Birthdays:
Dante Drowty - Dante and The Evergreens (1941)
Sal Spampinato - Beau Brummels (1942)
Keyboardist Dean Daughtry - Atlanta Rhythm Section (1946)
Michael Lardie - Great White (1958)
David Steele - Fine Young Cannibals (1960)
Aimee Mann (1960)
Richard Hughes - Keane (1975)
Pink (1979)
Slim Thug (1980)
They Are Missed:
Born today in 1897, Jimmie Rodgers singer, songwriter, the first country music star. Sold over 12 million records and was the first person to be elected into the Country Music Hall Of Fame. Rodgers died on 26th May 1933.
Born on this day in 1932, Patsy Cline, country singer, the first female country singer to cross over as a pop artist. Cline was killed in a plane crash on March 5, 1963. One of the best feamle voices - ever.
Born today in 1942, Brian Cole, bass, vocals, The Association. Cole died on August 2, 1972.
Born on this day in 1945, Ron Mckernan, organ, Grateful Dead. Died on March 8, 1973 from cirrhosis of the liver (age 27).
Robert Wiggins from Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five died of a heart attack in 1989.
Derek Taylor, the publicist for The Beatles, died in 1997 (age 67). Taylor had been responsible for many of the legends surrounding their career and had also worked with The Beach Boys and The Byrds. In 1967 he helped organize the Monterey Pop Festival together with Lou Adler and John Philips. He helped launch the Beatles Anthology trilogy in the 90’s.
Benjamin Orr of the Cars (September 8, 1947 – October 3, 2000)
Born on this day in 1945, Kelly Groucutt, bass, vocals, Electric Light Orchestra. Died from a heart attack on February 19, 2009.
History:
In 1952, after Atlantic Records bought Ray Charles' contract from Swingtime, Charles recorded his first session for Atlantic, cutting four songs. Over the next seven years, he will record such classics as ‘Mess Around,’ ‘I Got a Woman,’ ‘Hallelujah, I Love Her So’ and ‘What'd I Say.’
Elvis made his first appearance on the cover of TV Guide in 1956.
In 1956, Eddie Cochran signed a one year contract with Liberty Records, Cochran went on to give Liberty three top 40 hits over the next several years including "Summertime Blues," "Twenty Flight Rock" and "C’mon Everybody."
In 1965, an ad appeared in Variety Magazine announcing auditions for the "Monkee's TV Show.
In 1966, Dick Clark was a guest on ABC-TV's Batman series.
The Doors appeared at the Lagoon Park Patio Gardens, Farmington, Salt Lake City, Utah in 1967.
In 1968, The Beatles performed "Hey Jude" on the UK television show 'Frost On Sunday' in front of an invited audience.
Also in 1968, Led Zeppelin appeared at Raventlow Parken, Nykobing Lolland, Denmark supported by The Beatnicks and The Ladybirds, (who were a all girl topless go-go dancing outfit).
Elvis Presley received the Bing Crosby Award in 1971 for "creative contributions of outstanding artistic or scientific significance to the field of phonograph records."
Marvin Gaye started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1973 with "Let's Get It On."
The Allman Brothers started a five week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1973 with 'Brothers And Sisters.'
Joni Mitchell, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and the Beach Boys all appeared at the New York 'Summersault '74’ at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury in 1974.
Trying desperately to Rock The Vote, the White House, (actually the President Ford`s son Steven), invited Peter Frampton over for a photo opportunity in 1976. Frampton gets lunch out of the deal but both he and Ford are unemployed by the end of the year.
In 1977, guitarist Jimmy McCulloch left Wings to help re-form The Small Faces. McCulloch had played with Paul McCartney’s band on the 'Venus and Mars' and 'Wings At the Speed of Sound' albums, as well as on the Wings Over America tour. He died two years later at the age of 26. Drummer Joe English also left Wings at this time, joining Sea Level.
Peter Gabriel's "Security" LP was released in 1982.
Jon Bon Jovi went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1990 with "Blaze Of Glory."
1993, Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love appeared on stage together at a show in Hollywood in 1993. They performed a song they wrote together "Penny Royal Tea."
Soundgarden won the Best Metal/Hard Rock trophy for “Black Hole Sun” at the MTV Music Video Awards in 1994.
The Donnas perform their first show as The Donnas at the Los Gatos (CA) Teen Center. 1995
In 1997, 29 years after the band first formed, Led Zeppelin released "Whole Lotta Love," their first ever single in the UK. The track recorded in 1969 and featured on the bands second album was issued to promote their re-issued back catalogue.
Sean Puffy Combes and his bodyguard Paul Offered both pleaded guilty to harassment in a New York Court in 1999. The pair faced charges of assaulting record company executive Steve Stoute with a champagne bottle a chair and a telephone.
In 2003, David Bowie performed the first interactive concert when his performance was beamed live into 21 cinemas from Warsaw to Edinburgh. Members of the audience talked to Bowie via microphones linked to ISDN lines and took requests for songs from fans.
In 2005, Rod Stewart was ordered to pay a Las Vegas casino $2m for missing a New Year concert in 2000. Stewart had said he was unable to play at the Rio hotel and casino because his voice disappeared after an operation to remove a cancerous thyroid tumour. The singer said his voice only recovered in time to begin a world tour in June 2001 and he had since performed 150 shows.
A charity album featuring some of the biggest bands in the UK was thought to be the fastest ever produced. Coldplay, Radiohead, Kaiser Chiefs, Antony and the Johnsons, The Magic Numbers, The Coral, Bloc Party and Gorillaz were among those who recorded tracks for ‘Help: A Day in the Life.’ The whole 22-track album was made available for download from the War Child website the following day in 2005.
The 2005 NFL kick-off party at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA featured a pre-game performances by Green Day, Rolling Stones, Santana and Maroon 5. The league's opening game is between the '05 Super Bowl champion New England Patriots and the Oakland Raiders. Pats won by the way.
In 2007, Foxy Brown was sent to jail for a year in New York for violating her probation terms after she travelled outside New York without the court's permission and had missed anger management classes. The rapper (real name Inga Marchand), was arrested for allegedly assaulting a neighbour and in October 2006 she was put on probation for allegedly assaulting two nail salon workers in August 2004.
Slipknot's self-titled debut was reissued in 2009 as a special-edition CD/DVD in celebration of the album's 10th anniversary. The 25-track CD features B-sides, demos and remixes, and a DVD boasting three music videos and live footage.
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