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July 21 – Today In Rock Music History
Musicians Born On July 21 1922 Kay Starr (Rock and Roll Waltz) 1942 Kim Fowley 1947 Cat Stevens (Morning Has Broken) 1958 Henry Priestman (Christians)	Number 1 In The Charts On July 21 1958 Elvis Presley: ‘Hard-Headed Woman’ US 45 1965 Rolling Stones: ‘Out of Our Heads’ US LP 1966 Georgie Fame: ‘Get Away’ UK 45 1973 Peters and Lee: ‘Welcome Home’ UK 45 1973 Jim Croce: ‘Bad Bad Leroy Brown’ US 45 1979 Tubeway Army: ‘Replicas’ UK LP 1990 Glenn Medeiros/Bobby Brown : She Aint Worth It : US single 1997 Puff Daddy / Faith Evans : I’ll Be Missing You : UK single
Various Music Events On July 21 1958 Pittsburgh radio station WAMP drops ‘all rock and roll discs and other raucous tunes’ in the ‘so-called Top- 40 charts’ as part of the anti-Top 40 backlash that also includes KSEL in Lubbock, Texas 1960 Duane Eddy’s ‘Because They’re Young’ hits UK chart 1963 First real hint of Beatlemania: 4,000 ticketless fans try to gain entry to the band’s gig at the Queen’s Theatre, Blackpool. The crush is so deep that Beatles are forced to enter via the roof 1970 Kenny Everett fired from Radio 1 1972 Rod Stewart releases ‘Never a Dull Moment’ LP in the US 1979 Crusaders’ ‘Street Life’ hits UK LP chart 1983 Diana Ross plays free concert in Central Park. Heavy rain forces her off stage early in the set and concert is re-staged the following night. 1984 Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ hits UK LP chart 1984 Status Quo headline at Milton Keynes Bowl 1989 Weird Al Yankovic’s first movie, “UHF” opens. 1990 Potsdamer Platz, Germany — the site of the former Berlin Wall- is the venue for a performance of “The Wall”.Along with Roger Waters other artists making guest appearances include Cyndi Lauper, Joni Mitchell, Bryan Adams and Phil Collins. Proceeds from ticket sales went to an international fund for disaster relief. 1990 BBC’s Radio One apologizes to listeners after Madonna repeatedly used bad language during a live concert broadcast. Quelle - Retro Rebirth http://www.retrorebirth.com/cat-stevens/july-21-today-in-rock-music-history.php

 

August 3– Today In Rock Music History
Musicians Born On August 3 1926 Tony Bennett 1938 Terry Wogan (DJ) 1951 John Graham (Earth, Wind and Fire) 1956 Kirk Brandon (Spear of Destiny) 1963 James Hetfield (Metallica) 1963 Ed Roland (Collective Soul) 1966 Shirley Manson (Garbage) Deaths On August 3 1966 Lenny Bruce (comedian)	Number 1 In The Charts On August 3 1961 Eden Kane: ‘Well I Ask You’ UK 45 1963 Tymes: ‘So Much in Love’ US 45 1968 Doors: ‘Hello I Love You’ US 45 1985 Madonna: ‘Into the Groove’ UK 45 1985 Tears for Fears: ‘Shout’ US 45 1996 Los Del Rio : Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) : US single
Various Music Events On August 3 1957 Tony Crombie disbands his pioneering UK rock and roll band Rockets. ‘It’s hard to get bookings’, he says 1963 Beatles make their 294th and last appearance at the Liverpool Cavern Club 1963 Martha and the Vandellas hit US chart with their first top 10 single ‘Heatwave’ 1966 Beatles’ records banned in South Africa following John Lennon’s ‘Jesus Christ’ remarks 1971 Paul McCartney announces formation of his new group, Wings. The group also features Linda McCartney and Denny Laine 1974 Jeff Baxter and drummer Jim Hodder quit Steely Dan 1974 Stevie Wonder hits US chart with ‘You Haven’t Done Nothing’, featuring Jackson 5 and dedicated to Richard Nixon Quelle - Retro Rebirth http://www.retrorebirth.com/metallica/august-3-today-in-rock-music-history.php

June 23 – Today In Rock Music History
Musician’s Born On June 23 1929 June Carter (Carter Family) 1940 Adam Faith (What Do You Want) 1940 Stuart Sutcliffe (The 5th Beatle) 1957 Lee John (Imagination) 1962 Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth)     UK single	Number 1 In The Charts On June 23 1960 Eddie Cochran: Three Steps to Heaven UK 45 1962 West Side Story soundtrack UK LP 1962 Ray Charles: Modern Sounds in Country and Western US LP 1966 Beatles: Paperback Writer UK 45 1973 George Harrison; Living in the Material World US LP 1973 10CC: Rubber Bullets UK 45 1984 Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Two Tribes UK 45 1984 Duran Duran: The Reflex US 45 1990 Pavarotti : The Essential Pavarotti : UK LP 1997 Puff Daddy / Faith Evans : I’ll Be Missing You :
Various Music Events On June 23 1848 Antoine Joseph Sax granted patent for his invention, the saxophone 1956 Cadets release Stranded in the Jungle 1959 In a session at Goldstar Studios in Los Angeles, Eddie Cochran records Something Else 1967 Arthur Conley receives gold disc for Sweet Soul Music 1967 John Entwistle marries Alison Wise 1970 Ringo Starr begins sessions in Nashville for country Beaucoups of Blues LP 1973 George Harrison replaces Paul McCartney at top of US LP chart with Living in the Material World 1981 Robert Fripp announces reformation of King Crimson after seven years 1984 Alison Moyet debuts solo on UK chart with Love Resurrection 1984 Lionel Richie’s Stuck On You hits UK chart Quelle - Retro Rebirth http://www.retrorebirth.com/today-in-rock-history/june-23-today-in-rock-music-history.php

 

May 19 – Today In Rock Music History
Musician's Born On This Day May 19 1926 David Jacobs (DJ) 1932 Alma Cogan (Dreamboat) 1941 Eadie Raynor (Split Enz) 1945 Pete Townshend (The Who) 1946 Phillip Rudd (AC/DC) 1947 Paul Brady (Nobody Knows) 1947 Jerry Hyman (Blood, Sweat and Tears) 1949 Dusty Hill (Z.Z. Top) 1952 Joey Ramone (Ramones) 1952 Grace Jones (Slave to the Rhythm) 1956 Martin Ware (Heaven 17) 1962 Iain Harvie (Del Amitri) 1963 Yazz (Yasmin Evans) 1972 Jenny Berggren (Ace Of Base)	Number 1 In The Charts 1973 Wizzard: See My Baby Jive UK 45 1973 Stevie Wonder: You Are the Sunshine of My Life US 45 1979 Abba: Voulez-Vous UK LP 1979 Supertramp: Breakfast in America US LP 1984 Bob Marley: Legend UK LP 1990 Madonna : Vogue : US single
Various Music Events On May 19 1956 Fats Domino’s I’m In Love Again replaces Little Richard’s Long Tall Sally at top of American R&B chart 1956 Lonnie Donegan makes his US TV debut on The Perry Como Show at start of one-month tour 1958 Bobby Darin’s Splish Splash released – the first eight-track recording ever released 1960 DJ Alan Freed and eight others charged by federal grand jury for commercial bribery, better known as payola. Freed refuses to testify and becomes the scapegoat for others. 1961 Everly Brothers launch their own record label, Calliope 1978 Dire Straits release Sultans of Swing in UK 1979 Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr reunite for an impromptu jam at a Welcome Home party for Eric and Patti Clapton Quelle - Retro Rebirth http://www.retrorebirth.com/pete-townshend/may-19-today-in-rock-music-history.php

 

April 14 – Today In Rock Music History
Musician’s Born On April 14 1933 Buddy Knox (Party Doll) 1935 Loretta Lynn (Country singer) 1945 Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple) 1946 Patrick Fairley (Marmalade) 1969 Martyn Le Noble (Porno For Pyros) Deaths On April 14 1983 Pete Farndon (Pretenders) 1995 Burl Ives	Number 1 In The Charts 1966 Spencer Davis: Somebody Help Me UK 45 1973 Led Zeppelin: Houses of the Holy UK LP 1979 Art Garfunkel: Bright Eyes UK 45 1979 Doobie Brothers: What A Fool Believes US 45 1990 Madonna: Vogue UK 45 1990 Tommy Page : I’ll Be Your Everything : US single
Various Music Events On April 14 1954 Midnighters have first big hit since changing their name from The Royals with Work with Me Annie 1956 Little Richard’s Long Tall Sally hits top of US R&B chart 1967 With publicity stating them to be ‘the most significant talent since the Beatles’, Polydor releases Bee Gees’ New York Mining Disaster 1967 Denny Laine releases Say You Don’t Mind – his first solo single 1968 During a performance at the Royal Festival Hall in London, Pink Floyd demonstate ‘Azimuth co-ordinator’, a device for projecting sound from anywhere in the concert hall, called ‘more furious madness from the massed gadgets of Auzimenes’s. 1969 Following Take II, John and Paul finish The Ballad of John and Yoko, the Beatles single that didn’t feature George and Ringo, at Abbey Road 1974 Pete Townshend plays solo for the first time at Roundhouse, London 1980 Gary Numan releases The Touring Principle, the first full-length commercially available video 1984 Michael Jackson’s Thriller LP logs 37th week at No. 1 in US – the longest run in pop history Quelle - Retro Rebirth http://www.retrorebirth.com/today-in-rock-history/april-14-today-in-rock-music-history.php

 

March 10 – Today In Rock Music History
Musician’s Born On This Day March 10 1903 Bix Beiderbecke (US jazz pianist) 1940 Dean Torrance (Jan and Dean) 1947 Tom Scholz (Boston) 1950 Ted McKenna (Sensational Alex Harvey Band) 1962 Gary Clark (Danny Wilson) 1963 Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam) 1964 Neneh Cherry (Buffalo Stance) 1964 Patrick Kane (Hue & Cry) 1966 Edie Brickell 1967 Susie Q (Susan Banfield) (Cookie Crew) Deaths On March 10 1988 Andy Gibb (Singer and younger brother of the Bee Gees) 1997 Laverne Baker	Number 1 In The Charts 1960 Adam Faith: Poor Me UK 45 1962 Bruce Channel: Hey Baby US 45 1979 Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive US 45 1997 Spice Girls : Mama : UK single
Various Music Events On March 10 1954 Clovers peak at No. 2 in the US R&B chart with their tenth hit Lovey Dovey 1955 Ruth Brown presented with special award to mark sales of five million records, by Atlantic bosses Ahmet Urtegun and Jerry Wexler at Apollo theatre in Harlem. 1958 Chuck Berry’s Sweet Little Sixteen is US R&B No. 1 1959 Elvis Presley released I Need Your Love Tonight/A Fool Such as I, with advance orders of one million. 1960 First UK album chart published in Record Retailer magazine. The Explosive Freddie Cannon is first No. 1. In the first EP chart published, Expresso Bongo is No. 1 for Cliff Richard. 1966 Beatles’ last EP hit, Yesterday, hits UK EP chart. 1972 America awarded gold disc for Horse with No Name. 1975 Blue Jays – Justin Hayward and John Lodge – perform their debut gig to 2,800 fans at Carnegie Hall. 1984 Ian Gillan leaves Black Sabbath. 1992 At the Soul Train Awards, Prince wins a lifetime achievement award Quelle - Retro Rebirth http://retrorebirth.wordpress.com/2010/03/10/march-10-today-in-rock-music-history/

 

February 18 – Today In Rock Music History
Musician’s Born On This Day 1933 Yoko Ono 1947 Dennis De Young (Styx) 1952 Juice Newton 1953 Robbie Bachman (Bachman Turner Overdrive) 1953 Derek Pellicci (Little River Band) 1954 John Travolta (Grease) 1965 Dr Dre	No. 1 In The Charts 1956 Kay Starr: Rock and Roll Waltz US 45 1965 Kinks: Tired of Waiting for You UK 45 1967 Buckinghams: Kind of a Drag US 45 1978 Abba: Take a Chance on Me UK 45 1984 Simple Minds: Sparkle in the Rain UK LP 1989 Fine Young Cannibals: The Raw and the Cooked UK LP
Various Music Events 1959 Whilst on army leave in Paris, Elvis Presley visits the Lido and does impromptu stage act. 1965 The Who debut on UK chart with I Can’t Explain. 1966 I Can’t Let Go by Hollies released in UK, on way to No. 2. 1968 Guitarist Dave Gilmour joins Pink Floyd 1969 Lulu and Maurice Gibb marry at St. James’s Church, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire. 1971 Captan Beefheart and his Magic Band make their live New York debut at Unganos. 1978 Sniffin’ Glue, Britain’s first punk magazine, ceases publication. 1978 Blondie debuts on UK chart with Denis. 1989 Wild Thing takes Tone Loc to No. 2 on US Hot 100, becoming the highest-charting rap single to date. 1992 Vince Neil quits as lead singer of Motley Crue. Quelle - Retro Rebirth http://www.retrorebirth.com/today-in-rock-history/feb-18-today-in-rock-music-history.php

 

January 28 – Today In Rock Music History
Musician’s Born On This Day 1941 Bobby Goldsboro (Money) 1941 David Ruffin (Temptations) 1943 Dave Greenslade (UK keyboardist) 1944 ‘Legs’ Larry Smith (Bonzo Dog Do-Dah Band) 1957 Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)	No. 1 In The Charts 1960 Johnny Preston: Running Bear US 45 1975 Barry Manilow: Mandy US 45 1975 Status Quo: Down Down UK 45 1986 Dionne and Friends: That’s What Friends Are For US 45
Various Music Events 1962 Everly Brothers’ Crying in the Rain hits UK chart3 Pink Floyd complete sessions for Dark Side of the Moon at EMI studios, 1973 Rolling Stones hold benefit for Nicaraguan earthquake victims at Los Angeles Forum. 1974 Bad Company is formed, featuring Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke from Free, Mick Ralphs from Mott the Hoople, and Boz Burrell from King Crimson. 1975 Minnie Ripperton releases Love’ You in US. 1981 Wendy O’Williams, lead singer of Plasmatics, arrested during performance in Milwaukee for ‘simulating masturbation with a sledgehammer in front of an audience’. 1986 Aretha Franklin’s Who’s Zoomin Who hits UK LP chart 1986 Talk Talk’s Life’s What You Make It hits UK chart 1989 Ink Spots, Soul Stirrers, Bessie Smith, Phil Spector, Stevie Wonder, Rolling Stones, Dion, Otis Redding and Temptations join the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 1991 At an AC/DC concert in Salt Lake City, three people are crushed to death when the audience rushes the stage. 1991 Joe Cocker, Prince and Guns N’ Roses are among the performers as the 10 day “Rock In Rio Two” festival opens in Brazil. 1995 Jerry Garcia escapes without a scratch as he crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California. 1996 Lisa Marie Presley files for divorce from Michael Jackson Quelle - Retro Rebirth http://www.retrorebirth.com/today-in-rock-history/jan-18-today-in-rock-music-history.php