Birthdays:
John Densmore (Doors) was born in 1945.
Gilbert O'Sullivan ("Clair") turns 62.
Rockabilly drumming star Sandy Nelson is 70.
Billy Paul ("Me And Mrs. Jones") is 74.
Birthday wishes to Bette Midler.
Eric Bloom (Blue Oyster Cult) was born in 1951.
They Are Missed:
The late Lou Rawls ("Dead End Street") was born in 1935.
Lee Dorsey ("Ya Ya") died of emphysema in 1986.
In 1969, Blues singer "Magic" Sam Maghett collapsed and died in Chicago after complaining of heartburn. He was 32.
History:
In 1958, Ricky Nelson became the first ‘rock 'n' roller’ to appear on the cover of Life magazine.
A San Diego, California quintet called Rosie And The Originals reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960 with a crudely recorded ballad called "Angel Baby". Written by the group's 14 year old singer, Rosie Hamlin, the song held the position for six weeks and stayed on the chart for three months.
Carly Simon's "You're So Vain" was released in the US in 1972- where it will reach #1. The tune caused much speculation about who Carly was singing about, with popular guesses that included Mick Jagger (who sang uncredited backing vocals on the song), Cat Stevens, Warren Beatty, Kris Kristofferson (with whom she had had brief relationships), her unfaithful fiancé William Donaldson, and her ex-husband, James Taylor. We do have these insipid ‘letter’ clues, but we may never know who it is really about.
Fats Domino's highest-charting Top 40 hit, "Blueberry Hill," reached #2 in 1956 (and topped the R&B chart for 11 weeks). It was held back from the top pop spot by Guy Mitchell's "Singing the Blues." Despite a career as hit-filled as his, Domino will—like Creedence Clearwater Revival—never have a #1 pop record.
The Phil Spector written "To Know Him Is To Love Him" was the #1 song in the US in 1958 for The Teddy Bears. The trio consisted of Spector, along with two friends, Marshall Leib and Annette Kleinbard.
In 1961, "Please Mr. Postman," by the Marvelettes, became Motown's first #1 pop hit and second million-seller.
Three rock and roll acts made their debut on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1957: Buddy Holly & the Crickets ("That'll Be the Day"), Sam Cooke ("You Send Me"), and the Rays.
In 1968, Janis Joplin made her final appearance with Big Brother & the Holding Company.
"I Want to Hold Your Hand," the Beatles' first American single, was released by Capitol Records in 1963.
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine," written by Marvin Gaye and recorded by Gladys Knight and the Pips, rose to #2 in 1967. Exactly a year later, Gaye's own version will become the top song in the country.
A free concert was organized by the Rolling Stones at Altamont Speedway, outside San Francisco in 1969. The event turned ugly when sets were disrupted by violence from Hell's Angels, Marty Balin was knocked unconscious, and a concert-goer was stabbed to death.
Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' was released in 1982.
Nirvana's "Nevermind" hits #1 on Billboard's Top 200 album chart in 1992. It grossed more than $50 million in sales.
The Dave Clark Five reach #1 with "Over and Over" in 1965.
In 1976, The Eagles' “Hotel California” spends the first of a total of eight weeks at Number One.
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