Birthdays:
Sylvia Robinson - Mickey & Sylvia (1936)
David Gilmour - Pink Floyd (1944)
Mary Wilson - Supremes (1944)
Hugh Grundy - Zombies (1945)
Murray Head (1946)
Kiki Dee (1947)
Stephen Bier (Wayne Gacy) - Marilyn Manson (1964)
Dwight Grant (Beanie Sigel) (1974)
They Are Missed:
Welsh composer, singer and actor Ivor Novello died in 1951 (age 58). He first became known for the song ‘Keep the Home Fires Burning,’ which he composed during World War I. The annual British songwriter award is named after him.
George Formby died in 1961 (age 57). UK singing comedian and ukulele player. Made over 20 films, best known song 'Leaning On A Lamp Post.' Made an OBE in 1946. Influenced George Harrison.
Born today in 1893, Memphis blues artist Walter “Furry” Lewis. He was the first guitarist to play with a bottleneck. He lost a leg in a railroad accident and once supported The Rolling Stones. Joni Mitchell wrote the song "Furry Sings The Blues" after him. Lewis died on September 14, 1981 (age 88).
Paul Revere and the Raiders’ drummer, Mike Smith, died in 2001 at age 58.
King Floyd ("Groove Me") died in 2006 of complications from a stroke and diabetes.
History:
The Everly Brothers recorded "All I Have To Do Is Dream" in 1958.
The Drifters record one of their classics "There Goes My Baby" in 1959.
Frank Sinatra recorded his final session for Capitol Records in Hollywood in 1962.
The Temptations went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1965 with the Smokey Robinson penned song "My Girl," making the group the first male act to have a #1 hit for Motown.
In 1966, the Rolling Stones started recording sessions for their tenth UK single "Paint It Black" at RCA studios in Hollywood.
The Beatles recorded sound effects onto the song "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" at Abbey Road studios in London in 1967. The beginning audience murmurs and sounds of a band preparing for a performance are added, along with screams from a tape of the Beatles in concert at the Hollywood Bowl.
In 1970, Awareness records released the Charles Manson album 'Lie' in the US. Manson was unable to promote the LP due to the fact he was serving a life sentence for the Sharon Tate murders.
An attempt to bring Elvis Presley to the UK for shows at London's Earl's Court failed in 1973. Promoters had hoped that Elvis would be available during the summer but were told that Elvis now had US tour and filming commitments.
John Lennon's visa extension was canceled by the New York Office of the Immigration Department in 1973. It had been granted only five days before.
Led Zeppelin’s “Physical Graffiti” gets a gold record award in 1975.
Fleetwood Mac's "Rhiannon" was released in 1976.
In 1976, EMI Records re-released all 22 British Beatles singles. In addition "Yesterday" was released for the first time on 45 rpm in the UK.
The Go-Go's started a six-week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1982 with 'Beauty And The Beast.'
Dick Clark’s American Bandstand podium was given to the Smithsonian in 1982.
Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1993 with "A Whole New World'(Aladdin's Theme)". The single ended Whitney Houston's 14-week run at the top of the charts.
In 1999, Monica had the US #1 single with "Angel Of Mine."
In 2001, a man who hid for 24 hours in the rafters of a Cathedral and secretly filmed the Christening of Madonna's baby appeared in court. Security staff discovered the man after the ceremony when he made a noise as he climbed down from the rafters.
In 2004, David Crosby was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon and marijuana after leaving his bag in a New York hotel. The luggage was found by a hotel employee looking for identification, finding instead a handgun and marijuana. The employee called authorities, and Crosby, discovering the missing luggage himself, telephoned to say he would return for it. He was met by New York police, who arrested him.
Yet another Jimi Hendrix related law suit in 2007. Experience Hendrix, the business entity that oversees Hendrix's estate files in a Washington court against a company that allegedly is using the guitar icon's name and image for a brand of vodka without authorization. They accuse Electric Hendrix, the makers of Electric Hendrix Vodka, of trademark infringement and false advertising. Electric Hendrix's owners include Jimi's brother, the disenfranchised Leon Hendrix, and the guitar-great's one-time drummer Buddy Miles. Leon says he's "shocked and saddened" by the lawsuit.
A two-hour film culled from rare footage of John Lennon that was to premiere at a free screening at Berwick Academy in South Berwick, MA in 2007, gets cancelled after the legal team representing Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, orders the school not to screen the movie. Ono claims she owns the rights to 3 Days In The Life, though its director, Ono's first husband, Tony Cox, sold the film to three fans in ‘00. The footage was shot in February '70 for a never-completed documentary project.
The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" was chosen by the Librarian of Congress to enter the '06 National Recording Registry in 2007. The selection is for recordings deemed "significant."
In 2009, Phil Collins participated in a San Antonio ceremony commemorating the historic 1836 battle at the Alamo between Mexican soldiers and Texan defenders. The Genesis frontman is an Alamo aficionado, and collects artifacts and memorabilia. He’s also made an honorary member of the Sons of the Republic of Texas. "Basically, now I've stopped being Phil Collins the singer. This has become what I do," says Collins of his avocation. Isn't he British?
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