Today in Rock n' Roll History

[Koala]

1958 The release date for the Elvis Presley single 'Jailhouse Rock' was put back a week after Decca Records pressing plant in the UK were unable to meet the advance orders of 250,000 copies.

1962 Cliff Richard was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Young Ones'. It stayed at the top of the charts for six weeks and made Cliff the first UK artist to enter the chart at No.1.

1964 'Ring Of Fire' by Johnny Cash became the first Country album to go to No.1 in the US album chart.

1967 The Hollies record "On A Carousel".

1965 The Beach Boys record "Do You Wanna Dance".

1985 a Brazilian rock Festival held in Rio, claimed to be the biggest ever staged. The festival featured featuring; Queen, Rod Stewart, AC/DC, Whitesnake, Yes and Iron Maiden.

1986 The Pet Shop Boys scored their first UK No.1 single with 'West End Girls.' The first version of the song was released in April 1984, becoming a club hit in the United States, after the duo signed with EMI, the song was re-recorded with producer Stephen Hague.

1990 Paul McCartney played the first of 11 sold out nights at Wembley Arena, London, England.

1992 Paul Simon becomes the first international performer to play in Johannesburg, South Africa after a U.N. apartheit boycott is lifted.

2003 Britain’s oldest rockers came out winners in The Pollstar listing of the Top 10 grossing US tours of 2002: Paul McCartney $68m (£40m), The Rolling Stones $58m (£34m), Elton John $47m (£27.6m), The Who $20m (£11.8m), Ozzy Osbourne $18m (£10.6m), Peter Gabriel $10m (£5.88m), Yes $6m (£3.5m), Elvis Costello $5m (£2.94m), The Moody Blues $4m (£2.35m) and Jethro Tull $3m (£1.76m).

2008 Ringo Starr helped launch the celebrations for Liverpool's year as European Capital of Culture. He was joined by acrobats who dangled on wires from cranes as the opening party kicked off a year-long programme of more than 350 events. Organisers hoped the Capital of Culture tag would attract an extra two million visitors to Liverpool and boost the economy by £100m.

2009 Bruce Springsteen wins a Golden Globe award for Best Original Song for "The Wrestler" from the movie of that name.

[pueblo47]

"Mike" Jagger.....

Michael is Jagger's real name. His family and close friends call him Mike, he doesn't like to be called Mick but fame has its price. Can't believe OGG didn't know that. Consider that payback........

[WalshFan88]

Michael is Jagger's real name. His family and close friends call him Mike, he doesn't like to be called Mick but fame has its price. Can't believe OGG didn't know that. Consider that payback........

LOL that is SO not true. His name IS Michael Phillip but I've NEVER heard him referred to as "Mike Jagger" unless its a typo like above. I suggest you read up! That's a weak payback! If his friends call him Mike that's one thing but in this case it's an obvious typo.......... I've heard him called "Sir Michael" and Michael but not Mike by the media or fans ...... Nice try.

[MikeA]

Well, I think maybe he at one time was called "Mike" Austin. Whether anyone has called him "Mike" in the past 6 decades though was not mentioned even though I can see there there is not timeframe actually restricted to his nickname's usage.

From Wikipedia (which is known for misinformation)

From September 1950, Keith Richards and Jagger (known as "Mike" to his friends) were classmates at Wentworth Primary School in Dartford, Kent. In 1954, Jagger passed the eleven-plus, and went to Dartford Grammar School, where there is now The Mick Jagger Centre, as part of the school.

[WalshFan88]

Well, I think maybe he at one time was called "Mike" Austin. Whether anyone has called him "Mike" in the past 6 decades though was not mentioned even though I can see there there is not timeframe actually restricted to his nickname's usage.

From Wikipedia (which is known for misinformation)

From September 1950, Keith Richards and Jagger (known as "Mike" to his friends) were classmates at Wentworth Primary School in Dartford, Kent. In 1954, Jagger passed the eleven-plus, and went to Dartford Grammar School, where there is now The Mick Jagger Centre, as part of the school.

That might be when he was a kid. I was just pointing out that no one in the media since the Stones have formed have called him that and that the above WAS a typo. That's all I meant, is just pointing out a typo. I did however know his name was Michael though. But I've never heard to him referred to as Mike in the Stones history (I have more books on the Stones than Carter has pills ). But I admittedly don't know much about his childhood. Just the band's history. I know more about Richards but I know some on Jagger.

[MikeA]

Well Austin, you are hereby notified that you are now talking with the worlds least qualified authority on Michael Jagger on the planet! The only thing I can claim expertise to is the spelling of his name...which happens to be the same as mine. And, my Mother definitely did NOT name me after Jagger!

[WalshFan88]

Well Austin, you are hereby notified that you are now talking with the worlds least qualified authority on Michael Jagger on the planet! The only thing I can claim expertise to is the spelling of his name...which happens to be the same as mine. And, my Mother definitely did NOT name me after Jagger!

I don't know THAT much but I just knew it was a typo!

[pueblo47]

LOL that is SO not true. His name IS Michael Phillip but I've NEVER heard him referred to as "Mike Jagger" unless its a typo like above. I suggest you read up! That's a weak payback! If his friends call him Mike that's one thing but in this case it's an obvious typo.......... I've heard him called "Sir Michael" and Michael but not Mike by the media or fans ...... Nice try.

Correction, this is sooo NOT true. I didn't put in his middle name as that is not the point of this so-called typo, which is NOT a typo. I have several books also about the Stones and the media doesn't call him by the real name simply because he's always been known as Mick, due to a real TYPO, since the early days of his singing career, But several of these books and also numerous articles have stated over the years what I told you.....only his family and close friends STILL call him Mike and he has never cared for Mick.

[WalshFan88]

Correction, this is sooo NOT true. I didn't put in his middle name as that is not the point of this so-called typo, which is NOT a typo. I have several books also about the Stones and the media doesn't call him by the real name simply because he's always been known as Mick, due to a real TYPO, since the early days of his singing career, But several of these books and also numerous articles have stated over the years what I told you.....only his family and close friends STILL call him Mike and he has never cared for Mick.

Agree to disagree.

[Freypower]

LOL that is SO not true. His name IS Michael Phillip but I've NEVER heard him referred to as "Mike Jagger" unless its a typo like above. I suggest you read up! That's a weak payback! If his friends call him Mike that's one thing but in this case it's an obvious typo.......... I've heard him called "Sir Michael" and Michael but not Mike by the media or fans ...... Nice try.

I agree. I have never heard Sir Mick referred to as Mike, ever. I would have thought if there was a typo calling him Mick early in his career & he wanted to be called Mike he would have moved heaven & earth to fix it.