April 28, 1956
Little Richard earned a third week at #1 on the R&B chart with “Long Tall Sally”.
April 28, 1965
Barbara Streisand‘s first TV special aired on CBS. It was titled “My Name is Barbara”.
1968
The Broadway musical ‘Hair’ opened at the Biltmore Theatre in New York City. The show featured the songs ‘Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In’, ‘Good Morning Starshine’ and the title song. The production ran for 1,729 performances, finally closing on July 1st, 1972.
1973
the Soundtrack to “Lady Sings the Blues” by Diana Ross falling to #8,
April 28, 1974
Olivia Newton-John released the single that would jump-start her career–“I Honestly Love You”.
1978
Dolly Parton’s “Here You Come Again” album was certified Platinum.
1979
Donna Summer titled her new song right as “Hot Stuff” was up from #79 to #29 on this date.
1980
Elton John released the single “Little Jeannie”.
1990
Sinead O’Connor remained at #1 with “Nothing Compares 2 (sic) U (sic)”.
1994
Lisa Marie Presley announced her separation from first husband Danny Keough after 5½ years of marriage and two children. The divorce became final eight days later. Lisa Marie would soon be married to Michael Jackson.
2004
George Michael was named as the most-played artist on British radio over the previous two decades.
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