[guide.chat] Music lovers
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- Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:35:19 +0100
music.
1955, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash kicked off an eleven date
tour of the Southern US states in Abilene, Texas.
1960, Aretha Franklin made her stage debut at the Village Vanguard in New York
City.
1961, The Highwaymen were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Michael'. The
US group's only UK Top 40 hit. The Highwaymen were US college students who
broke up when they graduated.
1962, The Beatles made their first appearance on the UK singles chart with
'Love Me Do', which peaked at No. 4 on the chart.
1964, The Who appeared at Wolsey Hall, Cheshunt, England.
1967, The Doors appeared at Danbury High School, Danbury, Connecticut. Before
the group came on stage an announcer told the audience not to leave their seats
during the performance or they would be escorted out of the venue. There was
also a beauty pageant just prior to The Doors coming on stage.
1968, during a Beatles recording session at Abbey Road six saxophonists
recorded parts for 'Savoy Truffle' for the forthcoming White Album. George
Harrison distorted the saxophones to get the desired sound.
1969, One hit wonders Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg were at No.1 on the UK
singles chart with 'Je t'aime... Moi non plus.' Banned by many radio stations
for its sexual content and sounds, it is the only French language chart topper
in the UK.
1974, John Denver was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Annie's Song.' The
song was a tribute to his wife and was written in 10 minutes while he was on a
ski lift.
1975, Neil Sedaka started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with
'Bad Blood', his third No.1, the song featured Elton John on backing vocals.
1976, Pussycat started a four week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with
'Mississippi' making them the first Dutch act to top the UK chart.
1978, Siouxsie And The Banshees, supported by Spizz Oil and The Human League
all appeared at The Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, England.
1980, The Police scored their second UK No.1 album with 'Zenyatta Mondatta.'
1986, Janet Jackson started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with
'When I Think Of You', her first US No.1, a No.10 hit in the UK.
1986, Madonna was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with the title track from her
album. 'True Blue' her third UK No.1. The title came from a favorite expression
of her then husband Sean Penn and was a direct tribute to him.
1988, Former Beatle Ringo Starr and his wife Barbara started treatment for
alcohol abuse at a clinic in Tucson, Arizona.
1989, Michael Jackson attended the opening ceremony of the Michael Jackson
Auditorium at his former school, Gardner Street Elementary in Hollywood,
California. In November, 2003, school officials covered over Jackson's name
with painted plywood, leaving only the word "Auditorium" showing, after
receiving requests from angry parents when Jackson was booked on suspicion of
child molestation.
1990, Drummer Dave Grohl played his first gig with Nirvana when they appeared
at the North Shore Surf Club in Olympia.
1991, Apple Computers settled a lawsuit launched by The Beatles' record
company, Apple Corporation, over name and logo rights. The computer company
reportedly paid $29 million to settle the suit.
1995, Tupac Shakur was released from Clinton Correctional Prison on $1.4
Million bail which was posted by Suge Knight. In return 2Pac signed a three
album deal with Knight's Death Row Records.
1997, Elton John went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Candle In The Wind
97' A re-write of his 1974 hit about Marilyn Monroe. This version was raising
funds for the Diana, Princess of Wales charity, following her death in Paris.
It went on to become the biggest selling single in the world ever.
1997, The Verve started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with
'Urban Hymns.'
1999, George Michael refused to let BBC TV screen footage of his appearance at
the 'Netaid' concert because he was not happy with his performance.
1999, Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee was released on $5000 bail after facing
charges relating to a riot at a gig in North Carolina in 1997. Lee allegedly
incited the crowd to attack a guard and had also poured a drink over his head.
2003, Mojo magazine readers voted the studio session for Elvis Presley's debut
single 'That's All Right' the most pivotal moment in rock history. Bob Dylan's
switch from acoustic to electric guitars in 1965 came second, and 'White Riot,
the debut single by The Clash released in 1977 was voted third.
2005, Rod Stewart received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to honour a
career spanning more than 40 years.
2005, Freddie Mercury's 1974 Rolls Royce was offered for auction on eBay by his
family. The Silver Shadow luxury vehicle had already attracted bids of up to
£8,400. It came with an unused box of tissues the singer always stored in the
car.
2006, Madonna adopted a one-year-old boy in Malawi, Africa, the boy's father,
Yohane Banda, told reporters "I know he will be very happy in America." The
boy's mother had died a week after he was born.
2007, Take That kicked off their Beautiful World European tour in Belfast
ending in Manchester on 20 November 2007.
2009, Barbra Streisand went to No.1 on the US album charts with 'Love Is the
Answer'. Streisand's ninth No.1 album, making her the only artist to have a
number one album in America in five different decades.
2009, 54-year-old Jo Wood, wife of The Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood, was granted
a divorce after 24 years of marriage on the grounds of adultery. The couple
split in 2008 after the guitarist, 64, began a relationship with a 20-year-old
woman.
2010, George Michael was released from Highpoint Prison in Suffolk, England
after serving four of an eight week sentence for driving under the influence of
drugs. The singer had been arrested after crashing his car into the front of a
Snappy Snaps store in Hampstead, North London in July of this year.
October 11th: Born on this day
1946, Born on this day, Gary Mallaber, drums, Steve Miller Band, (1974 US No.1
& 1990 UK No.1 single 'The Joker').
1949, Born on this day, Daryl Hall, singer, songwriter, (Hall and Oates, 1982
US No.1 & UK No.6 single 'Maneater', plus five other US No.1's, solo 1986 UK
No.28 single 'Dreamtime').
1950, Born on this day, Andrew Woolfolk, sax, Earth Wind and Fire, (1975 US
No.1 single 'Shining Star', 1981 UK No.3 single 'Let's Groove').
1957, Born on this day, Blair Cunningham, drums, Haircut 100, (1982 UK No.3
single 'Love Plus One').
1962, Born on this day, Andy McCoy, Hanoi Rocks, (1984 UK No.61 single 'Up
Around The Bend').
1962, Born on this day, Scott Johnson, Gin Blossoms, (1994 UK No.24 single 'Hey
Jealousy').
1971, Born on this day, MC Lyte, US female rapper, (1997 UK No.15 single, 'Cold
Rock A Party').
1973, Born on this day, Brendan Brown, guitar, vocals, Wheatus, (2001 UK No 2
single 'Teenage Dirtbag').
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