Birthdays:
Born on this day in 1946, Pete Agnew of Nazareth.
Born on this day in 1983, troubled UK singer, songwriter Amy Winehouse.
Free guitarist Paul Kossoff was born in Hempstead, England in 1950.
Joey Heatherton ("Gone") turns 64.
John "Bowser" Bauman (Sha Na Na) was born in 1947.
History:
In 1963, ABC invited Pete Seeger to appear on the network's Hootenanny, hoping the folk icon would break a boycott of the program by fellow folk singers. However, he refused after being asked to sign an oath of loyalty to the U.S. We hope that ABC's policy on musical guests has changed since then.
The late Barry Cowsill of the Cowsills ("Hair") was born in 1954.
In 1968, Roy Orbison's two sons died in a fire at his Hendersonville, Tennessee home while he was performing in England.
What's next for the Who's Pete Townshend in 1968? He tells Rolling Stone today that he's working on a rock opera about a deaf, dumb, and blind boy. The pinball bit must have come later.
Also in 1968, The Archies premiered on CBS. Producer Don Kirshner later succeeds on sending the Archies' single "Sugar Sugar" to No. 1 in the US. The following year The Archies started an eight-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Sugar Sugar', becoming the longest running one hit wonder in the UK. Not bad for a group that was a cartoon.
At a Sotheby's auction in 1995, the star lot is Paul McCartney's handwritten lyrics for "Getting Better." It sold for $249,000.
In 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics to the "Star-Spangled Banner." The song became the official U.S. national anthem on March 3, 1931.
Genesis played their first gig for money in Surrey, England in 1969, at a cottage owned by a Sunday school teacher.
Pink Floyd's movie "The Wall" began production in 1981.
In 1979, the film Quadrophenia was released. Based on The Who’s 1973 rock opera, the film featured Phil Daniels, Toyah Willcox, Ray Winstone, Michael Elphick and Sting.
In 1974, Eric Clapton’s version of the Wailers’ “I Shot the Sheriff,” written by head Wailer Bob Marley, hits #1 and helped generate interest in reggae music.
The Grateful Dead played the first of three shows in the shadow of the Great Pyramid in Giza in 1978. Proceeds go to the Egyptian Department of Antiquities and the Faith & Hope Society for the Handicapped.
In 2007, The Beatles-themed movie musical, Across The Universe, begins a limited theatrical release. Pass. If you like Beatles songs showing up here, there and anywhere in a movie go watch Yellow Submarine again. Besides, Yellow Submarine has a more believable plot. The soundtrack (also out) consists of Beatles covers, including performances by Joe Cocker (who had success singing Beatles songs early in his career) and Bono. The U2 frontman’s take on "I Am The Walrus" is in the film, while his rendition of "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" is heard during the end credits.
Bachman-Turner Overdrive’s “Not Fragile” lands on the album chart in 1974. It eventually tops the survey.
Little Richard recorded his first hit, "Tutti-Frutti" in 1955. His original lyrics were "cleaned up" by a local songwriter.
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