Cегодняшний день в истории рок-музыки

11 МАЯ(продолжение)


События:

1964, During a UK tour The Rolling Stones were refused lunch at The Grand Hotel, Bristol, where they were staying because they were not wearing jackets and ties. The following day the Daily Express ran the story with the headline, 'The Rolling Stones gather no lunch.'

1967, The Bee Gees made their Top Of The Pops debut performing 'New York Mining Disaster' on the UK TV show.

1970, The triple soundtrack album 'Woodstock' was released in the US, going gold within two weeks. 1972, John Lennon appeared on the US television 'Dick Cavett Show', claiming he was under surveillance from the FBI.

1973, Wings kicked off their first official tour at the Bristol Hippodrome, playing 15 UK shows.

1974, Led Zeppelin attended Elvis Presley show at the Los Angeles Forum in California. After a shaky start to the show, Elvis stopped the band and jokingly said: ‘Wait a minute’if we can start together fellas, because we’ve got Led Zeppelin out there, lets try to look like we know what were doing.’ All four members of Zeppelin met with Elvis after the show, spending over 2 hours backstage. Elvis asked for all the group’s autographs for his daughter Lisa Marie.

1978, At the end of their News Of The World 46 date tour, Queen played three sold-out nights at Wembley Arena, London, England.

1981, Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley died of lung cancer and a brain tumour aged 36. Had the 1981 single 'No Woman No Cry', plus over ten other UK Top 40 singles. In 1990, the 6th February was proclaimed a national holiday in Jamaica to commemorate his birth. The compilation album, Legend, released in 1984, is the best-selling reggae album ever with sales of more than 20 million copies. Time magazine chose Bob Marley & The Wailers' Exodus as the greatest album of the 20th century.

1985, Bruce Springsteen and a small group of friends went out for a boy’s night out in Lake Oswego, Oregon, two nights before his wedding to Julianne Phillips. Drinking in the Gemini pub Springsteen sang a number of songs, karaoke-style, to his own records in the jukebox

1996, Bill Graham the Irish journalist credited with discovering U2 died of a heart attack aged 44. He was also the co-founder of the Irish music paper Hot Press. Members from Clannad, U2, Hothouse Flowers and Gavin Friday all attended his funeral.

2001, Oasis, The Black Crowes and Spacehog kicked off 'The Tour of Brotherly Love', a North American tour at The Hard Rock in Las Vegas, Nevada. (The three bands featuring pairs of brothers (Noel and Liam Gallagher, Chris and Rich Robinson, Royston and Antony Langdon, respectively).

2002, Over 500 Michael Jackson fans held a demonstration outside the Sony records building in Berlin complaining that the label hadn't promoted the singer's latest album 'Invincible'.

2003, Jimi Hendrix Experience bassist Noel Redding died at his home in Ireland aged 57. Redding played on the classic Hendrix albums 'Are You Experienced', 'Axis: Bold as Love' and 'Electric Ladyland,' Right up until his death, Redding had been taking legal action against the Hendrix estate for payment estimated at Ј3.26 million for his part in recordings and for ongoing royalties. Had also been a member of Fat Mattress and formed The Noel Redding Band.

2004, US songwriter John Whitehead was killed by a gunman. He co-wrote 'Back Stabbers' for the O'Jays and as McFadden & Whitehead wrote and sang 'Ain't No Stopping Us Now' which sold more than 8 million copies and was nominated for a Grammy Award.

2006, George Michael was involved in his second minor car crash in a month after a tabloid photographer found Michael asleep in his parked car in central London. The singer crashed into a bollard after he woke up and was driving away.

2011, One of the rarest rock t-shirts in the world sold for $10,000 (Ј6096.00), the largest sum ever paid for a vintage t-shirt. The record-setting sale of a 1979 Led Zeppelin t-shirt on eBay was sold by Kyle Ermatinger of Stormcrow Vintage. The recent completion of the transaction placed the purchase as the world's rarest and most expensive vintage t-shirt.

2011, Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall’s daughter Elizabeth appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine's June issue. Her six-page, eight photo spread showed the 27-year-old completely nude, wearing a pair of thigh-high boots and bunny ears, and seductively smoking a cigarette.

11 мая 1941,
Eric Burdon,вокалист популярной британской группы The Animals, (1964 UK & US No.1 single 'House Of The Rising Sun'),cольный музыканет,сегодня отмечает 71-й День рождения!Happy Birthday!

11 мая 1947,
Butch Trucks,барабанщик популярной американской группы The Allman Brothers Band, (1973 US No.12 single 'Ramblin Man'),сегодня отмечает свой 65-й День рождения.Happy Birthday!

11 мая 1963,
На тридцать недель на первом месте в чартах альбомов Британии дебютный альбом Битлз!
The Beatles started a 30 week run at No.1 on the UK album charts with their debut album 'Please Please Me'
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11 мая 1991,
Roxette scored their fourth US No.1 single with 'Joyride.' The song was inspired by an interview with Paul McCartney who said that writing songs with John Lennon had been 'like a Joyride
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11 мая 2003,
Blur went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Think Tank', the bands fifth UK No.1 album.

12 МАЯ


Сегодня родились:

1940, Born on this day, Norman Whitfield, American songwriter and producer, best known for his work with Berry Gordy's Motown. Collaborated with Barrett Strong on such hits as ‘I Heard It through the Grapevine’, ‘Ain't Too Proud to Beg’, ‘(I Know) I'm Losing You’, ‘Cloud Nine’, ‘War’, ‘Papa Was a Rolling Stone’ and ‘Car Wash’.

1942, Born on this day, Ian Dury, singer, songwriter, poet, actor, (1977 UK No.5 album 'New Boots And Panties!!' spent 90 weeks on the UK chart, 1979 UK No.1 single 'Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick'). Dury died on 27th March 2000 aged 57.


1943, Born on this day, David Walkes, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, (1965 US No.1 single 'This Diamond Ring' plus 11 other US Top 40 hits). 1944, Born on this day, Billy Swan, US singer, (1974 US No.1 & 1975 UK No.6 single 'I Can Help').

1944, Born on this day, James Purify, (& Bobby), 1966 US No.6 and 1976 UK No.12 single 'I'm Your Puppet'.

1945, Born on this day, Jayotis Washington, singer, The Persuasions, a- cappella group, worked with Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, Don McLean.

1946, Born on this day, Ian McLagan, keyboards, Small Faces, (1967 UK No.3 & US No.17 single 'Itchycoo Park', & 1968 UK No.1 album 'Ogden's Nut Gone Flake'). The Faces, (1971 UK No.6 & US No.17 single 'Stay With Me'). Also worked with The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, Joe Cocker, Billy Bragg and Bruce Springsteen.

1948, Born on this day, Steve Winwood, vocals, keyboards, Spencer Davis Group, (1966 UK No.1 single 'Keep On Running'), Traffic, (1967 UK No.2 single 'Hole In My Shoe'), Blind Faith, (1969 UK & US No.1 album), Solo (1986 US No.1 & UK No.1 single 'Higher Love').

1950, Born on this day, Billy Squier, US guitarist, singer, (1982 hit 'The Stroke', 1984 US No.15 single 'Rock Me Tonight').

1954, Born on this day, Barry Borden, Molly Hatchet, (1980 album 'Beatin' The Odds).

1958, Born on this day, Eric Singer, drummer, Kiss. He debuted with the band on the album Revenge.

1959, Born on this day, Billy Duffy, guitarist, songwriter, Theatre Of Hate, (1982 UK No.40 single 'Do You Believe In The Westworld'). The Cult, (1987 UK No.11 single 'Lil' Devil').

1972, Born on this day, Mark Morrison, UK singer, who was born in Hanover, Germany, (1996 UK No.1 single 'Return Of The Mack').


Ушли из жизни:

2001: Perry Como

2004: John Whitehead (McFadden and Whitehead)


Cтали первыми в чартах:

1958, The Everly Brothers started a four-week run at No.1 in the US with 'All I Have To Do Is Dream'. Written by the husband and wife songwriting team Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, the track was recorded in just two takes.

1964, The Beach Boys started a four week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Beach Boys Concert', the group's first US No.1.

1973, Led Zeppelin started a three-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with their fifth album Houses Of The Holy. The group's third US No.1 album went on to spend 39 weeks on the US chart. Houses Of The Holy has now been certified 11 times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for US sales in excess of 11 million copies.


1984, Lionel Richie started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Hello' his second US solo No.1, also a No.1 in the UK.

1990, Adamski started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Killer'. The single featured Seal who remade the song under his own name, reaching the Top 10, the following year.

2002, Ronan Keating scored his third UK No.1 single with a song written by American country artist Garth Brooks 'If Tomorrow Never Comes'


Релиз:

1970: The Grateful Dead, Workingman's Dead

Записывалась:

1967: The Beatles, "All Together Now"

12 МАЯ(продолжение)


События:

1961, The Beatles, in Hamburg, West Germany, signed a recording contract with producer Bert Kaempfert. That evening they played at The Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg.

1962, Billboard Magazine reported that last year's most-played jukebox record was 'Big Bad John' by Jimmy Dean. The second most-played was Chubby Checker's 'The Twist'.

1963, Bob Dylan walked out of rehearsals for the US TV Ed Sullivan show after being told he couldn't perform his song Talking John Birch Paranoid Blues due to it mocking the US military and segregation. CBS officials asked Dylan to substitute it for another song, but the singer reportedly said: 'No, this is what I want to do. If I can't play my song, I'd rather not appear on the show'.

1965, The Rolling Stones recorded '(I Can't Get No), Satisfaction' at RCA Hollywood studios. Keith Richards had come up with the guitar riff in the middle of the night a week earlier. It gave the band their first number 1 single in the US.

1967, Pink Floyd appeared at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, giving a special concert Games For May - Space Age Relaxation For The Climate Of Spring. This was reportedly the first show to include loudspeakers placed at the back of the hall to give a 'sound in the round', ie quadraphonic, effect. The sound system, developed by EMI technicians, was stolen after the show and not recovered for some years.

1967, 'Are You Experienced', the debut album by Jimi Hendrix was released in the UK. Hendrix also played a gig at the Bluesville Club, Manor House in London on this day.

1968, Jimi Hendrix was arrested by police on his way to Toronto for possession of hashish and heroin. Hendrix claimed the drugs had been planted on him.

1968, Brian Jones made his final live appearance with The Rolling Stones when they appeared at the New Musical Express Poll Winners Concert at the Empire Pool, Wembley, England.

1971, Rolling Stone Mick Jagger married Bianca Macias at St Tropez Town Hall. The guest list included the other members of the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton and Stephen Stills. The couple separated in 1977.

1975, Jefferson Starship gave a free concert in New York's Central Park in front of 60,000 fans. The band and concert sponsor, WNEW-FM, were forced to pay $14,000 for cleaning up and damage done to the park after the event.

1977, After being dropped by both EMI and A&M records in less than 6 months, Virgin records announced they had signed The Sex Pistols.

1977, Led Zeppelin received the outstanding contribution to British music at the second Ivor Novello Awards held at the Grosvenor Hotel, London.

1981, Meat Loaf filed for bankruptcy with debts of over $1 million. 1981, Van Halen kicked off their 82 date North American Fair Warning Tour at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

1985, Phil Collins kicked off the North American leg on his No Jacket Required World Tour at the Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts.
1986, Joe Strummer of The Clash was banned from driving after being convicted of drink driving.

1996, 17-year-old Bernadette O'Brien died the day after being injured 'body surfing' at a Smashing Pumpkins gig at The Point, Dublin.

2000, Thieves stole the gates to Strawberry Fields the Merseyside landmark immortalised by The Beatles song. The 10' high iron gates were later found at local scrap metal dealers in Liverpool.

2001, American singer and TV presenter Perry Como died aged 88. He scored fourteen US No.1 singles, from 150 US chart hits and over 25 UK chart hits, including the single 'Magic Moments' and 'Catch A Falling Star.' Como was once the highest-paid performer in the history of television.

2001, Travis played a gig at singer's Fran Healy's local primary school at Weston Park, Crouch End, London. The 150 crowd paid a £1 entry fee to the summer fete.

2004, Barry and Robin Gibb were both presented with honorary degrees from Manchester University. They also picked up a posthumous award for their brother Barry. The brothers had once lived in Manchester, England.

2008, Singer-songwriter Neil Young had a spider named after him. US university biologist Jason Bond discovered a new species of trapdoor spider and decided to name it after his favourite musician. Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi was found in Jefferson County, Alabama, in 2007.

12 мая 1945,
Ian McLagan,клавишник и бэквокалист популярной английской группы Small Faces, (1967 UK No.3 & US No.17 single 'Itchycoo Park', & 1968 UK No.1 album 'Ogden's Nut Gone Flake')и The Faces, (1971 UK No.6 & US No.17 single 'Stay With Me'),сегодня отметил 67-й День рождения!Happy Birthday!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfSl1KHiMe4.

12 мая 1948,
Steve Winwood,клавишник,вокалист и соавтор песен популярных британских групп Spencer Davis Group, (1966 UK No.1 single 'Keep On Running'), Traffic, (1967 UK No.2 single 'Hole In My Shoe'), Blind Faith, (1969 UK & US No.1 album),cольный музыкант (1986 US No.1 & UK No.1 single 'Higher Love'),сегодня отмечает 64-й День рождения!Happy Birthday!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqlauwX_ums!.

12 мая 1964,
The Beach Boys started a four week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Beach Boys Concert', the group's first US No.1.

12 мая 1973,
Led Zeppelin started a three-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with their fifth album Houses Of The Holy. The group's third US No.1 album went on to spend 39 weeks on the US chart. Houses Of The Holy has now been certified 11 times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for US sales in excess of 11 million copies.

13 МАЯ


Сегодня родились:

1945, Born on this day, Magic Dick, harmonica, The J Geils Band, (1982 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Centerfold').

1947, Born on this day, Overend Watts, bass, Mott The Hoople, (1972 UK No.3 and US No. 37 single 'All The Young Dudes').

1950, Born on this day, Danny Kirwan, Fleetwood Mac, (1969 UK No.1 single 'Albatross', left the band in 1972).

1950, Born on this day, Johnny Logan, Irish singer, (1980 UK No.1 single 'What's Another Year').

1950, Born on this day, Stevie Wonder, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, joined Motown in 61, 1963 US No.1 single, 'Fingertips', plus over 40 other US & UK Top 40 singles. 1976 US No.1 double album 'Songs In The Key Of Life'.

1951, Born on this day, Paul Thompson, drums, Roxy Music, (1972 UK No.4 single 'Virginia Plain' plus 15 other UK Top 40 singles).

1963, Born on this day, Julian Brookhouse, Curiosity Killed The Cat, (1989 UK No.14 single 'Name And Number').

1964, Born on this day, Lorraine McIntosh, vocals, Deacon Blue, (1988 UK No.8 single 'Real Gone Kid' plus over 15 other UK Top singles).

1966, Born on this day, Darius Rucker, Hootie & The Blowfish, (1995 US No.1 album 'Cracked Rear View' sold over 15m copies. 1995 UK No.50 single 'Hold My Hand').

1966, Born on this day, Alison Goldfrapp, English singer-songwriter, (2008 UK No.2 album ‘Seventh Tree’).

1979, Born on this day, Michael Madden, bass, Maroon 5, (2004 UK No.1 album ‘Songs About Jane’, 2004 US No.1 & UK No.4 single ‘She Will Be Loved’).


Ушли из жизни:

1975: Bob Wills

1981: Joan Weber

1988: Chet Baker

1993: Neville Marcano

2006: Johnnie Wilder Jr. (Heatwave)


Cтали первыми в чартах:

1957, Guy Mitchell was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Rock-A-Billy', the singers fourth and final UK No.1. The Song gave its name to a music style - a mix of rock and country.

1967, The Monkees second album 'More Of The Monkees', went to No.1 on the UK charts. In 1967 only four albums reached No.1; 'The Sound Of Music' which spent 17 weeks at No.1, The Beatles 'Sgt Pepper's', 25 weeks at No.1 and The Monkees first and second albums spent 9 weeks at No.1.

1967, The Supremes scored their 10th US No.1 single with 'The Happening'; it made No.6 in the UK. It was the last single to be released as the Supremes, from now on they were known as Diana Ross and the Supremes

1978, Boney M were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Rivers of Babylon'. The single which stayed at the top of the charts for five weeks was originally by the Jamaican reggae group The Melodians, whose version of the song appeared in the sound track to the 1972 movie The Harder They Come.

1978, Yvonne Elliman went to No.1 on the US singles chart with the Gibb brothers song 'If I Can't Have You'. The song was featured in the film 'Saturday Night Fever'; a No.4 hit in the UK.

1988, Scottish band Fairground Attraction were at No.1 on the UK singles with 'Perfect'. The group featured Eddi Reader who had previously worked as a backing singer with the Eurythmics and Sandie Shaw. 'Perfect' won the award for Best Single at the 1989 BRIT Awards.

1989, Bon Jovi went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I'll Be There For You', the group's fourth US No.1, a No.18 hit in the UK.

1989, Kylie Minogue was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with her second solo No.1 'Hand On Your Heart.' The song was written and produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman.

1989, Simple Minds went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Street Fighting Years', their fourth No.1 album. The album featured 'Mandela Day', 'Belfast Child' and 'Biko'.

2006, Godsmack were at No.1 on the US album chart with 'IV' the American heavy metal bands second No.1 album.

2007, Ne-Yo was at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Because of You' the US R&B singers second No.1. The album featured the title track, a US No.2 and UK No.4 hit single.


Релиз:

1966: The Rolling Stones, "Paint It Black"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint_It,_Black


Записывались:

1965: Elvis Presley: "Come Along," "Beginner's Luck," "Down By The Riverside," "When The Saints Go Marchin' In," "Please Don't Stop Loving Me," "Shout It Out"-http://elvis.wikia.com/wiki/1965_Studio_Sessions

1966: The Kinks, "Sunny Afternoon"

1970: Badfinger, "No Matter What"

1971: James Brown, "Hot Pants"


Получила золотой диск:

1971: Aretha Franklin's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is certified gold

13 МАЯ(продолжение)


События:

1968, John Lennon and Paul McCartney gave a series of interviews to help launch Apple Corps in the US.

1969, Led Zeppelin became the first major British rock group to appear in Hawaii, when they appeared at The Civic Auditorium, Honolulu. A review in the Honolulu Advertiser stated: 'The showmanship exceeded any rock performance here to date. I wondered before the concert if Led Zeppelin could sound as good as their Atlantic album – they sounded better'.

1970, The world premiere of The Beatles film 'Let It Be' took place in New York City. The film which was originally planned as a television documentary features an unannounced rooftop concert by the group, their last performance in public. Released just after the album, it was the final original Beatles release.

1971, On his twenty-first birthday Stevie Wonder received all his childhood earnings. Despite having earned $30 million so far, he received only $1 million. 1971, Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane crashed her Mercedes into a wall near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and was hospitalised.

1974, Forty-three people were arrested and more than fifty were injured after youths started throwing bottles outside a Jackson Five concert at RFK stadium in Washington DC.

1985, Bruce Springsteen married Julianne Phillips at Lake Oswego, Oregon. Julianne filed for divorce on Aug 30th 1988.

1996, Oasis became the fastest selling group in UK history after all 330,000 tickets for their summer shows sold out in just nine hours, the tickets for shows at Knebworth and Loch Lomand were priced at £22.50.

2000, Shaun Ryder's Volkswagen Corrado was found abandoned after being used as the getaway car. The former Happy Mondays singer's car was used in an armed robbery on Harry Ramsden's fish and chip restaurant in Manchester. £7,000 cash was taken in the robbery.

2002, Dionne Warwick was arrested at Miami International Airport for possession of marijuana after authorities found 11 joints in a lipstick case in the singer's hand luggage. The charges were dropped after she completed a drug program and made a contribution to charity.

2003, Michael Jackson launched a court case suing Motown Records. Jacko filed the lawsuit in LA, saying he hadn't been paid royalties due for the music he did with the Jackson Five in the 60s and 70s. The singer also claimed his music has been used in TV ads without his permission.

2007, Brian May was under 24-hour security watch after a deranged man announced he was setting off to murder him - then disappeared. Police were hunting for a schizophrenic who left a letter behind at his home blaming the Queen guitarist for his illness. In it the man - said May was an "impostor" and that HE was the real rock star. He signed the letter "Brian May."

2008, Babyshambles appeared at The Forum in London, the bands first gig since singer Pete Doherty was released from Wormwood Scrubs jail.

2008, The US Postal Service issued a 42-cent postage stamp in honor of Frank Sinatra. The design showed a 1950s-vintage image of Sinatra, wearing a hat.

2011, Like A Rolling Stone was voted as Bob Dylan’s best-ever song by Rolling Stone Magazine, who had asked the opinions of a panel of writers, academics and musicians to compile a poll to mark Dylan's 70th birthday on 24th May. Like A Rolling Stone was described by U2's Bono as 'a black eye of a pop song', while Mick Jagger praised the simplicity of Desolation Row. Keith Richards argued that the original 1963 solo version of Girl From The North Country, ranked 30th, was superior to Dylan's 1969 duet of the same song with Johnny Cash.

May 13, 1969
Honolulu, HI US
Civic Auditorium (Honolulu)
Setlist:
Songs performed during this period include: Train Kept a Rollin', I Can't Quit You Baby, Dazed and Confused, As Long As I Have You, Killing Floor, White Summer / Black Mountainside, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, You Shook Me, How Many More Times, Communication Breakdown, Pat's Delight

Notes:
Press Review: Led Zeppelin was the first major British rock group to appear in Hawaii and I think most people at the Civic Auditorium last Tuesday night will agree that we want more.

The showmanship exceeded any rock performance here to date. I wondered before the concert if Led Zeppelin could sound as good as their Atlantic album – they sounded better. Honolulu Advertiser, May 1969. (transcription: LZ The Press Reports, 1997).

13 мая 1950,
Danny Kirwan,гитарист,вокалист и автор песен первого состава популярной британской группы Fleetwood Mac,выступавший с FM c 17 лет (1969 UK No.1 single 'Albatross', left the band in 1972),сегодня отмечает 62-й День рождения!Happy Birthday!
Black Magic Woman (Fleetwood Mac live,Danny Kirwan solo,NY 1972)http://ru.wikizic.org/Danny-Kirwan/video-qobwJZW6ilM.htm.

13 мая 1950,
Stevie Wonder,легендарный американский певец,автор песен,мультиинструменталист,( 1963 US No.1 single, 'Fingertips', plus over 40 other US & UK Top 40 singles. 1976 US No.1 double album 'Songs In The Key Of Life'),сегодня отмечает свой 62-й День рождения!Happy Birthday!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhw_zbvxvb4.

13 мая 1951,
Paul Thompson,барабанщик популярной британской группы Roxy Music, (1972 UK No.4 single 'Virginia Plain' plus 15 other UK Top 40 singles),отмечает сегодня 61-й День рождения!Happy Birthday!.

13 мая 1967,
The Monkees second album 'More Of The Monkees', went to No.1 on the UK chart-

13 мая 1978,
Boney M were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Rivers of Babylon'.