Cегодняшний день в истории рок-музыки

Incidents (1)


1 февраля 1972 : 13 innocent Irish citizens die when British troops open fire on a March in Dublin protesting imprisonment without trial. The event would help inspire the U2 song Sunday Bloody Sunday.

Marriages and Breakups (1)


1 февраля 1986 : Diana Ross weds Norwegian businessman Arne Naess in Geneva, Switzerland.

Miscellaneous (2)
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1962 : Brian Epstein's managerial contract with The Beatles officially goes into effect.

1963 : Paul Simon graduates from New York City's Queens College.

Movies (2)
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1978 : Bob Dylan's Renaldo and Clara, a semi-documentary of his famous Rolling Thunder Revue tour, premieres in Los Angeles.

1984 : The musical drama Footloose opens in theaters. Footloose's soundtrack features Kenny Loggins, Deniece Williams, and Sammy Hagar, among others. Two #1 hits result: "Footloose" and "Let's Hear it For the Boy."

Записывались (6)
1 февраля

1939 : Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, "And the Angels Sing"

1940 : Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra records "Too Romantic" and "The Sky Fell Down."

1955 : Elvis Presley, "Baby, Let's Play House"

1958 : Elvis Presley: "My Wish Came True," "Doncha' Think It's Time," Your Cheatin' Heart, "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"

1967 : The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1967 : Frank Sinatra and daughter Nancy Sinatra record "Somethin' Stupid."

Релизы (2)
1 февраля


1965 : The Beatles, 4 By The Beatles (EP)

1994 : Green Day release their third album (their first on a major label), Dookie. That night, they play a gig at Slim's in San Francisco with The Dead Milkmen.

TV, Radio, Press (4)
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1941 : Downbeat magazine reports that Glenn Miller has signed a new three-year contract with RCA Victor... for the unprecedented sum of $750 per side.

1963 : Linda Scott appears on Arthur Godfrey's Sounds Of New York TV special on CBS.

1976 : Despite the very public divorce of its two stars and two ill-fated solo variety shows in the interim, the Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour reappears on CBS as The Sonny and Cher Show.

1985 : The Eagles' Glenn Frey makes his acting debut in an episode of NBC's Miami Vice.

1 февраля 1985 :
The Eagles' Glenn Frey makes his acting debut in an episode of NBC's Miami Vice.

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Сегодня родились:

1940, Born on this day, Alan Caddy, guitarist with The Tornadoes, who had a 1962 UK & US No.1 single with ‘Telstar’. This was the first major hit from a UK act on the American chart. Caddy died on August 16th 2000.

1942, Born on this day, Graham Nash(photo), guitarist, singer with The Hollies who he left in 1968. Became a member of Crosby Stills Nash & Young who had the 1969 UK No.17 single 'Marrakesh Express' and 1970 US No.1 album 'Deja Vu'.

1941, Born on this day, Peter Macbeth from The Foundations who had the 1967 UK No.1 single 'Baby Now That I've Found You', and the 1969 US Hit single 'Build Me Up A Buttercup'.

1948, Born on this day, Alan Mckay, guitar, Earth Wind and Fire, (1975 US No.1 single 'Shining Star', 1981 UK Hit single 'Let's Groove').

1949, Born on this day, Ross Valory, bassist Journey,The Vu,VTR

1977, Born on this day, Shakira, (Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll), singer who had the 2002 UK Hit single 'Whenever Wherever' and the 2006 world-wide No.1 single 'Hips Don't Lie'. She is the highest selling Colombian artist of all time, having sold over forty million albums.


Ушёл из жизни:

1996: Gene Kelly

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События:

1959, Buddy Holly, Richard Valens and The Big Bopper all appeared at the Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake, Iowa. This was all three acts last ever gig before being killed in a plane crash the following day.

1962, The Beatles played their first professionally organised gig outside of Liverpool at The Oasis Club, Manchester. The groups set started with their version of 'Hippy Hippy Shake'.

1963, The Beatles played at the Gaumont Cinema, Bradford on the opening night of the nationwide Helen Shapiro UK tour. The Beatles were at the bottom of the six-act bill playing just four songs, 'Please Please Me’, ‘Chains’, ‘Keep Your Hands Off My Baby’ and ‘A Taste of Honey.'

1966, The Rolling Stones released '19th Nervous Breakdown' it peaked at No.2 on the UK singles chart.

1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience played live on UK TV show Top Of The Pops performing 'Purple Haze.'

1969, Yoko Ono divorced her husband Tony Cox, Yoko was granted custody of their daughter Kyoko. John Lennon and married Yoko the following month on 30th March.

1973, Keith Emerson of Emerson Lake and Palmer injured his hands when his piano rigged to explode as a stunt, detonated prematurely during a concert in San Francisco.

1976, Genesis released 'A Trick Of The Tail', their seventh studio album and the first to feature drummer Phil Collins as full-time lead vocalist following the departure of original vocalist Peter Gabriel. After auditioning over 400 vocalists, which saw Collins teaching the potential lead singers the songs, the band decided that Collins should be the new vocalist.

1979, Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious died of a heroin overdose in New York City. There had been a party to celebrate Vicious' release on $50,000 (£29,412) bail pending his trial for the murder of his former girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, the previous October. Party guests, said that Vicious had taken heroin at midnight. An autopsy confirmed that Vicious died from an accumulation of fluid in the lungs that was consistent with heroin overdose. A syringe, spoon and heroin residue were discovered near the body.

1989, George Michael received undisclosed damages in excess of £100,000 ($170,000) from The Sun newspaper over articles printed that stated Michael had gatecrashed a party given by Andrew Lloyd Weber and was drunk and abusive.

2001, Bad Manners singer Buster Bloodvessel was told he was 'too fat' to survive an urgently needed operation. Buster collapsed on stage during a show in Italy but Doctors felt that his huge 30 stone frame might not make it through surgery.

2002, The Phonographic Performance Ltd launched performersmoney.com for artists to check if they were owed any of the £10 million ($17 million) in unclaimed money. It showed that Michael Jackson was owed over £100,000 ($170,000) for 'Say, Say, Say', Stevie Wonder had money owing for 'Ebony And Ivory' and Ray Davies of The Kinks was owed a six-figure fee for 'You Really Got Me'. Director Dominic McGonigal said "If anyone has seen Rick Astley please let him know, he is still earning money for his hits."

2008, The Spice Girls cut short their reunion world tour, blaming "family and personal commitments". The band said they would end their tour in Toronto on 26 February, with planned shows in Beijing, Sydney, Cape Town and Buenos Aires being axed. A spokesman for the group said: "Sadly, the tour needs to come to an end by the end of February due to family and personal commitments."

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Cтали первыми в чартах:

1963, Cliff Richard and The Shadows started a 14-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Summer Holiday'.

1974, Barbra Streisand started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with the theme from the film 'The Way We Were'. The single won an Oscar and a Grammy for 'Song of the year.'

1974, The Carpenters started a four week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'The Singles 1969-73', featuring 12 hits and the US No.1 'Top Of The World' it went back to the top of the charts on three other occasions.

1980, The Specials were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Special A.K.A. Live E.P'. The lead track 'Too Much Too Young' was the shortest song to reach No.1 on the UK singles chart in the 1980s at 2'04".

1985, Foreigner started a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles charts with 'I Want To Know What Love Is', also a UK No.1. London-born Mick Jones wrote the song and sang lead vocals with the British-American rock band.

1991, KLF featuring The Children Of The Revolution were at No.1 on the UK single chart with '3am Eternal'. Also a No.5 hit in the US.


Cash and assets already seized.

1999: Freddy Fender is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


Releases

1959: The Coasters, "Charlie Brown"

1959: Frankie Avalon, "Venus"

Recording

1957: Dale Hawkins, "Susie-Q"

1967: The Beatles, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"

1976: Elvis Presley: "Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall," "She Thinks I Still Care," "The Last Farewell"

2 февраля 1940,
Born on this day, Alan Caddy, guitarist with The Tornadoes, who had a 1962 UK & US No.1 single with ‘Telstar’. This was the first major hit from a UK act on the American chart. Caddy died on August 16th 2000.

Alan Caddy, The Tornadoes

2 февраля 1942,
Born on this day, Graham Nash, guitarist, singer with The Hollies who he left in 1968. Became a member of Crosby Stills Nash & Young who had the 1969 UK No.17 single 'Marrakesh Express' and 1970 US No.1 album 'Deja Vu'.