50 Years of Rock 'n' Roll" In a Click

Music history, facts and history for every day of the year, spanning five decades.

(PRWEB) March 13, 2005 -- The UK based music site This Day In Music has been re-launched with a new look, new features and more pop and rock facts than ever before! www.thisdayinmusic.com

New features include a subscription service whereby users can access what we believe is the largest and most up-to-date
music database on the internet.

75% of the site is free for any user, including all the current days events covering the early years of rock n' roll to the current day. Each day you can see who was born "On This Day" plus events in history including chart positions, historic gigs, drug busts, arrests, deaths etc.

Plus other new features including:
Anagrams - Sir Paul McCartney - Musical carpentry. Whitney Houston Shut it now, honey!

Mug shots - name the stars as they have their mugshots taken

Ecards - illustrations of Elvis, Scissor Sisters, Jimi Hedrix, Eminem, Bowie, Robbie Williams and more

And the site has the original feature 'See what was No.1 on the day you were born'.

The subscription service (2.50 for 24 hours access, 12 for 6 months or 20 for 12 months), enables the user to search
the complete database of over 15,000 musical facts spanning the last five decades of pop and rock music.

You can search by:
Any day, month or year
Artist or band name
Born on this day
On this day
Pop stars wedding days
Rock n' roll deaths
Song titles
Or by using any keyword

"This Day In Music" was first launched in 2000 and has been used daily by music fans from all corners of the world ever since founder Neil Cossar started to collect music facts when working as a late-night DJ on a South Manchester radio station in 1993. His radio show became well known for it's musical facts and trivia, Neil has been collecting information ever since, buying up old music papers from ebay and second hand book shops.

A former musician, Neil is no stranger to the music world, his band were signed to Parlophone Records in the 80's, (they released 3 albums) and while working as a DJ interviewed countless acts including, Blur, Lenny Kravitz, The Cranberries, Radiohead and The Charlatans. He also runs a music PR company with his partner Liz Sanchez who's clients have included INXS, Def Leppard, Michael Buble, Barenaked Ladies, LeAnn Rimes, Lighthouse Family and Lloyd Cole.

For more information please call Liz Sanchez on 07813 930433
Email liz@thisdayinmusic.com

Did you know that, Before becoming Elvis Presleys agent, Colonel Tom Parker ran a troupe of dancing chickens? Or that the baby featured on the front on Nirvanas 'Nevermind album was four month old Spencer Elden.

Or that Ringo Starr was the first person in Britain to own a home video recorder?

If you didnt, you need to log onto www.thisdayinmusic.com the web site dedicated to providing a comprehensive, day to day, in-
depth history of Rock and Pop music over the last 50 years.

With hundreds of musical facts for every single day of the past five decades, This Day In Music boasts the largest data base of musical history available on the internet.

Also featuring every UK and US No.1 from 1952 to today, best sellers charts, 50 years of music awards and readers polls, quiz and quote of the day...and more.

www.thisdayinmusic.com is the ultimate, essential, online music history resource for all those serious about their music facts and trivia.

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