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[Corax]

Oh yes I saw it in the news yesterday. another great musician passed away...

[CellarDweller]

Malcolm Mitchell Young was an Australian musician and songwriter, best known as a co-founder, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and songwriter for the hard rock band AC/DC. Except for a brief absence in 1988, he was with the band from its November 1973 beginning until retiring in 2014 for health reasons. Young and the other members of AC/DC were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003.

Though his younger brother Angus is the more visible of the brothers, Malcolm was described as the driving force and the leader of the band. In 2014, he stated that despite his retirement from the band, AC/DC was determined to continue making music with his blessing.  As the rhythm guitarist, he was responsible for the broad sweep of the band's sound, developing many of their guitar riffs and co-writing the band's material with Angus. He was married to Linda Young and had two children, Cara and Ross.

Young took a leave of absence from AC/DC in April 2014, to receive treatment for dementia.  In September 2014, the band's management announced that he would be retiring permanently.  He died on 18 November 2017.


AC/DC only hit the Billboard Top 40 3 times, because mainstream American radio doesn't play that type of music.   However, they hit the Mainstream Rock chart numerous times:


Rock The Blues Away  -  #40

Put The Finger On You  -  #38

Guns For Hire  -  #37

Anything Goes  -  #34

Jail Break  -  #33

Highway To Hell  - #29

That's The Way I Wanna Rock N Roll  -  #28

Big Balls  -  #26 

Flick Of The Switch  -  #26

Ballbreaker  -  #25

Who Made Who  -  #23

Meltdown  -  #22

Safe In New York City  - #21

Heatseeker  -  #20

Are You Ready  -  #16

Big Jack  -  #10

Let's Get It Up  -  #9

Cover You In Oil  -  #9

Rock Or Bust  -  #8

Satellite Blues  -  #7

Dirty Eyes  -  #6

Thunderstruck  -  #5

Play Ball  -  #5

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap  -  #4

For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)  -  #4

Moneytalks  -  #3

Big Gun  -  #1

Stiff Upper Lip  -  #1

Hard As A Rock  -  #1

Rock N Roll Train  -  #1

[CellarDweller]

David Bruce Cassidy (April 12, 1950 – November 21, 2017) was an American actor, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was known for his role as Keith Partridge, the son of Shirley Partridge (played by his stepmother Shirley Jones), in the 1970s musical-sitcom The Partridge Family, which led to his becoming one of popular culture's teen idols and pop singers of the 1970s. He later had a career in both acting and music.


David Cassidy hit the Billboard Top 40 charts 12 times,   5 as a solo act, and 7 times as a member of The Partridge Family.


David's solo hits.


Rock Me Baby  -  #38

Could It Be Forever  -  #37

Lyin' To Myself  -  #27

How Can I Be Sure  -  #25

Cherish  -  #9


Chart hits with The Partridge Family


Looking Through The Eyes Of Love  -  #39

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do  -  #28

It's One Of Those Nights (Yes Love)  -  #20

I Woke Up In Love This Morning  -  #13

I'll Meet You Halfway  -  #9

Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted  -  #6

I Think I Love You  -  #1

[Front-Ranger]

May he rest in peace.

[CellarDweller]

I'll always like "I Woke Up In Love This Morning".

[CellarDweller]

The Top 100 songs of 2017


100  -  The Fighter   -  Keith Urban Featuring Carrie Underwood

99   -  Look At Me!  -  XXXTentacion

98   -  Do Re Mi  -   Blackbear

97   -  What Lovers Do  -  Maroon 5 Featuring SZA

96   -  Havana   -  Camila Cabello Featuring Young Thug

95   -  Everyday We Lit  -  YFN Lucci Featuring PnB Rock

94   -  Small Town Boy  -  Dustin Lynch

93   -  I Get The Bag  -  Gucci Mane Featuring Migos

92   -  Treat You Better  -  Shawn Mendes

91   -  No Promises  -  Cheat Codes Featuring Demi Lovato

90   -  Down  -  Marian Hill

89   -  Malibu  -  Miley Cyrus

88   -  Water Under The Bridge  -  Adele

87   -  Sign Of The Times  -  Harry Styles

86   -  Slippery  -  Migos Featuring Gucci Mane

85   -  Swalla  -  Jason Derulo Featuring Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign

84   -  What About Us  -  P!nk

83   -  Both  -  Gucci Mane Featuring Drake

82   -  Starving  -  Hailee Steinfeld & Grey Featuring Zedd
 
81  -  Drowning  -  A Boogie Wit da Hoodie Featuring Kodak Black

80   -  Love Galore  -  SZA Featuring Travis Scott

79   -  Magnolia  -  Playboi Carti

78   -  Young Dumb & Broke  -  Khalid

77   -  Too Good At Goodbyes  -Sam Smith

76   -  Hurricane  -  Luke Combs

75   -  All Time Low  -  Jon Bellion

74   -  Feels  -  Calvin Harris Featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean

73   -  Chained To The Rhythm  -  Katy Perry Featuring Skip Marley

72   -  What Ifs  -  Kane Brown Featuring Lauren Alaina

71   -  Slide  -  Calvin Harris Featuring Frank Ocean & Migos

70   -  Broccoli  -  D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty

69   -  Cold  -  Maroon 5 Featuring Future

68   -  Goosebumps  -  Travis Scott

67   -   Praying  -  Kesha

66   -  Loyalty  -  Kendrick Lamar Featuring Rihanna

65  -  Passionfruit  -  Drake

64   -  Swang  -  Rae Sremmurd

63   -  Juju On That Beat (TZ Anthem)  -  Zay Hilfigerrr & Zayion McCall

62   -  DNA  -  Kendrick Lamar

61   -  Rolex  -  Ayo & Teo

60   -  Caroline  -  Amine

59   -  Now Or Never  -  Halsey

58   -  Heathens  -  twenty one pilots

57   -  In Case You Didn't Know  -  Brett Young

56   -  Rockstar  -  Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage

55   -  Tunnel Vision  -  Kodak Black

54   -  Mercy  -  Shawn Mendes

53   -  Rake It Up  -  Yo Gotti Featuring Nicki Minaj

52   -  T-Shirt  -  Migos

51   -  Thunder  -  Imagine Dragons

50   -  Mi Gente  -  J Balvin & Willy William Featuring Beyonce

49   -  Can't Stop The Feeling!  -  Justin Timberlake

48   -  Bank Account  -  21 Savage

47   -  Sorry Not Sorry  -  Demi Lovato

46   -  Let Me Love You  -  DJ Snake Featuring Justin Bieber

45   -  Feel It Still  -  Portugal. The Man

44   -  Rockabye  -  Clean Bandit Featuring Sean Paul & Anne-Marie

43   -  Side To Side  -  Ariana Grande Featuring Nicki Minaj

42   -  Paris  -  The Chainsmokers

41   -  Bad Things  -  Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello

40   -  Castle On The Hill  -  Ed Sheeran

39   -  Look What You Made Me Do  -  Taylor Swift

38   -  Don't Wanna Know  -  Maroon 5 Featuring Kendrick Lamar

37   -  Fake Love  -  Drake

36   -  Strip That Down  -  Liam Payne Featuring Quavo

35   -  Bounce Back  -  Big Sean

34   -  I Feel It Coming  -  The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk

33   -  Love On The Brain  -  Rihanna

32   -    Slow Hands  -  Niall Horan

31   -   1-800-273-8255  -  Logic Featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid

30   -  Scars To Your Beautiful  -  Alessia Cara

29   -  Issues  -  Julia Michaels

28   -  iSpy  -  KYLE Featuring Lil Yachty

27   -   It Ain't Me  -  Kygo x Selena Gomez

26   -  I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)  -  Zayn / Taylor Swift

25   -  Redbone  -  Childish Gambino

24   -  Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)  -  Cardi B

23   -  There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back  -  Shawn Mendes

22   -  Attention  -  Charlie Puth

21   -  Location  -  Kahlid

20   -  Starboy  -  The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk

19   -  Black Beatles  -  Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane

18   -  Wild Thoughts  -  DJ Khaled Featuring Rihanna & Bryson Tiller

17   -  Stay  -  Zedd & Alessia Cara

16   -  24K Magic  -  Bruno Mars

15   -  Unforgettable  -  French Montana Featuring Swae Lee

14   -  Mask Off  -  Future

13   -  XO TOUR Llif3  -  Lil Uzi Vert

12   -  I'm The One  -  DJ Khaled Ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper & Lil Wayne

11   -   Say You Won't Let Go  -  James Arthur

10   -  Congratulations  -  Post Malone Featuring Quavo

9     -   Believer  -  Imagine Dragons

8      -  Body Like A Back Road  -  Sam Hunt

7      -  Closer   -  The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey

6      -   Bad And Boujee  -  Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert

5       -  Something Just Like This   -  The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

4       -  Humble  -  Kendrick Lamar

3      -   That's What I Like  -  Bruno Mars

2      -  Despacito  -  Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber

1      -  Shape of You -  Ed Sheeran

[CellarDweller]

Raymond Thomas (29 December 1941 – 4 January 2018) was an English musician, flautist, singer and composer in the UK rock band The Moody Blues.

The Moody Blues are an English rock band formed in Birmingham, England in 1964. They first came to prominence playing rhythm and blues music, but their second album, Days of Future Passed, which was released in 1967, was a fusion of rock with classical music and established them as pioneers in the development of art rock and progressive rock.  It has been described as a "landmark" and "one of the first successful concept albums".

The band became known internationally with singles including "Go Now", "Nights in White Satin", "Tuesday Afternoon", and "Question". They have been awarded 18 platinum and gold discs. The Moody Blues have sold 70 million albums worldwide.  They will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.

Between the years of 1965 and  1988, the Moody Blues hit the Billboard Top 40 13 times.


"Steppin' In A Slide Zone"  -  #39 on 9.2.1978

"I Know You're Out There Somewhere" - #30 on 8.6.1988

"Isn't Life Strange" - #29 on 6.10.1972

"Sitting At The Wheel" -  #27 on 10.15.1983

"Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)"  -  #24 on 9.21.1968

"The Story In Your Eyes"  -  #23 on 10.2.1971

"Question"  -  #21 on 6.13.1970

"The Voice"  -  #15 on 10.3.1981

"I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)"  -  #12 on 3.17.1973

"Gemini Dream"  -  #12 on 8.1.1981

"Go Now!"  -  #10 on 4.17.1965

"Your Wildest Dreams"  -  #9 on 7.12.1986

"Nights In White Satin"  -  #2 on 11.4.1972

[CellarDweller]

Near this date (today 3/28/18, historical date, 3/3/84)  34 years ago, this song  was #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

[Front-Ranger]

Chuck!! I came over here not expecting to see something about a musician I knew! Thanks for the info about the Moody Blues. Of course, the fact that he's deceased puts a damper on things. I can't say how often "Nights in White Satin" has been an earworm for me and I know the monologue by heart.

Now, about the 99 Red Balloons, a friend gave me a movie called "The Red Balloon" recently. It is a short French film about a boy who was "adopted" by a balloon. I wonder if the two things are related.

[southendmd]

Near this date (today 3/28/18, historical date, 3/3/84)  34 years ago, this song  was #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.




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A dark day indeed.