Birthdays:
Bread songwriter David Gates (1940)
Happy birthday to Brenda Lee (1944)
Jermaine Jackson (1954)
Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx (1958)
Birthday wishes to Booker T. Jones (Booker T. & the MG's-1944)
Born on this day in 1961, Darryl Jones, American bassist who has played with the Rolling Stones since Bill Wyman's departure in 1993.
Curtis Williams, Kool & The Gang (1962)
They Are Missed:
Big Mama Thornton was born in 1926. Janis Joplin covered her song “Ball And Chain.” Thornton had a 1953 version of “Hound Dog” before Elvis Presley. She died in 1984.
J. Frank Wilson was born in Lufkin, Texas in 1941 (died 1991). With his band the Cavaliers, he enjoyed a huge hit with 1964's melodramatic "Last Kiss." Pearl Jam later successfully covered the song.
Sam Cooke was shot and killed in a Los Angeles motel in 1964.
History:
The Righteous Brothers "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" was released in 1964. It became their first Billboard Top 40 hit and reach #1 the following February.
In 1972, Genesis made their American live debut with a show at Massachusetts' Brandeis University.
In 2003, the RIAA certified AC/DC's "Back In Black" as the world's second-best-selling album of all time, behind Michael Jackson's "Thriller."
In 1968, the Rolling Stones began taping their Rock 'n' Roll Circus TV special in England, as their album Beggar's Banquet debuted on the British album charts at #3. Guests included the Who, Eric Clapton, Jethro Tull and John Lennon appearing as the Dirty Mac Band, performing "Yer Blues." The Rolling Stones withhold the special from broadcast, a decision which many believe was due to the Who's superior performance on the night.
James Brown released his 32nd album in 1971, "Revolution of the Mind: Live at the Apollo, Volume 3," boasting the half-hour epic "It's a New Day So Let a Man Come In and Do the Popcorn."
The Coasters recorded "Charlie Brown" in 1958.
Aretha Franklin made her New York stage debut in 1960, singing Blues and Pop standards at the Village Vanguard.
Bob Seger released his album "Night Moves" in 1976.
In 1961, Motown achieved their first #1 record when The Marvelettes' "Please Mr. Postman" reached the top. The session musicians on the track included 22 year-old Marvin Gaye on drums.
Elvis Presley started a 20 week run at the top of the Billboard album chart in 1961 with "Blue Hawaii", his seventh US #1 album.
In 1989, The RIAA certified four Led Zeppelin albums as multi-platinum: "Presence" (2 million), "Led Zeppelin" (4 million), "Physical Graffiti" (4 million) and "In Through The Out Door" (5 million).
In 2002, musicologist and author Rob Durkee compiled a list of The Top Ten Christmas Songs Of All Time (according to sales and radio air play)
1. White Christmas - Bing Crosby - 1942
2. Silent Night - Bing Crosby - 1936
3. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry - 1949
4. The Little Drummer Boy - Harry Simeone Chorale - 1958
5. Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms - 1957
6. The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole - 1946
7. The Chipmunk Song - David Seville and the Chipmunks - 1958
8. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee - 1958
9. Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley - 1957
10. Jingle Bells - Bing Crosby / The Andrews Sisters - 1943
No word on where the ‘barking dogs’ were listed…..
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