Birthdays:
Joe Perry, Aerosmith's resident guitar god, was born in Lawrence, Mass in 1950.
Danny Hutton ("Roses & Rainbows" and a member of Three Dog Night) turns 66.
Cracker frontman Dave Lowry greets the world in 1960. The guitarist is also a founding member of Camper Van Beethoven.
José Feliciano ("Light My Fire") is 63. He also wrote the theme for TV's Chico & the Man. (A correction from Monday, Sept 8th post which incorrectly listed Jose’s birthday as the 8th of September)
History:
Waldo Semon was born in 1898. He invented vinyl in 1926, which was used to make LP and 45 records. He died on 26th May 1998 aged 100.
In 1964 Rod Stewart recorded his first single, "Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl," with the Hoochie Koochie Men in 1964. It promptly disappeared from view, and Stewart would go on to perform with the Jeff Beck Group and the Faces before striking out in a solo direction.
In 1965, the Rolling Stones took over the British pop program Ready Steady Go! Not only did the band members host, but they also interviewed their special guests Manfred Mann, Goldie & the Gingerbreads, and the Preachers. The last were booked because Bill Wyman produced their current single.
Kiss released their first live record, "Alive" in 1975. The double set also becomes their first top 10 album. and contained live performances from KISS' first three albums.
Bob Dylan released his live album "Hard Rain" in 1976.
Blues singer/guitarist Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown died in 2005, at age 81, at his brother's home in Orange, Texas. Brown recorded with such greats as Eric Clapton, Ry Cooder and Frank Zappa.
In 1962, Britain's BBC banned Bobby 'Boris' Pickett's single, "Monster Mash", saying it was offensive. They eventually relented and the song went on to be a UK #3 hit in 1973.
The Byrds began recording "Turn! Turn! Turn!" in 1965. Unlike their first hit, "Mr. Tambourine Man,” members of the group itself were permitted to play instead of session musicians.
The Monkees' "The Last Train To Clarksville" was released in the US in 1966. By the first week of November, it will be the top tune in the nation.
The Supremes achieved their ninth US number one record in 1966 when "You Can't Hurry Love" topped the Billboard chart.
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 sang duets on "Little Drummer Boy" and "Peace on Earth". The songs were recorded for Crosby's album "Merrie Olde Christmas".
Guns N' Roses enjoyed a number one single in 1988 with "Sweet Child O' Mine" written for Axl Rose's then girlfriend, Erin Everly, the daughter of The Everly Brothers' eldest sibling, Don Everly.
In 2005, the 1967 Beatles track ‘A Day In The Life’ from Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was voted the best British song of all time by music experts. The survey by Q magazine called the track "the ultimate sonic rendition of what it means to be British.”
In 1991, Nirvana’s single ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ was released in the US.
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