Cегодняшний день в истории рок-музыки

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Сегодня родились:

1928, Born on this day, Alexis Korner, blues singer, musician. Major force behind the UK R&B scene, formed Blues Incorporated with Charlie Watts, had hits with CCS, (1971 UK No.5 single 'Tap Turns On The Water'). Writer and radio presenter. Korner died on January 1st 1984.

1942, Born on this day, Alan Price, keyboards, The Animals, (1964 UK & US No.1 single 'House Of The Rising Sun'). And solo, (1967 UK No.4 single 'Simon Smith and his Amazing Dancing Bear').

1943, Born on this day, Eve Graham, (Evelyn May Beatson), singer, The New Seekers, (1972 UK No.1 and US No.7 single 'I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing').

1944, Born on this day, Bernie Worrell, keyboards, Parliament, Funkadelic, (1978 US No.16 album 'One Nation Under A Groove').

1947, Born on this day, Mark Volman, The Turtles, (1967 US No.1 single 'Happy Together', 1967 UK No.4 single 'She'd Rather Be With Me'). Flo and Eddie, worked with Frank Zappa, T Rex, Bruce Springsteen.


Ушёл из жизни:

1985: Willie Mabon


Cтали первыми в чартах:

1970, Eurovision Song Contest winner Dana was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'All Kinds Of Everything'. the Irish singers only UK No.1 hit

1980, Blondie went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Call Me', featured in the Richard Gere movie 'American Gigolo', the track was also a No.1 in the UK.

1986, George Michael was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'A Different Corner', the singers second solo No.1.

1986, Prince started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Kiss.' Prince also had the No.2 song 'Manic Monday', by The Bangles, which he wrote under the pseudonym 'Christopher.'

1998, Robbie Williams started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with his debut solo album 'Life Thru A Lens.' The album spent a total of 218 weeks on the UK chart, with sales of 2.4 million copies.


Релиз:

1965: The Beatles, "Ticket To Ride"(US)
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticket_to_Ride_(%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BD%D1%8F)

1973: The Beatles, The Beatles 1962-1966, The Beatles 1967-1970
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_1962%E2%80%931966


Записывались:

1966: The Beatles, "Doctor Robert"


Получили золотой диск:

1967: Frank and Nancy Sinatra's "Something Stupid" is certified gold

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События:

1956, During a tour of Texas, Elvis Presley appeared at the Municipal Auditorium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

1965, The film T.A.M.I. (Teen-Age Music International) Show featuring The Rolling Stones, Supremes Four Tops, James Brown, The Beach Boys and Smokey Robinson & The Miracles opened in London, England under the title Teenage Command Performance.

1965, The Beatles single 'Ticket to Ride' was released on Capitol records in the US. The single's label stated that the song was from the upcoming movie "Eight Arms to Hold You" (the original name for the movie "Help!").

1967, Jimi Hendrix, The Walker Brothers, Engelbert Humperdink and Cat Stevens, played two shows at The Odeon, Birmingham, England.

1968, John Lennon, George Harrison and their wives left the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's ashram in Rishikesh, India two weeks before their study was complete. Ringo and Paul had already left.

1968, Pink Floyd released their fourth UK single It Would Be So Nice, written by Richard Wright, with Roger Waters' Julia Dream on the B-side. Pink Floyd were on tour in Europe on this day, and played their second night at the Piper Club, in Rome, Italy.

1969, Smile (later to be known as Queen), appeared at the Revolution Club in London, England.

1974, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band appeared at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The gig was unadvertised by its promoter, who gambled that word-of-mouth would be enough to fill the 550-seat venue, only 250 people attended. Tickets cost $4.50 and $5.50 in advance

1980, 32 year old English singer with Geordie Brian Johnson joined Australian group AC/DC, replacing Bon Scott who died after a drinks binge.

1980, R.E.M. played their first gig as R.E.M. at the 11:11 Koffee Club, Athens, Georgia to 150 people. The show ended at 2am when police closed it down due to the venue being unlicensed.

1988, Former singer and one half of Sonny and Cher; Sonny Bono was inaugurated as the Mayor of Palm Springs.

1990, On this weeks BBC- TV's 'French and Saunders' show, Mark Knopfler, David Gilmour, Lemmy, Mark King (Level 42), and Gary Moore all appeared in a comedy courthouse sketch. The sketch ended with all the guitarist's jamming together.

1995, The Stone Roses played their first gig in five years when the appeared at The Rockerfella Club, Oslo, Norway.

2002, Police were investigating how tracks from the forthcoming Oasis album 'Heathen Chemistry' had been illegally circulated on the Internet. They thought the person responsible had access to their private recording sessions

2005, It was announced that two 30-second television commercials designed to attract vacationing families to Graceland to experience the "real" Elvis Presley would air nationally in the US starting in April 2006. It was the first time in the history of Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. that the company has used television advertising to promote Graceland tourism.

2006, BBC TV in the UK aired The McCartneys v The Fur Trade a program following the couple's anti-fur trade protests.

19 апреля 1928,
Alexis Korner,популярный музыкант,"отец" британского белого блюза,родился 84 год назад.
Ушёл из жизни в 84-м,но остаётся в памяти своих поклонников....

Алан Прайс - уже семьдесят! Офигеть время пролетело

19 апреля 1942,Alan Price,клавишник популярной британской группы The Animals, (1964 UK & US No.1 single 'House Of The Rising Sun'),сольный музыкант(клавишник,вокалист,автор песен),сегодня отмечает юбилей -ему исполнилось 70 лет!Happy Birthday!http://smotri.com/video/view/?id=v318230252

18 апреля 1970
1970, Eurovision Song Contest winner Dana was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'All Kinds Of Everything'. the Irish singers only UK No.1 hit

19 апреля 1980,
Blondie went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Call Me', featured in the Richard Gere movie 'American Gigolo', the track was also a No.1 in the UK.

19 апреля 1986, George Michael was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'A Different Corner', the singers second solo No.1.http://www.metacafe.com/watch/sy-1121358834/george_michael_a_different_corner_official_...

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Сегодня родились:

1945, Born on this day, Jimmy Winston, organ, Small Faces, (left in Nov 1965).

1948, Born on this day, Craig Frost, Grand Funk Railroad, (1974 US No.1 single 'The Locomotion').

1951, Born on this day, Luther Vandross, soul singer, (1989 UK No.13 single 'Never Too Much', first released 1983, US N0.10 and UK No.2 single with Janet Jackson 'The Best Things In Life Are Free'). Also worked with David Bowie, Mariah Carey. Vandross died on 1st July 2005 aged 54 two years after suffering a major stroke.

1971, Born on this day, Mikey Welsh, bass, Weezer, (1995 UK No.12 single, 'Buddy Holly').

1972, Born on this day, Stephen Marley, Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers, (1988 UK No.22 single 'Tomorrow People').

1972, Born on this day Carmen Electra, The Pussycat Dolls, (2005, US No.2 & UK No.1 with their debut single ‘Don't Cha’ featuring Busta Rhymes).


Ушли из жизни:

1969: Papa Zita (The Funk Brothers)

1991: Steve Marriott (The Small Faces, Humble Pie)

1992: Johnny Shines

2002: Alan Dale

2003: Teddy Edwards


Cтали первыми в чартах:

1957, Elvis Presley started an eight week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'All Shook Up.' It went on to be the biggest single of 1957 selling over 2 million copies.

1974, MFSB and the Three Degrees started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'TSOP, (The Sound Of Philadelphia), a No.22 hit in the UK.

1985, The charity record 'We Are The World' by USA For Africa was at No.1 on the UK singles chart. The US artists' answer to Band Aid had an all-star cast including Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen, Diana Ross, Bob Dylan, Daryl Hall, Huey Lewis, Cyndi Lauper, Kim Carnes, Ray Charles, Billy Joel and Paul Simon plus the composer's of the track, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.

1996, English R&B singer Mark Morrison had his first UK No.1 single when 'Return Of The Mack' started a two-week run at the top of the charts. A No.2 hit in the US, the beat was sampled from Tom Tom Club's 'Genius of Love.'

2008, The Kooks went to No.1 on the UK album chart with their second album 'Konk'


Релиз:

1970: Elvis Presley, "The Wonder Of You"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonder_of_You

1970: Paul McCartney, McCartney
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCartney_(album)

1976: Elvis Presley, From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Elvis_Presley_Boulevard,_Memphis,_Tennessee


Записывались:

1966: The Beatles: "And Your Bird Can Sing," "Taxman"

1967: The Beatles, "Only A Northern Song"

1968: The Rolling Stones, "Jumpin' Jack Flash"

1969: The Beatles: "I Want You (She's So Heavy)," "Oh! Darling"

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События:

1959, Goldband Records released 'Puppy Love' by a 13-year old Dolly Parton in the US, a song that was recorded two years earlier when she was just eleven years old. The song didn't chart, (later to be a hit for Donny Osmond).

1966, During a 12 hour session at Abbey Road studios in London The Beatles worked on a new John Lennon song 'And Your Bird Can Sing', and a new George Harrison song 'Taxman'.

1967, During a UK tour, Pink Floyd appeared at the Queen's Hall in Barnstable, England.

1968, Deep Purple made their live debut in Tastrup, Denmark.

1968, Apple Music ran advertisements soliciting tapes from unknown artists, offering financial grants as part of a deal to release records on the Apple label. Artists such as Badfinger, James Taylor, Mary Hopkin, Jackie Lomax, David Peel and Elephant's Memory were signed up.

1969, Session drummer Benny Benjamin died. One of 'The Funk Brothers' played on many Tamla Motown hits including, The Four Tops, Temptations, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes and Stevie Wonder. The film 'Standing In The Shadows Of Motown' released in 2003 features his work.

1970, The New York Times reported that Catholic and Protestant youth group's had adopted The Beatles 'Yellow Submarine' as a religious symbol.

1979, Lighting director Billy Duffy was killed in an accident during a Kate Bush concert in Southampton, England. 21-year old Duffy fell twenty feet through an open trap door on the stage. Kate Bush held a benefit concert on 12th May with Peter Gabriel and Steve Harley at London's Hammersmith Odeon for his family.

1980, 84 year old George Burns, who starred in the movie Oh God with John Denver, became the oldest person to have a hit on the Billboard Hot 100 when 'I Wish I Was 18 Again' peaked at No.49. When asked if he wished he were 18 again, Burns replied "I wish I was 80 again." Before this, his most recent charting record had been a spoken word comedy routine with his wife and partner Gracie Allen in the summer of 1933.

1981, John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas was jailed for five years after pleading guilty to drug possession charges; the sentence was suspended after 30 days. Phillips started touring the US lecturing against the dangers of taking drugs.

1987, A record store in Callaway, Florida was forced to closed down and a part-time clerk was arrested after selling a copy of '2 Live Is What We Are' by 2 Live Crew to a 14 year old boy. Officials had deemed the recording "obscene" because of its pornographic lyrics.

1990, Janet Jackson was bestowed with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame at the start of 'Janet Jackson week' in Los Angeles.

1991, Steve Marriott leader of Small Faces and Humble Pie, died in a fire at his home in Essex. His work became a major influence for many 90's bands. Small Faces had the 1967 UK No.3 & US No.16 single 'Itchycoo Park', plus 1968 No.1 UK album 'Ogden's Nut Gone Flake', Humble Pie, 1969 UK No.4 single 'Natural Born Bugie'. As a child actor he played parts in Dixon of Dock Green and The Artful Dodger in Oliver.

1992, 'A Concert For Life' took place at Wembley Stadium as a tribute to Queen singer Freddie Mercury and for aids awareness. Acts appearing included; Elton John, Roger Daltrey, Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), David Bowie, Mick Ronson, James Hetfield, George Michael, Seal, Paul Young, Annie Lennox, Lisa Stansfield, Robert Plant, Joe Elliott and Phil Collen, Axl Rose and Slash.

1993, Aerosmith released 'Get A Grip' their 11th studio album which became their best selling album to date with sales over 20m. The album which featured the hits: 'Livin' On The Edge' and 'Crazy' also featured guests Don Henley and Lenny Kravitz.

2000, Robert Plant appeared at Disney's Theatre of the Stars in Orlando, Florida to leave his handprints outside the theatre.

2001, A memorial concert for former Small Faces and Humble Pie front man Steve Marriott took place at the London Astoria with Peter Frampton, Midge Ure, Chris Farlowe and Humble Pie.

2002, American singer Alan Dale died. During the 50's he had his own US TV & radio show, had the 1955 US No.7 single 'Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White.'

2002, In the dispute over who owned the rights to Nirvana's recordings former members Dave Grohl and Kirst Novoselic asked a Seattle Court to prove that Courtney Love was mentally stable. They told the court that Love was 'irrational, mercurial, self-centered, unmanageable, inconsistent and unpredictable.' They also claimed a contract was invalid because Love was 'stoned' at the time.

2006, Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty was arrested in east London on suspicion of drugs possession only hours after a court appearance. Doherty had earlier admitted to seven charges of possessing drugs when he appeared before magistrates in east London. He was given a community order with two years supervision and 18 months drug rehabilitation and was also banned from driving for six months.

20 апреля 1948,
Craig Frost,клавишник популярной американской группы Grand Funk Railroad, (1974 US No.1 single 'The Locomotion') и Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band,,сегодня отмечает 64-й День рождения.Happy Birthday!

20 апреля 1957,
Elvis Presley started an eight week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'All Shook Up.' It went on to be the biggest single of 1957 selling over 2 million copies.

20 апреля 1985,
The charity record 'We Are The World' by USA For Africa was at No.1 on the UK singles chart. The US artists' answer to Band Aid had an all-star cast including Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen, Diana Ross, Bob Dylan, Daryl Hall, Huey Lewis, Cyndi Lauper, Kim Carnes, Ray Charles, Billy Joel and Paul Simon plus the composer's of the track, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.

1963: The Rolling Stones выступают в клубе Crawdaddy Club, Station Hotel (Ричмонд, Суррей). Подготовка к этому выступлению была заснята на киноплёнку Джорджем Гомельски.
- I'm Allright (Ellas McDaniel)
- Pretty Thing (Willie Dixon)
В этот день группа также знакомится с редактором “Record Mirror” Питером Джонсом, который присутствовал не вечернем концерте и пообещал подыскать группе менеджера.

1972: В Великобритании выходит сингл “Tumbling Dice / Sweet Black Angel” .

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Сегодня родились:

1947, Born on this day, Alan Wagner, The Foundations, (1967 UK No.1 single 'Baby Now That I've Found You'. 1969 US No.3 single 'Build Me Up A Buttercup'.)

1947, Born on this day, James Osterberg, (Iggy Pop), The Stooges, solo, 1986 UK No.10 single 'Real Wild Child').

1947, Born on this day, John Weider, guitar, Family, (1971 UK No.4 single 'In My Own Time'), also member of The New Animals.

1948, Born on this day, Paul Davis, singer, (1982 US No.6 single '65 Love Affair').

1951, Born on this day, Nicole Barclay, Fanny, (1975 US No.29 single 'Butter Boy').

1959, Born on this day, Michael Timmins, guitar, Cowboy Junkies, (1989 album 'The Trinity Session').

1959, Born on this day, Robert Smith, guitar, vocals, The Cure, (1989 US No.2 single 'Love Song', 1992 UK No.6 single 'Friday I'm In Love', plus over 20 other UK Top 40 singles).

1963, Born on this day, Johnny McElhone, Altered Images, (1981 UK No.2 single 'Happy Birthday') then joined Texas, (1997 UK No.3 single 'Say What You Want', 1997 UK No.1 album 'White On Blonde').


Ушли из жизни:

1970: Earl Hooker

1971: Don Drummond (The Skatalites)

1978: Sandy Denny (Fairport Convention)

2000: Neal Matthews Jr. (The Jordanaires)

2003: Nina Simone

2007: Lobby Loyde (Billy Thorpe and The Aztecs, The Coloured Balls)

2008: Al Wilson


Cтали первыми в чартах:

1958, US country music singer Marvin Rainwater was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Whole Lotta Woman'. Rainwater was a full-blooded Cherokee Indian, known for wearing Native American-themed outfits on stage.

1962, Elvis Presley started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Good Luck Charm', his fifth US No.1 of the 60's. Also an UK No.1 hit.

1973, Alice Cooper went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Billion Dollar Babies.' Also a No.1 album in the UK.

1973, Tony Orlando & Dawn started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree', (it became the biggest seller of 1973, selling over 6 million copies).

1979, Amii Stewart went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Knock On Wood', it made No.6 in the UK the same year and No.7 when re- issued in 1985.

1984, Phil Collins started a three week run at No.1 in the US singles chart with the theme from 'Against All Odds'. It was Phil's first US No.1, a No. 2 in the UK. 1984, The film soundtrack to 'Footloose' went to No.1 on the US album chart.

1990, Fleetwood Mac scored their fourth UK No.1 album with 'Behind The Mask.'

1990, Sinead O'Connor started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with her version of the Prince song 'Nothing Compares To You'. The track was also a No.1 hit in 18 other countries.

2002, Oasis went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Hindu Times', the bands sixth UK No.1 and the first single to be released from their fifth album Heathen Chemistry


Записывались:

1959: Johnny Mathis, "Misty"

1966: The Beatles, "Taxman"

21 АПРЕЛЯ(продолжение)

События:

1963, The Rolling Stones appeared at The Crawdaddy Club, Station Hotel, London. The band was paid Ј50 for the gig.

1967, Working at Abbey Road studios in London, The Beatles completed the sessions for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The final recordings were a short section of gibberish and noise which would follow 'A Day in the Life', in the run-out groove.

1969, Janis Joplin appeared at The Royal Albert Hall, London, (her first London appearance). The opening act was Yes. 1970, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Spooky Tooth, Jackie Lomax, Elton John (making his solo concert debut) and Heavy Jelly all appeared at The Roundhouse, London, tickets cost 25 shillings.

1978, UK folk singer Sandy Denny died aged 31. While on holiday with her parents in Cornwall, England, Denny was injured in a fall down a staircase. A month after the fall she collapsed at a friend's home; four days later she died in Hospital, her death was ruled to be the result of a traumatic mid-brain hemorrhage. She was a member of Fairport Convention and a solo artist. Her 1967 song 'Who Knows Where the Time Goes', was covered by Judy Collins. Denny sang on the Led Zeppelin track 'Battle Of Evermore' on the bands fourth album, (the only guest vocalist on a Led Zeppelin album).

1982, Clash frontman Joe Strummer disappeared for three weeks, which resulted in the group cancelling a tour. The singer was found living rough in Paris, France.

1990, Paul McCartney played in front of 184,000 fans at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Jnaeiro, creating a new world record for the largest crowd attending a rock concert.

1993, Former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman married for the third time when he tied the knot with 33-year-old fashion designer Suzanne Accosta in the medieval French village of Saint-Paul-de-Vence.

2000, Neal Matthews of The Jordanaires died of a heart attack. Sang on Presley's 'Don't Be Cruel' and 'Hound Dog.' Also worked with Ricky Nelson, Patsy Cline, Red Foley, Johnny Horton, Jim Reeves, George Jones, Marie Osmond, Tom Jones and Merle Haggard.

2001, R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck was charged by police at Heathrow airport with being drunk on an aircraft and assaulting British Airways crew. Buck was taken into custody after landing on a flight from Seattle and questioned by police for 12 hours.

2008, American soul singer and songwriter Al Wilson died of kidney failure at the age of 68. Wilson had a number of US hits, including The 'Snake' in 1968 and 'Show and Tell' in 1974.

21 апреля 1947,
James Osterberg, (Iggy Pop),популярный американский певец,актёр,автор песен,выступавший c групой The Stooges,cольный музыкант(1986 UK No.10 single 'Real Wild Child'),сегодня отмечает 65-й День рождения!Happy Birthday!

21 апреля 1947,
John Weider,гитарист известной британской группы Family, (1971 UK No.4 single 'In My Own Time'),затем музыкант группы The New Animals,сегодня отмечает День рождения -ему исполнилось 65 лет!Happy Birthday!http://musiccourtblog.com/2011/04/21/.

21 апреля 1951,
Nicole Barclay, клавишница и автор песен известной американской женской рок-группы Fanny, (1975 US No.29 single 'Butter Boy'),сегодня отмечает свой День рождения!Happy Birthday!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWl5Rr0iIi8.