October 15, 1988 –
UB40’s cover of Neil Diamond’s Red Red Wine reached the top of the Billboard Charts on this date.
UB40 recorded this as a cover of the Tony Tribe 1969 reggae version, which reached #46 in the UK charts. The band did not realize until after it topped the charts that Neil Diamond wrote it and originally recorded it.
The Haus of Dcaligari 