Birthdays:
Derek Leckenby - Herman's Hermits (1943)
Gener Cornish - The Young Rascals (1945)
David Byrne - Talking Heads (1952)
Ian Astbury – Cult (1962)
C.C. DeVille – Poison (1962)
Mike Inez - Alice in Chains (1966)
Fabrice Morvan - Milli Vanilli (1966)
Steve Hogarth – Marillion (1956)
Jack Bruce – Cream (1943)
Shanice (1973)
Danny Wood - New Kids On The Block (1971)
They Are Missed:
Frank Sinatra died of a heart attack in 1998.
Former Yardbirds guitarist Keith Relf was electrocuted by his guitar and died in 1976.
In 2005, bluegrass singer Jimmy Martin died in Nashville aged 77. Inspired by Bill Monroe, he sang with both the Blue Grass Boys and his own Sunny Mountain Boys combo.
In 1969, a car crash took the lives of Fairport Convention drummer Martin Lamble and Jeanne "Genie the Taylor" Franklin. Franklin was a clothes designer for, among others, Jefferson Airplane, Donovan, and Jimi Hendrix.
The late Bobby Darin was born in 1936 (died on December 20, 1973)
History:
In 1955, "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & the Comets first entered the Top 40. It would become the first #1 record of the rock era.
Bo Diddley’s “Bo Diddley” backed with “I’m A Man” landed on the R&B charts in 1955. Both songs were later covered in the '60s by British groups.
In 1957, Elvis Presley swallowed a porcelain cap from one of his teeth during the filming of Jailhouse Rock and was rushed to the hospital. The cap was lodged in a lung and Presley had to stay overnight to get it removed.
The Strawbs formed in 1967.
Leo Sayer went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1977 with “When I Need You,” the singer’s second US #1 (also #1 in the UK).
In 1956, Buddy Holly's optometrist gave him contact lenses for his 20/800 eyesight, but he couldn’t get used to them, so the trademark glasses stayed.
Paul McCartney and John Lennon appeared on NBC-TV's "Tonight Show" in 1968 with guest-host Joe Garagiola.
In 1970, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young released "Ohio,” ten days after the shooting of four students at Kent State University that inspired the classic song.
Jan & Dean began recording "Little Old Lady (From Pasadena)" in 1964.
The Rascals recorded "People Got To Be Free" in 1968.
In 1966, one of the best compilation records ever released, “Big Hits (High Tides And Green Grass),” collected the best Rolling Stones songs to date. The album sold over two-million copies.
"The Platters" was released in 1956. It was the group's first album.
Atlantic Records celebrated its 40th anniversary at New York’s Madison Square Garden in 1988. Yes, Genesis, Foreigner and Crosby, Stills & Nash performed. A re-united Led Zeppelin hit the stage with Jason Bonham filling in for his late father John. Zeppelin played “Stairway To Heaven” and “Whole Lotta Love.” Also, the Iron Butterfly appeared and yes, they played "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" in its entirety.
The album "Revenge" was released by KISS in 1992. The album featured a new drummer, Eric Singer.
In 2007, Capitol/EMI announced that Paul McCartney's post-Beatles catalog will be sold digitally. "For the very first time, McCartney and Wings albums will be made available across all digital platforms," read the EMI/Capitol statement.
Also in 2007, Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor spoke out against records labels marking up album prices to compensate for declining sales. He says he discovered that NIN's "Year Zero" had a list price of more than $29 in Australia. "No wonder people steal music," he says. Has anything changed?
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