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21 декабря 1970 :
Elvis Presley meets President Nixon in the Oval Office at the White House, where the iconic picture of the two shaking hands is taken

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1944, Born on this day, Barry Jenkins, drums, The Animals, (1964 UK & US No.1 single 'House Of The Rising Sun'), also a member of The Nashville Teens.

1948, Born on this day, Rick Nielsen, vocals, guitar, Cheap Trick, (1979 UK & US Рше single 'I Want You To Want Me', 1988 US No.1 single 'The Flame')

1949, Born on this day, Robin and Maurice Gibb, The Bee Gees, singers, songwriters, producers, Robin was the eldest by 1 hour. (1967 UK No.1 single 'Massachusetts', 1978 UK & US No.1 single 'Night Fever', over 30 UK Top 40 hits and 9 US No.1's over 4 decades). Maurice died on 12th January 2003 of a heart attack

1957, Born on this day, Ricky Ross, vocals, guitar, piano, Deacon Blue, (1988 UK Рше single 'Real Gone Kid', plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles). Also solo.

1966, Born on this day, Danny Saber, Black Grape, (1995 UK Рше single 'In The Name Of The Father').

1968, Born on this day, Richard James Edwards, guitar, vocals, Manic Street Preachers, (1992 UK Рше single 'Theme From Mash'). Disappeared on 1st February 1995, after leaving his car at a service station by The Severn Bridge, near Bristol, England.

1972, Born on this day, Vanessa Paradie, French singer, actress, (1988 UK Рше single with 'Joe Le Taxi').

1984, Born on this day, Jonas Erik Altberg, (Basshunter), Swedish musician and DJ. (2008 UK No.1 ‘Now You’re Gone’).

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События:

1962, The Tornadoes started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Telstar'. Produced and written by Joe Meek, it was the first major hit from a UK act on the American chart. Also a No.1 in the UK.

1962, During his first visit to the UK Bob Dylan performed at the Singers Club in London, the singer songwriter's second UK gig.

1962, Acker Bilk's 'Stranger On The Shore' finally drops off of the UK charts after 55 weeks. That record would stand until 1968 when Engelbert Humperdinck's 'Release Me' stayed for 56. The current record is held by Frank Sinatra's 'My Way', which charted for 75 non-consecutive weeks.

1963, The Dave Clark Five scored their only US No.1 single with 'Over And Over', a No.5 in the UK.

1963, The Beatles appeared at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool. This appearance was the second concert-only preview of their ‘The Beatles' Christmas Show’, which would open in London in two days.

1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Pink Floyd, The Who, Keith West and Tomorrow, Eric Burdon & The Animals, 1984 (featuring future Queen guitarist Brian May) and Soft Machine all appeared at The Olympia, London at an all night festival 'Christmas On Earth Continued'. The DJ was John Peel plus the venue featured a paddling pool, light shows and a movie theatre, tickets £1.

1972, Little Jimmy Osmond was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Long Haired Lover From Liverpool.' At nine years eight months of age it made him the youngest person to have a No.1 record, also the biggest seller of 1972.

1973, Elton John started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road', it also had a eight week run at No.1 on the US chart.

1975, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band appeared at the Apollo in Glasgow, Scotland.

1979, The Damned and Spodgenessabounds appeared at a Christmas special gig at the Electric Ballroom, London, tickets £3.00.

1979, Rupert Holmes started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Escape, (The Pina Colada Song). His only US No.1 solo hit, a No.23 hit in the UK.

1979, The Pretenders appeared at the Marquee Club, London, tickets £1.25.

1980, Stiff Records released an album in the UK called ‘The Wit and Wisdom of Ronald Reagan.’ The entire disc contained 40 minutes of silence.

1981, At a rock & roll memorabilia auction in London, a stage suit worn by John Lennon sold for £2,300, a letter from Paul McCartney to a fan sold for £2,200 and a Perspex sculpture of John & Yoko was bought by singer Kate Bush for £4,200.

1984, Madonna started a six-week run at No.1 in the US charts with 'Like A Virgin', her first US No.1.

1987, Nikki Sixx from Motley Crue was pronounced 'dead on arrival' in an ambulance when his heart stopped beating for two minutes. Sixx was given two shots of adrenaline in his chest to revive him. Fellow band members were prematurely informed of his death.

1988, The Smiths played their farewell gig at Wolverhampton Civic Hall, (without guitarist Johnny Marr). To gain entrance to the gig fans had to wear a Smiths or Morrissey T- shirt.

1991, James Brown launched an unsuccessful lawsuit against the producers of the movie The Commitments, claiming one of the characters too closely resembled him.

2000, Madonna married film director Guy Ritchie at Skibo Castle, Scotland. Celebrities attending the wedding included Jon Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, Sting and fashion designers Donatella Versace, Jean Paul Gaultier and Stellla McCartney. The couple divorced in Nov 2008.

2002, Former Clash singer and guitarist Joe Strummer (John Graham Mellor) died of a suspected heart attack aged 50.

2002, Pop Stars: The Rivals winners Girls Aloud started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their debut release 'Sound Of The Underground.' The song was originally recorded in 2001 by London girl group Orchid, who disbanded before gaining a record deal.

2003, The annual list of all-time music greats by the Guinness book of hit singles was again topped by Elvis Presley. The list based on the number of weeks spent on the UK singles chart looked like this; 1. Elvis Presley (1193), 2. Cliff Richard (1152), 3. The Shadows (771), 4. Elton John (623), 5. Madonna (606), 6. Diana Ross (560), 7. Michael Jackson (509), 8. Rod Stewart (477), 9. Beatles (456) and 10. David Bowie (452).

2008, A cassette tape of a "drunk" John Lennon recording a cover version of a rock 'n' roll song sold at auction in Los Angeles for $30,000 (£20,200).

2010, The Abbey Road zebra(photo) crossing in north London, made famous after appearing on a Beatles album cover was given Grade II listed status.The Beatles were photographed on Abbey Road in Ian Macmillan's iconic cover shot for the 1969 album ‘Abbey Road’.

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Cтали первыми в чартах:

1958 Chipmunks: ‘Chipmunk Song’ US 45

1962 Tornadoes: ‘Telstar’ US 45

1973 Elton John: ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ UK LP

1979 Rupert Holmes: ‘Escape’ US 45

1984 Madonna: ‘Like a Virgin’ US 45

1996 Spice Girls : 2 Become 1 : UK single


Релиз:

1962: The Rebels, "Wild Weekend"


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1972: Joni Mitchell's For the Roses album is certified gold

1976: Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band's Live Bullet album is certified gold

22 декабря 1944,
Born on this day, Barry Jenkins, drums, The Animals, also a member of The Nashville Teens.

22 декабря 1948,
Born on this day, Rick Nielsen, vocals, guitar, Cheap Trick, (1979 UK & US Рше single 'I Want You To Want Me', 1988 US No.1 single 'The Flame')

Rick Nielsen, vocals, guitar, Cheap Trick

22 декабря 1949,
Born on this day, Robin and Maurice Gibb, The Bee Gees, singers, songwriters, producers, Robin was the eldest by 1 hour.
(1967 UK No.1 single 'Massachusetts', 1978 UK & US No.1 single 'Night Fever', over 30 UK Top 40 hits and 9 US No.1's over 4 decades).

Robin and Maurice Gibb, The Bee Gees

22 декабря 1949,
Born on this day, Robin and Maurice Gibb, The Bee Gees, singers, songwriters, producers, Robin was the eldest by 1 hour.
(1967 UK No.1 single 'Massachusetts', 1978 UK & US No.1 single 'Night Fever', over 30 UK Top 40 hits and 9 US No.1's over 4 decades).

22 декабря 1968,
Born on this day, Richard James Edwards, guitar, vocals, Manic Street Preachers, (1992 UK Hit single 'Theme From Mash')

Richard 'Dick' Parry
born 22 December 1942 in Kentford, Suffolk, England
is an English saxophonist.
He is a session musician on various albums , and is best known for his solo parts on the Pink Floyd songs "Money", "Us and Them", "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and "Wearing the Inside Out".
He also played on the Bloodstone album Riddle of the Sphinx.

22 декабря 1972,
Born on this day, Vanessa Paradis, French singer, actress, (1988 UK Hit single with 'Joe Le Taxi').