Ronnie Bright - Coasters (1938)
Russ Giguere - Association (1943)
Gary Richrath - REO Speedwagon (1949)
Joe Egan - Stealers Wheel (1949)
Wynton Marsalis (1961)
Tim Cross - Sponge (1966)
Peter Svensson - Cardigans (1974)
Simon Rix - Kaiser Chiefs (1977)
Ne-Yo (Shaffer Chimere Smith)(1982)
Zachary Efron, actor and singer from High School Musical (1987). As part of the cast had the 2006 US #1 ‘High School Musical’ album and 2007, US #1 ‘High School Musical 2’ album. Over 17 million viewers in the United States watched the TV premier of High School Musical; making it the highest rated basic cable broadcast in US history.
They Are Missed:
Born on this day in 1947, Laura Nyro, singer songwriter. Her songs have been recorded by Suzanne Vega, Phoebe Snow, Roseane Cash, Frank Sinatra and Linda Ronstadt. She wrote "And When I Die," a hit for Blood, Sweat & Tears and "Stoney End" covered by Barbra Streisand. She died of ovarian cancer on April 8, 1997.
Singer and actress Julie London died in 2000, after suffering a stroke. She recorded 32 albums during her career, played the role of nurse Dixie McCall, in the television series Emergency! (1972–1979).
Born on this day in 1952, Keith Knudson, drummer, The Doobie Brothers. Died of pneumonia on Feb 8, 2005 (age 56).
South African reggae star, Lucky Dube was shot dead in 2007 by car thieves when he was dropping his teenage son and daughter off in a Johannesburg suburb. Police said Dube's son and daughter were already out of the car when three shots were fired through the car window, witnesses said the wounded singer tried to drive away, but lost control of his car and hit a tree. Not so lucky.....
History:
In 1956, 21-year-old Elvis Presley pulled into a Memphis gas station where he started to attract a small crowd of autograph seekers. After repeatedly asking Elvis to move on so he could resume normal business, station manager Ed Hopper slapped Presley on the head and found himself on the receiving end of a punch in the face from the King. Station employee Aubrey Brown tried to help his boss, but was no match for Presley. After police are called, Hopper and Brown were charged with assault and were fined $25 and $15 respectively.
Peggy Sue Gerron first heard the song named for her when she sees Buddy Holly & the Crickets perform "Peggy Sue" in concert in Sacramento, California in 1957.
In 1957, Paul McCartney made his first appearance with The Quarry Men at New Clubmoor Hall, Norris Green, Liverpool. The line-up for The Quarry Men was John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Eric Griffiths, Colin Hanton, and Len Garry. Paul played John some songs that he has composed which Lennon contributes, marking the birth of the Lennon & McCartney songwriting partnership.
In 1963, Chuck Berry was released from federal prison in Springfield, Misssouri, where he had served 19 months for transporting a minor across state line for immoral purposes.
Taking a day off from their British tour in 1964, the Beatles go into the studio and complete the recording of six album tracks and the A-side of their next single: "I Feel Fine." They also complete "Eight Days a Week," "Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey," "Mr. Moonlight," "I'll Follow the Sun," "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby." "Rock and Roll Music" and "Words of Love."
The Animals began their first US tour in 1964.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience played their first gig as a band supporting French pop star Johnny Hallyday at the Paris Olympia in France in 1966.
The film 'How I Won the War,' starring John Lennon, premiered in London in 1967.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono were arrested and charged with possession of marijuana when Ringo Starr's apartment was raided by police in 1968. The bust, while not a major deal in England, was used in the 1970s as the reason the US government doesn’t want Lennon to immigrate. Actually, the government felt Lennon was a political radical/troublemaker.
The Jackson Five make their national TV debut on ABC TV's Hollywood Palace in 1968.
The Temptations scored their second US #1 single with "Can't Get Next To You."
Rod Stewart joined Faces in 1969.
Girlfriend Mary Woodson shot herself in Al Green's home in 1974. She shot herself after throwing a pot of boiling grits on Green when he was getting out of the bathtub.
Simon and Garfunkel reunited on "Saturday Night Live" in 1975.
John Denver started a two week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1975 with 'Windsong.'
The Buzzcocks made their first recordings at Revolution Studios, Cheadle, Manchester, England in 1976.
The Buggles were at #1 on the UK singles chart in 1979 with "Video Killed The Radio Star." A studio band featuring producer Trevor Horn, it was the first ever music video shown on MTV in North America.
Huey Lewis and the News went to #1 on the US album chart in 1986 with 'Fore!'
During a gig at The Los Angeles Coliseum, California in 1989, Guns N' Roses front man Axl Rose announced to the crowd that he was quitting the band.
In 1992, Lynn Anderson was released from jail after serving two days in jail in Nashville, TN for a contempt of court sentence for swearing in front of her children.
In 1994, Marilyn Manson, opening for Nine Inch Nails, was banned (for moral reasons) from performing in Salt Lake City. Still, N.I.N. frontman Trent Reznor invited Manson onstage and explained why Manson’s group wasn’t playing that evening. In the process, Reznor shreds The Book of Mormon and tossed it into the crowd.
Nirvana’s live “From The Muddy Banks of the Wishkah” entered the US chart at #1 in 1996.
Jay-Z started a five week run at #1 on the US album chart in 1998 with ‘Vol 2...Hard Knock Life.’
Metallica performed at the Playboy Mansion in 1998.
In 2002, after a 15 year court battle, New York State's highest court ruled that the Ronettes, did not have the right to share the money earned by their producer Phil Spector through the use of the group's songs in movies, television and advertising. Citing a 1963 contract signed by the group, the court also substantially reduced the amount they stood to gain from royalties on sales of records and compact discs.
In 2005, Madonna admitted that she wrote a grovelling letter to Abba asking if she could sample their music on her latest single "Hung Up." The singer had to seek permission to sample "Gimme Gimme Gimme" and became only the second act that Abba has allowed to sample their work. The Fugees used part of "The Name Of The Game" on their 1996 track "Rumble In The Jungle."
Also in 2005 - ITunes makes available an all-star cover of Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven" with Ozzy Osbourne, Steven Tyler, Gavin Rossdale and Scott Weiland. Music is by Velvet Revolver. The Sharon Osbourne produced charity single, aids victims of Hurricane Katrina and the Southeast Asian tsunami.
U2's Bono went to Capitol Hill in 2005 to address a group of House Democrats about his concerns over debt relief for impoverished nations and the ongoing global AIDS crisis. The following day Bono lunches with President Bush. In his spare time, he and his bandmates perform a pair of D.C. concerts.
In 2005, an image of a naked John Lennon, taken on the last day of his life, was named the top US magazine cover of the past 40 years. The Rolling Stone front cover, taken by Annie Leibovitz and showing Lennon curled around Yoko Ono, was picked by editors, artists and designers.
A class-action lawsuit was filed against Aerosmith in 2007 by fans who bought tickets for a nixed Maui concert. While ticket holders did receive refunds, the action seeks damages for travel expenses and other nonrefundable fees. The group's management claims that Aerosmith bowed out of the show for logistical reasons. However, the lawyer involved in the suit counters that the band was able to play apparently more lucrative shows in Chicago and Honolulu that same week.
The Eagles and the Dixie Chicks co-headline the first of two shows at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in 2007.
Kid Rock tapes an episode of VH1's Storytellers series in 2008. Concert footage features songs from his 'Rock N’ Roll Jesus' album.
T.I. started a two-week run at #1 on the US album chart in 2008 with ‘Paper Trail’, the hip-hop artists sixth studio album.
In 2009, a lock of Elvis Presely's hair from his Army haircut sold for $15,000 at a Chicago auction.
In 2009, Aerosmith played the first of two make-up shows required in a settlement that resulted from legal action instigated by fans when the band cancelled a concert on Oahu to play more lucrative shows two years earlier. A concert on Maui comes two days later.
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