Birthdays:
Van Morrison was born in 1945.
Jerry Allison of the Crickets (he married the real Peggy Sue) turns 69.
Tony DeFranco of the DeFranco Family ("Heartbeat- It's A Lovebeat") is 48.
Drummer Gina Schock of the Go-Go's was born in Baltimore in 1957.
Happy 51st birthday to Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze.
Debbie Gibson was born in Merrick, N.Y. in 1970.
It's guitarist Rudolf Schenker's (Scorpions) 60th birthday.
History:
'Bad,' by Michael Jackson - the follow-up to Thriller and therefore the most hotly anticipated album in history - was released in 1987. It topped the charts for eight weeks and yielded seven hit singles.
In 1976, George Harrison was found guilty of "subconscious plagiarism" of "He's So Fine" in writing "My Sweet Lord.” To add insult to injury (besides costing ol’ George $587,000 in damages), the Chiffons regrouped and recorded a medley of "He`s So Fine/My Sweet Lord."
The final "Partridge Family" episode aired on ABC-TV in 1974.
In 1955, a London judge fined Sidney Turner three pounds, ten shillings for, "creating an abominable noise" after Turner threatened his neighbors by saying, "I will drive you mad." Turner played Bill Haley & His Comets' "Shake Rattle & Roll" as loud as possible from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
In 1974, John Lennon testified that President Richard Nixon tried to have him deported after he joined anti-war demonstrations outside the 1972 Republican National Convention. He also suspected his phones were tapped and that he was under surveillance by government agents. He was right.
Elton John never struck anyone (except Harley-Davidson marketing people) as a motorcycle lover, but he played the 100th birthday celebrations of Harley-Davidson in Milwaukee anyway, along with Tim McGraw and Kid Rock. I am from the area and watched it on TV. It was deplorable, many, many biker’s left with the ‘thumbs down’ or another finger of choice prominently displayed.
In 1968 Decca Records released what has been called The Rolling Stones most political song, "Street Fighting Man.” The number was written after Mick Jagger attended a March 1968 anti-war rally at London's US embassy, during which mounted police attempted to control a crowd of 25,000. The single proved to be very popular but was kept out of the US Top 40 (reaching #48) because many radio stations refused to play it based on what were perceived as subversive lyrics.
In 2005, soldier-turned-singer/songwriter James Blunt topped the U.K. singles and album charts with his debut Back to Bedlam and the song "You're Beautiful."
Metallica's self-titled album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's pop album chart in 1991.
Following manager Brian Epstein`s death in 1967, The Beatles announced they will handle their own business affairs. But soon control of the group`s business interests devolves into a struggle between Allen Klein (representing John, George & Ringo) and Lee and John Eastman (representing Paul).
Cream`s debut album "Fresh Cream" entered the LP charts in 1968. With Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker, the group is heralded as the first Rock super group. The album is known for "I Feel Free" and Baker`s five-minute drum solo on "Toad."
In 2004, Joe Barry, a leading member of the "swamp pop" scene, who scored a 1960 hit with ""I'm a Fool to Care," died in New Orleans. He was 65.
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