Birthdays:
Clarence "Frogman" Henry is 72.
Robin Luke ("Susie Darlin'") turns 67.
Ruth Pointer- Pointer Sisters is 63.
Derek Longmuir - Bay City Rollers (1955)
Zach Lind - Jimmy Eat World (1976)
Guitarist Paul Atkinson - Zombies (1946)
Carrie Underwood (1983)
Terry Hall- Specials (1959)
They Are Missed:
Free guitarist Paul Kossoff died in 1976 from undetermined causes at the age of twenty-six on a London-to-New York flight. He had a history of heart disease.
Gary Thain, bass player with Uriah Heep died of a drug overdose in 1976 (age 28).
Born on this day in 1953, Ricky Wilson, guitarist, The B-52's. Wilson died on October 12th 1985 of AIDs.
Luther Ingram died of heart failure in 2007.
In 1982, Ozzy Osbourne's rhythm guitarist and former Quiet Riot member Randy Rhoads was killed when the plane he was riding in crashed. The tour bus driver, Andrew Aycock, talked the band's keyboardist, Don Airey, into taking a test flight in a '55 Beechcraft Bonanza, the joyride ended, and the plane landed safely. Then Aycock took Rhoads and Rachel Youngblood on another flight and attempts were made to "buzz" the tour bus. The left wing clipped the bus, which sent the plane spiraling into a nearby house and bursting into flames.
History:
Jefferson Airplane became Jefferson Starship in 1974.
In 1957, Elvis Presley bought Graceland mansion for $102,500.
"Our Song" was released by Tom and Jerry in 1958. Later they used their real names, which were Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel.
Bob Dylan released his self-titled debut album in 1962.
The third album from KISS, "Dressed to Kill," was released in 1975.
In 1980, Elvis Presley's autopsy report was a part of the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners' case against Dr. George Nichopoulos. Presley's former personal physician was accused of overprescribing drugs to the King of Rock 'n' Roll. He later has his medical license revoked.
In 2005, 50 Cent became the first solo artist to have three singles in the US Top 5. “Candy Shop” was at #1 with “How We Do” by The Game, (a member of his G-Unit group) at #4 and “Disco Inferno” at #5.
The second Beatles Anthology series was released in 1996. The album featured “Real Love,” a track the remaining members of the Beatles recorded using an old demo track of John Lennon's. The song was first recorded by Lennon in 1977 with a handheld tape recorder on his piano at home, it originated as part of an unfinished stage play that Lennon was working on at the time entitled "The Ballad of John and Yoko."
The J Geils Band were at #1 on the US singles chart in 1981 with “Centerfold,” Roxy Music had the UK #1 single with “Jealous Guy.”
In 1965, the Tailor And Cutter Magazine ran an article asking The Rolling Stones to start wearing ties. The current fashion did not include wearing ties with shirts and many tie-makers were facing financial disaster. Mick Jagger said of the appeal, “The trouble with a tie is that it could dangle in the soup. It is also something extra to which a fan can hang when you are trying to get in and out of a theater.” Yeah, I have the same problem.
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