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Cегодня родились:
1942, Born on this day, Jerry Garcia, guitar, vocals, The Grateful Dead, (1970 UK
No.69 and US No.127 album, 'Workingman's Dead'). Garcia died from a drugs-related heart attack on 9th August 1995.
1946, Born on this day, Boz Burrell, Bad Company, (1974 UK No.15 & US No.5 single 'Can't Get Enough'). Member of King Crimson.
1947, Born on this day, Rick Anderson bass, The Tubes, (1977 UK No.28 single 'White Punks On Dope', 1983 US No.10 single 'She's A Beauty').
1947, Born on this day, Ricky Coonce, Grass Roots, (1968 US No.5 single 'Midnight Confessions', plus 13 other US Top 40 singles).
1951, Born on this day, Tommy Bolin, guitarist. Joined Deep Purple in 1975, member of Zephyr and The James Gang. Bolin died of a heroin overdose on 4th December 1976.
1953, Born on this day, Robert Cray, singer, Blues guitarist, (1987 UK No.50 single 'Right Next Door, Because Of Me').
1959, Born on this day, Joe Elliott, vocals, Def Leppard, (1987 UK No.6 single 'Animal' 1987 world wide No.1 album 'Hysteria'1988 US No.1 single 'Love Bites').
1968, Born on this day, Dan Donegan, guitar, Disturbed, (2005 US No.1 album 'Ten Thousand Fists').
1970, Born on this day, Kenwyn House, guitar, Reef, (1996 UK No. 6 single ‘Place Your Hands’, 1997 UK No.1 album ‘Glow).
Сегодня ушли из жизни:
1964: Johnny Burnette
1996: Bill Buchanan (Buchanan and Goodman)
Стали первыми в чартах:
1963 Elvis Presley: 'Devil in Disguise' UK 45
1964 Beatles: 'A Hard Day's Night' US 45
1970 Elvis Presley: 'Wonder of You' UK 45
1981 Shakin' Stevens: 'Green Door' UK 45
1981 Rick Springfield: 'Jessie's Girl' US 45
1987 Los Lobos: 'La Bamba' UK 45
1987 Bob Seger: 'Shakedown' US 45
Релизы:
1960: Chubby Checker, "The Twist"
1972: Elvis Presley, "Burning Love"
Записывались:
1968: The Beatles, "Hey Jude"
1969: The Beatles: "Because"
Cобытия:
1960, Aretha Franklin made her first recordings for CBS Records.
1963, The first 'Beatles Monthly' was published. A magazine devoted to the group, it continued until 1969 and at its peak was selling over 350,000 copies a month.
1964, US singer Johnny Burnette was killed in a boating accident on Clear Lake California, aged 30. 1961 US No.8 & UK No.3 single 'Your Sixteen'.
1964, The Beatles scored their fifth US No.1 single in seven months when 'A Hard Day's Night' went to the top of the charts. The group had now spent seventeen weeks at the No.1 position in this year.
1965, Marianne Faithfull collapsed during a concert in Morecambe England and was forced to cancel all forthcoming engagements.
1965, During a UK tour, The Rolling Stones appeared at the London Palladium supported by The Walker Brothers, The Fourmost, Steampacket featuring Rod Stewart and Sugar Pie Desanto with The Shevelles.
1968, During a North American tour The Jimi Hendrix Experience appeared at City Park Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana.
1969, The three day US Atlantic City Pop Festival took place with BB King, Janis Joplin, Santana, Joni Mitchell, Three Dog Night, Dr John, Procol Harum, Arthur Brown, Little Richard and Canned Heat.
1971, The Concert For Bangla Desh, organised by George Harrison to aid victims of famine and war in Bangla Desh took place at New York's Madison Sq Garden. Featuring Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Ravi Shankar and members from Badfinger. Harrison had to shell out his own money to maintain the fund after legal problems froze all proceeds. The triple album release (the second in a row by Harrison), hit number 1 in the UK and No.2 in the US and received the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
1971, 'The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour' started on prime time American TV.
1980, Def Leppard made their US live debut when they appeared at the New York City concert opening for AC/DC. It was also Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott's 21st birthday.
1981, Australian singer Rick Springfield started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Jessie's Girl', a No.43 hit in the UK. Rick had played Noah Drake in the TV show 'General Hospital'.
1981, Welsh singer Shakin' Stevens had his second UK No.1 single with his version of the Frankie Vaughan 1956 No.2 hit 'Green Door'.
1987, Eurythmics Dave Stewart married ex Bananarama member Siobham Fahey.
1987, Bob Seger scored his first US No.1 single with 'Shakedown', taken from the film 'Beverly Hills Cop II'.
1987, Los Lobos were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their version of the Ritchie Valens song 'La Bamba' also a No.1 hit in the US. The song was the title track from the film based on Ritchie Valens who died in the same plane crash the killed Buddy Holly.
1987, MTV Europe was launched, the first video played being 'Money For Nothing' by Dire Straits which contained the appropriate line 'I Want My MTV'.
1988, Pink Floyd appeared at Main Road Football ground in Manchester, England, tickets cost £15.00.
1990, UB40 were deported from the Seychelles after police discovered marijuana in their hotel rooms.
1994, The Rolling Stones 12th North American tour kicked off in Washington DC.
2000, Madonna's forthcoming single 'Music' had its release date brought forward by two weeks after the track was made available as an illegal MP3 file on the Internet.
2000, AC/DC kicked off their 140 date Stiff Upper World Lip Tour at the Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
2007, The Police played the first of two sold out nights at Madison Square Garden, New York City on their Reunion Tour.
