Cегодняшний день в истории рок-музыки

11 ЯНВАРЯ

Сегодня родились:

1895, Born on this day, Laurens Hammond, inventor of the Hammond organ. The sound of the Hammond was used by many rock artists including; Procol Harum, Keith Emerson, Led Zeppelin, The Allman Brothers and The Faces. Hammond died on 3rd July 1973.

1942, Born on this day, Clarence Clemons, saxophonist, E Street Band, (1987 UK Hit single 'Born To Run').

1946, Born on this day, Tony Kaye, keyboards, Yes, (left in 1971).

1948, Born on this day, Terry Williams, drummer, Dire Straits, Bob Dylan, Rockpile, Tina Turner.

1949, Born on this day, Frederick Dennis Greene, Sha Na Na, US rock 'n' roll group.

1958, Born on this day, Vicki Peterson(photo), guitar, vocals, The Bangles,
(1986 UK Hit single with the Prince song 'Manic Monday', 1986 US No.1 single 'Walk Like An Egyptian').

1968, Born on this day, Tom Dumont, No Doubt, (1997 UK No.1 single 'Don't Speak').

1971, Born on this day, Mary Jane Blige, American R&B soul singer, songwriter, actress. (1997 US No.1 album, 'Share My World', 1999 UK Hit single' As', 2001 US No.1 single,' Family Affair', 2006 US No.1 album 'The Breakthrough’). Sold over 60 million records world-wide known as the "Queen of hip-hop soul."

1971, Born on this day, Tom Rowlands, The Chemical Brothers, (1996 UK No.1 single 'Setting Sun', 2007 UK No.1 album 'We Are The Night').

1981, Born on this day, Thomas Meighan, lead singer, Kasabian, (2005 UK Hit single 'Cutt Off', 2006 UK No.1 album ‘Empire’).

11 января
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1963: Elvis Presley attempts unsuccessfully to convince Priscilla Beaulieu's parents to let her stay in Memphis with him. Elvis had met his future wife a few days prior.
1963: The legendary rock club Whisky-a-Go-Go -- America's first real discotheque -- opens on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, CA. Johnny Rivers would record some of his biggest hits at "the Whiskey," while numerous acts, including the Doors, would get their start here.

1964: Billboard magazine publishes its first country and western album chart. At Number One: Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire album.

1968: London's Daily Mirror reports that Jimi Hendrix has moved into the London townhouse where Handel is believed to have composed his famous "Water Music" and "Messiah" works. Jimi, for his part, says he "will not let the tradition down" and will also compose in the house.

1977: A London court finds Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones guilty of possession of cocaine and fines him £750. The drugs had been discovered in his car after a traffic accident.

1992: Paul Simon becomes the first international performer to perform in Johannesburg, South Africa since the lifting of the UN boycott. Simon had violated the UN ban by working with South African musicians years earlier.

1994: Diana Ross makes Mr. Blackwell's Worst-Dressed List. Blackwell refers to her as "a Martian meter maid."

1996: In an ominous preview of his demise, Sonny Bono collides with another skier near Big Bear Lake, CA, causing a chin injury that would require eleven stitches.

2000: After serving half of his four-month sentence for possession of child pornography, Gary Glitter(photo) is released from a British jail.

2001: Neil Sedaka undergoes emergency angioplasty at New York Presbyterian Hospital.

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Cтали первыми в чартах:

1964, 'Ring Of Fire' by Johnny Cash became the first Country album to go to No.1 in the US album chart.

1986, The Pet Shop Boys scored their first UK No.1 single with 'West End Girls


Записывались:

1964: Roger Miller: "Dang Me," "Chug-A-Lug"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dang_Me

1965: The Beach Boys, "Do You Wanna Dance"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_You_Want_to_Dance

1967: Jimi Hendrix, "Purple Haze"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Haze

Получили золотой диск:

1966: Herman's Hermits' album The Best of Herman's Hermits is certified gold

11 января 1895,
Born on this day, Laurens Hammond, inventor of the Hammond organ. The sound of the Hammond was used by many rock artists including; Procol Harum, Keith Emerson, Led Zeppelin, The Allman Brothers and The Faces. Hammond died on 3rd July 1973.

11 января 1942,
Born on this day, Clarence Clemons, saxophonist, E Street Band, (1987 UK Hit single 'Born To Run').

Clarence Clemons, saxophonist, E Street Band,

11 января 1946,
Born on this day, Tony Kaye, keyboards, Yes, (left in 1971).

Yes' Union 8-man lineup, circa 1991 (l-r: Trevor Rabin, Tony Kaye, Rick Wakeman, Alan White, Chris Squire, Jon Anderson, Bill Bruford, Steve Howe).

11 января 1948,
Born on this day, Terry Williams, drummer, Dire Straits, Bob Dylan, Rockpile, Tina Turner.

Terry Williams, drummer, Dire Straits, Bob Dylan, Rockpile, Tina Turner.

11 января 1958,
Born on this day, Vicki Peterson, guitar, vocals, The Bangles, (1986 UK Hit single with the Prince song 'Manic Monday', 1986 US No.1 single 'Walk Like An Egyptian').

Vicki Peterson, guitar, vocals, The Bangles