16M views · 27K reactions | In 1991, Martha Wash made music history with her powerful lead vocals in C&C Music Factory’s chart-topping hit, ‘Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now).’ Shockingly, in the music video, the group’s lead singer sang the performance, assuming Martha’s appearance wouldn’t sell due to her size. | History In Pictures | Facebook

924K views · 37K reactions | On this day in Music History - December 14, 1953 "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas", recorded earlier in the year by 10 year old Gayla Peevey, inspired an Oklahoma City fund-raising effort to buy a hippopotamus for the Oklahoma City Zoo. Oklahomans raised $4,000 for the cause, with much of the money coming from children. The zoo bought a 3-year-old hippo named Matilda who had eight offspring and died in 1998. | Johnny Rock and Roll Radio | Facebook

Paul Mescal speaks about ‘The Wind That Shakes The Barley’ #irish #ireland #history | Davy Holden Music