Rick Posted October 21, 2012 Author Share Posted October 21, 2012 On October 21st in music history: Births 1917: Dizzy Gillespie1937: Norman Wright (Dell-Vikings)1940: Jimmy Beaumont (Skyliners)1940: Manfred Mann1941: Steve Cropper (Booker T. and the MGs)1942: Elvin Bishop1943: Ron Elliott (Beau Brummels)1945: Kathy Young (Kathy Young and the Innocents)1946: Lee Loughnane1952: Brent Mydland (Grateful Dead)1954: Eric Faulkner (Bay City Rollers)1957: Steve Lukather (Toto) Deaths 1965: Bill Black2006: Sandy West (Runaways) Events 1908: The first two-sided vinyl record (!) was offered for sale by the Columbia label in an ad running in this week's Saturday Evening Post. 1956: Elvis Presley visits his favorite local movie theater, the Memphian, and is beset by a adoring crowd who, in the ensuing melee, scratch his new Cadillac. Thus begins Elvis' new habit of renting the entire theater whenever he wants to watch a movie. 1971: In Paris, Mick Jagger and girlfriend Bianca become the proud parents of Mick's first child, Jade. 1975: The city of Los Angeles declares this "Elton John Week" and awards the musician his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6915 Hollywood Blvd. 1976: Keith Moon plays what is to be his final show with the Who, a concert at the Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 1985: The Cinemax cable TV special Carl Perkins and Friends, taped to honor the 30th anniversary of his hit "Blue Suede Shoes," is taped with special guests George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Dave Edmunds, and Ringo Starr. 1992: Hank Williams Jr. becomes the proud father of his fourth child, Katherine Diana. Elvis' first grandson, Benjamin Storm, is born to Lisa Marie Presley and Danny Keough. Elton John sues the syndicated US television show Hard Copy for alleging that the singer moved to the Atlanta suburbs to be near an AIDS treatment facility. 1994: Neil Diamond publicly announces his divorce from his second wife, Marcia Murphey, whom he has been with since 1969. 2003: Elton John signs the deal for the first of his famous "Red Piano" concerts at Las Vegas' Ceasar's Palace. David Gest, recent ex-husband of Liza Minelli, sues the singer for $10 million, alleging physical and emotional cruelty. 2004: Bo Diddley postpones a concert in California to have a toe amputated due to complications from diabetes. Bobby "Boris" Pickett rerecords his perennial novelty song "Monster Mash" as "Monster Slash" to protest President George W. Bush's environmental policies. A typical line: "The guests included big timber, big oil / Mining magnates and their sons." 2005: Bob Seger sings the US national anthem before today's World Series game between the Detroit Tigers and the visiting St. Louis Cardinals. Releases 1970: Bob Dylan, New Morning Recording 1938: Jan Savitt, "Quaker City Jazz"1958: Buddy Holly: "True Love Ways," "It Doesn't Matter Anymore," "Moondreams," "Raining In My Heart"1965: The Spencer Davis Group, "Keep On Running"1965: The Beatles: "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)," "Nowhere Man" Charts 1957: Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock" hits #11967: Lulu's "To Sir With Love" hits #11972: Chuck Berry's "My Ding-A-Ling" hits #11972: Curtis Mayfield's soundtrack LP Superfly hits #1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Hey Rick... I do enjoy reading your postings of "On This Day In Music History." Keep up the good work... Boxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 On October 22nd in music history: Births 1930: Dory Previn1939: Ray Jones (Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas)1942: Annette Funicello1942: Bobby Fuller (The Bobby Fuller Four)1945: Eddie Brigati (The Young Rascals)1945: Leslie West (Mountain)1952: Carl Carlton Deaths 1969: Tommy Edwards1983: Keith Barrow1989: Ewan McColl1994: Jimmy Miller2003: Rick Wiesend (Tim Tam and the Turn-Ons) Events 1961: In response to the ever-expanding "twist" craze, Chubby Checker performs his original hit from a year ago, "The Twist," along with the followup smash "Let's Twist Again," in a medley on CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show. The resultant attention boosted both singles back into the Hot 100, and shot "The Twist" back to #1 in early 1962, marking the only time the same single has hit the top spot in two separate years. 1963: A 24-year-old Kenny Rogers takes his third wife, Margo Gladys Anderson. 1964: Mod rockers the High Numbers fail their audition with the EMI label, but within a year will find success on Brunswick Records as The Who. 1965: The Kingston Trio guest star as themselves on tonight's "The Duel" episode of NBC-TV's WWII drama Convoy. 1969: An understandably miffed and somewhat confused Paul McCartney issues an official press release through Apple stating that he is not, in fact, dead, and then retires to his farm in Scotland (where Life magazine will track him down to further prove his not-deadness). 1988: Elton John sells out his upcoming show at Madison Square Garden, setting a venue record with 26 straight Elton sellouts. 1993: Annette Funicello is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6834 Hollywood Blvd. 1996: Apple announces that The Beatles have sold an unprecedented 19 million albums this year as a result of the Anthology juggernaut, with 41% of those sales, according to polls, going to fans who weren't even born when the group broke up. 1998: Bob Dylan plays a "homecoming" show in Duluth, MN, the closest he's played to his nearby hometown of Hibbing in nearly three decades. 2000: George Michael pays almost three million dollars for John Lennon's famous upright Steinway piano, on which the ex-Beatle wrote the international anthem "Imagine." Michael issued a statement saying, in part, "I know that when my fingers touch the keys of that Steinway, I will feel truly blessed." 2005: ABBA's 1974 hit "Waterloo" is voted the best song in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, decided by voters from 81 countries during a ceremony to mark the famous European event's 50th anniversary. Releases 1966: The Beach Boys, "Good Vibrations"1976: Led Zeppelin, The Song Remains The Same Recording 1965: The Beatles: "In My Life," "Nowhere Man" Charts 1966: The Supremes' LP Supremes A-Go-Go hits #1 Certifications 1971: Joan Baez' "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" is certified gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 On October 23rd in music history: Births 1927: Sonny Criss1939: Charlie Foxx1940: Ellie Greenwich1940: Fred Marsden (Gerry and the Pacemakers)1943: Barbara Ann Hawkins (The Dixie Cups)1947: Greg Ridley (Humble Pie) Deaths 1950: Al Jolson1969: Tommy Edwards1978: Mother Maybelle Carter1986: Esquerita Events 1954: Elvis Presley's second Sun single, "Blue Moon Of Kentucky," breaks out in Nashville and New Orleans, becoming his first chart hit outside of his native Memphis. 1964: J. Frank Wilson of the Cavaliers, who scored a huge teen-tragedy hit three years earlier with "Last Kiss," is badly injured in his own car crash near Lima, OH, one that unfortunately also takes the life of the song's producer, Sonley Roush. 1966: The Yardbirds, in their first concert featuring Jimmy Page on lead guitar, open at San Francisco's Fillmore West. 1969: Columbia Records announces its intention to prosecute the purveyors of Great White Way, an unauthorized collection of unreleased Bob Dylan demos that is often considered the first "bootleg" record. 1972: The Fifties-revival drama That'll Be The Day, starring Ringo Starr, David Essex, Keith Moon, Billy Fury and the Nashville Teens' John Hawken, begins filming in England. 1976: Led Zeppelin make their belated US television debut on an episode of the syndicated Don Kirshner's Rock Concert. 1978: CBS Records becomes the first record label to raise the price of albums to an unheard-of $8.98. 1980: On the same day that John Lennon's "comeback" single, "Starting Over," is released, his future killer signs out of his detail as a security guard for the last time. Instead of signing "Chappy," as he usually does, the killer tellingly signs out as "John Lennon." 1998: A St. Louis federal judge rules that the local Fort Zumwalt High School Marching Band is not allowed, as per the ruling of the superintendent of schools, to include Jefferson Airplane's pro-drug hit "White Rabbit" in its repertoire as part of a "Sixties medley." 2002: A St. Louis federal judge dismisses the lawsuit brought against Chuck Berry by his longtime pianist, Johnnie Johnson, claiming co-songwriting credit -- and, therefore, a share of the royalties -- for over 30 songs made famous by Berry from 1955-1966, including "Sweet Little Sixteen," "Roll Over Beethoven," and "No Particular Place To Go." 2007: The first trial of legendary producer Phil Spector -- accused of murdering actress Lana Clarkson in 2003 -- ends in a mistrial, with ten jurors voting him guilty and two not guilty. Releases 1965: The Byrds, "Turn! Turn! Turn!" Recording 1941: Benny Goodman, "Clarinet A La King"1962: Stevie Wonder, "Thank You For Loving Me All The Way"1963: The Beatles, "I Wanna Be Your Man"1963: Bob Dylan: "The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll," "When The Ship Comes In"1966: The Jimi Hendrix Experience, "Hey Joe" Charts 1961: Dion's "Runaround Sue" hits #11965: The Temptations' "My Baby" enters the charts1976: Chicago's "If You Leave Me Now" hits #1 Certifications 1970: Aretha Franklin's "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" is certified gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 24, 2012 Author Share Posted October 24, 2012 On October 24th in music history: Births 1911: Sonny Terry1930: The Big Bopper1930: Lewis Hamlin (James Brown)1936: Bill Wyman (The Rolling Stones)1937: Santo Farina (Santo and Johnny)1944: Ted Templeman (Harper's Bizarre)1944: Bettye Swann1946: Jerry Edmonton (Steppenwolf)1946: Rob Van Leeuwen (Shocking Blue)1947: Edgar Broughton1948: Dale Griffin (Mott The Hoople)1948: Paul and Barry Ryan1954: Tiny Tavares Deaths 2001: Kim Gardner (Ashton, Gardner and Dyke)2002: Tom Dowd Events 1959: Elvis Presley, now a Private First Class stationed in Germany, comes down with a bad case of tonsillitis and is admitted to the base hospital. On his 23rd birthday, and still a year away from even buying his first bass guitar, the Rolling Stones' Bill Wyman marries his first wife, 18-year-old bank clerk Diane Corey. 1964: The Santa Barbara, CA Civic Center hosts the historic Teenage Music International Show (later known as TAMI), featuring Chuck Berry, The Supremes, The Beach Boys, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, The Rolling Stones, The Miracles, Jan and Dean, Lesley Gore, Gerry and the Pacemakers, and Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas. 1967: Pink Floyd are forced to cancel an important upcoming US tour, their first, after leader Syd Barrett refuses to lip-sync to "Arnold Layne" on ABC-TV's popular American Bandstand show. 1970: Picking up on an earlier speech by his Vice-President, US President Richard Nixon delivers a White House address to the National Association of Broadcasters, urging radio stations to ban any and all songs with drug-related lyrics. 1973: The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards is fined $500 for possession of heroin, quaaludes, and illegal firearms at his home in London. John Lennon sues the US Government for wiretapping his phone during its investigation of "radical" antiwar elements in society. 1977: The controversial biopic The Buddy Holly Story, starring Gary Busey as the legendary rocker, begins filming in Hollywood. 1978: The film version of The Wiz, an African-American remake of The Wizard Of Oz starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson, premieres in New York City. The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards pleads guilty to heroin possession in Toronto, Canada and is given a one-year suspended sentence. The Stones are also ordered to play a gig for charity. 1980: The Guinness Book of World Records presents Paul McCartney with a special rhodium album for being the best-selling songwriter in the history of recorded music, having written 43 platinum songs and sold over 100 million records. 1989: One of the most bizarre music copyright cases ever begins in Los Angeles as former Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman John Fogerty is sued by his former label head, Saul Zaentz, for allegedly plagiarizing himself! Fogerty was accused of re-writing his CCR song "Run Through The Jungle" for his 1985 comeback hit "The Old Man Down The Road." Fogerty would eventually win the suit after taking the stand with his guitar and demonstrating his songwriting process. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces its 4th annual inductees: The Who, Simon and Garfunkel, The Kinks, The Platters, Hank Ballard, Bobby Darin, The Four Seasons, The Four Tops, the Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriting team, Carole King, and Gerry Goffin. 1995: The Mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani, declares today "Tony Bennett Day" in honor of the native singer. Later that night, Bennett celebrates with a gig at Radio City Music Hall. 1996: Berry Gordy is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Blvd. 2000: Shelley Fabares is admitted to a hospital for a liver transplant after being diagnosed with hepatitis. 2005: A reformed Cream sell out three nights at Madison Square Garden. Releases 1975: John Lennon, Shaved Fish Recording 1939: Benny Goodman, "Let's Dance"1960: Neil Sedaka, "Calendar Girl"1962: James Brown, Live At The Apollo1963: Bob Dylan: "The Times They Are A-Changin'," "One Too Many Mornings"1975: Bob Dylan, "Hurricane" Charts 1960: Brenda Lee's "I Want To Be Wanted" hits #11960: Frank Sinatra's LP Nice 'N' Easy hits #11970: Santana's LP Abraxas hits #1 Certifications 1973: Art Garfunkel's LP Angel Clare is certified gold Happy 76th Birthday To Bill Wyman!! [^] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 On October 25th in music history: Births 1912: Minnie Pearl1924: Earl Palmer1926: Jimmy Heath1937: Jeanne Black1941: Helen Reddy1943: Dick Dodd (Standells)1944: Taffy Danoff (Starland Vocal Band)1944: Jon Anderson (Yes)1946: John Hall (Equals)1950: Chris Norman Deaths 1974: Nick Drake1991: Margo Sylvia (Tune Weavers)1991: Bill Graham1992: Roger Miller1993: Howie Blauvelt (Ram Jam)2000: William Martin (Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs)2002: Richard Harris2004: John Peel Events 1958: Cliff Richard makes his debut on radio, playing live on an episode of BBC's Saturday Club. 1960: A 17-year-old art student named Keith Richards runs into his old schoolmate, an economics student named Mick Jagger, at a train station in London. Richards notices the R&B albums under Jagger's arm, and before long the two form their first group -- Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys. 1962: Cast member Paul Petersen sings his hit single "My Dad" on tonight's episode of ABC's The Donna Reed Show. The Beatles give their first-ever radio interview, on Radio Clatterbridge, a closed-circuit radio station serving Cleaver and Clatterbridge Hospitals in Wirral, near Liverpool. Paul is quoted as saying "John is, in fact, the leader of the group." 1964: The Rolling Stones make their US television debut when they appear on CBS's Ed Sullivan Show. After screaming fans practically tear the studio seats apart, Sullivan declares to reporters: "I promise you they'll never be back on our show. It took me 17 years to build this up, I'm not going to have it destroyed in a matter of weeks. We won't book any more rock 'n' roll groups. Frankly, I didn't see the group until the day before the broadcast. I was shocked when I saw them." The group returns to the program five times. 1968: The New Yardbirds, soon to be known as Led Zeppelin, make their live concert debut at England's Surrey University, described on the poster as the "first big dance of the term." 1973: Rick Nelson appears as a former rock star turned murderous pimp on tonight's "Harem" episode of ABC-TV's Streets Of San Francisco. 1995: Cliff Richard is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, the very first native rock star to receive the honor. 1997: Johnny Cash reaches over to pick up a dropped guitar pick at today's concert in Flint, MI and falls over on stage; apologizing, he reveals to the audience that he is in the early stages of Parkinson's Disease. The crowd, thinking Cash is joking, laughs at the comment. 2002: An arsonist destroys Aretha Franklin's mansion in the suburbs of Detroit, MI. The criminal is never caught; fortunately, no one is living there at the time. 2006: Forbes.com's sixth annual Top-Earning Dead Celebrities list reports that Elvis Presley's estate comes in second (beaten out by Nirvana's Kurt Cobain). Also in the top twenty: John Lennon, Johnny Cash, George Harrison, Ray Charles, and Bob Marley. Releases 1968: Jimi Hendrix Experience, Electric Ladyland Recording 1943: Benny Carter, "Poinciana"1955: Smiley Lewis, "One Night Of Sin"1967: The Beatles, "Hello Goodbye" Charts 1963: Peter, Paul and Mary's LP Peter, Paul and Mary hits #11970: Led Zeppelin's LP Led Zeppelin III hits #1 Certifications 1968: The Guess Who's "Laughing" is certified gold1974: The Ohio Players' "Skin Tight" is certified gold Minnie Pearl was born 100 years ago today [^] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 On October 26th in music history: Births 1911: Mahalia Jackson1913: Charlie Barnet1929: Neal Mathews (Jordanaires)1944: Alan Henderson (Them)1944: Michael Piano (Sandpipers)1946: Keith Hopwood (Herman's Hermits)1951: Bootsy Collins Deaths 1966: Alma Cogan1976: Leonard Lee (Shirley and Lee)1994: Wilbert Harrison1999: Hoyt Axton2004: Bill Read (Diamonds) Events 1935: The NBC Radio show Lux Radio Theatre presents its newest find -- a 12-year-old girl singer named Judy Garland. 1958: Berlin, Germany's first rock and roll concert ever is staged, a performance by Bill Haley and his Comets that ends in chaos when the East Berliners in the crowd of 7,000 begin to fight with the West Berliners. Twenty policeman are injured; one loses his sight permanently. 1959: The Everly Brothers leave their old label, Cadence, for Warner Brothers. 1961: Bob Dylan signs with Columbia Records, his first recording contract. 1962: In Dallas, TX, Bobby Rydell reprises his role as host of the annual Miss Teenage America Pageant. The first Motown "revue" tour begins in Washington DC, featuring Mary Wells, Marvin Gaye, Martha and the Vandellas, the Contours, Stevie Wonder, and the Marvelettes. 1964: On the last day of recording their fourth album, Beatles For Sale, the Beatles are visited by rockabilly legend Carl Perkins, an early idol of theirs. The group decides then and there to cover Perkins' "Honey Don't." At one point, Ringo calls the Sun records artists "Mr. Perkins," to which he replies, "Son, I wish you'd just call me Carl. Mr. Perkins is my daddy." 1965: The Beatles receive Members of the British Empire (MBE) medals from Queen Elizabeth II in a ceremony staged at Buckingham Palace. It is the first such honor ever given to a rock band, causing many former recipients, many distinguished military personnel, to return their medals in disgust. According to John, the group is so nervous beforehand that it gets high on marijuana in a palace bathroom; during the ceremony, when Her Majesty asks the group how long it's been together, Ringo replies "forty years." Later, a press conference is held at the Saville Theatre. 1968: Having been fired from WOR-FM, Legendary DJ Murray The K moves across town in New York, becoming one of the WMCA-AM "Good Guys." 1970: Mrs. Alta Mae Anderson, mother of Meredith Hunter, the Rolling Stones concertgoer murdered by Hell's Angels at their Altamont show, sues the band for hiring the infamous biker club as security. 1980: Paul Kantner of Jefferson Starship suffers what is thought to be a stroke while recording the band's latest album but is later revealed to be a brain embolism. He recovers after two weeks' hospitalization. 1992: Julie Fogerty, wife of husband John Fogerty of CCR, gives birth to the couple's first son (and Fogerty's fourth total), Tyler Jackson. 1998: US Federal courts refuse to issue an injunction against makers of mp3 players, one which the RIAA has been pushing for in light of rampant piracy. Fats Domino is awarded the National Medal of Arts from US President Bill Clinton. 2007: Acting on the advice of director David Lynch, folk-pop icon and former student of the Maharishi, Donovan, begins drawing up plans for The Invincible Donovan University, a college for studying transcendental meditation. Releases 1973: John Lennon, "Mind Games" Recording 1934: Cole Porter, "You're The Top"1961: Elvis Presley: "A Whistling Tune," "Home Is Where The Heart Is," "Riding The Rainbow"1962: Bob Dylan, "Corrina, Corrina"1964: The Beatles: "Honey Don't," "What You're Doing," Another Beatles Christmas Record Charts 1974: Dionne Warwick and the Spinners' "Then Came You" hits #11974: Barry White's LP Can't Get Enough hits #1 Certifications 1971: Al Green's "Tired Of Being Alone" is certified gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 27, 2012 Author Share Posted October 27, 2012 On October 27th in music history: Births 1924: Bonnie Lou1933: Floyd Cramer1945: Mark Ryan (Quicksilver Messenger Service)1949: Byron Allred (Steve Miller Band)1949: Garry Tallent (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band) Deaths 1980: Steve Took (T. Rex)1990: Xavier Cugat1999: Frank DeVol Events 1957: Police in Oakland, CA inform Elvis Presley that he is not allowed to swivel his hips onstage in tonight's performance at the Oakland Auditorium; Elvis responds by sarcastically wiggling only his little finger while singing. The cops film the show anyway, just in case. 1960: Tina Turner gives birth to Ronald Renelle Turner, her second child, while touring in Los Angeles. Husband Ike is not present at the birth. 1962: The Rolling Stones -- with the original lineup of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Ian Stewart, and Tony Chapman -- cut their first demos at Curly Clayton Studios in Highbury, London, recording covers of Muddy Waters' "Soon Forgotten," Jimmy Reed's "Close Together," and Bo Diddley's "You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover." Future drummer Charlie Watts has for now decided to stick with his (relatively) lucrative job in advertising. 1964: 31-year-old Salvatore Philip Bono, an assistant to Phil Spector, "marries" his protege, 18-year-old Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPierre, in a Tijuana motel bathroom, exchanging rings and pleding their love, although no one is there to officiate the nuptials. The pair would make it official in 1969. 1975: Bruce Springsteen, riding on hype for his latest album, Born To Run, finds himself the first rocker to make the covers of both Time and Newsweek in the same week. 1979: Elton John collapses during his show atollywood's Universal Amphitheatre and is hospitalized for "exhaustion." 1980: John Lennon's killer purchases the .38 revolver (a five-shot Charter Arms "Off Duty" special) with which he will eventually kill his idol. 1991: Jimmy Dean marries his second wife, singer Donna Meade, in Richmond, VA, with the couple singing a duet at their riverboat-hosted reception. 1992: Bo Diddley sues the estate of his former manager, the now-deceased Martin Otelsberg, for $75,000 in misappropriated funds. Releases 1956: Clarence "Frogman" Henry, "Ain't Got No Home"1958: Elvis Presley, "I Got Stung" b/w "One Night"1964: The Supremes, "Come See About Me" Recording 1941: Buddy Clark, "Everything I Love"1960: Ben E. King: "Spanish Harlem," "Stand By Me" Charts 1973: Gladys Knight and the Pips' "Midnight Train To Georgi" hits #1 Certifications 1969: The Beatles' "Something" b/w "Come Together" is certified gold1969: The Beatles' LP Abbey Road is certified gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 On October 28th in music history: Births 1927: Cleo Laine1936: Charlie Daniels1937: Graham Bond (Graham Bond Organization)1939: Jim Post (Friend and Lover)1940: Jay Proctor (Jay and the Techniques)1941: Curtis Lee1941: Hank Marvin (The Shadows)1945: Wayne Fontana (Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders)1948: Telma Hopkins (Tony Orlando and Dawn)1948: Rickie Reynolds (Black Oak Arkansas) Deaths 1991: Billy Wright2004: Gil Melle2007: Robert Goulet2007: Porter Wagoner Events 1948: In St. Louis, MO, Chuck Berry marries his first and only wife, Themetta "Toddy" Suggs. 1955: As part of the duo Buddy and Bob, Buddy Holly opens for Marty Robbins at a concert in Lubbock, TX. 1956: Elvis Presley makes his second appearance on CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show, and unlike the first appearance, Sullivan himself is hosting. Elvis sings "Don’t Be Cruel," "Love Me Tender," "Hound Dog," and "Love Me," and Ed presents Presley with a gold record for "Love Me Tender." 1958: Buddy Holly makes what would be his last major television appearance, lip-synching "It's So Easy" and "Heartbeat" on ABC's American Bandstand. 1961: According to the Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, this is the day on which a customer named Raymond Jones entered Epstein's Liverpool record store, NEMS, and requested a copy of the Beatles singing "My Bonnie" (a 45 the group had cut in Hamburg, Germany with singer Tony Sheridan). Epstein, impressed that someone would ask for a record cut by a local group but only available as an import, tracks the band down at the Cavern Club and offers to manage them. Several Liverpool scenesters have since cast doubt on this story, claiming the group was already well-known in town. Ground is broken for the construction of New York City's Shea Stadium. 1962: The famous songwriting team of Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich team up for real, marrying in New York City. The couple would divorce in 1966. 1968: Cynthia Lennon is granted a divorce from her husband John. 1972: Diana Ross becomes the proud parent of her second daughter, Tracee, her first from husband Robert Ellis Silberstein. The Who's recent anthem "Join Together" is adopted as the official song of the United States Council For World Affairs. 1980: Five of Walt Disney's original Mousketeers (Annette, Cubby, Tommy, Sherry, and Dickie) gather in Burbank, CA, to celebrate the show's 25th anniversary. 1985: Bob Dylan's five-LP Biograph, the first major commercially successful box set, is released by Columbia. 1986: Marie Osmond marries her second husband, producer Brian Blosil, in South Jordan, UT. 1999: During a Kenny Rogers show in Dallas, TX, a fan is injured by a frisbee Kenny throws randomly into the audience. According to the fan's subsequent two-million-dollar lawsuit, the "accident" has left him impotent. 2003: Tonight's The Night, a musical play written around the hits of Rod Stewart, opens in London's West End. David Bowie and his wife, the supermodel Iman, sign up as the new spokesmodels for Tommy Hilfiger. Recording 1957: The Four Lads, "Put A Light In The Window"1965: The Supremes, "My World Is Empty Without You" Charts 1950: Patti Page's "All My Love" hits #11967: Diana Ross and the Supremes' LP Greatest Hits hits #11978: Nick Gilder's "Hot Child In The City" hits #1 Happy 76th Birthday to Charlie Daniels!! [^] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 On October 29th in music history: Births 1922: Neal Hefti1925: Zoot Sims1937: Sonny Osborne (The Osborne Brothers)1944: Denny Laine (The Moody Blues, Wings)1945: Melba Moore1946: Peter Green (Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac)1949: David Paton (Pilot)1961: Randy Jackson (The Jackson 5) Deaths 1971: Duane Allman1984: Wells Kelly (Orleans)1987: Woody Herman Events 1957: After his concert at Los Angeles' Pan Pacific Auditorium, Elvis Presley meets TV star -- and, thanks to Elvis' inspiration, recording artist -- Rick Nelson for the first time. "Man, I just love your new record," says Elvis, referring to "Be-Bop Baby." The King also mentions that he's a fan of Rick's Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet show and gives the young singer some advice on touring. 1958: While still stationed in Germany with the US Army, Private First Class Elvis Presley takes in a Bill Haley show for the troops at Stuttgart. 1969: New York underground newspaper Rat becomes the first publication to compile the various rumored "clues" to the "Paul Is Dead" phenomenon. 1987: Rolling Stones guitarist and sometime painter Ron Wood gets his first public presentation, Decades, in London, featuring mostly portraits of Wood's famous friends over the past two decades. 1990: The inductees for the sixth annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are announced, a list which includes Wilson Pickett, Ike and Tina Turner, The Byrds, The Impressions, LaVern Baker, Jimmy Reed, and John Lee Hooker. 1995: Paul Anka guest stars on tonight's "Treehouse of Horror VI" episode of Fox-TV's The Simpsons. 2002: Palm Springs, CA, dedicates a portion of its airport as the Sonny Bono Memorial Concourse, in honor of the famous singer who also served as the town's mayor in the late Eighties. 2003: A study by the Neilsen ratings people finds that a full third the sales of Beatles 1 were to new fans between the ages of 19 and 24, skewing the fan base even younger than it had been previously. 2005: The wax figures of the younger Beatles used in the cover of the band's Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album are auctioned off for 81,500 pounds in London after being discovered languishing in the backroom of Madame Tussauds' famous wax museum. Releases 1957: Buddy Holly, "Oh Boy!" b/w "Not Fade Away"1973: John Lennon, "Mind Games" and the LP of the same name1977: Meat Loaf, Bat Out Of Hell Recording 1930: Bing Crosby, "It Must Be True"1957: Bobby Helms, "Jingle Bell Rock"1965: The Beatles, "We Can Work It Out"1976: Elvis Presley: "It's Easy For You," "Way Down," "Pledging My Love" Charts 1955: Roger Williams' "Autumn Leaves" hits #11966: ? and the Mysterians' "96 Tears" hits #11977: Paul Davis' "I Go Crazy" enters the charts Certifications 1970: Neil Diamomd's "Cracklin' Rosie" is certified gold1973: The Who's LP Quadrophenia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 On October 30th in music history: Births 1934: Hamilton Camp1939: Otis Williams (The Temptations)1939: Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane)1939: Eddie Holland1946: Chris Slade (Manfred Mann)1947: Timothy B. Schmidt (Poco, The Eagles) Deaths 2007: Robert Goulet Events 1967: Rolling Stones leader Brian Jones, already deep in drug addiction, pleads guilty in a London court to possession of cannabis and not guilty to possession of cocaine and methedrine. He spends the night in Wormwood Scrubs prison and is released on bail the next day after being sentenced to nine months, a sentence which will eventually be suspended. 1970: A Miami court sentences Doors leader Jim Morrison to six months in prison and a fine of $500 for allegedly exposing himself during a concert there in March of the previous year. The case is still on appeal when Morrison dies the following July. Davy Jones guest-stars as himself in tonight's "The Teen Idol" episode of ABC-TV's Make Room For Granddaddy. 1972: Elton John becomes the first rock star since the Beatles to perform for Queen Elizabeth II at her annual Royal Command Variety Performance in London. 1973: On their first visit to the UK, The Osmonds are mobbed by 10,000 fans at London's Heathrow Airport. 1974: Upon learning that her husband, funk-rocker Sly Stone, has abducted their 14-month-old son Sylvester Bubb Ali Stewart, wife Kathy Silvia files for divorce. 1978: KISS' ill-advised live-action kiddie movie KISS Meet The Phantom Of The Park premieres on NBC-TV. Their career would never fully recover. 1979: Bianca Jagger, Mick's first wife, is granted a divorce after eight years of marriage. 1984: Barry Manilow beats Diana Ross' old Radio City Music Hall record of $1.8 million with his series of sold-out concerts there. Acclaimed soprano Linda Ronstadt finally stars in her first opera -- a production of "La Boheme" at New York's Public Theatre. 1995: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces its upcoming induction of David Bowie, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Pink Floyd, The Shirelles, Jefferson Airplane, Little Willie John, and the Velvet Underground. 1997: All three of the Bee Gees walk off the set of Clive Anderson's BBC-TV talk show All Talk after Anderson disparages their disco era and refers to them as "tossers." 1998: KISS, both with their signature makeup and without, appear on tonight's "...Thirteen Years Later" episode of Fox-TV's Millennium. 2003: Paul McCartney becomes the proud parent of his first child with second wife Heather Mills, a daughter named Beatrice Milly. Lionel Richie divorces his second wife, Diane Alexander. 2007: After losing the top spot to Nirvana's Kurt Cobain the year before, Elvis Presley once again tops Forbes Magazine's list of highest-earning dead celebrities. John Lennon is second on the list; fellow ex-Beatle George Harrison is fourth. Releases 1961: The Crystals, "There's No Other (Like My Baby)"1992: Bob Dylan, Good As I Been To You Recording 1955: Elvis Presley, "When It Rains, It Really Pours"1960: Elvis Presley: "Milky White Way," "His Hand In Mine," "I Believe In The Man In The Sky," "He Knows Just What I Need," "Surrender," "Mansion Over The Hilltop"1968: The MC5, Kick Out The Jams Charts 1965: Patty Duke's "Say Something Funny" enters the charts1971: The John Lennon LP Imagine hits #1 Certifications 1964: Roy Orbison's "Oh! Pretty Woman" is certified gold Happy 73rd Birthday To Grace Slick!! [^][] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share Posted October 31, 2012 On October 31st in music history: Births 1912: Dale Evans1922: Illinois Jacquet1927: Anita Kerr1934: Ray Smith1937: Tom Paxton1944: Kinky Friedman1945: Rik Kenton (Roxy Music)1947: Russ Ballard (Unit 4+2, Argent)1952: Bernard Edwards (Chic) Deaths 1968: Malcolm Hale (Spanky and Our Gang)2002: Claude Johnson (Don and Juan)2005: Skitch Henderson Events 1952: When his original guitarist has a stroke just before a New Year's Eve gig, popular St. Louis boogie-woogie pianist Johnnie Johnson hires for his group The Sir John's Trio a 26-year old hairdresser named Chuck Berry. 1963: The Beatles return from a tour of Sweden to find 50,000 screaming fans waiting for them at London's Heathrow Airport, the surest proof yet that Beatlemania is a national phenomenon. Waiting at the airport is American TV host Ed Sullivan, who notices the furor. "Who are those guys?" he asks a bystander, who tells him they are "England's foremost singing group." Having never heard them, Sullivan nevertheless immediately contacts manager Brian Epstein to book the band for three appearances on his CBS show early in 1964. 1964: Ray Charles is arrested at Boston's Logan Airport for possession of heroin, his third drug since 1958. The singer is ordered to rehab in order to avoid jail time. For the first time since January 1964, the Beatles do not have a song currently on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. No less than 14 singles hit the charts in the previous ten months. Joan Baez sings three songs with Bob Dylan at tonight's concert in New York: "Mama, You Been On My Mind," "With God On Our Side," and "It Ain't Me, Babe." 1965: Lead singer Wayne Fontana leaves his group, The Mindbenders. 1967: The Rolling Stones' Brian Jones is released on 750 pounds' bail from Wormwood Scrubs prison in London after being charged with marijuana possession. Seven fans are arrested for demonstrating outside the prison gates. The Stooges make their live debut at a Detroit, MI, Halloween party. 1968: Paul McCartney's new girlfriend, Linda Eastman, moves into his London home. 1970: Michelle Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas marries actor Dennis Hopper, a marriage that is annulled seven days later. 1974: Members of Led Zeppelin launch their new artist-owned label, Swan Song, at the Chislehurst Caves in England, with the Pretty Things, Bill Wyman, and Groucho Marx -- not to mention several dozen naked models -- attending. 1975: Southern rockers The Marshall Tucker Band headline a fundraising concert for Presidential nominee Jimmy Carter. 1976: Elvis Presley makes his last recording, singing Jim Reeves' "He'll Have To Go" over a pre-recorded backing track in the Jungle Room of his Graceland home. 1995: James Brown is charged with assault at his home in Aiken, SC, after allegedly striking his wife Adrienne with a mirror. 2000: Napster announces a deal with entertainment giant BMG to make its illegal file-sharing software into a paid subscription service. 2005: The Isley Brothers' Ron Isley is sentenced to 26 years in federal prison on tax evasion charges. The white suit John Lennon wore on the cover of the Beatles' Abbey Road sells at a Las Vegas Amnesty International charity auction for $118,000. 2007: Elvis Presley tops the annual Forbes magazine list of most profitable dead celebrities, his estate having taken in $49 million over the past year. John Lennon makes the #2 spot; George Harrison, James Brown, and Bob Marley also make the list. Releases 1975: Queen, "Bohemian Rhapsody" Recording 1930: Count Basie, "Somebody Stole My Gal"1958: The Flamingos, "I Only Have Eyes For You"1960: The Everly Brothers, "Ebony Eyes"1960: Elvis Presley: "In My Father's House," "Joshua Fit the Battle," "Swing Down, Sweet Chariot," "I'm Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs," "If We Never Meet Again," "Known Only to Him," "Crying In The Chapel," "Working On The Building"1961: Bobby Darin, "Irresistible You"1963: Bob Dylan, "Restless Farewell" Charts 1960: Elvis Presley's LP G.I. Blues enters the charts1964: The Supremes' "Baby Love" hits #11964: Barbra Streisand's LP People hits #1 Certifications 1970: James Taylor's LP Fire and Rain is certified gold1972: Curtis Mayfield's "Freddie’s Dead" is certified gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 On November 1st in music history: Births 1926: Lou Donaldson1936: Zeffrey "Andre" Williams1937: "Whispering" Bill Anderson1940: SSgt. Barry Sadler1944: Chris Morris (Paper Lace)1944: Mike Burney (Wizzard)1945: Ric Grech (Blind Faith, Traffic)1950: Dan Peek (America)1951: Ronald "Kool" Bell (Kool and the Gang) Deaths 1995: Florence Greenberg2004: Terry Knight Events 1894: Billboard Advertising, a trade publication dealing with all manner of billboard advertising and selling for a dime, begins publication. Within a few years, it will begin focusing on the entertainment shows advertised by billboards, and by the 1930s Billboard, as it has come to be known, is covering radio and sales of the new medium, juke box records. 1955: Macon, GA R&B favorites The Famous Flames enter local radio station WIBB to record a demo of their first song, "Please, Please, Please." The primitive scorcher, featuring lead singer James Brown pleading into a single microphone while standing on a Coca-Cola carton, would be rejected by several record labels before finally being picked up by Federal Records in Cincinnati. 1959: Ray Charles leaves his old label, Atlantic, for ABC-Paramount Records. Elvis Presley's current stint in the Army means that for the first time in nearly five years, no Elvis single resides on the Billboard charts. 1963: The Beatles begin their first headlining UK tour with two shows at the Odeon in Gloucestershire, England, earning 300 pounds a night. Opening acts include The Rhythm and Blues Quartet, The Vernons Girls, Frank Berry, The Brook Brothers, Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers, and The Kestrels. The set list: "I Saw Her Standing There," "From Me To You," "All My Loving," "You Really Got A Hold On Me," "Roll Over Beethoven," "Boys," "Till There Was You," "She Loves You," "Money," and "Twist And Shout." The full scream of Beatlemania makes it impossible to hear the music, but that doesn't stop girls from camping out for two days in advance for tickets. 1964: Yet another British Invasion band makes its US television debut on CBS' Ed Sullivan Show: The Dave Clark Five, whose clean-cut image visibly relieves the host, who is still suffering from the Stones riot of a few days' earlier. After the band plays "Glad All Over," Ed goes out of his way to tag them as "nice, neat boys." The Beach Boys begin their first UK tour in London. 1965: The Rolling Stones' concert in Rochester, NY, ends abruptly when 3,000 rabid fans storm the stage after just seven minutes. After three more attempts to resume the show, it's canceled by police, with only six songs having been played. 1970: ABBA, then known as the Festfolk Quartet, play their first-ever concert at a Gothenburg, Sweden restaurant. 1975: Due to lead singer Karen Carpenter's struggle with anorexia, the Carpenters are forced to cancel their upcoming European tour. 1979: Bob Dylan debuts the songs from his new album, a Christian polemic called Slow Train Coming, on the first night of his new tour in San Francisco, CA. A shocked audience boos the new material throughout the set. 1991: After having a cancerous lung removed, former Temptation Eddie Kendricks is released from an Atlanta hospital. Releases 1968: George Harrison, Wonderwall Music Recording 1960: The Everly Brothers, "Temptation"1963: Lorne Greene, "Ringo"1968: The Beatles, "Hello Goodbye" Charts 1969: Elvis Presley's "Suspicious Minds" hits #11975: Elton John's "Island Girl" hits #1 Certifications 1966: Elvis Presley's LPs Elvis Presley, Elvis' Golden Records, Vol. 2, and Elvis' Golden Records, Vol. 3 is certified gold Happy 75th Birthday to "Whispering" Bill Anderson!! [^] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 On November 2nd in music history: Births 1926: Charlie Walker1937: Earl "Speedoo" Carroll (The Cadillacs, The Coasters)1938: Jay Black (Jay and the Americans)1941: Bruce Welch (The Shadows)1941: Brian Poole (Brian Poole and the Tremeloes)1945: J.D. Souther1946: Len "Chip" Hawkes (Brian Poole and the Tremeloes)1944: Keith Emerson (The Nice, Emerson, Lake and Palmer)1947: Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention)1952: Maxine Nightingale) Deaths 1966: Mississippi John Hurt1986: Desi Arnaz1991: Mort Shuman2001: Buddy Starcher Events 1956: A riot breaks out at Fats Domino's show in Fayetteville, NC, with police resorting to tear gas to break up the unruly crowd. Fats jumps out of a window to avoid the melee; he and two other band members are slightly injured. 1963: Dion angrily walks off the set of the British ITV television program Ready Steady Go! in the middle of performing his hit "Donna The Prima Donna," claiming the go-go dancers surrounding him during the song are distracting. Reviewing the Beatles' concert the night before in Cheltenham, England, the British paper Daily Mirror uses the headline "Beatlemania!" effectively inserting the phrase into the popular consciousness for the first time. 1964: Brenda Lee gives a Royal Command Performance for Queen Elizabeth II in London, along with Cliff Richard and Cilla Black. 1966: Paul Revere and the Raiders appear on tonight's "Dizzoner the Penguin" episode of ABC-TV's Batman. 1968: Cream is presented with a platinum album for Wheels Of Fire at the Madison Square Garden stop of their farewell tour. 1969: The Rolling Stones quasi-documentary Sympathy For The Devil, directed by Jean-Luc Godard, premieres in San Francisco. 1973: CBS airs the Barbra Streisand television special Barbra Streisand And Other Musical Instruments, featuring special guest Ray Charles. 1974: George Harrison begins the first-ever solo tour by a Beatle when he performs the first night of his "Dark Horse" tour in Vancouver, BC. The tour, which is plagued by Harrison's laryngitis, is a disaster. 1979: The Who's musical film Quadrophenia, featuring a small part played by Sting, opens in US theaters. David Cassidy's infamous flop cop TV drama David Cassidy: Man Undercover debuts on NBC, the first of only ten episodes. 1984: Marvin Gay Sr., father of singer Marvin Gaye (who added the e when he joined Motown) is found guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of his son, but courts rule the action was taken in self-defense, and the elder Gay is given five years' probation. 1985: With his new single, "Part-Time Lover," topping the charts, Stevie Wonder becomes the artist with the longest period between Number Ones: 22 years. (This song also sets a record by going to #1 on five different Billboard charts. 1994: Ruth Tyrangiel, former girlfriend of Bob Dylan, sues for $5 million palimony, claiming the singer reneged on his promise to marry her after she helped with his business affairs and also with his songwriting. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's David Crosby is hospitalized after suffering liver failure; he's fortunate enough to find a donor for a transplant. 1995: The syndicated R&B dance show Soul Train celebrates its 25th year on the air with guest appearances by Al Green, Diana Ross, Bill Withers, and Patti Labelle. 2007: Led Zeppelin's latest reunion concert is postponed when guitarist Jimmy Page breaks his pinky finger. Releases 1963: The Beach Boys, "Be True To Your School"1968: Stevie Wonder, "For Once In My Life"1971: Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume 21973: Ringo Starr, Ringo Recording 1967: The Beatles, "Hello Goodbye"1973: Bob Dylan, "Never Say Goodbye" Charts 1955: Tennessee Ernie Ford's "Sixteen Tons" enters the charts1955: Julie London's "Cry Me A River" enters the charts1963: Peter, Paul and Mary's LP In The Wind hits #11974: Stevie Wonder's "You Haven't Done Nothin'" hits #11974: Three Dog Night's "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)" enters the charts1974: Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's LP So Far hits #1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 On November 3rd in music history: Births 1930: Mabel John1933: John Barry1943: Bert Jansch1946: Nick Simper (Johnny Kidd and the Pirates, Deep Purple)1946: Tommy Dee (John Fred and his Playboy Band)1948: Lulu Deaths 2002: Lonnie Donegan2006: Paul Mauriat Events 1957: CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show accidentally cuts off Sam Cooke mid-song when "You Send Me" isn't given enough time at the end of tonight's show. Sullivan invites the singer back the next month to make up for it. 1958: PFC Elvis Presley goes on maneuvers for the first time, with the 32nd Tank regiment near the border of Germany and Czechoslovakia. 1962: Billboard magazine drops the "Western" from its "Country and Western" chart title. 1964: Mayor Ralph Locker of Cleveland, OH, bans the Rolling Stones from playing the city ever again after a teenager falls from a balcony during the group's concert. Locker is quoted as commenting, "Such groups do not add to the community's culture or entertainment." 1967: The Beatles complete filming on their ill-fated movie Magical Mystery Tour. 1972: Carly Simon and James Taylor, icons of the Seventies singer-songwriter movement and the highest-paid couple in entertainment, are married at Simon's apartment in Manhattan. Later, at a celebratory concert at Radio City Music Hall, Taylor quips: "I don't know whether to be more nervous about the concert or the marriage." The union lasts eleven years. 1977: Elton John announces his retirement during a concert at London's Empire Pool. He would return to the music business within a year and a half. 1990: After being featured prominently in the smash hit film Ghost, the Righteous Brothers' version of "Unchained Melody" returns to the top of the UK charts after 25 years. 1991: Legendary rock promoter Bill Graham's funeral in San Francisco is attended by over 300,000 people, though the many musical acts that perform -- the Grateful Dead, Crosby Stills, Nash and Young, Santana, and Joan Baez -- may have helped the turnout. 1995: Hootie and the Blowfish reach an out-of-court settlement with Bob Dylan for an undisclosed amount after courts rule the adult alternative powerhouse of a group lifted lyrics from Dylan's "Tangled Up In Blue" for their recent hit "Only Wanna Be With You." 1997: In Santa Monica, CA, Billy Preston is sentenced to three years in prison for cocaine possession and violating parole. 2004: Eric Clapton is made a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) by Princess Anne at Buckingham Palace. 2006: Donny Osmond guest stars on ABC's soap opera All My Children. Releases 1957: Jerry Lee Lewis, "Great Balls Of Fire"1957: Danny and the Juniors, "At The Hop"1965: Elvis Presley, Harum Scarum Recording 1941: Glenn Miller, "String Of Pearls"1963: Gale Garnett, "We'll Sing In The Sunshine"1965: The Beatles, "Michelle" Charts 1951: Tony Bennett's "Cold, Cold, Heart" hits #11956: Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender" hits #11962: The Crystals' "He's A Rebel" hits #11979: The Eagles LP The Long Run hits #1 Certifications 1976: Firefall's self-titled LP is certified gold http://musictravellerstwo.blogspot.com/2008/11/bill-graham-memorial-laughter-love-and.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 On November 4th in music history: Births 1938: Harry Elston (Friends Of Distinction)1940: Delbert McClinton1947: Mike Smith (Amen Corner) Deaths 1969: Ivory Watson (The Ink Spots)1980: Ronnie Goodson (Ronnie and the Hi-Lites)1987: Bobby Nunn (The Coasters)1994: Fred "Sonic" Smith (The Sonics, MC5) Events 1957: In an unusual chart anomaly, the top sixBillboard singles on the pop and R&B charts are exactly the same: Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock" sits at #1 on both charts, followed by "Wake Up Little Susie" by the Everly Brothers, "You Send Me" by Sam Cooke, "Silhouettes" by the Rays, "Be-Bop Baby" by Ricky Nelson, and "Honeycomb" by Jimmie Rodgers. 1961: Buoyed by recent positive press, a young Bob Dylan appears at Carnegie Hall in New York City for the first time. Unfortunately, only about 50 people attend, most of them friends of the singer. 1963: The Beatles cap off a whirlwind year by appearing at the Royal Command Performance for the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret and Lord Snowden at London's Prince of Wales Theatre. The band's in a nervous and therefore jokey mood, with Paul attributing The Music Man's "Till There Was You" to saucy early 20th-century blues mama Sophie Tucker ("our favorite American group") and John famously instructing the royals to rattle their jewelry instead of applauding. The short four song set: "From Me To You," "She Loves You," "Till There Was You," and "Twist And Shout." The band is one of 19 acts appearing in this evening's concert, which will be broadcast on ATV in the UK six days later. 1976: A bomb threat delays the start of Bruce Springsteen's concert at the Palladium in New York; Springsteen jokes that the threat was made by former manager Mike Appel, who's currently suing him. 1977: The Last Waltz, director Martin Scorsese's acclaimed documentary of the Band's star-studded last concert, premieres in New York City, featuring Neil Young, Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Neil Diamond, the Staple Singers, Dr. John, and more. 1978: Former Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young bassist Greg Reeves sues the group for a million dollars in alleged unpaid royalties from sales of the hit 1970 album Deja Vu. Van Morrison is the musical guest on tonight's episode of NBC-TV's Saturday Night Live,performing "Wavelength" and "Kingdom Hall." 1980: An ailing Bob Marley is baptized a "Christian Rastafarian" at Kingston, Jamaica's Ethiopian Orthodox Church. 1986: Soul legend Jerry "Iceman" Butler is elected to the Board of Commissioners in his home district of Cook County in Chicago. 1989: Elton John scores his record 50th UK chart hit with his latest single, "Sacrifice." 1990: The musical tribute Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story opens on Broadway. 1991: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces its 7th annual inductees, including Jimi Hendrix, Booker T. and the MGs, Sam and Dave, the Yardbirds, the Isley Brothers, Johnny Cash, and Bobby "Blue" Bland. 1992: Elton John and Bernie Taupin sign a $39 million songwriting deal with publishing giant Warner/Chappell, the largest such deal up to that time. 1997: Capitol Records releases the four-disc set The Pet Sounds Sessions, chronicling the creation of the Beach Boys' classic 1966 LP that many consider the best album ever made. It contains, in addition to a remastered version of the original album, as well as outtakes, unreleased tracks, and a capella tracks. 1998: Michael Jackson announces that wife Debbie Rowe is pregnant with his first child, denying tabloid reports that Rowe was paid to be artificially impregnated and carry the child to term. Releases 1967: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, "I Second That Emotion"1968: Elvis Presley, Singer Presents Elvis Singing Flaming Star And Others Recording 1938: Bing Crosby, "You’re A Sweet Little Headache"1965: The Beatles, "What Goes On"1971: Bob Dylan, "George Jackson" Charts 1957: Jackie Wilson's "Reet Petite" enters the charts1972: Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now" hits #11978: Anne Murray's "You Needed Me" hits #11978: Linda Ronstadt's LP Living In The USA hits #1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 On November 5th in music history: Births 1931: Ike Turner1936: Billy Sherrill1941: Art Garfunkel1943: Pablo Gomez (Los Bravos)1946: Gram Parsons (Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers)1947: Peter Noone (Herman's Hermits)1947: Donnie McDougall (The Guess Who)1948: Peter Hammill (Van Der Graff Generator)1950: Dennis Provisore (The Grass Roots)1957: David Moyse (Air Supply) Deaths 1942: George M. Cohan1960: Johnny Horton1977: Guy Lombardo1986: Bobby Nunn (The Coasters)2000: Governor Jimmie Davis2002: Billy Guy (The Coasters)2003: Bobby Hatfield (The Righteous Brothers)2005: Link Wray Events 1967: Kenny Rogers and his group The First Edition make their television debut on CBS' Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. A passenger train derails at Hither Green near London, killing 49 people and injuring 78. Among the passengers who escaped with no injuries: the Bee Gees' Robin Gibb, who helps injured passengers from the car for three hours and is nevertheless taken to a nearby hospital in a state of shock. Tired of his latest hobby, Elvis auctions off several items of horse-riding paraphernalia at his Circle G ranch in Horn Lake, MS. 2,000 fans attend the auction. 1968: Peter Noone, lead singer of Herman's Hermits, marries Mireille Strasser at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Mayfair, London; the couple are still married. 1970: Long since retired from touring with his group, Brian Wilson joins the Beach Boys on stage at the Whisky A Go-Go in Los Angeles only to suffer inner ear damage in his good ear from an excessively loud sound system. After losing his balance a few times, he is helped backstage. 1971: Two firsts at tonight's Elvis Presley show at the Metropolitan Sports Center in Minneapolis, MI: comic Jackie Kahane begins his lifelong stint as opening act, and Elvis ends the show with cape outstretched in a bizarrely Christlike pose -- another gimmick that will become a staple of Elvis' live act. 1972: The Jackson 5 Show, the group's second television special, airs on CBS. 1973: Who guitarist Pete Townshend storms off the stage at tonight's gig in Newcastle, England, after discovering that the backing track the band plays along to is running 15 seconds behind. 1979: Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones has his divorce from first wife Bianca Jagger finalized. 1982: Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys part ways on the orders of Wilson's new psychiatrist and caretaker, Dr. Eugene Landy. 1988: The Beach Boys set two records with their latest #1 hit, "Kokomo," which marks the group as having the longest gap between chart-toppers (21 years and ten months from 1966's "Good Vibrations") and the longest stretch of career #1s (dating back to their first, "I Get Around," 24 years and four months earlier). Kylie Minogue's version of "The Loco-Motion" hits #1 in the US, making it the first song to ever take the top spot three separate times in three different versions (the 1962 Little Eva original and the 1974 Grand Funk Railroad cover). 1992: Tom Jones guest stars on tonight's "Marge Gets a Job" episode of FOX-TV's The Simpsons, a move that revived his dormant career. 1995: A charity performance of The Wizard Of Oz is staged at New York's Lincoln Center, featuring Jewel (Dorothy), Jackson Browne (The Scarecrow), Roger Daltrey (The Tin Man), and Nathan Lane (The Cowardly Lion). 2000: The Who guest star on tonight's "A Tale of Two Springfields" episode of FOX-TV's The Simpsons. 2005: Beach Boys singer Mike Love sues former leader Brian Wilson for using his likeness and the band trademark in his promotion of the SMiLE project, a reconstructed release of the band's legendary "lost" 1967 album. Releases 1965: The Who, "My Generation"1970: Led Zeppelin, "Immigrant Song" Recording 1929: McKinney's Cotton Pickers, "Plain Dirt"1969: Jerry Reed, "Amos Moses"1973: Bob Dylan: "You Angel You," "Going, Going, Gone" Charts 1966: The Monkees' "Last Train To Clarksville" hits #1 Happy 71st birthday to Art Garfunkel!! [^] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 On Novenmber 6th in music history: Births 1916: Ray Conniff1932: Stonewall Jackson1937: Eugene Pitt (The Jive Five)1938: Jim Pike (The Lettermen)1938: P.J. Proby1941: Doug Sahm (The Sir Douglas Quintet)1941: Guy Clark1943: Mike Clifford1947: George Young (The Easybeats)1947: John Wilson (Them)1948: Glenn Frey (The Eagles)1950: Chris Glen (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band) Deaths 1972: Billy Murcia (The New York Dolls)1989: Dickie Goodman (Buchanan and Goodman) Events 1953: After religious groups protest the lyrics, both Frankie Laine's "Answer Me" (where the singer demands the Lord tell him what happened to his girl) and Lee Lawrence's "Crying In The Chapel" (later a hit for Elvis Presley) are banned from BBC radio. 1954: Elvis Presley signs a year-long contract with the Shreveport concert radio show Louisiana Hayride and, on the same day, records his one and only commercial, a radio spot for the city's "Southern Maid Doughnuts" outlet in which he sang the company jingle: "You can get them piping hot after 4 pm, you can get them piping hot. Southern Maid Donuts hit the spot, you can get them piping hot after 4 pm." 1964: On tonight's episode of ITV's musical variety show Ready Steady Go!, the Beach Boys make their first British TV appearance, performing "I Get Around," "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)," and "Dance, Dance, Dance." The Hank Williams biopic Your Cheatin' Heart premieres in Nashville for the Country Music Association, featuring George Hamilton as the honky-tonk legend and his son, a 15-year-old Hank Williams' Jr., overdubbing his father's singing. 1965: Guests on tonight's episode of ABC's musical variety show Shindig! include the Rolling Stones, Fontella Bass, and the Strangeloves. New York City is hit with its infamous total electrical blackout, causing Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones' Brian Jones, and the Band's Robbie Robertson to huddle in their room at the Hilton, lighting candles. Promoter Bill Graham puts on his first show, a Jefferson Airplane concert (for the benefit of the radical San Francisco Mime Troupe) at the Calliope Ballroom in San Francisco. One year later to the day, he opens his own ballroom, the Fillmore (later known as the Fillmore West). 1966: Distraught Beatles fans protest outside manager Brian Epstein's home, demanding that the group, recently retired from the road, perform more shows. Unfortunately, Epstein is attending a Beach Boys concert at the time. 1968: The Monkees' first and only feature film, Head, premieres in New York. A random, angry film that attempts to make the band look hip while systematically destroying their hated teenybopper image, the $750,000 film is a complete flop at the box office, no doubt also due to the strange TV marketing campaign, which focused merely on a friend of the band saying the word "Head" into the camera. Today, however, the film has gained a cult reputation as a surreal masterpiece. 1973: Phil Kaufman, manager of the recently-deceased country-rock singer Gram Parsons, is fined $300 for stealing the singer's body from the Los Angeles International Airport (where it was to be shipped to a Louisiana funeral home on the wishes of his estranged stepfather), then driving out to the desert instead with Gram's close friend Michael Martin, cremating Parsons, and scattering his ashes near the Joshua Tree National Monument in Twentynine Palms, CA, a favorite spot of the singer. Both men claim the cremation was Parsons' last wish. 1979: Paul Simon kicks off his latest British tour at London's Hammersmith Odeon by offering to buy everyone in the audience a drink. The tab comes to about $2,000. 1980: After the death of drummer John Bonham, the remaining members of Led Zeppelin meet on the island of Jersey in the Channel Islands, along with manager Peter Grant, to decide what to do next. All four men agree the band would simply not be the same without Bonham, and decide to split up. 1983: The ABC miniseries Princess Daisy debuts, featuring Ringo Starr in one of his last acting roles as a gay fashion designer. 2005: The Four Seasons musical Jersey Boys opens on Broadway to rave reviews. 2006: Singer Marianne Faithfull publicly announces that she has beaten her two-month fight with breast cancer. Recording 1936: Woody Herman, "Wintertime Dreams"1940: Guy Lombardo, "The Moon Fell In The River"1958: Connie Francis, "My Happiness"1964: Joe Tex, "Hold What You've Got"1967: Bob Dylan: "All Along The Watchtower," "John Wesley Harding," "As I Went Out One Morning," "I Pity The Poor Immigrant," "I Am A Lonesome Hobo"1973: Bob Dylan: "Hazel," "Tough Mama," "Something There Is About You" Charts 1954: Rosemary Clooney's "This Ole House" hits #11961: Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" hits #11961: James Darren's "Goodbye Cruel World" enters the charts1965: The Rolling Stones' "Get Off My Cloud" hits #11971: Cher's "Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves" hits #11971: Isaac Hayes' soundtrack LP Shaft hits #11976: The Steve Miller Band's "Rock'n Me" hits #1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted November 6, 2012 Author Share Posted November 6, 2012 On November 7th in music history: Births 1922: Al Hirt1937: Mary Travers1938: Dee Clark1942: Johnny Rivers1943: Joni Mitchell1951: Nick Gilder Deaths 1991: Carter Cornelius (Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose)2004: Howard Keel2004: Lenny Mays (The Dramatics) Events 1951: Frank Sinatra marries his second wife, actress Ava Gardner. The marriage, her third, lasts six years and is credited for moving Sinatra into his "mature" phase as a singer, with Nelson Riddle stating: "It was Ava who did that, who taught him how to sing a torch song. That's how he learned. She was the greatest love of his life and he lost her." 1956: Elvis Presley becomes the first artist to chart an Extended Play or EP 45 rpm record when the four-song Love Me EP enters the Billboard charts. 1959: Smokey Robinson marries Claudette Rogers, still a member of the group and the eventual inspiration for his song "My Girl," made famous by the Temptations. The two would divorce in 1985. 1961: Ray Charles is arrested for possession of drugs in Indianapolis, IN, after local authorities discover marijuana and heroin in his hotel room. 1963: Pat Boone marries Shirley Lee Foley, the daughter of country legend Red Foley. The Beatles make their only visit to Ireland as a group, performing two shows in Dublin at the Adelphi Cinema. 1966: Elvis Presley finishes work on his 23rd film, Easy Come, Easy Go. 1967: Elton John, still going by his given name of Reg Dwight, and songwriting partner Bernie Taupin sign their first major publishing deal, with their parents their to witness the signing, as both are still minors. 1969: Having tracked down Paul and wife Linda at their farm in Glasgow, Scotland, to disprove the rumors of his death, Paul is the featured cover story of this week's edition of Life magazine, which carries the headline "Paul Is Still With Us." In the interview, Paul debunks several "clues" and adds: "Perhaps the rumor started because I haven't been much in the press lately. I have done enough press for a lifetime, and I don't have anything to say these days. I am happy to be with my family and I will work when I work. I was switched on for ten years and I never switched off. Now I am switching off whenever I can. I would rather be a little less famous these days." 1970: Head of MCA Records Mike Curb announces a massive artist purge from his roster, claiming the move was to drop acts that "exploit and promote hard drugs through music." When labelmates such as Connie Stevens and the Cowsills are also dropped, observers begin to suspect that Curb's motivation is in removing artists that aren't selling; when MCA artist Eric Burdon (ex of the Animals) goes public with his drug use and demands to be released from his contract, the ruse is exposed. 1981: The Kingston Trio tape their reunion concert for PBS-TV at Los Angeles' Magic Mountain. 1986: Willie Nelson guest stars as a corrupt cop on tonight's "El Viejo" episode of NBC-TV's Miami Vice. 1995: The Captain (Daryl Dragon) and (Toni) Tenille renew their vows in Virginia City, NV on the occasion of their 20th anniversary. 2001: Singer Rod Lauren is accused of stabbing his actress wife Nida Blanca to death in their native Philippines, but flees the country before he can stand trial. 2003: In a desperate effort to reassure visitors that the SARS outbreak is no threat, Hong Kong officials invite the Rolling Stones, among others, to play a massive concert in the city. The total cost for appearance fees tops $100 million. 2006: Orleans lead singer John Hall is elected to the US House of Representatives from his home state of New York. Releases 1960: Elvis Presley, "Are You Lonesome To-night?"1970: Chicago, "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?"1970: Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin III Recording 1930: Wayne King, "The Waltz You Save For Me"1956: Ferlin Husky, "Gone"1960: Elvis Presley: "Lonely Man," "In My Way," "Wild In The Country," "Forget Me Never," "I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell"1967: The Beatles, "Magical Mystery Tour" Charts 1964: The Marvelettes' "Too Many Fish In The Sea" enters the charts1964: Barbra Streisand's LP People hits #11975: Elton John's LP Rock Of The Westies hits #1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 On November 8th in music history: Births 1927: Ken Dodd1927: Patti Page1927: Chris Connor1941: Rodney Slater (The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band)1942: Gerald Alston (The Manhattans)1942: John Perez (The Sir Douglas Quintet)1944: Bonnie Bramlett (Delaney and Bonnie)1944: Michael Johnson1945: Don Murray (Turtles)1946: Roy Wood (The Move, Electric Light Orchestra, Wizzard)1947: Minnie Riperton1949: Bonnie Raitt1949: Alan Berger (Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes)1961: Leif Garrett Deaths 1974: Ivory Joe Hunter1999: Lester Bowie Events 1932: Legendary songwriting team Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein's first production, Music In The Air, opens on Broadway. 1953: Buddy Holly's Sunday radio show (featuring the singer as part of a country duo called "Buddy and Bob") premieres on Lubbock, TX's KDAV. 1961: Liverpool record store owner Brian Epstein calls Liverpool's Cavern Club to see when the Beatles would next be performing, with the intent to see if their live show matched their reputation. 1962: A bullet is fired at Motown's tour bus while traveling through Savannah, GA, but fortunately none of the (all African-American) stars are hurt. 1963: Having heard Priscilla Presley was with her fiancee Elvis, and reportedly attempting to beat her to the altar, actress and Viva Las Vegas co-star Ann-Margret is quoted in the L.A. press as being "in love" with Elvis and ruminating marriage with him. Priscilla, on the Colonel's advice, is sent back to Memphis to avoid controversy (but not before Pris throws a vase across the room, screaming that the expatriate Ann should "keep her *** in Sweden where she belongs"). Dick Clark begins his latest "Caravan of Stars" tour in Teaneck, NJ, featuring The Ronettes, Little Eva, Bobby Vee, Brian Hyland, and the Dovells. 1964: Judy Garland and Liza Minelli perform together at the London Palladium, a performance recorded for American television and the LP Live At The London Palladium. 1965: The Dave Clark Five perform for Queen Elizabeth II at London's annual Royal Variety Performance. 1968: Diana Ross leaves the Supremes to begin her solo career, and is replaced by Jean Terrell. John Lennon's divorce from first wife Cynthia is finalized, without Lennon present; the Beatle is at Queen Charlotte's Hospital in London with Yoko Ono, currently pregnant with the child she will miscarry later in the month. 1970: Jim Morrison of the Doors makes the spoken-word recordings which would later become the basis of the group's album An American Prayer. 1971: Paul McCartney throws a party at London's Empire Ballroom to officially launch his new group, Wings. 1974: After returning to her Howard Johnson's hotel room in Jericho, CT, following a show at the nearby Westbury Music Fair, singer Connie Francis is attacked at knifepoint and raped. Francis successfully sues the chain for $3 million for neglecting to repair a broken lock and torn screen on her room before the attack. Her rapist is never brought to justice, and Francis finds herself so shattered by the incident she quits touring for seven years and eventually divorces her husband, Joseph Garzilli. 1975: David Bowie makes his US television debut on CBS' Cher variety show, performing his latest hit, "Fame." John Lennon names close friend Elton John the godfather of his new son, Sean. 1977: Glam queen Suzi Quatro makes her first appearance as Leather Tuscadero, the little sister of Fonzie's girlfriend Pinky, on ABC-TV's Happy Days. 1987: The Beach Boys' Carl Wilson marries his second wife, Gina Martin, daughter of legendary crooner Dean. 1988: Jerry Lee Lewis declares bankruptcy. 1994: Sonny Bono, half of Sonny and Cher and former mayor of Palm Springs, CA, is elected to the US House of Representatives. A memorial service is held for legendary guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith, late of the MC5 and The Sonics, at Mariner's Church in Detroit, MI. 1995: A financially strapped Michael Jackson merges his company, ATV Music Publishing -- the one with all the Beatles hits -- with Sony Music Publishing in a deal worth some $110 million. Jackson keeps half-ownership of the new company, but as debts mount, that share is whittled down over time. 2002: David Gilmour, longtime guitarist for Pink Floyd, is made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II. Releases 1976: George Harrison, The Best Of George Harrison Recording 1939: Frank Sinatra: "Every Day Of My Life," "Ciribiribin"1965: The Beatles, "Think For Yourself"1967: Harry Nilsson, "Everybody's Talkin'"1973: Bob Dylan: "Forever Young," "On A Night Like This" Charts 1969: The 5th Dimension's "Wedding Bell Blues" hits #1 Happy 63rd Birthday to Bonnie Raitt!! [^] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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