Cегодняшний день в истории рок-музыки

29 сентября 1973
Grand Funk: 'We're an American Band' US 45 №1

29 сентября 1979
Police: 'Message in a Bottle' UK 45 №1

29 сентября 1979`
Boney M: 'Oceans of Fantasy' UK LP №1

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Сегодня родились:


1942, Born on this day, Frankie Lymon, singer, Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, (1956 UK No.1 & US No.6 single 'Why Do Fools Fall In Love'). He died from a drug overdose on 28th February 1968 aged 25.

1942, Born on this day, Gus Dudgeon, producer. Best known for his work with Elton John. Also produced David Bowie, The Beach Boys, Zombies, Kiki Dee, Strawbs, XTC and Joan Armatrading. Dudgeon was killed in a car accident on 21st July 2002, his wife, Sheila, was also killed in the accident.

1943, Born on this day, Marilyn McCoo, singer, 1977 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'You Don't Have To Be A Star'. Also a member of The 5th Dimension.

1946, Born on this day, Sylvia Peterson, The Chiffons, (1963 US No.1 single 'He's So Fine', 1972 UK No.4 single 'Sweet Talking Guy', first released in 1966).

1947, Born on this day, Marc Bolan, guitarist, UK singer, songwriter, T Rex, (1971 UK No.1 single 'Hot Love', plus over 20 other UK Top 40 singles, 1972 US No.10 single Bang A Gong, (Get It On). Bolan was killed in a car accident on 16th September 1977.

1952, Born on this day, John Lombardo, 10,000 Maniacs, (1993 UK No.47 single 'Candy Everybody Wants').

1959, Born on this day, Basia Trzetrzelewska, singer, Matt Bianco, (1988 UK No.11 single 'Don't Blame It On That Girl').

1964, Born on this day, Robby Takac, bass, Goo Goo Dolls (1999 UK No. 26 single 'Iris', 2002 US No.3 album ‘Gutterflower’).

1984, Born on this day, Keisha Buchanan, singer, Sugababes, (2002 UK No.1 single, 'Round Round', 2002 UK No.2 album 'Angels With Dirty Faces').


Ушли из жизни:

1977: Mary Ford
1992: Paul Jabara
2003: Ronnie Dawson


Cтали первыми в чартах:

1957 Jimmie Rodgers: 'Honeycombe' US 45
1965 Ken Dodd: 'Tears' UK 45
1972 David Cassidy: 'How Can I Be Sure' UK 45
1978 John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John: 'Summer Nights' UK 45
1978 Exile: 'Kiss You All Over' US 45
1989 Tina Turner: 'Foreign Affair' UK LP
1995 Mariah Carey : Fantasy : US single
1995 Simply Red : Fairground : UK single
1995 Hootie and The Blowfish : Cracked Rear View : US LP
1996 Deep Blue Something : Breakfast At Tiffany's : UK single

Релиз:

1977: Ringo Starr, Ringo The 4th

Записывались:

1963: The Beatles, "Money (That's What I Want)," "I Wanna Be Your Man"
1964: The Beatles, "Every Little Thing," "What You're Doing," "No Reply"

События:

1960, The Beatles performed at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

1964, The Who appeared at the Town Hall, Greenwich, South London.

1965, EMI Records launched the budget priced 'Music For Pleasure' label, selling the albums in grocery stores for 12/6d each.

1965, Donovan made his US television debut on Shindig! along with The Hollies, The Turtles and the Dave Clark Five.

1967, BBC Radio 1 was launched in the UK. Former Radio Caroline DJ Tony Blackburn was the first presenter on air. The Move's 'Flowers In The Rain', was the first record played.


1967, During a UK tour Pink Floyd appeared at the Skyline Club in Hull north east England.


1969, Christine Hinton the girlfriend of David Crosby was killed in a car crash near San Francisco.

1971, Rick Wakeman made his live debut with Yes at The De Montford Hall, Leicester at the start of a 23-date UK tour.

1974, Police were called to a Lynyrd Skynyrd and Blue Oyster Cult concert after a fight broke out between two sound engineers. The Skynyrd roadie claimed that the sound had been deliberately turned off during the bands set.

1977, Mary Ford died from cancer after being in a diabetic coma for 54 days. One-half of the husband-and-wife musical team, Les Paul and Mary Ford. Between 1950 and 1954, the couple had 16 top-ten hits; in 1951 alone, they sold six million records.

1984, The music division of Thorn EMI once said to be the greatest recording organisation in the world reported a world-wide loss of almost $5 million during the last six months.

1984, Kiss kicked off a 14-date UK tour at the Brighton Centre.

2003, An auction of the contents of Sir Elton John's London home raised more than £1.4 million. An oil painting, entitled Madison Square Park, sold for £67,200, and a 19th Century portrait of Lieutenant George Dyer, painted by James Northcote in 1817, fetched £55,200. Sir Elton sold off the items so he could redecorate his home in a more modern style.

Сегодня исполнилось 64 года со дня рождения одного из лидеров очень популярного в Британии музыкального стиля глэм-рок гитариста,вокалиста,автора песен и лидера группы T.Rex Mарка Болана.Свыше 20 песен музыканта стали хитами и попали в чарты TOP-40 UK.В начале 70-х это был один из любимых в стране музыкантов,Ринго Старр снял о нём фильм Born To Boogie.Болан был в самом расцвете сил,когда случилось несчастье:Марк Болан погиб в автокатастрофе 34 года назад.Музыканта нет с нами,но до сих пор музыка и песни его очень любимы поклонниками рок-музыки.

30 сентября 1972
David Cassidy: 'How Can I Be Sure' UK 45 №1

30 сентября 1978
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John: 'Summer Nights' UK 45 №1

30 сентября 1989
Tina Turner: 'Foreign Affair' UK LP №1

30 сентября 1995
Mariah Carey : Fantasy : US single №1

30 сентября 1995
Simply Red : Fairground : UK single №1

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Сегодня родились:

1940, Born on this day, Barbara Parritt, The Toys, (1965 US No. 2 & UK No.5 single 'A Lover's Concerto').

1943, Born on this day, Jerry Martini, saxes, Sly and The Family Stone (1971 US No.1 & UK No.15 single 'Family Affair').

1947, Born on this day, Rob Davis, guitar, Mud, (1974 UK No.1 single 'Tiger Feet' plus 14 other UK Top 40 singles). Co- wrote the 2001 UK No.1 hit for Kylie Minogue, 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head'.

1948, Born on this day, Mariska Veres, singer, Shocking Blue, (1970 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Venus'). Died on Dec 2nd 2006 aged 59.

1948, Born on this day, Cub Koda, guitarist, songwriter, Brownsville Station, (1973 US No.3 UK No.27 single 'Smokin' In The Boys Room'). He died on 5th July 2000.

1955, Born on this day, Howard Hewett, Shalamar, (1980 US No. 8 single 'The Second Time Around', 1982 UK No.5 single 'A Night To Remember').

1957, Born on this day, Andy Walton, Kenny, (1975 UK No.3 single 'The Bump').

1958, Born on this day, Martin Cooper, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, (1984 UK No.5 single 'Locomotion').

1959, Born on this day, Youssou N'dour, Senegalese singer, percussionist, (1994 UK No.3 single '7 Seconds'), worked with Peter Gabriel, Wyclef Jean, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen and Sting.

1974, Born on this day, Keith Duffy, Boyzone Vocals, (1996 UK No.1 single 'Words' plus 15 other Top 5 singles and 4 UK No.1 albums). Duffy joined the UK soap Coronation Street in 2002 playing the role of Peter Barlow's old Navy mate Ciaran McCarthy.

Ушли из жизни:

975: Al Jackson (Booker T. and The MGs)

1992: Harry Ray (The Moments)

Стали первыми в чартах:

1977 Meco: 'Star Wars Theme' US 45
1983 Bonnie Tyler: 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' US 45
1988 Bon Jovi: 'New Jersey' UK LP
1994 Luther Vandross : Songs : UK LP
1994 Eric Clapton : From The Cradle To The Grave : US LP

Записывалась:

1968: The Beatles, "Honey Pie"

Получил золотой диск:

1971: John Lennon's LP Imagine is certified gold

События:

1954, The UK 'Top 12' Pop Chart became a Top 20 Chart.

1960, The Beatles performed at the Indra Club, Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, West Germany.

1965, Bob Dylan appeared at Carnegie Hall in New York City and introduced his new touring band made up of guitarist Robbie Robertson, organist Garth Hudson, bassist Rick Danko, pianist Richard Manual and drummer Levon Helm. They will become known simply as The Band.

1966, Jimi Hendrix appeared live for the first time in the UK when he jammed with Cream at their gig at London Polytechnic.


1967, The first edition of UK BBC Radio 1's 'Top Gear' was aired. Presented by John Peel and Pete Drummond they featured The Move, Traffic, Pink Floyd, Tim Rose and Tomorrow featuring Keith West.


1967, thieves broke into Mick Jagger’s London flat and stole jewellery and furs belonging to his then girlfriend Marianne Faithfull.

1970, Jimi Hendrix was buried at The Greenwood Cemetery at the Dunlop Baptist Church Seattle. Among the mourners; Miles Davis, Eric Burdon, Johnny Winter and members of Derek and the Dominoes.

1975, Al Jackson, drummer with Booker T. and The MGs, was shot and killed by an intruder at his home. Booker T had backed such artists as Otis Redding, Al Green and Sam and Dave.

1977, During a European tour Rat Scabies left The Damned and was temporarily replaced by drummer Jon Moss later of Culture Club.

1977, Elton John became the first musician to be honoured in New York City's Madison Square Hall Of Fame.

1983, A David Bowie world convention was held at The Cunard Hotel in London. The event had the largest collection of Bowie merchandise ever assembled. Tickets £6.90.

1984, Elvis Costello and the Attractions kicked off a 24-date UK tour at London Hammersmith Palais.

1985, R.E.M. appeared at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland.

1986, Andy McVann drummer with Liverpool band The Farm was killed in a car crash during a police chase.

1987, Def Leppard kicked off the North American leg of their Hysteria world tour at Glens Falls Civic Center, Glens Falls, New York.

1994, The Daily Mirror in the UK printed a photo of Michael Jackson in a scoutmaster's uniform along with five young Boy Scouts. A Boy Scouts leader later made a statement saying that Jackson had no association with the organization.

1997, Robbie Williams kicked off a 14-date UK tour at Norwich UEA, tickets cost £11.00, and support band The Supernaturals.

1999, Singer Lena Zavaroni died aged 35 after a long battle against anorexia. Zavoroni was discovered on TV talent show Opportunity Knocks, in 1974 she became the youngest British singer to earn a silver disc with 'Ma He's Making Eyes At Me' and the youngest person to appear on TV's Top of the Pops.

2004, The Lord Mayor of Melbourne officially opened 'AC/DC' Lane after the veteran rockers. The Lord Mayor erected the sign to cheers and bagpipes playing the bands song ‘Long Way To The Top’. The City of Melbourne had extra copies of the sign made, in anticipation of fans stealing them.

2007, Radiohead's official website crashed after the band announced that their new album ‘In Rainbows’ would only be available to order via www.radiohead.com. Fans could pre-order the download at any price they choose or pay £40 for a "discbox", which included two CDs, two records, plus artwork and booklets.

Mariska Veres родилась сегодня...

1 октября 1983
Bonnie Tyler: 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' US 45 №1

1 октября 1994
Eric Clapton :
From The Cradle US LP №1

1 октября 1988
Bon Jovi: 'New Jersey' UK LP №1

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Сегодня родились:

1939, Born on this day, Lolly Vegas, Redbone, (1971 UK No.2 & US No.21 single 'The Witch Queen Of New Orleans').
1945, Born on this day, Don McLean, US singer, songwriter, (1971 US & 1972 UK No.1 single 'American Pie', a song inspired by the death of Buddy Holly).
1950, Born on this day, Mike Rutherford, guitar, Genesis, (1986 US No.1 single 'Invisible Touch', 1992 UK No.7 single 'I Can't Dance' & 6 UK No.1 albums). & Mike And The Mechanics, (1989 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'The Living Years').
1951, Born on this day, Sting, (Gordon Sumner), singer, songwriter, The Police, (1983 UK & US No.1 single 'Every Breath You Take', plus 4 other UK No.1 singles). Solo, (1990 UK No.15 single 'Englishman In New York' plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles). One time member of Last Exit
1955, Born on this day, Phil Oakey vocals, Human League, (1981 UK No.1 & 1982 US No.1 single 'Don't You Want Me' plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles).
1971, Born on this day, Tiffany, US singer (1987 US No.1 & 1988 UK No.1 single 'I Think We're Alone Now').
1973, Born on this day, Lene G Nystrom, Aqua, (1997 UK No.1 single 'Barbie Girl').


Cтали первыми в чартах:


1965 McCoys: 'Hang On Sloopy' US 45
1971 Rod Stewart: 'Every Picture Tells a Story' UK LP
1971 Rod Stewart: 'Maggie May' US 45
1971 Rod Stewart: 'Every Picture Tells a Story' US LP
1982 Musical Youth: 'Pass the Dutchie' UK 45
1982 Dire Straits: 'Love Over Gold' UK LP
1993 Meat Loaf : Bat Out Of Hell II - Back Into Hell: UK LP

Записывались:

1957: Connie Francis, "Who's Sorry Now"
1967: The Beatles, "Hello Goodbye"
1968: The Beatles, "Honey Pie"

Получил золотой диск:

1977: The LP Gene Simmons is certified platinum

События:

1967, All six members of The Grateful Dead were busted by California narcotics agents for possession of marijuana at the groups' 710 Ashbury Street House in San Francisco, California.

1971, Rod Stewart started a five week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Maggie May / Reason To Believe', his first solo No.1. Stewarts album 'Every Picture Tells A Story' also started a four-week run on this day at No.1 on the UK and US chart.

1971, John Lennon's 'Imagine' LP entered the US album chart, where it will reach No.3.

1977, The body of Elvis Presley and his mother Gladys were moved from the cemetery where they were buried to Graceland's after an unsuccessful attempt was made to body snatch the coffin.


1979, The Buzzcocks kicked off a 25-date UK tour at the Mountford Hall, Liverpool, England.

1980, Leaveil Degree from the soul group The Whispers started a two-year prison sentence in Boron California for his part in diamond robbery.

1981, Terry Hall, Neville Staples and Lynval Golding all left The Specials to form Fun Boy Three.

1982, Dire Straits started a four-week run at No.1 on UK the album charts with 'Love Over Gold'.

1982, Peter Gabriel and Steve Hacket joined their former band mates in Genesis for a one-time benefit performance at The Milton Keynes Bowl in Buckinghamshire, England to help raise money for Gabriel's WOMAD project (World of Music, Arts and Dance).

1983, Abba singer Agnetha Faltskog was taken to hospital suffering from concussion after being involved in a car crash in Skane Sweden.

999, Matchbox 20 singer Rob Thomas married model Marisol Maldonado. Marisol appeared in the Santana video ‘Smooth’ with Thomas.

2000, Coldplay kicked of a 17-date UK tour at The Junction, Cambridge.

2001, Actor Kevin Spacey hosts Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words and Music at New York's Radio City Music Hall. Performers include, Alanis Morissette, Moby, Stone Temple Pilots and the Dave Mathews Band. The evening was closed with those present singing 'Give Peace A Chance'.

2004, Billy Joel married 23-year-old Kate Lee at his Centre Island, New York mansion. It was the third marriage for Joel.

2005, James Blunt kicked off a 17 date UK tour at Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland.

2игорь комсомоленко:

>1951, Born on this day, Sting, (Gordon Sumner),
>singer, songwriter

Стингу - 60!!! Я не могу в это поверить)
Здоровья и творческого долголетия! Обожаю!...

Sting feat. Cheb Mami - Desert Rose

Don McLean,американский певец,автор легендарной American Pie,сегодня 66-й раз отмечает День рождения!
Happy Birthday!

Mike Rutherford,гитарист,бас-гитарист и автор многих песен групп Genesis и Mike And The Mechanics сегодня 61-й раз отмечает день рождения!Happy Birthday!

Sting, (Gordon Sumner),певец и автор песен группы The Police,сейчас сольный музыкант,сегодня юбиляр!Стингу -60!
Happy Birthday!