This day in music history. Jan 27th

    1. What composer, known for many works, such as The Magic Flute, and The Marriage of Figaro was born?

  2. 1967 What movie musicals soundtrack, starring Julie Andrews, reached number one in the UK?

  3. 1973 what band was inspired to write their hit song Ballroom Blitz when they were driven off stage by being pelted with bottles in Scotland?

  4. What single, from Stevie Wonder's album, Talking Book, became his second number one hit?

  5. Which anti-establishment punk rock band was accused of selling out when they signed to the Major label CBS records?

  6. 1980 playing his last show before he died, who was the original lead singer for AC/DC?

  7. 2014 what folk singer, and social activist, known for having a sticker on his banjo that read "This machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender," died?

  8. 2024 whose record did Max Martin ironically surpass as the producer with the most number one hits with his 24th?

Answers

  1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  2. The Sound of Music

  3. Sweet

  4. Superstition

  5. The Clash

  6. Bon Scott

  7. Pete Seeger

  8. George Martin