August 20, 1977 –
The Emotions hit #1 in the US with the single Best Of My Love for the first of five weeks, on this date. (Two years earlier, the Eagles hit #1 with a song with the same title.)
Songwriter Maurice White sued Mariah Carey and C+C Music Factory for plagiarizing this song for Mariah’s 1991 #1 hit Emotions (C+C produced the song for Mariah). Said White, “Sampling is one thing, but she took the whole song.” The lawsuit was settled out of court.
The Haus of Dcaligari 