Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot (1938)
Bob Gaudio - Royal Teens (1942)
Martin Barre - Jethro Tull (1946)
Rod Clements - Lindisfarne (1947)
Robert Antoni - Nazz, Utopia with Todd Rundgren (1947)
Jim Babjak - Smithereens (1957)
Ronald Devoe - New Edition, Bell Biv De Voe (1967)
Ben Wilson - Blues Traveler (1967)
Clarke Isaac Hanson - Hanson (1980)
Sarah Harding - Girls Aloud (1981)
They Are Missed:
In 1979, Jethro Tull bass player John Glascock died at the age of 28, as a result of a congenital heart defect. Had also been a member of Chicken Shack.
Born on this day in 1944, Gene Clark, singer, songwriter, The New Christy Minstrels, The Byrds, Solo. Died of a heart attack on May 24, 1991 (age 49).
Born today in 1966, Jeff Buckley, singer songwriter. His singer songwriter father Tim Buckley, died on June 29, 1975 of a heroin and morphine overdose. Jeff drowned while swimming on May 29, 1997.
Born on this day in 1937, Geoff Goddard, songwriter, wrote "Johnny Remember Me," played keyboards on The Tornadoes 1962 #1 hit "Telstar." He died on May 15, 2000 (age 62).
In 2003, soul singer Arthur Conley died of intestinal cancer in Ruurlo, The Netherlands at the age of 57. He first recorded in 1959 as the lead singer of Arthur & the Corvets.
Country music legend Don Gibson died of natural causes in 2003 (age 75). Scored the 1958 US #7 single "Oh Lonesome Me," (covered by Neil Young on his After The Gold Rush album). His song "I Can't Stop Loving You," has been recorded by over 700 artists, most notably by Ray Charles in 1962.
History:
Gene Vincent made his national television debut on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1957. He performed "Dance To The Bop." "Be-Bop-A-Lula" has already come and gone.
In 1957, Harry Belafonte was at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Mary's Boy Child," the first single to sell over 1 million copies in the UK. It stayed at #1 for seven weeks. The first Christmas song to hit #1 in two different versions - the other was Boney M's version in 1978.
The Kingston Trio led the US hit parade in 1958 with a century-old folk song called "Tom Dooley." Although this popular group would place nine more songs in the US Top 40, this would be their only number one.
The Beatles played a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club in Liverpool in 1961. That night they played at the Village Hall, Knotty Ash, Liverpool.
In 1962, the Four Seasons' "Big Girls Don't Cry" reaches the top spot on the Billboard singles chart, just as their first hit, "Sherry" did earlier in the year. Songwriters Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio were inspired to write the song after they heard Clark Gable use the phase "big girls don't cry" in a movie.
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones) met singer Gene Pitney at the taping of ITV’s Thank Your Lucky Stars in 1963. They give him “That Girl Belongs To Yesterday” which becomes a major Pitney hit in both the U.S. and U.K.
Also in 1963, John Weightman the Headmaster of a Surrey Grammar School, banned all pupils from having Beatle haircuts saying, "this ridiculous style brings out the worst in boys physically. It makes them look like morons." Who was the moron?
Pink Floyd released their third single in 1967 "Apples And Oranges," however the song failed to chart.
The Who kicked off their second North American tour supporting The Buckinghams at Shawnee Mission South High School in Kansas City in 1967.
Davey Jones of the Monkees opened a boutique, Zilch I, in Greenwich Village, NY in 1967.
Elton John recorded a show in New York City in 1970 which was later released as his 11-17-70 album. The best tracks are “Take Me To The Pilot” and “Burn Down The Mission” (hot piano work).
In 1971, Rod Stewart and The Faces release 'A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse,' their third LP together. The album contains the band's biggest US hit, "Stay with Me," which reaches #17. The LP goes into the US Top Ten.
In 1973, 13-year-old Tony DeFranco lead Canada's The DeFranco Family to the top of the Cashbox Best Sellers list with "Heartbeat - It's A Lovebeat." The song would reach #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, but did not chart in the UK.
ABBA kick off their first European tour in Copenhagen in 1974, playing outside of Sweden for the first time.
In 1974, John Lennon scored his second solo US #1 album with 'Walls And Bridges.'
The Commodores went to #1 on the US singles chart in 1979 with "Still," the group's second US #1 single.
Wham! Were at #1 on the UK album chart in 1985 with "Make It Big" and #1 on the US singles chart with "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go."
David Crosby from Crosby Stills Nash & Young was admitted to hospital in 1990 after breaking a leg, shoulder and ankle after crashing his Harley Davidson motorbike. Speed was a factor.
In 1992, at the end of a long battle to claim royalties Jimmy Merchant and Herman Santiago ex of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, received an estimated $4 million in back payments from the song 'Why Do Fools Fall In Love'.
Metallica released the album 'ReLoad' in 1997.
Garth Brooks released 'Garth Brooks: Double Live' in 1998.
Jewel released 'Spirit.' in 1998.
In 1999, Mariah Carey was forced to abandon a performance on Rome's historic Spanish Steps after crowds of tourists swamped her. She took shelter in a local shop before been given a police escort to safety.
It was reported in 2000 that Andy White, who played drums on The Beatles track "Love Me Do" which was featured on the new Beatles Greatest Hits album, would not earn enough from it to buy his own copy. White would get no more than his original session fee of £7. (around $10)
The Beatles released 'Let It Be… Naked' in 2003. It is a remastering of the original 1969 album with Phil Spector’s production removed. Spector, hired to salvage the project, added strings to several tracks – much to Paul McCartney’s displeasure.
In 2003, 21 year-old Britney Spears became the youngest singer to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The only other performer to get a Hollywood star at her age was Little House on the Prairie actress Melissa Gilbert.
In 2003, George Michael signed a new contract with the record company he took to court in 1993. The singer re-signed to Sony in a deal that included his extensive back catalogue. Michael had failed in his court wrangle with Sony after accusing it of "professional slavery"; his contract was bought out by Virgin Records.
U2's Bono and the Edge joined Pearl Jam onstage in 2006 for a cover of Neil Young's "Rockin' In The Free World" at the Make Poverty History concert in Melbourne, Australia. About 14,000 people attended the event, timed to coincide with the G-20 summit in that fair city. "The politicians have to do what you tell them to do," Bono tells the crowd. Yeah, right.....
The Eagles were at #1 on the US album chart in 2007 with ‘Long Road Out Of Eden,’ the bands seventh studio album and first since 1979. Nearly six years in production, the album is the band's first studio release since 1979's "The Long Run" and would make the Top Ten in 26 countries around the world.
John McCain may have lost the ’08 presidential race but he’s still swinging. During the campaign Jackson Browne sued the candidate for using "Running On Empty" in a commercial without permission. Now, McCain’s lawyer files two lengthy motions claiming that the candidate was within his rights to use the song, and the other seeks damages from Browne for apparently “interfering with the politician's free speech.” It all gets settled in Browne's favor in 2008.
Them Crooked Vultures (Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, Foo Fighters Dave Grohl and Queens Of The Stone Age founder Josh Homme) released their self-titled debut album in 2009. With that, the band launched a tour in support of the album at the Wiltern Theater in L.A.
Justin Bieber's EP "My World" was released in 2009.
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