange men in cars offering you sweets. As such it is hard to be over critical about "Children of Divorce" as it was made in 1980 and was aimed at not only making people aware of the ...
July 30, 1977 - 44 Years Ago Today: Andy Gibb began a non-consecutive 4-week run at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart with his single, "I Just Want To Be Your Everything." The Barry Gibb-penned single was so popular that following three consecutive weeks at No. 1 and falling to the runner-up position, the single returned to No. 1 after being out of the top spot due to The Emotions' non-consecutive 5-week run at the top of the Hot 100 with their smash single, "Best Of My Love." This was Andy Gibb's debut single release and his first of 9 consecutive Top 40's which include 3 consecutive No. 1's and 6 consecutive Top Tens. Gibb's recording career burned out by the age of 23 - as fast as it came to him at the age of 19. Substance abuse issues caused his career to collapse. Sadly, on March 10, 1988, 5 days following his 30th birthday, Andy Gibb died as a result of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle caused by an infection brought on fr...
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