1956, After test audiences gave a negative reaction to Elvis Presley dying at the end of the film Love Me Tender, The King was called back to re-shoot the scene. In the new ending, the hero lived.
1960, The Beatles performed at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.
1965, Bob Dylan appeared at Carnegie Hall in New York City and introduced his new touring band made up of guitarist Robbie Robertson, organist Garth Hudson, bassist Rick Danko, pianist Richard Manual and drummer Levon Helm. They will become known simply as The Band.
1966, Jimi Hendrix appeared live for the first time in the UK when he jammed with Cream at their gig at London Polytechnic.
1967, thieves broke into Mick Jagger’s London flat and stole jewellery and furs belonging to his then girlfriend Marianne Faithfull.
1970, Jimi Hendrix was buried at The Greenwood Cemetery at the Dunlop Baptist Church Seattle. Among the mourners; Miles Davis, Eric Burdon, Johnny Winter and members of Derek and the Dominoes.
1975, Al Jackson, drummer with Booker T. and The MGs, was shot and killed by an intruder at his home. Booker T had backed such artists as Otis Redding, Al Green and Sam and Dave.
1977, Elton John became the first musician to be honoured in New York City's Madison Square Hall Of Fame.
1977, Meco started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with a disco version of 'Star Wars Theme'. Had other hits with versions of 'Close Encounters', 'Wizard Of Oz' and 'Empire Strikes Back'.
1981, The Pretenders were forced to cancel the last leg of a US tour after drummer Martin Chambers put his hand through a windowpane, cutting tendons and arteries.
1982, John Cougar went to No.1 on both the US album and singles chart with the album 'American Fool' and the single 'Jack And Diane'.
1983, A David Bowie world convention was held at The Cunard Hotel in London. The event had the largest collection of Bowie merchandise ever assembled. Tickets £6.90.
1984, Elvis Costello and the Attractions kicked off a 24-date UK tour at London Hammersmith Palais.
1985, R.E.M. appeared at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland.
1987, Def Leppard kicked off the North American leg of their Hysteria world tour at Glens Falls Civic Center, Glens Falls, New York.
1990, Forbes Magazine listed New Kids On The Block as the fifth richest entertainers in the US with an income of $78 million.
1994, Eric Clapton entered the US album chart at No.1 with 'From The Cradle'.
2004, The Lord Mayor of Melbourne officially opened 'AC/DC' Lane after the veteran rockers. The Lord Mayor erected the sign to cheers and bagpipes playing the bands song ‘Long Way To The Top’. The City of Melbourne had extra copies of the sign made, in anticipation of fans stealing them.
2007, Radiohead's official website crashed after the band announced that their new album ‘In Rainbows’ would only be available to order via www.radiohead.com. Fans could pre-order the download at any price they choose or pay £40 for a "discbox", which included two CDs, two records, plus artwork and booklets.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1930, Richard Harris, Actor, Singer. Died of cancer on 25th Oct 2002.
1935, Julie Andrews, Actress, Singer
1940, Barbara Parritt, The Toys
1942, Herb Fame, Peaches and Herb
1943, Jerry Martini, saxes, Sly and The Family Stone
1945, Donny Hathaway, US soul singer
1947, Rob Davis, guitar, Mud
1948, Mariska Veres, singer, Shocking Blue
1948, Cub Koda, guitarist, songwriter, Brownsville Station
1955, Howard Hewett, Shalamar
1958, Martin Cooper, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
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