Birthdays:
Will.i.am- Black Eyed Peas (1975)
Mark McGrath- Sugar Ray (1968)
Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh (1940)
Beach Boy Mike Love (1944)
Sly Stone (1944)
Ry Cooder (1947)
Daniel "Dee" Snider- Twisted Sister (1955)
Terence Trent D'Arby (1962)
Bret Michaels- Poison (1962)
Mark Hoppus- Blink-182 (1972)
They Are Missed:
Lightnin' Hopkins was born in 1912. (died January 30, 1982 age 70). Was a major influence on Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix.
In 1929, Boogie-woogie inventor Pinetop Smith was shot dead in a Chicago dance hall. He had made the mistake of dancing with a Miss Louise Ford, who appeared to have been already taken by someone toting a revolver.
Marshall Lieb of the Teddy Bears ("To Know Him Is To Love Him") died of a heart attack in 2002.
History:
Fats Domino recorded "Ain't It a Shame" in 1955.
Colonel Tom Parker became Elvis Presley’s manager in 1955. Having already managed several major Country stars, Parker makes Elvis his life’s work. The partnership is beneficial to both parties though not always artistically rewarding.
Billboard magazine began listing a top albums chart in 1945. The first #1 was "The Nat King Cole Trio."
At the 8th annual Grammy Awards in 1966, Album of the Year was Frank Sinatra's "September of My Years," and Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass' recording of "A Taste of Honey" was named Record of the Year.
Police invaded Los Angeles' KHJ in 1972 after DJ Robert W. Morgan repeatedly plays Donny Osmond's "Puppy Love" from 6 to 7:30 in the morning. The cops feared the station had been overrun with crazies, but it turned out to be just another radio stunt.
In 1990, some 13.7 million households signed up to see a pay-per-view special by the New Kids on the Block, breaking PPV records. I was not among them.
In 1999, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, and Dusty Springfield were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In 2003, protesters in Louisiana destroyed Dixie Chicks CDs with a 33,000-pound tractor, in protest over singer Natalie Maines' derogatory comments about President George W. Bush. I guess the truth hurts.
In 2004, Prince, George Harrison, Bob Seger, Traffic, Jackson Browne, The Dells and ZZ Top were all inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Today in 1969, the song "Dizzy" by Tommy Roe topped the charts and stayed there for 4weeks.
In 2002, Yoko Ono unveiled a seven foot bronze statue of John Lennon overlooking the check-in hall of Liverpool John Lennon airport. The re-branding of the airport featured a sketch of Lennon's face with the words “Above Us Only Skies.”
Led Zeppelin went to #1 on the US chart in 1975 with the double album “Physical Graffiti,” the first on their own Swan Song label.
Olivia Newton-John went to #1 on the US album chart in 1975 with “Have You Ever Been Mellow.”
The Bangles were at #2 on the US singles chart in 1986 with “Manic Monday,” a song written by Prince under the pseudonym Christopher. Ironically, it was prevented going to #1 by Prince with “Kiss.”
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