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John Roy Anderson was born on 25 October 1944 in Accrington, Lancashire, England. [4] His father Albert was from Glasgow, Scotland, and served in the army in the entertainment division [5] and later worked as a salesman; his mother Kathleen was of Irish and French ancestry [4] and worked in a cotton mill, cotton being the biggest export from Lancashire at the time. [4]
The 22nd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 27, 1980, at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1979. This year was notable for being the first year to have a designated category for Rock music. [1] [2]
July 11 – Ultravox release their fourth studio album, Vienna.Their first album with new lead singer Midge Ure following the departures of frontman John Foxx and guitarist Robin Simon, Vienna marks a radical shift in Ultravox's direction and image, transforming the former post-punk band into a more sophisticatedly-oriented new wave/synthpop group.
No. Title Artist(s) 1 "Call Me" Blondie: 2 "Another Brick in the Wall, Part II" Pink Floyd: 3 "Magic" Olivia Newton-John: 4 "Rock with You" Michael Jackson: 5 "Do That to Me One More Time"
During the 1980s the chart was based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales figures and airplay on American radio stations. George Michael was the only artist to achieve two year-end Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles in the 1980s. He achieved this with his songs "Faith" and "Careless Whisper".
Lionel Richie and Orange alternated as lead singers. Orange was the lead singer on the Top 10 hits "Brick House" (1977) and "Nightshift" (1985). The early band was managed by Benny Ashburn, [7] who brought them to his family's vacation lodge on Martha's Vineyard in 1971 and 1972. There, Ashburn test-marketed the group by having them play in ...
Album of the Year went to Michael Omartian and Christopher Cross for Christopher Cross, Record and Song of the Year went to Christopher Cross for "Sailing". Cross was the first artist in Grammy history to win all four General Field awards in a single ceremony, bringing home Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New ...
Graham is the former bass player for Sly & the Family Stone and frontman for Graham Central Station.The ballad reached the top ten on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9 in September 1980 while also hitting No. 1 on the R&B chart for two weeks.