[guide.chat] music lovers
- From: "Carol O'Connor" <missbossyboots33@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:39:02 +0100
October 12th: On this Day in music.
1955, The Chrysler Corporation launched high fidelity record players for their
1956 line-up of cars. The unit measured about four inches high and less than a
foot wide and mounted under the instrument panel. The seven inch discs spun at
16 2/3 rpm and required almost three times the number of grooves per inch as an
LP. The players were discontinued in 1961.
1957, During an Australian tour Little Richard publicly renounced rock 'n' roll
and embraced God, telling a story of dreaming of his own damnation after
praying to God when one of the engines on a plane he was on caught fire. The
singer threw four diamond rings, valued at $8,000, into Sydney's Hunter River
and soon after launched a Gospel career. Five years later, he would switch back
to Rock.
1957, Buddy Holly & The Crickets, The Drifters and Chuck Berry all appeared at
the Mission Beach Ballroom, San Diego, California.
1962, Little Richard, The Beatles, Billy J. Kramer and other local group's all
appeared at The Tower Ballroom, Wallasey, Merseyside, England.
1963, Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs started a five week run at No.1 on the US
singles chart with 'Sugar Shack'.
1965, Working on their next album Rubber Soul at Abbey Road Studio's London,
The Beatles recorded 'Run For Your Life' in its entirety, in five takes.
(Lennon later admits to lifting two lines from Elvis Presley's 1955 hit 'Baby
Let's Play House'). And another new Lennon song 'This Bird Has Flown', later
known as 'Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)'. The track included George
Harrison's double-tracked sitar part, the first appearance of that Indian
instrument on a pop record.
1967, The Doors appeared at The Surf Club, Nantasket Beach, Massachusetts,
supported by Ultimate Spinach.
1968, Big Brother And The Holding Company went to No.1 on the US album chart
with 'Cheap Thrills'.
1968, The Hollies started a six-week run at No.1 on the UK album charts with
their 'Greatest Hits.'
1969, A DJ on Detroit's WKNR radio station received a phone call telling him
that if you play The Beatles 'Strawberry Fields Forever' backwards, you hear
John Lennon say the words "I buried Paul." This started a worldwide rumour that
Paul McCartney was dead.
1971, Gene Vincent (Vincent Eugene Craddock), died from a perforated ulcer,
aged 36. Had the 1956 US No.7 & UK No.16 single 'Be Bop A Lula'. Appeared in
the film, The Girl Can't Help It with Jayne Mansfield. In 1960, while on tour
in the UK, Vincent and songwriter Sharon Sheeley were seriously injured the car
crash that killed Eddie Cochran.
1974, Olivia Newton-John went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'If You Love
Me, Let Me Know.'
1974, The Bay City Rollers went to No.1 on the UK album chart with their debut
album 'Rollin.'
1975, Rod Stewart and The Faces made their final live appearance when they
played at Nassau Coliseum, Long Island.
1978, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark made their live debut at Eric's,
Liverpool, England.
1978, Whilst living at the Chelsea Hotel in New York City, Sex Pistol Sid
Vicious called the police to say that someone had stabbed his girlfriend Nancy
Spungen. He was arrested and charged with murder and placed in the detox unit
of a New York prison.
1978, The Tom Robinson band appeared at Friars in Aylesbury with Stiff Little
Fingers as support and the Johnny Thunders All Stars played at The Lyceum in
London. His band featured Paul Cook and Steve Jones from the Sex Pistols.
1982, The Who supported by The Clash appeared at Shea Stadium, New York City.
1985, Ricky Wilson of the B-52's died of complications from aids. The B-52's,
had the 1990 UK No.2 & US No.3 single 'Love Shack'.
1985, Jennifer Rush was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Power Of
Love'. The song stayed at No.1 for five weeks and became the biggest selling
single of the year and the biggest single ever for a woman in the UK. Celine
Dion enjoyed a No.1 US hit with her version in 1993.
1985, Ready For The World went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Oh
Sheila', a No.50 hit in the UK.
1991, Mariah Carey had her fifth No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Emotions' a
No.17 hit in the UK.
1991, Simply Reds fourth album 'Stars' went to No.1 on the UK chart for the
first of five times, featuring the singles 'Thrill Me', 'For Your Babies' and
the title track 'Stars.' The album became the biggest seller of 1991 and 1992
in the UK spending 134 week's on the chart.
1992, Tupac Shakur was released from prison pending an appeal for sexual
assault on $1.4 million bail.
1994, Pink Floyd played the first of a 15-night run at Earls Court, London,
England. Less than a minute after the band had started playing 'Shine On You
Crazy Diamond', a scaffolding stand holding 1200 fans, collapsed, throwing
hundreds of people 20 feet to the ground. It took over an hour to free everyone
from the twisted wreckage, ninety-six people were injured, with 36 needing
hospital treatment. Six were detained overnight with back, neck and rib
injuries. Pink Floyd sent a free T-shirt and a note of apology to all the fans
who had been seated in the stand that collapsed. The show was immediately
cancelled and re-scheduled.
1995, R.E.M. played the first of 3 nights at the Spectrum, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania supported by Grant Lee Buffalo.
1996, British dance duo The Chemical Brothers scored their first UK No.1 single
with 'Setting Sun.' The song was written by Noel Gallagher and sung by Noel
Gallagher of Oasis.
1997, US singer songwriter John Denver was killed when the light aircraft he
was piloting crashed into Monterey Bay, California. Denver was aged 53.
1997, Boyz II Men were at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Evolution'.
1997, The Backstreet Boys were forced to cancel a show in Madrid after over
7,000 fans arrived for the 5,000 capacity show. More than 300 young girls had
to be treated after fainting in the heat.
1999, Adrian Young drummer with No Doubt proposed to his girlfriend during a
gig in San Francisco. Young came on to the stage before the bands encore and
got down on bended knee with a ring, his girlfriend Nina accepted.
1999, The island of their birth, The Isle Of Man, issued six stamps honouring
The Bee Gees. Their mother had run a local post office on the island.
2005, Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee suffered minor burns at a concert in
Casper, Wyoming during a pyrotechnics explosion. Lee was treated at a local
hospital for the injuries to his arm and face, which occurred while he was
suspended from a wire 30 feet above the stage.
2005, Singer and Live Aid co-founder Midge Ure received an honorary degree from
Dundee's University of Abertay. He said: "Having left school at the age of 15,
I never expected to receive such an accolade."
2008, Oasis went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Dig Out Your Soul' the
band's seventh and final studio album.
October 12th: Born on this day
1935, Born on this day, Luciano Pavarotti, Italian singer, (1990 UK No.2 single
'Nessun Dorma', 1990 UK No.1 album 'The Essential Pavorotti', spent 72 weeks on
the UK chart).
1935, Born on this day, Sam Moore, singer, (Sam & Dave, 1964 UK No.24 & 1967 US
No.2 single 'Soul Man').
1942, Born on this day, Melvin Franklin, vocals, The Temptations, (1971 US No.1
& UK No.8 single 'Just My Imagination' and re-issued 'My Girl' UK No.2 in
1992). He died on 23rd February 1995.
1948, Born on this day, Rick Parfitt, vocals, guitar, Status Quo, (1977 UK No.3
single 'Rockin' All Over The World', plus over 50 other UK Top 75 singles).
1955, Born on this day, Jane Siberry, Canadian singer, songwriter, (1989 album
'Bound By The Beauty').
1956, Born on this day, David Letts, (Dave Vanian), vocals, The Damned, (1986
UK No.3 single 'Eloise').
1960, Born on this day, Bob Mould, guitar, vocals, Husker Du, (1987 album
'Warehouse Songs And Stories), Sugar, (1992 album, Copper Blue').
1966, Born on this day, Brian Kennedy, Irish singer, songwriter, worked with
Van Morrison band & solo, (1996 UK No.27 single 'Life, Love and Happiness',
1996 UK No.19 album 'A Better Man'). Appeared on Broadway in The River Dance.
1969, Born on this day, Martie Erwin, multi-instrumentalist, Dixie Chicks,
(1999 UK No.26 single, 'There's Your Trouble', 2000 single 'Cowboy Take Me
Away', 1999 US No.1 album Wide Open Space').
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