First Ever Greatest Hits Album Released Courtesy of Johnny Mathis -Music History Calendar - Event of The Day

 

First Ever Greatest Hits Album Released Courtesy of Johnny Mathis     1958 The first "Greatest Hits" compilation is released, and it's by Johnny Mathis. It's a huge hit, and the format catches on quickly. The Mathis album stays in the Billboard 200 album chart for over nine years, a record not broken until Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon. Read the full story   More Events:   1992 After reuniting at their ex-manager's funeral, Spinal Tap issue their 17th album, Break Like The Wind.   2010 Big Star lead singer Alex Chilton dies of a heart attack at age 59. Three days later, the group's scheduled performance at SXSW is turned into a tribute to Chilton.   1968 Mick Jagger joins a demonstration at Grosvenor Square in London to protest the Vietnam War. When the group, estimated at 25,000, marches to the American embassy, they are met with police resistance and rioting ensues. Jagger leaves the protest before it reaches the embassy, but uses the events as inspiration for the Rolling Stones song "Street Fighting Man."   See More Events click here for previous post