Birthdays:
Singer, actress, Julie Andrews (1935)
Barbara Parritt - The Toys (1940)
Herb Fame - Peaches and Herb (1942)
Jerry Martini - Sly and The Family Stone (1943)
Scott McKenzie - "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair") (1944)
Rob Davis - Mud (1947)
Howard Hewett - Shalamar (1955)
Martin Cooper - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (1959)
Kevin Griffin - Better Than Ezra (1968)
Keith Duffy - Boyzone (1974)
They Are Missed:
The late Richard Harris ("MacArthur Park") was born in 1933.
Al Jackson, drummer with Booker T. and The MGs, was shot and killed by an 'intruder' at his home in 1975.
The legendary Albert Collins was born in 1932 (died November 24, 1993).
Born today in 1945, Donny Hathaway, US soul singer. Committed suicide falling from a 15th floor hotel window on January 13, 1979.
Andy McVann drummer with Liverpool band The Farm was killed in a car crash in 1986 during a police chase.
Born on this day in 1948 , Mariska Veres, singer, Shocking Blue (died on Dec 2, 2006 age 59).
Also born today in 1948, Cub Koda, guitarist, songwriter, Brownsville Station (died on July 5, 2000).
Bruce Palmer, former bassist with West Coast folk rock legends Buffalo Springfield ("For What It's Worth"), died of a heart attack in 2004. He was 58.
Nick Reynolds of the Kingston Trio ("Tom Dooley") died of acute respiratory disease in 2008.
History:
In 1956, after test audiences gave a negative reaction to Elvis Presley dying at the end of the film Love Me Tender, The King was called back to re-shoot the scene. In the new ending, the hero lived.
The Beatles "A Hard Day's Night" movie premiered in Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1964 and became the first Western pop culture film to be seen behind the Iron Curtain.
Vee Jay Records, capitalizing on material it owns recorded by its two best-selling groups, released the album "The Beatles Vs. The Four Seasons" in 1964. Despite the awesome combined sales of the two groups, the album, which consists of previously released stuff, stayed on the LP chart for three weeks reaching only as high as #142.
In 1965, Bob Dylan appeared at Carnegie Hall in New York City and introduced his new touring band made up of guitarist Robbie Robertson, organist Garth Hudson, bassist Rick Danko, pianist Richard Manual and drummer Levon Helm. They will become known simply as The Band.
Jimi Hendrix appeared live for the first time in the UK when he jammed with Cream at their gig at London Polytechnic in 1966.
Pink Floyd arrived in New York in 1967 to begin their first U.S. tour.
The Beatles' "Abbey Road" album was released in the US in 1969.
With the success of "I'll Be There" in 1970, the Jackson 5 become the only group in history whose first four records went to #1.
In 1970, Jimi Hendrix was buried at The Greenwood Cemetery at the Dunlop Baptist Church Seattle. Among the mourners; Miles Davis, Eric Burdon, Johnny Winter and members of Derek and the Dominoes.
Riding high on the success of Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd began sessions for their new album in 1973, declaring they intend to use only household objects to make the music. Very avant-garde and very stupid. They later ditched the idea to record "Wish You Were Here."
Meco started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1977 with a disco version of "Star Wars Theme."
In 1979, Elton John played the first of eight straight shows at Madison Square Garden.
Fleedwood Mac's "Tusk," an adventurous double album, was released in 1979. The title track, which featured the University of Southern California Trojan Marching Band, hits #8, while the Nicks-penned "Sara" reaches #7.
Paul Simon's semi-autobiographical film "One Trick Pony" premiered in New York City in 1980. Besides Simon, those appearing the film include Lou Reed, Sam & Dave, the B-52's and the Lovin' Spoonful.
John Cougar went to #1 on both the US album and singles chart in 1982 with the album "American Fool" and the single "Jack And Diane."
Sony unveiled the first compact disc player in 1982. The CD proved to be a boon to the record industry as Rock fans rushed to stores to replace worn-out vinyl records with the more durable CDs.
Today in 1983, the song "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler topped the charts and stayed there for 4 weeks.
The Swedish post Office issued an Abba stamp in 1983.
In 1990, Forbes Magazine listed New Kids On The Block as the fifth richest entertainers in the US with an income of $78 million.
Nearly $1 million was raised at the Farm Aid concert in Louisville, KY in 1995. The musicians that performed were Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Hootie and the Blowfish, and The Dave Matthews Band.
The Nirvana live album "From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah" was released in 1996.
In 2007, Ozzy Osbourne and his wife, Sharon, announce they have a suicide agreement which will come into effect should either of them suffer from a neurodegenerative disease such as Alzheimer's, which took the life of Sharon's father. "We believe 100 percent in euthanasia, so (we) have drawn up plans to go to the assisted suicide flat in Switzerland if we ever have an illness that affects our brains," reveals Sharon. Guess drugs don't count.
Also in 2007, the Spice Girls London reunion concert sold out in 38 seconds after fans were notified tickets had gone on sale. More than one million people in the UK registered for the concert, on December 15, 2007 at the O2 arena. Three more London dates were added to the world tour which was kicking off in Vancouver on Dec 2.
Radiohead's official website crashed in 2007 after the band announced that their new album ‘In Rainbows’ would only be available to order via www.radiohead.com. Fans could pre-order the download at any price they choose or pay £40 for a "discbox", which included two CDs, two records, plus artwork and booklets.
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