The Beatles released Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in the UK in 1967 (it was released in the US the next day). The album was certified gold for sales on its first day in stores.
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Birthdays:
Pat Boone (1934)
Ron Wood – Rolling Stones (1947)
Alan Wilder - Depeche Mode (1959)
Graham Russell - Air Supply (1950)
Simon Gallup – Cure (1960)
Alanis Morissette (1974)
Ronnie Dunn - Brooks and Dunn (1953)
They Are Missed:
Noted Frank Sinatra arranger Nelson Riddle was born in 1921 (died October 6, 1985). He also wrote the theme to the Batman TV show.
David Ruffin of the Temptations died in Philadelphia following an accidental drug overdose in 1991.
The late Johnny Bond ("Hot Rod Lincoln") was born in 1915.
History:
In 1951, Jackie Brenston's "Rocket 88," recorded by Sam Phillips and released by Chicago's Chess Records, hits #1 on the R&B chart. It is widely acknowledged as the first rock and roll record. The same month Phillips records "How Many More Years"/"Moanin' At Midnight," the first single by bluesman Howlin' Wolf.
In 1955, Sam Phillips signed aspiring country singer Johnny Cash and released his debut single, "Cry! Cry! Cry!"/"Hey! Porter."
In 1962, the Beatles auditioned for George Martin at Parlophone/EMI Records. He agreed to sign the group, but insisted that Pete Best be replaced. Within months, Richard "Ringo" Starkey joined the group.
"Walking to New Orleans," Fats Domino's last Top Ten pop hit, was released in 1960.
Sam Cooke recorded "You Send Me" in 1957.
The Monterey International Pop Festival took place in 1967, featuring the new generation of bands from San Francisco, Los Angeles and London.
In 1958, Jimi Hendrix's father bought him a second-hand acoustic guitar. It costs five dollars. "Jimmy told me about it [the guitar] and I said, ‘Okay,' and gave him the money. He strummed away on that, working away all the time, any spare time he had," said Al.
In 1972, the first day of recording took place at Abbey Road studios, London on what would become Pink Floyds album “Dark Side Of The Moon.”
“All we are saying is give peace a chance.” The anti-war anthem “Give Peace A Chance” was recorded during John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s bed-in for peace in Montreal in 1969. Holed up in room 1742 of the Queen Elizabeth Hotel with John and Yoko are acid guru Timothy Leary, singer Petula Clark, comedian Dick Gregory, poet Allen Ginsberg and comedian Tommy Smothers (who played acoustic guitar with Lennon). They and others contribute vocals to the song. “Give Peace A Chance” eventually gets to #14 in the US and #2 on the U.K. charts (kept out of the top spot by the Rolling Stones’ “Honky Tonk Women”).
'Supernatural', Santana's first album for Arista Records, was released in 1999. It goes on to sell more than 21 million copies worldwide 13 million in the U.S. alone.
“Eagles,” the band’s self-titled debut containing “Take It Easy,” was released in 1972.
Today in 1959, the song "The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton topped the charts and stayed there for 6 weeks. The song was originally a poem written by high school teacher James Morriss in 1936, which he put to the music of an old fiddle tune known as “The Eighth Of January.” Horton later won a Grammy Award for the song.
"It's My Party" by Lesley Gore topped the charts in 1963.
In 1956, Doris Day signs a five-year contract with Columbia for a whopping $1 million. Que sera, sera!
Elvis Presley's two-sided hit single, "Teddy Bear" and "Loving You", was released in 1957.
The shack in which Elvis was born in Tupelo, Miss., was opened as a tourist attraction in 1971.
Joni Mitchell released her legendary album Blue in 1971.
Paul Simon released There Goes Rhymin' Simon in 1973.
In 1975, Willie Nelson released his acclaimed concept album Red Headed Stranger.
KISS released their album Love Gun in 1977.
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