Birthddays:
One of the greatest voices in country music, George Jones was born in Saratoga, Texas in 1931.
Pop singer Maria Muldaur ("Midnight at the Oasis") was born in New York as Maria D'Amato in 1943.
Rush drummer Neal Peart celebrates a birthday today.
Gerry Beckley, the singer with "Horse With No Name" hit-makers America, was born in 1952.
Birthday wishes to Liam Gallagher of Oasis.
History:
In 1962, George Martin produced the single "Love Me Do" b/w "P.S. I Love You" at his first recording session with the Beatles.
John Lennon appeared at the Toronto Rock ‘n' Roll Revival concert in 1969, accompanied by Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann, Alan White and Yoko. 'The Plastic Ono Band – Live Peace in Toronto' was released in December.
'Wish You Were Here,' Pink Floyd's long-awaited follow-up to 'Dark Side of the Moon,' was released in 1975. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond," a side-long epic about their troubled ex-leader Syd Barrett, is its centerpiece.
Gene Vincent succumbs to a bleeding ulcer at age 36 in 1970.
The late Barry White ("Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe") was born in 1944.
An in-depth report on the death of Elvis Presley aired on ABC-TV’s "20/20" in 1980. It raised so many unanswered questions that the official case concerning Elvis’ death was reopened.
One of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s founders and Country legend, Johnny Cash died of complications from diabetes in 2003. The 71 year-old singer/songwriter had an amazing career spanning six decades - even earning an MTV Video nomination (for “Hurt”) earlier in the year.
In 1964, Manfred Mann's "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" entered Billboard's Hot 100, where it will reach number one just a few weeks later.
The Monkees television show premieres on NBC in 1966. Producers Bert Schneider and Bob Rafelson decided to emulate the zany, madcap humor of the Beatles' A Hard Day's Night for the small screen. When they placed in ad in Variety for four Folk & Rock musicians to appear in a TV series, over 400 applied for the job, including Stephen Stills, John Sebastian, Harry Nilsson and Danny Hutton, but as it turned out, only one of the four winners, guitarist and songwriter Michael Nesmith, actually saw the ad. Micky Dolenz (who would play drums), Davy Jones (who would sing), and Peter Tork (bass) found out about the opportunity from other sources. Nesmith and Tork had experience in the Folk scene; Dolenz and Jones were primarily actors, although Nesmith and Jones had already made some obscure solo recordings. Some have claimed that Charles Manson also applied. The truth is that he was in prison at the time and would not be paroled until March 21, 1967.
Gary Glitter's instrumental, "Rock and Roll Part 2" reached its peak at number seven on the US chart in 1972. The song was a standard at sporting events for years until he was arrested on child pornography charges in England in 1997. Many pro sports organizations quit playing the song after a technician fixing Glitter's computer found indecent images of young children on his hard drive.
Stax Records had its first #1 hit in 1962, with “Green Onions,” by Booker T. & the MG’s, which topped the R&B chart for four weeks. It peaked at #3 on the pop chart.
In 2002, the house that Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) lived in as a child, from 11-15, was sold on eBay for $210,000. The house had been valued at $52,660 in 2000.
2000 - The family of Jimi Hendrix released 56 rare tracks in a 4-CD boxed set, "The Jimi Hendrix Experience."
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