1960, The Beatles performed at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.
1964, The Who appeared at the Town Hall, Greenwich, South London.
1965, EMI Records launched the budget priced 'Music For Pleasure' label, selling the albums in grocery stores.
1965, Donovan made his US television debut on Shindig! along with The Hollies, The Turtles and the Dave Clark Five.
1967, During a UK tour Pink Floyd appeared at the Skyline Club in Hull north east England.
1969, Christine Hinton the girlfriend of David Crosby was killed in a car crash near San Francisco.
1974, Police were called to a Lynyrd Skynyrd and Blue Oyster Cult concert after a fight broke out between two sound engineers. The Skynyrd roadie claimed that the sound had been deliberately turned off during the bands set.
1977, Mary Ford died from cancer after being in a diabetic coma for 54 days. One-half of the husband-and-wife musical team, Les Paul and Mary Ford. Between 1950 and 1954, the couple had 16 top-ten hits; in 1951 alone, they sold six million records.
1978, Exile started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Kiss You All Over', it made No.6 in the UK.
1978, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John had their second UK No.1 from the film 'Grease' with 'Summer Nights.' Seven weeks at No.1 it became the second best selling single of 1978, beaten by 'Saturday Night Fever'.
1984, KISS kicked off a 14-date UK tour at the Brighton Centre.
1993, Kate Pierson from The B-52's was charged with criminal mischief and trespassing during an anti-fur protest at 'Vogue's' New York City offices.
2003, An auction of the contents of Sir Elton John's London home raised more than £1.4 million. An oil painting, entitled Madison Square Park, sold for £67,200, and a 19th Century portrait of Lieutenant George Dyer, painted by James Northcote in 1817, fetched £55,200. Sir Elton sold off the items so he could redecorate his home in a more modern style.
2006, Justin Timberlake started a two week run at No.1 on the US album chart with his second solo album ‘FutureSex/LoveSounds’ which also became the biggest album ever for pre-orders on iTunes.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1933, Soul singer Cissy Houston, and mother of Whitney Houston.
1935, Johnny Mathis, US singer,
1942, Dewey Martin, The Dillards, Buffalo Springfield.
1943, Marilyn McCoo, singer
1946, Sylvia Peterson, The Chiffons
1947, Marc Bolan, guitarist, UK singer, songwriter, T Rex . Bolan was killed in a car accident on 16th September 1977.
1952, John Lombardo, 10,000 Maniacs.
1964, Robby Takac, bass, Goo Goo Dolls.
1964, Trey Anastasio, American guitarist, and singer with Phish.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Sept 29 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1956, Bill Haley had five songs in the Top 30; 'Rockin Through The Rye', 'Saints Rock n' Roll', 'Rock Around The Clock', 'Razzle Dazzle', and 'See You Later Alligator'.
1967, Working at Abbey Road in London, The Beatles mixed the new John Lennon song ‘I Am the Walrus’ which included the sound of a radio being tuned through numerous stations, coming to rest on a BBC production of William Shakespeare's "King Lear". Lennon composed the song by combining three songs he had been working on. When he learned that a teacher at his old primary school was having his students analyse Beatles' lyrics, Lennon added a verse of nonsense words.
1969, The Doors appeared at Lincoln Center's 7th New York Film Festival, New York City.
1973, Grand Funk Railroad went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'We're An American Band', the group's first of two US chart toppers.
1976, Enjoying his own birthday celebrations singer Jerry Lee Lewis accidentally shot his bass player Norman Owens in the chest. Lewis had been blasting holes in an office door. Owens survived and sued Lewis.
1979, The Police had their first No.1 single with 'Message In A Bottle' the group's third Top 20 hit.
1980, Elvis Costello supported by The Stray Cats appeared at the Rainbow, London, England.
1984, Prince and the Revolution started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Let's Go Crazy'.
1989, While travelling on his motorbike from Los Angeles, Bruce Springsteen stopped by Matt's Saloon in Prescott, Arizona and jammed with the house band. Bruce played a bunch of rock and roll classics, including Elvis Presley’s 'Don’t Be Cruel,' and Chuck Berry’s 'Sweet Little Sixteen' and 'Route 66.” Bruce also donated $100,000 to a barmaid's hospital bill.
1991, Metallica kicked off their 138 date Wherever We May Roam world tour at the Civic Center in Peoria, Illinois.
1992, American singer, songwriter Paul Jabara died from lymphoma related to AIDS at the age of 44. He wrote Donna Summer's Oscar and Grammy Award-winning hit ‘Last Dance’ and Barbra Streisand's ‘The Main Event/Fight’ and co-wrote the Weather Girls hit, ‘It's Raining Men’ with Paul Shaffer.
2004, Keith Moon's five-piece drum kit, custom-made for The Who drummer in 1968, sold for £120,000 pounds ($215,772) in London to an American collector, setting a world auction record for a set of drums.
2011, Tony Bennett became the oldest living person to top the US album chart when the 85-year-old's 'Duets II' album went to No.1. The record, which featured collaborations with Amy Winehouse and Lady Gaga, was also his first US No.1 in his 60 year career. The previous oldest performer to top the chart was Bob Dylan in 2009 with 'Together Through Life'. At the time he was 67-years old.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1907, Gene Autry, America's singing cowboy.
1935, Jerry Lee Lewis.
1937, Joe 'Guitar' Hughes, US blues guitarist.
1948, Mark Farner, Grand Funk Railroad.
1967, Working at Abbey Road in London, The Beatles mixed the new John Lennon song ‘I Am the Walrus’ which included the sound of a radio being tuned through numerous stations, coming to rest on a BBC production of William Shakespeare's "King Lear". Lennon composed the song by combining three songs he had been working on. When he learned that a teacher at his old primary school was having his students analyse Beatles' lyrics, Lennon added a verse of nonsense words.
1969, The Doors appeared at Lincoln Center's 7th New York Film Festival, New York City.
1973, Grand Funk Railroad went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'We're An American Band', the group's first of two US chart toppers.
1976, Enjoying his own birthday celebrations singer Jerry Lee Lewis accidentally shot his bass player Norman Owens in the chest. Lewis had been blasting holes in an office door. Owens survived and sued Lewis.
1979, The Police had their first No.1 single with 'Message In A Bottle' the group's third Top 20 hit.
1980, Elvis Costello supported by The Stray Cats appeared at the Rainbow, London, England.
1984, Prince and the Revolution started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Let's Go Crazy'.
1989, While travelling on his motorbike from Los Angeles, Bruce Springsteen stopped by Matt's Saloon in Prescott, Arizona and jammed with the house band. Bruce played a bunch of rock and roll classics, including Elvis Presley’s 'Don’t Be Cruel,' and Chuck Berry’s 'Sweet Little Sixteen' and 'Route 66.” Bruce also donated $100,000 to a barmaid's hospital bill.
1991, Metallica kicked off their 138 date Wherever We May Roam world tour at the Civic Center in Peoria, Illinois.
1992, American singer, songwriter Paul Jabara died from lymphoma related to AIDS at the age of 44. He wrote Donna Summer's Oscar and Grammy Award-winning hit ‘Last Dance’ and Barbra Streisand's ‘The Main Event/Fight’ and co-wrote the Weather Girls hit, ‘It's Raining Men’ with Paul Shaffer.
2004, Keith Moon's five-piece drum kit, custom-made for The Who drummer in 1968, sold for £120,000 pounds ($215,772) in London to an American collector, setting a world auction record for a set of drums.
2011, Tony Bennett became the oldest living person to top the US album chart when the 85-year-old's 'Duets II' album went to No.1. The record, which featured collaborations with Amy Winehouse and Lady Gaga, was also his first US No.1 in his 60 year career. The previous oldest performer to top the chart was Bob Dylan in 2009 with 'Together Through Life'. At the time he was 67-years old.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1907, Gene Autry, America's singing cowboy.
1935, Jerry Lee Lewis.
1937, Joe 'Guitar' Hughes, US blues guitarist.
1948, Mark Farner, Grand Funk Railroad.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Sept 28 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1962, The Beatles performed a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. That night they performed aboard the vessel MV Royal Iris on the River Mersey. The Beatles' third and final "Riverboat Shuffle".
1965, The Rolling Stones played the first of two nights at the Capitol Theatre, Cardiff, Wales.
1968, American radio DJ Dewey Phillips died of heart failure aged 42. He was one of rock 'n' roll's pioneering disk jockeys. In July 1954, he was the first DJ to play the young Elvis Presley's debut record, ‘That's All Right/Blue Moon Of Kentucky.’
1968, The Beatles started a nine week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Hey Jude'. The Paul McCartney song written about Lennon's son Julian gave the group their 16th US No.1 and the biggest selling single of 1968.
1968, Bruce Springsteen and a local folk rock group The Founders appeared at the Off Broad Street Coffee House in Red Bank, New Jersey.
1971, Led Zeppelin played the first of two nights at the Festival Hall in Osaka, Japan.
1974, Bad Company went to No.1 on the US album chart with their self-titled debut album. Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke had come out of Free, while Mick Ralphs had played guitar with Mott the Hoople and Boz Burrell was bass player for King Crimson before the group formed in 1973. They produced six albums together before disbanding in 1983.
1980, The Police were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Don't Stand So Close To Me' the group's third No.1. Taken from their album 'Zenyatta Mondatta' and the best selling single of 1980.
1985, Kate Bush scored her second UK No.1 album with 'Hounds Of Love'. The singers second No.1 album featured the tracks 'Running Up That Hill', 'Cloudbusting', 'Hounds of Love' and 'The Big Sky'.
1987, U2 played the first of two nights at Madison Square Garden in New York City during their Joshua Tree world tour.
1991, American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer Miles Davis died of a stroke and pneumonia. His 1959 album 'Kind of Blue', is a major influence on jazz music. Davis is considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.
1991, Guns N' Roses released 2 albums 'Use Your Illusion I' and 'Use Your Illusion II' No.1 & No.2 in the US.
1991, On the week of their album ‘Nevermind’ being released, Nirvana made an appearance at the Tower Records store in New York City and then played a show at The Marquee Club in New York. Their single ‘Smell’s Like Teen Spirit’ had also entered the US Top 20 this week.
2000, As part of their UK 'Under A Big Top Tour', Radiohead played the first of two nights at Glasgow Green in Scotland.
2003, John Mayer was at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Heavier Things.’
2004, Producer Phil Spector was charged with the murder of actress Lana Clarkson in an unsealed indictment. Spector was in attendance at a Los Angeles court as the indictment about the slaying of 40-year-old Clarkson was read. He remained free on $1 million bail.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1902, Ed Sullivan
1938, Ben E King, Benjmin Earl Nelson, The Drifters,
1943, Nick Nicholas, Steppenwolf
1962, Peter Hooton, The Farm,
1966, Kenny Wilson, (Ginger Fish), drums, Marilyn Manson
1977, Young Jeezy, (Jay Jenkins), US rapper
1984, Melody Thornton, singer, The Pussycat Dolls
1987, Hilary Duff, US singer, actress
1965, The Rolling Stones played the first of two nights at the Capitol Theatre, Cardiff, Wales.
1968, American radio DJ Dewey Phillips died of heart failure aged 42. He was one of rock 'n' roll's pioneering disk jockeys. In July 1954, he was the first DJ to play the young Elvis Presley's debut record, ‘That's All Right/Blue Moon Of Kentucky.’
1968, The Beatles started a nine week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Hey Jude'. The Paul McCartney song written about Lennon's son Julian gave the group their 16th US No.1 and the biggest selling single of 1968.
1968, Bruce Springsteen and a local folk rock group The Founders appeared at the Off Broad Street Coffee House in Red Bank, New Jersey.
1971, Led Zeppelin played the first of two nights at the Festival Hall in Osaka, Japan.
1974, Bad Company went to No.1 on the US album chart with their self-titled debut album. Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke had come out of Free, while Mick Ralphs had played guitar with Mott the Hoople and Boz Burrell was bass player for King Crimson before the group formed in 1973. They produced six albums together before disbanding in 1983.
1980, The Police were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Don't Stand So Close To Me' the group's third No.1. Taken from their album 'Zenyatta Mondatta' and the best selling single of 1980.
1985, Kate Bush scored her second UK No.1 album with 'Hounds Of Love'. The singers second No.1 album featured the tracks 'Running Up That Hill', 'Cloudbusting', 'Hounds of Love' and 'The Big Sky'.
1987, U2 played the first of two nights at Madison Square Garden in New York City during their Joshua Tree world tour.
1991, American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer Miles Davis died of a stroke and pneumonia. His 1959 album 'Kind of Blue', is a major influence on jazz music. Davis is considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.
1991, Guns N' Roses released 2 albums 'Use Your Illusion I' and 'Use Your Illusion II' No.1 & No.2 in the US.
1991, On the week of their album ‘Nevermind’ being released, Nirvana made an appearance at the Tower Records store in New York City and then played a show at The Marquee Club in New York. Their single ‘Smell’s Like Teen Spirit’ had also entered the US Top 20 this week.
2000, As part of their UK 'Under A Big Top Tour', Radiohead played the first of two nights at Glasgow Green in Scotland.
2003, John Mayer was at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Heavier Things.’
2004, Producer Phil Spector was charged with the murder of actress Lana Clarkson in an unsealed indictment. Spector was in attendance at a Los Angeles court as the indictment about the slaying of 40-year-old Clarkson was read. He remained free on $1 million bail.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1902, Ed Sullivan
1938, Ben E King, Benjmin Earl Nelson, The Drifters,
1943, Nick Nicholas, Steppenwolf
1962, Peter Hooton, The Farm,
1966, Kenny Wilson, (Ginger Fish), drums, Marilyn Manson
1977, Young Jeezy, (Jay Jenkins), US rapper
1984, Melody Thornton, singer, The Pussycat Dolls
1987, Hilary Duff, US singer, actress
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Sept 27 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1963, The Rolling Stones appeared at the Floral Hall Ballroom in Morecambe, Lancashire with The Merseybeats, Dave Beery & the Cruisers and The Doogle-bugs.
1964, The Beach Boys made their TV debut on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' on US TV where they performed 'I Get Around' and 'Wendy'.
1967, Working on new songs The Beatles recorded various parts for the new John Lennon song ‘I Am The Walrus’ and the new Paul McCartney song ‘Fool On The Hill.’
1968, Pink Floyd appeared at the Queens Hall in Dunoon, Scotland. Due to bad weather all the ferries to Dunoon were cancelled, so Pink Floyd hired their own boat from Gourock and risked the rough seas to make the crossing to Dunoon to appear in front of 400 fans.
1971, Led Zeppelin appeared at the Shiei Taikukan Hall in Hiroshima, Japan.
1978, Eric Clapton sponsored a West Bromwich Albion UEFA cup-tie against Galatasarey of Turkey. After the game, Eric presented each player with a gold copy of his latest album 'Slowhand''
1980, David Bowie scored his fourth UK No.1 album with 'Scary Monsters And Supercreeps'.
1986, Metallica bass player Cliff Burton was crushed to death after the bands tour bus crashed between Stockholm and Copenhagen. During a European tour members from the band drew cards for the most comfortable bunk on the tour bus, Burton had won the game with an Ace of Spades and was asleep when the tour bus ran over a patch of black ice and skidded off of the road. He was thrown through the window of the bus, which fell on top of him.
1986, Lionel Richie started a two run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Dancing On The Ceiling'.
1986, The Beatles' 'Twist and Shout' re-entered the US singles chart over twenty-five years after it first appeared, after the song was featured in the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
2000, U2 played a show from the rooftop of The Clarence Hotel in Dublin, (which they own). Over 4,000 fans gathered on the streets below.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1943, Randy Bachman, Guess Who
1947, Meat Loaf, (Marvin Lee Aday)
1953, Greg Ham, Men At Work
1953, Robbie Shakespeare, session bass player, as Sly and Robbie worked with Peter Tosh, Robert Palmer, Jimmy Cliff, Grace Jones, Joe Cocker
1958, Shaun Cassidy, singer, actor
1966, Stephan Jenkins, Third Eye Blind
1978, Bradley Kirk Arnold, singer, 3 Doors Down
1982, Lil Wayne, (Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.)
1984, Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer
1964, The Beach Boys made their TV debut on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' on US TV where they performed 'I Get Around' and 'Wendy'.
1967, Working on new songs The Beatles recorded various parts for the new John Lennon song ‘I Am The Walrus’ and the new Paul McCartney song ‘Fool On The Hill.’
1968, Pink Floyd appeared at the Queens Hall in Dunoon, Scotland. Due to bad weather all the ferries to Dunoon were cancelled, so Pink Floyd hired their own boat from Gourock and risked the rough seas to make the crossing to Dunoon to appear in front of 400 fans.
1971, Led Zeppelin appeared at the Shiei Taikukan Hall in Hiroshima, Japan.
1978, Eric Clapton sponsored a West Bromwich Albion UEFA cup-tie against Galatasarey of Turkey. After the game, Eric presented each player with a gold copy of his latest album 'Slowhand''
1980, David Bowie scored his fourth UK No.1 album with 'Scary Monsters And Supercreeps'.
1986, Metallica bass player Cliff Burton was crushed to death after the bands tour bus crashed between Stockholm and Copenhagen. During a European tour members from the band drew cards for the most comfortable bunk on the tour bus, Burton had won the game with an Ace of Spades and was asleep when the tour bus ran over a patch of black ice and skidded off of the road. He was thrown through the window of the bus, which fell on top of him.
1986, Lionel Richie started a two run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Dancing On The Ceiling'.
1986, The Beatles' 'Twist and Shout' re-entered the US singles chart over twenty-five years after it first appeared, after the song was featured in the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
2000, U2 played a show from the rooftop of The Clarence Hotel in Dublin, (which they own). Over 4,000 fans gathered on the streets below.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1943, Randy Bachman, Guess Who
1947, Meat Loaf, (Marvin Lee Aday)
1953, Greg Ham, Men At Work
1953, Robbie Shakespeare, session bass player, as Sly and Robbie worked with Peter Tosh, Robert Palmer, Jimmy Cliff, Grace Jones, Joe Cocker
1958, Shaun Cassidy, singer, actor
1966, Stephan Jenkins, Third Eye Blind
1978, Bradley Kirk Arnold, singer, 3 Doors Down
1982, Lil Wayne, (Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.)
1984, Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer
Monday, September 26, 2011
Sept 26 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1937, American blues singer Bessie Smith died aged 43 after being involved in a car accident while traveling along Route 61 outside Memphis, Tennessee. Her 1923 song ‘Downhearted Blues’ was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2006.
1964, Roy Orbison started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Oh Pretty Woman'.
1965, At the end of a European tour Roger Daltry knocked out Keith Moon and was sacked from The Who. The band were playing two shows in one night in Denmark, when an argument broke about between all four band members. Daltry was reinstated the following day.
1967, Pink Floyd played the first of three nights at the Fillmore in San Francisco, the groups first ever live dates in the US.
1969, The Beatles released 'Abbey Road' in the UK, the final studio recordings from the group featured two George Harrison songs 'Something' and 'Here Comes The Sun' plus 'Come Together', 'Sun King' and 'Golden Slumbers.'
1981, Bruce Dickinson joined UK rock band Iron Maiden.
1981, The Go-Go's started a six-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Beauty And The Beat.'
1981, Genesis scored their second UK No.1 album with 'Adacab.'
1987, Michael Jackson started a six-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Bad'.
1992, Nirvana appeared at the Castaic Lake Amphitheatre, Castaic, California.
1999, The Dixie Chicks went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Fly.'
2003, English singer, songwriter Robert Palmer died of a heart attack aged 54 in Paris France. He was a member of Vinegar Joe and Power Station (with Duran Duran members Andy Taylor and John Taylor with drummer and former Chic member Tony Thompson). As a solo artist had the 1986 US No.1 & UK No.5 single 'Addicted To Love' and the 1988 hit ‘Simply Irresistible’.
2003, A report published on backstage requirements revealed; Limp Bizkit insisted that all the lamps in their rooms be dimmable while Mariah Carey would only have 'bendy' straws as she will not use straight ones. Van Halen insisted that back-stage celery is trimmed and not peeled. The Red Hot Chili Peppers asked for a meditation room and a selection of aromatherapy candles. Barry Manilow requested that the air temperature in the auditorium be kept at a regular 65 degrees.
2004, Green Day scored their first UK No.1 album with ‘American Idiot’ the bands seventh release.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1945, Bryan Ferry, singer, Roxy Music
1948, Olivia Newton-John
1954, Cesar Rosas, Los Lobos
1954, Craig Chaquico, Jefferson Starship
1965, Cindy Herron, En Vogue
1964, Roy Orbison started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Oh Pretty Woman'.
1965, At the end of a European tour Roger Daltry knocked out Keith Moon and was sacked from The Who. The band were playing two shows in one night in Denmark, when an argument broke about between all four band members. Daltry was reinstated the following day.
1967, Pink Floyd played the first of three nights at the Fillmore in San Francisco, the groups first ever live dates in the US.
1969, The Beatles released 'Abbey Road' in the UK, the final studio recordings from the group featured two George Harrison songs 'Something' and 'Here Comes The Sun' plus 'Come Together', 'Sun King' and 'Golden Slumbers.'
1981, Bruce Dickinson joined UK rock band Iron Maiden.
1981, The Go-Go's started a six-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Beauty And The Beat.'
1981, Genesis scored their second UK No.1 album with 'Adacab.'
1987, Michael Jackson started a six-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Bad'.
1992, Nirvana appeared at the Castaic Lake Amphitheatre, Castaic, California.
1999, The Dixie Chicks went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Fly.'
2003, English singer, songwriter Robert Palmer died of a heart attack aged 54 in Paris France. He was a member of Vinegar Joe and Power Station (with Duran Duran members Andy Taylor and John Taylor with drummer and former Chic member Tony Thompson). As a solo artist had the 1986 US No.1 & UK No.5 single 'Addicted To Love' and the 1988 hit ‘Simply Irresistible’.
2003, A report published on backstage requirements revealed; Limp Bizkit insisted that all the lamps in their rooms be dimmable while Mariah Carey would only have 'bendy' straws as she will not use straight ones. Van Halen insisted that back-stage celery is trimmed and not peeled. The Red Hot Chili Peppers asked for a meditation room and a selection of aromatherapy candles. Barry Manilow requested that the air temperature in the auditorium be kept at a regular 65 degrees.
2004, Green Day scored their first UK No.1 album with ‘American Idiot’ the bands seventh release.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1945, Bryan Ferry, singer, Roxy Music
1948, Olivia Newton-John
1954, Cesar Rosas, Los Lobos
1954, Craig Chaquico, Jefferson Starship
1965, Cindy Herron, En Vogue
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Sept 25 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1954, Elvis Presley released his second single on Sun Records, ‘Good Rockin’ Tonight,’ a song made popular in 1948 by Wynonie Harris.
1964, The Temptations begin recording ’My Girl’ which went on to be their first US number one and the first of fifteen US Top Ten hits.
1965, The Beatles cartoon series premiered on ABC TV in the US. The first story was titled 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' and had the group exploring the ocean floor in a diving bell where they met a lovesick octopus.
1967, The Beatles began recording the new Paul McCartney song ‘The Fool on the Hill’ at Abbey Road, London. John and George played harmonicas, Paul played a recorder and recorded his lead vocal and Ringo played drums.
1969, John Lennon recorded the track 'Cold Turkey', with Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Klaus Voorman and Yoko.
1970, The first episode of The Partridge Family was shown on US TV, featuring Shirley Jones, David Cassidy, Susan Dey and Danny Bonaduce.
1971, David Bowie and America both appeared at Friars in Aylesbury, England, tickets cost 50p.
1971, Deep Purple went to No.1 on the UK chart with their sixth album 'Fireball'.
1976, Wings played a charity concert in St Marks Square, Venice to raise funds for the historic city. The night was a success but the weight of the equipment used by the group caused more damage to the square.
1980, John Bonham, drummer with Led Zeppelin, died aged 32 after a heavy drinking session. ‘Bonzo’ was found dead at guitarists Jimmy Page's house of what was described as asphyxiation, after inhaling his own vomit after excessive vodka consumption, (40 shots in 4 hours). During live sets his drum solo, ‘Moby Dick,’ would often last for half an hour and regularly featured his use of his bare hands. In 2007, Ludwig issued a limited edition drum kit in Bonham's memory.
1980, The Grateful Dead played the first of fifteen nights at the Warfiled Theatre, San Francisco, California.
1981, The Rolling Stones kicked off a 50-date North American tour at the JFK Stadium, Philadelphia.
1982, Queen made a guest appearance on US TV's Saturday Night Live, where they performed ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’ and ‘Under Pressure’.
1990, Drummer Dave Grohl auditioned for Nirvana and was instantly given the job.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1943, John Locke, Spirit
1945, Onnie Mcintyre, Average White Band
1946, Jerry Penrod, bass player, Iron Butterfly
1955, Steve Severin, bass, Siouxsie and the Banshees
1968, Will Smith, actor, singer, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
1974, Richie Edwards, bass, The Darkness
1964, The Temptations begin recording ’My Girl’ which went on to be their first US number one and the first of fifteen US Top Ten hits.
1965, The Beatles cartoon series premiered on ABC TV in the US. The first story was titled 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' and had the group exploring the ocean floor in a diving bell where they met a lovesick octopus.
1967, The Beatles began recording the new Paul McCartney song ‘The Fool on the Hill’ at Abbey Road, London. John and George played harmonicas, Paul played a recorder and recorded his lead vocal and Ringo played drums.
1969, John Lennon recorded the track 'Cold Turkey', with Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Klaus Voorman and Yoko.
1970, The first episode of The Partridge Family was shown on US TV, featuring Shirley Jones, David Cassidy, Susan Dey and Danny Bonaduce.
1971, David Bowie and America both appeared at Friars in Aylesbury, England, tickets cost 50p.
1971, Deep Purple went to No.1 on the UK chart with their sixth album 'Fireball'.
1976, Wings played a charity concert in St Marks Square, Venice to raise funds for the historic city. The night was a success but the weight of the equipment used by the group caused more damage to the square.
1980, John Bonham, drummer with Led Zeppelin, died aged 32 after a heavy drinking session. ‘Bonzo’ was found dead at guitarists Jimmy Page's house of what was described as asphyxiation, after inhaling his own vomit after excessive vodka consumption, (40 shots in 4 hours). During live sets his drum solo, ‘Moby Dick,’ would often last for half an hour and regularly featured his use of his bare hands. In 2007, Ludwig issued a limited edition drum kit in Bonham's memory.
1980, The Grateful Dead played the first of fifteen nights at the Warfiled Theatre, San Francisco, California.
1981, The Rolling Stones kicked off a 50-date North American tour at the JFK Stadium, Philadelphia.
1982, Queen made a guest appearance on US TV's Saturday Night Live, where they performed ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’ and ‘Under Pressure’.
1990, Drummer Dave Grohl auditioned for Nirvana and was instantly given the job.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1943, John Locke, Spirit
1945, Onnie Mcintyre, Average White Band
1946, Jerry Penrod, bass player, Iron Butterfly
1955, Steve Severin, bass, Siouxsie and the Banshees
1968, Will Smith, actor, singer, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
1974, Richie Edwards, bass, The Darkness
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Sept 24 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1955, Elvis Presley appeared at The Louisiana Hayride, on KWKH TV, broadcast from Shreveport Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana.
1962, Elvis Presley received an invitation to appear at the Royal Variety Performance in the UK which is attended by members of the British Royal Family. Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker graciously declines, citing motion picture commitments. The real reason was that Parker was an illegal Dutch immigrant living in the United States who feared he might not be allowed to return if he left the country.
1963, The Rolling Stones appeared at the Ricky Tick Club, Thames Hotel, Windsor, England.
1965, Bob Dylan played the first night on a 36 date North American tour at Austin Municipal Auditorium in Austin, Texas.
1966, Jimi Hendrix arrived in London with manager Chas chandler on a flight from New York City. With only the clothes he was wearing, Hendrix had sold his other belongings to pay a hotel bill in New York.
1967, Traffic made their live debut when they appeared at Saville Theatre in London, featuring Steve Winwood.
1967, Filming continued for The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour at West Malling Air Station, Maidstone, Kent with the shooting of the ‘Your Mother Should Know’ ballroom finale. With The Beatles all dressed in white suits and shoes, gliding down a glittery staircase as 160 members of Peggy Spencer's dance team swirled round about.
1972, During his Ziggy Stardust tour and on his first North American visit, David Bowie appeared at the New Fisher Theatre, Detroit.
1980, The mixing of the forthcoming John and Yoko album Double Fantasy moved from the Hit Factory in New York City to Record Plant East. During this session, John Lennon gave one of last ever interviews to Lisa Robinson from 97-FM in Buffalo.
1983, Billy Joel went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Tell Her About It', the former boxers second US No.1, a No.4 hit in the UK.
1983, UB40 scored their first UK No.1 album with 'Labour Of Love.'
1988, Bobby McFerrin started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Don't Worry Be Happy', the first a-cappella record to be a No.1. It made No.2 in the UK. ‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy, was also included in the movie, Cocktail. The song would go on to win Grammy Awards for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
1991, Nirvana’s album ‘Nevermind’ was released in America, entering the chart at No. 144 on its first week, peaking at No.1 in January 1992.
2003, The Dave Matthews Band played at Central Park in New York City, in front of almost 100,000, the band's largest audience to date. The Central Park Concert was later released as an album.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1933, Mel Taylor, drums, The Ventures, Taylor died of lung cancer on 11th August 1996.
1942, Linda McCartney, (Linda Eastman). Wife of Paul, photographer, animal rights campaigner, launched her own brand of vegetarian food. Played keyboards with Wings and solo McCartney records. She died of breast cancer on 17th April 1998.
1962, Elvis Presley received an invitation to appear at the Royal Variety Performance in the UK which is attended by members of the British Royal Family. Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker graciously declines, citing motion picture commitments. The real reason was that Parker was an illegal Dutch immigrant living in the United States who feared he might not be allowed to return if he left the country.
1963, The Rolling Stones appeared at the Ricky Tick Club, Thames Hotel, Windsor, England.
1965, Bob Dylan played the first night on a 36 date North American tour at Austin Municipal Auditorium in Austin, Texas.
1966, Jimi Hendrix arrived in London with manager Chas chandler on a flight from New York City. With only the clothes he was wearing, Hendrix had sold his other belongings to pay a hotel bill in New York.
1967, Traffic made their live debut when they appeared at Saville Theatre in London, featuring Steve Winwood.
1967, Filming continued for The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour at West Malling Air Station, Maidstone, Kent with the shooting of the ‘Your Mother Should Know’ ballroom finale. With The Beatles all dressed in white suits and shoes, gliding down a glittery staircase as 160 members of Peggy Spencer's dance team swirled round about.
1972, During his Ziggy Stardust tour and on his first North American visit, David Bowie appeared at the New Fisher Theatre, Detroit.
1980, The mixing of the forthcoming John and Yoko album Double Fantasy moved from the Hit Factory in New York City to Record Plant East. During this session, John Lennon gave one of last ever interviews to Lisa Robinson from 97-FM in Buffalo.
1983, Billy Joel went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Tell Her About It', the former boxers second US No.1, a No.4 hit in the UK.
1983, UB40 scored their first UK No.1 album with 'Labour Of Love.'
1988, Bobby McFerrin started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Don't Worry Be Happy', the first a-cappella record to be a No.1. It made No.2 in the UK. ‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy, was also included in the movie, Cocktail. The song would go on to win Grammy Awards for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
1991, Nirvana’s album ‘Nevermind’ was released in America, entering the chart at No. 144 on its first week, peaking at No.1 in January 1992.
2003, The Dave Matthews Band played at Central Park in New York City, in front of almost 100,000, the band's largest audience to date. The Central Park Concert was later released as an album.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1933, Mel Taylor, drums, The Ventures, Taylor died of lung cancer on 11th August 1996.
1942, Linda McCartney, (Linda Eastman). Wife of Paul, photographer, animal rights campaigner, launched her own brand of vegetarian food. Played keyboards with Wings and solo McCartney records. She died of breast cancer on 17th April 1998.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Sept 23 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1966, The 'Rolling Stones 66' 12 date UK tour kicked off at the Royal Albert Hall London. Supported by Long John Baldry, Ike & Tina Turner and The Yardbirds appeared at The Royal Albert Hall, London. Jimmy Page was playing bass, with Jeff Beck on guitar. Michelangelo Antonioni attended this concert and asked The Yardbirds to appear in his forthcoming film Blow Up. Also both Keith Moon and John Entwistle from The Who were in the audience.
1967, Making their UK live debut, The Mothers Of Invention appeared at the Royal Albert Hall London.
1967, The Box Tops started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'The Letter', a No.5 hit in the UK. The record went on to sell over four million copies and receive two Grammy nominations. It was also a Top Ten hit for Joe Cocker in 1970.
1968, Working on new songs for their forthcoming ‘White Album’, The Beatles recorded a new John Lennon song ‘Happiness Is A Warm Gun In Your Hand’, (working title of 'Happiness Is A Warm Gun'). The title came from the cover of a gun magazine that producer George Martin showed Lennon. Jim Morrison from The Doors came to visit The Beatles in the studio and watched them recording.
1969, The Northern Star newspaper of Northern Illinois University ran a story claiming that Paul McCartney had been killed in a car crash in 1966 and had been replaced by a look-a-like. Russell Gibb of WKNR-FM in Detroit picked up on the claim and the story went worldwide. By late October 1969 the hoax was so well entrenched, that McCartney came out of seclusion at his Scottish farm to deny the story. When McCartney was asked to comment by a reporter visiting Macca’s farm, he replied, “Do I look dead? I’m as fit as a fiddle.”
1971, Led Zeppelin played the first of two nights at The Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
1980, Bob Marley collapsed on stage during a concert at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Marley had collapsed in New York's Central Park while jogging, two days before and was told to immediately cancel the US leg, but flew to Pittsburgh to perform one final performance. This was the last time Marley ever appeared on stage performing, Marley died of cancer on in May 1981.
1989, The Eurythmics scored their second UK No.1 album with 'We Too Are One.'
1997, The Rolling Stones kicked off the North American leg of their Bridges To Babylon tour playing the first of two nights at Soldier Field in Chicago.
2000, As part of their UK 'Under A Big Top Tour', Radiohead played the first of three sold nights at London's Tower Hamlets, Victoria Park.
2006, Neil Young was named artist of the year at the Americana Honors and Awards at the fifth annual event in Nashville, Tennessee. The 60-year-old singer-songwriter released the protest album Living With War this year.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1930, Born on this day, Ray Charles, singer songwriter. Charles died on 10th June 2004 aged 73.
1939, Roy Buchanan, US guitarist, first worked with Dale Hawkins, released over 15 solo albums. Died after hanging himself by his own shirt on 14th Aug 1988 in Fairfax County Jail, Virginia after being arrested for drunkenness.
1943, Steve Boone, The Lovin Spoonful.
1943, Toni Basil, US singer actress and dancer.
1949, Bruce Springsteen, US singer, songwriter, 'The Boss'.
1967, Making their UK live debut, The Mothers Of Invention appeared at the Royal Albert Hall London.
1967, The Box Tops started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'The Letter', a No.5 hit in the UK. The record went on to sell over four million copies and receive two Grammy nominations. It was also a Top Ten hit for Joe Cocker in 1970.
1968, Working on new songs for their forthcoming ‘White Album’, The Beatles recorded a new John Lennon song ‘Happiness Is A Warm Gun In Your Hand’, (working title of 'Happiness Is A Warm Gun'). The title came from the cover of a gun magazine that producer George Martin showed Lennon. Jim Morrison from The Doors came to visit The Beatles in the studio and watched them recording.
1969, The Northern Star newspaper of Northern Illinois University ran a story claiming that Paul McCartney had been killed in a car crash in 1966 and had been replaced by a look-a-like. Russell Gibb of WKNR-FM in Detroit picked up on the claim and the story went worldwide. By late October 1969 the hoax was so well entrenched, that McCartney came out of seclusion at his Scottish farm to deny the story. When McCartney was asked to comment by a reporter visiting Macca’s farm, he replied, “Do I look dead? I’m as fit as a fiddle.”
1971, Led Zeppelin played the first of two nights at The Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
1980, Bob Marley collapsed on stage during a concert at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Marley had collapsed in New York's Central Park while jogging, two days before and was told to immediately cancel the US leg, but flew to Pittsburgh to perform one final performance. This was the last time Marley ever appeared on stage performing, Marley died of cancer on in May 1981.
1989, The Eurythmics scored their second UK No.1 album with 'We Too Are One.'
1997, The Rolling Stones kicked off the North American leg of their Bridges To Babylon tour playing the first of two nights at Soldier Field in Chicago.
2000, As part of their UK 'Under A Big Top Tour', Radiohead played the first of three sold nights at London's Tower Hamlets, Victoria Park.
2006, Neil Young was named artist of the year at the Americana Honors and Awards at the fifth annual event in Nashville, Tennessee. The 60-year-old singer-songwriter released the protest album Living With War this year.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1930, Born on this day, Ray Charles, singer songwriter. Charles died on 10th June 2004 aged 73.
1939, Roy Buchanan, US guitarist, first worked with Dale Hawkins, released over 15 solo albums. Died after hanging himself by his own shirt on 14th Aug 1988 in Fairfax County Jail, Virginia after being arrested for drunkenness.
1943, Steve Boone, The Lovin Spoonful.
1943, Toni Basil, US singer actress and dancer.
1949, Bruce Springsteen, US singer, songwriter, 'The Boss'.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Sept 22 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1958, After receiving special permission from the US Army, Elvis Presley gave one last press conference at the Military Ocean Terminal in Brooklyn. He then joined the rest of the 3rd Armored Division on the USS General Randall for a voyage to Bremerhaven, Germany.
1960, The Beatles played at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.
1962, Johnny Cash played the first of two nights at The White Horse Academy, Trenton, New Jersey.
1962, The Springfields (Dusty Springfield her brother Tom and their friend, Tim Field) had ‘Silver Threads and Golden Needles,’ enter the US Top 20 and became the first British vocal group to chart that high in America.
1964, Herman's Hermits were at No.1 with the Carole King & Gerry Goffin song 'I'm Into Something Good'.
1965, San Francisco band The Great Society, featuring Grace Slick and her husband Darby, make their live debut at The Coffee Gallery, North Beach, California.
1967, The Doors appeared on the Murray the K show on WPIX-TV in New York City performing ‘People Are Strange’ and ‘Light My Fire.’
1972, David Bowie kicked of the North American leg of his Ziggy Stardust world tour at the Music Hall in Cleveland, Ohio.
1973, The Rolling Stones scored their eighth UK No.1 album when 'Goats Head Soup' started a two-week run at the top of the charts. Also a US No.1.
1974, 'The Sonny Bono Comedy Revue' was shown for the first time on ABC-TV.
1979, Gary Numan had his second and final No.1 single with 'Cars'.
1979, Jackson Browne, Chaka Khan, Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt and Tom Petty, appeared at Madison Square Garden, New York for two anti-nuclear benefit shows.
1979, Def Leppard had their first major live review when UK music weekly Melody Maker reviewed a gig the band had played in Wolverhampton. With a 15 year-old drummer the band had just released their debut 3-track single.
1985, Joni Mitchell, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty all appeared at the first Farm Aid concert. The event to help small farmers in the US was held at the Memorial Stadium at the University of Illinois, Champaign.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1949, David Coverdale, vocals, Whitesnake.
1956, Debby Boone, US singer. Daughter of 50's singer Pat Boone. Ten weeks at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'You Light Up My Life', in 1977.
1957, Nick Cave, Australian singer, songwriter.
1960, Joan Jett, The Runaways, The Blackhearts.
1960, The Beatles played at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.
1962, Johnny Cash played the first of two nights at The White Horse Academy, Trenton, New Jersey.
1962, The Springfields (Dusty Springfield her brother Tom and their friend, Tim Field) had ‘Silver Threads and Golden Needles,’ enter the US Top 20 and became the first British vocal group to chart that high in America.
1964, Herman's Hermits were at No.1 with the Carole King & Gerry Goffin song 'I'm Into Something Good'.
1965, San Francisco band The Great Society, featuring Grace Slick and her husband Darby, make their live debut at The Coffee Gallery, North Beach, California.
1967, The Doors appeared on the Murray the K show on WPIX-TV in New York City performing ‘People Are Strange’ and ‘Light My Fire.’
1972, David Bowie kicked of the North American leg of his Ziggy Stardust world tour at the Music Hall in Cleveland, Ohio.
1973, The Rolling Stones scored their eighth UK No.1 album when 'Goats Head Soup' started a two-week run at the top of the charts. Also a US No.1.
1974, 'The Sonny Bono Comedy Revue' was shown for the first time on ABC-TV.
1979, Gary Numan had his second and final No.1 single with 'Cars'.
1979, Jackson Browne, Chaka Khan, Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt and Tom Petty, appeared at Madison Square Garden, New York for two anti-nuclear benefit shows.
1979, Def Leppard had their first major live review when UK music weekly Melody Maker reviewed a gig the band had played in Wolverhampton. With a 15 year-old drummer the band had just released their debut 3-track single.
1985, Joni Mitchell, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty all appeared at the first Farm Aid concert. The event to help small farmers in the US was held at the Memorial Stadium at the University of Illinois, Champaign.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1949, David Coverdale, vocals, Whitesnake.
1956, Debby Boone, US singer. Daughter of 50's singer Pat Boone. Ten weeks at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'You Light Up My Life', in 1977.
1957, Nick Cave, Australian singer, songwriter.
1960, Joan Jett, The Runaways, The Blackhearts.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Sept 21 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1961, The Beatles played a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. In the evening they appeared at Litherland Town Hall in Liverpool with Gerry & the Pacemakers, and Rory Storm & the Hurricanes, admission price was 3 shillings (15 pence).
1963, Bobby Vinton started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Blue Velvet'.
1964, The Rolling Stones played two shows at The ABC in Hull, England
1968, Deep Purple made No.4 on the US singles chart with their debut single 'Hush', also a hit for Kula Shaker in 1997.
1968, Jeannie C Riley went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Harper Valley PTA'. Jeannie won a Grammy for the best female country singer of 68.
1974, Barry White went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Baby', the singers first and only US solo chart topper.
1974, Carl Douglas was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Kung Fu Fighting.' The song was recorded in 10 minutes, had started out as a B-side and went on to sell over 10 million and made Douglas a One Hit Wonder.
1980, during a North American tour, Bob Marley collapsed while jogging in New York's Central Park. After hospital tests he was diagnosed as having cancer. Marley played his last ever concert two nights later at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1985, Madonna released her number 1 album 'Like A Virgin.'
1985, With the help Of heavy MTV exposure 'Money For Nothing' gave Dire Straits their first US No.1 single.
1986, The National Inquirer Magazine featured a picture of Michael Jackson in an oxygen chamber with a story claiming that Jackson had a bizarre plan to live until he was 150 years old.
1987, American jazz bassist Jaco Pastorius died from injuries sustained in a fight. Pastorius was trying to enter the Midnight Bottle Club in Wilton Manors, Florida, (where he'd been banned), and became involved in a fight with a bouncer, Pastorius fell into a coma and was put on life support. In 2006, Pastorius was voted "The Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived" by readers in Bass Guitar magazine. Was a member of Weather Report and worked with various acts including Joni Mitchell and Herbie Hancock.
1988, During their 232 date Hysteria world tour, Def Leppard played the first of three nights at Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey.
1989, U2 played the first of three nights at Perth Entertainment Center in Australia during their Lovetown world tour.
1992, Parlophone Records released 'Creep' by Radiohead, the single didn't chart but featured in the majority of critics lists at the end of the year.
1996, R.E.M. went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'New Adventures In Hi-Fi'.
2002, Paul McCartney kicked off the second leg of his 22 date ‘Driving USA’ North American tour at The Bradley Center, Milwaukee.
Happy Rock and Roll Birthdays to...
1934, Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer, songwriter, poet.
1947, Don Felder, guitar, vocals, The Eagles.
1954, Phil Taylor, Motorhead.
1967, Tyler Stewart, drums, Barenaked Ladies.
1972, David Silveria, drums, Korn.
1972, Liam Gallagher, vocals, Oasis.
1977, Sam Rivers, bass, Limp Bizkit.
1963, Bobby Vinton started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Blue Velvet'.
1964, The Rolling Stones played two shows at The ABC in Hull, England
1968, Deep Purple made No.4 on the US singles chart with their debut single 'Hush', also a hit for Kula Shaker in 1997.
1968, Jeannie C Riley went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Harper Valley PTA'. Jeannie won a Grammy for the best female country singer of 68.
1974, Barry White went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Baby', the singers first and only US solo chart topper.
1974, Carl Douglas was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Kung Fu Fighting.' The song was recorded in 10 minutes, had started out as a B-side and went on to sell over 10 million and made Douglas a One Hit Wonder.
1980, during a North American tour, Bob Marley collapsed while jogging in New York's Central Park. After hospital tests he was diagnosed as having cancer. Marley played his last ever concert two nights later at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1985, Madonna released her number 1 album 'Like A Virgin.'
1985, With the help Of heavy MTV exposure 'Money For Nothing' gave Dire Straits their first US No.1 single.
1986, The National Inquirer Magazine featured a picture of Michael Jackson in an oxygen chamber with a story claiming that Jackson had a bizarre plan to live until he was 150 years old.
1987, American jazz bassist Jaco Pastorius died from injuries sustained in a fight. Pastorius was trying to enter the Midnight Bottle Club in Wilton Manors, Florida, (where he'd been banned), and became involved in a fight with a bouncer, Pastorius fell into a coma and was put on life support. In 2006, Pastorius was voted "The Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived" by readers in Bass Guitar magazine. Was a member of Weather Report and worked with various acts including Joni Mitchell and Herbie Hancock.
1988, During their 232 date Hysteria world tour, Def Leppard played the first of three nights at Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey.
1989, U2 played the first of three nights at Perth Entertainment Center in Australia during their Lovetown world tour.
1992, Parlophone Records released 'Creep' by Radiohead, the single didn't chart but featured in the majority of critics lists at the end of the year.
1996, R.E.M. went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'New Adventures In Hi-Fi'.
2002, Paul McCartney kicked off the second leg of his 22 date ‘Driving USA’ North American tour at The Bradley Center, Milwaukee.
Happy Rock and Roll Birthdays to...
1934, Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer, songwriter, poet.
1947, Don Felder, guitar, vocals, The Eagles.
1954, Phil Taylor, Motorhead.
1967, Tyler Stewart, drums, Barenaked Ladies.
1972, David Silveria, drums, Korn.
1972, Liam Gallagher, vocals, Oasis.
1977, Sam Rivers, bass, Limp Bizkit.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Sept 20 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1964, At the end of the North American tour The Beatles played a Charity concert at the Paramount Theatre in New York City, the 3,682 audience each paid $100 a ticket.
1969, During a meeting in London between John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, Lennon announced he was leaving The Beatles.
1969, Based on the comic-book TV series Archie and his friends The Archie's started a four-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Sugar Sugar.
1969, Blind Faith started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK chart with their self-titled debut album. The only release from the Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ginger Baker & Rick Grech line-up also reached No.1 in the US. The only UK gig was in Hyde Park, London on 7th Jun 1969.
1969, UK music paper Melody Maker readers poll results were published. Winners included Eric Clapton who won best musician, Bob Dylan best male singer and best album for 'Nashville Skyline'. Best group went to The Beatles, Best single went to Simon and Garfunkel for 'The Boxer' and Janis Joplin won Best female singer.
1970, The Rolling Stones live album 'Get Your Ya-Yas Out' started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK chart. Recorded at New York's Madison Sq Gardens on 27th & 28th Nov 1969, featuring 'Jumpin Jack Flash', 'Honky Tonk Woman' and 'Midnight Rambler'.
1970, Jim Morrison of The Doors was acquitted on charges of lewd and lascivious behavior, but was found guilty of exposing himself during a concert at The Dinner Key Auditorium in Coconut Grove a year and a half earlier. At his trial at the Dade County Courthouse in Miami, Judge Goodman sentenced Morrison to six months hard labor and a $500 fine for public exposure and sixty days hard labor for profanity. The sentence was appealed, but Morrison was never brought to trial, as he would die in Paris France on July 3, 1971.
1972, Paul and Linda McCartney were arrested for the second time in four weeks for possession of cannabis this time at their Scottish farmhouse in Campbeltown.
1973, On his way to perform his second concert of the day, US singer, songwriter Jim Croce was killed with five others when his chartered aircraft hit a tree on take off in Louisiana.
1975, 'Fame' gave David Bowie his first No.1 in the US, the song was co-written with John Lennon.
1975, The Bay City Rollers made their US TV debut when they appeared on the 'Saturday Night Variety Show'.
1976, The first of the two night 100 Club Punk Festival, Oxford St, London, featuring The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Sub Way Sect, Suzie (spelling on the poster) And The Banshees, The Buzzcocks, Vibrators and Stinky Toys.
1976, The Captain and Tennille musical variety show premiered on ABC TV in the US.
1980, Queen started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'The Game', the group's only US No.1 album.
1994, The Dave Matthews Band released ‘Under the Table and Dreaming’, the album featured their first commercial hits ‘What Would You Say,’ ‘Satellite,’ and ‘Ants Marching.’ The album was dedicated to Matthews' older sister Anne, who was killed by her husband in 1994 in a murder-suicide.
1997, Elton John started a six week run on the charts with 'Candle In The Wind 97.' A re-write of his 1974 hit about Marilyn Monroe. This version was raising funds for the Diana, Princess of Wales charity, following her death in Paris. It went on to become the biggest selling single in the world ever.
1997, Pearl Jam's 'Jeremy' video was cited as one of the reasons American teenager Barry Loukaitis had snapped into a violent rage that left three people dead. Defence attorneys took the unprecedented step of playing the video in a Washington court.
Happy Birthday to...
1946, Michael Oldroyd, Manfred Mann's Earth Band
1959, Alannah Currie Vocals, sax, The Thompson Twins
1960, Robert Wiggins, Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five
1966, Nuno Bettencourt, Extreme
1967, Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, twin sons of 60's singer Ricky Nelson
1968, Ben Shepherd, Soundgarden
1969, During a meeting in London between John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, Lennon announced he was leaving The Beatles.
1969, Based on the comic-book TV series Archie and his friends The Archie's started a four-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Sugar Sugar.
1969, Blind Faith started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK chart with their self-titled debut album. The only release from the Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ginger Baker & Rick Grech line-up also reached No.1 in the US. The only UK gig was in Hyde Park, London on 7th Jun 1969.
1969, UK music paper Melody Maker readers poll results were published. Winners included Eric Clapton who won best musician, Bob Dylan best male singer and best album for 'Nashville Skyline'. Best group went to The Beatles, Best single went to Simon and Garfunkel for 'The Boxer' and Janis Joplin won Best female singer.
1970, The Rolling Stones live album 'Get Your Ya-Yas Out' started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK chart. Recorded at New York's Madison Sq Gardens on 27th & 28th Nov 1969, featuring 'Jumpin Jack Flash', 'Honky Tonk Woman' and 'Midnight Rambler'.
1970, Jim Morrison of The Doors was acquitted on charges of lewd and lascivious behavior, but was found guilty of exposing himself during a concert at The Dinner Key Auditorium in Coconut Grove a year and a half earlier. At his trial at the Dade County Courthouse in Miami, Judge Goodman sentenced Morrison to six months hard labor and a $500 fine for public exposure and sixty days hard labor for profanity. The sentence was appealed, but Morrison was never brought to trial, as he would die in Paris France on July 3, 1971.
1972, Paul and Linda McCartney were arrested for the second time in four weeks for possession of cannabis this time at their Scottish farmhouse in Campbeltown.
1973, On his way to perform his second concert of the day, US singer, songwriter Jim Croce was killed with five others when his chartered aircraft hit a tree on take off in Louisiana.
1975, 'Fame' gave David Bowie his first No.1 in the US, the song was co-written with John Lennon.
1975, The Bay City Rollers made their US TV debut when they appeared on the 'Saturday Night Variety Show'.
1976, The first of the two night 100 Club Punk Festival, Oxford St, London, featuring The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Sub Way Sect, Suzie (spelling on the poster) And The Banshees, The Buzzcocks, Vibrators and Stinky Toys.
1976, The Captain and Tennille musical variety show premiered on ABC TV in the US.
1980, Queen started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'The Game', the group's only US No.1 album.
1994, The Dave Matthews Band released ‘Under the Table and Dreaming’, the album featured their first commercial hits ‘What Would You Say,’ ‘Satellite,’ and ‘Ants Marching.’ The album was dedicated to Matthews' older sister Anne, who was killed by her husband in 1994 in a murder-suicide.
1997, Elton John started a six week run on the charts with 'Candle In The Wind 97.' A re-write of his 1974 hit about Marilyn Monroe. This version was raising funds for the Diana, Princess of Wales charity, following her death in Paris. It went on to become the biggest selling single in the world ever.
1997, Pearl Jam's 'Jeremy' video was cited as one of the reasons American teenager Barry Loukaitis had snapped into a violent rage that left three people dead. Defence attorneys took the unprecedented step of playing the video in a Washington court.
Happy Birthday to...
1946, Michael Oldroyd, Manfred Mann's Earth Band
1959, Alannah Currie Vocals, sax, The Thompson Twins
1960, Robert Wiggins, Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five
1966, Nuno Bettencourt, Extreme
1967, Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, twin sons of 60's singer Ricky Nelson
1968, Ben Shepherd, Soundgarden
Monday, September 19, 2011
Sept 19 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1957, 16 year-old UK singer Cliff Richard, still known by his real name, Harry Webb, joined the Dick Teague Skiffle Group.
1960, Former chicken plucker Chubby Checker went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'The Twist'. It made No.14 in the UK in 1962, version with The Fat Boys made No.2 in the UK in 1988.
1960, Hank Ballard and The Midnighters had the honour of being the first group to have three songs in the US Top 100 at the same time. ‘Finger Poppin’ Time,’ ‘Let’s Go Let’s Go Let’s Go’ and ‘The Twist’ all made the Top 30. Ballard refused to perform ‘The Twist’ on a highly rated US TV show, so Chubby Checker picked it up at the insistence of Dick Clark, and Checker’s version of the song was number 1 this week in 1960.
1961, The Beatles played a lunchtime gig at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
1963, The Who appeared at the Oldfield Hotel, Greenford, England.
1969, Creedence Clearwater Revival scored their only UK No.1 single with 'Bad Moon Rising' a US No.2 hit. Also on this day the group started a four-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Green River.'
1969, Child (featuring Bruce Springsteen) played the first of two nights at the Free University, Richmond, Virginia.
1970, The first UK Glastonbury Festival took place featuring Marc Bolan, Ian Anderson, Keith Christmas, Quintessence, Amazing Blondel and Sam Apple Pie.
1975, Queen signed a management deal with Elton John's manager John Reid.
1979, The No Nukes concert was held at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Performers included Stephen Stills, David Crosby, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, The Doobie Brothers, Poco, Tom Petty, Carly Simon, James Taylor and Bruce Springsteen.
1981, Simon and Garfunkel reunited for a concert in New York's Central Park. Over 400,000 fans attend the show. The performance was recorded for a record and video release.
1981, The Rolling Stones album 'Tattoo You' started a nine-week run at No.1 on the US chart, the band's ninth US No.1.
1992, Radiohead filmed the video for their new single ‘Creep’ during a show at the Venue, in Oxford, England.
1999, Edward Cobb died of Leukaemia aged 61. Singer songwriter & producer, member of The Four Preps (1958 US No.3 & UK No. 2 single 'Big Man'), wrote 'Tainted Love' a hit for Soft Cell in 1981.
1999, Christina Aguilera was at No.1 on the US album chart with her self-titled debut album.
2002, James Brown was being sued by his own daughters for more than $650,000 of song royalties they said they were owed. Deanna Brown Thomas and Dr Yamma Brown Lumar, a Texas physician, said Brown had withheld royalties on 25 co-written songs because of a family grudge. The lawsuit claimed that Brown had held a grudge against his daughters since 1998, when Ms Thomas had her father committed to a psychiatric hospital to be treated for addiction to painkillers.
2003, Police were investigating reports that Paul McCartney scuffled with a photographer when the singer went to see magician David Blaine, who was in a plastic box dangling over the River Thames. The London Evening Standard said one of its photographers had clashed with McCartney resulting in a scuffle.
2004, UK band Embrace went to No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘Out Of Nothing’ their second No.1 album.
2004, Canadian singer Celine Dion extended her Las Vegas show for another year. Dion was reportedly being paid $100m (£66m) for the original three-year run of five 90-minute concerts a week.
2008, American drummer Earl Palmer died. Worked with The Beach Boys, Little Richard (‘Tutti Frutti’), Frank Sinatra, Ike And Tina Turner (‘River Deep, Mountain High’), The Monkees, Fats Domino (‘I'm Walkin’), Neil Young, Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, The Righteous Brothers (‘You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin’), and Randy Newman, Tom Waits, Bonnie Raitt, Tim Buckley, Little Feat and Elvis Costello.
Happy Rock and Roll Birthday to...
1934, Brian Epstein, Beatles manager and manager of other Liverpool acts. Died of an accidental overdose of brandy and barbiturates on 27th August 1967.
1935, Nick Massi, The Four Seasons, (1976 UK & US No.1 single 'December 1963, Oh What A Night'). Massi died on 24th December 2000.
1940, Bill Medley, The Righteous Brothers, (1965 UK & US No.1 single 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin').
1940, Paul Williams, US songwriter. Wrote The Carpenters hits 'We've Only Just Begun' & 'Rainy Day's and Mondays.'
1941, Lee Dorman, Iron Butterfly (1968 US No.14 single 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida').
1943, Cass Elliott, singer, Mamas and the Papas, (1966 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Monday Monday'. Died from a heart attack on 29th July 1974 while staying at Harry Nilsson's London flat.
1949, Twiggy, (Lesley Hornby), 60's model, singer, 1976 UK No.17 single 'Here I Go Again').
1952, Nile Rodgers, Chic, (1978 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'Le Freak'), Produced Diana Ross, Sister Sledge, David Bowie, (Let's Dance album.)
1958, Lita Ford, The Runaways, solo, (1989 UK No.47 single with Ozzy Osbourne 'Close My Eyes Forever').
1977, Ryan Dusick drums, Maroon 5, (2004 UK No.1 album ‘Songs About Jane’, 2004 US No.1 & UK No.4 single ‘She Will Be Loved’).
1960, Former chicken plucker Chubby Checker went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'The Twist'. It made No.14 in the UK in 1962, version with The Fat Boys made No.2 in the UK in 1988.
1960, Hank Ballard and The Midnighters had the honour of being the first group to have three songs in the US Top 100 at the same time. ‘Finger Poppin’ Time,’ ‘Let’s Go Let’s Go Let’s Go’ and ‘The Twist’ all made the Top 30. Ballard refused to perform ‘The Twist’ on a highly rated US TV show, so Chubby Checker picked it up at the insistence of Dick Clark, and Checker’s version of the song was number 1 this week in 1960.
1961, The Beatles played a lunchtime gig at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
1963, The Who appeared at the Oldfield Hotel, Greenford, England.
1969, Creedence Clearwater Revival scored their only UK No.1 single with 'Bad Moon Rising' a US No.2 hit. Also on this day the group started a four-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Green River.'
1969, Child (featuring Bruce Springsteen) played the first of two nights at the Free University, Richmond, Virginia.
1970, The first UK Glastonbury Festival took place featuring Marc Bolan, Ian Anderson, Keith Christmas, Quintessence, Amazing Blondel and Sam Apple Pie.
1975, Queen signed a management deal with Elton John's manager John Reid.
1979, The No Nukes concert was held at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Performers included Stephen Stills, David Crosby, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, The Doobie Brothers, Poco, Tom Petty, Carly Simon, James Taylor and Bruce Springsteen.
1981, Simon and Garfunkel reunited for a concert in New York's Central Park. Over 400,000 fans attend the show. The performance was recorded for a record and video release.
1981, The Rolling Stones album 'Tattoo You' started a nine-week run at No.1 on the US chart, the band's ninth US No.1.
1992, Radiohead filmed the video for their new single ‘Creep’ during a show at the Venue, in Oxford, England.
1999, Edward Cobb died of Leukaemia aged 61. Singer songwriter & producer, member of The Four Preps (1958 US No.3 & UK No. 2 single 'Big Man'), wrote 'Tainted Love' a hit for Soft Cell in 1981.
1999, Christina Aguilera was at No.1 on the US album chart with her self-titled debut album.
2002, James Brown was being sued by his own daughters for more than $650,000 of song royalties they said they were owed. Deanna Brown Thomas and Dr Yamma Brown Lumar, a Texas physician, said Brown had withheld royalties on 25 co-written songs because of a family grudge. The lawsuit claimed that Brown had held a grudge against his daughters since 1998, when Ms Thomas had her father committed to a psychiatric hospital to be treated for addiction to painkillers.
2003, Police were investigating reports that Paul McCartney scuffled with a photographer when the singer went to see magician David Blaine, who was in a plastic box dangling over the River Thames. The London Evening Standard said one of its photographers had clashed with McCartney resulting in a scuffle.
2004, UK band Embrace went to No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘Out Of Nothing’ their second No.1 album.
2004, Canadian singer Celine Dion extended her Las Vegas show for another year. Dion was reportedly being paid $100m (£66m) for the original three-year run of five 90-minute concerts a week.
2008, American drummer Earl Palmer died. Worked with The Beach Boys, Little Richard (‘Tutti Frutti’), Frank Sinatra, Ike And Tina Turner (‘River Deep, Mountain High’), The Monkees, Fats Domino (‘I'm Walkin’), Neil Young, Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, The Righteous Brothers (‘You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin’), and Randy Newman, Tom Waits, Bonnie Raitt, Tim Buckley, Little Feat and Elvis Costello.
Happy Rock and Roll Birthday to...
1934, Brian Epstein, Beatles manager and manager of other Liverpool acts. Died of an accidental overdose of brandy and barbiturates on 27th August 1967.
1935, Nick Massi, The Four Seasons, (1976 UK & US No.1 single 'December 1963, Oh What A Night'). Massi died on 24th December 2000.
1940, Bill Medley, The Righteous Brothers, (1965 UK & US No.1 single 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin').
1940, Paul Williams, US songwriter. Wrote The Carpenters hits 'We've Only Just Begun' & 'Rainy Day's and Mondays.'
1941, Lee Dorman, Iron Butterfly (1968 US No.14 single 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida').
1943, Cass Elliott, singer, Mamas and the Papas, (1966 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Monday Monday'. Died from a heart attack on 29th July 1974 while staying at Harry Nilsson's London flat.
1949, Twiggy, (Lesley Hornby), 60's model, singer, 1976 UK No.17 single 'Here I Go Again').
1952, Nile Rodgers, Chic, (1978 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'Le Freak'), Produced Diana Ross, Sister Sledge, David Bowie, (Let's Dance album.)
1958, Lita Ford, The Runaways, solo, (1989 UK No.47 single with Ozzy Osbourne 'Close My Eyes Forever').
1977, Ryan Dusick drums, Maroon 5, (2004 UK No.1 album ‘Songs About Jane’, 2004 US No.1 & UK No.4 single ‘She Will Be Loved’).
Sept 18 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
| 1954, Elvis Presley appeared at The Eagles Nest, Memphis Tennessee. | |
| 1960, On his twenty-first birthday, Frankie Avalon was given $600,000 that he earned as a minor from such hits as his 1959 US No.1 single 'Venus'). | |
| 1961, Bobby Vee started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Take Good Care Of My Baby'. | |
| 1964, The Beatles, on tour in the USA, performed at Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas. | |
| 1966, The Doors appeared at Bido Lito's, Hollywood, California. Also on the bill The Seeds. | |
| 1968, Working at Abbey Road studios on new songs for their forthcoming ‘White Album’, The Beatles recorded 20 takes of ‘Birthday.’ Roadie Mal Evans added handclaps, and Yoko Ono and Pattie Harrison contributed backing vocals on the track. | |
| 1969, Police arrested Graham Bond when he was rehearsing in London on a contempt of court charge from 1967. | |
| 1970, Jimi Hendrix was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Mary Abbot's Hospital in London at the age of 27. | |
| 1971, The Who scored their first and only UK No.1 album with 'Who's Next', the bands sixth LP release, featuring 'Won't Get Fooled Again'. | |
| 1972, The Who, Mott The Hoople, The Faces and Atomic Rooster all appeared at The Oval, London. | |
| 1976, One hit wonders Wild Cherry started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Play That Funky Music'. The song started life as a B-side. It was the group's only hit in the UK which peaked at No.7. | |
| 1978, Neil Young and Crazy Horse kicked off a 23 date US tour at The Cobo in Detroit promoting the album ‘Comes A Time.’ | |
| 1980, Gang Of Four, Toyah, Au Pairs, Chelsea, XTC and The Police all appeared at The Rainbow Theatre in London, England. | |
| 1981, Gary Numan took off on a round the world trip in a single engine Cessna plane. The attempt ended after he was forced to land in India, where local police arrested him. | |
| 1982, The seven-minute epic by Dire Straits 'Private Investigations' went to No.2 on the UK singles chart, held off No.1 by survivors 'Eye Of The Tiger'. | |
| 1983, Kiss appeared without their 'make-up' for the first time during an interview on MTV. | |
| 1984, David Bowie won Video of the year for 'China Girl' at the first MTV Video awards. | |
| 1993, Meat Loaf went to No.1 on the UK album chart for the first of five times with 'Bat Out Of Hell II'. | |
| 1996, At Sotheby's in London, Julian Lennon successfully bid just over $39,000 (£21,000), for the recording notes for the song Paul McCartney wrote for him, ‘Hey Jude’. At the same event, John Lennon's scribbled lyrics to ‘Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite’ sold for $103,500, (£57,500). | |
| 2006, 73 year old country singer Willie Nelson and four members from his band were charged with drug possession after marijuana and magic mushrooms were found by police on his tour bus. Police had stopped the tour bus near Lafayette, Louisiana. | |
| 2006, Echo And The Bunnymen singer Ian McCulloch was convicted of committing a breach of the peace by shouting, swearing and threatening Gary Duncan and his girlfriend Juliet Sebley backstage at Glasgow Barrowlands in Scotland. A court was told that McCulloch had lost his temper when he discovered the two fans in a toilet cubicle inside his private dressing room. | |
| 2009, Leonard Cohen collapsed on stage during a concert in Valencia in Spain and was taken to hospital. He was later discharged after doctors told him he had food poisoning. Cohen was in the middle of singing his song Bird On The Wire when he fainted, prompting the band to stop playing and rush to help him. | |
| September 18th: Happy Birthdays to... | |
| 1933, Jimmie Rodgers | |
| 1939, Frankie Avalon | |
| 1946, Alan King, Ace, | |
| 1950, Mike Hossack, Drums, The Doobie Brothers | |
| 1952, Dee Dee Ramone, (Douglas Colvin), bass, The Ramones | |
| 1961, Martin Beedle, drummer, Cutting Crew | |
| 1962, Joanne Catherall, vocals, The Human League | |
| 1962, Richard Walmsley, Beatmasters | |
| 1966, Ian Spice, Breathe | |
| 1966, Nigel Clarke, Dodgy | |
| 1966, Mike Heaton, drummer, Embrace | |
| 1967, Ricky Bell, New Edition | |
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Sept 17 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1967 – The Doors appear on TV’s “Ed Sullivan Show.” Sullivan asks Jim Morrison to omit the line “Girl, we can’t get much higher” from the song “Light My Fire.”
1967 – On The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, in one of the greatest rock TV moments ever, Keith Moon rigs his drum set to explode at the end of their performance.
1974 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe,” Barry White.
1984 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Missing You,” John Waite.
1991 – Rob Tyner, the lead singer for the ’60s hard rock group the MC5, dies of a heart attack at his home in Berkley, Mich. He was 46.
1991- Slash says the logic behind Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II is that fans can buy one and tape the other off their friends.
1997 – The Fleetwood Mac reunion tour in support of the band’s new album “The Dance,” gets under way at the Meadows in Hartford, Conn.
1967 – On The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, in one of the greatest rock TV moments ever, Keith Moon rigs his drum set to explode at the end of their performance.
1974 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe,” Barry White.
1984 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Missing You,” John Waite.
1991 – Rob Tyner, the lead singer for the ’60s hard rock group the MC5, dies of a heart attack at his home in Berkley, Mich. He was 46.
1991- Slash says the logic behind Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II is that fans can buy one and tape the other off their friends.
1997 – The Fleetwood Mac reunion tour in support of the band’s new album “The Dance,” gets under way at the Meadows in Hartford, Conn.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Sept 16 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1963 – The Beatles have their single “She Loves You” released on the tiny American label Swan Records.
1964 – The pop music show “Shindig” premieres on ABC-TV. “Gone Gone Gone” was the song that The Everly Brothers sang on that first show.
1966 – A slow day at Britain’s Houses of Parliament is enlivened when MP Tom Drilberg asks the House to “deplore” a magistrate who condemned the Rolling Stones as “complete morons … who wear filthy clothes.”
1970 – Led Zeppelin finally knock the Beatles out of their position as the U.K.’s most popular group in a Melody Maker poll.
1972 – John Lennon & Yoko Ono release Some Time in New York City.
1977 – Marc Bolan of T. Rex dies in an auto accident in London.
1985 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Money for Nothing,” Dire Straits Featuring Sting as guest singer and co-songwriter.
1993 – The Mill Valley, Calif., home of rock singer Grace Slick is destroyed by fire when sparks from welders’ torches accidentally ignite dry grass.
1998 – Members of ’70s British rock outfit Mott The Hoople play together for the first time in some 24 years at a one-off performance at a Virgin Megastore.
2003 – The Elvis Presley’s Memphis restaurant/nightclub on Beale Street closes after six years of business.
2004 – Green Day unveil their new rock opera, American Idiot, on the first date of their national tour in Hollywood, Calif.
2006 – R.E.M. is inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in Atlanta this day in rock history!
2008 – Motown producer and songwriter Norman Whitfield, who helped craft some of the Detroit label’s biggest hits, died at the age of 65.
1964 – The pop music show “Shindig” premieres on ABC-TV. “Gone Gone Gone” was the song that The Everly Brothers sang on that first show.
1966 – A slow day at Britain’s Houses of Parliament is enlivened when MP Tom Drilberg asks the House to “deplore” a magistrate who condemned the Rolling Stones as “complete morons … who wear filthy clothes.”
1970 – Led Zeppelin finally knock the Beatles out of their position as the U.K.’s most popular group in a Melody Maker poll.
1972 – John Lennon & Yoko Ono release Some Time in New York City.
1977 – Marc Bolan of T. Rex dies in an auto accident in London.
1985 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Money for Nothing,” Dire Straits Featuring Sting as guest singer and co-songwriter.
1993 – The Mill Valley, Calif., home of rock singer Grace Slick is destroyed by fire when sparks from welders’ torches accidentally ignite dry grass.
1998 – Members of ’70s British rock outfit Mott The Hoople play together for the first time in some 24 years at a one-off performance at a Virgin Megastore.
2003 – The Elvis Presley’s Memphis restaurant/nightclub on Beale Street closes after six years of business.
2004 – Green Day unveil their new rock opera, American Idiot, on the first date of their national tour in Hollywood, Calif.
2006 – R.E.M. is inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in Atlanta this day in rock history!
2008 – Motown producer and songwriter Norman Whitfield, who helped craft some of the Detroit label’s biggest hits, died at the age of 65.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Sept 15th - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1962 – An early Beatles press call doesn’t go too well. After meeting the band members, the Daily Mirror‘s Peter Jones decides they are “a nothing group.”
1963 – The Rolling Stones perform at the Great Pop Prom at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
1964 – Two years on and things have changed for the Beatles. They’re so popular that at Cleveland’s Public Auditorium, they have to leave the stage for 15 minutes so the hysterical crowd can calm down.
1966 – John Lennon makes his first appearance away from the Beatles in the role of Private Gripweed in Richard Lester’s film ‘How I Won the War’.
1968 – Television musical series “Soul” premieres on NBC with guests Lou Rawls, Martha & the Vandellas.
1969 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Sugar, Sugar,” The Archies. Chart Toppers ranks the song as the No. 1 single of the year.
1974 – In an onstage accident in Denver, Uriah Heep’s Gary Thain is nearly electrocuted. Fortunately, the bassist survives.
1978 – Bob Dylan gives his never-ending tour a dry run. He kicks off the 62-date American leg of his Street Legal world tour in Augusta, Maine, today.
1982 – Queen performs at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California, in what turns out to be their last U.S. concert.
2003 – Country legend Johnny Cash is buried next to his wife June Carter Cash in Hendersonville, Tenn.
2004 – Johnny Ramone, guitarist in New York City punk rock pioneers the Ramones, dies at home in Los Angeles, California.
2008 – Associated Press – LONDON – Richard Wright, a founding member of the rock group Pink Floyd, died today… this day in rock! He was 65.
1963 – The Rolling Stones perform at the Great Pop Prom at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
1964 – Two years on and things have changed for the Beatles. They’re so popular that at Cleveland’s Public Auditorium, they have to leave the stage for 15 minutes so the hysterical crowd can calm down.
1966 – John Lennon makes his first appearance away from the Beatles in the role of Private Gripweed in Richard Lester’s film ‘How I Won the War’.
1968 – Television musical series “Soul” premieres on NBC with guests Lou Rawls, Martha & the Vandellas.
1969 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Sugar, Sugar,” The Archies. Chart Toppers ranks the song as the No. 1 single of the year.
1974 – In an onstage accident in Denver, Uriah Heep’s Gary Thain is nearly electrocuted. Fortunately, the bassist survives.
1978 – Bob Dylan gives his never-ending tour a dry run. He kicks off the 62-date American leg of his Street Legal world tour in Augusta, Maine, today.
1982 – Queen performs at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California, in what turns out to be their last U.S. concert.
2003 – Country legend Johnny Cash is buried next to his wife June Carter Cash in Hendersonville, Tenn.
2004 – Johnny Ramone, guitarist in New York City punk rock pioneers the Ramones, dies at home in Los Angeles, California.
2008 – Associated Press – LONDON – Richard Wright, a founding member of the rock group Pink Floyd, died today… this day in rock! He was 65.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Sept 14 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1960 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “The Twist,” Chubby Checker.
1963 – In the U.K., the No. 1 single is the Beatles’ “She Loves You.” It becomes England’s best-selling single until the record is broken by Paul McCartney’s “Mull of Kintyre” in 1977.
1964 – It’s announced that Beatles manager Brian Epstein will record his own album, reading from his book A Cellarful of Noise.
1968 – 40 foreign officials of the U.S. Information Agency attend a Blood, Sweat & Tears concert in Washington, D.C. The reason? To familiarize them with cultural developments in the U.S.
1968 – The Archies premieres on CBS. Producer Don Kirshner later succeeds on sending the Archies’ single “Sugar Sugar” to No. 1.
1968 – What’s next for the Who’s Pete Townshend? He tells Rolling Stone today that he’s working on a rock opera about a deaf, dumb, and blind boy.
1969 – Genesis play their first paying gig at an English cottage owned by Peter Gabriel’s former Sunday school teacher.
1974 – People ask “How many more years to punk rock?” as Eric Clapton’s “I Shot the Sheriff” goes to No. 1, while Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends – Ladies and Gentlemen is a new entry on the albums chart.
1978 – The Grateful Dead play a concert at the foot of Egypt’s Great Pyramid. There’s more than just T-shirt sales at stake. The band intends to get the Arabs and Israelis to settle their differences to music. Using King Cheops’ tomb as an echo chamber, the Dead play with a team of Nubian drummers in heat that ends up welding their speaker cabinets together. Accompanist Ken Kesey said that the 700-strong audience of “government operatives and spoiled Saudis” enjoyed the show.
1981 – Director Alan Parker begins production on Pink Floyd the Wall. The film was originally to interpolate live footage of the band performing at Earls Court, but instead tells the story of a confused rocker portrayed by Boomtown Rat Bob Geldof.
1984 – The first MTV Awards ceremonies are held at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, co-hosted by Dan Aykroyd and Bette Midler.
1990 – Talking about his new album Under the Red Sky, Bob Dylan describes the title track as “intentionally broad and short, so you can draw all kinds of conclusions.”
1995 – At a Sotheby’s auction, the star lot is Paul McCartney’s handwritten lyrics for “Getting Better.” It sells for $249,000.
1963 – In the U.K., the No. 1 single is the Beatles’ “She Loves You.” It becomes England’s best-selling single until the record is broken by Paul McCartney’s “Mull of Kintyre” in 1977.
1964 – It’s announced that Beatles manager Brian Epstein will record his own album, reading from his book A Cellarful of Noise.
1968 – 40 foreign officials of the U.S. Information Agency attend a Blood, Sweat & Tears concert in Washington, D.C. The reason? To familiarize them with cultural developments in the U.S.
1968 – The Archies premieres on CBS. Producer Don Kirshner later succeeds on sending the Archies’ single “Sugar Sugar” to No. 1.
1968 – What’s next for the Who’s Pete Townshend? He tells Rolling Stone today that he’s working on a rock opera about a deaf, dumb, and blind boy.
1969 – Genesis play their first paying gig at an English cottage owned by Peter Gabriel’s former Sunday school teacher.
1974 – People ask “How many more years to punk rock?” as Eric Clapton’s “I Shot the Sheriff” goes to No. 1, while Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends – Ladies and Gentlemen is a new entry on the albums chart.
1978 – The Grateful Dead play a concert at the foot of Egypt’s Great Pyramid. There’s more than just T-shirt sales at stake. The band intends to get the Arabs and Israelis to settle their differences to music. Using King Cheops’ tomb as an echo chamber, the Dead play with a team of Nubian drummers in heat that ends up welding their speaker cabinets together. Accompanist Ken Kesey said that the 700-strong audience of “government operatives and spoiled Saudis” enjoyed the show.
1981 – Director Alan Parker begins production on Pink Floyd the Wall. The film was originally to interpolate live footage of the band performing at Earls Court, but instead tells the story of a confused rocker portrayed by Boomtown Rat Bob Geldof.
1984 – The first MTV Awards ceremonies are held at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, co-hosted by Dan Aykroyd and Bette Midler.
1990 – Talking about his new album Under the Red Sky, Bob Dylan describes the title track as “intentionally broad and short, so you can draw all kinds of conclusions.”
1995 – At a Sotheby’s auction, the star lot is Paul McCartney’s handwritten lyrics for “Getting Better.” It sells for $249,000.
Sept 14 - Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
John "Bowser" Bauman (Sha Na Na)
Steve Gaines (Lynyrd Skynrd)
Paul Kosoff (Free)
Barry Cowsill (Cowsill)
Morten Harket (a-ha)
Steve Gaines (Lynyrd Skynrd)
Paul Kosoff (Free)
Barry Cowsill (Cowsill)
Morten Harket (a-ha)
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Sept 13th - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1962 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Sherry,” The Four Seasons.
1969 – Toronto Rock `n’ Roll Revival Festival.
1985 – Sting begins his first solo tour in San Diego.
1996 – Rapper Tupac Shakur dies while in intensive care. The Deaths Row Records star had been shot four times in a gangster-style drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.
2000 – The Inaugural Latin Grammy Awards take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
2001 – Whitney Houston’s publicist announces that, contrary to the flood of rumors, Houston has not died from a drug overdose.
2003 - Michael Jackson held a charity party for 500 guests at his Neverland ranch in Santa Ynes Santa Barbara County, with tickets costing $5000.
2005 - The home where Jimi Hendrix grew up in Seattle was saved from demolition after a new location was agreed at the last minute.
2005 - The Sex Pistols were among new names added to a celebrity Walk of Fame in Covent Garden London.
1969 – Toronto Rock `n’ Roll Revival Festival.
1985 – Sting begins his first solo tour in San Diego.
1996 – Rapper Tupac Shakur dies while in intensive care. The Deaths Row Records star had been shot four times in a gangster-style drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.
2000 – The Inaugural Latin Grammy Awards take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
2001 – Whitney Houston’s publicist announces that, contrary to the flood of rumors, Houston has not died from a drug overdose.
2003 - Michael Jackson held a charity party for 500 guests at his Neverland ranch in Santa Ynes Santa Barbara County, with tickets costing $5000.
2005 - The home where Jimi Hendrix grew up in Seattle was saved from demolition after a new location was agreed at the last minute.
2005 - The Sex Pistols were among new names added to a celebrity Walk of Fame in Covent Garden London.
Sept 13 - Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
David Clayton-Thomas (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
Peter Cetera (Chicago)
Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)
Steven John Kilbey (The Church)
Dan Hegarty (The Darts)
Ray Elliot (Them)
Dave Quincy (Manfred Mann)
Peter Cetera (Chicago)
Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)
Steven John Kilbey (The Church)
Dan Hegarty (The Darts)
Ray Elliot (Them)
Dave Quincy (Manfred Mann)
Monday, September 12, 2011
Sept 12th - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1966 – The Monkees’ television show premieres on NBC-TV.
1967 – Whilst on their magical mystery jaunt around Britain, the Beatles’ psychedelic bus ends up causing a traffic jam. John Lennon tries to rectify the situation by tearing the signs off the side of the vehicle.
1970 – In New Orleans, thieves steal $40,000 worth of Pink Floyd’s touring equipment.
1975 – Pink Floyd release Wish You Were Here.
1987 – In the U.S., the Ritchie Valens revival doesn’t bring him back, but it does put Los Lobos’ version of “La Bamba” at the top of the singles chart.
1990 – Could this be the end of Fleetwood Mac? Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie both think so, as they announce they will no longer sing with the soft rockers. The band reunited at President Clinton’s inauguration in 1993.
1999 – A sold-out crowd of 23,000 people listen to Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews Band, Deana Carter, and Neil Young perform at Farm Aid ’99.
2000 – The soundtrack to Cameron Crowe’s “Almost Famous” hits stores with something on it that no other soundtrack has ever had before: the authorized use of a vintage Led Zeppelin song. Zeppelin principals Robert Plant and Jimmy Page are so taken by the film that they agree to let Crowe include four of their songs in it, including “That’s The Way,” which appears on the soundtrack.
2003 – Country music icon Johnny Cash dies at 1 a.m. ET of heart failure at Nashville’s Baptist Hospital, stemming from complications from diabetes.
2003 – The Beatles sue Apple computers, alleging their iTunes store infringes copyrights on the logo of their Apple Corps record label.
2004 – Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eddie Vedder, Henry Rollins and L.A. punk legends X play at a benefit tribute to the Ramones in Hollywood’s Avalon club.
2007 - the surviving members of Led Zeppelin announced they would reform for a star-studded tribute concert in London. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones would play at a show to remember the late Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun. The place of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, who died in 1980, would be taken by his son Jason. The one-off concert, the trio’s first performance for 19 years, would take place at the O2 arena in London on 26th November with tickets costing £125. All profits from the show would go towards scholarships in Ertegun’s name in UK, the USA and Turkey, the country of his birth.
1967 – Whilst on their magical mystery jaunt around Britain, the Beatles’ psychedelic bus ends up causing a traffic jam. John Lennon tries to rectify the situation by tearing the signs off the side of the vehicle.
1970 – In New Orleans, thieves steal $40,000 worth of Pink Floyd’s touring equipment.
1975 – Pink Floyd release Wish You Were Here.
1987 – In the U.S., the Ritchie Valens revival doesn’t bring him back, but it does put Los Lobos’ version of “La Bamba” at the top of the singles chart.
1990 – Could this be the end of Fleetwood Mac? Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie both think so, as they announce they will no longer sing with the soft rockers. The band reunited at President Clinton’s inauguration in 1993.
1999 – A sold-out crowd of 23,000 people listen to Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews Band, Deana Carter, and Neil Young perform at Farm Aid ’99.
2000 – The soundtrack to Cameron Crowe’s “Almost Famous” hits stores with something on it that no other soundtrack has ever had before: the authorized use of a vintage Led Zeppelin song. Zeppelin principals Robert Plant and Jimmy Page are so taken by the film that they agree to let Crowe include four of their songs in it, including “That’s The Way,” which appears on the soundtrack.
2003 – Country music icon Johnny Cash dies at 1 a.m. ET of heart failure at Nashville’s Baptist Hospital, stemming from complications from diabetes.
2003 – The Beatles sue Apple computers, alleging their iTunes store infringes copyrights on the logo of their Apple Corps record label.
2004 – Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eddie Vedder, Henry Rollins and L.A. punk legends X play at a benefit tribute to the Ramones in Hollywood’s Avalon club.
2007 - the surviving members of Led Zeppelin announced they would reform for a star-studded tribute concert in London. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones would play at a show to remember the late Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun. The place of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, who died in 1980, would be taken by his son Jason. The one-off concert, the trio’s first performance for 19 years, would take place at the O2 arena in London on 26th November with tickets costing £125. All profits from the show would go towards scholarships in Ertegun’s name in UK, the USA and Turkey, the country of his birth.
Sept 12 - Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
Maria Muldaur
Barry White
Neil Peart (Rush)
Gerry Beckley (America)
Norwood Fisher (Fishbone)
Larry LaLonde (Primus)
Liam Gallagher (Oasis)
Barry White
Neil Peart (Rush)
Gerry Beckley (America)
Norwood Fisher (Fishbone)
Larry LaLonde (Primus)
Liam Gallagher (Oasis)
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Sept 11th - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1963 – In Los Angeles, fans can buy the unauthorized Bob Dylan release The Great White Wonder. It’s generally credited as the first bootleg album.
1964 – The Beatles play the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla. The band requests that the audience be desegregated.
1965 – The Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” goes to No. 1 on the English singles chart two months after it became a chart-topper in America.
1967 – Fresh from the release of Sgt. Pepper, the Beatles head out in a psychedelic bus with their entourage to begin filming The Magical Mystery Tour.
1971 – Donny Osmond is at No. 1 with “Go Away Little Girl.”
1974 – The roots rock of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Band fills England’s 80,000-capacity Wembley Stadium.
1977 – David Bowie and Bing Crosby record a duet of “The Little Drummer Boy” for a Christmas television special.
1979 – The Who perform their first American gig without Keith Moon, who died a year ago.
1987 – Peter Tosh, a former member of Bob Marley’s Wailers, is shot and killed during a robbery at his home in Kingston, Jamaica.
1995 – Green Day turn down an invitation to play Sesame Street because “we couldn’t handle a mosh pit full of 5-year-olds.”
1997 – John Lee Hooker receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2000 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland unveils the Jimi Hendrix Surround Sound Theater and Exhibit.
2003 – In the midst of big autumn tours, Bruce Springsteen, Cher, Steely Dan and Fleetwood Mac refrain from playing on the second anniversary of the 9-11 attacks.
1964 – The Beatles play the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla. The band requests that the audience be desegregated.
1965 – The Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” goes to No. 1 on the English singles chart two months after it became a chart-topper in America.
1967 – Fresh from the release of Sgt. Pepper, the Beatles head out in a psychedelic bus with their entourage to begin filming The Magical Mystery Tour.
1971 – Donny Osmond is at No. 1 with “Go Away Little Girl.”
1974 – The roots rock of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Band fills England’s 80,000-capacity Wembley Stadium.
1977 – David Bowie and Bing Crosby record a duet of “The Little Drummer Boy” for a Christmas television special.
1979 – The Who perform their first American gig without Keith Moon, who died a year ago.
1987 – Peter Tosh, a former member of Bob Marley’s Wailers, is shot and killed during a robbery at his home in Kingston, Jamaica.
1995 – Green Day turn down an invitation to play Sesame Street because “we couldn’t handle a mosh pit full of 5-year-olds.”
1997 – John Lee Hooker receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2000 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland unveils the Jimi Hendrix Surround Sound Theater and Exhibit.
2003 – In the midst of big autumn tours, Bruce Springsteen, Cher, Steely Dan and Fleetwood Mac refrain from playing on the second anniversary of the 9-11 attacks.
Sept 11 - Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays!
Charles Patrick (Monotones)
Bernie Dwyer, (Freddie & The Dreamers)
Dennis Tufano (The Buckinghams)
John Martyn
Tommy Shaw (Styx)
Bernie Dwyer, (Freddie & The Dreamers)
Dennis Tufano (The Buckinghams)
John Martyn
Tommy Shaw (Styx)
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Sept 10th - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1963, During a chance meeting between The Rolling Stones at Studio 51 Jazz Club in London with Paul McCartney and John Lennon, the two played the Stones a partly finished song 'I Wanna Be Your Man' which the Stones later record.
1964, The Kinks third single 'You Really Got Me', was at No.1 on the UK singles chart. Future Led Zeppelin founder and guitarist Jimmy Page played tambourine on the track. Also, Rod Stewart recorded his first single, a version of Willie Dixon's 'Good Morning Little School Girl.' Future Led Zeppelin bass player John Paul Jones played on the session.
1965, The Byrds begin recording ‘Turn! Turn! Turn!’. Unlike their first hit, ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’, members of the group itself were permitted to play instead of session musicians.
1966, The Beatles started a six-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Revolver', the group's ninth US chart topper.
1967, Elvis Presley recorded ‘Guitar Man’ at RCA studio, Nashville, Tennessee.
1974, The New York Dolls spit up. The influential American band formed in 1972 and made just two albums, the 1973 'New York Dolls' and 1974 'Too Much Too Soon'.
1988, Guns N' Roses started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Sweet Child O' Mine', the group's first US No.1, a No.24 hit in the UK.
1991, Nirvana’s single ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ was released in the US.
1994, REM were at No.9 on the UK singles chart with 'What's The Frequency Kenneth', the song the inspired by a bizarre incident when a US newsreader was attacked.
1995, Kiss played the first date on their 117 date Alive World Tour at Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Sept 10 - Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays!
Danny Hutton (Three Dog Night), Barriemore Barlow (Jethro Tull), Joe Perry (Aerosmith), Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama), David Lowery (Cracker), Robin Goodridge (Bush), Big Daddy Kane
Friday, September 9, 2011
Sept 9 - Today's Events in Rock-n-Roll History
1956 – Elvis Presley appears on CBS-TV’s “Toast of the Town.” The show is watched by about one-third of the U.S. public.
1965 – Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” reaches #2 this day in rock history!
1967 – Sam & Dave release their “Soul Man” single, which later climbs to No. 2.
1968 – In the studio, the Beatles lay down 17 takes of “Helter Skelter,” with one session seeing Paul McCartney playing bass on his back.
1971 – John Lennon releases his second solo record, Imagine. It becomes his first No. 1 solo album.
1978 – On the albums chart, the Who are a new entry with Who Are You, their last long-player recorded with Keith Moon.
1981 – At Amnesty International’s fund-raising Secret Policeman’s Other Ball in London, both Sting and Phil Collins make their first live solo appearances.
1998 – On TV today, former Sex Pistol John Lydon tries to settle his case with a drummer who accuses him of head-butting in the courtroom of Judge Judy.
1999 – Nine Inch Nails makes their first-ever appearance at a televised honors show when they perform at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards.
1965 – Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” reaches #2 this day in rock history!
1967 – Sam & Dave release their “Soul Man” single, which later climbs to No. 2.
1968 – In the studio, the Beatles lay down 17 takes of “Helter Skelter,” with one session seeing Paul McCartney playing bass on his back.
1971 – John Lennon releases his second solo record, Imagine. It becomes his first No. 1 solo album.
1978 – On the albums chart, the Who are a new entry with Who Are You, their last long-player recorded with Keith Moon.
1981 – At Amnesty International’s fund-raising Secret Policeman’s Other Ball in London, both Sting and Phil Collins make their first live solo appearances.
1998 – On TV today, former Sex Pistol John Lydon tries to settle his case with a drummer who accuses him of head-butting in the courtroom of Judge Judy.
1999 – Nine Inch Nails makes their first-ever appearance at a televised honors show when they perform at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards.
Sept 9 - Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays...
Jimmy Reed
Joe Negroni (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers)
Otis Redding
Luther Simmons (Main Ingredient)
Dee Dee Sharp
Billy Preston
Doug Ingle (Iron Butterfly)
Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)
Joe Negroni (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers)
Otis Redding
Luther Simmons (Main Ingredient)
Dee Dee Sharp
Billy Preston
Doug Ingle (Iron Butterfly)
Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Sept 8th - This day in Rock-n-Roll History...
1952 – Ray Charles does his first session for Atlantic, cutting four songs.
1956 – Eddie Cochran signed a one year contract with Liberty Records in 1956, after recording stints with the Ekko and Crest labels.
1971 – Two generations of entertainment come together as Elvis Presley picks up the Bing Crosby Award. The award is given to recording artists who “during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic or scientific significance to the field of phonograph records.” Elvis joins an elite group of honorees. Only five had previously received the award: Bing (of course), Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, and Irving Berlin.
1974 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “I Shot the Sheriff,” Eric Clapton. The song is a remake of Jamaican Bob Marley’s reggae version.
1988 – Elton John clears out his closet, and ends up selling $6.2 million of costumes and concert props – including the enormous pair of boots he wore as the Pinball Wizard in Tommy – at a London auction.
1998 – Virgin Publishing releases the “1,000 Greatest Albums Of All Time.” Beatles albums take four out of the top five spots: “Revolver” tops the list, followed by “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” and “The Beatles” (known as the White Album), with Abbey Road at No. 5. Only Nirvana’s Nevermind” which nabs the fourth spot, breaks the Fab Four’s dominance.
1956 – Eddie Cochran signed a one year contract with Liberty Records in 1956, after recording stints with the Ekko and Crest labels.
1971 – Two generations of entertainment come together as Elvis Presley picks up the Bing Crosby Award. The award is given to recording artists who “during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic or scientific significance to the field of phonograph records.” Elvis joins an elite group of honorees. Only five had previously received the award: Bing (of course), Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, and Irving Berlin.
1974 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “I Shot the Sheriff,” Eric Clapton. The song is a remake of Jamaican Bob Marley’s reggae version.
1988 – Elton John clears out his closet, and ends up selling $6.2 million of costumes and concert props – including the enormous pair of boots he wore as the Pinball Wizard in Tommy – at a London auction.
1998 – Virgin Publishing releases the “1,000 Greatest Albums Of All Time.” Beatles albums take four out of the top five spots: “Revolver” tops the list, followed by “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” and “The Beatles” (known as the White Album), with Abbey Road at No. 5. Only Nirvana’s Nevermind” which nabs the fourth spot, breaks the Fab Four’s dominance.
September 8 - Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1932, Patsy Cline (Virginia Patterson Hensley)
1935, John Sylvia (Tune Weavers)
1941, Donald Drowty (Dante & The Evergreens)
1942, Sal Valentino (Beau Brummels)
1945, Ron 'Pig Pen' McKernan (Grateful Dead)
1945, Jose Feliciano
1945, Kelly Groucutt (Electric Light Orchestra)
1960, David Steele (Fine Young Cannibals)
1935, John Sylvia (Tune Weavers)
1941, Donald Drowty (Dante & The Evergreens)
1942, Sal Valentino (Beau Brummels)
1945, Ron 'Pig Pen' McKernan (Grateful Dead)
1945, Jose Feliciano
1945, Kelly Groucutt (Electric Light Orchestra)
1960, David Steele (Fine Young Cannibals)
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Sept 7th - This day in Rock-n-Roll History
1965 – Bob Dylan releases his single “Positively 4th Street.” Hot on the heels of his hit “Like a Rolling Stone,” it goes to No. 7 on the American singles
1968 - Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham made their live debut as Led Zeppelin at Teen Club Box 45 in Gladsaxe in Denmark.
1968 – The Doors’ third album, Waiting for the Sun, tops the albums chart on the back of the No. 1 single “Hello, I Love You.”
1976 – Paul McCartney, who earlier purchased rights to Buddy Holly’s song catalog, commemorates Holly’s 40th Birthdays with the inauguration of “Buddy Holly Week” in the U.K.
1978 – Keith Moon’s hell-raising days come to an end in London where he dies. He overdoses on the prescription drug Hemenephirin. Moon was using the medicine to cure his alcoholism.
1987 – A Roger Waters-less Pink Floyd kick off their Momentary Lapse of Reason tour in Ottawa. Relations between Waters, who left the band in 1983, and the other three had reached such a state that the ex-bassist threatened to sue promoters if the band played under the Floyd name
2003 – Singer/songwriter Warren Zevon dies in Los Angeles. He is 56. Zevon was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer in August of the previous year.
2005 – New York rock club CBGB is served with an eviction notice by their landlord. The landmark was the cradle for New York punk, hosting gigs by The Ramones, Talking Heads and Patti Smith.
1968 - Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham made their live debut as Led Zeppelin at Teen Club Box 45 in Gladsaxe in Denmark.
1968 – The Doors’ third album, Waiting for the Sun, tops the albums chart on the back of the No. 1 single “Hello, I Love You.”
1976 – Paul McCartney, who earlier purchased rights to Buddy Holly’s song catalog, commemorates Holly’s 40th Birthdays with the inauguration of “Buddy Holly Week” in the U.K.
1978 – Keith Moon’s hell-raising days come to an end in London where he dies. He overdoses on the prescription drug Hemenephirin. Moon was using the medicine to cure his alcoholism.
1987 – A Roger Waters-less Pink Floyd kick off their Momentary Lapse of Reason tour in Ottawa. Relations between Waters, who left the band in 1983, and the other three had reached such a state that the ex-bassist threatened to sue promoters if the band played under the Floyd name
2003 – Singer/songwriter Warren Zevon dies in Los Angeles. He is 56. Zevon was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer in August of the previous year.
2005 – New York rock club CBGB is served with an eviction notice by their landlord. The landmark was the cradle for New York punk, hosting gigs by The Ramones, Talking Heads and Patti Smith.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Sept 7 - Happy Rocker Birthdays to...
Little Milton (Milton Campbell)
Buddy Holly
Ronnie Dove
Alfa Anderson (Chic)
Gloria Gaynor
Chrissie Hynde (Pretenders)
Benmont Tench (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)
Chad Sexton (311)
Buddy Holly
Ronnie Dove
Alfa Anderson (Chic)
Gloria Gaynor
Chrissie Hynde (Pretenders)
Benmont Tench (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)
Chad Sexton (311)
Sept 6 - Happy Rock and Roll Birthday to...
Roger Waters (Pink Floyd), Jimmy Reed (James Mathis), Pal Waaktaar (a-ha)
Dolores O'Riordan (Cranberries) Cheers!
Dolores O'Riordan (Cranberries) Cheers!
Monday, September 5, 2011
Sept 5th Rock and Roll Birthdays
Happy Birthday to John Stewart, Joe 'Speedo' Frazier (Impalas), Al Stewart, Buddy Miles, Loudon Wainwright III, Freddie Mercury (Queen), Dean Ford (Marmalade), Clem Clempson (Humble Pie), Terry Ellis (En Vogue), Dweezil Zappa
1960s Vintage Guitar Collecting Regardless of your Budget
In the early 1960s having an electric guitar in your home was rare. The Beatles – and of course others – stopped all that. Suddenly, electric guitars were #1 on every kids Christmas list. Guitars made in the USA (Fender, Gibson, Gretsch, Rickenbacker...) were too expensive for most parents to buy. So the foreign instrument manufacturers supplied less-expensive guitars to meet the demand of the USA. Companies that had been manufacturing Accordions for 20 years, retooled for electric guitars and within 2 years they were shipping over 10,000 electric guitars to USA per year.
At the RARE Collections, we cater to all types of collectors. Currently we're working on finding some very special instruments for specific collectors, something we love to do. From the elusive 1950's Esquire to a Rickenbacker Bass 4001 in mint condition to a 1960's Firebird 5, we can find just about anything, if the budget is right.
If you are looking for a particular guitar, have one to sell or just have some questions about collecting, please contact us. Happy hunting!
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Investing in Rock-n-Roll; Memorabilia and Collectibles - What you should know
Collecting historically significant rock-n-roll items has definitely turned from a fan’s hobby into a lucrative investment opportunity. But, if you are just getting into the game, here are a few suggestions to help you make the most of your investments.
1. Supply & Demand
Autographed memorabilia is a great collectible. It is limited just by the fact that the Artist had to take the time to sign it. Be sure the item is authentic and get it yourself, or at least make sure it comes with a reputable authenticity certificate and pictures.
The best way to collect signed items is to get them yourself at an artist appearance. A few years ago, Michael Anthony (Van Halen) was at a store signing autographs and taking photos with fans to promote his latest collectible, replica miniature of his most famous guitars.
One of the new miniature guitars Michael was promoting was a replica Yamaha bass. He noticed that certain marks were missing on the back of one of the models he was signing and said, “this is from the first batch and doesn’t have the marks on the back. The next batch should be corrected.” This means the item is even more limited and more valuable.
If an item is numbered, look for lower numbers. Typically, the lower the number, the more valuable the item. An example would be a Limited Edition Fine Art Print by photography legend Neil Zlozower . Size, print type, quality and framing contribute to the value of the piece, but most important is that number. For example, 7/200: the low number (7) is the number in the series. The high number (200) is the limit that will ever be sold in the marketplace of that particular print presentation. You’re looking for the lowest number in the series and as limited edition as you can find.
Limited pieces will be accompanied by some sort of documentation declaring the total number of pieces in the collection. In some cases the piece itself is not numbered, but the number is noted on the documentation or box. One example is an Elvis 1668 Comeback Cookie Jar. This is one of only 2400 to ever be manufactured. Limited and breakable - now that’s the recipe for a great investment.
2. Age AND Beauty
Older is typically better, but if the item is in disrepair, it can bring the value down significantly. It is increasingly important to keep Rock-n-Roll collectibles protected. The fastest way to preserve and protect your memorabilia is to frame it in acid-free mat and UV glass.
A great example is a laundry ticket signed by Jim Morrison of the Doors in 1969 worth $6,000 in its current presentation. Unframed and unprotected, the signature could fade away and item become a worthless piece of paper.
Framing can also instantly increase the value of the item just by improving the presentation. One example is a Rolling Stones Autographed Guitar unframed for $4950. A very similar guitar protected in framed presentation is priced significantly higher at $6995.
Original packaging is also important. Not only does the condition of the item affect the value, but the packaging plays a great part as well. Purchase toys and figurines in pairs. One to play with and one to keep tucked away in the original package as an investment. The trick is to buy when the item comes into the marketplace, not after they stop making it. A great example are three 18” action figures with sound made by the same manufacturer. The Iron Maiden 18” Eddie figure by NECCA. This item was available for a couple of years, but now is no longer available. At any time, these items can go off the market and instantly increase in value due to rule #1 - supply and demand. If you can find these items in original packaging, they will appreciate more than those without.
3. Value is Highly Subjective
Collecting rock-n-roll memorabilia is a labor of love. The value of an item is ultimately decided by the person who collects it. If you love the Grateful Dead, always went to their shows, always bought a concert poster at every show, and you missed the Day on the Green October 9, 1976 at Oakland Coliseum Stadium where the Who opened for the Dead; then you’ll pay more for the original concert poster for that show. Why? Because you love the Grateful Dead. That poster may be worthless to someone else who doesn’t dig the Dead. Even Original Concert posters from the most modern and recent bands may have been $25 at the concert, but worth $100 to a fan who missed out on that concert. An item is only worth what the market will bear.
Below are some great examples of what the market can do for the value of Rock-n-Roll Memorabilia.
A Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album signed by all four Beatles recently sold for $27,500 to a private collector increasing it’s value 90 times in 23 years.
Bo Diddley’s autographed square-shape guitar with travel-stickered case hand-made for Dick Clarke - sold at auction for $9,600 in 2006. Today’s estimated value ($30,000 - $40,000).
Eric Clapton’s guitar, otherwise known as “Blackie” sold at auction for $959,500 in 2004 far beyond Christie’s Auction House Estimate of $100,000-150,000.
Whether you collect for re-sale, investment or just for bragging rights, now is a great time to own a piece of Rock & Roll history. The trick is finding the right item at the right price. and that’s where we come in. From the search for a single memento to securing items from a vaulted collection, we can help. Plus, we just love the hunt!
“The memorabilia they found for me rivals that of the Roll and Roll Hall of Fame” Michael Lajtay, Founder/CEO of Jugular Incorporated; Board of Directors International Surfing Museum
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