Birthdays:
Charlie Pride (1938)
John Hartman - Doobie Brothers (1950)
Irene Cara (1959)
Grant Hart - Husker Du (1961)
Vanessa Williams (1963)
Jeff LaBa - Cinderella (1963)
Jazz musician Courtney Pine (1964)
Jerry Cantrell - Alice In Chains (1966)
Queen Latifah (1970)
Stuart Zender - Jamiroquai (1974)
Adam Levine - Maroon 5 (1979)
They Are Missed:
Born on this day in 1947, Barry J Wilson, drums, Procol Harum, (1967 US #5 single "Whiter Shade Of Pale"). Wilson died after spending several months in a coma following a car accident on October 8th 1990. he was 43.
In 2001, American singer, guitarist, and songwriter John Phillips of Mamas and The Papas died of heart failure (age 65). The Mamas and The Papas scored the US #1 "Monday, Monday." Phillips was married to Michelle Gilliam, they had one child together, Chynna Phillips, vocalist of the 1990's pop trio Wilson Phillips. His second solo album was released on Rolling Stones records and featured Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor and Ronnie Wood.
The late Wilson Pickett ("Funky Broadway") was born in 1941. He died on January 19, 2006.
One-time Steppenwolf guitarist, Kent Henry, died in Portland, OR in 2009. He was a member of Blues Image (“Ride Captain Ride”) prior to replacing Larry Byrom in Steppenwolf. He was 60.
History:
In 1902, Enrico Caruso recorded 10 arias for the Gramophone Company. He was the first well-known performer to make a record.
The first opera by a US composer performed at the Met in New York City in 1910.
In 1939, Frank Sinatra made his first recording, a song called "Our Love," with the Frank Mane band.
In 1958, Jerry Lee Lewis became the first artist to sing three songs on an episode of ABC-TV's "American Bandstand" (and he sings, not lip-synchs them).
EMI Records in the UK announced in 1959 that it had now stopped all production of 78 rpm discs.
The Everly Brothers recorded "Cathy's Clown" in 1960.
In 1965, the Rolling Stones were each fined $8.50 for urinating in a public place. The incident took place at a petrol station after a gig in Romford, Essex, England.
John Lennon gave his friend and ex-Quarry Man Pete Shotton £20,000 to open Hayling Supermarkets in 1965. Lennon, George Harrison and Shotton became joint directors of Hayling Supermarkets Ltd.
The Standells appeared on an episode of NBC-TV's "The Munsters" in 1965.
Pink Floyd signed to EMI Records in the UK in 1967.
The Beatles scored their 13th US No.1 single in 1967 with "Penny Lane."
Neil Young started a three week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1972 with "Heart Of Gold."
The Film 'The Man Who Fell To Earth' featuring David Bowie premiered in London in 1976.
The Clash released their first single “White Riot” in 1977.
The Bee Gees had the Top 3 on the US singles charts in 1978, "Night Fever" at #1, "(Love is) Thicker Than Water," by brother Andy at #2, co-written by Barry Gibb and "Emotion" by Samantha Song written and produced by The Bee Gees at #3.
Aerosmith, Santana, Heart, Dave Mason, Ted Nugent and Mahogany Rush all appeared at the California Jam II festival, Ontario, California in 1978. Over 250,000 people were in attendance.
Driving home from a basketball game in Philadelphia in 1982, soul singer Teddy Pendergrass crashed his Rolls Royce severely injuring his spinal cord.
In 1989, a radio station in California arranged to have all it's Cat Stevens Records destroyed by having a steamroller run over them in protest of the singer's support of Ayatollah Khomeni.
In 1994, four guns and 25 boxes of ammo were confiscated from Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) after his wife, Courtney Love, called police fearing he was going to commit suicide. He did commit suicide about 3 weeks later.
In 1997 - Yanni became the first western composer/performer to play at the Taj Mahal in India.
Michael Jackson and his son went shopping at a toy store in Munich, Germany in 1998. Jackson was dressed as an Arab woman.
In 2000, the U.S. Postal Service issued a 20-cent stamped postcard that featured the historic Ryman Auditorium, the home of the Grand Ole Opry for more than 30 years.
Crazytown went to #1 on the US singles chart in 2001 with "Butterfly."
In 2002, The Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Eddie Vedder, lead singer of Pearl Jam and close friend of the Ramones. The ceremony took place at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.
Courtney Love exposed her breasts during an appearance on David Letterman's TV talk show in 2004. The singer, who had her back to the audience, flashed at the presenter while singing the song "Danny Boy." After the show, she went on to perform a surprise gig at the Plaid night-club in Manhattan where she was alleged to have injured a man by throwing a microphone stand into the crowd. Love was charged with assault and reckless endangerment.
R&B singer Ne-Yo was at No.1 on the US album chart in 2006 with his debut album ‘In My Own Words.’
‘07’s "Raising Sand," Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant's collaborative album with Bluegrass performer Alison Krauss, was certified platinum (one million sales) by music-industry organization RIAA in 2008.
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