Cегодняшний день в истории рок-музыки

25 мая 1984:
John Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, donates $375,000 to Liverpool's Strawberry Field, an orphanage which served as the inspiration for the Beatles song "Strawberry Fields Forever."

Concerts and Festivals


25 января 1999 :
The Rolling Stones begin their "No Security" Tour in Oakland, CA.

Debuts

25 января 1963 :
Cilla Black makes her stage debut at Liverpool's Cavern Club.

Incidents


25 января 2003 :
Billy Joel crashes his Mercedes while driving in Long Island, New York. The singer would later say that he was in a "mental fog" around this time, caused by relationship issues and a lingering depression after the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Legal Issues


25 января 1980 :
Paul McCartney is released and deported from Japan after spending nine days in a Tokyo jail. He was arrested at the airport when customs officials found 219 grams of marijuana in his luggage.

Miscellaneous (2)

25 января
1964 : Phil Spector appears as a panelist on Britain's Juke Box Jury program. Earlier in the day, he calls famous English producer Joe Meek to arrange a meeting. Meek accuses Spector of stealing his ideas and hangs up the phone so hard he breaks the receiver.

1987 : Neil Diamond sings the US national anthem at Superbowl XXI in Pasadena, California.

25 января 2007,
Roger Waters kicked off the Australian leg of his 119-date The Dark Side Of The Moon Live world tour at Acer Arena, Sydney.

25.01.
2007
Roger Waters Setlist

First Set:
In the Flesh
(Pink Floyd song)
Mother
(Pink Floyd song)
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
(Pink Floyd song)
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V)
(Pink Floyd song
Have a Cigar
(Pink Floyd song)
Wish You Were Here
(Pink Floyd song)
Southampton Dock
(Pink Floyd song)
The Fletcher Memorial Home
(Pink Floyd song)
Perfect Sense (Parts 1 and 2)
Leaving Beirut
Sheep
(Pink Floyd song)
The Dark Side of the Moon
Speak to Me
(Pink Floyd song)
Breathe
(Pink Floyd song)
On the Run
(Pink Floyd song)
Time
(Pink Floyd song)
Breathe (Reprise)
(Pink Floyd song)
The Great Gig in the Sky
(Pink Floyd song)
Money
(Pink Floyd song)
Us and Them
(Pink Floyd song)
Any Colour You Like
(Pink Floyd song)
Brain Damage
(Pink Floyd song)
Eclipse
(Pink Floyd song)

Encore:
The Happiest Days of Our Lives
(Pink Floyd song)
Another Brick in the Wall Part 2
(Pink Floyd song)
Vera
(Pink Floyd song)
Bring the Boys Back Home
(Pink Floyd song)
Comfortably Numb

TV, Radio, Press (3)
25 января

1990 : The Righteous Brothers' Bill Medley guest stars on NBC's Cheers.

1990 : CBS' 48 Hours program profiles Paul McCartney.

1991 : Paul McCartney appears on MTV's Unplugged.

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Сегодня родились:

1945, Born on this day, Ashley Hutchings, bassist with UK folk group Fairport Convention who had the 1969 UK Hit single 'Si Tu Dois Partir'.

1948, Born on this day, Corky Laing, drummer with heavy rock group Mountain who had the 1971 album 'Nantucket Sleighride'. Also worked with Jack Bruce.

1949, Born on this day, Derek Holt, Climax Blues Band who had the 1976 UK No.10 & 1977 US Hit single 'Couldn't Get It Right'.

1951, Born on this day, David Briggs, Little River Band, Australian group, (1978 US Hit single 'Reminiscing' plus 12 other US Top 40 singles).

1955, Born on this day, Eddie Van Halen, Dutch guitarist with Van Halen who had the 1984 US No.1 & UK Hit single 'Jump'. His guitar solo in the track 'Eruption' was voted No.2 on Guitar World magazine's readers poll of the 100 Greatest Guitar Solos.

1958, Born on this day, Norman Hassan, percussion with UB40 who had the 1983 UK No.1 & 1988 US No.1 single 'Red Red Wine' and over 30 other Top 40 hit singles.

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Стали первыми в чартах:

1963, The Rooftop Singers started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Walk Right In', a No.10 hit in the UK.

1974, Mud were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with the Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman song 'Tiger Feet', the group's first of three UK No.1's.

1974, Ringo Starr went to No.1 on the US singles chart with his version of the Johnny Burnette 1960 hit 'Your Sixteen', a No.3 hit in the UK.

1991, German duo Enigma went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'MCMXC' featuring the UK No. 1 single 'Sadness Part 1'. Enigma were German Michael Creut and his wife Sandra.

1991, Queen had their second UK No.1 with 'Innuendo'. It was the third longest No.1 song of all time behind The Beatles 'Hey Jude' and Simple Minds 'Belfast Child'. The flamenco guitar solo on the track was performed by Yes guitarist Steve Howe.

2008, Alicia Keys was at No.1 on the US album chart with her third album 'As I Am'. The album sold over 742,000 copies in its first week the largest ever first week sales for any female R&B artist.


Cегодня записывались:

1969: The Beatles, "Dig It," "Let It Be," "The Long And Winding Road"

26 ЯНВАРЯ(продолжение)

События:

1963, The Beatles played two gigs, the first was at the El Rio Club/Dance Hall in Macclesfield, Cheshire, supported by Wayne Fontana and the Jets. Then The Beatles drove 20 miles to their next gig at King's Hall, Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire.

1965, During a Rolling Stones tour of Australia and New Zealand, guitarist Keith Richards had his shirt torn off after 50 fans invaded the stage during the gig at The Town Hall in Brisbane.

1968, Pink Floyd played their first gig without Syd Barrett at Southampton University. They were supported by Tyrannosaurus Rex, (later to be renamed T Rex) featuring Marc Bolan and percussionist Steve Peregrine Took.

1970, Elvis Presley played the first night of a four-week engagement playing 2 shows every night at The International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nirvada

1970, John Lennon wrote, recorded and mixed his new single 'Instant Karma' all in one day. It ranks as one of the fastest-released songs in pop music history, recorded at London's Abbey Road Studios and arriving in stores only ten days later.

1971, Elvis Presley played the first night of a 31 date run at The Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas, Nirvana. Elvis played a 8.30pm and midnight shows on most days.

1975, The BBC 'Omnibus' documentary 'Cracked Actor' a film about David Bowie was shown on UK TV.

1977, Former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Green was committed to a mental hospital following an incident when he threatened his accountant Clifford Adams with an air rifle when he was trying to deliver a £30,000 ($51,000) royalty cheque to him.

1980, Prince made his TV debut on the US show American Bandstand.

1986, Allen Collins, guitarist from Lynyrd Skynyrd crashed his car, paralysing him from the waist down and killing his girlfriend Debra Jean Watts. Collins had survived a plane crash in 1977 that killed two other band members.

1989, Bon Jovi kicked of the North American leg of their New Jersey Syndicate Tour at the Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.

1991, Cher made a special video for the troops involved in Desert Storm during the gulf war. Cher's Video Canteen, featured Janet Jackson, Paul Simon, Van Halen and Bonnie Raitt.

2003, Billy Joel was airlifted to hospital after his car smashed into a tree. The singer lost control of his Mercedes S500 and skidded for 100 yards before crashing. The accident happened in The Hamptons, New York.

2007, The Rolling Stones topped the US music rich list for the second year running after making $150.6m (£76.2m) in 2006. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill were second in the poll with a combined fortune of $132m (£67.2m) and American country band Rascal Flatts appeared third, having earnt $110.5m (£56.2m) in the past year.

26 января 1945,
Born on this day, Ashley Hutchings, bassist with UK folk group Fairport Convention who had the 1969 UK Hit single 'Si Tu Dois Partir',Steeleye Span,solo.

Ashley Hutchings & Fairport Convention
Fairport in 1968: (l to r) Iain Matthews, Simon Nicol, Ashley Hutchings, Martin Lamble, Sandy Denny (front), Richard Thompson

Ashley Hutchings, bassist ,Steeleye Span
http://www.discogs.com/Steeleye-Span-Please-To-See-The-King/release/1522946