Cегодняшний день в истории рок-музыки

14 января
Band Dynamics (2)
1966 : David Jones issues his first recording under the name "David Bowie." Jones changed his last name to Bowie in order to avoid confusion with the Monkees' Davy Jones.
The single is called "Can't Help Thinking About Me" and is credited to David Bowie and the Lower Third.
http://www.discogs.com/David-Bowie-With-The-Lower-Third-Cant-Help-Thinking-About-Me/rel...

1970 : As she performs her last show with The Supremes, Diana Ross introduces her replacement, Jean Terrell.

14 января
Certifications and Milestones (3)

1975 : Joe Walsh's So What is certified gold.

1975 : Three Dog Night's Joy to the World: Their Greatest Hits is certified gold.

1989 : The soundtrack to the film Dirty Dancing reaches sales of ten million copies, which is now known as Diamond certification. The movie was set in 1963, and the soundtrack contained songs from that era along with new ones like "(I've Had) The Time of My Life," which were written for the film.http://www.discogs.com/Various-Dirty-Dancing-Original-Soundtrack/release/857839

14 января 1989
Саундтрек из фильма Dirty Dancing продан тиражом 10 миллионов копий и получил сертификат бриллиантового диска.

14 января 1964,
Битлз прибыли на гастроли во Францию(Ринго прилетел на следующий день,концерты начались с 15-го января)
The Beatles (minus Ringo Starr, who was fog-bound in Liverpool) departed from Liverpool for Paris, France for an 18-day run at the Olympia Theatre. Arriving in Paris, John, Paul, and George were met by 60 fans. Ringo, accompanied by roadie Neil Aspinall, arrived the next day.

14 января 1964,
Битлз прибыли на гастроли во Францию.Их встретила пресса и 60 поклонников(битломания в этой стране,в отличие от Британии, ещё не захлестнула страну)

Queen
Date 14.01.1977
Venue Dane County Coliseum
City Madison, Wisconsin
Country USA
Support band Cheap Trick

Line-up
Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano, tambourine),
Brian May (electric guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo),
Roger Taylor (drums, backing vocals, tambourine),
John Deacon (bass guitar, triangle)

14 января 1991
Релиз сингла Innuendo / Bijou
http://www.discogs.com/Queen-Innuendo/release/2945615

Deaths (1)

1992 : Jerry Nolan of The Heartbreakers and New York Dolls dies from a stroke while being treated for meningitis and pneumonia.

Marriages and Breakups (1)

1999 : Model Jerry Hall files for divorce from her husband, The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger.

15 января

Сегодня родились:

1893, Born on this day, Ivor Novello, songwriter & actor. Annual British music awards are named after him. Died 6th March 1951.

1936, Born on this day, Edward Bivens, vocals, The Manhattans, (1976 US No.1 & UK Hit single 'Kiss And Say Goodbye').


1941, Born on this day, Don Van Vliet, (Captain Beefheart). Albums, 'Safe As Milk', 'Trout Mask Replica', 'Strictly Personal', with his Magic Band. Captain Beefheart died on 17th Dec 2010 aged 69 from complications from multiple sclerosis.

1947, Born on this day, Pete Waterman, producer, TV presenter and part of the Stock, Aitken & Waterman team. Booked the first ever tour for The Bay City Rollers, signed Musical Youth and Nik Kershaw, during the 70’s was promotion consultant for John Travolta. Had 1987 UK hit with ‘Roadblock.’ Dominated UK pop in the mid-to-late 1980s. as part of S.A.W. the most successful pop writers & producers of all time producing Bananarama, Kylie Minogue, Rick Astley, Jason Donovan. Judge on UK TV’s Pop Stars.

1948, Born on this day, Ronnie Van Zant, vocalist with Lynyrd Skynyrd, (1974 US Hit single with ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ and a 1982 UK Hit single with ‘Freebird’). He died in a plane crash on October 20th 1977.

1951, Born on this day, Douglas Elwin Erikson, Garbage, (1996 UK Hit single 'Stupid Girl'

1952, Born on this day, Melvyn Gale, cello, Electric Light Orchestra, (1979 UK & US Hit single 'Don't Bring Me Down', plus 26 other Top 40 hits).

1952, Born on this day, Boris Blank, Yello, (1988 UK Hit single 'The Race').

1959, Born on this day, Peter Trewavas, bass, Marillion, (1985 UK Hit single 'Kayleigh').

1965, Born on this day, Adam Jones, guitarist, Tool, (2001 US No.1 album 'Lateralus').


Ушли из жизни:

1992, Dee Murray bass player with the Elton John band died after suffering a stroke aged 45. He first appeared with Elton on the 1970 album Tumbleweed Connection and the milestone albums Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy.

1994, American singer songwriter Harry Nilsson died in his sleep of heart failure after spending the previous day in the recording studio.

1998, Harmonica player Junior Wells died, (born Amos Blakemore). Worked with Muddy Waters, Van Morrison, Carlos Santana, Bonnie Raitt and The Rolling Stones.

15 января
События:


1955: A young singer named Elvis Presley performs at the Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport, LA, performing "Hearts Of Stone," "That's All Right, Mama" and "Tweedle Dee." In the audience is "Colonel" Tom Parker, who was witnessing Elvis for the first time.


1955: Billboard magazine reports that "music with an R&B beat is not longer regarded as a passing phase by major recording firms," citing the recent success of white pop covers of R&B hits.

1961: The Supremes sign with Motown Records.

1964: In Chicago, Capitol records obtains an injuction which prohibits Vee-Jay Records from manufacturing or distributing any further Beatles records. Vee-Jay files suit against Capitol and Swan, which owned the rights to "She Loves You."

1967: The film The Fastest Guitar Alive , starring Roy Orbison and Sheb Wooley, premieres in New York City.

1967: Ed Sullivan refuses to let the Rolling Stones sing their big hit "Let’s Spend the Night Together" on his CBS show of the same name unless they change the title and lyrics to "Let's Spend Some Time Together." The band does as it's told, but lead singer Mick Jagger mocks the censorship by making faces at the camera while he sings the cleaned-up line.

1973: The Rolling Stones announce an upcoming benefit concert for the people of Managua, Nicaragua, devastated by an earthquake the previous month. (Nicaragua was the birthplace of lead singer Mick Jagger's wife, Bianca.)

1974: The Fifties-nostalgia sitcom Happy Days premieres on ABC.

1982: Harry Casey (the KC in KC and the Sunshine Band) is partially paralyzed in a Miami car crash. His recovery takes the better part of a year.

1992: The Seventh Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies are held in New York City. Inductees include Bobby "Blue" Bland, Booker T. and the MGs, Johnny Cash, The Isley Brothers, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Sam and Dave, and The Yardbirds.

1998: James Brown is admitted to a South Carolina hospital for addiction to painkillers.

2003: In Albuquerque, New Mexico, Lou Rawls is arrested on one count of battery against his girlfriend.

15 января
В этот день

Cтали первыми в чартах:

1972, Don McLean's 'American Pie' started a four week run at No.1 in the US singles chart.

1977, Abba scored their second UK No.1 album when 'Arrival' went to the top of the charts.

1977, The Eagles went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Hotel California' the group's third US No.1 album.

1977, UK singer Leo Sayer went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'You Make Me Feel Like Dancing', it was the first of two US No.1's for the singer.

1983, Men At Work started a four week run at No.1 in the US singles chart with 'Down Under' the Australian act group's second US No.1, also a No.1 in the UK.

1983, Phil Collins had his first UK No.1 single with his version of 'You Can't Hurry Love,' a hit for The Supremes in 1966. Collins' version was the first track on the very first Now That's What I Call Music CD.

2006, James Blunt was at No.1 on the UK album chart with his debut album and biggest selling UK album of 2005 'Back To Bedlam.'


Записывались:

1958: Elvis Presley: "Hard Headed Woman," "Trouble," "New Orleans," "King Creole," "Crawfish"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Headed_Woman

1967: The Buckinghams, "Don't You Care"

1969: Elvis Presley: "A Little Bit of Green," "Gentle on My Mind"


Получили золотой диск:

1964: The King and I soundtrack album is certified gold

1966: The Rolling Stones' December's Children album is certified gold

1968: John Fred and the Playboy Band's "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" is certified gold

1974: Brownsville Station's "Smokin' in the Boys' Room" is certified gold

15 января 1893,
Born on this day, Ivor Novello, songwriter & actor.
Annual British music awards are named after him. Died 6th March 1951.

Ivor Novello award

15 января 1941,
Born on this day, Don Van Vliet, (Captain Beefheart). Albums, 'Safe As Milk', 'Trout Mask Replica', 'Strictly Personal', with his Magic Band. Captain Beefheart died on 17th Dec 2010 aged 69 from complications from multiple sclerosis.

15 января 1947,
Born on this day, Pete Waterman, producer, TV presenter and part of the Stock, Aitken & Waterman team. Booked the first ever tour for The Bay City Rollers, signed Musical Youth and Nik Kershaw, during the 70’s was promotion consultant for John Travolta.

Stock, Aitken & Waterman