This Date In Music History - October 12

Birthdays:

Sam Moore - Sam & Dave (1935)

Rick Parfitt - Status Quo (1948)

Jane Siberry (1955)

Pat DiNizzio - Smithereens (1955)

David Letts, (Dave Vanian) - The Damned (1956)

Bob Mould - Husker Du, Sugar (1960)

Martie Erwin - Chixie Dicks (1969)

Jordan Isaak Pundik - New Found Glory (1979)


They Are Missed:

Gene Vincent (Vincent Eugene Craddock), died from a perforated ulcer in 1971 (age 36). Appeared in the film, 'The Girl Can't Help It' with Jayne Mansfield. In 1960, while on tour in the UK, Vincent and songwriter Sharon Sheeley were seriously injured the car crash that killed Eddie Cochran.



Ricky Wilson of the B-52's died of complications from aids in 1985.

Born on this day in 1942, Melvin Franklin, vocals, The Temptations. He died on February 23, 1995.

Singer songwriter John Denver was killed when the light aircraft he was piloting crashed into Monterey Bay, California in 1997. Denver was 53.

Crooner Ray Conniff died in 2002.

Dickie Peterson, singer and bass player for Blue Cheer died of cancer in 2009.

Born on this day in 1935, Luciano Pavarotti, Italian singer. The album 'The Essential Pavorotti,' spent 72 weeks on the UK chart. He died on September 6, 2007.


History:

In 1944, Frank Sinatra returned to the Paramount Theatre to a huge crowd known as the "Columbus Day Riot". The crowd, 25,000 strong, started scuffling with police.

During an Australian tour in 1957, Little Richard publicly renounced rock 'n' roll and embraced God, telling a story of dreaming of his own damnation after praying to God when one of the engines on a plane he was on caught fire. Little Richard tossed four diamond rings into the Hunter River in Sydney, Australia, to prove that he was giving up rock-n-roll. He returned to music five years later.

In 1957, Buddy Holly & The Crickets, The Drifters and Chuck Berry all appeared at the Mission Beach Ballroom, San Diego, California.

Little Richard headlined a concert in Liverpool in 1962. One of the opening acts was the Beatles.

Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs started a five week run at #1 on the US singles chart in 1963 with "Sugar Shack."

In 1965, working on their next album 'Rubber Soul' at Abbey Road Studio’s London, the Beatles recorded "Run For Your Life" in its entirety, in five takes. (Lennon later admited to lifting two lines from Elvis Presley's 1955 hit "Baby Let's Play House"). And another new Lennon song "This Bird Has Flown," later known as "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)". The track included George Harrison's double-tracked sitar part, the first appearance of that Indian instrument on a pop record.



Denny Laine left the Moody Blues in 1966.

In 1967, the Doors appeared at The Surf Club, Nantasket Beach, Massachusetts, supported by Ultimate Spinach.

Big Brother And The Holding Company went to #1 on the US album chart in 1968 with 'Cheap Thrills.'

The Jimi Hendrix Experience was formed in London in 1968.

Also in 1968, John Sebastian left the band Lovin' Spoonful to start his solo career.

In 1969, A DJ on Detroit's WKNR radio station received a phone call telling him that if you play The Beatles "Strawberry Fields Forever" backwards, you hear John Lennon say the words "I buried Paul." This started a worldwide rumour that Paul McCartney was dead.

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's "Jesus Christ Superstar" debuted on Broadway in 1970.

Elton John’s two record set 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' topped the chart in 1973.

Olivia Newton-John went to #1 on the US album chart in 1974 with 'If You Love Me, Let Me Know.'

In 1975, Rod Stewart and The Faces made their final live appearance when they played at Nassau Coliseum, Long Island.

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark made their live debut at Eric's, Liverpool, England in 1978.

While he was living at the Chelsea Hotel in New York City in 1978, Sex Pistol Sid Vicious called the police to say that someone had stabbed his girlfriend Nancy Spungen. He was arrested and charged with murder and placed in the detox unit of a New York prison. Vicious died of a heroin overdose before his murder trial began.

Seven people were stabbed at a Blood, Sweat and Tears concert in Los Angeles in 1980.

Ready For The World went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1985 with "Oh Sheila."

Mariah Carey had her fifth #1 on the US singles chart in 1991 with "Emotions."

Nirvana's album, "Nevermind" was certified gold by the RIAA in 1991.

Tupac Shakur was released from prison in 1992 pending an appeal for sexual assault on $1.4 million bail.

"The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus", the film documentary, was released in 1996. The work had been filmed in December 1968.

Boyz II Men were at #1 on the US album chart in 1997 with 'Evolution.'

The Backstreet Boys were forced to cancel a show in Madrid in 1997 after over 7,000 fans arrived for the 5,000 capacity show. More than 300 young girls had to be treated after fainting in the heat.

In 1999, Adrian Young drummer with No Doubt proposed to his girlfriend during a gig in San Francisco. Young came on to the stage before the bands encore and got down on bended knee with a ring, his girlfriend Nina accepted.

In 2005, Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee suffered minor burns at a concert in Casper, Wyoming during a pyrotechnics explosion. Lee was treated at a local hospital for the injuries to his arm and face, which occurred while he was suspended from a wire 30 feet above the stage.

The photo-album 5x1: Pearl Jam Through the Eye of Lance Mercer is available on the band’s web site in 2006. With over 180 photos, the book shows Pearl Jam "like you've never seen them before." There are also essays on the band from R.E.M.'s Micheal Stipe, The Who's Pete Townshend, Bruce Springsteen and director Cameron Crowe.

47-year-old Robert Bouconi was arrested in 2006 on charges of fraud and forgery in Scottsdale, AZ, after being accused of impersonating former REO Speedwagon guitarist Gary Richrath. Bouconi faces up to 35 years in prison for allegedly pretending to be Richrath, fleecing victims out of money via a series of scams.

Today, Slayer presents “The Vinyl Conflict.” The vinyl box set features ten albums on eleven vinyl discs.