Rick Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 Dick Clark November 30, 1929 - April 18, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 On April 19th in music history: Births 1927: Don Barbour (The Four Freshmen)1928: Alexis Korner1934: Dickie Goodman1936: Ruby Johnson1941: Bobby Russell1942: Alan Price (The Animals)1942: Larry Ramos, Jr. (The Association)1943: Eve Graham (The New Seekers)1944: Bernie Worrell (Parliament, Funkadelic)1946: Tim Curry1947: Mark Volman (The Turtles) Deaths 1985: Willie Mabon Events 1924: The first national country radio show in the US, The Chicago Barn Dance, debuts on WLS radio. (Nashville's famed Grand Ole Opry wouldn't hit the airwaves for another year.) 1945: The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel featuring the soon-to-be-standards "If I Loved You," "June Is Bustin' Out All Over," and "You'll Never Walk Alone," debuts on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre. 1956: Drifters singer Clyde McPhatter receives his discharge from the US Army, leading him to immediately leave the group for a solo career. 1962: In another big step forward for soul, Jackie Wilson begins a headlining stint at New York's famous Copacabana Club. 1965: The epochal T.A.M.I. (Teen-Age Music International) Show has its premiere in the UK under the title Teenage Command Performance. 1967: While mixing tracks for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Beatles producer George Martin and engineer Geoff Emerick discover that the clucking of the hen at the end of "Good Morning Good Morning" meshes perfectly with George Harrison's opening guitar note on the "Sgt. Pepper" reprise. 1968: With Ringo having left much earlier due to the vegetarian diet, and Paul having left to supervise the launch of Apple, John and George are the last two Beatles to leave the Maharishi Maheshi Yogi's ashram in Rishikesh, India, where they had been studying his practices of meditation and yoga. Lennon in particular believes the stories of band associate Alex Mardas, who claims the Maharishi is only interested in the Beatles' money and, although claiming to be celibate, has been making sexual advances at the group's traveling companion, actress Mia Farrow. When the guru asks why everyone is leaving, John shoots back "You're the cosmic one, you should know." When back in London, he writes a song about the incident, entitled "Maharishi" but later changed to "Sexy Sadie." 1980: For the first time, the five spots atop Billboard's country music chart are all female: Crystal Gayle ("It's Like We Never Said Goodbye"), Dottie West ("A Lesson in Leavin'"), Debbie Boone ("Are You on the Road to Lovin' Me Again"), Emmylou Harris ("Beneath Still Waters"), and Tammy Wynette ("Two Story House," shared with George Jones). 1982: Flush from the success of their recent Central Park concert, Simon and Garfunkel mount their first tour since their breakup, a swing through Europe that sadly falls apart before it can get to the US. The split is so dramatic this time around that Simon wipes all of Garfunkel's contributions to the pair's latest album, Hearts And Bones, and releases it as a solo album instead. 1988: Sonny Bono is inaugurated as mayor of Palm Springs, CA. 1990: Mark Knopfler, David Gilmour, Gary Moore, Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister and Level 42's Mark King all appear as themselves on tonight's episode of BBC's French & Saunders sketch comedy show, jamming together in a courtroom sketch. The TV docudrama Summer Dreams: The History Of The Beach Boys, airs on ABC. 2003: Alt-rock heroes The White Stripes join Loretta Lynn during a concert in New York to join her on her hits "Fist City," ""Rated X," and "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man." 2004: A stage musical of the Elvis movie Jailhouse Rock opens in London. 2005: Elvis Presley Enterprises announces that for the first time it will air TV commercials to lure visitors to the refurbished Graceland mansion where he spent his days. 2010: Ringo Starr comments on the Vatican's recent "apology" for its part in the 1966 "Bigger Than Jesus" scandal, saying, "Didn't the Vatican say we were Satanic or possibly Satanic? And they've still forgiven us? I think the Vatican, they've got more to talk about than the Beatles." Releases 1965: The Beatles, "Ticket To Ride"1973: The Beatles, The Beatles 1962-1966, The Beatles 1967-19701978: Patti Smith, "Because The Night" Recording 1966: The Beatles, "Doctor Robert" Certifications 1967: Frank and Nancy Sinatra's "Something Stupid" is certified gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 Levon Helm May 26, 1940 - April 19, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 On April 20th in music history: Births 1908: Lionel Hampton1923: Tito Puente1939: Johnny Tillotson1945: Jimmy Winston (The Moments, The Small Faces)1948: Craig Frost (Silver Bullet Band, Grand Funk Railroad)1951: Luther Vandross Deaths 1969: Papa Zita (The Funk Brothers)1991: Steve Marriott (The Small Faces, Humble Pie)1992: Johnny Shines2002: Alan Dale2003: Teddy Edwards Events 1949: Phil Spector's father, Benjamin, commits suicide over mounting debt, prompting Phil Spector to write "To Know Him Is To Love Him" a decade later for the Teddy Bears (the title being inspired by the legend on Benjamin's headstone). 1963: Ricky Nelson marries his first wife, Kris Harmon, daughter of college football legend Tom Harmon and brother of actor Mark Harmon, in Los Angeles. A pregnant Kris gives birth to daughter Tracy only six months later. The couple divorce in 1982. 1964: Elvis' fifteenth film, Viva Las Vegas, premieres in New York. 1968: Deep Purple make their stage debut at the Vestpoppen, in Kastrup, Denmark. Apple Music, the Beatles' new label, runs their famous "This Man Has Talent" ads in Britain's New Musical Express, seeking demo tapes from unknown artists. Most are never heard but pile up in Apple's offices, and the majority of the label's signings are acquired through more conventional means. 1970: The New York Times reports that Catholic and Protestant youth groups are adopting the Beatles' "yellow submarine" image, from the song and movie of the same name, as a symbol of their faith. 1976: At tonight's Monty Python concert, held in New York, George Harrison joins the lads onstage, replete with mountie outfit, for a rousing rendition of their "Lumberjack Song." 1981: John Phillips of the Mamas and Papas is sentenced to five years for helping a Los Angeles-area pharmacist sell fake prescriptions, as well as drug possession. His sentence will be reduced to one month, however, after he agrees to perform 250 hours of community service in the form of anti-drug lectures. 1987: Rhode Island police arrest a teen accused of biting the head off a gerbil in tribute to his hero, Ozzy Osbourne. 1991: John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival marries his second wife, Julie Lebiedzinksi, in Bristol, IN. The two are still married. 1994: Barbra Streisand begins her first tour since 1966, performing in London. 1996: Tickets go on sale for the KISS reunion tour. 1999: At tonight's concert at the Meadowlands in New Jersey, Billy Joel announces his retirement from touring and recording pop music. (He eventually returns to the stage.) Releases 1970: Elvis Presley, "The Wonder Of You"1970: Paul McCartney, McCartney1976: The Rolling Stones, Black And Blue1976: Elvis Presley, From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee Recording 1931: Louis Armstrong, "When It's Sleepy Time Down South"1944: Judy Garland, "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"1966: The Beatles: "And Your Bird Can Sing," "Taxman"1967: The Beatles, "Only A Northern Song"1968: The Rolling Stones, "Jumpin' Jack Flash"1969: The Beatles: "I Want You (She's So Heavy)," "Oh! Darling" Charts 1974: MFSB featuring The Three Degrees' "TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)" hits #1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted April 21, 2012 Author Share Posted April 21, 2012 On April 21st in music history: Births 1919: Don Cornell1924: Clara Ward1931: Carl Belew1939: Ernie Maresca1945: Robert Knight1947: Alan Warner (The Foundations)1947: John Weider (Family)1947: Iggy Pop1949: Paul Davis1951: Nicole Barclay (Fanny)1951: Paul Carrack (Ace, Squeeze, Mike + The Mechanics) Deaths 1961: Cisco Houston1970: Earl Hooker1971: Don Drummond (The Skatalites)1978: Sandy Denny (Fairport Convention)2000: Neal Matthews Jr. (The Jordanaires)2003: Nina Simone2007: Lobby Loyde (Billy Thorpe and The Aztecs, The Coloured Balls)2008: Al Wilson Events 1945: One of the world's first great R&B labels, Modern Records, is formed by Saul and Jules Bihari in Los Angeles. It would prove to be the launching pad for everyone from John Lee Hooker to Etta James. 1960: Testifying before the US Congressional committee on "payola," DJ and TV host Dick Clark admits to having taken money and gifts to play songs on the radio, going so far as to declare 27 percent of his playlist as containing some sort of financial interest for him. For his penitence, Clark is ordered to sell off some of his conflicting interests, but has his name cleared -- unlike DJ Alan Freed, who refuses to admit that payola was an illegal or immoral practice. 1963: The Beatles meet the Rolling Stones for the first time, backstage after the Stones' gig at the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, England. The bands get along well after some initial nervousness, but contrary to myth, this is not the occasion where the Beatles write "I Wanna Be Your Man" for their rivals. 1965: The Beach Boys appear on today's episode of Shindig! on ABC-TV, performing their version of Bobby Freeman's "Do You Wanna Dance?" 1967: The Beatles finish work on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by recording a two-second snippet of gibberish for use in the original vinyl LP's run-out groove, meaning that the listener would hear the noises repeated on a loop until they got up and took the record off the turntable. The only actual vocal is a Beatle saying something like "never could be any other way," which, when played backwards, allegedly reveals the words "We'll f*** you like Supermen." As a practical joke, John Lennon also adds a special 15Hz tone before the groove, one so high only dogs can hear it. Not present on the US LP, both were added back to the CD. 1969: Janis Joplin makes her stage debut in London when she and her Kozmic Blues Band perform a legendary concert at the Royal Albert Hall. 1970: Elton John makes his stage debut as a solo act when he opens for T. Rex, Spooky Tooth, and Jackie Lomax at the Roundhouse in London. 1977: Having spent a full decade as a draft exile in Canada, singer-songwriter Jesse Winchester returns to the US. ABC airs Frank Sinatra's TV special Frank Sinatra and Friends, featuring guest stars Natalie Cole and John Denver. 1990: Paul McCartney sets a new world record for attendance at a concert by a single artist when his tour-ending concert at the Maracana Stadium in Rio draws 184,000 people. Bill Wyman, formerly of the Rolling Stones, marries his third wife, 33-year-old fashion designer Suzanne Accosta, in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France. Bill Kreutzmann, drummer for the Grateful Dead, spots a 17-year-old surfer foundering in a riptide near Mendocino, CA and dives in, saving his life. 2003: Setting off a five-year legal battle, the Beach Boys' label, Brother Records, sues former group member Al Jardine for using the group's name to promote his solo concerts. EMI and Universal Music sue the file-sharing service Napster for copyright violations. 2004: Michael Jackson is officially charged with child molestation after a California grand jury determines there is enough evidence to proceed with allegations made against him for time spent at his Neverland Ranch. Recording 1959: Johnny Mathis, "Misty"1966: The Beatles, "Taxman" Charts 1951: Les Paul and Mary Ford's "How High The Moon" hits #1 1956: Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" hits #1 1958: The Platters' "Twilight Time" hits #1 1962: Elvis Presley's "Good Luck Charm" hits #1 1973: Tony Orlando and Dawn's "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree" hits #1 Alice Cooper's LP Billion Dollar Babies hits #1 1976: Eric Carmen's "All By Myself" enters the charts 1979: Amii Stewart's "Knock On Wood" hits #1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 On April 22nd in music history: Births 1921: Candido Camero1922: Charles Mingus1927: Laurel Aitken1931: Joe Cuba1936: Glen Campbell1937: Jack Nitzsche1943: Mel Carter1948: Larry Groce1950: Peter Frampton Deaths 1983: Earl "Fatha" Hines2003: Felice Bryant2008: Paul Davis Events 1959: The Alan Freed "rock and roll movie" Go, Johnny, Go premieres in New York, featuring Chuck Berry, Jackie Wilson, Ritchie Valens, Eddie Cochran, The Cadillacs, and the Flamingos. 1962: Jerry Lee Lewis loses his first son, Steve Allen (named after the TV host and good friend), in a tragic drowning accident at the age of three. 1964: The President of England's National Federation of Hairdressers makes headlines when he offers a free haircut to the next rock group to reach Number One. 1966: A young Bruce Springsteen gets a boost when his band The Castiles wins a battle of the bands contest at a roller rink in Matawan, NJ. The first prize? Opening for the Crystals and the Ad-Libs at next week's show. 1967: Elvis' 23rd film, Easy Come, Easy Go, premieres in Hollywood. 1968: Herb Alpert sings a Burt Bacharach composition, "This Guy's In Love With You," to his wife on the Tijuana Brass' CBS special Beat Of The Brass, sparking a national demand for the song, which results in it being released a few weeks later. It goes on to sell a million records. 1969: A&M signs the Carpenters. On the roof of Apple headquarters at 3 Savile Row, London, John Winston Lennon has his name legally changed to John Ono Lennon. Today is Tommy Day. The Who perform their new rock opera Tommy for the first time on stage in its entirety at a concert in Dolton, England; five years later to the day, the group begins filming the movie version (with Tina Turner's turn as the Acid Queen being filmed first), and, on the same date in 1993, the Broadway play based on the album opens. 1978: Bob Marley headlines the historic One Love Peace Concert in Jamaica, the singer's first appearance in his home country since an assassination attempt two years before. At the concert, Marley manages to unite Jamaican Prime Minister Michael Manley with rival Edward Seaga, who had both been using local warlords to battle for power. On tonight's Saturday Night Live, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd team up to debut two new characters called "The Blues Brothers," who perform a cover of Sam and Dave's "Soul Man." 1979: The Rolling Stones play two concerts in Oshawa, Ontario for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, a result of court-ordered community service for guitarist Keith Richards, busted two years earlier in Toronto for heroin possession. 1981: Eric Clapton is involved in a car crash near Seattle and is hospitalized with bruised ribs and lacerations, a mere two days after being released from hospitalization for ulcer treatment in St. Paul, MN. Releases 1966: The Troggs, "Wild Thing"1975: Elvis Presley, "T-R-O-U-B-L-E"1978: Gerry Rafferty, "Baker Street" Recording 1966: The Beatles: "Taxman," "Tomorrow Never Knows" Certifications 1974: Redbone's "Come And Get Your Love" is certified gold1976: Johnnie Taylor's "Disco Lady" is certified platinum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 On April 23rd in music history: Births 1935: Ray Peterson1936: Roy Orbison1936: April Stevens1940: Dale Houston (Dale and Grace)1947: Glenn Cornick (Jethro Tull)1949: John Miles1952: Narada Michael Walden Deaths 1975: Pete Ham (Badfinger)1986: Harold Arlen Events 1943: The Earl "Fatha" Hines Band, featuring then-unknowns Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and a vocalist named Sarah Vaughan, begins a series of engagements at the Apollo in Harlem. 1956: High on his recent successes, and at the insistence of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley begins a disastrous concert stint at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas where he opens for comedian Shecky Greene. The middle-aged audience, miles removed from Elvis' teen fanbase, are completely indifferent to him, and his contract is soon torn up after only one week of a two-week engagement. However, while there, Presley witnesses a band called Freddie Bell and the Bellboys doing a wild rave-up version of Big Mama Thornton's blues hit "Hound Dog." He soon works it into the live act. 1960: While staying at Paul McCartney's aunt's pub, The Fox and Hound in Caversham, Berkshire, England, Paul and John Lennon perform a set together, calling themselves the Nurk Twins. 1962: The Beatles make their first appearance on record when Tony Sheridan's version of the standard "My Bonnie," featuring the Fab Four as backup, is released by Decca. The single is not a hit. 1964: While shooting their first movie, A Hard Day's Night, the Beatles are filmed running around Thornbury Playing Fields in Isleworth, Middlesex, England -- footage which, combined with an earlier sequence shot at London's Gatwick Airport, becomes the famous "Can't Buy Me Love" scene. Having been asked to attend a luncheon in honor of manager Brian Epstein, John is not in attendance for this shoot; his place is taken by a body double. 1969: Los Angeles' famed folk and rock club The Ash Grove, launching pad for everyone from Linda Ronstadt to Canned Heat, catches fire and nearly burns to the ground. 1974: Just before being scheduled to appear as guest host on NBC-TV's Tonight Show, Mama Cass collapses from exhaustion. 1981: Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins join Johnny Cash onstage at his show in Stuttgart, West Germany, performing their hits and some mutual country, blues, and gospel favorites. The concert is later released as the LP The Survivors. 1985: Liberace guest-stars as himself on today's episode of NBC-TV's long-running soap Another World. 1987: Carole King sues her former label head and mentor, Lou Adler, for $400,000 in royalties and the publishing rights to some of her older recordings from the late Sixties. 1988: During tonight's Bruce Springsteen concert at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles, CA, Roy Orbison, celebrating his 52nd birthday, is brought onstage so that fans can sing "Happy Birthday" to him. 1995: London's Sunday Times reports that Peter Hodgson, whose father once lent Paul McCartney his tape recorder, had found a reel-to-reel of the Beatles' first recordings in his attic. Made in 1959, the tape features sixteen songs, including "Hello Little Girl," written by Lennon and McCartney but given to another band, and Ray Charles' "Hallelujah, I Love Her So." Recording 1963: Jan and Dean, "Surf City"1963: Bob Dylan: "Girl OF The North Country," "Masters Of War," "Talking World War III Blues," "Bob Dylan's Dream" Charts 1977: Thelma Houston's "Don't Leave Me This Way" hits #1 Certifications 1970: Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit In The Sky" is certified gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 On April 24th in music history: Births 1928: Johnny Griffin1933: Freddie Scott1934: Shirley Boone1942: Barbra Streisand1943: Richard Sterban (The Oak Ridge Boys)1945: Doug Clifford (Creedence Clearwater Revival)1947: Ann Kelly (The Hues Corporation)1948: Steve York (Manfred Mann) Deaths 2001: Al Hibbler Events 1954: Keeping an eye on the new trends, an article in this week's Billboard is entitled "Teenagers Demand Music With A Beat - Spur Rhythm And Blues." 1959: After running on Saturday nights on radio for 24 years and TV for the last nine, the final installment of the musical countdown show Your Hit Parade airs on NBC. The final Top Five: Elvis Presley, "I Need Your Love Tonight" (#5), Brook Benton, "It's Just A Matter Of Time" (#4), Ricky Nelson, "Never Be Anyone Else But You" (#3), Dodie Stevens, "Pink Shoe Laces" (#2), and the Fleetwoods at #1 with "Come Softly To Me." 1961: Bob Dylan makes his first recording -- playing harmonica on Harry Belafonte's song "Calypso King." He's paid fifty dollars. 1963: An 18-year-old Brenda Lee marries Ronnie Shacklett, one year her senior, in Nashville a mere six months after meeting him at a Jackie Wilson concert. 46 years later, the two are still together. 1968: The newly-formed Apple Records decides not to sign a young talent named David Bowie. 1970: Having been invited to a White House dinner by Tricia Nixon, daughter of US President Richard Nixon, the Jefferson Airplane's Grace Slick brings radical Abbie Hoffman with her, in an attempt to secretly dose Tricia with LSD during the meal. Hoffman is turned away at the door by Secret Service agents, causing Slick to leave as well. 1976: In a parody of recent public offers, Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels goes on air and offers the Beatles the whopping sum of $3,000 if they agree to reunite on the hits NBC-TV show. And it almost happens: Paul, visiting John in his New York apartment for what would turn out to be the last time, is watching the skit with John, and both consider going across town to the studio live. However, the duo decide they're too tired. 1979: Governor George Busbee of Georgia issues a proclamation declaring Hoagy Carmichael's "Georgia On My Mind" the new official state song. Ray Charles sings his famous version at the ceremony. 1984: With questions still lingering about the death of his fifth wife, Shawn Stephens, Jerry Lee Lewis marries his sixth, Kerrie McCarver, the 22-year-old president of his fan club. 1992: The Cleveland Orchestra sues Michael Jackson for $7 million after it discovers the singer used part of their recording of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony on his hit album Dangerous. David Bowie marries his second wife, model Iman, in Switzerland. In his hometown of Inglewood, NJ, Wilson Pickett drives his car through the mayor's front yard, yelling death threats at the house and accidentally running over an 86-year-old man. He is later arrested and found with open containers of alcohol in his car. 2005: After 94 performances, the Broadway musical and Beach Boys tribute Good Vibrations closes. 2007: US President George W. Bush is denied a luxury suite at the Imperial Hotel in Vienna when Mick Jagger, in town with the Stones on a tour, books it first. Releases 1957: Ricky Nelson, "I'm Walkin'"1958: Dion and the Belmonts, "I Wonder Why"1959: The Drifters, "There Goes My Baby"1970: Ringo Starr, Sentimental Journey1972: John Lennon, "Woman Is The ****** Of The World"1974: David Bowie, Diamond Dogs Recording 1958: Bobby Darin, "Early In The Morning"1969: Bob Dylan: "Living The Blues," "Spanish Is The Loving Tongue" Charts 1961: Del Shannon's "Runaway" hits #11965: Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders' "Game Of Love" hits #11971: Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's LP 4 Way Street hits #11976: Wings' LP At The Speed Of Sound hits #1 Certifications 1969: The Cowsills' "Hair" is certified gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 On April 25th in music history: Births 1917: Ella Fitzgerald1923: Albert King1925: Prentiss Barnes (The Moonglows)1932: Willis "Gator" Jackson1933: Jerry Leiber1944: Michael Kogel (Los Bravos)1945: Bjorn Ulvaeus (ABBA)1945: Stu Cook (Creedence Clearwater Revival)1946: Ronnie Gilbert (Blues Magoos)1949: Michael Brown (The Left Banke)1950: Steve Ferrone (Average White Band) Deaths 2007: Bobby "Boris" Pickett Events 1955: The UN's commission on narcotics releases a report stating "definite connection between increased marijuana smoking and that form of entertainment known as bebop and rebop." 1960: Eddie Cochran is laid to rest at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Cypress, CA. 1970: At today's concert in Raleigh, North Carolina, the interracial band Pacific Gas and Electric is subject to verbal abuse on stage. Later, when they leave the club, four bullets are fired at their van. No one is injured. 1974: According to the new issue of Rolling Stone, "streaking" has become so popular that Yes and Gregg Allman concerts have been interrupted by the fad. At a recent Beach Boys concert, the magazine says, the band was streaked by its own crew. 1977: Elvis Presley performs at the Civic Center in Saginaw, MI, with a mobile unit capturing what would be his very last recording (released on the album Moody Blue). The musical variety television special Paul Anka -- Music My Way, featuring Natalie Cole, Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band, and a host of famous cameos, airs on ABC. 1981: Denny Laine leaves the trio Wings, essentially leaving Paul McCartney a solo act once more. 1985: The musical Big River, based on Mark Twain's work and featuring a score by Roger Miller, opens on Broadway. Miller would go on to win a Tony award for the music. 1990: A London auction house sells the Fender Stratocaster on which Jimi Hendrix played the US national anthem at Woodstock for $295,000. 1993: Legendary album artist Stanley "Mouse" Miller, designer of the Grateful Dead's "skull and roses" logo, has his upcoming liver transplant financed by the band. 1994: After fourteen years, The Eagles reform at Warner's Burbank Studios for the first of what will be two reunion concerts chronicled on the live/studio album Hell Freezes Over. A judge finds Michael Bolton's 1991 hit "Love Is A Wonderful Thing" plagiarizes the Isley Brothers' 1966 song of the same name, despite Bolton's protests that he's never heard the song. Yankee Stadium in New York holds their first "Joe DiMaggio Day," featuring Paul Simon singing "Mrs. Robinson" (and cheers when he gets to the "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?" part). 2003: The parents of the late Doors frontman Jim Morrison sue the remaining members for touring with a new singer as "The Doors 21st Century" using the band's image and logo. Nina Simone is laid to rest in Carry-Le-Rouet, France, with attendees including Miriam Makeba and gifts from luminaries like Elton John. 2004: For the third time in two years, Billy Joel is involved in a minor traffic accident, driving his car into a home in Bayville, Long Island, New York. No one is injured. Recording 1967: The Beatles, "Magical Mystery Tour"1978: Bob Dylan, "Changing Of The Guards" Charts 1960: Elvis Presley's "Stuck On You" hits #11970: The Jackson 5's "ABC" hits #1 Certifications 1973: Sweet's "Little Willy" is certified gold1978: Queen's "We Are The Champions" is certified gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted April 26, 2012 Author Share Posted April 26, 2012 On April 26th in music history: Births 1925: Jorgen Ingmann1938: Maurice Williams1938: Duane Eddy1940: Giorgio Moroder1941: Claudine Clark1942: Bobby Rydell1943: Gary Wright1945: Tony Murray (The Troggs)1946: Ronny Dayton (Ronny and the Daytonas) Deaths 1984: Count Basie1997: Ernest Stewart (KC and the Sunshine Band) Events 1957: Calypso star Harry Belafonte resigns to his record label, RCA Victor, for an unprecedented million dollars. 1962: Jerry Lee Lewis, still stricken from the tragedy of losing his three-year-old son Steve Allen Lewis in a swimming pool drowning, arrives in the UK to tour for the first time since he was forced out in 1958 for marrying his 13-year-old cousin. 1963: Teen idol Frankie Avalon agrees to star in Beach Party, the first of what would become known as the "Beach Movies" starring himself and Annette Funicello. 1964: The Beatles attend a birthday party for Roy Orbison in London (Orbison had actually turned 28 three days earlier). That night, the group headlines the poll winner's concert for the magazine New Musical Express, which also features fan favorites The Rolling Stones and the Dave Clark Five. 1965: Bob Dylan makes his first trip to England to promote his new album, called Bringing It All Back Home. The tour is chronicled by filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker for a film that will eventually become the iconic Don't Look Back. 1966: According to the New York Times, Ray Charles is being forced to undergo tests in Boston to confirm that he has kicked the heroin habit, as ordered by a court after a drug-possession rap the previous year. 1967: Janis Ian, then only sixteen, appears on Leonard Bernstein's CBS special Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution, singing her single from a year earlier, "Society's Child." Though the song, which details a forbidden interracial relationship, was banned from airwaves in its initial run, this exposure turns it into a Top 20 hit. The Mamas and the Papas' "Mama Cass" Elliot gives birth to her one and only child, daughter Owen Vanessa. She would take the father's name to the grave. 1970: Tom Jones (along with John Wayne and Bob Hope) guest-stars on Raquel Welch's NBC television special, entitled simply Raquel!. 1977: The disco boom gets rolling in earnest with the opening of Steve Rubell's new glitzy and ultra-exclusive club, Studio 54, in New York. Among the guests invited opening night: Cher, Mick Jagger and wife Bianca, Debbie Harry, Donald and Ivana Trump, Liza Minnelli, Jerry Hall, Halston, Margaux Hemingway, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Salvador Dali, Brooke Shields, Martha Graham, and Robin Leach. 1978: Ringo Starr plays two roles in a musical version of Prince and the Pauper entitled simply Ringo, also starring Art Carney, John Ritter, Carrie Fisher, Vincent Price, Angie Dickinson, Mike Douglas, and featuring George Harrison's narration. Airing on NBC, the show is a dismal flop. 1980: The Carpenters' fifth TV variety special, entitled Music, Music, Music and also starring John Davidson and Ella Fitzgerald, airs on ABC. 1982: While shopping for clothes on Hollywood Boulevard in the middle of the day, Rod Stewart is robbed at gunpoint of, among other things, his $50,000 Porsche. 1994: The Jefferson Airplane's Grace Slick pleads guilty to assault after turning a shotgun on police who visited her California home the previous month. Although she claims she was edgy due to a recent fire, the judge nonetheless sentences her to a short stint in Alcoholics Anonymous. 2003: The Morgan Creek Bridge in Chapel Hill, NC, is renamed the James Taylor Bridge in honor of the city's native son. David Cassidy guest-stars as wealthy CEO "Everett Price" in the "War, Inc." episode of CBS-TV's The Agency. 2004: June Pointer of the Pointer Sisters is arrested in Los Angeles for possession of cocaine. Recording 1957: Larry Williams, "Short Fat Fannie"1962: Sam Cooke: "Having A Party," "Bring It On Home To Me"1966: The Beatles, "And Your Bird Can Sing"1967: The Beatles, "Magical Mystery Tour"1969: The Beatles: "Oh! Darling," "Octopus's Garden"1969: Bob Dylan: "Take Me As I Am (Or Let Me Go)," "A Fool Such As I," "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know," "Let It Be Me"1978: Bob Dylan: "Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)," "Is Your Love In Vain?," "New Pony," "We Better Talk This Over," "Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat)" Charts 1969: The Original Broadway Cast Soundtrack of Hair hits #11975: B.J. Thomas' "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" hits #1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted April 26, 2012 Author Share Posted April 26, 2012 On April 27th in music history: Births 1904: Syd Nathan1932: Casey Kasem1932: Maxine Brown (The Browns)1933: Calvin Newborn1944: Cuba Gooding, Sr. (The Main Ingredient)1947: Pete Ham (Badfinger)1947: Ann Peebles1947: Herbie Murrell (The Stylistics)1947: Gordon Haskell1947: Dave Peel1949: Clive Taylor (Amen Corner)1951: Ace Frehley (KISS) Deaths 1984: Z.Z. Hill1999: Al Hirt2000: Vicki Sue Robinson Events 1956: Capitol Records signs Gene Vincent, intending to market him as the next Elvis. 1957: Elvis makes his second and last appearance outside of the US, wearing his classic gold lame suit for the last time as he plays Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens. 1964: John Lennon's first book of prose and poetry, In His Own Write, is published in the US. 1969: Joe Cocker makes his television debut, singing "Feelin' Alright" on tonight's episode of CBS' Ed Sullivan Show. Jose Feliciano's TV special Very Special, guest starring Glen Campbell and Dionne Warwick, airs on NBC. 1970: John Lennon's explicit "Bag One" lithographs are returned to the London Arts Gallery exhibition after a High Court judge rules them "unlikely to deprave or corrupt." 1975: 511 audience members are in custody in Los Angeles for smoking marijuana during Pink Floyd's recent five nights at the Los Angeles Arena. 1976: David Bowie is detained at the Poland-Russian border after Nazi memorabilia (mostly books) are found in his luggage. The singer, who claims they're research for an upcoming film about Joseph Goebbels, is released. 1979: At a Duke Ellington tribute concert held at UCLA, Stevie Wonder makes a surprise appearance to sing his hit tribute "Sir Duke" and also Ellington's own "C-Jam Blues." 1980: The legendary New York disco of discos, Studio 54, closes its doors after exactly three years and a day due to violations of city liquor licenses. 1981: Ringo Starr marries his second wife, actress Barbara Bach, a former "Bond girl" and model he met while filming the flop comedy Caveman. The two are married at the Marylebone Registrar's Office in London with the other two surviving Beatles attending. 1990: David Bowie plays his Seventies hits for the last time as he begins his latest American tour, "Sound + Vision." 1994: San Francisco's legendary rock venue the Fillmore Auditorium reopens, with performances by Smashing Pumpkins and American Music Club. 2003: Iggy Pop reuintes with the Stooges for the first time in three decades at the close of this year's Coachella festival. 2004: Elton John publicly responds to American Idol's snub of Jennifer Hudson by declaring the call-in voters "incredibly racist." 2006: 63-year-old Keith Richards falls from a palm tree while vacationing in Fiji, landing on his head and causing a hemorrhage that required doctors to drain his skull. He makes a full recovery. Releases 1959: Lloyd Price, "Personality"1964: The Beatles, "Love Me Do" b/w "P.S. I Love You"1968: Simon and Garfunkel, "Mrs. Robinson"1974: Ray Stevens, "The Streak" Recording 1960: Elvis Presley: "Shoppin' Around," "Didja' Ever," "Doin' The Best I Can," "G.I. Blues," "Frankfort Special," "Tonight Is So Right For Love"1966: The Beatles, "I'm Only Sleeping"1967: The Beatles, "Magical Mystery Tour"1978: Bob Dylan: "No Time To Think," "Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat)," "True Love Tends To Forget," "Changing Of The Guard" Charts 1963: Little Peggy March's "I Will Follow Him" hits #11963: Martha and the Vandellas' "Come And Get These Memories" enters the charts Certifications 1976: Maxine Nightingale's "Right Back Where We Started From" is certified gold Happy 80th Birthday To Casey Kasem!! [^] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted April 28, 2012 Author Share Posted April 28, 2012 On April 28th in music history: Births 1926: Blossom Dearie1938: Duane Eddy1941: Ann-Margret1943: Fantastic Johnny C1945: John Wolters (Dr. Hook)1955: Eddie Jobson (Curved Air, Roxy Music) Deaths 1934: Charley Patton1980: Tommy Caldwell (Marshall Tucker Band)1981: Steve Currie (T. Rex)1988: B.W. Stevenson Events 1963: London hustler and PR man Andrew Loog Oldham gets his first glimpse of the Rolling Stones onstage at the Crawdaddy Club; the very next day, he becomes their manager. 1965: Barbra Streisand's first television special, My Name Is Barbra, airs on CBS. 1967: The Mamas and the Papas' "Mama" Cass Elliot gives birth to her only child, a daughter named Owen Vanessa whose father is never made public. 1968: The musical Hair opens on Broadway, running for 1,729 performances, spinning off several hit covers of its soundtrack songs (Three Dog Night's "Easy To Be Hard," The Cowsills' "Hair," Oliver's "Good Morning Starshine" and 5th Dimension's "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In") and inspiring a major motion picture. The Seeds guest star as "The Warts" on tonight's "How Not To Manage A Rock Group" episode of the NBC-TV sitcom The Mothers-In-Law.1975: John Lennon is the guest on tonight's episode of NBC-TV's Tonight Show, while Ringo Starr appears on NBC's Smothers Brothers Show to sing his latest hit, "No No Song." 1987: Ray Charles appears before Congress to urge more funding for hearing research, stating "My eyes are my handicap, but my ears are my opportunity." The Art Of Excellence by Tony Bennett becomes the first album to be initially released on CD instead of the traditional vinyl format. 1991: Bonnie Raitt marries her first husband, actor Michael O'Keefe, in New York. The couple would divorce in 1999. 2000: James Brown Enterprises, which handles tours for the Godfather of Soul, has its offices destroyed by fire, destroying music and memorabilia. An employee is later charged with arson in connection with the incident. 2006: ABBA member Bjorn Ulvaeus is accused by the Swedish government of $12 million US in delinquency of back taxes. Releases 1964: Elvis Presley, "Viva Las Vegas"1967: Elvis Presley, "Long Legged Girl (With The Short Dress On)"1969: Chicago, Chicago Transit Authority (Chicago I) Recording 1940: Glenn Miller, "Pennsylvania 6-5000"1960: Elvis Presley: "Big Boots," "What's She Really Like?," "Pocketful of Rainbows," "Wooden Heart"1966: The Beatles, "Eleanor Rigby"1978: Bob Dylan: "Baby, Stop Crying," "Is Your Love In Vain?" "New Pony," "Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)" Charts 1946: Perry Como's "Prisoner Of Love" hits #11958: David Seville's "Witch Doctor" hits #11979: Blondie's "Heart Of Glass" hits #1 Certifications 1967: Gary Lewis and the Playboys' "This Diamond Ring" is certified gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted April 29, 2012 Author Share Posted April 29, 2012 On April 29th in music history: Births 1899: Duke Ellington1915: Donald Mills (The Mills Brothers)1925: Danny Davis1928: Carl Gardner (The Coasters)1929: Ray Barretto1931: Lonnie Donegan1933: Rod McKuen1934: Otis Rush1936: April Stevens (Nino Tempo and April Stevens)1942: Klaus Voorman (Manfred Mann, Plastic Ono Band)1943: Duane Allen (The Oak Ridge Boys)1945: Tammi Terrell1947: Tommy James (Tommy James and the Shondells)1949: Francis Rossi (Status Quo) Deaths 1990: Floyd Butler (The Friends of Distinction)1993: Mick Ronson (David Bowie) Events 1960: Testifying in front of the US House of Representatives during the "Payola" scandal hearings, Dick Clark denies having indulged in the practice of receiving cash and gifts for radio airplay but agrees to relinquish publishing rights to the tune of $80 million. 1963: Having first witnessed them in action at London's Crawdaddy Club the day before, Andrew Loog Oldham agrees to manage the Rolling Stones, persuading the band's piano player, Ian Stewart, to leave the lineup and instead sign on as road manager. 1967: At the Hollywood Bowl, Cindy Birdsong makes her stage debut as the latest member of the Supremes, replacing Florence Ballard. 1969: On Duke Ellington's 70th birthday, US President Richard Nixon awards the bandleader the Presidential Medal of Freedom. 1971: Bill Graham declares his intention to close down the East and West Coast versions of his "rock ballroom," The Fillmore. 1973: An unknown John Denver begins his self-titled BBC television series, which will make him a star in the UK. The "Goldrush Caravan to the Sky" concert in Stockton, CA, featuring Canned Heat, Fleetwood Mac, Elvin Bishop and Buddy Miles ends in a riot with 80 injuries and 50 arrests in the crowd of 15,000. 1976: After performing a show in Memphis, Bruce Springsteen catches a cab to Elvis Presley's mansion, Graceland, and when he is turned away at the gates, he scales a wall in an attempt to meet the icon. Elvis isn't home, however, and Bruce is escorted off the property without incident. 1977: The Temptations leave the Motown label, their home since 1960. 1978: Singer P.J. Proby is fired from his part as the oldest of three Elvises in the London stage musical Elvis, allegedly for his insistence on changing his lines during performances. 1988: Patti Boyd, the woman for whom Eric Clapton wrote "Layla" for and later married, files for divorce, claiming that the guitarist has been carrying on an affair with Italian model Lori Del Santo. 1990: ABC airs the TV docudrama Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys. 1993: Barry White guest stars as himself (in cartoon form) on tonight's "Whacking Day" episode of Fox-TV's The Simpsons. 1996: A rumored collaboration between Celine Dion and famed producer Phil Spector falls though after financial terms cannot be met. 2003: The musical documentary about Stax Records, Only The Strong Survive, premieres in New York City. 2005: Peter, Paul and Mary's own Mary Travers has bone-marrow transplant surgery to attempt to stave off the leukemia that will take her life in 2009. Releases 1967: Aretha Franklin, "Respect"1975: The Bee Gees, Main Course Recording 1959: Ronnie Hawkins, "Mary Lou"1966: The Beatles: "Eleanor Rigby," "I'm Only Sleeping"1969: The Beatles, "Octopus's Garden" Charts 1950: Anton Karas' "The Third Man Theme" hits #1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 On April 30th in music history: Births 1923: Percy Heath1925: Johnny Horton1933: Willie Nelson1941: Johnny Farina (Santo and Johnny)1943: Bobby Vee1944: Richard Shoff (The Sandpipers)1945: Mimi Farina1948: Wayne Kramer (MC5)1953: Merrill Osmond (The Osmonds) Deaths 1966: Richard Farina1982: Lester Bangs1983: Muddy Waters1999: Darrell Sweet (Nazareth)2007: Zola Taylor (The Platters) Events 1941: Jazz giant Charlie Parker makes his first appearance on wax, blowing on Jay McShann's song "Swingmatism." 1953: Frank Sinatra begins working with his new arranger, Nelson Riddle. 1965: Bob Dylan begins the tour immortalized in the documentary Don't Look Back, performing at the City Hall in Sheffield, England. Herman's Hermits make their US stage debut, with the Zombies as opening act. 1968: Organist Al Kooper announces he's leaving Blood Sweat and Tears. The Cilla Black Show, featuring the theme song "Step Inside Love" written by Paul McCartney, debuts on the BBC, making Cilla the first Englishwoman with her own TV show. 1970: Allman Brothers tour manager Twiggs Lyndon is arrested for stabbing a club manager to death over a contract dispute. Incredibly, Lyndon gets off by pleading temporary insanity caused by being the tour manager for the Allman Brothers. 1976: Bruce Springsteen, fresh from a Memphis concert, attempts to vault a fence at Graceland to see his idol, Elvis Presley, but is quickly escorted away by security. The Who's Keith Moon pays $100 to nine different New York cabdrivers to block off a full city block, allowing the drummer to throw all his furniture through the hotel room window and onto the street. 1977: Led Zeppelin break the single-act attendance record for a concert when 76,229 fans pay to see them at the Silverdome in Pontiac, MI, breaking the previous record set by the Who, also set at the Silverdome. 1980: Roger Daltrey of the Who premieres his first major acting vehicle, the crime drama film McVicar. 1983: To celebrate the 25th anniversary of London's legendary Marquee Club, Manfred Mann reforms in their original Sixties incarnation to play the venue they (and so many others) started in. 1988: For the first time since its release 11 years earlier, Pink Floyd's landmark LP Dark Side Of The Moon leaves the Billboard charts, only to return a few months later. 2002: Roger Daltrey guest stars a music teacher on tonight's "That '70s Musical" episode of Fox-TV's That 70's Show. 2003: Sixties soul icon Earl King is buried in his hometown of New Orleans with an authentic jazz funeral. Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton send their condolences. 2004: Michael Jackson is arraigned on his child molestation charges, pleading not guilty to ten different criminal counts, also including extortion and false imprisonment. Ray Charles appears at his Los Angeles recording studio to attend a ceremony marking it as a national historic landmark. It will be the last public appearance he ever makes. Releases 1977: The Steve Miller Band, "Jet Airliner" Recording 1940: Jimmy Dorsey, "Contrasts" 1957: Elvis Presley: "Jailhouse Rock," "Young And Beautiful" 1960: Fats Domino, "Walking To New Orleans" 1962: The Orlons, "Wah Watusi"1969: The Beatles: "Let It Be," "You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)"1979: Bob Dylan, "Trouble In Mind" Charts 1955: Perez Prado's "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White" hits #11966: The Young Rascals' "Good Lovin'" hits #11977: Glen Campbell's "Southern Nights" hits #1 Certifications 1969: 5th Dimension's "Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In" is certified gold Happy 79th Birthday Willie Nelson!! [^] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 On May 1st in music history: Births 1907: Kate Smith1928: Sonny James1930: Little Walter1933: Titus Turner1939: Judy Collins1944: Rita Coolidge1946: Nick Fortune (The Buckinghams)1954: Ray Parker, Jr. (Raydio) Deaths 1965: Spike Jones1986: Hugo Peretti2006: Johnny Paris (Johnny and the Hurricanes) Events 1931: Kate Smith makes her radio show debut with the twice-weekly Kate Smith Sings show on NBC. 1942: The US government seizes the nation's jukebox factories and puts them to work making war materials. 1955: A St. Louis guitarist named Chuck Berry is signed to Chess Records in Chicago after bluesman Muddy Waters recommends him to the label. 1957: The Kingston Trio form in Palo Alto, CA. The first issue of 16 Magazine, featuring Elvis Presley on the cover, is published. 1963: Lesley Gore performs her first big hit, "It's My Party," on ABC-TV's American Bandstand. 1966: The Beatles perform what is to be their last British concert when they appear at the Empire Pool in Wembley, England, to perform at the "1965-66 Annual Poll-Winners' All-Star Concert" given by the New Musical Express. The fifteen-minute set consists of "I Feel Fine," "Nowhere Man," "Day Tripper," "If I Needed Someone," and "I'm Down." Due to legal wrangling over license, this performance is, sadly, not filmed for posterity. 1967: Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys is arrested by the FBI for draft-dodging and refusing to take an oath of allegiance to the United States. Wilson, a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War, is eventually exonerated by his draft board and rejoins the band, touring in Ireland. Elvis Presley's entourage flies to Vegas to meet the singer and fiance Priscilla Beaulieu, and the couple are married at 9:30 am in the Aladdin Hotel suite of hotel owner (and Parker friend) Milton Prell. Elvis' best men are Joe Esposito and Marty Lacker. The officiating judge is David Zenoff, a Nevada Supreme Court Justice. After the ceremony the group decamps to the lobby, where a press conference is held. Mafioso Red West, furious at being excluded from the ceremony, refuses to attend the breakfast reception. 1969: Bob Dylan guest stars on ABC-TV's The Johnny Cash Show, featuring the two icons collaborating on three Dylan songs: "I Threw It All Away," "Living The Blues," and "Girl From The North Country.". 1973: Washington, DC mayor Walter Washington officially declares today Marvin Gaye day in the singer's hometown. 1974: The Carpenters are invited to the Nixon White House in order to perform for the President and his visitor, West German Chancellor Willy Brandt. 1975: The Rolling Stones announce their upcoming tour by being driven down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, performing "Brown Sugar" on the back of a flatbed truck. 1979: Elton John performs in Israel, the first Western pop act to do so. 1986: The Rolling Stones shoot the video for their new single, "One Hit (To The Body)." 1989: A suspicious man is arrested in a Los Angeles jewelry store after anonymous calls to the police; the man in question turns out to be Michael Jackson in a ludicrous disguise. 1999: The Lyz Art Forum in Siegen, Germany, presents an exhibition of 70 paintings by Paul McCartney, including "Bowie Spewing," which is indeed a young portrait of the singer. 2000: Former Village Voice scribe Jimmy McDonough sues Neil Young for $1.8 million in civil court for allegedly backing down from his agreement to authorize a biography McDonough spent years writing. 2003: While being treated for kidney failure, Barry White suffers a stroke, paralyzing the right side of his body. The singer never fully recovers, and dies a few months later. Releases 1965: The Supremes, "Back In My Arms Again"1968: Elvis Presley, Speedway1969: Neil Young, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere1971: Paul Simon, Paul Simon1972: The Rolling Stones, "Brown Sugar"1973: Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Bachman-Turner Overdrive Recording 1939: Tommy Dorsey, "Lonesome Road" 1956: Little Willie John, "Fever" 1970: Bob Dylan, "Sign On The Window" 1978: Bob Dylan: "Walk Out In The Rain," "Coming From The Heart (The Road Is Long)," "Stop Now," "New Pony" Charts 1965: Herman's Hermits' "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter" hits #11976: The Bellamy Brothers' "Let Your Love Flow" hits #11976: Led Zeppelin's LP Presence hits #1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 On May 2nd in music history: Births 1895: Lorenz Hart1904: Bing Crosby1929: Link Wray1936: Engelbert Humperdinck1945: Goldy McJohn (Steppenwolf)1945: Randy Cain (The Delfonics)1946: Lesley Gore1946: Bob Henrit (Argent)1948: Larry Gatlin (The Gatlin Brothers)1950: Lou Gramm (Foreigner) Deaths 1969: Benny Benjamin1972: Les Harvey (Stone The Crows) Events 1956: In a definite sign of the times, five records -- Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel," Little Richard's "Long Tall Sally," Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes," The Platters' "(You've Got The) Magic Touch," and Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers' "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" -- occupy the Billboard R&B and Pop Top 10, the first time so many records had "crossed over" at the same time. 1960: Elvis Presley begins filming on his fifth movie, G.I. Blues. Ben E. King, the Drifters' second lead singer, also leaves the group to start a solo career with Atco. 1964: After 51 weeks at the top, the Beatles finally relinquish the #1 album position in the UK -- to the Rolling Stones' self-titled debut. 1965: Ed Sullivan breaks a vow he made the year before and books The Rolling Stones back on his long-running CBS variety show -- but not before keeping the band in the studio all day, in order to keep from inciting the fans. The bands performs four songs: "The Last Time," "Little Red Rooster," "Everybody Needs Somebody To Love," and the instrumental "2120 South Michigan Avenue." 1967: The Beach Boys announce their intention to scrap their highly anticipated Pet Sounds followup, the album Smile. After decades of imagined Smile albums, assembled from bootlegs and released recordings, founder and resident genius Brian Wilson finally releases a finished version of the project in 2005. 1969: The Who debut their much-discussed rock opera Tommy by playing the finished album for the press in London at Ronnie's Jazz Club. Ten years later to the day, they would premiere their new movie, Quadrophenia, in New York. Elvis Presley finishes filming on his 31st and final film, Change Of Habit. 1972: In New York City, Bruce Springsteen auditions for Columbia Records A&R head John Hammond, who is so impressed he immediately arranges a set that night at the Gaslight Club for his fellow execs. 1975: Apple Records officially ends its life as a record label, though it will be revived as a Beatles-only label in 2004. 2005: After 36 years, Cream reunites at London's Royal Albert Hall for a four-night stint. 2007: 1,876 guitarists gather in Wroclaw, Poland, to set a new Guinness World Record by simultaneously performing "Hey Joe" by Jimi Hendrix. 2009: Motown's rarest 45, Frank Wilson's "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)," sets a world record by selling for nearly $40,000 at a London auction. The unreleased single is one of only two known copies. Bob Dylan takes the day off from his European tour and, along with 13 other tourists, takes a bus trip to visit John Lennon's childhood home in Liverpool, newly opened to the public. He is not recognized. Recording 1938: Ella Fitzgerald, "A-Tisket, A-Tasket"1958: Chuck Berry, "Carol"1960: Ray Peterson, "Tell Laura I Love Her"1969: The Beatles, "Something"1977: Eric Clapton, "Wonderful Tonight"1979: Bob Dylan: "When You Gonna Wake Up," "Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking" Charts 1964: The Rolling Stones' "Not Fade Away" enters the charts1964: The Beatles' Second Album hits #1 Certifications 1968: The Box Tops' "Cry Like A Baby" is certified gold1978: The Bee Gees' "Night Fever" is certified platinum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted May 3, 2012 Author Share Posted May 3, 2012 On May 3rd in music history: Births 1919: Pete Seeger1921: Joe Ames (The Ames Brothers)1926: Jimmy Cleveland1928: Dave Dudley1928: James Brown1936: Engelbert Humperdinck1937: Frankie Valli (The Four Seasons)1944: Pete Staples (The Troggs)1948: John Richardson (The Rubettes)1950: Mary Hopkin1953: Bruce Hall (REO Speedwagon) Deaths 1972: Les Harvey (Stone The Crows)1996: Patsy Montana Events 1958: One of the first major rock and roll riots breaks out during Alan Freed's "Big Beat Spring 1958" show at the Boston Arena, with local police threatening to shut the show down because of dancing and Alan Freed telling the crowd from the stage, "The police don't want you to have fun." He is arrested for inciting a riot. 1964: Gerry and the Pacemakers make their US television debut, singing "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying" on CBS' Ed Sullivan Show. 1967: The Walker Brothers announce their split. Scott Walker would go on to become a highly influential solo artist in the late Sixties. 1968: Having just returned from studying with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in India, the Beach Boys make him the opening lecture act on their new tour. About half of the dates are eventually canceled. 1971: Grand Funk Railroad hold their sparsely-attended first press conference at the Gotham Hotel in New York. Led Zeppelin play their song "Four Sticks" for the first and only time in concert during a show in Denmark. 1976: Paul Simon, Phoebe Snow, Jimmy Cliff and others perform a benefit for the New York Public Library. Paul McCartney opens his first tour with his new band as the massively successful Wings Over America tour begins in Ft. Worth, TX. 1978: The movie FM, a flop comedy about a radio station, opens in Los Angeles. However, the title track, performed by Steely Dan, becomes a huge hit. 1991: Texas Governor Ann Richards officially declares today ZZ Top in the Lone Star State. Andy Williams marries his second wife, Debbie Haas, in New York City. 2006: Bob Dylan's first hosted radio show airs on XM Satellite Radio, with the legend playing favorite tracks by Prince, Wilco, Blur, LL Cool J, and Billy Bragg, among others. Releases 1965: The Supremes, "Back In My Arms Again" Recording 1939: The Andrews Sisters, "Beer Barrel Polka" 1952: Kitty Wells, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"1960: Cathy Jean and the Roommates, "Please Love Me Forever"1967: The Hollies, "Carrie-Anne"1967: The Beatles, "Magical Mystery Tour"1969: Bob Dylan: "Take A Message To Mary," "Blue Moon"1978: Bob Dylan: "Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One," "I Believe In You," "Slow Train" Charts 1975: Tony Orlando and Dawn's "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)" hits #11975: Chicago's LP Chicago VIII hits #1 Happy 93rd Birthday To Pete Seeger!! [^] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted May 3, 2012 Author Share Posted May 3, 2012 On May 4th in music history: Births 1928: Maynard Ferguson1931: Ed Cassidy (Spirit)1934: Ace Cannon1937: Dick Dale1938: Tyrone Davis1941: Richard Burns (The Hondells)1941: David LaFlamme (It's A Beautiful Day)1942: Ronnie Bond (The Troggs)1942: Nickolas Ashford (Ashford and Simpson)1943: Ricky West (The Tremeloes)1944: Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield, Poco)1944: Peggy Santiglia (The Angels)1945: George Wadenius (Blood Sweat and Tears)1949: Zal Cleminson (Sensational Alex Harvey Band)1949: Stella Parton1951: Bruce Day (Santana, Pablo Cruise)1951: Jackie Jackson (The Jackson 5) 1959: Randy Travis Deaths 1987: Paul Butterfield2004: Clement "Coxsone" Dodd Events 1886: The graphophone, a link between the earlier gramophone and the modern phonograph, is patented, featuring wax cylinders which conducted music better than Thomas Edison's original tinfoil ones. 1956: Lonnie Donegan quits the popular Chris Barber Jazz Band to form a skiffle group. England's New Musical Express erroneously reports that "Elvin" Presley will be performing an upcoming gig at the Palladium in London. Elvis never plays Europe. 1957: ABC-TV premieres Alan Freed's Rock and Roll Revue show, an attempt to replicate the success of their own American Bandstand. The first show features performances from The Clovers, The Del-Vikings, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Sal Mineo, and Guy Mitchell. 1959: The very first Grammy Awards are held in Los Angeles, with Record of the Year going to Domenico Modugno's "Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)" and Henry Mancini's The Music From Peter Gunn soundtrack winning Album of the Year. The Champs' "Tequila," for some reason, takes home Best Rhythm and Blues Performance. 1964: Birmingham, England musicians Ray Thomas and Mike Pinder form an R&B group they call the Moody Blues (after Duke Ellington's "Mood Indigo"). 1968: Steppenwolf makes its US television debut, performing "Born To Be Wild" on ABC-TV's American Bandstand. Twiggy, one of the first English "supermodels," catches an 18-year-old singer named Mary Hopkin on the BBC-TV talent show Opportunity Knocks and calls friend Paul McCartney, who eventually signs her to Apple and gives her one of his songs, "Those Were The Days," to record. 1970: The US National Guard opens fire on a Vietnam War protest at Kent State University in Ohio, killing four unarmed students and wounding eleven more. After seeing the photos later that week in Life magazine, Neil Young immediately writes the song "Ohio," which Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young will record the next day. Twenty-five years later to the day, Peter Paul and Mary play a commemorative concert at the university, performing Dylan's "Blowin' In The Wind." 1985: The legendary Apollo Theatre in Harlem reopens after a massive ten-million-dollar makeover. 1990: In an interview, David Bowie's ex-wife, Angie (she of the Rolling Stones song), claims for the first time that she once walked in on her ex and Stones frontman Mick Jagger having sex. 1992: Baltimore mayor Kurt Schmoke declares today "KISS Day" and presents the band with a key to the city. 2008: Martha Reeves' home in Detroit is burglarized and one million dollars' worth of recording equipment stolen. In just a few hours, the perpetrator is caught while attempting to hock the merchandise for $400. Releases 1977: The Beatles, The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl Recording 1945: Stan Kenton, "Tampico" 1956: Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps, "Be-Bop-A-Lula" 1961: The Jarmels, "A Little Bit Of Soap"1979: Bob Dylan: "Gotta Serve Somebody," "Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others)," "When He Returns," "Man Gave Names To All The Animals" Charts 1963: Andy Williams' LP Days Of Wine And Roses hits #11963: The Beach Boys' LP Surfin' USA enters the charts1974: Marvin Hamlisch's soundtrack LP The Sting hits #11974: Grand Funk's "The Loco-Motion" hits #1 Certifications 1967: The Turtles' "Happy Together" is certified gold1978: Jefferson Starship's LP Earth is certified platinum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted May 4, 2012 Author Share Posted May 4, 2012 On May 5th in music history: Births 1901: Blind Willie McTell1934: Ace Cannon1937: Johnnie Taylor1942: Tammy Wynette1942: Jim King (Family)1947: Robin McNamara1948: Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)1950: Eddy Amoo (The Real Thing)1950: Maggie MacNeal (Mouth and MacNeal)1951: Rex Goh (Air Supply) Deaths 1972: Rev. Gary Davis1983: Clarence Quick (The Del-Vikings)2008: Jerry Wallace Events 1891: Carnegie Hall, then simply called the Music Hall, is dedicated in New York City. 1955: The musical Damn Yankees, featuring the song "Whatever Lola Wants," opens at the 42nd Street Theatre on Broadway. 1956: Elvis Presley's album Elvis becomes the first rock and roll album to hit #1 on the Billboardcharts. 1960: Liverpool skiffle group The Quarry Men decide to change their name to The Silver Beetles after a suggestion by their guitarist, John Lennon, acting on a suggestion from fellow musician Brian Cass that they become Long John and the Silver Beetles. 1963: The Beatles' George Harrison meets with Dick Rowe, A&R man at Decca, and recommends a London R&B outfit called the Rolling Stones. 1968: A rapidly fracturing Buffalo Springfield plays their final gig in Long Beach, CA, freeing members up to eventually form Poco and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. 1972: A host of musical and film stars, including Judy Collins and Mama Cass and Michelle Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas, sign on for a concert benefiting antiwar presidential candidate George McGovern. 1973: Led Zeppelin breaks all previous concert records when they pack Tampa Stadium full of 56,800 fans. 1983: BBC's legendary music variety show Top Of The Pops broadcasts its 1,000th show. 1986: Beating out New York, New Orleans, and Memphis, Cleveland is chosen as the future site of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 1990: At his wedding reception, drummer Jason Bonham plays a set with his dad's old bandmates in Led Zeppelin, sparking yet more reunion rumors that do not come to pass. 1992: The Beach Boys appear as themselves on tonight's "Captain Video" episode of ABC-TV's sitcom Full House. 1997: Texas Governor George W. Bush declares today ZZ Top Day. 2000: Rod Stewart has a benign growth on his thyroid removed in an operation at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center. 2004: Charley Pride undergoes surgery in a Dallas hospital to remove a blood clot from his brain. Releases 1969: Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Bad Moon Rising"1969: The Beatles, "Get Back" b/w "Don't Let Me Down" Recording 1962: Chris Montez, "Let's Dance"1966: The Beatles, "I'm Only Sleeping"1969: The Beatles, "Something" Charts 1962: The Shirelles' "Soldier Boy" hits #11962: The West Side Story soundtrack hits #11967: Scott McKenzie's "San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)" enters the charts1973: Elvis Presley's album Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite hits #11979: Peaches and Herb's "Reunited" hits #1 Certifications 1962: The Shirelles' "Soldier Boy" is certified gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 On May 6th in music history: Births 1928: Davey Johnstone (The Elton John Band)1939: Herbie Cox (The Cleftones)1942: Colin Earl (Mungo Jerry)1945: Bob Seger1948: Mary McGregor Deaths 1983: Kai Winding2002: Otis Blackwell Events 1965: While preparing to go to sleep in his hotel room while on tour in Clearwater, FL, the Rolling Stones' Keith Richards fools around with his new Gibson "fuzz box" amp and discovers a new guitar riff, one he likes so much he starts his tape recorder and plays it over and over until he falls asleep. When he awakens the next day, he finds a tape full of one guitar riff and about twenty minutes of snoring; bringing the riff to Mick Jagger at the hotel pool, the two begin composing their breakthrough hit, "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction." Marianne Faithfull marries her second husband, artist John Dunbar, at the registry office in Cambridge, England. Within six months she will be living with Mick Jagger, who had written her hit song "As Tears Go By." 1973: Paul Simon begins his first tour as a solo artist, performing at Music Hall in Boston at a show that would be recorded for his upcoming album Live Rhymin'. 1978: At the United Nations, the Bee Gees announce an upcoming series of concerts to benefit the UNICEF organization. 1982: Tom Paton, manager of the Bay City Rollers, is convicted of the counts of "conducting (himself) in a shamelessly indecent manner" with teen boys. He is sentenced to three years in prison. 1984: Tina Turner releases the soon-to-be-smash single "What's Love Got To Do With It?" marking the beginning of one of the greatest comebacks in music history. 1993: The IRS raids Jerry Lee Lewis' ranch home in Nesbit, MS, and hauls away his belongings in an attempt to make up for what it says are $1.6 million in back taxes. 1997: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame holds its twelfth annual induction ceremonies, for the first time in Cleveland, Ohio, home of the Hall itself. The Jackson 5, The Bee Gees, The Young Rascals, Joni Mitchell, Buffalo Springfield, and Parliament-Funkadelic are all inducted. Mitchell decides not to accept her award in person after having just publicly reconciled with the daughter she gave up for adoption three decades earlier. 2002: Albany State University in Georgia awards hometown boy Ray Charles an honorary Doctorate of Philosophy. 2008: Cher returns to the stage with the first of 200 planned shows at the Las Vegas Coliseum, marking her final three-year retirement tour. (Only 78 shows would be performed.) Releases 1972: Elton John, "Rocket Man" Recording 1957: Chuck Berry, "Rock And Roll Music"1960: Elvis Presley, "Tonight's All Right For Love"1964: The Beach Boys, "All Summer Long"1965: James Brown, "I Got You (I Feel Good)"1966: The Beatles, "I'm Only Sleeping"1969: The Beatles, "You Never Give Me Your Money"1979: Bob Dylan: "Trouble In Mind," "When You Gonna Wake Up," "Slow Train" Charts 1950: Guy Lombardo's "The Third Man Theme" hits #1 Certifications 1971: Ike and Tina Turner's "Proud Mary" is certified gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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