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Jane Fonder? :hilarious:Quote:
Originally Posted by Koala
1945 Van Morrison was born.
1965 Sonny & Cher arrived in the UK for their first promotional visit.
1969 During a North American tour Led Zeppelin appeared at the Texas International Pop Festival in Lewisville. Also on the bill: BB King, The Incredible String Band, Sam & Dave and Janis Joplin.
1976 George Harrison was found guilty of 'subconscious plagiarism' of the Ronnie Mack song 'He's So Fine' when writing 'My Sweet Lord'. Earnings from the song were awarded to Mack's estate; The Chiffons then recorded their own version of 'My Sweet Lord'.
1985 'Brothers In Arms' by Dire Straits started a nine-week run at No.1 on the US album charts. The album also topped the charts in 25 other countries and went on to sell over 20 million worldwide.
1987 The largest pre-order of albums in the history of CBS Records occurred as 2.25 million copies of Michael Jackson's ‘Bad’ album were shipped to record stores in the US. The LP followed the Jackson album, ‘Thriller’, the biggest Jackson-seller of all time (over 35 million copies sold). ‘Bad’ went on to sell over 13 million copies.
2006 The Times ran a story on the demands of rock stars when on tour. Ozzy Osbourne insists on an eye, ear, nose and throat doctor at each venue. The Beach Boys require a licensed masseur, Meat Loaf a mask and one small tank of oxygen. David Bowie requests that the dressing room temperature is between 14c and 18c and Paul McCartney must have a large arrangement of white Casablanca lilies in his dressing room. Mick Jagger must have an onstage autocue with the lyrics to all the songs, it would also tell him the name of the city in which they were performing.
1947 Barry Gibb (Bee Gees) is born
1955 after complaints from his neighbours, Rock 'n' Roll fan Sidney Adams was fined £3 and 10 shillings, ($9.80) by a London Court after playing Bill Haley's 'Shake Rattle and Roll' all day at full volume.
1976 'Fleetwood Mac' peaks at #1, setting a record for the longest time between an album's release and its topping the charts. Three singles drawn from the album mark Fleetwood Mac's debut in the U.S. Top Forty: "Over My Head" (#20), "Rhiannon" (#11) and "Say You Love Me" (#11).
1979 U2 release their first record, the U2-3 EP.
1980 Fleetwood Mac ended a nine-month world tour with a performance at the Hollywood Bowl. Lindsay Buckingham announced on stage, "This is our last show for a long time."
1997 The first Genesis album in six years is premiered live on a radio special and simultaneous webcast at www.atlantic-records.com. The band plays songs from its new set “Calling All Stations,” its first album with singer Ray Wilson.
1999 Van Morrison becomes the first inductee to the Hot Press Irish Music Hall of Fame (IMHF) at a ceremony in Dublin.
2003 Sir Elton John tops the U.K. singles charts with “Are You Ready for Love.” Nothing unusual about that, except the song is actually an outtake from 1977.
What a great birthday present that was (tho a day late).Quote:
Originally Posted by Koala
1970 Genesis run an advertisement for a drummer in the English magazine Melody Maker. Former child actor-turned-skins beater Phil Collins answers and convinces the band to hire him by revealing that he played bongos on George Harrison's All Things Must Pass.
1972 The Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival was held over three days on Bull Island, near Griffin, Indiana. The Promoters expected over 50,000 music fans over 200,000 attended the festival. Many bands pulled out as the festival drifted steadily into anarchy. Bands that did appear included Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids, Black Oak Arkansas, Cheech and Chong, Foghat, Albert King, Brownsville Station, Canned heat, Flash, Ravi Shankar, Rory Gallagher, Lee Michaels and Frosty, The Eagles, The Amboy Dukes, and Gentle Giant. Three concert goers drowned in the Wabash River and as the festival ended, the remnants of the crowd burned down the music stand.
1988 Peter Gabriel participates in Amnesty International "Human Rights Now" world tour, along with Tracey Chapman, Bruce Springsteen, Sting and others, opening at Wembley Stadium. Taking in five continents and claiming to be the most ambitious rock tour in history.
1995 Michael Jackson went to No.1 on the US singles chart with a song written by R. Kelly 'You Are Not Alone'. It holds a Guinness World Record as the first song in the 37 year history of the Billboard Hot 100 to debut at No.1.
1995 Michael Jackson went to No.1 on the US singles chart with a song written by R. Kelly 'You Are Not Alone'. It holds a Guinness World Record as the first song in the 37 year history of the Billboard Hot 100 to debut at No.1.
I don't believe I knew he had been a child actor. I wonder what he played in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Koala
He is one of 350 extras in the Beatles film A Hard Day’s Night. He earns 15 pounds a week for playing the Artful Dodger in the Musical Oliver. He will play this role for seven months at the New Theatre in Martin’s Lane until his voice breaks (the role includes the song You’ve Got To Pick A Pocket Or Two). He was also in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as one of the children who stormed the castle at the end of the movie but was edited out.He also auditioned for the role of Romeo inRome and Juliet (1968).Quote:
Originally Posted by TimothyBFan
1965 a Rolling Stones gig in Dublin, Ireland ended in a riot after 30 fans jumped on to the stage. Jagger was knocked to the floor as the rest of the band fled the stage.
1968 After a two week absence, Ringo Starr rejoined The Beatles. Upon Ringo's return to the studio, he found his drum kit covered with flowers to welcome him back.
1970 it was reported that the Bob Dylan bootleg album 'Great White Wonder' had sold over 350000 copies.
1977 The month after his death, Elvis Presley had 27 albums and 9 singles in the Top 100 charts in the UK. 'Moody Blue' was the No.1 album while 'Way Down' was No.1 on the singles chart, (putting him equal with the Beatles, each amassing 17 No.1 hits).
1989 'Pump,' the cornerstone album of Aerosmith's post-sobriety renaissance, is released. It yields a bumper crop of hit singles: "Love in an Elevator" (#5), "Janie's Got a Gun" (#4), "What It Takes" (#9) and "The Other Side" (#22).
1999 the largest music bootleg bust in US history was made. It was estimated that this one operation alone was responsible for $100 million in lost revenues. Recording equipment valued at $250,000 was confiscated, as were almost 1 million CDs and tapes.
2002 The Rolling Stones 40th anniversary Licks tour kicked off at the Fleet Centre Boston. Tickets for the best seats cost $224. The world tour would see the band playing to over 2.5m fans over 100 shows.
2006 Don Henley plays the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Festival. John Mellencamp was originally scheduled but had to drop out. The Labor Day weekend show is in Snowmass Village, CO.
1965 The Beatles started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Help', the title of their second film and the group's ninth US No.1.
1965 The Who had their van stolen containing over £5000 worth of equipment outside the Battersea Dogs Home. The band were inside the home at the time buying a guard dog. The van was later recovered.
1968 The Bee Gees had their second UK No.1 single with 'I've Gotta Get A Message To You'.
1976 Fleetwood Mac went to No.1 on the US album chart with their self-titled album after being on the charts for over a year. The album went on to sell over 5 million copies in the US and was the first of three No.1 albums for the group.
1976 The Bee Gees went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'You Should Be Dancing', the group's third US No.1, a No.5 hit in the UK.
1996 In London, Cat Stevens (Yusuf) has his first autograph-signing session since converting to Islam in 1977.
2008 the first guitar torched on stage by Jimi Hendrix sold for £280,000 at an auction of rock memorabilia. The Fender Stratocaster was burned at the end of a show at the Astoria in Finsbury Park, north London, in 1967. The sale held in London also included the Beatles' first management contract, signed in 1962 by all four members of the group and manager Brian Epstein, sold for £240,00.
1946 Freddie Mercury of Queen is born.
1964 The Animals started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'House Of The Rising Sun'. When first released the record company printed the time of the song on the record as three minutes feeling that the real time of four minutes was too long for radio airplay.
1981 Stevie Nicks went to No.1 on the US album with Bella Donna, featuring the tracks ‘Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around’ (the Tom Petty duet), ‘Leather and Lace’ (with Don Henley), ‘Edge of Seventeen’ and ‘After the Glitter Fades.’
1981 Foreigner hits #4 with "Urgent".
1990 B.B. King receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1992 Guns N' Roses hits #3 with "November Rain".
1998"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing," from the soundtrack to the film Armageddon, becomes Aerosmith's first #1 hit. It holds down the top spot for a full month.
1999 After spending 58 weeks on the UK album chart, Shania Twain went to No.1 with 'Come On Over'. It gave the Canadian singer the biggest selling UK album of the year.
2008 Reba McEntire went to No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Keep on Loving You’ the country singer, songwriter’s twenty fifth-studio album.
1944 Roger Waters is born.
1968 Working at Abbey Road studio’s in London, The Beatles recoded overdubs onto the new George Harrison song ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’. Eric Clapton added the guitar solo and became the first outside musician to play on a Beatles recording and George recorded his lead vocal.
1988 2,000 items of Elton John’s personal memorabilia including his boa feathers, 'Pinball Wizard' boots and hundreds of pairs of spectacles were auctioned at Sotheby’s in London.
1997 Elton John recorded a new version of 'Candle In The Wind' after performing the song live at Diana Princess of Wales funeral. A record 31.5 million across the UK watched Elton play the special tribute to Diana. The track went on to become the biggest selling single of all-time.
2000 'You're the One,' Paul Simon's ninth solo album (excepting compilations and concert discs), is released. It is his first album of songs not tied to a larger conceptual framework since 1983's 'Hearts and Bones.
2005 Sir Bob Geldof was awarded the freedom of his native Dublin after the City Council voted in favour of giving him the accolade in honour of his campaign against world poverty and alleviating debt in Africa.
1936 Charles Hardin Holley, a.k.a., Buddy Holly, is born in Lubbock, Texas.
1968 The Doors played the first of two nights at The Roundhouse, London, playing 2 shows a night on their first UK visit. Granada TV filmed the sold out gigs (later shown as "The Doors Are Open"), which were attended by members of The Rolling Stones and Traffic.
1968 Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham made their live debut as Led Zeppelin at Teen Club Box 45 in Gladsaxe in Denmark.
1976 Abba were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Dancing Queen', the group's fourth UK No.1 single and their only US No.1 chart topper. The song was a No.1 hit in over a dozen countries and stayed at the top of the Swedish charts for 14 weeks.
1978 Keith Moon of the Who dies of an overdose of the drug prescribed to control his alcoholism.
1974 I Shot the Sheriff (Eric Clapton) was a hit.
1979 Led Zeppelin scored their eighth UK No.1 album when 'In Through The Out Door' went to the top of the charts for two weeks.
1984 Stevie Wonder had his first UK No.1 with 'I Just Called To Say I Love You'. Taken from the film 'Lady In Red', it was 18 years after Wonder's chart debut in 1966. The song stayed at No.1 for six weeks.
1990 Jon Bon Jovi hits #1 with "Blaze of Glory".
1999 To promote Apple/EMI’s Sept. 14 release of the Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine” album, a Eurostar cross-Channel train custom-designed with artwork from the animated film leaves London’s Waterloo Station at 11:57 a.m. GMT for Paris.
1941 Otis Redding is born.
1963 The Beatles were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'She Loves You.' 'Please Please Me' was at No.1 on the UK album chart.
1965 Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" reaches #2.
1975 Wings' ambitious world tour, the first such undertaking by a Beatle, kicks off in Britain. It runs for 13 months, ending in October 1976. 'Wings Over America', a three-record set released in December 1976, is culled from U.S. dates on the tour.
1978 On the albums chart, the Who are a new entry with Who Are You, their last long-player recorded with Keith Moon.
1981 At Amnesty International’s fund-raising Secret Policeman’s Other Ball in London, Phil Collins makes his first live solo appearances.
1989 New Kids On The Block scored their second US No.1 single with 'Hangin' Tough', a No.1 in the UK in 1990. The group also went to No.1 on the US album chart on this day with 'Hangin Tough'.
1992 Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody," featured in the comedy 'Wayne's World,' wins Best Video from a film at the ninth annual MTV Awards. In its second return to the charts the previous April, it hit #2.
1998 Pioneer synth-pop band Depeche Mode begins its first concert outing in five years in Helsinki. The week prior, the band plays several warm-up gigs in Estonia, Latvia, and Russia including a Sept. 5 show in Moscow’s Red Square.
2003 Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel announce they are reunited for an autumn tour. The "Bridge Over Troubled Water" duo last reformed for New York concerts in 1993.
2003 Sinead O'Connor releases She Who Dwells in the Secret Place of the Most High Shall Abide Under the Shadow of the Almighty, which she claims will be her final album.
1963 The Daily Mirror published a two-page article about The Beatles. Written by Donald Zec, the feature is entitled ‘Four Frenzied Little Lord Fauntleroys Who Are Earning 5,000 Pounds A Week’ Zec, who had attended a Beatles concert in Luton on Sept. 6 and then invited them to his home to complete the interview, referred to The Beatles' haircuts as ‘A stone-age hair style’. The article provided a major boost to their career.
1964 Rod Stewart recorded his first single, a version of Willie Dixon's 'Good Morning Little School Girl.' Future Led Zeppelin bass player John Paul Jones played on the session.
1966 You Can't Hurry Love" by the Supremes hits #1.
1968 The Beatles were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Hey Jude', the group's 15th UK No.1 and the longest chart topper ever at seven minutes and ten seconds. The single was the first release on the group's Apple records label.
1983 former Stevie Wonder guitarist Michael Sembello, started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Maniac'. The track was featured in the film 'Flashdance'. A No.43 hit in the UK.
1988 Phil Collins was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'A Groovy Kind Of Love.' Taken from his film 'Buster' the song had been a No.2 hit for The Mindbenders in 1966.
2008 Peter Gabriel is given the Ambassador of Conscience Award in London form tue Arts of Amnesty for human rights.
I've got to see if I can find this. Didn't know he'd done a version of it. Love Willie's version but my favorite version is Jonny Lang's from his very 1st album when he was 14. He rocks it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Koala
It's on his Storyteller anthology (came out late '89, I think).
I've actually got that. :hilarious: Shows how much I pay attention! Geesh!:brickwall:
I saw one of those concerts in Columbus, Indiana the night before an Eagles concert at the same Venue! Good Stuff!Quote:
2003 Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel announce they are reunited for an autumn tour. The "Bridge Over Troubled Water" duo last reformed for New York concerts in 1993.
1961 Judy Garland started a 13-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Judy At Carnegie Hall'.
1961 After George Martin insisted that session drummer Andy White took Ringo Starr's place, The Beatles returned to EMI Studios in London for a third attempt at recording their first single. ‘Love Me Do’ was selected to be The Beatles' first A-side, with "P.S. I Love You" on the flip side (a reversal of the original plan). The single that was released on October 5th featured a version of ‘Love Me Do’ with Ringo on drums, but the album ‘Please Please Me’ included a version with Andy White on drums.
1965 The Beatles started a nine-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Help!', the group's sixth US chart topper.
1971 Donny Osmond started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Go Away Little Girl'. The singers only US solo chart topper. The song had also been a No.1 for Steve Lawrence in 1963.
1977 David Bowie recorded a guest appearance on 'Bing Crosby's 'Merrie Olde Christmas' TV show duetting with Crosby on 'Peace On Earth - Little Drummer Boy. The track became a UK No.3 hit five years later in 1982.
1987 Peter Gabriel cleaned up at this year's MTV Awards, winning best video, best male video, best concept video, best special effects and five other awards for the track 'Sledgehammer'.
1970 Creedence Clearwater Revival scored their first UK No.1 album with 'Cosmo's Factory'. It enjoyed a nine-week run at No.1 in the US where it sold over three million copies.
1975 Wish You Were Here,' Pink Floyd's long-awaited followup to 'Dark Side of the Moon,' is released. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond," a side-long epic about their troubled ex-leader Syd Barrett, is its centerpiece.
1987 Michael Jackson kicked of his Bad World Tour by playing the first of three sold-out nights at Korakuen Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. By the end of the 123-date tour, Jackson had played to over 4million fans across fifteen countries.
1990 Could this be the end of Fleetwood Mac? Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie both think so, as they announce they will no longer sing with the soft rockers. The band reunited at President Clinton’s inauguration in 1993.
2003 Johnny Cash passes away.
2003 The Beatles sue Apple computers, alleging their iTunes store infringes copyrights on the logo of their Apple Corps record label.
2007the surviving members of Led Zeppelin announced they would reform for a star-studded tribute concert in London. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones would play at a show to remember the late Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun. The place of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, who died in 1980, would be taken by his son Jason. The one-off concert, the trio's first performance for 19 years, would take place at the O2 arena in London on 26th November with tickets costing £125. All profits from the show would go towards scholarships in Ertegun's name in UK, the USA and Turkey, the country of his birth.
1963 Graham Nash fell out of The Hollies van after a gig in Scotland. Nash checked to see if the door was locked, it wasn't and he fell out as it travelled at 40 m.p.h.
1969 John and Yoko flew to Canada with the Plastic Ono Band to perform at the Rock & Roll Revival Show in Toronto, Canada, featuring Eric Clapton on guitar.Klaus Voormann and drummer Alan White were put together so late that they had to rehearse on the plane from England. Also making an appearance at the concert were Chuck Berry, Gene Vincent, Bo Diddley, The Doors and Alice Cooper. Lennon later released his performance as the Live Peace in Toronto 1969 album.
1980 Jackson Browne scored his only US No.1 album with 'Hold Out'.
1985 MTV presents the second annual "MTV Video Music Awards" from Radio City Music Hall. The host is Eddie Murphy and Video of the Year goes to Don Henley's "The Boys of Summer (he won total 4 prizes) . "Best Concept Video: Smuggler‘s Blues by Glenn Frey.
2000 Elton John threw a tantrum when he was set to appear at a sell-out show at the Estoril Casino near Lisbon. Elton was unhappy after the audience were slow in leaving a VIP dinner before the concert, Elton left the building and flew home on his private jet without playing a note.
Such a diva! :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Koala
1968 Roy Orbison's house in Nashville burnt down, his two eldest sons both died in the blaze. Orbison was on tour in the UK at the time of the accident.
1974 Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Joni Mitchell, The Band, Jesse Colin Young and Joe Walsh all appeared at Wembley Stadium, London, England.
1979 The film Quadrophenia was released. Based on The Who’s 1973 rock opera the film featured Phil Daniels, Toyah Willcox, Ray Winstone, Michael Elphick and Sting.
1979 Led Zeppelin's 'In Through the Out Door' begins its seven-week run at Number One on the US charts.
We have 6 copies!! :hilarious:Quote:
Originally Posted by Koala
1966 John Lennon makes his first appearance away from the Beatles in the role of Private Gripweed in Richard Lester's film 'How I Won the War'. He writes "Strawberry Fields Forever" during the filming.
1975 Pink Floyd released their follow-up to 'The Dark Side of the Moon' in the US. 'Wish You Were Here' consisted only five tracks, one of the tracks ‘Have a Cigar’ featured Roy Harper on vocals.
1979 Led Zeppelin scored their sixth US No.1 album when 'In Through The Out Door' started a seven-week run at the top of the charts.
1982 Queen performs at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California, in what turns out to be their last U.S. concert.
2004 Johnny Ramone passes away after a fight with prostate cancer.
2008 Pink Floyd keyboard player and founder member Rick Wright died aged 65 from cancer.
So sad. Crazy to think it's been two years. Rick always seemed like such a sweet, gentle guy, and he was an integral (but probably underrated) part of Pink Floyd. He had a great voice and harmonised perfectly with David Gilmour. 'Echoes' is a prime example of how good they sounded together.Quote:
Originally Posted by Koala
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kQNFyEI2rs
1925 B.B. King was born in Indianola, MS.
1963 ‘She Loves You’ by The Beatles was released by Swan Records in the US. Although the song is currently number one in the UK, ‘She Loves You’ was ignored in the US until 1964 when it would reach the top of the US Pop chart.
1970 Led Zeppelin won 'best group' in the Melody Maker readers Poll. This was the first time in eight years that The Beatles hadn't won 'best group.'
1970 Neil Young's third solo album, 'After the Gold Rush,' is released. It peaks at #8 and yields a major hit, "Only Love Can Break Your Heart“.
1989 U2 jammed with B.B. King on a boat rented for the blues legends 64th birthday in Sydney Harbour, Sydney, Australia.
2004 Green Day unveil their new rock opera, American Idiot, on the first date of their national tour in Hollywood.
:nahnah: Na na na na na na :nahnah: ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Koala
1923 Hank Williams was born in Mount Olive, Alabama.
1931 The first 33 and a third LP players were launched by RCA victor at the Savoy Plaza Hotel in New York.
1964 police arrived at a Rolling Stones gig at the ABC Theatre in Carlisle, England, after a trouble broke out with the 4,000 fans at the concert.
1967 The Doors were banned from The Ed Sullivan Show after Jim Morrison broke his agreement with the show’s producers. Morrison said before the performance that he wouldn’t sing the words, “Girl, we couldn’t get much higher,” from 'Light My Fire' but did anyway. The Doors also performed their new single 'People Are Strange.'
1983 Paul Young scored his first UK No.1 album with his debut release 'No Parlez.' The album returned to the top of the charts on four other occasion's spending a total of 119 weeks on the chart.
1991 Over 4 million copies of Guns N' Roses album, 'Use Your Illusion I' and 'Use Your Illusion II' were simultaneously released for retail sale, making it the largest ship-out in pop history in the US.
1996 a bomb was found at a South London sorting office addressed to Icelandic singer Bjork. Police in Miami had alerted the post office after finding the body of Ricardo Lopez who had made a video of himself making the bomb and then killing himself.
I can't even imagine what my life would be had this never happened.Quote:
Originally Posted by Koala
And don't we all LOVE the way he did it also?!?!? It was so deliberate, you have to laugh because you just knew he knew it was going to cause problems.Quote:
1967 The Doors were banned from The Ed Sullivan Show after Jim Morrison broke his agreement with the show’s producers. Morrison said before the performance that he wouldn’t sing the words, “Girl, we couldn’t get much higher,” from 'Light My Fire' but did anyway. The Doors also performed their new single 'People Are Strange.'
Can't find the real version but this is how it was done in the movie version.
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:lol: I guess he showed them!
1954 Elvis Presley appeared at The Eagles Nest, Memphis Tennessee.
1969 Genesis plays their first paid gig.
1970 Jimi Hendrix dies in his sleep at the Samarkand Hotel in London. He was 27.
1983 Kiss appears in public for the first time without their make-up.
1988 Don't Worry Be Happy (Bobby McFerrin) was a hit.
1993 Meat Loaf went to No.1 on the UK album chart for the first of five times with 'Bat Out Of Hell II'.
2009 Leonard Cohen collapsed on stage during a concert in Valencia in Spain and was taken to hospital. He was later discharged after doctors told him he had food poisoning. Cohen was in the middle of singing his song Bird On The Wire when he fainted, prompting the band to stop playing and rush to help him.
Wow! They were just mere Eaglettes back then! :twisted:Quote:
Originally Posted by Koala
And I remember The Doors appearance on Ed Sullivan and all of the ensuing controversy. Hard to imagine that nowadays, but this is the same show that would only film Elvis from the waist up because of his vulgar gyrations. And just think, that was the coolest show around back then! :lol:
1969 Creedence Clearwater Revival scored their only UK No.1 single with 'Bad Moon Rising' a US No.2 hit. Also on this day the group started a four-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Green River.'
1970 'Loaded,' the Velvet Underground's fourth album, is released. True to its name, it's "loaded" with classic songs, including "Sweet Jane" and "Rock and Roll.
1973 country rock singer, songwriter 26-year-old Gram Parsons, formerly of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, died under mysterious conditions in Joshua Tree, California. His death was attributed to heart failure but later was officially announced as a drug overdose. His coffin was stolen by two of his associates, manager Phil Kaufman and Michael Martin, a former roadie for The Byrds, and was taken to Cap Rock in the California desert, where it was set alight, in accordance to Parson's wishes. The two were later arrested by police.
1979 'Loaded,' the Velvet Underground's fourth album, is released. True to its name, it's "loaded" with classic songs, including "Sweet Jane" and "Rock and Roll.
1987 A reunited Pink Floyd, minus Roger Waters, releases 'A Momentary Lapse of Reason,' their first studio album since 1984's 'The Final Cut'.
1981 Simon and Garfunkel reunited for a concert in New York's Central Park. Over 400,000 fans attend the show. The performance was recorded for a record and video release.
2004 Canadian singer Celine Dion extended her Las Vegas show for another year. Dion was reportedly being paid $100m (£66m) for the original three-year run of five 90-minute concerts a week.
1969 Blind Faith started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK chart with their self-titled debut album. The only release from the Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ginger Baker & Rick Grech line-up also reached No.1 in the US. The only UK gig was in Hyde Park, London on 7th Jun 1969.
1969 UK music paper Melody Maker readers poll results were published. Winners included Eric Clapton who won best musician, Bob Dylan best male singer and best album for 'Nashville Skyline'. Best group went to The Beatles, Best single went to Simon and Garfunkel for 'The Boxer' and Janis Joplin won Best female singer.
1970 Jim Morrison of The Doors was acquitted on charges of lewd and lascivious behavior, but was found guilty of exposing himself during a concert at The Dinner Key Auditorium in Coconut Grove a year and a half earlier. At his trial at the Dade County Courthouse in Miami, Judge Goodman sentenced Morrison to six months hard labor and a $500 (£270), fine for public exposure and sixty days hard labor for profanity. The sentence was appealed, but Morrison was never brought to trial, as he would die in Paris France on July 3, 1971.
1975 Winners in this year’s Melody Makers Readers poll included, Robert Plant who won Best singer, Joni Mitchell, Best female singer, Yes won Best band, Genesis won Best live act, Best single, ‘I’m Not In Love, by 10cc, Best album Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin, and Brightest hope went to Camel.
1983 Former Blind Faith members Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton are among the performers at the ARMS benefit concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The concert raises money for research into multiple sclerosis.
Now THAT was pure "FLASHBACK" Koala! Mentions of 10-cc, Blind Faith and all that legal fiasco with Jim Morrison....Whew! Thought I was back in the 60's/'70's again!
1934 Leonard Cohen was born.
1947 Don Felder was born.
1963 Martha and the Vandellas' million-selling "Heat Wave" tops the R&B chart for five weeks and reaches #4 on the pop chart.
1968 Deep Purple made No.4 on the US singles chart with their debut single 'Hush', also a hit for Kula Shaker in 1997.
1968 Madame Tussaud's Waxworks in London gave The Beatles their fifth image change of clothes and hair in four years.
1985 Madonna scored her first UK No.1 album with 'Like A Virgin', ten months after its release. The album spent a total 152 weeks on the UK chart.
1991 Dire Straits scored their fourth UK No.1 album with 'On Every Street'.
1991 Status Quo put themselves in the Guinness Book Of Records by appearing four venues in one day, Sheffield, Glasgow, Birmingham and London, performing all four in a 12-hour period.
1957 Nick Cave was born.
1962 The Springfields (Dusty Springfield her brother Tom and their friend, Tim Field) had ‘Silver Threads and Golden Needles,’ enter the US Top 20 and became the first British vocal group to chart that high in America.
1969 A new weekly TV show 'The Music Scene' aired on ABC in the US for the first time. Stevie Wonder Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Tom Jones, Cass Elliot, James Brown, Janis Joplin and Sly and the Family Stone were all booked to appear on the show.
1972 David Bowie opens his first US tour in Cleveland, Ohio.
1973 Sweet hits #2 on the UK charts with "Ballroom Blitz."
1973 The Rolling Stones scored their eighth UK No.1 album when 'Goats Head Soup' started a two-week run at the top of the charts. Also a US No.1.
1989 Neil Young releases 'Freedom,' his best album in a decade. A blistering performance of the opening track, "Rockin' in the Free World," on 'Saturday Night Live' is regarded as one of that show's best performances.
1991 Bryan Adams made chart history when '(Everything I Do), I Do It For You', had its twelfth consecutive week as the UK No.1 single.
2001 ‘A Tribute to Heroes’ was aired commercial-free on most of the major US TV networks. The live program was organised to raise money following the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and New York’s World Trade Center. Neil Young, Tom Petty, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, U2, Limp Bizkit, Bruce Springsteen and Pearl Jam all performed. Manning the telephones to take pledges were celebrities including Jack Nicholson, Jim Carrey, Whoopi Goldberg, Goldie Hawn, Robin Williams, Meg Ryan, Cuba Gooding Jr., Kurt Russell, Adam Sandler and many more.
2005 Jimmy Page was made an honorary citizen of Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro for his work helping its street children. The Led Zeppelin guitarist had opened Casa Jimmy (Jimmy's House) in 1998 which had so far supported more than 300 children.
You know I have to do this..... "Are you ready Steve...."Quote:
Originally Posted by Koala
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Jimmy is married to a Brazilian, Jimena Gomez-Paratcha, who was/is extremely active in helping the street children of Brazil. Good for them!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Koala