Birthdays:
Charles Patrick - Monotones (1938)
Bernie Dwyer - Freddie and the Dreamers (1940)
Mickey Hart - Grateful Dead (1944)
Phil May - Pretty Things (1944)
Leo Kottke (1945)
Dennis Tufano - Buckinghams (1948)
Guitarist Henry Kaiser (1952)
Tommy Shaw - Styx and Damn Yankees (1953)
John Moss - Adam & the Ants, Bow Wow Wow and Culture Club (1957)
Mick Talbot - Style Council (1958)
Moby (Richard Melville Hall) (1965)
Pianist Harry Connick, Jr. (1967)
Richard Ashcroft - The Verve (1971)
Jonny Buckland - Coldplay (1977)
Ludacris (Chris Bridges) (1977)
They Are Missed:
Reggae star Peter Tosh was shot and killed in his home in Kingston, Jamaica in 1987. Police say Tosh was shot in the head after he refused to give money to robbers. He was 42.
Lorne Greene ("Ringo") died of complications of prostate cancer in 1987.
Great tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine died in 2000 (age 66).
American lyricist Fred Ebb died of a heart attack at his home in New York City in 2004. Co-wrote, ‘New York, New York’ and ‘Chicago’ and worked with Liza Minnelli.
Grammy-award winning guitarist and singer Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown died in Texas in 2005 (age 81). Recorded with Eric Clapton, Ry Cooder and Frank Zappa during a career that spanned 50 years.
History:
In 1847, "Oh, Susannah" was sung in public for the first time. Stephen Foster sold the rights to the song for a bottle of whiskey.
In 1952, Ahmet Ertegun began recording his newest signing, 21 year old Ray Charles at Atlantic Records on West 56th St in New York City. Ertegun had purchased the singers contract from the Swingtime label for $2,500.
Police were called to break up a crowd of rowdy teenagers following the showing of the film Rock Around The Clock at the Trocadero Cinema in London, England in 1956. The following day, The Times printed a reader's letter that said: "The hypnotic rhythm and the wild gestures have a maddening effect on a rhythm loving age group and the result of its impact is the relaxing of all self control." The film was quickly banned in several English cities. Damn that rock and roll!
Judy Garland started a 13-week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1961 with "Judy At Carnegie Hall."
In 1961, after George Martin insisted that session drummer Andy White took Ringo Starr's place, The Beatles returned to EMI Studios in London for a third attempt at recording their first single. ‘Love Me Do’ was selected to be The Beatles' first A-side, with "P.S. I Love You" on the flip side (a reversal of the original plan). The single that was released on October 5th featured a version of ‘Love Me Do’ with Ringo on drums, but the album ‘Please Please Me’ included a version with Andy White on drums.
A two-record "bootleg" set of Bob Dylan songs, called "The Great White Wonder" first appeared in a Los Angeles record store in 1963. It's believed to be the first bootleg album.
Beatle George Harrison formed his own song publishing company, Harrissongs, in 1964.
In 1964, a 16-year-old youth won a Mick Jagger impersonation contest at The Town Hall Greenwich. The winner turned out to be Mick's younger brother Chris Jagger. Can anyone say Ringer?
The Beatles started a nine-week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1965 with "Help!," the group's sixth US chart topper.
The Gentry's "Keep on Dancing" entered the Hot 100 in 1965 where it stays for 13 weeks. It get up to #4. It will be the group's biggest hit.
The Rolling Stones hit #1 in England in 1965 with "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction."
Frank Sinatra was denied credit at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas in 1967 and breaks two teeth in the resulting fight.
Filming began for The Beatles ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ in 1967. There was no script, nor a very clear idea of exactly what was to be accomplished, not even a clear direction about where the bus was supposed to go. The ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ bus set off for the West Country in England stopping for the night in Teignmouth, Devon were hundreds of fans greeted The Beatles at their hotel.
The Beatles's "All You Need Is Love" was certified as a million-seller in 1967.
The Beatles recorded 34 takes of "Glass Onion" in 1968.
Donny Osmond started a three week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1971 with "Go Away Little Girl." The singer's only US solo chart topper. The song had also been a #1 for Steve Lawrence in 1963.
Also in 1971, "The Jackson Five" animated TV series debuts on ABC. The show featured the voices of the five brothers.
Janis Ian earns her first gold record in 1975 for the album "Between the Lines." The album contains her single "At Seventeen," which was climbing the charts and ultimately peaking at #3.
KC and the Sunshine Band went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1976 with '(Shake Shake Shake), Shake Your Body," the group's third US #1 (a #22 hit in the UK).
In 1977, David Bowie accepted Bing Crosby's invitation to appear as a special guest on Bing's annual Christmas television special. Bowie and Bing sing duets on "Little Drummer Boy" and "Peace on Earth." The songs were recorded for Crosby's album Merrie Olde Christmas LP.
In 1979, The Who made their first US concert performance since the death of drummer Keith Moon. It's at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey and with Kenny Jones on drums.
"Valley Girl" by Frank Zappa and his daughter Moon Unit peaked at #32 on the singles chart in 1982.
In 1983, John Cougar's American Fool LP topped the charts. Cougar becomes the first artist in over a year and a half to have the #1 album, "American Fool," and two singles in the top ten, "Jack & Diane" and "Hurt So Good," in the same week.
Bruce Springsteen broke the attendance record at Philadelphia's Spectrum in 1984 when 16,800 fans attend the first of six sold-out shows.
In 1988, Michael Jackson appeared at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England on his Bad World Tour. Over 3,000 fans were treated by the St. John Ambulance service for passing out, hysteria and being crushed amongst the crowd of 125,000 fans, the largest concert of the 123-date world tour.
Mariah Carey started a eight week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1993 with 'Dreamlover'.
In 1995, Green Day told a British magazine that they turned down an invitation to perform on "Sesame Street" because "we couldn't handle a mosh pit full of 5 year olds."
Janet Jackson's "Runaway" made history in 1995 by becoming the first single by a woman to make its debut in the top 10 of Billboard's Hot 100.
Noel Gallagher walked out on the rest of Oasis half way through an American tour in 1996 after a fight with his brother Liam in a hotel in Charlotte North Carolina. Noel flew back to London the following day. Babies.....
In 1996, for the first time, a new single by a major recording artist was released exclusively on the Internet. David Bowie's "Telling Lies" was released on Bowie's web site, where it was available for 24 hours.
In 2003, Tommy Chong, one-half of the comedy team of Cheech and Chong, was sentenced to nine months in federal prison and fined $20,000 for selling drug paraphernalia over the Internet. The 65 year-old Chong pled guilty to the charges last May. He remained free until April, 2004, when he went to jail.
In 2006, a study from the University of Leicester found that more than a quarter of classical music fans had tried cannabis. Researchers were trying to find out what people's taste in music revealed about their lifestyles. The UK study also revealed that blues buffs are the most likely to have received a driving penalty. Hip hop and dance music fans were more likely to have multiple sex partners and were among the biggest drug-takers surveyed. More than 2,500 people were interviewed for the study, which was published in the scientific journal Psychology of Music.
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