February 2nd: On this Day 1963, Cliff Richard and The Shadows started a 14-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with Summer Holiday. 1969, Yoko Ono divorced her husband Tony Cox, Yoko was granted custody of their daughter Kyoko. John Lennon and married Yoko the following month on 30th March. 1974, The Carpenters started a four week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with The Singles 1969-73, featuring 12 hits and the US No.1 Top Of The World it went back to the top of the charts on three other occasions. 1976, Genesis released A Trick Of The Tail, their seventh studio album and the first to feature drummer Phil Collins as full-time lead vocalist following the departure of original vocalist Peter Gabriel. After auditioning over 400 vocalists, which saw Collins teaching the potential lead singers the songs, the band decided that Collins should be the new vocalist. 1985, Foreigner started a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles charts with I Want To Know What Love Is, also a UK No.1. London-born Mick Jones wrote the song and sang lead vocals with the British-American rock band. 1989, George Michael received undisclosed damages in excess of £100,000 ($170,000) from The Sun newspaper over articles printed that stated Michael had gatecrashed a party given by Andrew Lloyd Weber and was drunk and abusive. 1991, KLF featuring The Children Of The Revolution were at No.1 on the UK single chart with 3am Eternal. Also a No.5 hit in the US.
Posted on: Sun, 02 Feb 2014 05:04:14 +0000