Birthdays:
Born on this day in 1915, guitarist Les Paul, inventor of the Gibson Les Paul guitar and known for his innovative recording techniques. He also pioneered “close miking” and echo delay recording.
Dean Dinning - Toad The Wet Sprocket (1967)
Jon Lord - Deep Purple (1941)
Stuart Edwards - Edison Lighthouse (1946)
George Bunnell - Strawberry Alarm Clock (1949)
Dean Felber - Hootie & The Blowfish (1967)
Ed Simons - Chemical Brothers (1970)
They Are Missed:
Singing legend Cole Porter was born in 1891. One of America's greatest songwriters,he wrote countless classic songs, “Night And Day,” “I Get A Kick Out Of You,” “Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye,” among many others. (Died Oct 15, 1964)
R&B singer Johnny Ace was born in 1929. Billboards ‘most played artist of 1955.’ He died playing Russian roulette backstage at a gig on December 25, 1954.
Born today in 1934, Jackie Wilson, US soul singer. Suffered a heart attack on stage at a New Jersey Club in 1975 and was in a coma until he died on January 21, 1984. Scored 24 Top 40 hits during late 50's & 60's.
Born on this day in 1947, Mitch Mitchell, drums, Jimi Hendrix Experience. Mitchell was found dead in his hotel room on Nov 12, 2008 (age 61).
History:
In 1989, after suggesting just three days earlier that she would help the environment by “firebombing McDonald’s restaurants,” Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders) signed a document vowing to never repeat the statement again. McDonald’s had threatened legal action. Have a hamburger Chrissie, they’re good!
The Beatles, on the last night of their tour with Roy Orbison, performed at King George's Hall, Blackburn, Lancashire in 1962. It was during this tour that The Beatles' fans started throwing jelly babies at them while they were on stage, after an off-the-cuff remark on television that George Harrison enjoyed eating them.
Bruce Springsteen signed with Columbia Records in 1972 and started to assemble the E Street Band from various Asbury Park ex-band mates.
In 1972, Elvis Presley made entertainment history by performing 4 sold-out shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden. George Harrison, John Lennon David Bowie, Bob Dylan and Art Garfunkel were among music stars that attended the shows. The shows were recorded and became the album “Elvis as recorded at Madison Square Garden.”
Wilson Phillips went to #1 on the US charts in 1990 with “Hold On.” 25 years earlier to the day, Wendy and Carnies father Beach Boy Brian had been at #1 with “Help Me Rhonda.”
In 1990, M.C. Hammer's debut album started a record breaking 21 week stay at the top of the US album charts, making it the longest uninterrupted stay at the top since the album charts started.
It was announced in 2002 that Rolling Stone Mick Jagger was to be given a knighthood for his services to music. Keith Richards is still jealous.
In 1958, Johnny Mathis' Greatest Hits went to #1 on the albums chart. So what? Well, it turns out Mathis' Hits was the “Dark Side of the Moon” of its day, remaining on the charts for a staggering 490 weeks. A decade after its release, the album was still on the chart.
In 1969, the Rolling Stones announced that guitarist Brian Jones will be replaced by the John Mayall Band's Mick Taylor.
In 1993, the U.S. Postal Service debuts its Legends of American Music, Rock and Roll-Rhythm and Blues stamp collection, featuring Bill Haley, Buddy Holly, Clyde McPhatter, Otis Redding, Ritchie Valens, Dinah Washington, and Elvis Presley.
Today in 1958, the song "The Purple People Eater" by Sheb Wooley topped the charts and stayed there for 6 weeks.
In 1994, after an argument, TLC singer Left Eye set fire to her boyfriend’s (Andre Rison of the Atlanta Falcons) Atlanta mansion, worth $2 million, burning it to the ground. She was charged with arson and fined $10,000 with five years probation.
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