Chapter 01 — Today in music
On a day like today April 20
1992
Wembley sings for Freddie: the Mercury tribute concert
72,000 people packed Wembley for the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, broadcast to hundreds of millions worldwide. Bowie, Elton John, George Michael and Metallica sang with the surviving Queen members and raised funds against AIDS. George Michael's "Somebody to Love" still raises goosebumps. Queen had not played live since Knebworth in 1986.
Queen
Freddie Mercury
1951
Luther Vandross is born, R&B's definitive velvet
Luther Vandross was born in New York, a backup singer on Bowie's "Young Americans" before reigning as the romantic voice of eighties and nineties R&B. "Never Too Much" and "Dance with My Father" bookend a career of absolute vocal perfection. No one has ever sung love with more silk.
Luther Vandross
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