On this day in music history…
In 1987, Illinois native Richard Marx released his debut single, “Don’t Mean Nothing.” The song, which featured Joe Walsh on slide guitar, and fellow Eagles Randy Meisner and Timothy B. Schmit on background vocals, went on to peak at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. The following year, the song earned Marx a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best solo Rock Vocal Performance.
In 1993, the Ministry of Information in Singapore lifted its ban on several rock songs, including “25 or 6 to 4” by Chicago, “Proud Mary” by Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Mr. Tambourine Man” by Bob Dylan, and “Yellow Submarine” and “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” by The Beatles. The songs had been banned back in the 60s because the Singaporean government felt they glorified drug use and hippie culture.
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