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1966 Pink Floyd perform for the first time at London's UFO Club, home the the burgeoning "London Underground" scene.
1969 Elton John and Bernie Taupin begin writing songs together.
1977 Cat Stevens converts to Islam, changing his name to Yusef Islam.
1991 James Brown sues the producers of the movie "The Commitments" claiming his name and likeness were used without his permission (he loses the case five years later).
1967 Hello Goodbye ( The Beatles) was a hit.
1977 "How Deep Is Your Love," the Bee Gees' first single from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, hits #1 for the first of three weeks. Remaining in the Top Ten for 17 consecutive weeks, it sets a 'Billboard' chart record for longevity.
1966 I'm a Believer (The Monkees) was a hit.
1976 Boston hits #5 with "More Than a Feeling".
1976 'Hotel California' enters the album charts for the first of 107 weeks.
1976 Elton John hits #6 with "Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word".
1963 Capitol Records releases the Beatles' "I Want To Hold Your Hand" in the United States.
1965 The Sounds of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel) was a hit.
1967 The Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour" film debuts on BBC-TV.
1968 Led Zeppelin arrive for their first U.S. tour
1969 'Let It Bleed' by The Rolling Stones enters the charts.
1981 AC/DC hits #1 with "For Those About to Rock We Salute You".
1969 Led Zepprlin II' tops the U.S. album charts for the first of seven weeks; it will reach #1 in the U.K. in February 1970.
1975 Queen's 'A Night at the Opera,' featuring the seven-minute rock operetta "Bohemian Rhapsody," tops the U.K. album charts. The album reaches #4 in the U.S. while an edited "Bohemian Rhapsody" climbs to #9.
1980 "(Just Like) Starting Over," by John Lennon, reaches #1 for the first of five weeks.
1955 Barbra Streisand makes her first recording, at the age of 13.
1962 Ray Charles hits #1 on the R&B chart and #7 on the pop chart with "You Are My Sunshine".
1966 The Beatles begin recording "Penny Lane".
1973 Led Zeppelin hits #20 with "D'yer Mak'er".
1973 The Who hit #76 in the US with "Love Reign O'er Me" from their rock opera 'Quadrophenia'.
1973 Emerson, Lake & Palmer hit #11 in the US with 'Brain Salad Surgery'.
1967 The Beatles reach #1 with "Hello Goodbye".
1968 Frank Sinatra records "My Way".
1978 Emerson, Lake & Palmer break up.
1999 George Harrison is stabbed by an intruder in his home (but manages to subdue the assailant).
1961 The Beach Boys perform for the first time using that name, in Long Beach, California.
1970 Paul McCartney files suit to dissolve the Beatles partnership.
1982 The last ABBA concert is held, in Stockholm.
1994 Rod Stewart performs on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro for an audience of 4.2 million people. He make into the Guinness Book of World Records for staging the largest outdoor concert in history.
2002 Eric Clapton surprises the guests at his daughter's christening by marrying her mother at the service
I think that is interesting factoid about Paul McCartney filing a suit to desolve The Beatles on the very last day of 1970. Hmmm - I wonder if lots of lawsuits are filed on New Year's Eve??? And thanks Koala for taking the time to keep this thread going during the holidays. Even though I don't often respond to it and other similar threads, I really do enjoy reading them. :thumbsup:
Just read this snippet in the latest Rolling Stone:
"Bad PR Move of the Decade
Labels Sue Fans
Recording Industry Association of America: What the hell were you thinking? General Motors didn't hire a team of ninjas to slash the tires of people who bought Camrys! (Actually, that might have saved Detroit. Also, we love ninjas.) Yet in 2003, the tone-deaf record-industry lobbyists, in an effort to curb music piracy, began suing illegal file-sharers in what RIAA president Cary Sherman described as "a tough-love form of education." Defendants included a 12-year-old girl, a grandmother who didn't even own a computer and Colin Powell. (OK, not Powell.) By the time the RIAA finally retired the policy earlier this year, the trade group had sued 35,000 fans."
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I wonder if Don knows they've retired the policy?!
1962 The Beatles audition for Decca Records in England, who turn them down and sign the Tremeloes instead.
1964 The Beach Boys record "Fun Fun Fun".
2003 Aretha Franklin sings the national anthem as Michigan's first woman governor is sworn in.
1966 We Can Work It Out (The Beatles) was a hit.
1971 Van Morrison hits #9 with "Domino".
1972 Paul Simon's self-titled album is released a year after the breakup of Simon and Garfunkel. It yields two popular singles: "Mother and Child Reunion" (#4 and "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard (#22).
1975 John and Yoko are reunited. The Beatles' final dissolution takes place in London.
1954 A young Elvis Presley visits the Memphis Recording Service to record "Casual Love Affair" and "I'll Never Stand in Your Way" and meets Sun Records owner Sam Phillips.
1970 Keith Moon of the Who accidentally runs over and kills his chauffeur, in Hatfield, England.
1974 Yes hits #6 in the US with 'Tales From Topographic Oceans'.
1975 Elton John hits #1 with his remake of the Beatles’ "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds." John Lennon plays guitar on this non-LP single under the pseudonym Dr. Winston O’Boogie.
1959 "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" becomes the last release from Buddy Holly before his death.
1976 Beatles road manager Mal Evans is killed during a confrontation with Los Angeles police.
1998 Sonny Bono ("I Got You Babe" with then-wife Cher) dies in a skiing accident in South Lake Tahoe, California.
2003 Little Richard guests on Fox-TV's "The Simpsons".
I forgot to get on here yesterday about one that meant something to me.
1986-Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy died of a heart attack brought on by a drug overdose. He was only 36 years old.
1946 Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd is born.
1964 The Rolling Stones headline their first tour, beginning in Harrow, England.
1977 David Bowie releases 'Low,' the first of a trilogy of more experimental albums that also includes 'Heroes' (1977) and 'Lodger' (1978).
1968 David Gilmour is asked to join Pink Floyd, briefly making them a five-piece band´.
1975 Jethro Tull hits #11 in the US with "Bungle In The Jungle."
1975 Led Zeppelin fans riot before a Boston concert, causing $30,000 in damages and the concert to be cancelled.
2008 Jewels valued at $171,000 are stolen from Dionne Warwick's Rome hotel room.
I was only 5 and certainly don't remember this but about 10 years later--this meant the world to me. He is one of my all time favorite vocalist.Quote:
Originally Posted by Koala
1935 Elvis Aron Presley is born to Gladys and Vernon Presley in a two-room cabin on North Saltillo Road in East Tupelo, Mississippi.
1947 David Robert Jones, a.k.a. David Bowie, is born in Brixton, London.
1957 Elvis Presley passes the pre-induction exam for the Army.
1966 The Who and the Kinks perform on the last "Shindig" show on ABC-TV.
1974 Governor Jimmy Carter declares it "Elvis Presley Day" in Georgia (three years before his death).
1981 ''Elvis Presley Day" is declared in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, North and South Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
1988 Tracy Chapman's self-titled debut achieves multi-platinum status.
1993 "MTV Unplugged" with Eric Clapton is nominated for four Grammy Awards.
1967 The Gibb family moves from Australia to London, England. Within months, the Bee Gees enjoy their first international hit: "New York Mining Disaster 1941" (#14 U.S., #12 U.K.).
1983 Down Under (Men At Work) was a hit.
2007 Britain's Royal Mail issues a series of Beatles postage stamps.
1967 The Hollies record "On A Carousel".
1965 The Beach Boys record "Do You Wanna Dance".
1992 Paul Simon becomes the first international performer to play in Johannesburg, South Africa after a U.N. apartheit boycott is lifted.
2009 Bruce Springsteen wins a Golden Globe award for Best Original Song for "The Wrestler" from the movie of that name.
1964 the Beach Boys reach ‘1 with I Get Around.
1993 Cream is induced into tue Rock Hall Of Fame.
1995 Led Zeppelin is induced into tue Rock Hall Of Fame.
1998 The Eagles are is induced into tue Rock Hall Of Fame.Jimmy Buffett is their presenter.
1998 Fleetwood Mac is is induced into tue Rock Hall Of Fame.
2003 Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees died.
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Originally Posted by Koala
:blueblob::yay::applause::nod::iloveyou:
I will remember the date the Eagles were inducted, because it's my birthday! =)
I remember hearing they were going to be inducted, but I wasn't hardcore at the time. I remember saying to myself, oh cool, maybe I should watch what is televised... but I never did. Thanks to this site I was able to watch it in hindsight!
Evelyn--are you saying that today is your birthday? :worried: If so--sorry I didn't realize! You need to let us know these things!! :brickwall:
Yes it is... but no biggie. Just another year older... :)
1969 Elvis Presley begins recording his "Memphis Sessions" (including "Suspicious Minds").
1973 Backed by an all-star band, Eric Clapton performs a solo concert at London's Rainbow Theatre. It is promoted as a comeback concert, returning Clapton to the public eye after a reclusive period of heroin addiction. Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert is released in abbreviated form on LP (6 tracks) in 1973 and in expanded form on CD (14 tracks) in 1995.
1973 Aerosmith's self-titled debut is released. It contains the band staples "Dream On" and "Mama Kin."
1973 Cat Stevens hits #16 with "Sitting".
1973 Jethro Tull hits #11 in the US with "Living in the Past."
1983 Neil Young kicks off his association with a new label, Geffen Records, with 'Trans,' an album of heavily synthesized, computer-generated songs interspersed with breezy love songs. It reaches #17, his best showing until 'Harvest Moon' peaks at #16 in 1992.
1973 Elvis Presley's "Aloha From Hawaii" concert is broadcast live to a billion people around the world (but not in the U.S., where it will air on TV two months later).
1978 The Sex Pistols perform a tumultuous final concert at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom. They break up soon after.
1997 The Beach Boys guest star on an episode of ABC-TV's "Home Improvement".
1958 Elvis Presley records "Hard Headed Woman".
1967 The Rolling Stones perform a cleaned-up "Let's Spend Some Time Together" on CBS-TV's "Ed Sullivan Show" (at Ed's request).
1971 Earth, Wind & Fire's self-titled debut album enters the Billboard album chart, peaking at #172.
1972 Don McLean hits #1 with "American Pie".
1984 Owner Of a Lonely Heart (Yes) was a hit.
That has always cracked me up!! :hilarious:Quote:
Originally Posted by Koala
1961-The Supremes sign to Motown Records.
1977-Linda McCartney is names one of ten Most Watched Woman by the Bachelor's Club.
1994-Harry Nilsson dies of heart disease.
1970 Scotland Yard confiscates eight John Lennon lithographs from a London art gallery for being obscene.
1980 Paul McCartney is jailed in Tokyo for marijuana possession.
1992 Eric Clapton performs an all-acoustic set for that is taped for the MTV series Unplugged. It airs on March 11, winning a record audience for the show, and is released on CD and videotape in August. The 70-minute live set, which includes an acoustic arrangement of "Layla," reaches #1. It goes on to sell three million copies and earns a Grammy for Album of the Year.
I love this Unplugged concert!
1996 Pink Floyd is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the eleventh annual induction dinner. Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins is their presenter.
1967 Genesis is formed by Charterhouse School mates Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Anthony Phillips and Tony Banks. :partytime:
1969 The first Led Zeppelin album (self-titled) is released.
1970 The Doors record their "Absolutely Live" album in Los Angeles.
1976 Sweet hits #5 in the US with "Fox on the Run."
1977 Bob Marley and the Wailers cut new material in London, marking the first time they’ve recorded outside of Jamaica in six years. Of more than 20 songs recorded, ten turn up on 'Exodus' (1977) and ten on 'Kaya' (1978).
:headbang: Whoo Hoo!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Koala
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1965 Paul Simon drops out of law school to become a full-time musician.
1969 Pete Best's defamation lawsuit against the Beatles is settled out-of-court
1996 Lisa Marie Presley files for divorce from Michael Jackson.
2009 Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, James Taylor and John Mellencamp perform at an inauguration concert for Barack Obama.
1992 John Lennon is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the ninth annual induction dinner. Paul McCartney is his presenter, and Yoko Ono accepts the award on behalf of her late husband.
1993 The reunited quintet, Fleetwood Mac including Buckingham, performs "Don't Stop" at President Clinton's Inaugural Gala.
1994 Elton John is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the ninth annual induction dinner. Axl Rose, of Guns and Roses, is his presenter.
1994 Rod Stewart is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the ninth annual induction dinner. Jeff Beck is his presenter. Stewart himself misses the ceremony because of the Los Angeles earthquake two days earlier.
1969 Elvis Presley records "In The Ghetto"
1970 Creedence Clearwater Revival hits #2 with "Travelin' Band" and "Lookin' Out My Back Door," and #4 with "Up Around the Bend."
1973 Stevie Wonder returns to performing-- in London-- five months after a car crash put him in a coma.
1974 You're Sixteen (Ringo Starr) was a hit.
1965 The Byrds record "Mr. Tambourine Man''
1967 "I'm a Believer" by the Monkees tops the UK charts for four weeks.
1984 Yes hits #1 in the US with "Owner of a Lonely Heart".
1989 MTV world premieres Metallica's first video, "One."
2005 Journey receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1968-Archie Bell & The Drells hit #1 with Tighten Up
1983-Kajagoogoo hits #1 with Too Shy
2008-Ringo Star walks off Live with Regis & Kelly over the length of his performance
1976 John Denver hits #13 with "Fly Away".
1981 Spandau Ballet hits #17 in the UK with "The Freeze".
1988 Need You Tonight (INXS) was a hit.
1991 "MTV Unplugged," the network's highly acclaimed acoustic music series, is recorded in Europe for the first time. The Cure and Paul McCartney are the artists captured in performance in London.
1998 "All Around the World" by Oasis reaches #1.
1958 "Oh Boy!" becomes Buddy Holly's third Top Ten hit.
1969 'Proud Mary', the Creedence Clearwater Revival LP, is released. "Proud Mary" eventually reaches #2 on the charts.
1975 Cat Stevens hits #26 with "Ready".
1984 Yoko Ono donates $375,000 to Liverpool's Strawberry Fields retirement home, the inspiration for her late husband, John Lennon's, song.