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I was thinking the same thing Lou. But when it happened, I actually understood it...though I think he might have "phrased" his decision a little more kindly toward his millions of fans.Quote:
Originally Posted by Troubadour
I wonder if he stuck with his decision not to sign anything.
1940 Cliff Richard is born.
1957 The Elvis Presley classic, ‘Jailhouse Rock’ was released. It become his ninth US number one single and stayed on the Billboard chart for nineteen weeks. The film clip from the movie where he sang the song is considered by many historians to be the first rock video.
1969 police in New Jersey issued a warrant for the arrest of Frank Sinatra in relation to his connections with the Mafia.
1972 Joe Cocker was arrested for possession of drugs after a show in Adelaide, Australia.
1972 Michael Jackson went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Ben', his first solo No.1. a No.7 hit in the UK.
1973 Angie (The Rolling Stones) was a hit.
1974 Pretty Things sign to Led Zeppelin's Swan Song label.
1976 Aerosmith kicked off their first ever UK tour at Liverpool's Empire Theatre.
2000 The Beatles Anthology book was at No.1 on the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list.
2004 Eric Clapton was suspended from driving in France after being caught speeding at 134mph in his Porsche 911 Turbo near Merceuil. He was given a 750 euro (£515) fine and his UK licence was confiscated. After paying his fine Clapton posed for photographs with French police and then left the scene in his Porsche - with his secretary behind the wheel.
1965 Jimi Hendrix signed his first recording contract, he received $1 and a 1% Royalty on all of his recordings.
1966 Pink Floyd (who were paid £15 for the gig), The Move, Denny Laine and Soft Machine all appeared at the launch for International Times at London's Roundhouse.
1968 Led Zeppelin performs its first show, at Surrey University in England.
1973 Keith Richards was found guilty of trafficking cannabis by a Court in Nice, France. The Rolling Stone was given a one-year suspended sentence and a 5,000 franc fine. He was also banned from entering France for two years.
1983 Genesis went to No.1 on the UK chart with their self-titled album 'Genesis' :partytime:
1997 Michael Jackson played the last date on the HIStory Tour at King's Park Rugby Stadium, Durban, South Africa. During the tour, Jackson performed 82 concerts in 58 cities to over 4.5 million fans, visiting 5 continents and 35 countries.
Isn't that about 30 American $s? I wonder if I offered them that much now, if he'd come play for me? :hmm:Quote:
Originally Posted by Koala
That was a very sad but common thing artists went through with the record labels.Quote:
1965 Jimi Hendrix signed his first recording contract, he received $1 and a 1% Royalty on all of his recordings.
1911 Mahalia Jackson was born in New Orleans, LA.
1947 Bob Weir (Grateful Dead) is born.
1965 The Beatles recorded ‘Day Tripper’ at Abbey Road studio’s London in three takes, they then added vocals and other overdubs, completing the song before the end of the day.
1972 Creedence Clearwater Revival split up following the failure of their most recent album, 'Mardi Gras'. After limited success as a solo act and some legal hassles with Fantasy Records, John Fogarty would have two big hits in 1980, 'Center Field' and 'Rock and Roll Girl'. John's brother Tom Fogarty died in September, 1990 and the surviving members have been touring as Creedence Clearwater Revisited.
1986 Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Robert Cray joined other artists on stage in St Louis, for Chuck Berry's 60th birthday concert, as featured in the film 'Hail Hail! Rock & Roll'.
1986 Run-D.M.C.'s remake of "Walk This Way," a collaboration with Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, enters the Top Forty. It becomes the first big rap-rock crossover hit, reaching #4.
1992 Bob Dylan’s 30th Anniversary (of his recording debut) tribute concert took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Guest performers include Neil Young, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Ron Wood and Dylan himself.
1996 MTV premieres "MTV Unplugged" with Oasis. The band's lead vocalists, Liam Gallagher, does not perform. The show was taped in London in August.
1964 Manfred Mann started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Do Wah Diddy Diddy', possibly the first No.1 with a nonsense song title. Also a No.1 in the UK, the song was first released by the US group The Exciters.
1969 Led Zeppelin kicked off their fourth North American tour at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
1987 Bruce Springsteen went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Tunnel Of Love' his second album release.
1987 The Bee Gees became the only group to have a UK No.1 single in each of the three decades, (60's, 70's & 80's), when 'You Win Again' went to No.1 on the UK singles chart. The brothers fifth and last No.1.
1992 Peter Gabriel hits #2 in the US with 'Us'.
1998 Phil Collins went to No.1 on the UK album chart with his 'Hits' album, his fifth UK No.1 album.
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.
1967 The Bee Gees were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Massachusetts', the group's first of five UK No.1's. Engelbert Humperdink was at No.2 with ‘The Last Waltz’ and Traffic were at No.3 with ‘Hole In My Shoe.’
1968 The Jackson Five make their national TV debut on 'ABC TV's Hollywood Palace.
1968 Jimi Hendrix's version of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" is released. "Before I came to England, I was digging a lot of the things Bob Dylan was doing," Jimi said. "He is giving me inspiration.
1975 Sweet hits #5 in the US with "Ballroom Blitz."
1976 No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “If You Leave Me Now,” Chicago. The song is the group’s 11th top 10 hit and the first to go to No. 1.
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.
1967 The soundtrack to The Sound Of Music was at No.1 on the UK album chart, spending its 132 week on the chart. The Beatles were at No.2 with 'Sgt Pepper's' and Scott Walker was at No.3 with 'Scott.'
1980 AC/DC kicked off a 20-date UK tour at Bristol Colston Hall. The bands first gigs since the death of singer Bon Scott.
1985 A-Ha went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Take On Me', making them the first Norwegian group to score a US No.1.
1994 during a Pink Floyd show at London's Earls Court a section of seating collapsed, over 1,000 fans attending the sold out show escaped any serious injury.
1996 Irish boy band Boyzone scored had their first UK No.1 single with their version of the 1968 Bee Gees song 'Words'.
1999 'Looking Forward', by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, is released. A major CSNY tour follows in 2000.
1960 Roy Orbison had his first UK No.1 single with 'Only The Lonely' and his first of 33 hits. The song was turned down by The Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley, so Orbison decided to record the song himself.
1969 The Who played the first of six nights at New York's Filmore East performing a two-hour show featuring the songs from 'Tommy.'
1973 Joe Walsh hits #23 with "Rocky Mountain Way".
1976 Led Zeppelin's film 'The Song Remains The Same', premiered in New York City. The charity night raised $25,000 for the save the children fund.
1978 The debut performance of the Police in the United States takes place at CBGB's in New York.
1979 The Eagles started a nine week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'The Long Run', the bands fourth US No.1.
2003 Phil Collins is joined by Tina Turner to perform “Great Spirits” at the New York premiere party for Brother Bear. The ex-Genesis tub-thumper composed the soundtrack for the Disney animated film.
WOW-kind of an Eagley history day!!!
1958 Buddy Holly's last recording session took place in New York. The songs recorded included 'It Doesn't Matter Anymore' which became a No.1 hit.
1975 Elton Jhon gets a Star on tue Hollywood Walk on Fame.
1976 Keith Moon played his last show with The Who at the end of a North American tour at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto. On September 7, 1978, Moon died of an overdose of a sedative Heminevrin, that had been prescribed to prevent seizures induced by alcohol withdrawal.
1987 Virgin Records were advertising the new album from Sting 'Nothing Like The Sun', the album and tape was selling for £6.99 and the CD £10.99. The same week Woolworths were selling all their 12" singles for £2.79.
1995 Green Day singer Billie Joe was arrested and fined $141 after mooning at the audience during a gig in Milwaukee.
1997 Elton John's 'Candle In The Wind 97' was declared by the Guinness Book Of Records as the biggest selling single record of all time, with 31.8 million sales in less than 40 days and raising more than £20 million for charity.
2001 Concerts at Madison Square Garden and the RFK stadium in Washington were expected to raise millions in funds for the victims of the Sept 11th attacks. Stars who appeared included Michael Jackson, Tom Petty, Aerosmith, *NSYNC, P Diddy, James Brown, Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, The Who and Elton John.
1966 The Beach Boys ‘Good Vibrations’ made its debut on the US singles chart. Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, the track was recorded over 6 weeks in four different Los Angeles studios, at a cost of over $16,000. The recording engineer would later say that the last take sounded exactly like the first, six months earlier. The record would reach No.1 on the US charts in December 1966.
1988 Phil Collins started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Groovy Kind Of Love', his 6th US No.1.
1988 U2 scored their fourth UK No.1 album with the double set and film soundtrack 'Rattle And Hum', featuring their first UK No.1 single 'Desire'.
1996 It was announced that, "The Beatles were now bigger than The Beatles". The statement was based on sales so far this year, having sold 6,000,000 albums from their back catalog and a combined total of 13,000,000 copies of ‘The Beatles Anthology 1’ and ‘The Beatles Anthology 2’. With the release of ‘The Beatles Anthology 3’ a week away, it was anticipated that total Beatles album sales for 1996 would exceed 20 million. A poll showed 41 percent of sales were to teenagers who were not born when The Beatles officially called it quits in 1970.
2000 R.E.M. graces its Athens, Ga., hometown with the band’s first concert appearance there in eight years. The three-song performance, held on the steps of the Athens Clarke County Courthouse, comes as part of Land Aid, a local festival that strives to improve the economic environment of Athens and its surrounding area.
"The Beatles were now bigger than The Beatles" has got to be a take off from the statement John Lennon made in 1966 where he said in the context of an interview that "We're more popular than Jesus now." It cause great controversy in the U.S., with radio staions banning their records, etc... John apologized for the misunderstanding.Quote:
Originally Posted by Koala
1962 12 year old Little Stevie Wonder recorded his first single for Motown Records, 'Thank You For Loving Me All The Way.'
1963 Bob Dylan recorded ‘The Times They Are A-Changin' at Columbia Recording Studios in New York City.
1976 Chicago started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'If You Leave Me Now'. It was the group's 18th Top 40 and first US No.1, also a No.1 in the UK. It went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance.
1976 Led Zeppelin made their US television debut on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, they performed ‘Black Dog’ and ‘Dazed And Confused’.
1984 During sessions for 'Southern Accents,' a frustrated Tom Petty strikes a wall and breaks his hand. His guitar-playing ability in jeopardy, he undergoes a successful surgery
1936 Bill Wyman was born.
1966 After eight months spent living in America with his mother, Bob Marley returns to Jamaica.
1970 Pink Floyd's 'Atom Heart Mother' tops the UK chart. It reaches #55 in America and sets the stage for the breakthrough album 'Meddle, Obscured by Clouds' and, of course, 'Dark Side of the Moon.
1970 'Abraxas', Santana's second album, tops the album chart for the first of six weeks. Although it is a favorite of FM rock stations, it also yields a pair of AM hits in "Black Magic Woman" (#4) and "Oye Como Va" (#13).
1979 Paul McCartney received a medallion cast in rhodium after being declared the most successful composer of all time. From 1962 to 1978, McCartney had written or co-written 43 songs that had sold over a million copies each.
1992 Twenty years after the release of his milestone 'Harvest,' Neil Young issues a sequel, 'Harvest Moon.' It becomes his first million-seller since 1979's 'Rust Never Sleeps.'
1968 Led Zeppelin play a gig at Surrey University, England. Although there are unconfirmed reports of earlier shows, this appears to be the band’s first gig with their new name after initially performing as The New Yardbirds. In 2003 a poster for the Surrey gig (billing the group as The New Yardbirds) sells at auction for £2,400.
1975 Art Garfunkel was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with his version of 'I Only Have Eyes For You.' Written in 1934 for the film Dames the song was a No.2 hit for Ben Selvin in 1934 and most notably a hit for The Flamingos in 1959.
1980 Barbra Streisand scored her fourth US No.1 album with 'Guilty.' Also on this day Streisand started a three week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with a song written by the Bee Gees, 'Woman In Love', the singers only UK No.1.
1986 Bon Jovi went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Slippery When Wet'. Featuring two US No.1 singles, 'You Give Love A Bad Name' and 'Livin' On A Prayer'. The album went on to sell over 8 million copies world wide.
1986 Dire Straits guitarist, singer Mark Knopfler broke his collarbone after crashing in a celebrity car race before the Australian Grand Prix.
I didn't know about that. I had no idea. I knew about the motorbike crash which forced the cancellation of a tour but not that. When we have these 'celebrity' races before the Australian Grand Prix it isn't often someone like.... THAT..... would show up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Koala
1965 Queen Elizabeth II invests The Beatles with their MBEs at Buckingham Palace, London. According to an account by John Lennon, the group smoked marijuana in one of the palace bathrooms to calm their nerves.
1974 Barry White scored his only US No.1 album with 'Can't Get Enough.'
1979 AC/DC appeared at The Mayfair, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, supported by Def Leppard. The bands were booked to appear the night before but after a fire at the venue in the afternoon, the show was canceled.
1991 Ozzy Osbourne broke his foot after an accident on stage at a gig in Chicago, causing him to cancel the remaining dates of a US tour.
1994 MTV premieres EAGLES: Hell Freezes Over." The music special receives a 2.5 Nielsen rating and more than 2 million viewers tune in for this concert performance. This show marks the first time since 1980 that the band members Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmidt perform together.
2004 Elvis Presley came top of a list of the highest-earning dead celebrities. Forbes.com listed the Top 5 dead music earners; 1. Elvis Presley $40m (£22m), 2. John Lennon $21m (£11m), 3. George Harrison $7m (£3.8m), 4. Bob Marley $7m and at 5. George and Ira Gershwin $6m.
2008 AC/DC went to No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘Black Ice’ the Australian bands fifteenth studio album which went on to become a No.1 hit in 29 different countries and the second-best selling album of 2008.
And I remember it well!!! I felt like singing "hallelujah" and "I've been saved" for all to hear. I can't remember another "music moment" that has ever meant as much to me as this one did!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Koala
I remember that night, too! I was elated that they had finally gotten back together!
It was my introduction to the Eagles - when I found out "the guy who sang Boys of Summer" and "the guy who sang You Belong to the City" were in a group together! lol
:hilarious: That just cracks me up!! You silly kid you!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by sodascouts
1970 Black Sabbath played their first ever-live show in the US when they kicked of a 16-date tour at Glassboro State College.
1973 Genesis hits #3 in the UK with 'Selling England By the Pound'.
1973 Bob Dylan hits #12 with "Knockin' n Heaven's Door."
1975 Bruce Springsteen is featured on the covers of Time and Newsweek simultaneously – the first rock’n'roller to do so.
1977 Baccara were at No.1 in the UK singles chart with 'Yes Sir, I Can Boogie'. They were the first Spanish act to score a UK No.1, and first female duo to do so.
1979 During a US tour Elton John collapsed on stage at Hollywood's Universal Amphitheatre suffering from exhaustion.
1989 U2 bass player Adam Clayton was convicted of a drink driving offence by a Dublin court after being found driving twice over the legal limit. He was fined £500 and banned from driving for 1 year.
2004 –Rod Stewart tops the U.S. album charts for the first time in 25 years with Stardust: The Great American Songbook Volume III.
2007 Keith Richards marched with campaigners protesting against possible Sussex hospital cuts. The Stones guitarist joined 15,000 people for the walk through Chichester to oppose plans which could see St Richard's Hospital downgraded. A spokeswoman for the guitarist said: "Keith is a long-standing member of the West Wittering community and is pleased to lend his support to local efforts to save St Richard's Hospital.”
2009 Eric Clapton pulled out of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert in New York City after he underwent an operation to remove gallstones. His place at the Madison Square Garden gig was taken by Jeff Beck.
1956 Love Me Tender (Elvis Presley) was a hit.
1957 After a show at the Pan Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles, local police told Elvis Presley that he was not allowed to wiggle his hips onstage, the local press also ran headlines saying Elvis would have to clean up his act. The next night, the Los Angeles Vice Squad filmed his entire concert, to study his performance.
1972 Led Zeppelin play a second night at the casino in Montreux, Switzerland. Melody Maker writes about the gigs, “They will reshape your values about what is genuine and what isn’t. They just have to be the best heavy band this country has produced.”
1999 A Kenny Rogers concertgoer is injured after the singer throws a Frisbee into the audience during a show in Dallas. Kevin O’Toole later claims the accident left him impotent and sues Rogers for $2 million.
2001The various artists album 'God Bless America' went to No.1 on the US chart, featuring tracks from Bruce Springsteen, Bill Withers, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Bob Dylan and Frank Sinatra.
2003 Sting publishes the first volume of his autobiography, Broken Music. The tome takes Gordon Sumner from his childhood in Newcastle up to the early days of the Police.
2004 The third time is the charm for Rod Stewart, who with his third collection of standards sits at No. 1 on The Chart Toppers 200 for the first time in more than 25 years. The artist’s J Records release, “Stardust…The Great American Songbook, Vol. 3,” opened with first-week sales of 240,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Stewart’s last chart-topping album was his 1978 set “Blondes Have More Fun,” which sat at the summit for three weeks.
My, but we've come a long way!Quote:
Originally Posted by Koala
And thank goodness we have!!! Phew!!
I wonder what happened to that Vice Squad film of Presley?Quote:
The next night, the Los Angeles Vice Squad filmed his entire concert, to study his performance.
1947 Peter Green is born.
1965 The Who release "My Generation."
1967 Cream played two shows at the Saville Theatre in London, England, billed as "Sundays At The Saville", The Bee Gees were appearing the following week.
1983 'Islands In The Stream', gave Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers a No.1 on the US singles chart. The song was written by The Bee Gees and co-produced by Barry Gibb.
1983 Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side Of The Moon' became the longest listed album in the history of the US chart when it's total reached 491 weeks on the chart.
1987 'Decades' Rolling Stones Ron Wood's first ever British art exhibition opened in London, featuring portraits of friends and rock stars from the past 20 years.
1988 Dire Straits scored their fourth UK No.1 album with 'Money For Nothing'.
2007 Walk the Line, the film about the life of singer Johnny Cash, was voted the greatest music biopic in a poll. The film starred Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon as Cash and his wife June Carter as the country stars and won the actress an Oscar in 2006. It was followed by rapper Eminem's 8 Mile, with Mozart’s’ life story Amadeus next and Ray, starring Jamie Foxx as musician Ray Charles, at number four. The most recent film in the top 10 was Joy Division biopic Control.
1947 Timothy B. Schmit was born. :birthday:
1970 Jim Morrison of The Doors was fined and sentenced to six months in jail after being found guilty of exposing himself during a gig in Miami.
1972 Genesis hits #12 in the UK with 'Foxtrot'. :)
1982 Australian band Men At Work went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Who Can It Be Now'' the group's first US No.1, a No.45 hit in the UK.
1993 Meat Loaf went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Bat Out Of Hell II. Back To Hell.'
2000 Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' receives its 26th platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), representing 26 million copies sold in the U.S. It remains the second best-selling album in music history.
2005 Hundreds of people queued outside the Sheffield Arena to make sure of getting tickets to see a Sir Cliff Richard. By the time the tickets went on sale some fans had been outside the Arena for nine days, the concert was not until November 2006.
1963 Gerry And The Pacemakers were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'You'll Never Walk Alone.' The group's third and final No.1.
1963 The Beatles returned to London from Sweden and were greeted by hundreds of screaming fans and a mob of photographers and journalists. American television host Ed Sullivan was at Heathrow as The Beatles arrived, and was struck by the sight of Beatlemania in full swing; he decided to look into getting this group to appear on his US television program.
1964 The Supremes started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Baby Love', the group's second of five consecutive US No.1's. The group were formally known as the five piece group The Primettes.
1967 Rolling Stone Brian Jones was released from Wormwood Scrubs prison on £750 bail pending appeal. Jones had been found guilty of possession of cannabis. Seven Stones fans were arrested and charged with obstructing the police after demonstrating outside the prison gates.
1970 Led Zeppelin started a four week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Led Zeppelin III', the bands second US chart topper.
1987 Fleetwood Mac started a two week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with their third No.1 LP 'Tango In The Night.'
Did I miss this? ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Koala
Someone clue me in. I know Cliff Richard for a few songs here in the US, Devil Woman, Dreaming & We Don't Talk Anymore, the ones I remember but was he seriously that famous and popular over there? WOW!!Quote:
2005 Hundreds of people queued outside the Sheffield Arena to make sure of getting tickets to see a Sir Cliff Richard. By the time the tickets went on sale some fans had been outside the Arena for nine days, the concert was not until November 2006.
1966 The Doors played the first night of a month long residency at the Ondine Discotheque, Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
1969 Elvis Presley went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Suspicious Minds', his 18th US No.1 single. A No.2 hit in the UK.
1969 The Beatles scored their 13th US No.1 album with 'Abbey Road'. The final studio recordings from the group which featured two George Harrison songs; 'Something' and 'Here Comes The Sun' plus 'Come Together', 'Sun King' and 'Golden Slumbers.' The cover supposedly contained clues adding to the ‘Paul Is Dead’ phenomenon: Paul is barefoot and the car number plate ‘LMW 281F’ supposedly referred to the fact that McCartney would be 28 years old if he was still alive. ‘LMW’ was said to stand for ‘Linda McCartney Weeps.’ And the four Beatles, represent; the priest (John, dressed in white), the Undertaker (Ringo in a black suit), the Corpse (Paul, in a suit but barefoot), and the Gravedigger (George, in jeans and a denim work shirt).
1975 Elton John started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Island Girl', his 5th US No.1, a No.14 hit in the UK.
1980 Bruce Springsteen scored his first No.1 US album with 'The River', featuring the US No.5 & UK No.44 single 'Hungry Heart.'
1996 U2 set up a video link to an internet site from their recording studio in Dublin so fans could watch them record their new album.
"Paul Is Dead". Of course I heard this along with a lot of "supporting" evidence back in the late Sixties. But I had NOT heard anything about Abby Road's album cover being interpreted to a hidden message to that fact! Amazing what people can come up with. Very imaginative <LOL>
But what I've always wondered is if the Beatles management or the group itself had anything to do with promotion that falsehood? What a publicity gimmick! As if in the Sixties, the Beatles needed any additional publicity!
I guess he was HUGE in the UK just not so in the US.
Oh yeah, I remember the Paul Is Dead phase well. I was familiar with the Abby Road cover clues, along with clues on the Sgt. Pepper cover and the Magical Mystery Tour album. I also remember that at the end of some song (can't remember which one) during the fade out you could hear John say, "I buried Paul." Later it was noted somewhere that what he is actually saying is, "I'm very bored."Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeA
I remember my brother and me spinning the end of one of the albums backwards to hear the phrase, "Turn me on, dead man." :hilarious:
And Mike, I've wondered that myself. More likely it's something that fans started.
1956 Police used tear gas to break up a riot that broke out during a Fats Domino concert in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Fats and three of his sidemen suffer minor injuries.
1967 The Beatles completed recording their next single ‘Hello Goodbye’ at Abbey Road studios London with a second Paul McCartney bass line. The McCartney song had been selected for the A-side for The Beatles next single, the flip side to be Lennon’s ‘I Am the Walrus.’
1969 'Sugar Sugar' by The Archies was at No.1 on the UK singles chart. The single became the longest running one hit wonder in the UK with eight week's at the top of the charts.
1974 Crosby Stills Nash & Young went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'So Far', the group's third US No.1.
1974 George Harrison became the first Beatle to undertake a solo world tour when he played the first show of a 30-night tour in Vancouver, Canada.
1985 The TV soundtrack from Miami Vice went to No.1 on the US album chart. It spent a total of 11 weeks at No.1.
2004 Guitarist Eric Clapton collected his CBE from Buckingham Palace for his services to music.
2007 Led Zeppelin's eagerly-awaited reunion concert in London was postponed for two weeks after guitarist Jimmy Page broke a finger. The tribute concert in honour of late Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun scheduled for 26 November would now take place on 10 December. More than a million fans applied for the 20,000 tickets available, which cost £125 each. Profits from the show would go towards scholarships in Ertegun's name in the UK, USA and the country of his birth Turkey.
How many of you will laugh at me if I tell you I LOVE this silly song!?!? :hilarious:Quote:
Originally Posted by Koala
I remember an interview with him talking about this. I believe it might have been the same interview where I said to myself, "OMG, he's looking 'different'". In other words, it was the first time the white hair just struck me and I realized my guitar God of the 70's wasn't the same anymore. Not that I really cared tho.Quote:
2007 Led Zeppelin's eagerly-awaited reunion concert in London was postponed for two weeks after guitarist Jimmy Page broke a finger. The tribute concert in honour of late Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun scheduled for 26 November would now take place on 10 December. More than a million fans applied for the 20,000 tickets available, which cost £125 each. Profits from the show would go towards scholarships in Ertegun's name in the UK, USA and the country of his birth Turkey.
And any chance to post Jimmy.... here's the interview.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNRPbEwBrts[/ame]
The first time I went to see Paul McCartney in concert in 2002 I was so excited. It didn't dawn on me at the time that I could look up the set list and I'm glad it didn't. A surprise set list has its advantages. What would he open with? What would he close with? I couldn't wait!Quote:
Originally Posted by Koala
Well, he opened with the perfect song, Hello Goodbye and he closed with the perfect closer - The End.
Oh, and don't feel bad Willie - I've always loved Sugar Sugar by the Archies too. Had the 45!
Me, too, Willie! I hear it every once in a while on the oldies/classic rock station that I listen to. Just imagine hearing it and then Hotel California in sequence! :lol: