21 Apr 1974, "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" by MFSB made No 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It is considered to be the first disco song to reach No 1. it is also the first television theme song of the rock era to reach that position. #TSOP #MFSB

With Jeff Bridges

River Deep Mountain High Deep Purple’s take on this hit for Ike and Tina Turner. Originally reviewed with mark Roback from the 70s Weekly Countdown with Mark and Pete. Audio: shows.acast.com/smoke-on-the... YouTube Audio: youtu.be/iD_1Y4QEUM8 #DeepPurple

Episode 33-7 Beautiful Dream 1975-1977 4CD Box Set Pt 1 A brand new box set from Cherry Red Records comes out April 24th, 2026. This first CD covers the deluxe edition of Uriah Heep’s album Return to Fantasy, which I covered in Season 8. This episode: shows.acast.com/uriah-heep-t... #UriahHeep

April 21, 1974 Paramount Northwest Theatre, Portland, OR

April 21, 1978 Massey Hall, Toronto, ON

April 21, 1970 Caird Hall, Dundee, SCOT

April 21, 1973 Ostseehalle, Kiel, GER

April 21, 1973 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR

April 21, 1974 Michigan Palace, Detroit, MI

April 21, 1978 Odeon, Birmingham, ENG

April 21, 1973: Powered by a gnarly stage show and the tracks "No More Mr. Nice Guy" and "Elected," Alice Cooper's album Billion Dollar Babies hits #1 in America (it hits the top spot in the UK three days later).

April 21, 1973:Tony Orlando and Dawn's "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree" hits #1 in the US. The song is based on a fictional newspaper story about a man returning from jail who asks his wife to tie a yellow handkerchief on the landmark oak tree in town if she still loves him. #AT40

April 21, 1976: A night after George Harrison joins Monty Python during their performance of "The Lumberjack Song" at a New York show, Harry Nilsson tries it. As a part of the chorus (dressed as a Mountie). He falls off the stage he falls into the crowd and breaks his arm.

April 21, 1977ABC airs Frank Sinatra's TV special Frank Sinatra And Friends, featuring guest stars Natalie Cole, John Denver, Dean Martin, Loreta Lynn, Leslie Uggams, and Tony Bennett.

April 21, 1979: Amii Stewart's "Knock On Wood" hits #1 in America. The song was originally recorded by Eddie Floyd in 1966. #AT40

On this day in 1970 the first of two overnight sessions for "Green Bullfrog" took place at De Lane Lea studios in London.

April 20th in Rory history: 1961 Cork IRL Rory won Evening Echo TV talent contest 1973 Lethbridge CAN Deep Purple & Fleetwood Mac 1978 West Runton GB Pavilon 1982 Düsseldorf DE Philipshalle Music-Szene

On this day in 1968 Deep Purple (billed as Round About) made their stage debut in Taastrup, Denmark. Since then the group has performed over 3,000 shows in its history. Only one person has been present at every show: Ian Paice. Which ones were YOU at?

April 20, 1979: US President Jimmy Carter is attacked by a swamp rabbit that swims up to his fishing boat in Plains, Georgia. As Carter was on a solo fishing expedition in Plains, Georgia, when a rabbit jumped into the water near him and swam aggressively towards his boat.

April 20, 1977 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA

April 20, 1975 Riviera Ballroom, Chicago, IL

April 20-25, 1976 Riverboat, New York City, NY

April 20, 1972 Ohio University Convocation Center, Athens, OH

April 20-23, 1977 Whisky-A-Go-Go, West Hollywood, CA

April 20, 1973 Edmonton Gardens Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

April 20, 1970: The New York Times reports on "submarine churches" inspired by the Beatles' "Yellow Submarine." Their logos are variations of a submarine with the periscope forming a peace sign.

April 20, 1974: The Soul Train theme song ("TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" by MFSB featuring The Three Degrees) hits #1 in America. MFSB (Mother Father Sister Brother), is a studio group established by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff at Philadelphia International Records. #AT40

Listen, Learn, Read On Going back to Season 1, Episode 2 with John Mottola from the Deep Purple Podcast. Check out his show! Let’s see if I find anything interesting on this song on my solo review. Audio: shows.acast.com/smoke-on-the... YouTube Audio: youtu.be/3Bkp-Lm4NGY #DeepPurple

April 20, 1976: George Harrison, who is good friends with Eric Idle, joins Monty Python on stage at the comedy troupe's show at New York's City Center. Dressed as a Canadian Mountie, Harrison joins the chorus for "The Lumberjack Song."

On this day in 1974 Deep Purple played in Edinburgh, Odeon Theatre - UK with ELF.

April 19th in Rory history: 1964 Douglas IRL St. Columba's Hall 1969 Dagenham GB Village Roundhouse 1975 Dagenham GB The Village Blues Club (📸 Peter Ball) 1978 Leicester GB De Montford Hall 1980 Dublin IRL RTE Studios TX program

18 April 1971, Diana Ross aired her first solo TV special, diana, featuring The Jackson 5. A 12-year-old Michael Jackson notably performed a solo cover of Frank Sinatra's "It Was a Very Good Year" with age-appropriate lyric changes. #DianaRoss #Jackson5

In this clip from the #TBPC YouTube channel: 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐥 the author of 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐚𝐤 talks about 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐳 & the “Buried” Riders in his Recording Contract! #Boston #TomScholz LIKE & SUBSCRIBE! Watch: youtu.be/Y4iVt6igQps?...

April 19, 1979 FCC raids & shuts down pirate radio station WFAT (Brooklyn New York)

April 19, 1974 Grand Valley State Colleges, Allendale, Michigan

April 19, 1974 Odeon Theatre in Edinburgh (Scotland)

April 19, 1974 Central Washington State College, Ellensburg, WA

April 19-20, 1973 Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX

April 19, 1970 Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA

April 19, 1977 Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, GER

April 19, 1975 Aragon Theatre, Chicago, IL

April 19, 1970 Labor Temple, Minneapolis, MN

April 19, 1975 Dagenham Roundhouse, London, ENG

On this day in 1970 Deep Purple played in Ewell, Technical College - UK with Comus, Easy Leaf.

On this day in 1974 Deep Purple played in Dundee, Caird Hall - UK with ELF.

April 18th in Rory history: 1965 Clonea IRL CSM Ballroom 1970 Guildford GB Civic Hall 1973 Calgary CAN Stampede Corral w/ Deep Purple & Fleetwood Mac 1975 Exeter GB University 1980 Mullingar IRL Horizon

April 18, 1976 Allen Theatre in Cleveland, OH

April 18, 1970 The Jenison Fieldhouse in East Lansing, MI