1952, Pianist Johnnie Johnson hired 26 year old Chuck Berry as a guitarist in his band. While playing evening gigs in the St. Louis area, Berry kept his day job as a hairdresser for the next three years.
1963, The Beatles returned to London from Sweden and were greeted by hundreds of screaming fans and a mob of photographers and journalists. American television host Ed Sullivan was at Heathrow as The Beatles arrived, and was struck by the sight of Beatlemania in full swing; he decided to look into getting this group to appear on his US television program.
1964, The Supremes started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Baby Love', the group's second of five consecutive US No.1's. The group were formally known as the five piece group The Primettes.
1965, The Who appeared at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England, (the bands only appearance at the club).
1967, Iggy and the Stooges made their live debut when they played at a Halloween party in Michigan.
1970, Michelle Gilliam from The Mamas and the Papas married actor Dennis Hopper, the marriage lasted eight days.
1970, Led Zeppelin started a four week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Led Zeppelin III', the bands second US chart topper.
1974, Led Zeppelin launched their record label 'Swan Song'. Named after an unreleased Zeppelin instrumental track.
1980, Bow Wow Wow appeared at London's Rainbow Theatre. The group had a backing singer by the name of Lieutenant Lush, a.k.a. Boy George.
1986, Roger Waters went to the high court to try and stop David Gilmour and Nick Mason from using the name 'Pink Floyd', for future touring and recording.
1987, Forbes Magazine listed the Top 40 American entertainment earners from 86-87, 8th was Whitney Houston $44 million, 7th Madonna $47 million and third place Bruce Springsteen $56 million.
1990, During a gig in Seattle, Washington, Billy Idol dumped 600 dead fish in Faith No More's dressing room. They responded by walking on stage, naked during Idol's set.
1993, Red Hot Chili Peppers bass player Flea was at the scene of actor's River Phoenix fatal collapse in Los Angeles.
1995, James Brown was arrested in Aiken, South Carolina for assaulting his 47 year old wife, Adrienne, who said that her husband hit her with a mirror. Adrienne died in January, 1996 and the assault charges against James were dropped.
1996, Slash announced he was no longer in Guns N' Roses. The guitarist said that Axl Rose and he had only been civil to each other on two occasions since 1994.
1998, Cher started a seven week run at No.1 with her third UK No.1 single 'Believe', taken from her twenty-third studio album. It made Cher (who was 52) the first female artist to have a No.1 single over the age of 50. The song was a No.1 in 23 countries.
2005, The white suit worn by John Lennon on the cover of the Beatles' Abbey Road album sold for $118,000 (£66,385) at an auction in Las Vegas. And an Austin Princess hearse driven by the late star in the documentary Imagine sold for $150,000 (£84,388). A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the items went to Amnesty International.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1937, Tom Paxton
1947, Russ Ballard, Argent
1952, Bernard Edwards, Chic
1956, Tony Bowers, Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias, Simply Red
1961, Larry Mullen, U2
1963, Johnny Marr, The Smiths
1963, Mikkey Dee, Motorhead
1964, Colm O'Ciosoig, My Bloody Valentine
1965, Annabella Lwin, Bow Wow Wow
1966, Ad-Rock, (Adam Horovitz), The Beastie Boys
1970, Malin Berggren, Ace Of Base
1981, Frank Anthony Iero, My Chemical Romance
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Oct 30 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1961, Two days after Beatles fan Raymond Jones asked for The Beatles' German single ‘My Bonnie’ (recorded with Tony Sheridan) at Brian Epstein's NEMS record store in Liverpool, two girls asked for the same record. Epstein's difficulty in locating the record was due to him not knowing that the record was released, not by The Beatles, but by Tony Sheridan and 'The Beat Brothers' ('Beatles' resembles a vulgar slang word in German, so The Beatles' name was changed for this single).
1963, On the final day of their Swedish tour, The Beatles recorded an appearance for the Sverige Television program ‘Drop In’ in Stockholm. They performed ‘She Loves You’, ‘Twist and Shout’, ‘I Saw Her Standing There’, and ‘Long Tall Sally.’
1965, The Who appeared at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England.
1970, Jim Morrison of The Doors was fined and sentenced to six months in jail after being found guilty of exposing himself during a gig in Miami.
1971, John Lennon and The Plastic Ono Band went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Imagine'. The album contained two tracks attacking Paul McCartney, 'How Do You Sleep' and 'Crippled Inside.'
1971, Pink Floyd released their sixth studio album 'Meddle' in the US. The album features One Of These Days and the 23-minute track Echoes which took up all of side 2 on the vinyl record. The cover image was photographed by Bob Dowling. The image represents an ear, underwater, collecting waves of sound, represented by ripples in the water.
1975, Bob Dylan played the first night on his 31-date Rolling Thunder Revue tour at the War Memorial Auditorium, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
1978, The animated cartoon, Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park, was shown on NBC-TV in the U.S. The four rock stars had to deal with a mad scientist who went crazy in an amusement park. All four members of Kiss had just released their individual solo albums.
1982, Australian band Men At Work went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Who Can It Be Now'' the group's first US No.1.
1988, Nirvana appeared at The Evergreen State College (dorm party), Olympia, Washington.
1990, Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose was released on $10,000 bail, after being arrested for allegedly hitting a neighbor over the head with a bottle. The incident happened after a complaint to the police about loud music coming from the singers house.
1993, Meat Loaf went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Bat Out Of Hell II. Back To Hell.'
1998, All four original members of Black Sabbath reunited momentarily to play ‘Paranoid’ on US TV’s David Letterman Show.
1998, Bon Jovi kicked off a 232-date world tour at the RDS Arena in Dublin, Ireland. The bands New Jersey Syndicate Tour ran until 1990.
2002, Jam Master Jay from Run-DMC was murdered by an assassin's single bullet at his recording studio in Queens, New York.
2003, Steve O'Rourke suffered a stroke and died in Miami, Florida. Had managed Pink Floyd since 1968, and was the executive producer for their 1982 film The Wall.
2004, An arrest warrant was issued for Motley Crue singer Vince Neil after he allegedly knocked a soundman unconscious during a concert. Neil was said to have punched Michael Talbert in the face at Gilley's nightclub in Dallas after he asked the soundman for more volume on his guitar but attacked Talbert as he adjusted it, leaving him unconscious for 45 seconds.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1939, Grace Slick, Jefferson Airplane, Starship
1939, Otis Williams, The Temptations
1946, Chris Slade, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, AC/DC, Gary Moore and The Firm
1947, Timothy B Schmit, Poco, The Eagles
1949, David Green, Air Supply
1960, Joey Belladonna, Anthrax
1963, Jerry De Borg, Jesus Jones
1967, Gavin Rossdale, Bush
1963, On the final day of their Swedish tour, The Beatles recorded an appearance for the Sverige Television program ‘Drop In’ in Stockholm. They performed ‘She Loves You’, ‘Twist and Shout’, ‘I Saw Her Standing There’, and ‘Long Tall Sally.’
1965, The Who appeared at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England.
1970, Jim Morrison of The Doors was fined and sentenced to six months in jail after being found guilty of exposing himself during a gig in Miami.
1971, John Lennon and The Plastic Ono Band went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Imagine'. The album contained two tracks attacking Paul McCartney, 'How Do You Sleep' and 'Crippled Inside.'
1971, Pink Floyd released their sixth studio album 'Meddle' in the US. The album features One Of These Days and the 23-minute track Echoes which took up all of side 2 on the vinyl record. The cover image was photographed by Bob Dowling. The image represents an ear, underwater, collecting waves of sound, represented by ripples in the water.
1975, Bob Dylan played the first night on his 31-date Rolling Thunder Revue tour at the War Memorial Auditorium, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
1978, The animated cartoon, Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park, was shown on NBC-TV in the U.S. The four rock stars had to deal with a mad scientist who went crazy in an amusement park. All four members of Kiss had just released their individual solo albums.
1982, Australian band Men At Work went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Who Can It Be Now'' the group's first US No.1.
1988, Nirvana appeared at The Evergreen State College (dorm party), Olympia, Washington.
1990, Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose was released on $10,000 bail, after being arrested for allegedly hitting a neighbor over the head with a bottle. The incident happened after a complaint to the police about loud music coming from the singers house.
1993, Meat Loaf went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Bat Out Of Hell II. Back To Hell.'
1998, All four original members of Black Sabbath reunited momentarily to play ‘Paranoid’ on US TV’s David Letterman Show.
1998, Bon Jovi kicked off a 232-date world tour at the RDS Arena in Dublin, Ireland. The bands New Jersey Syndicate Tour ran until 1990.
2002, Jam Master Jay from Run-DMC was murdered by an assassin's single bullet at his recording studio in Queens, New York.
2003, Steve O'Rourke suffered a stroke and died in Miami, Florida. Had managed Pink Floyd since 1968, and was the executive producer for their 1982 film The Wall.
2004, An arrest warrant was issued for Motley Crue singer Vince Neil after he allegedly knocked a soundman unconscious during a concert. Neil was said to have punched Michael Talbert in the face at Gilley's nightclub in Dallas after he asked the soundman for more volume on his guitar but attacked Talbert as he adjusted it, leaving him unconscious for 45 seconds.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1939, Grace Slick, Jefferson Airplane, Starship
1939, Otis Williams, The Temptations
1946, Chris Slade, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, AC/DC, Gary Moore and The Firm
1947, Timothy B Schmit, Poco, The Eagles
1949, David Green, Air Supply
1960, Joey Belladonna, Anthrax
1963, Jerry De Borg, Jesus Jones
1967, Gavin Rossdale, Bush
Friday, October 28, 2011
Oct 28 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1956, Elvis Presley made his second appearance on US TV’s The Ed Sullivan Show, where the host presents him with a gold record for ‘Love Me Tender’.
1957, After a show at the Pan Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles, local police told Elvis Presley that he was not allowed to wiggle his hips onstage, the local press also ran headlines saying Elvis would have to clean up his act. The next night, the Los Angeles Vice Squad filmed his entire concert, to study his performance.
1958, Buddy Holly appeared on Dick Clark's American Bandstand, where he lip-synched ‘It's So Easy’ and ‘Heartbeat’. It would be Holly's last major TV appearance.
1961, Raymond Jones went into Liverpool's NEMS Record store trying to buy Beatles records that had been released in Germany. Shop manager Brian Epstein promises to investigate further.
1962, The Beatles played at the Empire in Liverpool, their first gig at Liverpool's top theatre. Eight acts were on the bill including Little Richard, Craig Douglas, Jet Harris and Kenny Lynch & Sounds Incorporated.
1964, The first of two nights billed as the 'Tami Show' took place at the Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica with; Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Beach Boys, Chuck Berry, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes and The Rolling Stones.
1967, 'Diana Ross and the Supremes Greatest Hits' started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart. Although original member Florence Ballard is pictured on the cover and sings on all the tracks, by the time the LP was released, she had been fired from the group and replaced by Cindy Birdsong.
1972, The United States Council for World Affairs announced it was adopting The Who song 'Join Together' as it's official theme tune.
1974, David Bowie played the first of seven sold-out nights on his Diamond Dogs Tour at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
1978, Nick Gilder went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Hot Child In The City'.
1978, Queen played the first night on their 79-date ‘Jazz’ tour at the Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, Texas.
1982, The Jam announced they were splitting up at the end of their current UK tour.
1989, Janet Jackson started a four week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814'. Only one of three albums to produce seven Top-ten US singles, (the other two being Thriller by Michael Jackson and Bruce Springsteen's Born In The USA).
1995, Coolio featuring L.V. scored his first UK No.1 single with 'Gangsta's Paradise'. The song sampled the chorus of the 1976 Stevie Wonder song 'Pastime Paradise' and featured in the 1995 movie Dangerous Minds (starring Michelle Pfeiffer).
1997, R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry announced that he was leaving the group after 17 years, becoming a farmer.
2007, Country musician Porter Wagoner died in Nashville aged 80 from lung cancer. Wagoner helped launch the career of Dolly Parton and had his own US TV show, which ran for 21 years until 1981. Wagoner signed his first record deal in 1955, and had hits including Carroll County Accident and Green Green Grass of Home.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1936, Charlie Daniels
1940, Wayne Fontana
1948, Telma Hopkins, Tony Orlando and Dawn
1957, Stephen Morris, Joy Division
1958, William Reid, The Jesus and Mary Chain
1959, Neville Henry, The Blow Monkeys
1957, After a show at the Pan Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles, local police told Elvis Presley that he was not allowed to wiggle his hips onstage, the local press also ran headlines saying Elvis would have to clean up his act. The next night, the Los Angeles Vice Squad filmed his entire concert, to study his performance.
1958, Buddy Holly appeared on Dick Clark's American Bandstand, where he lip-synched ‘It's So Easy’ and ‘Heartbeat’. It would be Holly's last major TV appearance.
1961, Raymond Jones went into Liverpool's NEMS Record store trying to buy Beatles records that had been released in Germany. Shop manager Brian Epstein promises to investigate further.
1962, The Beatles played at the Empire in Liverpool, their first gig at Liverpool's top theatre. Eight acts were on the bill including Little Richard, Craig Douglas, Jet Harris and Kenny Lynch & Sounds Incorporated.
1964, The first of two nights billed as the 'Tami Show' took place at the Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica with; Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Beach Boys, Chuck Berry, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes and The Rolling Stones.
1967, 'Diana Ross and the Supremes Greatest Hits' started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart. Although original member Florence Ballard is pictured on the cover and sings on all the tracks, by the time the LP was released, she had been fired from the group and replaced by Cindy Birdsong.
1972, The United States Council for World Affairs announced it was adopting The Who song 'Join Together' as it's official theme tune.
1974, David Bowie played the first of seven sold-out nights on his Diamond Dogs Tour at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
1978, Nick Gilder went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Hot Child In The City'.
1978, Queen played the first night on their 79-date ‘Jazz’ tour at the Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, Texas.
1982, The Jam announced they were splitting up at the end of their current UK tour.
1989, Janet Jackson started a four week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814'. Only one of three albums to produce seven Top-ten US singles, (the other two being Thriller by Michael Jackson and Bruce Springsteen's Born In The USA).
1995, Coolio featuring L.V. scored his first UK No.1 single with 'Gangsta's Paradise'. The song sampled the chorus of the 1976 Stevie Wonder song 'Pastime Paradise' and featured in the 1995 movie Dangerous Minds (starring Michelle Pfeiffer).
1997, R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry announced that he was leaving the group after 17 years, becoming a farmer.
2007, Country musician Porter Wagoner died in Nashville aged 80 from lung cancer. Wagoner helped launch the career of Dolly Parton and had his own US TV show, which ran for 21 years until 1981. Wagoner signed his first record deal in 1955, and had hits including Carroll County Accident and Green Green Grass of Home.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1936, Charlie Daniels
1940, Wayne Fontana
1948, Telma Hopkins, Tony Orlando and Dawn
1957, Stephen Morris, Joy Division
1958, William Reid, The Jesus and Mary Chain
1959, Neville Henry, The Blow Monkeys
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Oct 26 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1958, Bill Haley and his Comets played the first rock 'n' roll concert in Germany. Over 7,000 rock 'n' roll fans turned the show into a riot.
1961, Bob Dylan signed with Columbia Records.
1962, The Rolling Stones, (known as The Rollin' Stones), and consisting of Keith Richard, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, pianist Ian Stewart and drummer Tony Chapman recorded their first demo tape at Curly Clayton Studios in Highbury, London. They recorded three songs, Jimmy Reed's 'Close Together', Bo Diddlley's 'You Cant Judge A Book By The Cover' and Muddy Waters' 'Soon Forgotten.'
1963, Bob Dylan played a sell out concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
1965, Queen Elizabeth II invests The Beatles with their MBEs at Buckingham Palace, London. Many former recipients gave their MBE's back in protest, to which John Lennon responded "Lots of people who complained about us receiving the MBE received theirs for heroism in the war, for killing people." He continued: "We received ours for entertaining other people. I'd say we deserve ours more." When asked how he enjoyed meeting Queen Elizabeth II, John said "She's much nicer than she is in the photos."
1970, A wake was held at the Lion's Share in San Anselmo, California to celebrate the life of Janis Joplin. The singer who died of an accidental drugs overdose had left $2,500 in her will to throw a wake party in the event of her demise. The party was attended by her sister Laura and Joplin's close friends. Joplin was cremated in the Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Mortuary in Los Angeles; her ashes were scattered from a plane into the Pacific Ocean and along Stinson Beach.
1974, Barry White scored his only US No.1 album with 'Can't Get Enough.'
1974, Dionne Warwick and the Spinners went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Then Came You.'
1979, AC/DC appeared at The Mayfair, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, supported by Def Leppard. The bands were booked to appear the night before but after a fire at the venue in the afternoon, the show was cancelled.
1984, During a seven date Australian tour, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble played the first of three nights at the Melbourne Concert Hall in Melbourne.
1985, Whitney Houston went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Saving All My Love For You'.
1991, Legendary Rock concert promoter Bill Graham was killed when the Bell 206B JetRanger III helicopter he was riding in struck the top of a Pacific Gas and Electric transmission tower near Sears Point, northwest of Vallejo and exploded. The crash, which left the helicopter's wreckage dangling near the top of the towering structure, killed Graham, his girlfriend Melissa Gold and pilot Steve Kahn. Graham had founded the Fillmore theaters in San Francisco and New York and had played key roles in supporting such bands as the Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Janis Joplin, The Band, Bob Dylan, The J. Geils Band, The Allman Brothers Band and The Rolling Stones.
1991, Ozzy Osbourne broke his foot after an accident on stage at a gig in Chicago, causing him to cancel the remaining dates of a US tour.
2004, Elvis Presley came top of a list of the highest-earning dead celebrities. Forbes.com listed the Top 5 dead music earners; 1. Elvis Presley $40m (£22m), 2. John Lennon $21m (£11m), 3. George Harrison $7m (£3.8m), 4. Bob Marley $7m and at 5. George and Ira Gershwin $6m.
2004, Apple launched the U2 Special Edition iPod as part of a partnership between Apple, U2 and Universal Music Group. The new U2 iPod held up to 5,000 songs and featured a red Click Wheel and custom engraving of U2 band member signatures. The iPod was being introduced as the band released their new album ‘How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.’
2008, AC/DC went to No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘Black Ice’ the Australian bands fifteenth studio album which went on to become a No.1 hit in 29 different countries and the second-best selling album of 2008.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1946, Keith Hopwood, Herman's Hermits
1951, Bootsy Collins, James Brown, Parliament, Funkadelic, Bootsy's Rubber Band
1953, Keith Strickland, The B-52's
1963, Natalie Merchant, 10,000 Maniacs
1961, Bob Dylan signed with Columbia Records.
1962, The Rolling Stones, (known as The Rollin' Stones), and consisting of Keith Richard, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, pianist Ian Stewart and drummer Tony Chapman recorded their first demo tape at Curly Clayton Studios in Highbury, London. They recorded three songs, Jimmy Reed's 'Close Together', Bo Diddlley's 'You Cant Judge A Book By The Cover' and Muddy Waters' 'Soon Forgotten.'
1963, Bob Dylan played a sell out concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
1965, Queen Elizabeth II invests The Beatles with their MBEs at Buckingham Palace, London. Many former recipients gave their MBE's back in protest, to which John Lennon responded "Lots of people who complained about us receiving the MBE received theirs for heroism in the war, for killing people." He continued: "We received ours for entertaining other people. I'd say we deserve ours more." When asked how he enjoyed meeting Queen Elizabeth II, John said "She's much nicer than she is in the photos."
1970, A wake was held at the Lion's Share in San Anselmo, California to celebrate the life of Janis Joplin. The singer who died of an accidental drugs overdose had left $2,500 in her will to throw a wake party in the event of her demise. The party was attended by her sister Laura and Joplin's close friends. Joplin was cremated in the Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Mortuary in Los Angeles; her ashes were scattered from a plane into the Pacific Ocean and along Stinson Beach.
1974, Barry White scored his only US No.1 album with 'Can't Get Enough.'
1974, Dionne Warwick and the Spinners went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Then Came You.'
1979, AC/DC appeared at The Mayfair, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, supported by Def Leppard. The bands were booked to appear the night before but after a fire at the venue in the afternoon, the show was cancelled.
1984, During a seven date Australian tour, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble played the first of three nights at the Melbourne Concert Hall in Melbourne.
1985, Whitney Houston went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Saving All My Love For You'.
1991, Legendary Rock concert promoter Bill Graham was killed when the Bell 206B JetRanger III helicopter he was riding in struck the top of a Pacific Gas and Electric transmission tower near Sears Point, northwest of Vallejo and exploded. The crash, which left the helicopter's wreckage dangling near the top of the towering structure, killed Graham, his girlfriend Melissa Gold and pilot Steve Kahn. Graham had founded the Fillmore theaters in San Francisco and New York and had played key roles in supporting such bands as the Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Janis Joplin, The Band, Bob Dylan, The J. Geils Band, The Allman Brothers Band and The Rolling Stones.
1991, Ozzy Osbourne broke his foot after an accident on stage at a gig in Chicago, causing him to cancel the remaining dates of a US tour.
2004, Elvis Presley came top of a list of the highest-earning dead celebrities. Forbes.com listed the Top 5 dead music earners; 1. Elvis Presley $40m (£22m), 2. John Lennon $21m (£11m), 3. George Harrison $7m (£3.8m), 4. Bob Marley $7m and at 5. George and Ira Gershwin $6m.
2004, Apple launched the U2 Special Edition iPod as part of a partnership between Apple, U2 and Universal Music Group. The new U2 iPod held up to 5,000 songs and featured a red Click Wheel and custom engraving of U2 band member signatures. The iPod was being introduced as the band released their new album ‘How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.’
2008, AC/DC went to No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘Black Ice’ the Australian bands fifteenth studio album which went on to become a No.1 hit in 29 different countries and the second-best selling album of 2008.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1946, Keith Hopwood, Herman's Hermits
1951, Bootsy Collins, James Brown, Parliament, Funkadelic, Bootsy's Rubber Band
1953, Keith Strickland, The B-52's
1963, Natalie Merchant, 10,000 Maniacs
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Oct 25 - Today's Rock History Report
1963, The Beatles kicked off their first tour of Sweden by playing two shows at Nya Aulan, Sundstavagen, Karlstad, Sweden. The local pop reviewer was not impressed, saying The Beatles should be grateful to their screaming fans for drowning out the group's terrible performance, adding that The Beatles "were of no musical importance whatsoever and that their local support group, The Phantoms, decidedly outshone them."
1964, The Rolling Stones appeared for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show from New York, performing ‘Around And Around’ and ‘Time Is On My Side’. A riot breaks out in the studio, prompting Sullivan’s infamous quote, “I promise you they’ll never be back on our show again.” The Rolling Stones went on to make a further five appearances on Sullivan’s show between 1965 and ‘69.
1968, Led Zeppelin play a gig at Surrey University, England. Although there are unconfirmed reports of earlier shows, this appears to be the band’s first gig with their new name after initially performing as The New Yardbirds. In 2003 a poster for the Surrey gig (billing the group as The New Yardbirds) sells at auction for £2,400.
1968, The double album 'Electric Ladyland' by the Jimi Hendrix Experience was released. It was also made available as two albums with changed artwork after complaints about the naked women who were pictured on the sleeve. The female models were each paid £5 for the photo shoot and another £5 if they posed completely naked
1970, Speaking at a US radio conference, President Nixon asked programmers to ban all songs containing drug references.
1974, Al Green was taking a shower at his Memphis home when his ex-girlfriend Mary Woodson burst in and poured boiling hot grit over him. She then shot herself dead. Green suffered second degree burns.
1979, Bob Marley and The Wailers played the first of four sold out nights at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York City, New York.
1980, Barbra Streisand scored her fourth US No.1 album with 'Guilty.' Also on this day Streisand started a three week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with a song written by the Bee Gees, 'Woman In Love', the singers only UK No.1.
1985, Actor and singer Gary Holton died of a drug overdose. Member of The Heavy Metal Kids, and one half of the duo Casino Steel. Appeared in the film Quadrophenia and UK TV's Auf Wiedersehen Pet.
1985, R.E.M. The Smiths and Tom Waits all appeared on The Tube, at Tyne Tree Television Studios, Newcastle, England.
1986, Bon Jovi went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Slippery When Wet'. Featuring two US No.1 singles, 'You Give Love A Bad Name' and 'Livin' On A Prayer'. The album went on to sell over 8 million copies world wide.
1986, For the first time in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, the top three spots were held by female solo acts. Cyndi Lauper's 'True Colors' held down the No.1 position, followed by Tina Turner's 'Typical Male' at No.2 and Janet Jackson's 'When I Think Of You' at No.3.
1989, Nirvana and Tad appeared at the Duchess Of York, Leeds, England. The two acts were on the third night of their debut European tour.
1992, Roger Miller died of died of lung and throat cancer in hospital in Los Angeles. Scored the 1965 UK No.1 & US No.4 single 'King Of The Road’. Miller won eleven Grammy Awards as a songwriter and seven Tony awards for writing the music and lyrics for Big River. The Proclaimers had the 1990 UK No.9 hit with their version of 'King Of The Road.'
1997, After falling over on stage when reaching for a guitar pick, Johnny Cash announced during a gig in Michigan that he was suffering from Parkinson's disease.
2001, 13 law firms were still involved in claims to Grateful Dead's guitarist Jerry Garcia's $10m estate six years after his death. Former wives & girlfriends continued to fight on how to distribute his estate and annual royalties of $4.6m.
2002, Richard Harris, who had the 1968 US No.2 & UK No.4 hit 'MacArthur Park' died of cancer. The 72-year-old Irish-born actor had been undergoing chemotherapy at a private clinic in London. Though he charted three other times, Harris was better known for his acting roles on stage and film, most recently playing Albus Dumbledore in two Harry Potter films.
Happy Rock and Roll Birthdays To...
1941, Helen Reddy
1944,Jon Anderson, vocals, Warriors, Yes
1944,Taffy Danoff, Starland Vocal Band
1948, Glenn Tipton, guitar, Judas Priest
1955, Matthias Jabs, The Scorpions
1960, Christina Amphlett,The Divinyls
1962, Chad Smith, drummer, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chickenfoot
1970, Ed Robertson, Barenaked Ladies
1984, Katy Perry
1964, The Rolling Stones appeared for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show from New York, performing ‘Around And Around’ and ‘Time Is On My Side’. A riot breaks out in the studio, prompting Sullivan’s infamous quote, “I promise you they’ll never be back on our show again.” The Rolling Stones went on to make a further five appearances on Sullivan’s show between 1965 and ‘69.
1968, Led Zeppelin play a gig at Surrey University, England. Although there are unconfirmed reports of earlier shows, this appears to be the band’s first gig with their new name after initially performing as The New Yardbirds. In 2003 a poster for the Surrey gig (billing the group as The New Yardbirds) sells at auction for £2,400.
1968, The double album 'Electric Ladyland' by the Jimi Hendrix Experience was released. It was also made available as two albums with changed artwork after complaints about the naked women who were pictured on the sleeve. The female models were each paid £5 for the photo shoot and another £5 if they posed completely naked
1970, Speaking at a US radio conference, President Nixon asked programmers to ban all songs containing drug references.
1974, Al Green was taking a shower at his Memphis home when his ex-girlfriend Mary Woodson burst in and poured boiling hot grit over him. She then shot herself dead. Green suffered second degree burns.
1979, Bob Marley and The Wailers played the first of four sold out nights at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York City, New York.
1980, Barbra Streisand scored her fourth US No.1 album with 'Guilty.' Also on this day Streisand started a three week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with a song written by the Bee Gees, 'Woman In Love', the singers only UK No.1.
1985, Actor and singer Gary Holton died of a drug overdose. Member of The Heavy Metal Kids, and one half of the duo Casino Steel. Appeared in the film Quadrophenia and UK TV's Auf Wiedersehen Pet.
1985, R.E.M. The Smiths and Tom Waits all appeared on The Tube, at Tyne Tree Television Studios, Newcastle, England.
1986, Bon Jovi went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Slippery When Wet'. Featuring two US No.1 singles, 'You Give Love A Bad Name' and 'Livin' On A Prayer'. The album went on to sell over 8 million copies world wide.
1986, For the first time in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, the top three spots were held by female solo acts. Cyndi Lauper's 'True Colors' held down the No.1 position, followed by Tina Turner's 'Typical Male' at No.2 and Janet Jackson's 'When I Think Of You' at No.3.
1989, Nirvana and Tad appeared at the Duchess Of York, Leeds, England. The two acts were on the third night of their debut European tour.
1992, Roger Miller died of died of lung and throat cancer in hospital in Los Angeles. Scored the 1965 UK No.1 & US No.4 single 'King Of The Road’. Miller won eleven Grammy Awards as a songwriter and seven Tony awards for writing the music and lyrics for Big River. The Proclaimers had the 1990 UK No.9 hit with their version of 'King Of The Road.'
1997, After falling over on stage when reaching for a guitar pick, Johnny Cash announced during a gig in Michigan that he was suffering from Parkinson's disease.
2001, 13 law firms were still involved in claims to Grateful Dead's guitarist Jerry Garcia's $10m estate six years after his death. Former wives & girlfriends continued to fight on how to distribute his estate and annual royalties of $4.6m.
2002, Richard Harris, who had the 1968 US No.2 & UK No.4 hit 'MacArthur Park' died of cancer. The 72-year-old Irish-born actor had been undergoing chemotherapy at a private clinic in London. Though he charted three other times, Harris was better known for his acting roles on stage and film, most recently playing Albus Dumbledore in two Harry Potter films.
Happy Rock and Roll Birthdays To...
1941, Helen Reddy
1944,Jon Anderson, vocals, Warriors, Yes
1944,Taffy Danoff, Starland Vocal Band
1948, Glenn Tipton, guitar, Judas Priest
1955, Matthias Jabs, The Scorpions
1960, Christina Amphlett,The Divinyls
1962, Chad Smith, drummer, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chickenfoot
1970, Ed Robertson, Barenaked Ladies
1984, Katy Perry
Monday, October 24, 2011
Oct 24 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1960, Brenda Lee scored her second US No.1 of the year with 'I Want To Be Wanted'.
1960, Frank Sinatra went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Nice 'n' Easy'.
1962, US Soul singer James Brown recorded his legendary 'Live At The Apollo' album. The album was listed at No.24 in Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
1963, On the first day of their first foreign tour, The Beatles spent the day in Stockholm, Sweden, recording a performance for a radio program entitled "The Beatles popgrupp fran Liverpool pa besok i Stockholm", (The Beatles pop group from Liverpool visiting Stockholm). The Beatles, enthused by the chance to play before an audience that wasn't screaming, played seven songs, ‘I Saw Her Standing There’, ‘From Me to You’ ‘Money’, ‘You Really Got a Hold On Me’, ‘She Loves You’, ‘Roll Over Beethoven’ and ‘Twist and Shout.’
1964, The Rolling Stones kicked off an 11 date North American tour playing two shows at The New York Academy of Music.
1969, Humble Pie appeared at the Empire, Sunderland, England supported by David Bowie.
1970, Pink Floyd were at No.1 on the UK album chart with the 'Atom Heart Mother', the group's first No.1.
1970, Santana scored their first US No.1 album with 'Abraxas'.
1973, John Lennon began litigation against the US government, accusing them of tapping his telephone.
1979, Paul McCartney received a medallion cast in rhodium after being declared the most successful composer of all time. From 1962 to 1978, McCartney had written or co-written 43 songs that had sold over a million copies each.
1981, The Rolling Stones played the first of two nights at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, supported by Van Halen.
1987, Michael Jackson started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Bad', a No.3 hit in the UK.
1987, Sting went to No.1 on the UK album chart with his third solo release 'Nothing Like The Sun.'
1992, Simple Minds started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Glittering Prize 81-92' their 5th UK No.1 LP.
2001, Kim Gardner former bassist with Ashton Gardner & Dyke died of Cancer. Had the 1971 UK No.3 single 'The Resurrection Shuffle' and Gardner formed 60's band The Birds with guitarist Ron Wood.
2002, American record producer Tom Dowd died of emphysema. He recorded albums by many artists including: Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Derek and the Dominos, Rod Stewart, Aretha Franklin, Cream, Lulu, Chicago, The Allman Brothers Band, The J. Geils Band, Meat Loaf, Sonny & Cher, The Rascals, Willie Nelson, Diana Ross, Kenny Loggins, Dusty Springfield, The Drifters and Otis Redding.
2004, George Strait was at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘50 Years of Hits.’
2006, Forbes.com revealed that Kurt Cobain had overtaken Elvis Presley as the highest earning dead celebrity. Cobain's work earned $50m (£27m) in the 12 months to October 2006, compared with Presley's $42m (£22m). Former Beatle John Lennon earned $35m (£19m).
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1936, Bill Wyman
1944, Ted Templeman, Harper's Bizarre
1944, Patti Labelle
1946, Jerry Edmonton, Steppenwolf, Killed in a car crash on 28th November 1993.
1946, Rob Van Leeuwen, Shocking Blue
1948, Dale Griffin, Mott The Hoople
1959, Weird Al Yankovic
1962, Debbie Googe, My Bloody Valentine
1979, Ben Gillies, Silverchair
1980, Monica
1960, Frank Sinatra went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Nice 'n' Easy'.
1962, US Soul singer James Brown recorded his legendary 'Live At The Apollo' album. The album was listed at No.24 in Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
1963, On the first day of their first foreign tour, The Beatles spent the day in Stockholm, Sweden, recording a performance for a radio program entitled "The Beatles popgrupp fran Liverpool pa besok i Stockholm", (The Beatles pop group from Liverpool visiting Stockholm). The Beatles, enthused by the chance to play before an audience that wasn't screaming, played seven songs, ‘I Saw Her Standing There’, ‘From Me to You’ ‘Money’, ‘You Really Got a Hold On Me’, ‘She Loves You’, ‘Roll Over Beethoven’ and ‘Twist and Shout.’
1964, The Rolling Stones kicked off an 11 date North American tour playing two shows at The New York Academy of Music.
1969, Humble Pie appeared at the Empire, Sunderland, England supported by David Bowie.
1970, Pink Floyd were at No.1 on the UK album chart with the 'Atom Heart Mother', the group's first No.1.
1970, Santana scored their first US No.1 album with 'Abraxas'.
1973, John Lennon began litigation against the US government, accusing them of tapping his telephone.
1979, Paul McCartney received a medallion cast in rhodium after being declared the most successful composer of all time. From 1962 to 1978, McCartney had written or co-written 43 songs that had sold over a million copies each.
1981, The Rolling Stones played the first of two nights at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, supported by Van Halen.
1987, Michael Jackson started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Bad', a No.3 hit in the UK.
1987, Sting went to No.1 on the UK album chart with his third solo release 'Nothing Like The Sun.'
1992, Simple Minds started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Glittering Prize 81-92' their 5th UK No.1 LP.
2001, Kim Gardner former bassist with Ashton Gardner & Dyke died of Cancer. Had the 1971 UK No.3 single 'The Resurrection Shuffle' and Gardner formed 60's band The Birds with guitarist Ron Wood.
2002, American record producer Tom Dowd died of emphysema. He recorded albums by many artists including: Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Derek and the Dominos, Rod Stewart, Aretha Franklin, Cream, Lulu, Chicago, The Allman Brothers Band, The J. Geils Band, Meat Loaf, Sonny & Cher, The Rascals, Willie Nelson, Diana Ross, Kenny Loggins, Dusty Springfield, The Drifters and Otis Redding.
2004, George Strait was at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘50 Years of Hits.’
2006, Forbes.com revealed that Kurt Cobain had overtaken Elvis Presley as the highest earning dead celebrity. Cobain's work earned $50m (£27m) in the 12 months to October 2006, compared with Presley's $42m (£22m). Former Beatle John Lennon earned $35m (£19m).
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1936, Bill Wyman
1944, Ted Templeman, Harper's Bizarre
1944, Patti Labelle
1946, Jerry Edmonton, Steppenwolf, Killed in a car crash on 28th November 1993.
1946, Rob Van Leeuwen, Shocking Blue
1948, Dale Griffin, Mott The Hoople
1959, Weird Al Yankovic
1962, Debbie Googe, My Bloody Valentine
1979, Ben Gillies, Silverchair
1980, Monica
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Oct 23 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1961, Dion started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Runaround Sue'.
1962, 12 year old Little Stevie Wonder recorded his first single for Motown Records, 'Thank You For Loving Me All The Way.'
1963, The Beatles completed the final session for their second album ‘With the Beatles’ recording ‘I Wanna Be Your Man.’ The group then drove to London airport for a flight to Stockholm, Sweden to start their first foreign tour. The Fab four were met at Stockholm airport by hundreds of girl fans that had taken the day of school.
1963, The Everly Brothers, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Mickie Most, The Rolling Stones, Julie Grant and The Flintstones all appeared at Odeon Theatre, Nottingham, England.
1963, Bob Dylan recorded ‘The Times They Are A-Changin' at Columbia Recording Studios in New York City.
1964, All four members of US band Buddy and the Kings were killed when they hired a Cesna Skyhawk to take them to a gig in Harris County. Piloted by the bands drummer Bill Daniles, the plane crashed nose first killing all on board. Singer with the group Harold Box had replaced Buddy Holly in The Crickets after his death in a plane crash. He sang lead vocals on 'Peggy Sue Got Married.'
1966, The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded their first single 'Hey Joe', at De Lane Lea studios in London.
1976, The Clash appeared at The ICA in London, England.
1976, Chicago started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'If You Leave Me Now'. It was the group's 18th Top 40 and first US No.1, also a No.1 in the UK. It went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance.
1976, The Jam played an afternoon show in Soho Market, London.
1976, Led Zeppelin made their US television debut on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, they performed ‘Black Dog’ and ‘Dazed And Confused’.
1980, Depeche Mode appeared at The Bridge House, Canning Town, London, tickets 60p.
1980, Mark David Chapman quit his security job and signed out for the last time. Instead of the usual "Chappy" he wrote "John Lennon". Chapman would murder Lennon on December 8th of this year outside his New York City home.
1982, Culture Club were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Do You Really Want To Hurt Me', the group's first chart topper and the first of 12 UK Top 40 hits. The song became a major hit after their memorable debut performance on Top of the Pops, when they stood in for Shakin' Stevens who was ill and not able to appear.
1982, The Damned released an album titled 'Strawberries' packaged with a Strawberry-smelling lyric sheet.
1984, Sade kicked off a 12-date UK tour at Newcastle City Hall.
1987, The film 'Who's That Girl' starring Madonna opened in London, England.
1989, Nirvana played their first ever European show when the appeared at Newcastle's Riverside Club in North East England. It was the first night of a 36 date European tour for the group who were sharing the bill with Tad.
1993, Meat Loaf had his first UK No.1 with 'I'd Do Anything For Love' (But I Won't Do That'). It stayed at No.1 for seven weeks. A No.1 in twenty-eight countries and gave Meat Loaf his first US No.1 hit.
1994, Crash Test Dummies kicked off an 8-date UK tour at Rock City, Nottingham.
1995, Def Leppard gave themselves a place in the Guinness book Of World Records, by playing three gigs in three continents in 24 hours. Tangier, London and Vancouver.
2002, Kanye West was involved in a car crash after he fell asleep at the wheel while driving home from a recording studio in West Hollywood. No other cars were involved in the incident which left West with his jaw fractured in three places.
2002, A federal judge in St. Louis dismissed a lawsuit against Chuck Berry by Johnnie Johnson, a piano player and former collaborator who wanted royalties for more than 30 songs written between 1955 and 1966. The songs in question included ‘No Particular Place To Go’, ‘Roll Over Beethoven’, and ‘Sweet Little Sixteen’. Johnson's lawsuit argued that he and Berry were co-writers on many of the songs, but because Berry copyrighted them in his name alone, Johnson got none of the royalties. The judge ruled that too many years had passed to bring about a royalties suit.
2005, Arctic Monkeys scored their first UK No.1 single with 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor', the Sheffield bands debut single.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1940, Freddie Marsden, Gerry And The Pacemakers
1943, Greg Ridley, Spooky Tooth, Humble Pie
1949, Michael Burston, Motorhead
1956, Dwight Yoakam
1964, Roberto Trujillo, bassist, Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves, Black Label Society, Jerry Cantrell, and Ozzy Osbourne's band before joining Metallica in 2003.
1962, 12 year old Little Stevie Wonder recorded his first single for Motown Records, 'Thank You For Loving Me All The Way.'
1963, The Beatles completed the final session for their second album ‘With the Beatles’ recording ‘I Wanna Be Your Man.’ The group then drove to London airport for a flight to Stockholm, Sweden to start their first foreign tour. The Fab four were met at Stockholm airport by hundreds of girl fans that had taken the day of school.
1963, The Everly Brothers, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Mickie Most, The Rolling Stones, Julie Grant and The Flintstones all appeared at Odeon Theatre, Nottingham, England.
1963, Bob Dylan recorded ‘The Times They Are A-Changin' at Columbia Recording Studios in New York City.
1964, All four members of US band Buddy and the Kings were killed when they hired a Cesna Skyhawk to take them to a gig in Harris County. Piloted by the bands drummer Bill Daniles, the plane crashed nose first killing all on board. Singer with the group Harold Box had replaced Buddy Holly in The Crickets after his death in a plane crash. He sang lead vocals on 'Peggy Sue Got Married.'
1966, The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded their first single 'Hey Joe', at De Lane Lea studios in London.
1976, The Clash appeared at The ICA in London, England.
1976, Chicago started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'If You Leave Me Now'. It was the group's 18th Top 40 and first US No.1, also a No.1 in the UK. It went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance.
1976, The Jam played an afternoon show in Soho Market, London.
1976, Led Zeppelin made their US television debut on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, they performed ‘Black Dog’ and ‘Dazed And Confused’.
1980, Depeche Mode appeared at The Bridge House, Canning Town, London, tickets 60p.
1980, Mark David Chapman quit his security job and signed out for the last time. Instead of the usual "Chappy" he wrote "John Lennon". Chapman would murder Lennon on December 8th of this year outside his New York City home.
1982, Culture Club were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Do You Really Want To Hurt Me', the group's first chart topper and the first of 12 UK Top 40 hits. The song became a major hit after their memorable debut performance on Top of the Pops, when they stood in for Shakin' Stevens who was ill and not able to appear.
1982, The Damned released an album titled 'Strawberries' packaged with a Strawberry-smelling lyric sheet.
1984, Sade kicked off a 12-date UK tour at Newcastle City Hall.
1987, The film 'Who's That Girl' starring Madonna opened in London, England.
1989, Nirvana played their first ever European show when the appeared at Newcastle's Riverside Club in North East England. It was the first night of a 36 date European tour for the group who were sharing the bill with Tad.
1993, Meat Loaf had his first UK No.1 with 'I'd Do Anything For Love' (But I Won't Do That'). It stayed at No.1 for seven weeks. A No.1 in twenty-eight countries and gave Meat Loaf his first US No.1 hit.
1994, Crash Test Dummies kicked off an 8-date UK tour at Rock City, Nottingham.
1995, Def Leppard gave themselves a place in the Guinness book Of World Records, by playing three gigs in three continents in 24 hours. Tangier, London and Vancouver.
2002, Kanye West was involved in a car crash after he fell asleep at the wheel while driving home from a recording studio in West Hollywood. No other cars were involved in the incident which left West with his jaw fractured in three places.
2002, A federal judge in St. Louis dismissed a lawsuit against Chuck Berry by Johnnie Johnson, a piano player and former collaborator who wanted royalties for more than 30 songs written between 1955 and 1966. The songs in question included ‘No Particular Place To Go’, ‘Roll Over Beethoven’, and ‘Sweet Little Sixteen’. Johnson's lawsuit argued that he and Berry were co-writers on many of the songs, but because Berry copyrighted them in his name alone, Johnson got none of the royalties. The judge ruled that too many years had passed to bring about a royalties suit.
2005, Arctic Monkeys scored their first UK No.1 single with 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor', the Sheffield bands debut single.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1940, Freddie Marsden, Gerry And The Pacemakers
1943, Greg Ridley, Spooky Tooth, Humble Pie
1949, Michael Burston, Motorhead
1956, Dwight Yoakam
1964, Roberto Trujillo, bassist, Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves, Black Label Society, Jerry Cantrell, and Ozzy Osbourne's band before joining Metallica in 2003.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Oct 22 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1963, US country singer, Kenny Rogers married for the third time, (at 24 years of age), to Margo Gladys Anderson.
1964, The Who, then known as The High Numbers, receive a letter from EMI Records, asking them for original material after their recent audition for the company.
1966, The Supremes had their first US No.1 album with 'The Supremes a Go Go', knocking The Beatles 'Revolver', from the top of the charts.
1966, The Beach Boys ‘Good Vibrations’ made its debut on the US singles chart. Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, the track was recorded over 6 weeks in four different Los Angeles studios, at a cost of over $16,000. The recording engineer would later say that the last take sounded exactly like the first, six months earlier. The record would reach No.1 on the US charts in December 1966.
1967, The Who kicked off an 11-date UK tour at London’s, Saville Theatre.
1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience appeared at Hastings Pier.
1969, American singer Tommy Edwards died after suffering a brain aneurysm in Henrico County, Virginia, at the age of 47. Had the 1958 US & UK No.1 single 'It's All In The Game'.
1971, Fleetwood Mac appeared at the Felt Forum, New York City.
1978, The Police appeared at Grendel's Lair, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1979, The Pretenders started a run of four consecutive Monday nights at the Marquee Club in London.
1983, Culture Club went to No.1 on the UK album chart with their second release 'Colour By Numbers.'
1986, Jane Dornacker was killed in a helicopter crash during a live traffic report for WNBC radio in New York. Listeners heard the terrified voice of Dornacker screaming "Hit the water, hit the water” as the helicopter from which she and pilot Bill Pate were reporting, fell from the sky and crashed into the Hudson River. Dornacker had been a member of The Tubes and Leila And The Snakes.
1988, Phil Collins started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Groovy Kind Of Love', his 6th US No.1.
1988, U2 scored their fourth UK No.1 album with the double set and film soundtrack 'Rattle And Hum', featuring their first UK No.1 single 'Desire'.
1990, Pearl Jam played their first ever concert when they appeared at the Off Ramp in Seattle.
1993, Nirvana appeared at the Palmer Alumni Auditorium, Davenport, Iowa.
1996, It was announced that, "The Beatles were now bigger than The Beatles". The statement was based on sales so far this year, having sold 6,000,000 albums from their back catalog and a combined total of 13,000,000 copies of ‘The Beatles Anthology 1’ and ‘The Beatles Anthology 2’. With the release of ‘The Beatles Anthology 3’ a week away, it was anticipated that total Beatles album sales for 1996 would exceed 20 million. A poll showed 41 percent of sales were to teenagers who were not born when The Beatles officially called it quits in 1970.
2000, George Michael paid £1.45m for the Steinway piano on which John Lennon wrote 'Imagine.' George said, "I know that when my fingers touch the keys of that Steinway, I will feel truly blessed. And parting with my money has never been much of a problem, just ask my accountant." The singer outbid Robbie Williams and The Oasis brothers.
2003, Elliot Smith, US singer songwriter, committed suicide aged 34. One time member of Stranger Than Fiction, solo 1997 album 'Either/Or'.
2008, A homeless man claimed a £2,000 reward by returning a waxwork head of ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney which had been left on a train. Anthony Silva found the item in a bin at Reading station after auctioneer Joby Carter left it under a seat at Maidenhead station. The homeless man thought it was a Halloween mask and had been using it as a pillow before realising what it was. The wax model sold the following week for £5,500 at auction.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1942, Bobby Fuller
1945, Leslie West, Mountain
1946, Eddie Brigati, The Young Rascals
1956, Stiv Bators, Dead Boys, Wanderers, Lords Of The New Church
1968, Shaggy, (Orville Richard Burrell)
1968, Shelby Lynne
1985, Zachary Walker Hanson
1964, The Who, then known as The High Numbers, receive a letter from EMI Records, asking them for original material after their recent audition for the company.
1966, The Supremes had their first US No.1 album with 'The Supremes a Go Go', knocking The Beatles 'Revolver', from the top of the charts.
1966, The Beach Boys ‘Good Vibrations’ made its debut on the US singles chart. Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, the track was recorded over 6 weeks in four different Los Angeles studios, at a cost of over $16,000. The recording engineer would later say that the last take sounded exactly like the first, six months earlier. The record would reach No.1 on the US charts in December 1966.
1967, The Who kicked off an 11-date UK tour at London’s, Saville Theatre.
1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience appeared at Hastings Pier.
1969, American singer Tommy Edwards died after suffering a brain aneurysm in Henrico County, Virginia, at the age of 47. Had the 1958 US & UK No.1 single 'It's All In The Game'.
1971, Fleetwood Mac appeared at the Felt Forum, New York City.
1978, The Police appeared at Grendel's Lair, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1979, The Pretenders started a run of four consecutive Monday nights at the Marquee Club in London.
1983, Culture Club went to No.1 on the UK album chart with their second release 'Colour By Numbers.'
1986, Jane Dornacker was killed in a helicopter crash during a live traffic report for WNBC radio in New York. Listeners heard the terrified voice of Dornacker screaming "Hit the water, hit the water” as the helicopter from which she and pilot Bill Pate were reporting, fell from the sky and crashed into the Hudson River. Dornacker had been a member of The Tubes and Leila And The Snakes.
1988, Phil Collins started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Groovy Kind Of Love', his 6th US No.1.
1988, U2 scored their fourth UK No.1 album with the double set and film soundtrack 'Rattle And Hum', featuring their first UK No.1 single 'Desire'.
1990, Pearl Jam played their first ever concert when they appeared at the Off Ramp in Seattle.
1993, Nirvana appeared at the Palmer Alumni Auditorium, Davenport, Iowa.
1996, It was announced that, "The Beatles were now bigger than The Beatles". The statement was based on sales so far this year, having sold 6,000,000 albums from their back catalog and a combined total of 13,000,000 copies of ‘The Beatles Anthology 1’ and ‘The Beatles Anthology 2’. With the release of ‘The Beatles Anthology 3’ a week away, it was anticipated that total Beatles album sales for 1996 would exceed 20 million. A poll showed 41 percent of sales were to teenagers who were not born when The Beatles officially called it quits in 1970.
2000, George Michael paid £1.45m for the Steinway piano on which John Lennon wrote 'Imagine.' George said, "I know that when my fingers touch the keys of that Steinway, I will feel truly blessed. And parting with my money has never been much of a problem, just ask my accountant." The singer outbid Robbie Williams and The Oasis brothers.
2003, Elliot Smith, US singer songwriter, committed suicide aged 34. One time member of Stranger Than Fiction, solo 1997 album 'Either/Or'.
2008, A homeless man claimed a £2,000 reward by returning a waxwork head of ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney which had been left on a train. Anthony Silva found the item in a bin at Reading station after auctioneer Joby Carter left it under a seat at Maidenhead station. The homeless man thought it was a Halloween mask and had been using it as a pillow before realising what it was. The wax model sold the following week for £5,500 at auction.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1942, Bobby Fuller
1945, Leslie West, Mountain
1946, Eddie Brigati, The Young Rascals
1956, Stiv Bators, Dead Boys, Wanderers, Lords Of The New Church
1968, Shaggy, (Orville Richard Burrell)
1968, Shelby Lynne
1985, Zachary Walker Hanson
Friday, October 21, 2011
Oct 21 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1958, Buddy Holly's last recording session took place at Pythian Temple Studios, New York City. The songs recorded included 'Raining In My Heart', 'Moondreams' and 'It Doesn't Matter Anymore' which became a No.1 hit.
1965, Bill Black, Elvis Presley's bass player, (1954-57), died four months after receiving surgery to remove a brain tumour, aged 39. With guitarist Scotty Moore, and Elvis Presley on rhythm guitar, Black played on ‘That's All Right (Mama)’, ‘Heartbreak Hotel‘, ‘Baby Let's Play House’, ‘Mystery Train‘, ‘Hound Dog‘; ‘Jailhouse Rock‘ in the late 1950s. Black, Scotty Moore and drummer D. J. Fontana toured extensively during Presley's early career. After leaving Presley Black formed Bill Black's Combo.
1965, Wanting to improve on a previous recording session The Beatles started from scratch on a new song called ‘Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)’, finishing recordings in three takes. They also begin working on another new John Lennon song ‘Nowhere Man.’
1967, Scottish singer Lulu started a five-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with the theme from the film 'To Sir With Love'.
1971, Rolling Stone Mick Jagger became a father when his wife Bianca gave birth to daughter Jade in a Paris hospital.
1972, Chuck Berry started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'My Ding-A- Ling'.
1972, Curtis Mayfield started a four-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with soundtrack to 'Superfly'.
1976, Keith Moon played his last show with The Who at the end of a North American tour at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto. On September 7, 1978, Moon died of an overdose of a sedative Heminevrin, that had been prescribed to prevent seizures induced by alcohol withdrawal.
1978, The Clash sacked manager Bernie Rhodes, saying the band and record company 'found him hard to deal with'. Melody Maker journalist Caroline Coon took his place.
1989, Kylie Minogue scored her second UK No.1 album with 'Enjoy Yourself.'
1993, During their 'Get A Grip World Tour' Aerosmith kicked off a 4-date UK dates at Sheffield Arena.
1997, Elton John's 'Candle In The Wind 97' was declared by the Guinness Book Of Records as the biggest selling single record of all time, with 31.8 million sales in less than 40 days and raising more than £20 million for charity.
2001, Concerts at Madison Square Garden and the RFK stadium in Washington were expected to raise millions in funds for the victims of the Sept 11th attacks. Stars who appeared included Michael Jackson, Tom Petty, Aerosmith, *NSYNC, P Diddy, James Brown, Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, The Who and Elton John.
2006, American musician, singer, songwriter, and drummer Sandy West died. Founding member (with Joan Jett) of all girl group The Runaways, hailed by fans and critics alike to be one of the most groundbreaking drummers in rock and roll history.
2006, Evanescence were at No.1 on the US album chart with their second album ‘The Open Door.’ It became the 700th No.1 album in Billboard since the chart became a weekly feature in 1956.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1940, Manfred Mann
1942, Elvin Bishop
1946, Lee Loughnane, Chicago
1946, Lux Interior (Erick Lee Purkhiser), singer and founding member of The Cramps. Died in Glendale, California on February 4, 2009.
1948, John 'Rabbit' Bundrick, Free
1952, Brent Mydland, The Grateful Dead
1953, Charlotte Caffey, The Go- Go's,
1954, Eric Faulkner, Bay City Rollers,
1957, Steve Lukather, Toto
1965, Bill Black, Elvis Presley's bass player, (1954-57), died four months after receiving surgery to remove a brain tumour, aged 39. With guitarist Scotty Moore, and Elvis Presley on rhythm guitar, Black played on ‘That's All Right (Mama)’, ‘Heartbreak Hotel‘, ‘Baby Let's Play House’, ‘Mystery Train‘, ‘Hound Dog‘; ‘Jailhouse Rock‘ in the late 1950s. Black, Scotty Moore and drummer D. J. Fontana toured extensively during Presley's early career. After leaving Presley Black formed Bill Black's Combo.
1965, Wanting to improve on a previous recording session The Beatles started from scratch on a new song called ‘Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)’, finishing recordings in three takes. They also begin working on another new John Lennon song ‘Nowhere Man.’
1967, Scottish singer Lulu started a five-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with the theme from the film 'To Sir With Love'.
1971, Rolling Stone Mick Jagger became a father when his wife Bianca gave birth to daughter Jade in a Paris hospital.
1972, Chuck Berry started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'My Ding-A- Ling'.
1972, Curtis Mayfield started a four-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with soundtrack to 'Superfly'.
1976, Keith Moon played his last show with The Who at the end of a North American tour at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto. On September 7, 1978, Moon died of an overdose of a sedative Heminevrin, that had been prescribed to prevent seizures induced by alcohol withdrawal.
1978, The Clash sacked manager Bernie Rhodes, saying the band and record company 'found him hard to deal with'. Melody Maker journalist Caroline Coon took his place.
1989, Kylie Minogue scored her second UK No.1 album with 'Enjoy Yourself.'
1993, During their 'Get A Grip World Tour' Aerosmith kicked off a 4-date UK dates at Sheffield Arena.
1997, Elton John's 'Candle In The Wind 97' was declared by the Guinness Book Of Records as the biggest selling single record of all time, with 31.8 million sales in less than 40 days and raising more than £20 million for charity.
2001, Concerts at Madison Square Garden and the RFK stadium in Washington were expected to raise millions in funds for the victims of the Sept 11th attacks. Stars who appeared included Michael Jackson, Tom Petty, Aerosmith, *NSYNC, P Diddy, James Brown, Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, The Who and Elton John.
2006, American musician, singer, songwriter, and drummer Sandy West died. Founding member (with Joan Jett) of all girl group The Runaways, hailed by fans and critics alike to be one of the most groundbreaking drummers in rock and roll history.
2006, Evanescence were at No.1 on the US album chart with their second album ‘The Open Door.’ It became the 700th No.1 album in Billboard since the chart became a weekly feature in 1956.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1940, Manfred Mann
1942, Elvin Bishop
1946, Lee Loughnane, Chicago
1946, Lux Interior (Erick Lee Purkhiser), singer and founding member of The Cramps. Died in Glendale, California on February 4, 2009.
1948, John 'Rabbit' Bundrick, Free
1952, Brent Mydland, The Grateful Dead
1953, Charlotte Caffey, The Go- Go's,
1954, Eric Faulkner, Bay City Rollers,
1957, Steve Lukather, Toto
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Oct 20 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1955, Elvis Presley and Bill Haley and his Comets both appeared at Brooklyn High School auditorium, Cleveland.
1960, Roy Orbison had his first UK No.1 single with 'Only The Lonely' and his first of 33 hits. The song was turned down by The Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley, so Orbison decided to record the song himself.
1961, The Beatles played a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool and tonight they appeared at The Village Hall in Knotty Ash, Liverpool.
1962, Bobby 'Boris' Pickett and the Crypt Kickers started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Monster Mash', it became a No.3 in the UK eleven years later in 1973. The song had been banned by The BBC in the UK, deemed offensive.
1962, Peter Paul and Mary went to No.1 on the US album chart with their self-titled album.
1964, The Rolling Stones played their first live concert in France when they appeared at the Paris Olympia.
1967, Davy Jones of The Monkees opened his own 'Zilch', boutique in Greenwich Village, New York City.
1968, Cream and Deep Purple appeared at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California.
1969, The Who played the first of six nights at New York's Filmore East performing a two-hour show featuring the songs from 'Tommy.'
1973, The Rolling Stones went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Angie', the group's 7th US chart topper. A No.5 hit in the UK.
1973, Queen appeared on the 'In concert' show on UK BBC Radio One.
1976, Led Zeppelin's film 'The Song Remains The Same', premiered in New York City. The charity night raised $25,000 for the save the children fund.
1977, Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines and Cassie Gaines of Lynyrd Skynyrd were all killed along with manager Dean Kilpatrick when their rented plane ran out of fuel and crashed into a densely wooded thicket in the middle of a swamp in Gillsburg, Missouri. The crash seriously injured the rest of the band and crew who were due to play at Louisiana University that evening.
1978, The Police made their US debut at C.B.G.B.S, New York. The trio had flown on low cost tickets with Laker Airtrain from the UK, carrying their instruments as hand luggage.
1979, Herb Alpert started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Rise', giving the co founder of A&M records his second US No.1. It made No.13 in the UK.
1979, The Eagles started a nine week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'The Long Run', the bands fourth US No.1.
1983, American country and western singer, songwriter, Merle Travis died of a heart attack aged 65. Acknowledged as one of the most influential American guitarist's of the twentieth century. Wrote 'Sixteen Tons' 1955 US No.1 for Ernie Ford. He appeared in the 1953 movie From Here to Eternity singing ‘Reenlistment Blues’.
1984, Wham! started a three week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Freedom', the duo's second No.1. The song was used in a Japanese commercial for Maxell audio cassettes, with altered lyrics.
1990, James Ingram went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I Don't Have The Heart'.
1994, The Prodigy kicked off a 12-date UK tour at The Palace in Blackpool.
2007, Paul Raven, bassist with post-punk band Killing Joke, died of a suspected heart attack aged 46 in Geneva, Switzerland, where he was recording. He left the band in 1987 before forming Murder Inc and joining Ministry, Prong and Mob Research.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1890, Jelly Roll Morton, US pianist, arranger, bandleader, the first great composer in jazz, died 10th July 1941.
1939, Ray Jones, Dakotas
1939, Jay Siegel, The Tokens
1945, Ric Lee, Ten Years After,
1951, Alan Greenwood, Foreigner,
1953, Tom Petty
1958, Mark King, Level 42
1964, David Ryan, The Lemonheads
1964, Jim Sonefild, Hootie & The Blowfish
1971, Dannii Minogue
1971, Snoop Doggy Dogg
1977, Nicholas Hodgson, Kaiser Chiefs,
1978, Paul Wilson, Snow Patrol
1960, Roy Orbison had his first UK No.1 single with 'Only The Lonely' and his first of 33 hits. The song was turned down by The Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley, so Orbison decided to record the song himself.
1961, The Beatles played a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool and tonight they appeared at The Village Hall in Knotty Ash, Liverpool.
1962, Bobby 'Boris' Pickett and the Crypt Kickers started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Monster Mash', it became a No.3 in the UK eleven years later in 1973. The song had been banned by The BBC in the UK, deemed offensive.
1962, Peter Paul and Mary went to No.1 on the US album chart with their self-titled album.
1964, The Rolling Stones played their first live concert in France when they appeared at the Paris Olympia.
1967, Davy Jones of The Monkees opened his own 'Zilch', boutique in Greenwich Village, New York City.
1968, Cream and Deep Purple appeared at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California.
1969, The Who played the first of six nights at New York's Filmore East performing a two-hour show featuring the songs from 'Tommy.'
1973, The Rolling Stones went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Angie', the group's 7th US chart topper. A No.5 hit in the UK.
1973, Queen appeared on the 'In concert' show on UK BBC Radio One.
1976, Led Zeppelin's film 'The Song Remains The Same', premiered in New York City. The charity night raised $25,000 for the save the children fund.
1977, Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines and Cassie Gaines of Lynyrd Skynyrd were all killed along with manager Dean Kilpatrick when their rented plane ran out of fuel and crashed into a densely wooded thicket in the middle of a swamp in Gillsburg, Missouri. The crash seriously injured the rest of the band and crew who were due to play at Louisiana University that evening.
1978, The Police made their US debut at C.B.G.B.S, New York. The trio had flown on low cost tickets with Laker Airtrain from the UK, carrying their instruments as hand luggage.
1979, Herb Alpert started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Rise', giving the co founder of A&M records his second US No.1. It made No.13 in the UK.
1979, The Eagles started a nine week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'The Long Run', the bands fourth US No.1.
1983, American country and western singer, songwriter, Merle Travis died of a heart attack aged 65. Acknowledged as one of the most influential American guitarist's of the twentieth century. Wrote 'Sixteen Tons' 1955 US No.1 for Ernie Ford. He appeared in the 1953 movie From Here to Eternity singing ‘Reenlistment Blues’.
1984, Wham! started a three week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Freedom', the duo's second No.1. The song was used in a Japanese commercial for Maxell audio cassettes, with altered lyrics.
1990, James Ingram went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I Don't Have The Heart'.
1994, The Prodigy kicked off a 12-date UK tour at The Palace in Blackpool.
2007, Paul Raven, bassist with post-punk band Killing Joke, died of a suspected heart attack aged 46 in Geneva, Switzerland, where he was recording. He left the band in 1987 before forming Murder Inc and joining Ministry, Prong and Mob Research.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1890, Jelly Roll Morton, US pianist, arranger, bandleader, the first great composer in jazz, died 10th July 1941.
1939, Ray Jones, Dakotas
1939, Jay Siegel, The Tokens
1945, Ric Lee, Ten Years After,
1951, Alan Greenwood, Foreigner,
1953, Tom Petty
1958, Mark King, Level 42
1964, David Ryan, The Lemonheads
1964, Jim Sonefild, Hootie & The Blowfish
1971, Dannii Minogue
1971, Snoop Doggy Dogg
1977, Nicholas Hodgson, Kaiser Chiefs,
1978, Paul Wilson, Snow Patrol
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Oct 19 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1963, The Beatles appeared at The Pavilion Gardens, Buxton, England.
1967, The Beatles finished guitar and vocal parts for their next single ‘Hello Goodbye’ at Abbey Road studio’s London.
1968, During a North American tour Cream played the second of two nights at The Los Angeles Forum.
1973, During their ‘Burnin' North American tour, Bob Marley and The Wailers played the first of two nights at The Matrix Club, San Francisco, California.
1974, Bachman Turner Overdrive went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Not Fragile.'
1974, Billy Preston went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Nothing From Nothing', the singers second and last No.1.
1980, AC/DC kicked off a 20-date UK tour at Bristol Colston Hall. The bands first gigs since the death of singer Bon Scott.
1981, The Clash appeared at The Lyceum Ballroom, London, England.
1985, A-Ha went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Take On Me', making them the first Norwegian group to score a US No.1.
1989, Alan Murphy guitarist with Level 42 died of pneumonia related to aids. Murphy also worked with Kate Bush, Go West and Mike & the Mechanics.
1991, Oasis played The Boardwalk in their hometown Manchester, the group's first gig with Noel Gallagher in the group.
1995, African-American jazz trumpeter Don Cherry died of liver failure aged 58. Developed the genre of world fusion music, incorporating influences of Middle Eastern, traditional African, and Indian music into his playing. Is the stepfather to singer’s musicians Neneh Cherry and Eagle-Eye Cherry.
1995, Nirvana were at No.1 on the US album chart with 'The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah.'
1997, American guitarist Glen Buxton died from pneumonia aged 49. Member of the Alice Cooper Band, he co-wrote their hits ‘School's Out’ and ‘Elected.’
2005, A survey concluded that the average person spent around $42,000 on music during their lives, the figure included the amount spent on Hi-Fi equipment, concerts and CDs. Music enthusiasts were likely to spend more than double that, parting with just over $89,000, in a lifetime, according to the survey conducted by UK company Prudential.
2009, A clump of hair believed to have been trimmed from Elvis Presley's head when he joined the US Army in 1958 sold for $15,000 at an auction in Chicago, America. Other items sold belonging to Presley included a shirt which sold for $52,000, a set of concert-used handkerchiefs, $732 and photos from the reception of Presley's 1967 wedding to Priscilla, sold for nearly $6,000.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1944, Peter Tosh
1945, Jeannie C Riley
1946, Keith Reid, Procol Harum
1960, Jennifer Holliday
1972, Michel, Pras, The Fugees
1976, Pete Loeffler, Chevelle
1967, The Beatles finished guitar and vocal parts for their next single ‘Hello Goodbye’ at Abbey Road studio’s London.
1968, During a North American tour Cream played the second of two nights at The Los Angeles Forum.
1973, During their ‘Burnin' North American tour, Bob Marley and The Wailers played the first of two nights at The Matrix Club, San Francisco, California.
1974, Bachman Turner Overdrive went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Not Fragile.'
1974, Billy Preston went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Nothing From Nothing', the singers second and last No.1.
1980, AC/DC kicked off a 20-date UK tour at Bristol Colston Hall. The bands first gigs since the death of singer Bon Scott.
1981, The Clash appeared at The Lyceum Ballroom, London, England.
1985, A-Ha went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Take On Me', making them the first Norwegian group to score a US No.1.
1989, Alan Murphy guitarist with Level 42 died of pneumonia related to aids. Murphy also worked with Kate Bush, Go West and Mike & the Mechanics.
1991, Oasis played The Boardwalk in their hometown Manchester, the group's first gig with Noel Gallagher in the group.
1995, African-American jazz trumpeter Don Cherry died of liver failure aged 58. Developed the genre of world fusion music, incorporating influences of Middle Eastern, traditional African, and Indian music into his playing. Is the stepfather to singer’s musicians Neneh Cherry and Eagle-Eye Cherry.
1995, Nirvana were at No.1 on the US album chart with 'The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah.'
1997, American guitarist Glen Buxton died from pneumonia aged 49. Member of the Alice Cooper Band, he co-wrote their hits ‘School's Out’ and ‘Elected.’
2005, A survey concluded that the average person spent around $42,000 on music during their lives, the figure included the amount spent on Hi-Fi equipment, concerts and CDs. Music enthusiasts were likely to spend more than double that, parting with just over $89,000, in a lifetime, according to the survey conducted by UK company Prudential.
2009, A clump of hair believed to have been trimmed from Elvis Presley's head when he joined the US Army in 1958 sold for $15,000 at an auction in Chicago, America. Other items sold belonging to Presley included a shirt which sold for $52,000, a set of concert-used handkerchiefs, $732 and photos from the reception of Presley's 1967 wedding to Priscilla, sold for nearly $6,000.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1944, Peter Tosh
1945, Jeannie C Riley
1946, Keith Reid, Procol Harum
1960, Jennifer Holliday
1972, Michel, Pras, The Fugees
1976, Pete Loeffler, Chevelle
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Oct 18 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1956, 21-year-old Elvis Presley pulled into a Memphis gas station where he started to attract a small crowd of autograph seekers. After repeatedly asking Elvis to move on so he could resume normal business, station manager Ed Hopper slapped Presley on the head and found himself on the receiving end of a punch in the face from Elvis. Station employee Aubrey Brown tried to help his boss, but was no match for Presley. After police are called, Hopper and Brown were charged with assault and were fined $25 and $15 respectively.
1957, Paul McCartney made his first appearance with The Quarry Men at New Clubmoor Hall, Norris Green, Liverpool. The line-up for The Quarry Men was John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Eric Griffiths, Colin Hanton, and Len Garry. Paul played John some songs that he has composed which Lennon contributes, marking the birth of the Lennon & McCartney songwriting partnership.
1964, The Animals kicked off their first headlining UK tour at the ABC in Manchester with Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent and The Nashville Teens supporting.
1964, Taking a day off from their British tour The Beatles go into the studio and complete the recording of six album tracks and the A-side of their next single: ‘I Feel Fine’. They also complete ‘Eight Days a Week’, ‘Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey’, ’Mr. Moonlight’, ‘I'll Follow the Sun’, ‘Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby’. ‘Rock and Roll Music’ and ‘Words of Love.’
1966, The Jimi Hendrix Experience played their first gig as a band supporting French pop star Johnny Hallyday at the Paris Olympia in France.
1967, ‘I Can See For Miles’ by The Who entered the UK singles chart, peaking at No.10.
1968, The Jackson Five make their national TV debut on 'ABC TV's Hollywood Palace.
1975, John Denver started a two week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Windsong.'
1976, The Buzzcocks made their first recordings at Revolution Studios, Cheadle, Manchester, England.
1979, Buggles were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Video Killed The Radio Star.' A studio band featuring producer Trevor Horn. Famously, it was the first ever music video shown on MTV in North America.
1986, Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac married Portuguese composer Eduardo Quintela.
1986, Huey Lewis and the News went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Fore!'
1989, During a gig at The Los Angeles Coliseum, California, Guns N' Roses front man Axl Rose announced to the crowd that he was quitting the band.
1996, Joni Mitchell was interviewed by Morrissey for the promotional CD ‘Words and Music’ by Reprise Records to promote her new releases Hits and Misses.
2000, American singer and actress Julie London died after suffering a stroke. Scored the 1956 US No.9 & UK No.22 single 'Cry Me A River', which was also featured in the 1956 film The Girl Can't Help It. She recorded 32 albums during her career, played the role of nurse Dixie McCall, in the television series Emergency! (1972–1979).
2002, After a 15 year court battle, New York State's highest court ruled that the Ronettes, did not have the right to share the money earned by their producer Phil Spector through the use of the group's songs in movies, television and advertising. Citing a 1963 contract signed by the group, the court also substantially reduced the amount they stood to gain from royalties on sales of records and compact discs.
2005, An image of a naked John Lennon, taken on the last day of his life, was named the top US magazine cover of the past 40 years. The Rolling Stone front cover, taken by Annie Leibovitz and showing Lennon curled around Yoko Ono, was picked by editors, artists and designers.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1926, Chuck Berry
1938, Ronnie Bright, The Coasters
1949, Gary Richrath, REO Speedwagon
1949, Joe Egan, Stealers Wheel
1952, Keith Knudson, The Doobie Brothers
1974, Peter Svensson, The Cardigans
1977, Simon Rix, Kaiser Chiefs
1982, Ne-Yo
1987, Zachary Efron
1957, Paul McCartney made his first appearance with The Quarry Men at New Clubmoor Hall, Norris Green, Liverpool. The line-up for The Quarry Men was John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Eric Griffiths, Colin Hanton, and Len Garry. Paul played John some songs that he has composed which Lennon contributes, marking the birth of the Lennon & McCartney songwriting partnership.
1964, The Animals kicked off their first headlining UK tour at the ABC in Manchester with Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent and The Nashville Teens supporting.
1964, Taking a day off from their British tour The Beatles go into the studio and complete the recording of six album tracks and the A-side of their next single: ‘I Feel Fine’. They also complete ‘Eight Days a Week’, ‘Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey’, ’Mr. Moonlight’, ‘I'll Follow the Sun’, ‘Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby’. ‘Rock and Roll Music’ and ‘Words of Love.’
1966, The Jimi Hendrix Experience played their first gig as a band supporting French pop star Johnny Hallyday at the Paris Olympia in France.
1967, ‘I Can See For Miles’ by The Who entered the UK singles chart, peaking at No.10.
1968, The Jackson Five make their national TV debut on 'ABC TV's Hollywood Palace.
1975, John Denver started a two week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Windsong.'
1976, The Buzzcocks made their first recordings at Revolution Studios, Cheadle, Manchester, England.
1979, Buggles were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Video Killed The Radio Star.' A studio band featuring producer Trevor Horn. Famously, it was the first ever music video shown on MTV in North America.
1986, Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac married Portuguese composer Eduardo Quintela.
1986, Huey Lewis and the News went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Fore!'
1989, During a gig at The Los Angeles Coliseum, California, Guns N' Roses front man Axl Rose announced to the crowd that he was quitting the band.
1996, Joni Mitchell was interviewed by Morrissey for the promotional CD ‘Words and Music’ by Reprise Records to promote her new releases Hits and Misses.
2000, American singer and actress Julie London died after suffering a stroke. Scored the 1956 US No.9 & UK No.22 single 'Cry Me A River', which was also featured in the 1956 film The Girl Can't Help It. She recorded 32 albums during her career, played the role of nurse Dixie McCall, in the television series Emergency! (1972–1979).
2002, After a 15 year court battle, New York State's highest court ruled that the Ronettes, did not have the right to share the money earned by their producer Phil Spector through the use of the group's songs in movies, television and advertising. Citing a 1963 contract signed by the group, the court also substantially reduced the amount they stood to gain from royalties on sales of records and compact discs.
2005, An image of a naked John Lennon, taken on the last day of his life, was named the top US magazine cover of the past 40 years. The Rolling Stone front cover, taken by Annie Leibovitz and showing Lennon curled around Yoko Ono, was picked by editors, artists and designers.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1926, Chuck Berry
1938, Ronnie Bright, The Coasters
1949, Gary Richrath, REO Speedwagon
1949, Joe Egan, Stealers Wheel
1952, Keith Knudson, The Doobie Brothers
1974, Peter Svensson, The Cardigans
1977, Simon Rix, Kaiser Chiefs
1982, Ne-Yo
1987, Zachary Efron
Monday, October 17, 2011
Oct 17 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1960, The Drifters started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Save The Last Dance For Me'.
1962, In between their lunchtime and night shows at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, The Beatles traveled to Granada TV Centre in Manchester to make their television debut. They appeared live on the local magazine program People and Places performing two songs ‘Some Other Guy’ and ‘Love Me Do’.
1964, Manfred Mann started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Do Wah Diddy Diddy'.
1969, Led Zeppelin kicked off their fourth North American tour at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
1970, The Jackson Five started a five-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I'll Be There'.
1981, Christopher Cross started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Arthur's Theme, (Best That You Can Do)'.
1987, Lisa Lisa and Cold Cut went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Lost In Emotion'.
1987, The Bee Gees became the only group to have a UK No.1 single in each of the three decades, (60's, 70's & 80's).
1991, American singer and television presenter Tennessee Ernie Ford died of liver failure. Had the 1955 US No.1 hit with his version of the Merle Travis song ‘Sixteen Tons'. In the 60’s hosted a daytime talk show, The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show on the ABC television network.
1995, Sting's former accountant Keith Moore was sentenced to six years in jail after being found guilty of embezzling £6 million from the singer's 108 bank accounts.
1996, Chris Acland drummer with UK indie band Lush committed suicide, aged 30
1998, Phil Collins went to No.1 on the UK album chart with his 'Hits' album, his fifth UK No.1 album.
1998, The Barenaked Ladies went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'One Week'.
1999, Thomas Durden died aged 79. Wrote the lyrics to 'Heartbreak Hotel' one of Elvis Presley's early hits. Durden had read a newspaper account of a man who had committed suicide, the man had left a note saying, ''I walk a lonely street,'' Durden used the phrase as the basis for 'Heartbreak Hotel.’
2001, Songwriter and composer Jay Livingston died of pneumonia. Best known for writing hits with Ray Evans for Doris Day, (‘Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)’ and Nat King Cole, (Mona Lisa).
2008, Four Tops singer Levi Stubbs died at his Detroit home, aged 72. Stubbs had been in ill health since being diagnosed with cancer in 1995 and a stroke and other health problems led him to stop touring in 2000. The group signed with Motown Records in 1963 and produced 20 Top 40 hits over the following 10 years, making music history with other acts in Berry Gordy's Motown stable.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays To...
1934, Rico Rodrigues, The Specials
1941, Jim Seals, Seals & Croft
1946, Jim Tucker, The Turtles
1947, David St Hubbins, Spinal Tap
1958, Alan Jackson
1968, Ziggy Marley, Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers
1972, Eminem
1972, Wyclef Jean, The Fugees
1977, Chris Kirkpatrick, *NSYNC
1962, In between their lunchtime and night shows at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, The Beatles traveled to Granada TV Centre in Manchester to make their television debut. They appeared live on the local magazine program People and Places performing two songs ‘Some Other Guy’ and ‘Love Me Do’.
1964, Manfred Mann started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Do Wah Diddy Diddy'.
1969, Led Zeppelin kicked off their fourth North American tour at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
1970, The Jackson Five started a five-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I'll Be There'.
1981, Christopher Cross started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Arthur's Theme, (Best That You Can Do)'.
1987, Lisa Lisa and Cold Cut went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Lost In Emotion'.
1987, The Bee Gees became the only group to have a UK No.1 single in each of the three decades, (60's, 70's & 80's).
1991, American singer and television presenter Tennessee Ernie Ford died of liver failure. Had the 1955 US No.1 hit with his version of the Merle Travis song ‘Sixteen Tons'. In the 60’s hosted a daytime talk show, The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show on the ABC television network.
1995, Sting's former accountant Keith Moore was sentenced to six years in jail after being found guilty of embezzling £6 million from the singer's 108 bank accounts.
1996, Chris Acland drummer with UK indie band Lush committed suicide, aged 30
1998, Phil Collins went to No.1 on the UK album chart with his 'Hits' album, his fifth UK No.1 album.
1998, The Barenaked Ladies went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'One Week'.
1999, Thomas Durden died aged 79. Wrote the lyrics to 'Heartbreak Hotel' one of Elvis Presley's early hits. Durden had read a newspaper account of a man who had committed suicide, the man had left a note saying, ''I walk a lonely street,'' Durden used the phrase as the basis for 'Heartbreak Hotel.’
2001, Songwriter and composer Jay Livingston died of pneumonia. Best known for writing hits with Ray Evans for Doris Day, (‘Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)’ and Nat King Cole, (Mona Lisa).
2008, Four Tops singer Levi Stubbs died at his Detroit home, aged 72. Stubbs had been in ill health since being diagnosed with cancer in 1995 and a stroke and other health problems led him to stop touring in 2000. The group signed with Motown Records in 1963 and produced 20 Top 40 hits over the following 10 years, making music history with other acts in Berry Gordy's Motown stable.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays To...
1934, Rico Rodrigues, The Specials
1941, Jim Seals, Seals & Croft
1946, Jim Tucker, The Turtles
1947, David St Hubbins, Spinal Tap
1958, Alan Jackson
1968, Ziggy Marley, Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers
1972, Eminem
1972, Wyclef Jean, The Fugees
1977, Chris Kirkpatrick, *NSYNC
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Oct 16 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1951, 18 year old Richard Penniman, who was already using the stage name Little Richard, made his first recordings for RCA Camden at the studios of Atlanta radio station WGST.
1962, The first night of a two month Motown Records package tour started in Washington DC, featuring Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, Mary Wells, The Miracles and 12 year old Stevie Wonder.
1965, The Beatles recorded ‘Day Tripper’ at Abbey Road studio’s London in three takes, they then added vocals and other overdubs, completing the song before the end of the day.
1967, Folk singer Joan Baez was arrested, along with 123 others, for blocking the entrance to an Armed Forces Induction Center in Oakland, California.
1969, Record company executive and founder of the Chess record label, home to John Lee Hooker, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Little Walter, The Moonglows, The Flamingos Jimmy Reed and Sonny Boy Williamson, Leonard Chess died of a heart attack aged 52.
1972, Creedence Clearwater Revival split up following the failure of their most recent album, 'Mardi Gras'. After limited success as a solo act and some legal hassles with Fantasy Records, John Fogarty would have two big hits in 1980, 'Center Field' and 'Rock and Roll Girl'. John's brother Tom Fogarty died in September, 1990 and the surviving members have been touring as Creedence Clearwater Revisited.
1974, The Grateful Dead played the first of five nights at the Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California.
1976, One hit wonder Rick Dees and his Cast Of Idiots went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Disco Duck, (part one)'. Dees was a US TV host and radio DJ.
1976, Stevie Wonder's 'Songs In The Key Of Life', went to No.1 on the US album chart, featuring the tracks 'Sir Duke', 'I Wish', 'Pastime Paradise' and 'Isn't She Lovely'. It was Wonder's third US No.1.
1982, Culture Club appeared on UK TV's Top Of The Pops performing 'Do You Really Want To Hurt Me', which they got thanks to Shakin' Stevens being ill and not able to appear. The song became a major hit after their memorable performance on the music TV show.
1986, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Robert Cray joined other artists on stage in St Louis, for Chuck Berry's 60th birthday concert, as featured in the film 'Hail Hail! Rock & Roll'.
1988, Whitney Houston had her third UK No.1 single with 'One Moment In Time.' The song was recorded to celebrate the Seoul Olympic Games of 1988.
1992, Bob Dylan’s 30th Anniversary (of his recording debut) tribute concert took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Guest performers include Neil Young, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Ron Wood and Dylan himself.
1999, Santana started a 12 week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Smooth'.
2001, Two security guards were sacked after refusing to allow Bob Dylan into his own concert. Dylan who had demanded that security on his 'Love and Theft' tour should be tighter than ever didn't have a pass when he arrived backstage.
2006, CBGB, the legendary New York punk club credited with discovering Patti Smith and The Ramones, closed after a final gig by Smith herself. Blondie and Talking Heads also found fame after performing at the club, which helped launch US punk music. The venue first opened in December 1973, its full name CBGB OMFUG standing for "country, bluegrass, blues and other music for uplifting gormandizers".
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1938, Nico, Velvet Underground
1943, Fred Turner, Bachman Turner Overdrive
1947, Bob Weir, The Grateful Dead
1953, Tony Carey, Rainbow
1959, Gary Kemp, Spandau Ballet
1962, Michael Balzary, (Flea), Red Hot Chili Peppers
1969, Wendy Wilson, Wilson Phillips, daughter of Beach Boy Brian Wilson
1977, John Mayer
1962, The first night of a two month Motown Records package tour started in Washington DC, featuring Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, Mary Wells, The Miracles and 12 year old Stevie Wonder.
1965, The Beatles recorded ‘Day Tripper’ at Abbey Road studio’s London in three takes, they then added vocals and other overdubs, completing the song before the end of the day.
1967, Folk singer Joan Baez was arrested, along with 123 others, for blocking the entrance to an Armed Forces Induction Center in Oakland, California.
1969, Record company executive and founder of the Chess record label, home to John Lee Hooker, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Little Walter, The Moonglows, The Flamingos Jimmy Reed and Sonny Boy Williamson, Leonard Chess died of a heart attack aged 52.
1972, Creedence Clearwater Revival split up following the failure of their most recent album, 'Mardi Gras'. After limited success as a solo act and some legal hassles with Fantasy Records, John Fogarty would have two big hits in 1980, 'Center Field' and 'Rock and Roll Girl'. John's brother Tom Fogarty died in September, 1990 and the surviving members have been touring as Creedence Clearwater Revisited.
1974, The Grateful Dead played the first of five nights at the Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California.
1976, One hit wonder Rick Dees and his Cast Of Idiots went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Disco Duck, (part one)'. Dees was a US TV host and radio DJ.
1976, Stevie Wonder's 'Songs In The Key Of Life', went to No.1 on the US album chart, featuring the tracks 'Sir Duke', 'I Wish', 'Pastime Paradise' and 'Isn't She Lovely'. It was Wonder's third US No.1.
1982, Culture Club appeared on UK TV's Top Of The Pops performing 'Do You Really Want To Hurt Me', which they got thanks to Shakin' Stevens being ill and not able to appear. The song became a major hit after their memorable performance on the music TV show.
1986, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Robert Cray joined other artists on stage in St Louis, for Chuck Berry's 60th birthday concert, as featured in the film 'Hail Hail! Rock & Roll'.
1988, Whitney Houston had her third UK No.1 single with 'One Moment In Time.' The song was recorded to celebrate the Seoul Olympic Games of 1988.
1992, Bob Dylan’s 30th Anniversary (of his recording debut) tribute concert took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Guest performers include Neil Young, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Ron Wood and Dylan himself.
1999, Santana started a 12 week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Smooth'.
2001, Two security guards were sacked after refusing to allow Bob Dylan into his own concert. Dylan who had demanded that security on his 'Love and Theft' tour should be tighter than ever didn't have a pass when he arrived backstage.
2006, CBGB, the legendary New York punk club credited with discovering Patti Smith and The Ramones, closed after a final gig by Smith herself. Blondie and Talking Heads also found fame after performing at the club, which helped launch US punk music. The venue first opened in December 1973, its full name CBGB OMFUG standing for "country, bluegrass, blues and other music for uplifting gormandizers".
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1938, Nico, Velvet Underground
1943, Fred Turner, Bachman Turner Overdrive
1947, Bob Weir, The Grateful Dead
1953, Tony Carey, Rainbow
1959, Gary Kemp, Spandau Ballet
1962, Michael Balzary, (Flea), Red Hot Chili Peppers
1969, Wendy Wilson, Wilson Phillips, daughter of Beach Boy Brian Wilson
1977, John Mayer
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Oct 15 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1955, Buddy & Bob (Buddy Holly) opened for Elvis Presley at the “Big D Jamboree”, held at Lubbock’s Cotton Club, Texas. Nashville talent scout Eddie Crandall was in audience and arranged for Holly to audition and record demos for the Decca US label.
1960, The Beatles (minus Pete Best) and two members of Rory Storm's Hurricanes (Ringo Starr and Lou Walters) recorded a version of George Gershwin's ‘Summertime’ in a Hamburg recording studio. The track which was cut onto a 78-rpm disc marked the first session that included John, Paul, George, and Ringo together.
1965, Jimi Hendrix signed his first recording contract, he received $1 and a 1% Royalty on all of his recordings.
1966, The Four Tops started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Reach Out And I'll Be There'.
1971, Pink Floyd kicked off a 30-date North American tour at the Winterland Auditorium in San Francisco, California.
1977, Debby Boone started a 10 week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'You Light Up My Life'.
1979, Abba played their first concert in North America when they appeared in Vancouver, Canada.
1988, Bon Jovi started a four-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'New Jersey'.
1988, UB40 went to No.1 on the US singles chart with their version of the Neil Diamond song 'Red Red Wine'.
1994, R.E.M. entered the US album chart at No.1 with 'Monster', the bands 11th No.1.
1995, Mariah Carey started a four week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Daydream', the singers sixth album release.
1996, Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee was charged with assault for attacking a cameraman who was trying to take pictures of Lee and his wife Pamela Anderson Lee outside an L.A. club. After pleading no contest, Lee was sentenced to four months in prison.
1997, Michael Jackson played the last date on the HIStory Tour at King's Park Rugby Stadium, Durban, South Africa. During the tour, Jackson performed 82 concerts in 58 cities to over 4.5 million fans, visiting 5 continents and 35 countries.
2000, Radiohead went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Kid A', the group's fourth album which was also a UK No.1.
2008, Jon Bon Jovi became the latest musician to not approve of the use of his songs in John McCain's US presidential campaign. The Bon Jovi song, ‘Who Says You Can't Go Home’, was used during rallies held by Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Foo Fighters, Heart and Jackson Browne all asked Mr McCain to stop using their tracks in his presidential bid. Bon Jovi, a Democrat supporter, threw a $30,000 per person, fund-raising dinner for Democratic candidate Barack Obama at his New Jersey home in September.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1942, Don Stevenson, Moby Grape
1946, Richard Carpenter, The Carpenters
1953, Tito Jackson, The Jackson Five
1960, The Beatles (minus Pete Best) and two members of Rory Storm's Hurricanes (Ringo Starr and Lou Walters) recorded a version of George Gershwin's ‘Summertime’ in a Hamburg recording studio. The track which was cut onto a 78-rpm disc marked the first session that included John, Paul, George, and Ringo together.
1965, Jimi Hendrix signed his first recording contract, he received $1 and a 1% Royalty on all of his recordings.
1966, The Four Tops started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Reach Out And I'll Be There'.
1971, Pink Floyd kicked off a 30-date North American tour at the Winterland Auditorium in San Francisco, California.
1977, Debby Boone started a 10 week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'You Light Up My Life'.
1979, Abba played their first concert in North America when they appeared in Vancouver, Canada.
1988, Bon Jovi started a four-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'New Jersey'.
1988, UB40 went to No.1 on the US singles chart with their version of the Neil Diamond song 'Red Red Wine'.
1994, R.E.M. entered the US album chart at No.1 with 'Monster', the bands 11th No.1.
1995, Mariah Carey started a four week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Daydream', the singers sixth album release.
1996, Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee was charged with assault for attacking a cameraman who was trying to take pictures of Lee and his wife Pamela Anderson Lee outside an L.A. club. After pleading no contest, Lee was sentenced to four months in prison.
1997, Michael Jackson played the last date on the HIStory Tour at King's Park Rugby Stadium, Durban, South Africa. During the tour, Jackson performed 82 concerts in 58 cities to over 4.5 million fans, visiting 5 continents and 35 countries.
2000, Radiohead went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Kid A', the group's fourth album which was also a UK No.1.
2008, Jon Bon Jovi became the latest musician to not approve of the use of his songs in John McCain's US presidential campaign. The Bon Jovi song, ‘Who Says You Can't Go Home’, was used during rallies held by Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Foo Fighters, Heart and Jackson Browne all asked Mr McCain to stop using their tracks in his presidential bid. Bon Jovi, a Democrat supporter, threw a $30,000 per person, fund-raising dinner for Democratic candidate Barack Obama at his New Jersey home in September.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1942, Don Stevenson, Moby Grape
1946, Richard Carpenter, The Carpenters
1953, Tito Jackson, The Jackson Five
Friday, October 14, 2011
Oct 14 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1957, The Everly Brothers had their first No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Wake Up Little Susie'.
1957, The Elvis Presley classic, ‘Jailhouse Rock’ was released. It become his ninth US number one single and stayed on the Billboard chart for nineteen weeks. The film clip from the movie where he sang the song is considered by many historians to be the first rock video.
1965, The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, Unit 4 Plus 2, The Checkmates, The Habit, The End and Charlie Dickins all appeared at The Odeon, Birmingham during a UK tour.
1966, Pink Floyd played their first ever "underground" set when they appeared at All Saints Hall, Notting Hill, London, UK.
1967, Bobbie Gentry started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Ode To Billie Joe'.
1969, Police in New Jersey issued a warrant for the arrest of Frank Sinatra in relation to his connections with the Mafia.
1971, Music publishing firm, Arco Industries filed a $500,000 dollar lawsuit against Creedance Clearwater Revival's John Fogerty, claiming that Fogerty's song Travelin' Band "containd substantial material copied from Little Richard's Good Golly, Miss Molly". The suit was eventually dropped.
1976, Aerosmith kicked off their first ever UK tour at Liverpool's Empire Theatre.
1988, Def Leppard became first act in chart history to sell seven million copies of two consecutive LPs, with Pyromania' (released in 1983) and 'Hysteria.'
1988, Bruce Springsteen appeared at Estadio Mundialista, Mendoza, Argentina to a crowd of over 30,000. The concert was also aired on Chile TV.
1989, Motley Crue started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Dr. Feelgood'.
1989, Tracy Chapman scored her second UK No.1 album with 'Crossroads'.
2000, The Beatles Anthology book was at No.1 on the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list.
2004, Eric Clapton was suspended from driving in France after being caught speeding at 134mph in his Porsche 911 Turbo near Merceuil. He was given a 750 euro (£515) fine and his UK licence was confiscated. After paying his fine Clapton posed for photographs with French police and then left the scene in his Porsche - with his secretary behind the wheel.
2006, Freddy Fender, the Tex-Mex singer died of complications from lung cancer at the age of 69. Known for standards as ‘Before the Next Teardrop Falls’ (US No.1 in 1975) and ‘Wasted Days and Wasted Nights’.
2009, Paul McCartney was named Songwriter of The Year at the 29th Annual ASCAP Awards in London, England. The awards presentation honored songwriters and publishers of the most performed works in the US during 2008.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1945, Colin Hodgkinson, Whitesnake
1946, Dan McCafferty, Nazareth
1946, Justin Hayward, The Moody Blues
1958, Thomas Dolby
1958, Anthony Jude Pero, Twisted Sister
1974, Natalie Maines, Dixie Chicks
1978, Usher
1957, The Elvis Presley classic, ‘Jailhouse Rock’ was released. It become his ninth US number one single and stayed on the Billboard chart for nineteen weeks. The film clip from the movie where he sang the song is considered by many historians to be the first rock video.
1965, The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, Unit 4 Plus 2, The Checkmates, The Habit, The End and Charlie Dickins all appeared at The Odeon, Birmingham during a UK tour.
1966, Pink Floyd played their first ever "underground" set when they appeared at All Saints Hall, Notting Hill, London, UK.
1967, Bobbie Gentry started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Ode To Billie Joe'.
1969, Police in New Jersey issued a warrant for the arrest of Frank Sinatra in relation to his connections with the Mafia.
1971, Music publishing firm, Arco Industries filed a $500,000 dollar lawsuit against Creedance Clearwater Revival's John Fogerty, claiming that Fogerty's song Travelin' Band "containd substantial material copied from Little Richard's Good Golly, Miss Molly". The suit was eventually dropped.
1976, Aerosmith kicked off their first ever UK tour at Liverpool's Empire Theatre.
1988, Def Leppard became first act in chart history to sell seven million copies of two consecutive LPs, with Pyromania' (released in 1983) and 'Hysteria.'
1988, Bruce Springsteen appeared at Estadio Mundialista, Mendoza, Argentina to a crowd of over 30,000. The concert was also aired on Chile TV.
1989, Motley Crue started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Dr. Feelgood'.
1989, Tracy Chapman scored her second UK No.1 album with 'Crossroads'.
2000, The Beatles Anthology book was at No.1 on the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list.
2004, Eric Clapton was suspended from driving in France after being caught speeding at 134mph in his Porsche 911 Turbo near Merceuil. He was given a 750 euro (£515) fine and his UK licence was confiscated. After paying his fine Clapton posed for photographs with French police and then left the scene in his Porsche - with his secretary behind the wheel.
2006, Freddy Fender, the Tex-Mex singer died of complications from lung cancer at the age of 69. Known for standards as ‘Before the Next Teardrop Falls’ (US No.1 in 1975) and ‘Wasted Days and Wasted Nights’.
2009, Paul McCartney was named Songwriter of The Year at the 29th Annual ASCAP Awards in London, England. The awards presentation honored songwriters and publishers of the most performed works in the US during 2008.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1945, Colin Hodgkinson, Whitesnake
1946, Dan McCafferty, Nazareth
1946, Justin Hayward, The Moody Blues
1958, Thomas Dolby
1958, Anthony Jude Pero, Twisted Sister
1974, Natalie Maines, Dixie Chicks
1978, Usher
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Oct 13 - Today in Rock-n-Roll History...
1958, Frank Sinatra started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely'.
1962, Don Everly collapsed during rehearsals on stage at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London on the eve of a 22 date Everly Brothers UK tour. He was flown back to the US for treatment and the tour continued with Phil Everly performing solo.
1963, The Beatles made their debut on ITV's 'Sunday Night at The London Palladium', topping the bill and transmitted live to an audience of 15 million viewers. They played, 'From Me To You', 'She Loves You', 'Twist and Shout' and 'I'll Get You.'
1965, The Who recorded 'My Generation', at Pye studios, London. Roger Daltrey would later say that he stuttered the lyrics to try to fit them to the music. The BBC initially refused to play the song because it did not want to offend people who stutter.
1965, Recording at Abbey Road studios for the album Rubber Soul, The Beatles begin and complete 'Drive My Car' in four takes plus overdubs.
1970, Janis Joplin's ashes were scattered at Stinson Beach in Marin County, California.
1973, The Rolling Stones started a four week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Goats Head Soup'.
1974, TV host Ed Sullivan died. The Ed Sullivan TV show, from New York City, which ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, 1971, on CBS every Sunday night at 8pm introduced many rock-n-roll and pop bands to America. The Beatles appearance on February 9th 1964 is considered a milestone in American pop culture and the beginning of the British Invasion in music. The broadcast drew an estimated 73 million viewers.
1975, Neil Young underwent an operation at a Los Angeles hospital to remove nodes from his vocal cords.
1979, Michael Jackson went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Don't Stop Till You Get Enough'.
1984, Stevie Wonder started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I Just Called To Say I Love You'.
1987, David Bowie played the first of two nights at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California on the North American leg of The Glass Spider Tour.
1990, George Michael went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Praying For Time'.
2006, Mayor Richard M. Daley awarded P. Diddy with a pair of cufflinks to commemorate the inauguration of an annual "Diddy Day" in the city of Chicago, USA.
2008, In a video message on his website, Ringo Starr announced that he no longer has time to sign autographs and asked fans not to send him any mail at all. "No more fan mail and no objects to be signed. Nothing." After finishing a tour of the US and Canada, he was dividing his time between Los Angeles, the South of France and his UK home in Surrey.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1941, Paul Simon, Simon and Garfunkel
1944, Robert Lamm, Chicago
1947, Sammy Hagar, Montrose, Van Halen, Chickenfoot
1959, Marie Osmond
1962, Don Everly collapsed during rehearsals on stage at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London on the eve of a 22 date Everly Brothers UK tour. He was flown back to the US for treatment and the tour continued with Phil Everly performing solo.
1963, The Beatles made their debut on ITV's 'Sunday Night at The London Palladium', topping the bill and transmitted live to an audience of 15 million viewers. They played, 'From Me To You', 'She Loves You', 'Twist and Shout' and 'I'll Get You.'
1965, The Who recorded 'My Generation', at Pye studios, London. Roger Daltrey would later say that he stuttered the lyrics to try to fit them to the music. The BBC initially refused to play the song because it did not want to offend people who stutter.
1965, Recording at Abbey Road studios for the album Rubber Soul, The Beatles begin and complete 'Drive My Car' in four takes plus overdubs.
1970, Janis Joplin's ashes were scattered at Stinson Beach in Marin County, California.
1973, The Rolling Stones started a four week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Goats Head Soup'.
1974, TV host Ed Sullivan died. The Ed Sullivan TV show, from New York City, which ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, 1971, on CBS every Sunday night at 8pm introduced many rock-n-roll and pop bands to America. The Beatles appearance on February 9th 1964 is considered a milestone in American pop culture and the beginning of the British Invasion in music. The broadcast drew an estimated 73 million viewers.
1975, Neil Young underwent an operation at a Los Angeles hospital to remove nodes from his vocal cords.
1979, Michael Jackson went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Don't Stop Till You Get Enough'.
1984, Stevie Wonder started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I Just Called To Say I Love You'.
1987, David Bowie played the first of two nights at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California on the North American leg of The Glass Spider Tour.
1990, George Michael went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Praying For Time'.
2006, Mayor Richard M. Daley awarded P. Diddy with a pair of cufflinks to commemorate the inauguration of an annual "Diddy Day" in the city of Chicago, USA.
2008, In a video message on his website, Ringo Starr announced that he no longer has time to sign autographs and asked fans not to send him any mail at all. "No more fan mail and no objects to be signed. Nothing." After finishing a tour of the US and Canada, he was dividing his time between Los Angeles, the South of France and his UK home in Surrey.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1941, Paul Simon, Simon and Garfunkel
1944, Robert Lamm, Chicago
1947, Sammy Hagar, Montrose, Van Halen, Chickenfoot
1959, Marie Osmond
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Oct 12 - Today's Rock History Report
1955, The Chrysler Corporation launched high fidelity record players for their 1956 line-up of cars. The unit measured about four inches high and less than a foot wide and mounted under the instrument panel. The seven inch discs spun at 16 2/3 rpm and required almost three times the number of grooves per inch as an LP. The players were discontinued in 1961.
1957, During an Australian tour Little Richard publicly renounced rock 'n' roll and embraced God, telling a story of dreaming of his own damnation after praying to God when one of the engines on a plane he was on caught fire. The singer threw four diamond rings, valued at $8,000, into Sydney's Hunter River and soon after launched a Gospel career. Five years later, he would switch back to Rock.
1957, Buddy Holly & The Crickets, The Drifters and Chuck Berry all appeared at the Mission Beach Ballroom, San Diego, California.
1962, Little Richard, The Beatles, Billy J. Kramer and other local group's all appeared at The Tower Ballroom, Wallasey, Merseyside, England.
1963, Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs started a five week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Sugar Shack'.
1967, The Doors appeared at The Surf Club, Nantasket Beach, Massachusetts, supported by Ultimate Spinach.
1968, Big Brother And The Holding Company went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Cheap Thrills'.
1969, A DJ on Detroit's WKNR radio station received a phone call telling him that if you play The Beatles 'Strawberry Fields Forever' backwards, you hear John Lennon say the words "I buried Paul." This started a worldwide rumour that Paul McCartney was dead.
1971, Gene Vincent (Vincent Eugene Craddock), died from a perforated ulcer, aged 36. Had the 1956 US No.7 & UK No.16 single 'Be Bop A Lula'. Appeared in the film, The Girl Can't Help It with Jayne Mansfield. In 1960, while on tour in the UK, Vincent and songwriter Sharon Sheeley were seriously injured the car crash that killed Eddie Cochran.
1974, Olivia Newton-John went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'If You Love Me, Let Me Know.'
1974, The Bay City Rollers went to No.1 on the UK album chart with their debut album 'Rollin.'
1975, Rod Stewart and The Faces made their final live appearance when they played at Nassau Coliseum, Long Island.
1978, Whilst living at the Chelsea Hotel in New York City, Sex Pistol Sid Vicious called the police to say that someone had stabbed his girlfriend Nancy Spungen. He was arrested and charged with murder and placed in the detox unit of a New York prison.
1982, The Who supported by The Clash appeared at Shea Stadium, New York City.
1985, Ricky Wilson of the B-52's died of complications from aids.
1991, Mariah Carey had her fifth No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Emotions.'
1994, Pink Floyd played the first of a 15-night run at Earls Court, London, England. Less than a minute after the band had started playing 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond', a scaffolding stand holding 1200 fans, collapsed, throwing hundreds of people 20 feet to the ground. It took over an hour to free everyone from the twisted wreckage, ninety-six people were injured, with 36 needing hospital treatment. Six were detained overnight with back, neck and rib injuries. Pink Floyd sent a free T-shirt and a note of apology to all the fans who had been seated in the stand that collapsed. The show was immediately cancelled and re-scheduled.
1995, R.E.M. played the first of 3 nights at the Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania supported by Grant Lee Buffalo.
1997, US singer songwriter John Denver was killed when the light aircraft he was piloting crashed into Monterey Bay, California. Denver was aged 53.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1935, Luciano Pavarotti
1935, Sam Moore, Sam & Dave
1942, Melvin Franklin, The Temptations
1956, David Letts, (Dave Vanian), The Damned
1960, Bob Mould, Husker Du
1969, Martie Erwin, Dixie Chicks
1957, During an Australian tour Little Richard publicly renounced rock 'n' roll and embraced God, telling a story of dreaming of his own damnation after praying to God when one of the engines on a plane he was on caught fire. The singer threw four diamond rings, valued at $8,000, into Sydney's Hunter River and soon after launched a Gospel career. Five years later, he would switch back to Rock.
1957, Buddy Holly & The Crickets, The Drifters and Chuck Berry all appeared at the Mission Beach Ballroom, San Diego, California.
1962, Little Richard, The Beatles, Billy J. Kramer and other local group's all appeared at The Tower Ballroom, Wallasey, Merseyside, England.
1963, Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs started a five week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Sugar Shack'.
| 1963, Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs started a five week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Sugar Shack'. | |
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| 1965, Working on their next album Rubber Soul at Abbey Road Studio’s London, The Beatles recorded ‘Run For Your Life’ in its entirety, in five takes. (Lennon later admits to lifting two lines from Elvis Presley's 1955 hit ‘Baby Let's Play House’). And another new Lennon song ‘This Bird Has Flown’, later known as ‘Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)’. The track included George Harrison's double-tracked sitar part, the first appearance of that Indian instrument on a pop record. |
1967, The Doors appeared at The Surf Club, Nantasket Beach, Massachusetts, supported by Ultimate Spinach.
1968, Big Brother And The Holding Company went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Cheap Thrills'.
1969, A DJ on Detroit's WKNR radio station received a phone call telling him that if you play The Beatles 'Strawberry Fields Forever' backwards, you hear John Lennon say the words "I buried Paul." This started a worldwide rumour that Paul McCartney was dead.
1971, Gene Vincent (Vincent Eugene Craddock), died from a perforated ulcer, aged 36. Had the 1956 US No.7 & UK No.16 single 'Be Bop A Lula'. Appeared in the film, The Girl Can't Help It with Jayne Mansfield. In 1960, while on tour in the UK, Vincent and songwriter Sharon Sheeley were seriously injured the car crash that killed Eddie Cochran.
1974, Olivia Newton-John went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'If You Love Me, Let Me Know.'
1974, The Bay City Rollers went to No.1 on the UK album chart with their debut album 'Rollin.'
1975, Rod Stewart and The Faces made their final live appearance when they played at Nassau Coliseum, Long Island.
1978, Whilst living at the Chelsea Hotel in New York City, Sex Pistol Sid Vicious called the police to say that someone had stabbed his girlfriend Nancy Spungen. He was arrested and charged with murder and placed in the detox unit of a New York prison.
1982, The Who supported by The Clash appeared at Shea Stadium, New York City.
1985, Ricky Wilson of the B-52's died of complications from aids.
1991, Mariah Carey had her fifth No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Emotions.'
1994, Pink Floyd played the first of a 15-night run at Earls Court, London, England. Less than a minute after the band had started playing 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond', a scaffolding stand holding 1200 fans, collapsed, throwing hundreds of people 20 feet to the ground. It took over an hour to free everyone from the twisted wreckage, ninety-six people were injured, with 36 needing hospital treatment. Six were detained overnight with back, neck and rib injuries. Pink Floyd sent a free T-shirt and a note of apology to all the fans who had been seated in the stand that collapsed. The show was immediately cancelled and re-scheduled.
1995, R.E.M. played the first of 3 nights at the Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania supported by Grant Lee Buffalo.
1997, US singer songwriter John Denver was killed when the light aircraft he was piloting crashed into Monterey Bay, California. Denver was aged 53.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1935, Luciano Pavarotti
1935, Sam Moore, Sam & Dave
1942, Melvin Franklin, The Temptations
1956, David Letts, (Dave Vanian), The Damned
1960, Bob Mould, Husker Du
1969, Martie Erwin, Dixie Chicks
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Oct 11 - Today's Rock History Report
1955, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash kicked off an eleven date tour of the Southern US states in Abilene, Texas.
1960, Aretha Franklin made her stage debut at the Village Vanguard in New York City.
1962, The Beatles made their first appearance on the UK singles chart with 'Love Me Do’, which peaked at No. 4 on the chart.
1967, The Doors appeared at Danbury High School, Danbury, Connecticut. Before the group came on stage an announcer told the audience not to leave their seats during the performance or they would be escorted out of the venue. There was also a beauty pageant just prior to The Doors coming on stage.
1968, during a Beatles recording session at Abbey Road six saxophonists recorded parts for 'Savoy Truffle' for the forthcoming White Album. George Harrison distorted the saxophones to get the desired sound.
1975, Neil Sedaka started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Bad Blood', his third No.1, the song featured Elton John on backing vocals.
1978, Siouxsie And The Banshees, supported by Spizz Oil and The Human League all appeared at The Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, England.
1980, The Police scored their second UK No.1 album with 'Zenyatta Mondatta.'
1986, Janet Jackson started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'When I Think Of You.'
1989, Michael Jackson attended the opening ceremony of the Michael Jackson Auditorium at his former school, Gardner Street Elementary in Hollywood, California. In November, 2003, school officials covered over Jackson's name with painted plywood, leaving only the word "Auditorium" showing, after receiving requests from angry parents when Jackson was booked on suspicion of child molestation.
1990, Drummer Dave Grohl played his first gig with Nirvana when they appeared at the North Shore Surf Club in Olympia.
1991, Apple Computers settled a lawsuit launched by The Beatles' record company, Apple Corporation, over name and logo rights. The computer company reportedly paid $29 million to settle the suit.
1997, Elton John went to No.1 on the US singles chart 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.
2005, Rod Stewart received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to honour a career spanning more than 40 years.
2005, Freddie Mercury's 1974 Rolls Royce was offered for auction on eBay by his family. The Silver Shadow luxury vehicle had already attracted bids of up to £8,400. It came with an unused box of tissues the singer always stored in the car.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1946, Gary Mallaber, Steve Miller Band
1949, Daryl Hall, Hall and Oats
1950, Andrew Woolfolk, Earth Wind and Fire
1962, Andy McCoy, Hanoi Rocks
1962, Scott Johnson, Gin Blossoms
1960, Aretha Franklin made her stage debut at the Village Vanguard in New York City.
1962, The Beatles made their first appearance on the UK singles chart with 'Love Me Do’, which peaked at No. 4 on the chart.
1967, The Doors appeared at Danbury High School, Danbury, Connecticut. Before the group came on stage an announcer told the audience not to leave their seats during the performance or they would be escorted out of the venue. There was also a beauty pageant just prior to The Doors coming on stage.
1968, during a Beatles recording session at Abbey Road six saxophonists recorded parts for 'Savoy Truffle' for the forthcoming White Album. George Harrison distorted the saxophones to get the desired sound.
1975, Neil Sedaka started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Bad Blood', his third No.1, the song featured Elton John on backing vocals.
1978, Siouxsie And The Banshees, supported by Spizz Oil and The Human League all appeared at The Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, England.
1980, The Police scored their second UK No.1 album with 'Zenyatta Mondatta.'
1986, Janet Jackson started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'When I Think Of You.'
1989, Michael Jackson attended the opening ceremony of the Michael Jackson Auditorium at his former school, Gardner Street Elementary in Hollywood, California. In November, 2003, school officials covered over Jackson's name with painted plywood, leaving only the word "Auditorium" showing, after receiving requests from angry parents when Jackson was booked on suspicion of child molestation.
1990, Drummer Dave Grohl played his first gig with Nirvana when they appeared at the North Shore Surf Club in Olympia.
1991, Apple Computers settled a lawsuit launched by The Beatles' record company, Apple Corporation, over name and logo rights. The computer company reportedly paid $29 million to settle the suit.
1997, Elton John went to No.1 on the US singles chart 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.
2005, Rod Stewart received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to honour a career spanning more than 40 years.
2005, Freddie Mercury's 1974 Rolls Royce was offered for auction on eBay by his family. The Silver Shadow luxury vehicle had already attracted bids of up to £8,400. It came with an unused box of tissues the singer always stored in the car.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1946, Gary Mallaber, Steve Miller Band
1949, Daryl Hall, Hall and Oats
1950, Andrew Woolfolk, Earth Wind and Fire
1962, Andy McCoy, Hanoi Rocks
1962, Scott Johnson, Gin Blossoms
Monday, October 10, 2011
Oct 10 - Today's Rock History Report
1902, The Gibson Mandolin guitar company was formed. Gibson's first electric guitar the ES-150 was produced in 1936, and in 1946 Gibson introduced the P-90 single coil pickup, which was eventually used on the first Les Paul model made in 1952.
1939, The real Eleanor Rigby died in her sleep of unknown causes at the age of 44. The 1966 Beatles' song that featured her name wasn't written about her, as Paul McCartney's first draft of the song named the character Miss Daisy Hawkins. Eleanor Rigby's tombstone was noticed in the 1980s in the graveyard of St. Peter's Parish Church in Woolton, Liverpool, a few feet from where McCartney and Lennon had met for the first time in 1957.
1956, Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender" entered the US chart for a 19 week stay, peaking at No.1 for 5 weeks. The song, from Presley's first film of the same name, was adapted from the tune "Aura Lee", written in 1861.
1959, The Quarry Men played at the Casbah Coffee Club, Liverpool. Ken Brown, suffering from a heavy cold was unable to perform and after the show, an argument started when Paul McCartney says that Brown should not get a share of the performance fee since he had not performed. Lennon and Harrison side with McCartney and Brown quits The Quarry Men.
1959, Barry Gordy's first release on the newly established Motown Records, "Bad Girls" by The Miracles, entered the Billboard Pop chart.
1963, Little Richard, The Everly Brothers, Bo Diddley, The Rolling Stones, Micky Most, The Flintstones and Bob Bain all appeared at The Gaumont, Wolverhampton, England.
1970, The Carpenters were at No.2 on the US singles chart with 'We've Only Just Begun.' The song was originally written for a TV commercial advertising a bank.
1970, Black Sabbath were at No.1 on the UK chart with their second album 'Paranoid.' The album is now regarded as one of the classic Heavy Metal albums.
1970, Neil Diamond went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Cracklin' Rosie', his first No.1 as an artist. Diamond wrote the 1966 No.1 hit 'I'm A Believer' for The Monkees.
1973, Rod Stewart & The Faces and Rory Gallagher appeared at San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego. California.
1978, Joe Perry and Steve Tyler from Aerosmith were injured after a cherry bomb was thrown on stage during a gig in Philadelphia. The group performed behind a safety fence for the rest of the tour.
1979, Fleetwood Mac were awarded a star on Hollywood's Walk Of Fame.
1980, The funeral took place of Led Zeppelin's drummer John Bonham. ‘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) aged 32.
1981, The Police went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Ghost In The Machine', the bands third No.1 LP.
1987, Whitesnake went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Here I Go Again', a No.9 hit in the UK in 1987.
1992, R.E.M. scored their second UK No.1 album with 'Automatic For The People', featuring the singles 'Drive', 'Everybody Hurts', 'Man On The Moon' and 'The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight.'
1999, A charity auction selling Elvis Presley's belongings was held at The Grand Hotel, Las Vegas. A wristwatch sold for $32,500, a cigar box $25,000, an autographed baseball sold for $19,000, and a 1956 Lincoln Continental sold for $250,000.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1945, Alan Cartwright, Procol Harum
1945, Jerry Lacroix, Blood Sweat & Tears
1952, Sharon Osbourne
1955, David Lee Roth, Van Halen
1955, Tanya Tucker, US country singer
1960, Eric Martin, singer, Mr. Big
1967, Mike Malinin, guitar, vocals, Goo Goo Dolls
1939, The real Eleanor Rigby died in her sleep of unknown causes at the age of 44. The 1966 Beatles' song that featured her name wasn't written about her, as Paul McCartney's first draft of the song named the character Miss Daisy Hawkins. Eleanor Rigby's tombstone was noticed in the 1980s in the graveyard of St. Peter's Parish Church in Woolton, Liverpool, a few feet from where McCartney and Lennon had met for the first time in 1957.
1956, Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender" entered the US chart for a 19 week stay, peaking at No.1 for 5 weeks. The song, from Presley's first film of the same name, was adapted from the tune "Aura Lee", written in 1861.
1959, The Quarry Men played at the Casbah Coffee Club, Liverpool. Ken Brown, suffering from a heavy cold was unable to perform and after the show, an argument started when Paul McCartney says that Brown should not get a share of the performance fee since he had not performed. Lennon and Harrison side with McCartney and Brown quits The Quarry Men.
1959, Barry Gordy's first release on the newly established Motown Records, "Bad Girls" by The Miracles, entered the Billboard Pop chart.
1963, Little Richard, The Everly Brothers, Bo Diddley, The Rolling Stones, Micky Most, The Flintstones and Bob Bain all appeared at The Gaumont, Wolverhampton, England.
1970, The Carpenters were at No.2 on the US singles chart with 'We've Only Just Begun.' The song was originally written for a TV commercial advertising a bank.
1970, Black Sabbath were at No.1 on the UK chart with their second album 'Paranoid.' The album is now regarded as one of the classic Heavy Metal albums.
1970, Neil Diamond went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Cracklin' Rosie', his first No.1 as an artist. Diamond wrote the 1966 No.1 hit 'I'm A Believer' for The Monkees.
1973, Rod Stewart & The Faces and Rory Gallagher appeared at San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego. California.
1978, Joe Perry and Steve Tyler from Aerosmith were injured after a cherry bomb was thrown on stage during a gig in Philadelphia. The group performed behind a safety fence for the rest of the tour.
1979, Fleetwood Mac were awarded a star on Hollywood's Walk Of Fame.
1980, The funeral took place of Led Zeppelin's drummer John Bonham. ‘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) aged 32.
1981, The Police went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Ghost In The Machine', the bands third No.1 LP.
1987, Whitesnake went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Here I Go Again', a No.9 hit in the UK in 1987.
1992, R.E.M. scored their second UK No.1 album with 'Automatic For The People', featuring the singles 'Drive', 'Everybody Hurts', 'Man On The Moon' and 'The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight.'
1999, A charity auction selling Elvis Presley's belongings was held at The Grand Hotel, Las Vegas. A wristwatch sold for $32,500, a cigar box $25,000, an autographed baseball sold for $19,000, and a 1956 Lincoln Continental sold for $250,000.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1945, Alan Cartwright, Procol Harum
1945, Jerry Lacroix, Blood Sweat & Tears
1952, Sharon Osbourne
1955, David Lee Roth, Van Halen
1955, Tanya Tucker, US country singer
1960, Eric Martin, singer, Mr. Big
1967, Mike Malinin, guitar, vocals, Goo Goo Dolls
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Oct 8 - Today's Rock History Report
1964, Roy Orbison was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Oh Pretty Woman'
1964, Working at Abbey Road studios in London, The Beatles recorded their next single ‘She's a Woman’ in seven takes plus overdubs, recording the song from start to finish in five hours.
1966, Cream drummer Ginger Baker collapsed during a gig at Sussex University, England after playing a 20 minute drum solo. He recovered in a local hospital.
1967, Jimi Hendrix, Arthur Brown and John's Children all appeared at the Saville Theatre in London, England.
1969, Humble Pie supported by David Bowie appeared at The Coventry Theatre in England.
1976, Rainbow appeared at the Luxor Theater, Hoensbroek, Holland supported by AC/DC.
1982, R.E.M. appeared at the Peppermint Lounge, New York City, supported by The Fleshtones.
1987, The three members from ZZ Top made advance bookings for seats on the first passenger flight to the Moon. The boys are still waiting for confirmation of the trip.
1987, Chuck Berry was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His film biography, Hail, Hail Rock & Roll also premiered on the same night.
1988, Def Leppard were at No.1 in the US singles chart with 'Love Bites.'
1988, On their 12th single release, U2 scored their first UK No.1 with 'Desire.' The track which was also a US No.3 hit was taken from their album 'Rattle And Hum.'
1988, Pink Floyd's ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ finally left Billboard's Hot 200 Album Chart after a record breaking 741 weeks.
1992, The US Postal Service issued a set of commemorative stamps to celebrate pop music legends. The stamps included Elvis Presley, Bill Haley, Buddy Holly, Otis Redding, Ritchie Valens, Clyde McPhatter and Dinah Washington.
2000, Radiohead started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Kid A'. Also No. in the US.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1945, Ray Royer, Procol Harum
1948, Johnny Ramone, The Ramones
1949, Hamish Stewart, Average White Band
1964, Working at Abbey Road studios in London, The Beatles recorded their next single ‘She's a Woman’ in seven takes plus overdubs, recording the song from start to finish in five hours.
1966, Cream drummer Ginger Baker collapsed during a gig at Sussex University, England after playing a 20 minute drum solo. He recovered in a local hospital.
1967, Jimi Hendrix, Arthur Brown and John's Children all appeared at the Saville Theatre in London, England.
1969, Humble Pie supported by David Bowie appeared at The Coventry Theatre in England.
1976, Rainbow appeared at the Luxor Theater, Hoensbroek, Holland supported by AC/DC.
1982, R.E.M. appeared at the Peppermint Lounge, New York City, supported by The Fleshtones.
1987, The three members from ZZ Top made advance bookings for seats on the first passenger flight to the Moon. The boys are still waiting for confirmation of the trip.
1987, Chuck Berry was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His film biography, Hail, Hail Rock & Roll also premiered on the same night.
1988, Def Leppard were at No.1 in the US singles chart with 'Love Bites.'
1988, On their 12th single release, U2 scored their first UK No.1 with 'Desire.' The track which was also a US No.3 hit was taken from their album 'Rattle And Hum.'
1988, Pink Floyd's ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ finally left Billboard's Hot 200 Album Chart after a record breaking 741 weeks.
1992, The US Postal Service issued a set of commemorative stamps to celebrate pop music legends. The stamps included Elvis Presley, Bill Haley, Buddy Holly, Otis Redding, Ritchie Valens, Clyde McPhatter and Dinah Washington.
2000, Radiohead started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Kid A'. Also No. in the US.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1945, Ray Royer, Procol Harum
1948, Johnny Ramone, The Ramones
1949, Hamish Stewart, Average White Band
Friday, October 7, 2011
Oct 7 - Today's Rock History Report
1961, The Platters, Del Shannon, The Drifters, Brook Benton, U.S. Bonds, Dee Clark, The Clefftones and Curtis Lee all appeared at Wichita Forum, Kansas.
1963, The Rolling Stones recorded the Lennon and McCartney penned song ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’ at De Lane Lea Studios in London.
1967, The Beatles rejected an offer of $1 million from promoter Sid Bernstein to make a second appearance at New York's Shea Stadium. Bernstein had originally brought the group to Shea in August 1965.
1975, John Lennon was awarded his ‘Green Card’ - permanent residency status, at a hearing in New York which overturned previous efforts by the US Government to deport him. The three judge panel of the US Court of Appeals ruled that his 1968 arrest in Britain for possession of marijuana was "contrary to US ideas of due process and was invalid as a means of banishing the former Beatle from America."
1978, The film soundtrack to 'Grease' featuring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John started a 13 week run at No.1 on the UK chart.
1989, Paula Abdul went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Forever Your Girl'. Abdul spent sixty-four consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200 before hitting number one, making it the longest time for an album to reach the number one spot.
1989, Tears For Fears scored their second UK No.1 album with 'The Seeds Of Love.'
1995, Alanis Morissette went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Jagged Little Pill'. The album went on to become the biggest selling album ever by a female artist with sales over 30m.
2002, Mick Jagger donated £100,000 to his old Grammar school in Dartford to help pay for a music director and buy musical instruments. The new centre was also named after Mick Jagger.
2004, 53 year old Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars had a hip replacement operation in a LA hospital.
2007, Bruce Springsteen went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Magic', the singer, songwriter's 15th studio album and 7th UK No.1. Also a US No.1 album.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1949, David Hope, Kansas
1951, John Cougar Mellencamp
1953, Tico Torres, Bon Jovi
1959, Simon Cowell, record executive and producer
1967, Toni Braxton, singer
1968, Thom York, Radiohead
1976, Taylor Hicks, US soul singer
1963, The Rolling Stones recorded the Lennon and McCartney penned song ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’ at De Lane Lea Studios in London.
1967, The Beatles rejected an offer of $1 million from promoter Sid Bernstein to make a second appearance at New York's Shea Stadium. Bernstein had originally brought the group to Shea in August 1965.
1975, John Lennon was awarded his ‘Green Card’ - permanent residency status, at a hearing in New York which overturned previous efforts by the US Government to deport him. The three judge panel of the US Court of Appeals ruled that his 1968 arrest in Britain for possession of marijuana was "contrary to US ideas of due process and was invalid as a means of banishing the former Beatle from America."
1978, The film soundtrack to 'Grease' featuring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John started a 13 week run at No.1 on the UK chart.
1989, Paula Abdul went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Forever Your Girl'. Abdul spent sixty-four consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200 before hitting number one, making it the longest time for an album to reach the number one spot.
1989, Tears For Fears scored their second UK No.1 album with 'The Seeds Of Love.'
1995, Alanis Morissette went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Jagged Little Pill'. The album went on to become the biggest selling album ever by a female artist with sales over 30m.
2002, Mick Jagger donated £100,000 to his old Grammar school in Dartford to help pay for a music director and buy musical instruments. The new centre was also named after Mick Jagger.
2004, 53 year old Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars had a hip replacement operation in a LA hospital.
2007, Bruce Springsteen went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Magic', the singer, songwriter's 15th studio album and 7th UK No.1. Also a US No.1 album.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1949, David Hope, Kansas
1951, John Cougar Mellencamp
1953, Tico Torres, Bon Jovi
1959, Simon Cowell, record executive and producer
1967, Toni Braxton, singer
1968, Thom York, Radiohead
1976, Taylor Hicks, US soul singer
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