This Day In Rock History: May 19th
1978 - Dire Straits released their first major label single, "Sultans Of Swing," recorded on a £120 budget — about $180.
1979 - Supertramp went to No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with Breakfast In America, the group's only U.S. No. 1. It featured three Billboard hit singles: "The Logical Song," "Goodbye Stranger" and "Take the Long Way Home."
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1978 - Dire Straits released their first major label single, "Sultans Of Swing," recorded on a £120 budget — about $180.
1979 - Supertramp went to No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with Breakfast In America, the group's only U.S. No. 1. It featured three Billboard hit singles: "The Logical Song," "Goodbye Stranger" and "Take the Long Way Home."
source: thecurrent