Friday’s Nostalgic News – May 19

• 1981 – Sting was named songwriter of the year at the 26th Ivor Novello Awards.
• 1984 – Bob Marley and the Wailers started a 12-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with the compilation album ‘Legend’, released to commemorate the third anniversary of Marley’s death.
• 1984 – ZZ Top released “Legs” on Dusty Hill’s birthday.
• 1984 – “The Longest Time” from Billy Joel took over at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
• 1984 – “Hello” by Lionel Richie spent a third week at #1 on the R&B chart.
• 1986 – Genesis released the single “Invisible Touch”.
• 1986 – Peter Gabriel released the album “So.”
• 1990 –  Madonna started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Vogue’.
• 1990 – “This Old Heart Of Mine” by Rod Stewart and Ronald Isley, was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for the fifth week in a row, making it one of the top AC hits of the 90’s.

“TV/RADIO TODAY”

• 1968 – The 5th Dimension were guests on The Ed Sullivan Show.
• 1985 – The television special Motown Returns to the Apollo aired on NBC.
• 1992 – U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle criticized the CBS sitcom “Murphy Brown” for having its title character decide to bear a child out of wedlock

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