Cегодняшний день в истории рок-музыки

30 января 1975,
The Bee Gees 'Jive Talkin' №1 US Single chart

30 января 1988,
INXS 'Need You Tonight' US No.1 hit single

2игорь комсомоленко:

>Steve Marriott,гитарист,вокалист,автор песен
>популярных британских групп The Small Faces,затем
>Humble Pie,сольный музыкант,сегодня отмечает 65-летие!

К сожалению он погиб в 1991году.

31 ЯНВАРЯ

Сегодня родились:

1946, Born on this day, Terry Kath, guitarist with Chicago who had the 1976 UK & US No.1 single with 'If You Leave Me Now'. Kath accidentally shot himself dead on January 23rd 1978.

1951, Born on this day, Harry Wayne Casey, singer with KC and the Sunshine Band who had the 1975 US No.1 single 'That's The Way, I Like It', and the 1983 UK No.1 single 'Give It Up'.

1951, Born on this day, Phil Manzanera, guitarist with Roxy Music who scored the 1972 UK No.4 single 'Virginia Plain' plus 15 other UK Top 40 singles. In 2006 Manzanera co-produced David Gilmour's No.1 album album 'On An Island'.

1952, Born on this day, Curley Smith, drummer with American group Jo Jo Gunne who had the 1972 UK No.6 & US No. 27 single 'Run Run Run.'

1954, Born on this day, Adrian Vandenburg, Dutch guitarist who was a member of Whitesnake who had the 1987 US No.1 & UK No.9 single 'Here I Go Again'. Also a member of Manic Eden.

1956, Born on this day, John Lydon, (Johnny Rotten,) singer with the Sex Pistols who had the 1977 UK No.2 single 'God Save The Queen' and 1977 UK No.1 album 'Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols'. Formed Public Image Ltd who scored the 1983 UK No.5 single 'This Is Not A Love Song'.

1961, Born on this day, Lloyd Cole, English singer, songwriter, who formed Lloyd Cole and the Commotions.

1964, Born on this day, Jeff Hanneman, guitarist with American thrash metal band Slayer who released the 1986 album 'Reign in Blood'.

1966, Born on this day, Al Jaworski, bassist with English group Jesus Jones who had the 1990 US No.2 hit with 'Right Here Right Now' and the 1991 UK No.7 single 'International Bright Young Thing'.

1967, Born on this day, Chad Channing, Nirvana's first drummer who left the band in 1990. Has since worked with The Methodists, East of the Equator and Redband.

1981, Born on this day, Justin Timberlake, singer with *NSYNC who had the 2000 US No.1 single 'It's Gonna Be Me' and the 1999 UK No.5 single 'I Want You Back'. As a solo artist scored the 2003 UK No.2 & US No.3 single 'Cry Me A River'. His second solo album 'FutureSex/LoveSounds' was released in 2006 with the US No.1 hit singles 'SexyBack', 'My Love' and 'What Goes Around... Comes Around.

Ушли из жизни:

1970: Slim Harpo
1978: Greg Herbert (Blood Sweat and Tears)
1985: Barbara Cowsill (The Cowsills)

Стали первыми в чартах:

1963, Two former Shadows members, Jet Harris and Tony Meehan were at No.1 on the UK single charts with 'Diamonds'.

1968, Love Affair were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Everlasting Love'. Singer Steve Ellis was the only band member to perform on the recording.

1970, The Jackson Five went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I Want You Back'. The song was originally written for Gladys Knight & The Pips and was the first of four No.1's for the group. It made No.2 in the UK.

1976, Abba knocked Queen from the UK No.1 position on the UK singles chart with 'Mamma Mia.' Queen's single 'Bohemian Rhapsody' had enjoyed a nine week run at the top of the charts, by coincidence, Queen's single contains the famous "mamma mia, mamma mia, mamma mia let me go" line.

1981, Blondie went to No.1 on the US singles hart with 'The Tide Is High', the group's third US No.1, also a No.1 in the UK.

1987, Paul Simon went back to No. 1 on the UK album chart with 'Graceland', the album stayed on the chart for 101 weeks.

1988, Janet Jackson started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Together Again'.

Записывались:

1963: The Beach Boys: "Surfin' U.S.A.," "Shutdown"

1969: The Beatles: "The Long And Winding Road," "Let It Be," "Two Of Us"

1956: Elvis Presley: "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry," "Tutti Frutti"

Получили золотой диск:

1968: John Fred and his Playboy Band's "Judy in Disguise" is certified gold

1968: The American Breed's "Bend Me, Shape Me" is certified gold

1972: Joan Baez' album Any Day Now is certified gold

2Gener:
Извиняюсь,Steve Marriott погиб при пожаре 20 апреля 1991 года и я написал об этом в рубрике о том,кто из музыкантов родился 30 января,
но при индивидуальном поздравлении не упомянул о том трагическом факте,что этого замечательного гитариста и вокалиста уже больше 20 лет нет с нами...

31 ЯНВАРЯ

События:

1957, Decca Records announced that Bill Haley & His Comets, 'Rock Around The Clock' had sold over a million copies in the UK, mostly on 10inch 78's.

1964, The first night of a UK Package Tour kicked off at The Public Hall in Preston Lancashire with John Leyton, The Swinging Blue Jeans, The Rolling Stones, Jet Harris and Mike Sarne.

1967, The Beatles spent a second day at Knole Park, Sevenoaks, Kent, England to complete filming for the 'Strawberry Fields Forever' promotional video. The film was shot in colour, for the benefit of the US market, since UK television was still broadcasting only in black and white. Taking time out from filming John Lennon bought a 1843 poster from an antiques shop in Surrey which provided him with most the lyrics for The Beatles song 'Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite'.

1970, American blues musician Slim Harpo died of a heart attack while recording in London aged 46. Had the 1966 US No.16 single 'Baby Scratch My Back'. The Rolling Stones, Pretty Things, Yardbirds and Them all covered his songs.

1976, UK Music weekly Sounds readers Poll Winners included; best album 'A Night At The Opera', by Queen, best single 'Bohemian Rhapsody', Queen, best band Queen, musician Mike Oldfield, female singer Maddy Prior, Steeleye, Span, new band Rainbow, bore of the year The Bay City Rollers.

1978, Greg Herbert saxophone player with Blood Sweat & Tears died of an accidental drug overdose in Amsterdam, Holland aged 30. Blood, Sweat & Tears won a Grammy Award in 1969 for Album of the Year.

1990, The Stone Roses were granted conditional bail by Wolverhampton Magistrates court after the band had trashed their record company's offices.

2000, The Strokes played their first ever UK show when they appeared at The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth.

2003, Robbie Williams topped a chart based on UK album sales from the past 5 years. The ex Take That singer had sold 9.7 million albums in Britain, an average of more than 5,000 every day. The Corrs were in second place with 5.8m sales, Westlife in third with 5.1, Madonna in fourth with 5m and The Beatles in fifth with 4.7m.

2007, Jim Morrison was enlisted to help fight global warming more than 35 years after his death. 'Woman in the Window', a previously unreleased poem written and recorded by The Doors frontman shortly before he died in 1971 was being set to music and used to publicise the Global Cool campaign.

2008, Natasha Bedingfield entered the US chart at number three with her album Pocketful of Sunshine, equaling the record set by soul singer Sade in having the highest-ever US chart debut for a UK-signed female. The British singer sold 50,000 copies of the record in its first week of release.

BBC World Service Top 5 today in 1974.

1. Tiger Feet – Mud
2. Teenage Rampage – Sweet
3. You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me – The New Seekers
4. The Show Must Go On – Leo Sayer
5. Dance With the Devil – Cozy Powell

После засилья меррикристмасэврибади на первое место взобрались (climbed) питомцы Никки Чинна и Майка Чапмэна – группа Mud. Tiger Feet был их первым "намбэ уан" хитом, но не последним, а по итогам 1974 года этот сингл занял также первое место. В соперничестве с Showaddywaddy они оттачивали свое мастерство и радовали любителей глэм - и просто - рока.


Также первый громкий успех получил Leo Sayer с его дебютным синглом The Show Must Go On (не путать с Queen's). Эту песню он исполнял в костюме Пьеро, и она также дала ему путевку в жизнь.


Ну а пятерку замыкает любимый тут многими (и мной!) Cozy Powell, великолепный ударник, сотрудничавший со многими знаменитыми группами, и неплохо показавший себя в сольной карьере.

2superasd2:
Песню Лео Сэйера Show Must Go On,написанную Leo Sayer и David Courtney,исполнила затем в Штатах популярная группа Three Dog Night.
Эта группа мастерски делала обработки чужих песен и немалое число их стали хитами в США.Так случилось и с Show Must Go On -она в исполнении Three Dog Night 25 мая 1974 поднялась до четвёртой позиции в чартах сиглов США Hot-100 Billboard(за ней в тот день шла Band On The Run Пола).

Terry Kath,гитарист и автор песен популярной американской группы Chicago,родился 66 лет назад.
Ушёл из жизни в 1978,когда музыканту был 31 год,память об этом музыканте осталась в наших сердцах:

Phil Manzanera,продюссер,гитарист и соавтор песен популярной британской группы Roxy Music,сегодня отмечает свой 61-й День рождения!Happy Birthday!

Adrian Vandenburg,голландский гитарист,член популярной британской группы Whitesnake,сольный музыкант,отмечает сегодня 58-й День рождения!Happy Birthday!

23 января 1963,
Jet Harris and Tony Meehan 'Diamonds'. No.1 UK single charts

31 января 1968,
Love Affair 'Everlasting Love' No.1 UK singles chart

31 января 1976,
Abba 'Mamma Mia.'No.1 UK singles chart

31 января 1981,
Blondie 'The Tide Is High' No.1 US singles сhart

31 января 1987,
Paul Simon 'Graceland' No. 1 UK album chart

1 ФЕВРАЛЯ

Сегодня родились:

1937, Born on this day, Don Everly, guitarist, singer with The Everly Brothers who had the 1958 UK & US No.1 single 'All I Have To Do Is Dream' plus over 25 other UK hit singles.

1937, Born on this day, Ray Sawyer, singer, songwriter with Dr Hook who had the 1972 US No.5 & UK No.2 single 'Sylvia's Mother' plus 9 other US Top 40 hits.

1938, Born on this day, Jimmy Carl Black, drummer who worked with Frank Zappa on his 1970 UK No.9 album 'Hot Rats'. Black died on 1st Nov 2008.

1948, Born on this day, Rick James, US singer who scored the 1981 US No.3 album 'Street Songs', and the 1981 US No 16 single 'Super Freak part 1'. James was found dead at his Los Angeles home on 6th August 2004.

1954, Born on this day, Mike Campbell, guitarist with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers who had the 1977 single 'American Girl', the 1989 UK No.28 single 'I Won't Back Down', and the 1991 UK No.3 album 'Into The Great Wide Open'. Campbell has also worked with Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Fleetwood Mac, Roger McGuinn, Tracy Chapman, Warren Zevon, George Harrison and Stevie Nicks.

1968, Born on this day, Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis. Also known as the "Princess of Rock and Roll." Married Michael Jackson in 1994, and separated on 10th December 1995. She was also married to actor Nicolas Cage. Lisa Marie had the UK No.16 single 'Lights Out'.

1971, Born on this day, Ron Welty, drummer with The Offspring who had the 1999 UK No.1 & US No. 59 single 'Pretty Fly, (For A White Guy)', and the 1999 US No.6 & UK No.10 album 'Americana'.

Ушли из жизни:

1986: Dick James
2003: Mongo Santamaria

Стали первыми в чартах:

1964, The Beatles started a seven week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I Want To Hold Your Hand', the first US No.1 by a UK act since The Tornadoes 'Telstar' in 1962 and the first of three consecutive No.1's from the group.

1969, Tommy James and the Shondells started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Crimson And Clover', the group's second and last No.1. Billy Idol had a 1987 US No.1 with 'Mony Mony' a No.3 hit for Tommy James in 1968.

1972, Chuck Berry had his first UK No.1 single with a live recording of a song he'd been playing live for over 20 years 'My Ding-a-Ling'. UK public morality campaigner Mary Whitehouse attempted to have the song banned due to its innuendo-laden lyrics. The Average White Band members guitarist Onnie McIntyre and drummer Robbie McIntosh played on the single.

1975, Neil Sedaka had his second US No.1 single with 'Laughter In The Rain', over 12 years after his last chart topper 'Breaking Up Is Hard To Do'.

1975, Pilot were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'January', the Scottish group's only No.1. The song was a No.1 hit in Australia for eight weeks.

1989, Paul Robi from The Platters died of cancer. UK & US No.1 single 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes'. Robi left The Platters in the early 60's being replaced by Nate Nelson from the Flamingos.

1992, George Michael and Elton John went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me', also a No.1 in the UK. All proceeds from the single went to Aids charities.

1997, Blur went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Beetlebum'. The song's title, is said to be a stab at Liam Gallagher, lead singer of Oasis, for his over-idolisation of The Beatles.

2004, LMC vs U2 started a two week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Take Me To The Clouds Above.' Based on the guitar riff from U2's classic song 'With Or Without You'.

2005, Elvis Presley was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'It's Now Or Never', the singers 21st No.1, first released in 1960.

2009, Lily Allen started a three week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Fear', the singers second UK No.1.

2009, Bruce Springsteen started a two week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Working on a Dream' his 16th studio album.

Записывались:

1955: Elvis Presley, "Baby, Let's Play House"
1958: Elvis Presley: "My Wish Came True," "Doncha' Think It's Time," "Your Cheatin' Heart," "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"
1967: The Beatles, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"

Получили золотой диск:

1971: The Love Story soundtrack album is certified gold

1 ФЕВРАЛЯ(продолжение)

События:

1963, 17 year-old Neil Young performed his first professional date at a country club in Winnipeg.

1964, The Beatles started a seven week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I Want To Hold Your Hand', the first US No.1 by a UK act since The Tornadoes 'Telstar' in 1962 and the first of three consecutive No.1's from the group.

1965, P.J. Proby split his pants during his first number at the ABC, Luton, the manager stopped the show and gave everyone in the audience a refund. The incident caused a ban on Proby's performance in UK halls and TV.

1967, During a UK tour The Jimi Hendrix Experience played at The Celler Club, South Shields.

1967, At Abbey Road studios in London, The Beatles started work on a new song 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'. It wasn't until The Beatles had recorded the song that Paul McCartney had the idea to make the song the thematic pivot for their forthcoming album.

1967, Pink Floyd spent the day recording parts for the Syd Barrett songs 'Arnold Layne' and 'Candy And A Current Bun' at Sound Techniques Studios, Chelsea, London. Floyd also turned professional on this day after signing a deal with EMI Records.

1968, The Who kicked off their third North American tour at the Civic Auditorium San Jose, California

1986, Music publisher Dick James died of a heart attack aged 65. Worked with many UK 60's acts including The Beatles. James signed Elton John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin as unknown artists in 1967 and was the founder of the DJM record label.

1986, Diana Ross married Norwegian shipping magnate Arne Naess in Geneva, Stevie Wonder performed at the reception. The couple divorced in 2000.

1995, Richey Edwards guitarist with the Manic Street Preachers vanished leaving no clues to his whereabouts. He left The Embassy Hotel in London at 7am, leaving behind his packed suitcase. His car was found on the Severn Bridge outside Bristol, England sixteen days later. Edwards has never been found, despite constant searching, and in November 2008 he was declared officially dead.

1997, Boy George was beaten up by two bouncers after trying to jump the queue outside The Ministry Of Sound in London where George had been a guest DJ.

1999, Four hundred people were injured at an Australian concert by Marilyn Manson when he stormed off stage after being bombarded with missiles and abuse at the show in Perth. One of Manson's guitar technicians needed treatment for cuts to his head.

2001, A collection of Sir Elton John's private photos on display at a museum in Atlanta were withdrawn. The exhibition, which included snaps of nude men, was said to be too explicit, some school trips to the museum had been cancelled.

2002, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club made their UK live debut when they appeared at Liverpool University.

2002, The father of S Club 7's Paul Cattermole was jailed for nearly three years for sex acts with two 14 year-old girl fans of the group. Gerald Cattermole, 50 had been warned by police not to get involved with fans who often visited his house.

2008, US space agency Nasa announced that 'Across the Universe' by the Beatles was to become the first song ever to be beamed directly into space. The track would be transmitted through the Deep Space Network - a network of antennas - on the 40th anniversary of the song being recorded, being aimed at the North Star, Polaris, 431 light-years from Earth. In a message to Nasa, Sir Paul McCartney said the project was an "amazing" feat. "Well done, Nasa," he added. "Send my love to the aliens. All the best, Paul."

Don Everly,гитарист,вокалист и автор песен дуэта The Everly Brothers,отмечает сегодня 75-й День рождения! Happy Birthday!

1 февраля 1964,
The Beatles 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' No.1 US singles chart