| 1980 |
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 In
March 1970, Mike Nesmith quits The Monkees leaving
only Davy Jones &
Micky Dolenz to record the album 'Changes'. It doesn't chart
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reaches UK no.9 (USA no.33) with the album 'Empty Rooms'  |
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Graham
Nash |
| Deja
Vu |
| Neil
Young joins Crosby,
Stills & Nash and the new line-up enjoy a USA
no.1 album (UK no.5). It produces the hit singles 'Teach Your
Children' (USA no.6) and 'Our House' (USA no.30)', both written
by Graham Nash,
as well as the singles 'Woodstock' (USA no.11) and 'Ohio' (USA
no.14) [video] |
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In November The Hollies
reach UK no.30 with their 'Confessions Of The Mind' LP |
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John Mayall also reaches
no.22 in the USA (only UK no.50) with the 'USA Union' LP |
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| 1971 |
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The Hollies reach number
1 in Australia and New Zealand with 'Too Young To Be Married' [video]
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April, Davy Jones &
Micky Dolenz lose the rights to record as The Monkees
although continue to tour and record without chart success throughout
the 70's |
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In May, Graham Nash
releases the solo LP 'Songs for Beginners' which reaches no.13 in
the UK (USA no.15) and spawns the singles 'Chicago' (USA no.35) and
'Military Madness' (USA no.73) |
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Graham
Nash |
| Four-Way
Street |
| In
May, Crosby, Stills, Nash
& Young, who by this time had split up, release
a 4 disc live album, reaching no.1 in the USA (UK no.5). It
includes the Graham Nash
tracks 'Teach Your Children', 'Chicago', 'Right Between the
Eyes', and 'Pre Road Downs'. The CD released in later years
also includes The Hollies
hit 'King Midas in Reverse' |
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In June, John Mayall
reaches UK no.31 (USA no.52) with his 'Back To The Roots' LP |
In the Autumn, frontman Allan
Clarke leaves The Hollies
to persue a solo career. He is replaced by Swedish vocalist Mikael
Rickfors who tours and records the 'Romany' LP with the band (USA
no.84) |
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| 1972 |
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The Hollies |
| Long
Cool Woman in a Black Dress |
| The
Hollies have their biggest US hit, reaching no.2
(UK no.32) in February, with the million selling single which
had been recorded in 1971 prior to Allan
Clarke's departure. [video] |
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In May, Graham Nash
teams up with David Crosby to release the LP, 'Graham
Nash David Crosby' which peaks at no.5 in the USA (no.13 in UK)
and produces the single 'Immigration Man' (US no.36) |
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| 1973 |
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Allan Clarke rejoins
The Hollies after enjoying
no solo success. He replaces vocalist Mikael Rickfors |
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| 1974 |
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In January, Graham Nash
reaches no.34 in the USA with his solo LP 'Wild Tales' |
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The Hollies reach UK number
2 (USA no.6) in February with a cover of Albert Hammond's 'The Air
That I Breathe', selling over 250,000 copies. It's included on their
USA no.28 (UK no.38) self-titled LP
[video] |
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Graham
Nash |
| So
Far |
| In
August, Crosby, Stills, Nash
& Young score their third USA no.1 in a row
(UK no.25) with a greatest hits album. Consisting of 11 tracks
compiled from only 22 recorded by the band, Graham
Nash describes it as "absurd"'. It includes
his tracks 'Teach Your Children' and 'Our House'. |
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In
September, Crosby, Stills, Nash
& Young play a concert in front of 72,000 fans at
Wembley Stadium |
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| 1975 |
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In
September, Crosby & Nash
reach number 6 in the USA album charts with 'Wind on the Water' |
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| 1986 |
| The
Monkees single "That Was Then, This Is Now," reaches
no.20 in the USA (no.68 UK). Due to personal friction between Davy
Jones and the rest of the band on their 1986 tour, the
Mancunian had declined to sing on the track as well as two other new
songs included on the compilation album, "Then & Now... The
Best of The Monkees". The album and single is credited to 'Micky
Dolenz & Peter Tork (of The Monkees)'.
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| 2007 |
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On 15th September, a bronze statue of George
Formby is erected in his home town of Wigan |
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| 1978 |
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Gracie Fields opens
the Gracie Fields Theatre in Rochdale, next to Oulder Hill Community
School |
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The Hollies spend 4 weeks
at UK no.2 in July with their second greatest hits compilation, '20
Golden Greats - 20 Great Sounds That Grew Out of the North' |
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| 1989 |
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On October 22nd 1989, Ewan MacColl
dies of complications following a heart operation. He had just finished
writing his autobiography, 'Journeyman', which was released after
his death. [click
here to buy] |
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