On This Day in 1974, 'Rock the Boat' Became the First Disco No. 1 Hit

On this day in 1974, The Hues Corporation scored their first Billboard No. 1 single with "Rock the Boat", which had been ...

How Garth Brooks' 'The Thunder Rolls' Became a No. 1 Hit Originally Meant for Tanya Tucker

Garth Brooks’ “The Thunder Rolls” is one of those songs. But the truth is that the controversial country classic that became one of his biggest hits was originally intended for another country ...
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Garth Brooks Wrote One of His Biggest Hits for Tanya Tucker Instead

In 1991, Garth Brooks had a big hit with “The Thunder Rolls”. A No. 1 song and one of his most successful, “The Thunder Rolls ...