Rick Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 On February 21st in music history: Birthdays 1791 – Carl Czerny, Austrian composer (d. 1857) 1836 – Léo Delibes, French composer (d. 1891) 1844 – Charles-Marie Widor, French composer (d. 1937) 1893 – Andrés Segovia, Spanish guitarist (d. 1987) 1903 – Scrapper Blackwell, American blues guitarist and singer (d. 1962) 1933 – Nina Simone, American singer (d. 2003) 1938 – Bobby Charles, American singer and songwriter (d. 2010) 1940 – Wong Jim, Hong Kong composer (d. 2004) 1943 – David Geffen, American record producer 1945 – D'Anna Fortunato, American mezzo-soprano 1945 – Paul Newton, British musician 1947 – Johnny Echols, American musician 1949 – Jerry Harrison, American musician 1951 – Vince Welnick, American musician (The Grateful Dead) (d. 2006) 1952 – Jean Jacques Burnel, British musician 1954 – Mike Pickering, English disc jockey and musician 1958 – Jake Burns, Irish singer Mary Chapin Carpenter, American singer 1959 – José María Cano, Spanish musician 1960 – Steve Wynn, American singer 1969 – Corey Harris, American musician 1970 – Eric Wilson, American bass player 1972 – Seo Taiji, Korean musician 1973 – Heri Joensen, Faroese musician 1980 – Tiziano Ferro, Italian singer 1982 – Chantal Claret, American musician 1986 – Charlotte Church, Welsh singer 1989 – Corbin Bleu, American actor and singer Deaths 1977 – Nolan Strong, a Detroit doo-*** singer with The Diablos (b. 1934) 1996 – Morton Gould, American composer (b. 1913) 2005 – Ara Berberian, American opera singer (b. 1930) 2008 – Neil Chotem, Canadien conductor, composer and arranger (b. 1920) Events in music history that took place on February 21st On this date in 1980, Donna Summer’s album “On the Radio, Volume 1 & 2″ was certified GOLD and PLATINUM. Check out what else happened on this date in music history. In 1964 The Rolling Stones released the single “Not Fade Away” in the UK. The Hollies released the single “Just One Look.” More Beatles merchandise made its way to the U.S., as 24 thousand rolls of Beatles wallpaper was shipped from the UK. Days earlier, a hefty shipment of Beatles wigs made their way overseas. In 1966 The Beatles released the single “Nowhere Man” backed with “What Goes On.” In 1968 McGraw-Hill paid 150-thousand-dollars for the U.S. publishing rights to Hunter Davies’ authorized biography of The Beatles. In 1970 Eddie Holman’s “Hey There Lonely Girl” peaked at number two on the pop singles chart. Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” hit number one on the UK album chart. The Jackson Five made their debut on “American Bandstand.” The group performed the hits “ABC” and “I Want You Back.” In 1971 The Fifth Dimension were a guest on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” The group performed a medley of hits, including “Wedding Bell Blues,” “Aquarius,” and “Up, Up And Away.” In 1972 The Climax single “Precious and Few” was certified Gold. In 1973 The Temptations released the album “Masterpiece.” In 1974 Kool & the Gang’s single “Jungle Boogie” was certified Gold. In 1975 John Lennon released the album “Rock and Roll.” It was his last studio effort before his five-year self-imposed hiatus, during which he devoted himself to raising his son, Sean. David Bowie released the album “Young Americans” released. In 1976 Neil Sedaka’s “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do” peaked at number eight on the pop singles chart. The Four Seasons’ “December ’63″ hit number one on the UK pop singles chart. In 1979 Rod Stewart’s single “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” was certified Platinum. In 1980 Donna Summer’s album “On The Radio, Volume I & II” was certified Gold and Platinum. Prince’s self-titled album was certified Platinum. In 1981 AC/DC’s “Back In Black” peaked at number 37 on the pop singles chart. In 1982 Legendary rock disc jockey Murray “The K” Kauffman died of cancer in Los Angeles. He was a key figure in The Beatles’ arrival in America, and had been dubbed “The Fifth Beatle.” Kauffman was 60. In 1985 Whitney Houston released her self-titled album. In 1987 Aretha Franklin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards was her presenter at the ceremony. The rereleased Ben E. King single “Stand By Me” hit number one on the UK chart. The Genesis single “Tonight, Tonight, Tonight” broke into the Top 40 chart. Chicago’s “Will You Still Love Me?” peaked at number three on the pop singles chart. Lionel Richie’s “Ballerina Girl” peaked at number seven on the pop singles chart. Club Nouveau’s “Lean On Me” broke into the Top 40 chart. In 1990 Bonnie Raitt took four Grammy Awards including Best Album with her “Nick Of Time.” Milli Vanilli took the Best New Artist award at the Grammys. The duo had to return their awards after the public discovered they didn’t actually sing on their recordings. In 1992 John Mellencamp made his acting, directing, and screenwriting debut with the opening of “Falling From Grace.” In 1994 Frank Sinatra had reportedly agreed to record with Elton John for his next “Duets” album. In 1995 Bruce Springsteen and the E. Street Band performed for a video for the Jonathan Demme film “Murder Incorporated.” It was the first time Springsteen and the E Street Band had played together in seven years. In 2001 Steely Dan and Eric Clapton were among the winners at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards. In 2003 Ringo Starr announced that he was launching a new label called Pumkinhead through which he planned to help developing artists. In 2006 Sales of Led Zeppelin’s album “Led Zeppelin 4″ reached the 23-million mark in the U.S., making the disc tied with Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” as the third-best selling album of all time behind “The Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975″ and Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” In 2007 Van Halen’s proposed tour with original frontman David Lee Roth was indefinitely postponed. The band eventually launched its trek in the fall. The makers of the movie “Dreamgirls” issued a public apology to Motown great Berry Gordy in full page ads that ran in “Variety” and “The Hollywood Reporter” saying the film is a work of fiction that pays homage to Motown. The movie, an adaptation of the Broadway musical loosely based on The Supremes, and had drawn criticism for the portrayal of the Gordy-like character. Paul McCartney’s estranged wife, Heather Mills, was announced as a contender on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars.” In 2010 Loverboy was a headliner at the The Vancouver Victory Ceremony for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, while Devo performed at a medal presentation event in Whistler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted February 22, 2012 Author Share Posted February 22, 2012 On Febraury 22nd in music history: Birthdays 1645 – Johann Christoph Bach, German musician (d. 1693) 1761 – Erik Tulindberg, Finnish composer (d. 1814) 1903 – Robert Weede, American baritone (d. 1972) 1913 – George Holmes "Buddy Tate", American jazz musician (d. 2001) 1923 – Norman Smith (record producer), English singer and record producer (d. 2008) 1930 – Marni Nixon, American singer 1936 – Ernie K-Doe, American singer (d. 2001) 1945 – Oliver, American singer (d. 2000) 1947 – Maurizio De Angelis, Italian musician Harvey Mason, Jazz drummer 1948 – Linda de Suza, Portuguese and French singer 1950 – Lenny Kuhr, Dutch singer Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, English musician and performer 1951 – Ellen Greene, American singer and actress 1953 – Graham Lewis, English musician (Wire) 1955 – Gordon Banks, American guitarist 1961 – Akira Takasaki, Japanese guitarist 1963 – Donald Braswell II, American classical crossover singer 1968 – Bradley Nowell, American musician (d. 1996) 1973 – Scott Phillips, American drummer (Creed) 1974 – James Blunt, English musician 1978 – Jenny Frost, British singer/presenter/model/DJ (Atomic Kitten) 1980 – Kang Sung Hoon, South Korean singer (Sechs Kies) 1989 – Anna Sundstand, Swedish singer(Play) Deaths 1727 – Francesco Gasparini, Italian composer (b. 1661) 1903 – Hugo Wolf, Austrian composer (b. 1860) 1961 – Nick LaRocca, American jazz musician (b. 1889) 1976 – Florence Ballard, American singer (The Supremes) (b. 1943) 1983 – Sir Adrian Boult, English conductor (b. 1889) 1985 – Efrem Zimbalist, Russian violinist (b. 1889) 1994 – Papa John Creach, American musician (b. 1917) 2006 –Anthony Burger, American musician and singer (b. 1961) Events in music history that took place on February 22nd The Bangles’ “Manic Monday” broke into the Top 40 chart on this date in 1986. Check out what else happened on this date in music history. In 1956 James Brown received a write up in “Billboard.” A review of his debut single “Please, Please, Please” said the track had a, quote, “dynamic, religious fervor” running through it, and that Brown and his band, quote, “let off plenty of steam.” Elvis Presley’s “Heartbreak Hotel” entered the music charts, becoming his first single to chart. In 1963 The Beatles formed Norther Music Publishing Company. In addition, the song “Please Please Me” was spending its first week at number one on the UK pop singles chart. In 1965 The Beatles began filming their second movie, “Help!” In 1967 The Beatles were in the studio working on the song “A Day in the Life.” In 1968 Genesis released its first single, “The Silent Sun.” Marc Bolin’s Tyrannosaurus Rex — later shortened to T. Rex — launched a concert tour in Manchester, England. David Bowie opened the show with a silent, one-man mime act. In 1969 The Beatles began work on the album “Abbey Road.” In 1975 Grand Funk Railroad’s “Some Kind Of Wonderful” peaked at number three on the pop singles chart. In 1977 Rose Royce’s single “Car Wash” was certified Platinum. In 1979 “Rolling Stone” magazine reported that Journey had entered into a deal with Budweiser, becoming one of the first corporate sponsorship agreements between a company and a rock act. In 1985 Whitney Houston released the single “You Give Good Love.” In 1986 MTV recognized the 20th anniversary of the Monkees by airing 22 hours of the group’s TV shows. Dream Academy’s “Life In A Northern Town” peaked at number seven on the pop singles chart. Falco’s “Rock Me Amadeus” broke into the Top 40 chart. The Bangles’ “Manic Monday” broke into the Top 40 chart. In 1989 Jethro Tull won the first heavy metal Grammy, causing uproar in the music industry. George Michael’s “Faith” won the Grammy for Best Album. In 1991 London Beat released the single “I’ve Been Thinking About You.” In 1993 Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson announced that he was leaving the band to pursue a solo career. He returned to the group in 1999. In 1994 Jefferson Starship violinist Papa John Creach died of heart failure. He was 76. In 2000 Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder were among the artists who attended a gathering at a Los Angeles church in honor of the late Curtis Mayfield, who had died the previous December. In 2001 The Beatles topped the British “Sunday Mirror” list of the biggest money earners of 2000, raking in 50-million-dollars. The impressive figure is particularly noteworthy since the group broke up 30 years earlier. In 2002 Little Richard received an NAACP Image Award. In 2003 Simon and Garfunkel and Johnny Mathis were among those receiving Lifetime Achievement Awards at a ceremony during Grammy Week, held on the night before the Grammy Awards. Paul McCartney performed at a private 50th birthday bash for CNN’s senior vice president in San Diego. The party also served as a fundraiser for the Adopt-a-Minefield campaign. In 2004 Los Angeles proclaimed it “George Harrison Day” in the city. The ceremony included comments from Billy Preston, the unveiling of a plaque at the base of the George Harrison tree, and a performance by a Beatles tribute band. Bobby Vinton collapsed on stage during a show in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. But the 68-year-old performer refused to go to the hospital, and recovered backstage. In 2007 Van Morrison was recognized for his contributions to the film industry at the “Oscar Wilde: Honouring Irish Writing in Film” event in Los Angeles. Peter Frampton gave the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville the guitar on which he wrote the hits “Baby, I Love Your Way” and “Show Me The Way.” Former King Crimson drummer Ian Wallace died. He had been battling esophageal cancer for the past six months. Wallace was 60. In 2008 Asia drummer Carl Palmer underwent an angioplasty procedure in the UK. Styx’s Tommy Shaw was among those added to the Alabama Music Hall of Fame, while former Steppenwolf lead guitarist Larry Byrom received the Studio Musician Award at the induction and awards event. Shaw and Byrom also performed at the gala, which took place in Montgomery. In 2009 Elton John hosted his 17th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles. Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck played their first-ever co-headlining concert with the first of a two-night stand in Saitama, Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted February 22, 2012 Author Share Posted February 22, 2012 On February 23rd in music history: Births 1944: Johnny Winter1944: Mike Maxfield (Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas)1946: Rusty Young (Poco)1950: Steve Priest (Sweet)1952: Brad Whitford (Aerosmith) Deaths 1995: Melvin Franklin (The Temptations)2004: Don Cornell2007: Donnie Brooks Events 1927: The Federal Radio Commission, later the Federal Communications Commission or FCC, is created by US President Calvin Coolidge to regulate the new broadcast industry. 1961: Petula Clark reaches the top of the UK charts for the first time with her single "Sailor." 1964: A big day for the Beatles In America. The group plays several songs and participates in several comedy skits for ABC-TV's variety series Big Night Out, while over on CBS, Ed Sullivan broadcasts a performance recorded for the show on February 9, making the Beatles the first act to ever appear on The Ed Sullivan Show three times. On the same day, the band makes the cover of Newsweek. 1965: The Beatles begin filming for their second film, Help!, in the Bahamas. 1970: 5th Dimension guest star more or less as themselves on tonight's "To Sing a Song of Murder" episode of ABC-TV's drama series It Takes A Thief. Canada holds the first annual Juno Awards under that name. Ringo Starr makes the first solo TV appearance of a Beatle when he appears on NBC's Laugh-In. 1972: Backstage at Elvis Presley's final Vegas show of his latest engagement, wife Priscilla informs him that she's been seeing karate master Mike Stone, whom Elvis introduced to her. The King is furious. The next day, she moves out of Elvis' California home. 1974: Led Zeppelin decide on a name for their new, artist-owned record label: Swan Song. 1977: A judge denies The Isley Brothers royalties for their 1969 smash "It's Your Thing," recorded while still at Motown but issued on the Buddah label. 1978: At tonight's Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, The Eagles win two awards: Record Of The Year (the song "Hotel California") and Best Vocal Arrangement ("New Kid In Town") Best album honors, however, go to Fleetwood Mac for Rumors. At tonight's Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Marvin Gaye wins his very first awards: two for the comeback single "Sexual Healing." 1985: Stevie Wonder is among the anti-apartheid protesters arrested in front of Washington DC's South African Embassy, but is soon released. 1989: Isaac Hayes is sentenced to by an Atlanta judge for failing to pay his ex-wife over $346,000 in alimony and child support, but is released upon making a $22,000 down payment. 1993: At tonight's Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Little Richard is honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award. 2002: The Bee Gees play what turns out to be their final show as a trio, at Miami Beach's Love and Hope Ball. 1993: At tonight's Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Simon and Garfunkel are honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award; they perform together for the first time since their 1983 Central Park concert. 2003: The British tabloid News Of The World claims that Michael Jackson has had a number of painful skin operations to peel his skin white. 2005: The late Ray Charles' last album, Genius Loves Company, hits #1 on US record charts. 2010: The British Culture Ministry declares London's Abbey Road studios a historic site. Releases 1963: The Chiffons, "He's So Fine" Recording 1937: Bing Crosby, "Sweet Leilani"1957: Elvis Presley: "Don't Leave Me Now," "I Beg Of You," "One Night," "True Love," "I Need You So"1967: The Beatles, "Lovely Rita" Charts 1963: Ruby and the Romantics' "Our Day Will Come" enters the charts Certifications 1970: The Doors' LP Morrison Hotel is certified gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 On February 24th in music history: Births 1932: Michel LeGrand1941: Joanie Sommers1942: Paul Jones (Manfred Mann)1944: Nicky Hopkins1947: Rupert Holmes1947: Lonnie Turner (Steve Miller Band) Deaths 1990: Johnnie Ray1991: Webb Pierce1994: Burt Reynolds2002: Arthur Lyman2004: Estelle Axton2008: Larry Norman (People) Events 1956: Looking for a legal loophole with which to shut down rock and roll shows, police in Cleveland, OH enforce a 1931 ordinance forbidding minors from dancing without adult supervision. 1963: The Rolling Stones get their first steady gig at London's Station Hotel, performing on Sundays in the Crawdaddy room for a grand total of $67 a week. 1965: The Beatles begin shooting their second movie, Help!, in the Bahamas as director Richard Lester films them riding bicycles near the airport. 1967: The Bee Gees sign their first management contract with Robert Stigwood. 1973: The Byrds break up for the first time after playing one last gig at The Capitol Theatre, in Passaic, NJ. 1976: The Eagles' LP Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) becomes the first album to be awarded a platinum disc for sales of one million copies. It would eventually go on to be the best-selling US album of all time. 1978: Ray Charles duets on "It's A Miracle" in tonight's broadcast of ABC-TV's The Second Barry Manilow Special. 1981: Herman's Hermits' Peter Noone and singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop guest-star on tonight's "I Do, I Do" episode of ABC-TV's sitcom Laverne and Shirley. 1987: At tonight's Grammy Awards, Lifetime Achievement Awards are given to Fats Domino, Ray Charles, and B.B. King. 1988: As a joke, Alice Cooper runs for Governor of his native Arizona, as a member of the "Wild" Party. 1990: The Byrds' David Crosby, Roger McGuinn, and Chris Hillman reunite for the first time in years at a tribute concert for the recently deceased Roy Orbison, performing "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Turn! Turn! Turn!" 1992: The US Postal Service's infamous "Elvis stamps" are unveiled, with the institution allowing fans to vote for which of two versions -- a thin, '50s Elvis or a fat '70s one -- will make the final cut. Eventually, thin wins by 3 to 1. 1998: England's Queen Elizabeth II knights Elton John during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. 2000: Georgie Fame is arrested for a DUI after driving home from his concert in Wales. He's fined 350 pounds and has his driver's licensed suspended for a year. 2002: Charlie Daniels appears as himself on tonight's "Peggy's Fan Fair" episode of Fox-TV's animated sitcom King Of The Hill. 2004: Singer Lena Horne threatens to withdraw permission for a TV movie of her life after star Janet Jackson suffers her shocking "wardrobe malfunction" at Super Bowl XXXVIII. Jackson quits the project. After EMI refuses to let DJ Danger Mouse release his Grey Album, a mash-up of Jay-Z's Black Album with samples from the Beatles' "White Album," the DJ makes the album available as a download, for free, on his website for one day. Releases 1975: Led Zeppelin, Physical Graffiti Recording 1940: Frances Langford, "When You Wish Upon A Star"1957: Elvis Presley, "Loving You"1965: Elvis Presley, "Shake That Tambourine"1965: The Beach Boys, "Help Me Rhonda"1967: The Beatles, "Lovely Rita"1969: Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash At San Quentin1969: The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Last Experience Concert: Live at the Royal Albert Hall Charts 1958: The Silhouettes' "Get A Job" hits #11973: Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly With His Song" hits #1 Certifications 1976: The Eagles, Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share Posted February 25, 2012 On February 25th in music history: Births 1927: Ralph Stanley1929: Tommy Newsom1932: Faron Young1942: Roy Michaels (Cat Mother and the All Night News Boys)1943: George Harrison1948: Elkie Brooks1957: Stuart Wood (The Bay City Rollers) Deaths 1993: Toy Caldwell (The Marshall Tucker Band) Events 1961: A big day for Elvis. First, Elvis Presley Day is declared in Memphis by Tennessee Governor Buford Ellington. At a luncheon in his honor, RCA presents him with a diamond watch commemorating his 75 million records sold, and Elvis holds a press conference. As part of the festivities, he performs two rare charity shows at the city's Ellis Auditorium. A private party is held at Graceland late in the evening. 1963: Vee Jay releases the first US single by the then-unknown Beatles: "Please Please Me" b/w "Ask Me Why." It fails to make any impact whatsoever, but will become a collector's item in recent years due to the first pressing, which misspells the band name as the "Beattles." 1965: The Rolling Stones appear on ITV's musical variety program Ready! Steady! Go! to debut their latest single, "The Last Time." 1967: ABC-TV's Hollywood Palace broadcasts two Beatles promo videos for the first time in the US: "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane." 1987: Frank Sinatra guest stars as "" on tonight's "" episode of CBS-TV's Magnum P.I.. 1992: At tonight's Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, James Brown is presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award. 1995: Frank Sinatra performs for what would be the last time, singing his hits for a private party of 1,200 at his own golf tournament, the Frank Sinatra Desert Classic in Palm Springs, CA. His last song? "The Best Is Yet To Come." 1998: Bob Dylan is interrupted during his performance of "Love Sick" at tonight's Grammy Awards by a background dancer named Michael Portnoy, who rips off his shirt to reveal the words "SOY BOMB" painted on him, rushes to the front of the stage, and begins dancing spastically. That same night, Lifetime Achievement Awards are given to Bo Diddley and (posthumously) Roy Orbison. 2003: Financier Ralph Whitworth pays one million dollars to have Paul McCartney play at his wife Wendy's 50th birthday party. McCartney presents the CNN exec with a dozen roses after singing "Birthday" to her and then, as agreed, donates the full amount to the charity Adopt-A-Minefield. 2005: Edward Patten of Gladys Knight and the Pips is admitted to a hospital in Detroit after a stroke; he passes away the next day. 2009: Calling him "the soundtrack of my youth," US President Barack Obama presents Stevie Wonder with the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize. 2010: Tragedy strikes Marie Osmond when her son, Michael Blosil, leaps to his death from the eighth-floor window of his Los Angeles apartment. Releases 1969: Elvis Presley, "Memories" Recording 1957: Buddy Holly: "That'll Be The Day," "I'm Looking For Someone To Love"1964: The Beatles: "Can't Buy Me Love," "You Can't Do That," "And I Love Her," "I Should Have Known Better"1965: Elvis Presley: "So Close, Yet So Far (From Paradise)," "My Desert Serenade," "Wisdom Of The Ages," "Kismet," "Hey Little Girl" Certifications 1966: Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" is certified gold. [] VVVVV [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 On February 26th in music history: Births 1928: Fats Domino1932: Johnny Cash1943: Paul Cotton (Poco)1945: Mitch Ryder1947: Sandie Shaw1945: Bob "Bear" Hite (Canned Heat) Deaths 1977: Bukka White1977: Sherman Garnes (Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers)1990: Cornell Gunter (The Coasters)2008: Buddy Miles Events 1954: Due to public outrage over the lascivious nature of several recent "race" recordings, the US Congress tries but fails to pass a bill forbidding distribution of any "obscene, lewd, lascivious, or filthy publication, picture, disc, transcription, or other article capable of producing sound." 1955: For the first time, sales of the newer, smaller 45rpm records outpace those of the old 78rpm variety. LaVern Baker sends a formal appeal letter to the US Congress to appeal a 1954 decision denying black artists a revision of the 1909 Copyright Act, a move which would make it harder for white pop artists to record exact copies of R&B hits and thus steal their thunder. Her appeal is turned down. 1964: Elvis Presley begins filming his sixteenth movie, Roustabout, in Hollywood. 1967: Having spent so much time in the saddle, Elvis delays an already-postponed trip to Hollywood to begin filming what will be his twenty-fifth film, Clambake. Barbara Little, girlfriend of Memphis Mafioso George Klein, suggests calling her doctor, George Nichopoulos, to help with the singer's saddlesores. Thus begins a professional acquaintance that would last until Elvis' death. 1975: Harry Chapin's Broadway revue, The Night That Made America Famous, opens at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. 1985: Chuck Berry is the recipient of the annual Lifetime Achievement Award at tonight's Grammys. 1997: Despite having broken up 27 years earlier, the Beatles are awarded three Grammys for their multimedia Anthology juggernaut and "new single" "Free As A Bird," including "Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group" and both short- and long-form categories of "Best Music Video." 2002: The Bee Gees play what is to be their final concert, performing at Miami Beach's Love and Hope Ball, a benefit for the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation. CCR's John Fogerty, Elton John, The Eagles, Stevie Nicks, and Billy Joel, among others, perform at the multi-venue Los Angeles charity benefit Four Concerts for Artists' Rights, proceeds of which benefit a labor-friendly musicians' organization called the Recording Artists Coalition. Releases 1966: The Rolling Stones, "19th Nervous Breakdown" Recording 1962: Al Hirt, "Java"1964: The Beatles: "And I Love Her," "I Should Have Known Better"1965: Elvis Presley: "Golden Coins," "Animal Instinct" Charts 1966: Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" hits #11972: Joe Tex' "I Gotcha" hits #11977: The Eagles' "New Kid In Town" hits #1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share Posted February 27, 2012 On February 27th in music history: Births 1927: Guy Mitchell1936: Chuck Glaser (Glaser Brothers)1948: Eddie Gray (Tommy James and the Shondells)1950: Robert Balderrama (? and the Mysterians1951: Steve Harley (Cockney Rebel)1954: Neal Schon (Santana, Journey) Deaths 1993: Marlena Davis (The Orlons) Events 1959: Jerry Lee Lewis becomes the proud parent of his first child from his scandalous marriage to Myra Gale Brown. Steve Allen Lewis, named after the famed talk show host, (and good friend) would tragically drown in Lewis' pool just three years later. 1960: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles make their first ever TV appearance, singing "Shop Around" on ABC's American Bandstand. 1964: In a milestone for the British recording industry, the entire Top Ten in the UK is, for the first time, made up of native acts. 1966: The Supremes are the "mystery guests" on tonight's episode of the CBS game show What's My Line? 1970: Oklahoma City officials fine Jefferson Airplane #1,000 for using profanity onstage during their show. Elvis Presley plays his first-ever stadium gig with an afternoon show at the Texas Livestock Show that leaves him personally and professionally unfulfilled: the concert, held on a weekday, is sparsely attended, and the rotating stage in the Astrodome leaves him, in his own words, "singing to a cow." The evening show, however, would break all attendance records and restore Elvis' confidence in himself fully. 1977: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police wake Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards from his sleep at the Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto, and charge him with illegal drug possession: 5 grams of cocaine, 22 grams of heroin, and assorted paraphernalia. Bail is set at $25,000. 1980: The last Grammies of the '70s are given out at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles: Record and Song of the Year both go to "What A Fool Believes" by the Doobie Brothers, while Billy Joel's 52nd Street album takes home Album and Male Pop Vocal. Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" wins for Best Disco Performance. 1991: James Brown is released from at the Lower Savannah Work Center in South Carolina after serving two years of a six-year sentence. He'd been arrested in 1989 after a notorious two-state high-speed police chase. Six years later to the day, on the set of the syndicated tslk show Rolonda, James suddenly proposes marriage to host Rolonda Watts, whom he is not involved with. 2000: The docudrama miniseries The Beach Boys: An American Family begins airing on ABC-TV. Releases 1956: Little Richard, "Long Tall Sally" b/w "Slippin' And Slidin'" Recording 1963: Elvis Presley, "Guadalajara"1963: The Beatles: "And I Love Her," "Tell Me Why," "If I Fell"1967: Pink Floyd, "Arnold Layne" Charts 1954: Doris Day's "Secret Love" hits #11961: Chubby Checker's "Pony Time" hits #11971: Janis Joplin's album Pearl hits #1 Certifications 1970: Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is certified gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted February 28, 2012 Author Share Posted February 28, 2012 On February 28th in music history: Births 1901: Wayne King1916: Bill Doggett1920: Patty Andrews (The Andrews Sisters)1931: Otis Blackwell1935: Sonny Bono1939: Herbie and Harold Kalin (The Kalin Twins)1949: Lyn Paul (The New Seekers) Deaths 2002: Billy Ward2004: Doris Troy Events 1955: Elvis Presley performs two shows at the Odessa Senior High School Field House in Odessa, TX. In the audience is local singer Roy Orbison, who would later recall: "His energy was incredible. His instinct was just amazing." 1957: The 6.5 Special, Britain's first pop music program, debuts on the BBC. 1963: The Beatles' "Please Please Me" goes to the top of the charts in the UK, fulfilling producer George Martin's prophecy: "Gentlemen, you have just recorded your first Number One." Paul Anka marries Marie-Ann Alison DeZogheb in Paris. 1964: The Beatles perform at the Deauville Hotel's Mau Mau Club in Miami Beach, FL, a performance that is broadcast live on CBS' Ed Sullivan Show just one week after their historic first appearance. 1968: Detroit, MI mayor Jerome P. Cavanagh declares today "Aretha Franklin Day." 1971: Hell's Angel biker Alan David Pasaro sues the Rolling Stones, claiming that the group's documentary film Gimme Shelter, a document of the infamous 1969 Altamont concert, constitutes invasion of privacy. The film depicts the stabbing of Meredith Hunter by members of the biker group, but Pasaro himself his later acquitted of the crime. 1972: Rick Nelson begins his first British tour. During his week-long stint as host of the syndicated Mike Douglas Show, John Lennon performs "Memphis" and "Johnny B. Goode" with Chuck Berry, who Lennon refers to as "my hero." 1978: The film Abba - The Movie has its UK premiere at Leicester Square's Warner Theatre. 1984: Jerry Lee Lewis surrenders to federal authorities on charges of income tax evasion, charges of which he is eventually acquitted. 1990: Ike Turner is sentenced to four years in prison on eleven separate charges, including possession and transport of cocaine. In prison when he and ex-wife Tina are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he is released after serving eighteen months. 1993: At London's Brit Awards, Rod Stewart invites former members of his old band, The Faces, onstage for an impromptu reunion. Original members Ronnie Wood, Ian McLagan, and Kenney Jones join Stewart for renditions of "Stay With Me" and "Sweet Little Rock and Roller." Former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman sits in for original Faces bassist Ronnie Lane, who is ill with Multiple Sclerosis. Releases 1974: Elton John, "Bennie and the Jets" Recording 1942: Shep Fields and His Orchestra, "Jersey Bounce"1965: The Beatles: "I Need You," "Another Girl," "Yes It Is"1966: Elvis Presley: "Smorgasbord," "Stop, Look and Listen," "Am I Ready?," "Beach Shack," "Never Say Yes"1967: The Beatles, "Good Morning Good Morning"1971: Aretha Franklin, "Spanish Harlem" Certifications 1968: Elvis Presley's album How Great Thou Art is certified gold Charts 1957: The Del Vikings' "Come Go With Me" enters the pop charts1957: Tab Hunter's "Young Love" hits #11974: Bob Dylan's album Planet Waves hits #1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 On February 29th in music history: Births 1904: Jimmy Dorsey1940: Gretchen Christopher (The Fleetwoods) Deaths 1984: Joey Vann (The Duprees) Events 1960: Just four years into his career, Elvis Presley becomes the biggest-selling artist of all time, with 18 million records sold, according to an article published in today's edition of Billboard. "The King" would go on to sell one billion records around the world. 1968: The 10th Annual Grammys are held in New York, and as expected, The Beatles take home the statuette for Album of the Year for their groundbreaking work Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Jimmy Webb's "Up, Up and Away," performed by 5th Dimension, wins both Record and Song of the Year honors, while Bobbie Gentry scores big with a Best New Artist award and two Grammys for her hit "Ode to Billie Joe." Glen Campbell is the night's big winner, however, with two vocal awards for "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (Best Vocal, Male and Best Contemporary Male Solo Vocal) and two more for "Gentle on My Mind" (C&W Solo Vocal, Male and C&W Recording, not to mention an award to the songwriter for Best C&W Song). Aretha Franklin's "Respect" nabs two R&B awards as well. Elvis Presley, believe it or not, is awarded his first-ever Grammy, and it's in the Gospel category, for his album How Great Thou Art. Also inexplicably winning his first-ever Grammy is Johnny Cash, who shares it with wife June Carter Cash for their duet "Jackson." Florence Ballard, having just legally settled during her breakup with The Supremes, marries her first husband, former Motown chauffeur Thomas Chapman, in Detroit. 1972: John Lennon's temporary visa expires, leading Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina to send a memo to the Nixon White House suggesting that deporting John Lennon might be "a strategic counter-measure” against his increasing political activism. Around the same time, CIA director Richard Helms sent a memo to FBI director J. Edgar Hoover about Lennon's upcoming "anti-war" tour, kicking off a three-year battle for Lennon to stay in the US. 1977: While staying at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London, Lynyrd Skynyrd get in a heated argument with members of London's Metropolitan Police, whose boxing team is staying at the same hotel. A fistfight breaks out, in which two members of the group are knocked unconscious. 1980: Jerry Allen, Sheriff of Cerro Gordo County, IA, finds a manila envelope marked "rec'd April 7, 1959," opens it, and discovers the glasses Buddy Holly was wearing the night he was killed in an infamous plane crash in nearby Clear Lake. Thought lost for 21 years, the glasses had merely been covered in snow when police cleaned up the crash site, and since the plane had taken off from Mason City, the glasses were delivered there when revealed by the spring thaw. (The wristwatch belonging to Jay "The Big Bopper" Richardson was also present in the envelope.) After a lengthy court battle, the glasses were deemed the property of Buddy's widow, Maria Elena, and are on permanent display at the Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock. 1996: At the seventh annual Rhythm and Blues Foundation awards in New York, the Chantels are inducted into its Hall of Fame. Bo Diddley is honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award, which he receives in typically self-effacing fashion, declaring: "It’s about time I won something." 2000: At the premiere of his new Broadway musical, an adaptation of the opera Aida done with lyricist Tim Rice, Elton John storms out of the theater, fuming that his songs were "ruined." Releases none Recording none Charts 1964: Betty Everett's "The Shoop Shoop Song" enters the charts Certifications 1966: Carpenters' "Hurting Each Other" is certified gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 On March 1st in music history: Births 1904: Glenn Miller1927: Harry Belafonte1930: Benny Powell1944: Roger Daltrey (The Who)1944: Mike D'Abo (Manfred Mann)1946: Tony Ashton (Ashton, Gardner, and Dyke)1950: Dave Marsh1957: Jon Carroll (The Starland Vocal Band) Deaths 2006: Johnny Jackson (Jackson 5) Events 1941: The world's first commercial FM radio station, Nashville's W47NV, begins broadcasting. Downbeat Magazine reports that Glenn Miller's recent radio contract with sponsor Chesterfield Cigarettes is worth nearly five thousand dollars per week. 1958: In what would prove to be a major influence on the burgeoning British rock scene, Buddy Holly and the Crickets begin their first and only UK tour at London's Trocadero Club, playing 25 dates of two sets a night. New Orleans mayor DeLesseps "Chep" Morrison, noting Elvis Presley's arrival in town to begin filming his movie King Creole, officially declares today "Elvis Presley Day" in the city. 1963: Filming begins in Hollywood for Elvis Presley's 13th film, Fun In Acapulco. 1966: Upset by the band deciding to use Roger McGuinn as lead vocal on all singles, and also suffering from a fear of flying that made touring difficult, guitarist and vocalist Gene Clark announces his departure from the Byrds. A hundred Beatles fans stage a sit-in at Liverpool's Cavern Club, the first live home for the group, when it closes its doors due to bankruptcy. 1967: When Eric Burdon and the "New" Animals cancel their Ottawa, Ontario gig at the last minute due to a pay dispute, fans at the Ottawa Coliseum riot. 1968: Johnny Cash marries June Carter of the gospel stars The Carter Family. 1969: Jim Morrison of the Doors is arrested on stage during a gig in Miami, FL, for allegedly exposing himself to the crowd during the band's show at the Coconut Grove Auditorium. Though no doubt drunk, disinterested, and verbally taunting the audience, according to firsthand accounts, Morrison is generally thought these days to have been innocent of the major charge, sparking talk of a posthumous public vindication by Florida officials. The singer is later tried and sentenced to eight months of hard labor, a sentence his lawyers are still appealing when Morrison dies in 1971. 1970: The Beatles make their last (taped) appearance on CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show via clips for their new songs "Let It Be" and "Two Of Us." 1973: Elvis Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, sells all of Elvis' back catalog recordings to RCA for a lump sum of $5.4 million, forgoing all future royalties, in an apparent attempt to garner the King some quick, much-needed cash. Parker also renegotiates Elvis into a 50-50 split on new royalties, and lands another seven-year, fourteen-album deal with RCA for $3.5 million. New York's acclaimed Joffrey Ballet premieres its new work, Deuce Coupe Ballet, a tribute to the music of the Beach Boys. (Really.) 1974: Queen begin their first tour as headliners with a show at Blackpool's Winter Gardens. 1975: At tonight's Grammy Awards, the big winners are: Olivia Newton-John (Record of the Year for "I Honestly Love You," Female Pop Vocal), Paul McCartney (Male Pop Vocal for "Band On The Run"), Stevie Wonder (Album of the Year for Fulfillingness' First Finale), and Barbra Streisand's "The Way We Were" for Song of the Year. 1976: Claudine Longet, singer and ex-wife of Andy Williams, is arrested for shooting her live-in lover, Vladimir "Spider" Sabich, as he attempted to kick her and her children out of his home in Aspen. Errors in obtaining evidence led to no more than a 30-day prison sentence for the singer, who claimed the gun was discharged accidentally. 1977: After years of estrangement, Bob Dylan's wife, Sara Lowndes -- subject of "Lay Lady Lay" and "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands," among other songs -- files for divorce in Santa Monica, CA. 1981: NBC-TV airs Elvis and the Beauty Queen, the story of his final years and his relationship with girlfriend Linda Thompson, featuring future star Don Johnson as Elvis Presley. 1985: Ford licenses the Beatles' "Help!" for a new commercial, the very first such use of the group's songs in a TV ad. 1991: Director Oliver Stone's biopic The Doors, starring Val Kilmer, opens in Los Angeles. 1994: Aretha Franklin is honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award and Frank Sinatra is given the annual Living Legends Award at tonight's Grammys in New York. Tony Bennett's Unplugged wins Album of the Year at tonight's Grammy Awards. 2004: Warner Music Group leaves parent company Time Warner for the first time, bought out as a separate entity by investors led by former Universal Music head Edgar Bronfman Jr. Releases 1957: Chuck Berry, "School Days"1958: Johnny Mathis, Johnny's Greatest Hits1966: Elvis Presley, "Frankie And Johnny" b/w "Please Don't Stop Loving Me" Recording 1928: Paul Whiteman/Paul Robeson, "Ol' Man River"1955: The Four Lads, "Standing On The Corner"1957: The Everly Brothers, "Bye Bye Love"1964: The Beatles: "I'm Happy Just To Dance With You," "Long Tall Sally," "I Call Your Name"1967: The Beatles: "A Day In The Life," "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" Charts 1967: The Seeds' "Pushin' Too Hard" enters the charts1975: The Eagles' "Best Of My Love" hits #11975: Bob Dylan's LP Blood On The Tracks hits #1 Certifications 1965: Petula Clark's "Downtown" is certified gold1977: Manfred Mann's Earth Band's "Blinded By The Light" is certified gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 On March 2nd in music history: Births 1900: Kurt Weill1917: Desi Arnaz1923: Doc Watson1938: Lawrence Payton (The Four Tops)1941: Keith Potger (The Seekers)1943: Tony Meehan (The Shadows)1943: Lou Reed1948: Larry Carlton (The Crusaders)1948: Rory Gallagher1948: Eddie Money1950: Karen Carpenter (The Carpenters)1955: Jay Osmond (The Osmonds)1956: John Cowsill (The Cowsills) Deaths 1991: Serge Gainsbourg1999: Dusty Springfield2003: Hank Ballard Events 1960: Elvis Presley, having completed his stint with the US Army's 1st Medium Tank Battalion, 32nd Armor, leaves Germany and a tearful, teenage Priscilla Beaulieu behind to return to American civilian life. On the way, his plane refuels in Scotland's Prestwick Airport, marking the first and only time The King will set foot in the UK. 1963: A "Limbo Party" at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, hosted by dance craze maven Chubby Checker, also features Marvin Gaye, The Four Seasons, The Crystals, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Lou Christie, Paul and Paula and Dick and Dee Dee. That same day, the Four Seasons become the first group to have its first three singles reach #1 in the US ("Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," and the latest, "Walk Like A Man"). 1964: The Beatles begin filming their first movie, A Hard Day's Night, at London's Paddington railway station. During filming, George Harrison meets teenage actress Pattie Boyd and is instantly smitten. They would marry two years later. 1967: At tonight's Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Record and Album of the Year go to Frank Sinatra for his comeback hit "Strangers In The Night" and the album Sinatra, A Man And His Music, respectively. The Beatles' "Michelle" wins for Song of the Year, while Best Rock and Roll Recording notoriously goes to the '20s novelty "Winchester Cathedral" by The New Vaudeville Band. 1968: British teen heartthrob Cat Stevens, suffering badly from pneumonia, is hospitalized in London. After his recovery, he would experience a spiritual awakening which would lead directly to his reinvention as a singer-songwriter. 1969: At tonight's Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Simon and Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson" wins Record of the Year, while Album honors go to Glen Campbell's By The Time I Get To Phoenix. "Little Green Apples," a hit for O.C. Smith, wins for Song of the Year, while Jose Feliciano wins Best New Artist and Best Instrumental goes to Mason Williams for "Classical Gas." 1974: At tonight's Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Stevie Wonder cleans up with five statuettes for his album Innervisions and its singles "Superstition" and "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life." 1975: Paul and Linda McCartney's car runs a red light in Los Angeles, and police discover eight ounces of marijuana in her purse. She is arrested, but Paul, who is driving, is not. 1977: The Barry Manilow Special, the singer's first TV variety special, airs on ABC, featuring guest Penny Marshall. 1981: Diana Ross' third TV special, diana, airs on CBS, featuring guest Michael Jackson. 1983: Sony and Philips, working together, introduce a new music format to the US. Called a "compact disc," it's a five-inch wonder which runs one hour of playing time. 1984: Model Jerry Hall and Mick Jagger are the proud parents of their first child, Elizabeth Scarlett Jagger. 2006: Glam rock legend Gary Glitter goes to trial for the alleged molestation of two girls, ages 11 and 12, in his Vietnamese home. Glitter claims he was merely teaching the duo to speak English. Releases 1964: The Beatles, "Twist And Shout"1968: Blue Cheer, "Summertime Blues" Recording 1955: Bo Diddley: "Bo Diddley," "I'm A Man"1967: The Beatles, "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds"1967: The Supremes: "Reflections," "The Happening" Charts 1963: The Four Seasons' "Walk Like A Man" hits #11974: Terry Jacks' "Seasons In The Sun" hits #1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted March 3, 2012 Author Share Posted March 3, 2012 On March 3rd in music history: Births 1927: Junior Parker1942: Mike Pender (The Searchers)1944: Jance Garfat (Dr. Hook)1947: Dave Mount (Mud)1947: Jennifer Warnes1949: Blue Weaver (Amen Corner) Deaths 1987: Danny Kaye2008: Norman "Hurricane" Smith Events 1957: Chicago's Cardinal Stritch bans rock and roll from all area Catholic schools. 1960: Along with 79 other soldiers, a newly-discharged Elvis Presley arrives at Fort Dix, New Jersey by plane. A press conference is held, then a party, attended by manager "Colonel" Tom Parker, and Nancy Sinatra, whom Elvis had met while at a USO show. 1964: The Beatles begin shooting the train scenes for A Hard Day's Night. 1966: The band The Herd is formed in Los Angeles, featuring unknowns Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay (later of Poco), Bruce Palmer and Dewey Martin. It would later be renamed Buffalo Springfield and play a huge role in birthing the folk-rock movement. 1967: The Jeff Beck Group makes its debut on a London stage, featuring unknowns Ron Wood, Aynsley Dunbar, and singer Rod Stewart. At the London Palladium, Petula Clark performs for Princess Margaret. 1973: Slade's original version of "Cum On Feel The Noize" becomes the first song since the Beatles to debut at #1 in the UK. At this year's Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, the George Harrison-led benefit disc The Concert For Bangla Desh is awarded Album of the Year, while Roberta Flack's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" wins Song and Record of the Year. Harry Nilsson wins Best Pop Vocal for "Without You," while Helen Reddy wins three awards for her hit "I Am Woman," causing a small controversy when she accepts by thanking God: "She makes everything possible." 1974: Johnny Cash guest stars as gospel singer "Tommy Brown" on tonight's "Swan Song" episode of NBC's Columbo. 1977: After some prodding by his father, Vernon, Elvis Presley signs his will, leaving control of everything to his father, then heads off for a vacation in Hawaii. 1980: Sotheby's holds its first auction of rock and roll memorabilia. 1981: The acclaimed documentary This Is Elvis premieres in Memphis, featuring former Elvis impersonator Ral Donner doing a voiceover narration as The King. 1982: "Papa" John Phillips reforms the Mamas and the Papas, with his daughter MacKenzie Phillips and Spanky and Our Gang leader Elaine "Spanky" MacFarlane taking the place of John's ex Michelle Phillips and the deceased "Mama" Cass Elliott. 1983: A Hell's Angels biker identified only as "Butch" confirms, in front of a US Senate hearing, that the motorcycle gang had indeed taken out a contract to kill Mick Jagger. The Rolling Stones leader was seen as having blamed the gang for the death of concertgoer Meredith Hunter at Altamont. "There’s always been a contract on the band," he stated, noting "two attempts to kill them that I know about. They will some day. They swear they will do it." 1995: A stalker is arrested after attempting to break into the New York apartment of R&B singer Roberta Flack. 2000: Derek Longmuir, ex-Bay City Rollers drummer, was released on bail after being charged with possession of child porn. 2003: Lindisfarne member Ray Jackson sues Rod Stewart for royalties on the singer's 1971 smash "Maggie May," claiming authorship of the mandolin melody which he plays during the famous coda of the track. 2006: Gary Glitter is sentenced to three years in a Vietnamese prison after local officials find him guilty of sexual abuse in the case of two underage girls found at his home. Releases 1961: The Supremes, "I Want A Guy" Recording 1931: Cab Calloway, "Minnie The Moocher"1959: The Drifters, "There Goes My Baby"1967: The Beatles, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"1970: Bob Dylan, "In Search Of Little Sadie," "Belle Isle (The Star Of Belle Isle)," "Copper Kettle," "It Hurts Me Too," "The Boxer," "Spanish Is The Loving Tongue," "Woogie Boogie" Charts 1951: Perry Como's "If" hits #11956: Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" enters the charts Certifications 1966: Lou Christie's "Lightnin' Strikes" is certified gold1972: Harry Nilsson's album Nilsson Schmilsson is certified gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted March 4, 2012 Author Share Posted March 4, 2012 On March 4th in music history: Births 1925: Paul Mauriat1932: Miriam Makeba1934: Barbara McNair1936: Eric Allandale (The Foundations)1944: Michael Wilson (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich)1944: Bobby Womack1948: Chris Squire (Yes)1948: Shakin’ Stevens1951: Chris Rea1954: St Clair L. Palmer (Sweet Sensation) Deaths 1981: E.Y. ‘Yip’ Harburg1986: Richard Manuel (The Band)1986: Howard Greenfield1996: Minnie Pearl1997: Raymond Edwards (The Silhouettes)2001: Glenn Hughes (Village People) Events 1959: The very first Grammy Awards are held in New York City, and the winners, to one's surprise, have nothing to do with rock and roll, or, sometimes, even the categories they were nominated in: for some reason, the Champs' "Tequila" wins Best R&B Song, but Record of the Year goes to "Volare" by Domenico Modugno, while Henry Mancini's Peter Gunn soundtrack LP wins Album of the Year. 1966: The London newspaper Evening Standard publishes an article by Maureen Cleave entitled How Does a Beatle Live? John Lennon Lives Like This. In it, the Beatle is quoted as telling Maureen, "Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I needn't argue about that; I'm right and I will be proved right. We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first - rock 'n' roll or Christianity. Jesus was all right but his disciples were thick and ordinary. It's them twisting it that ruins it for me." The public in England raises no protest; the remarks will not cause a controversy in America until four months later, when they are reprinted in the US teen mag DATEbook. 1967: The Spencer Davis Group is dealt a crippling blow when its star members, Steve Winwood and his brother, Muff, announce their intention to leave. The elder Winwood would eventually go on to form the band Traffic. 1968: Temptations members Eddie Kendricks and Otis Williams are hospitalized with minor injuries after skidding on an icy road near Sommerset, PA. 1969: Sonny and Cher Bono are the proud parents of their first and only child, a daughter named Chastity. 1970: Janis Joplin heads to Rio de Janeiro after being fined $200 for using obscene language at a Miami, FL concert the previous November. While there, she announces her intention to quit drugs and alcohol. 1971: One the eve of their new UK tour, the Rolling Stones become rock's first tax exiles by announcing that they're moving from England to France. 1977: The Rolling Stones perform at Toronto's small El Morcambo Tavern, a rare intimate show that provides four tracks for their notoriously bad 1977 LP Love You Live. 1978: The Bee Gees achieve a rare feat on the charts today, with four of the top five being songs performed by the Brothers ("Stayin' Alive" at #2, "Night Fever" at #5) or written by them (Samantha Sang's "Emotion" at #4, kid brother Andy Gibb's "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" at #1). At #3 that week was Dan Hill's "Sometimes When We Touch." The IRS raids Jerry Lee Lewis' home at dawn and reposesses $170,000 worth of automobiles to pay off his tax debt. 1979: The Jackson 5's Randy Jackson is involved in a serious car crash near Los Angeles, breaking both legs and nearly dying when a nurse at the hospital nearby injects him with methadone. 1989: Time Inc. and Warner Communications merge into Time Warner, creating the world's largest media company. 2001: Bruce Springsteen adds Hank Ballard's 1960 hit "Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go" to tonight's setlist in Jacksonville, FL, in honor of Ballard, who'd passed on two days earlier. Michael Jackson and friend Macaulay Culkin spend the night shopping at a London record store, which stays open after hours to accommodate the pair. Releases 1973: Elvis Presley, "Steamroller Blues" b/w "Fool" Recording 1970: Bob Dylan, "Days Of '49," "Early Morning Rain," "Wigwam"1976: Hall and Oates, "Rich Girl" Charts 1967: The Rolling Stones' "Ruby Tuesday" hits #11978: Andy Gibb's "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" hits #1 Certifications 1972: Badfinger's "Day After Day" is certified gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 On March 5th in music history: Births 1938: Paul Evans1939: Tommy Tucker1946: Murray Head1947: Eddie Hodges1948: Eddy Grant (The Equals)1952: Alan Clark (Dire Straits)1958: Andy Gibb Deaths 1963: Patsy Cline1968: Syd Nathan1995: Viv Stanshall (Bonzo Dog (Doo Dah) Band)2001: Michael "Smitty" Smith (Paul Revere and the Raiders) Events 1951: Ike Turner, recording as Jackie Brenston and his Kings of Rhythm, records "Rocket '88" for Sam Phillips at his Memphis Recording Service (later Sun Studios) in Memphis, a record now considered by many musicologists to be the first rock and roll record. 1955: Elvis Presley makes yet another appearance on the Shreveport radio show Louisiana Hayride, which is this time also carried over the TV airwaves by local station KWKH, making this Presley's first television appearance. 1960: At 9:15 am, Elvis Presley is officially discharged from the United States military (though he will remain on reserve for another four years). He collects a final paycheck of nine dollars and eighty-one cents and boards a train for Memphis. 1965: English band The Mannish Boys release their first single, "I Pity The Fool," featuring a young David Bowie, then known as David Jones, on vocals. 1969: The rock magazine Creem is published for the first time. 1971: Badfinger begin their first tour as headliners with a gig in Toledo, OH. At the beginning of their "Thank You" tour at Ulster Hall in Belfast, Led Zeppelin debut the first live performance of their upcoming song, "Stairway To Heaven." The audience is underwhelmed. 1975: One of the more famous romances in rock begins when Rod Stewart meets Swedish model and actress Britt Ekland at a party thrown by mutual friend Joni Mitchell. 1994: Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane/Starship is arrested by police in Tiburon, CA, for waving a shotgun at them when they arrive at her home to mediate a reported domestic dispute. Slick is eventually sentenced to 200 hours of community service and a dozen Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. 1999: Records chosen today for inclusion in the US National Recordings Registry: "Blue Suede Shoes," Carl Perkins; "Be My Baby," The Ronettes; "A Change Is Gonna Come," Sam Cooke; "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, the Rolling Stones. 2004: The Sunday edition of Britain's Daily Mail lists Paul McCartney's worth at 1.3 billion US dollars. 2007: Records chosen today for inclusion in the US National Recordings Registry: "Blue Suede Shoes," Carl Perkins; "Be My Baby," The Ronettes; "A Change Is Gonna Come," Sam Cooke; "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, the Rolling Stones. Releases 1965: The Yardbirds, "For Your Love" Recording 1955: Elvis Presley, "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone"1959: Bobby Darin, "Dream Lover"1963: The Beatles: "From Me To You," "Thank You Girl"1969: Elvis Presley: "Change Of Habit," "Let's Be Friends"1970: Bob Dylan: "Alberta #1," "Alberta #2," "Gotta Travel On," "All The Tired Horses" Charts 1966: SSgt Barry Sadler's "The Ballad Of The Green Berets" hits #11966: Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass's LP Going Places hits #11977: Barbra Streisand's "Love Theme From A Star Is Born (Evergreen)" hits #1 Certifications 1968: The 1910 Fruitgum Company's "Simon Says" is certified gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 On March 6th in music history: Births 1893: Furry Lewis1905: Bob Wills1925: Wes Montgomery1936: Sylvia Robinson (Mickey and Sylvia)1939: Domingo Samudio (Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs)1944: Mary Wilson (The Supremes)1945: Hugh Grundy (The Zombies)1946: David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)1946: Murray Head1946: Kiki Dee Deaths 1986: Richard Manuel (The Band)1999: Lowell Fulson2001: Mike "Smitty" Smith (Paul Revere and the Raiders)2006: King Floyd Events 1955: Country music makes its first major inroads in the UK when Tennessee Ernie Ford's "Give Me Your Word" climbs to the top of the charts. 1957: The vocal group The Diamonds becomes the first Canadian outfit of the rock era to have a hit in the US when "Little Darlin'," a cover of a song by American doo *** group the Gladiolas, reaches Number 2. 1958: Sam Cooke begins his first residency as a performer at the legendary Copacabana club in New York, but much like Elvis' 50s attempt at Vegas, supper club audiences prove not quite ready for Cooke's brand of proto-soul. 1962: Frank Sinatra records "I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues," his last release for Capitol Records before recording exclusively for his own label, Reprise. 1964: Elvis Presley's 14th movie, Kissin' Cousins, is released. After rumors swirl of a torrid off-screen romance with co-star Richard Burton on the set of her latest movie, Cleopatra, Elizabeth Taylor is divorced by her fourth husband, Eddie Fisher. 1970: On trial for his role in the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders, Charles Manson assembles a collection of home recordings to help pay for legal expenses. Entitled LIE, the cover mocks a typical Life magazine cover. 1973: New York City immigration director Sol Marks orders John Lennon's visa extension canceled after just five days. With "Cum On Feel The Noize," glam-rockers Slade become the first band to have a UK single debut at #1 since the Beatles with "Get Back" in 1969. UK promoters reach out to Colonel Tom Parker in order to get Elvis Presley to make his first appearance in the country, at London's Earl's Court, but Parker, a Dutch immigrant secretly in the US illegally, declines on fears that his status would be discovered. 1976: "Yesterday" is released as a single in Britain for the first time, in order to promote a new LP set called The Singles Collection 1962-1970. 1977: Diana Ross' second TV special, entitled simply An Evening With Diana Ross, airs on NBC. 1982: Dick Clark donates his original American Bandstand podium to the Smithsonian. 1989: Smokey Robinson published his first biography, Inside My Life, in which he reveals for the first time that he once struggled with an addiction to crack. Steven Tyler of Aerosmith becomes the proud parent of his third child, Chelsea Anna. 2000: With his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist, Eric Clapton becomes the first person inducted three times. (His first two inductions came as members of the Yardbirds and Cream.) 2004: While checking out of his New York hotel, David Crosby leaves behind a bag containing marijuana and an unlicensed handgun; when he returns for the bag, he is nabbed by police, but is soon released on $3,500 bail. 2007: Having had his father's body exhumed and examined by doctors, Jay Richardson, son of J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, confirms that no foul play took place aboard the plane which crashed in 1959, killing Richardson, Ritchie Valens, and Buddy Holly. Releases 1976: Fleetwood Mac, "Rhiannon" Recording 1941: Les Hite and his Orchestra, "The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise"1958: The Everly Brothers, "All I Have To Do Is Dream"1959: The Drifters, "There Goes My Baby"1966: The Rolling Stones, "Paint It, Black"1967: Elvis Presley: "Confidence," "Who Needs Money?"1969: Elvis Presley: "Let Us Pray," "Have A Happy" Charts 1965: The Temptations' "My Girl" hits #11976: The Miracles' "Love Machine (Part 1)" hits #1 Certifications 1970: The Beatles' album Hey Jude is certified gold1975: The Average White Band's "Pick Up The Pieces" is certified gold1975: Led Zeppelin's double album Physical Graffiti is certified gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 On March 7th in music history: Births 1917: Lee Young (Nat King Cole Trio)1923: Mahlon Clark (Lawrence Welk)1942: Bohannon1943: Chris White (The Zombies)1944: Townes Van Zandt1945: Arthur Lee (Love)1946: Peter Wolf (The J. Geils Band)1946: Matthew Fisher (Procol Harum)1952: Ernie Isley (The Isley Brothers) Deaths 1966: Mike Millward (The Fourmost)1999: Marvin Inabnett (The Four Preps)2000: Pee Wee King2003: Adam Faith Events 1917: "The Dixie Jass Band One Step," by Nick LaRocca's Original Dixieland Jass Band (Victor 18255), becomes the first jazz recording released for sale in the US. 1955: In a little-noted but fateful development, Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes" becomes the first country song to cross over to the Billboard R&B charts. 1962: The Beatles appear on the BBC for the first time, recording for the radio show Here We Go, also marking the band's first full live performance caught on tape, and the first performance in what would become their trademark collarless suits designed by Beno Dorn. 1964: Final proof that the "British Invasion" has established the UK as a rock powerhouse: today, for the first time, the UK Top Ten chart has not one American act on it. 1966: Brian Wilson releases his first solo single, "Caroline, No," the first release of the historic Pet Sounds sessions. Two months later, the PS album would appear with "Caroline, No" on it, but credited to the Beach Boys. 1967: Actress Sandra Dee officially files for divorce from singer Bobby Darin. 1973: Columbia A&R giant John Hammond suffers a non-fatal heart attack at an early show by one of his proteges, Bruce Springsteen. 1976: Elton John becomes only the second rock act (after the Beatles) to be honored with a statue in Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in London. 1983: The Songwriter's Hall of Fame inducts Neil Sedaka and Stevie Wonder into their ranks during their annual New York ceremony. 1987: The first Beatles albums are released on compact disc: Please Please Me, With The Beatles, A Hard Day's Night, Beatles For Sale, and Help!. This marks the first time the band's official UK albums have been available as standard Beatles albums in the US, many being presented for the first time in America in their original mono mixes. 1994: The US Supreme Court rules that raunchy rap group 2 Live Crew's "Pretty Woman," a parody of Roy Orbison's 1964 hit, does not violate federal copyright laws. 2001: The National Endowment for the Arts, in conjunction with the RIAA, announces its Top Ten songs of the 20th century. At #1: Judy Garland's rendition of "Over The Rainbow." Also making the list: Bing's "White Christmas" (#2), Aretha's "Respect" (#4), Don McLean's "American Pie" (#5), and the Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" (#9). Ex-Trammps member Jerry Collins is convicted of attempted murder after being found of bashing his wife's head into a sink and also pistol-whipping her. He is sentenced to a maximum of 35 years. Ed Townshend, singer/songwriter of the 1957 hit "For Your Love," sues the R&B group K-Ci and JoJo, claiming they use his song in their recent hit "Just For Your Love." 2006: Rod Stewart is ordered to pay $3 million to Harrah's in Las Vegas after defaulting on a show in 2000. Releases none Recording 1939: Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians, "Auld Lang Syne"1957: The Tune Weavers, "Happy Happy Birthday Baby"1966: Bob Dylan, "Absolutely Sweet Marie"1966: Tina Turner, "River Deep Mountain High"1967: The Beatles, "Lovely Rita"1968: Elvis Presley: "Wonderful World," "Edge Of Reality," "A Little Less Conversation" Charts 1964: The Beatles' "From Me To You" enters the charts1970: Simon and Garfunkel's LP Bridge Over Troubled Water hits #1 Certifications 1969: Tommy Roe's "Dizzy" is certified gold1973: Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandel's "Dueling Banjos" is certified gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted March 8, 2012 Author Share Posted March 8, 2012 On March 8th in music history: Births 1927: Dick Hyman1942: Ralph Ellis (The Swinging Blue Jeans)1943: Andrew Semple (The Fortunes)1944: Keef Hartley1945: Micky Dolenz (The Monkees)1946: Carole Bayer Sager1946: Randy Meisner (The Eagles)1947: Michael Allsup (Three Dog Night)1948: Little Peggy March1949: Dave Lambert (The Strawbs) Deaths 1973: Ronald "Pigpen" McKernan1993: Billy Eckstein2003: Adam Faith Events 1963: The Four Tops sign with the Motown label -- as a jazz-pop act -- for the princely sum of $400. 1964: The Dave Clark Five appear for the first time on CBS-TV's Ed Sulli9van Show, performing "Do You Love Me" and "Can’t You See That She’s Mine." It will be the first of eighteen appearances for the group. 1968: Elvis Presley's 26th movie, Stay Away, Joe, premieres in New York City. The comedy features Elvis as a Native American rodeo champion. Promoter Bill Graham's East Coast version of the Fillmore, his legendary San Francisco rock ballroom, opens in the East Village section of New York City. Dubbed, appropriately enough, the Fillmore East, its first show features Big Brother and the Holding Company, Albert King, and Tim Buckley. 1969: The Small Faces break up following the departure of lead singer Steve Marriott. Marriott goes on to form Humble Pie, while the Small Faces eventually regroup with new lead singer Rod Stewart and become simply Faces. 1970: Diana Ross gives her first solo concert performance, appearing at a show in Framingham, MA. 1971: After activist Abbie Hoffman sends them a tape of the song, Radio Hanoi plays Jimi Hendrix' version of the Star-Spangled Banner. 1973: Paul McCartney is fined 240 pounds for growing cannabis on his Scotland farm, claiming that while the plants are his, they were grown from seeds given him by a friend, and he wasn't sure what sort of seeds they were. Right. 1974: Rising from the ashes of Free and Mott The Hoople, the newly-formed Bad Company play their first live gig, at Newcastle City Hall in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. 1975: The English music mag New Musical Express reports, erroneously, that Wayne Perkins will replace Mick Taylor as the new guitarist for the Rolling Stones. In reality, the band are auditioning three guitarists for the job, all of whom will be featured on the band's next LP, the notoriously sloppy and dull Black And Blue. Ron Wood is eventually given the nod when Perkins is judged to sound a little too much like the departed Taylor. 1979: Rolling Stone reports that inflation has ballooned the cost of making and promoting a major label LP to between $350,000 and $500,000. 1990: Rolling Stone dubs Jefferson Airplane's disastrous new comeback album Most Unwanted Comeback of the Year. Recording 1966: Bob Dylan: "Pledging My Time," "Just Like A Woman"1974: John Denver: "Annie's Song," "Thank God I'm A Country Boy" Charts 1975: Olivia Newton-John's "Have You Never Been Mellow" hits #1 Certifications 1976: Gary Wright's "Dream Weaver" is certified gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted March 8, 2012 Author Share Posted March 8, 2012 On March 9th in music history: Births 1925: Billy Ford (Billy and Lillie)1932: Keely Smith1933: Lloyd Price1942: Mark Lindsay (Paul Revere and the Raiders)1944: Trevor Burton (The Move)1945: Robin Trower (Procol Harum)1945: Robert Calvert (Hawkwind)1945: Ron Wilson (The Surfaris)1946: Jim Cregan (Family, Cockney Rebel)1948: Jeffrey Osborne (LTD)1948: Chris Thompson (Manfred Mann's Earth Band)1949: Jimmie Fadden (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)1951: Frank Rodriguez (? and the Mysterians) Deaths 1996: George Burns2000: Ivo Robic2007: Brad Delp (Boston) Events 1968: At this year's Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, 5th Dimension's "Up Up And Away" wins Record of the Year (as well as Best Vocal Group Performance), while the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album takes home Album of the Year, Best Contemporary Album, Best Engineered Record and Best Album Cover. 1970: The blues band formerly known as Earth take the stage at London's Roundhouse with a heavier sound and a new name -- Black Sabbath. 1972: Sid Bernstein organizes a benefit for anti-war US Presidential candidate George McGovern at Madison Square Garden, featuring Carole King, Simon and Garfunkel, James Taylor, and Carly Simon, as well as Barbra Streisand, Quincy Jones, "Mama" Cass Elliot, Burt Lancaster, Jon Voight, Britt Ekland and Jack Nicholson. Despite attendance of 22,000, McGovern will lose the '72 election to Richard Nixon in a landslide. 1976: For the second time, The Who's Keith Moon collapses while performing at a show, this time at the Boston Garden. Though drug and alcohol abuse are again the culprit, singer Roger Daltrey tells the crowd Moon is suffering from the flu. The gig ends, but the group plays another one for ticketholders on April 1. 1977: CBS-TV's family musical variety show The Jacksons ends its run. 1987: The Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York City inducts Lennon and McCartney, Goffin and King, Mann and Weil, and Sam Cooke in their initial awards ceremony. 2004: Tom Jones' manager -- and son -- Mark orders the 63-year-old sex symbol to stop wearing tight leather pants onstage. Recording 1942: Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra "Well, Git It!"1966: The Beach Boys, "God Only Knows"1966: Bob Dylan, "Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)," "Temporary Like Achilles"1967: The Beatles, "Getting Better"1978: The Eagles, "I Can't Tell You Why" Charts 1957: Fats Domino's "I'm Walkin'" hits #1 R&B1959: Frankie Avalon's "Venus" hits #1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Good morning Rick. Just to let you know, I am reading your posts and find them very interesting. Many of the events I remember, especially from the early to mid 60ies [] See you around the forums.. ........Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted March 9, 2012 Author Share Posted March 9, 2012 Good morning Rick. Just to let you know, I am reading your posts and find them very interesting. Many of the events I remember, especially from the early to mid 60ies See you around the forums.. ........Gary Thanks Gary, I'm glad you enjoy reading my posts here... [Y] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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