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Band Dynamics (1)


6 февраля 1971 : Richard Thompson leaves Fairport Convention for a solo career that would also include several highly regarded duet albums with wife Linda.

Deaths (6)
6 февраля


1960 : Jesse Belvin

1981 : Hugo Montenegro

1998 : (Hans Holzl) Falco

1998 : Carl Wilson (The Beach Boys)

2007 : Frankie Laine

2011 : Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy)

Miscellaneous (1)

6 февраля 1962 : Decca Records turns down The Beatles.

Movies (1)

6 февраля 1987 :
Featuring a title song written by Bruce Springsteen, the movie Light of Day hits theaters. The film stars Joan Jett and Michael J. Fox as leaders of a struggling band called The Barbusters.

Music and Politics (1)


6 февраля 1987 :
Sonny Bono announces he is running for mayor of Palm Springs, California. He would win the election and eventually win a seat in Congress.

Recordings (4)
6 февраля


1929 : Rudy Vallee and His Orchestra, "Deep Night"

1968 : The Beatles record "The Inner Light" and finish work on "Lady Madonna."

1976 : Elvis Presley: "Never Again," "Love Coming Down"

1981 : Paul McCartney records vocals for George Harrison's "All Those Years Ago," which is a tribute to John Lennon. Ringo Starr also played on the song

TV, Radio, Press (3)
6 февраля


1964 : Tickets for the first Beatles appearance on CBS' Ed Sullivan Show sell out.

2003 : ABC's 20/20 airs the British documentary Living With Michael Jackson, where we see him climb a tree, go shopping, and talk about sharing his bed with kids.

2011 : Christina Aguilera messes up a line of the US national anthem when she performs it at the Super Bowl.

6 февраля 1971,
Led Zeppelin announced a small UK club tour which would see the group playing Universities and small venues with ticket prices at 12 shillings (60p). Zeppelin manager Peter Grant said 'We decided to do the clubs and forget about the bread and the big concert halls'

6 февраля 1988:
Dusty Springfield makes her first appearance on the Billboard charts in 19 years with "What Have I Done To Deserve This?," a duet with Pet Shop Boys.

http://www.discogs.com/Pet-Shop-Boys-With-Dusty-Springfield-What-Have-I-Done-To-Deserve...

7 ФЕВРАЛЯ

Сегодня родились:

1948, Born on this day, Jimmy Greenspoon, organist with Three Dog Night, who had the 1970 UK Hit & US No.1 single 'Mama Told Me Not To Come'.

1949, Born on this day, Alan Lancaster, bassist with English group Status Quo. He left the band in 1984. Famous for the 1977 UK Hit single 'Rockin' All Over The World' plus the Quo have scored over 50 other UK Top 75 singles since 1968.

1959, Born on this day, Brian Travers, saxophonist with UB40, who had the 1983 UK No.1 & 1988 US No.1 single 'Red Red Wine' and over 30 other top 40 hits.

1960, Born on this day, Steve Bronski, from English group Bronski Beat who had the 1984 UK Hit single 'Smalltown Boy'.

1962, Born on this day, David Bryan, keyboards with Bon Jovi who had the 1987 US No.1 & UK Hit single 'Livin' On A Prayer'. Bryan is also the writer of the successful Broadway musical Memphis.

1962, Born on this day, Garth Brooks, US country singer, who had the 1991 US No.1 album 'Ropin' The Wind' which spent 70 weeks on the US chart, and the 1994 UK Hit single 'The Red Strokes.' Brooks is the biggest selling artist of the 90's with over 60 million sales.

1975, Born on this day, Wes Borland, guitarist with Limp Bizkit, who had the 2001 UK No.1 single 'Rollin' & US & UK No.1 album 'Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavoured Water'.

7 ФЕВРАЛЯ(продолжение)

События:

1959, Buddy Holly was buried in Lubbock, Texas. His tombstone reads "Holley", the correct spelling of his given surname and includes pictures of a guitar.

1963, The Blues By Six plus The Rolling Stones appeared at The Manor House, London, tickets cost 4 shillings, ($0.56c).

1964, Pan Am flight 101 was greeted by over 5,000 Beatles fans as it arrived at New York's JFK airport, bringing The Beatles to the US for the first time and causing riotous scenes as they touched down.

1967, Robin, Maurice and Barry Gibb of The Bee Gees returned to the UK after living in Australia for nine years.

1969, John and Yoko were featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, on sale for 35 Cents, (2/6). John was named as Rolling Stones Man Of The Year.

1969, The Who recorded 'Pinball Wizard' at Morgan Studio's, London, England.
1969, Doors singer Jim Morrison was arrested for drunk driving and driving with no license in Los Angeles, California.

1979, Stephen Stills became the first rock performer to record on digital equipment in Los Angeles' Record Plant Studio.

1980, Pink Floyd played the first of seven sold out nights at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California.

1989, Georgia state representative Billy Randall introduced a bill to make Little Richards 'Tutti Frutti', the state's official rock song.

1994, Blind Melon's lead singer Shannon Hoon was forced to leave the American Music Awards ceremony for his loud and disruptive behavior. Hoon was later charged with battery, assault, resisting arrest, and destroying a police station phone.

2000, English guitarist and singer Dave Pevertt died from kidney cancer aged 56. Had been a member of Savoy Brown and Foghat who had the 1970's hit singles 'My Babe', and 'Slow Ride'.

2001, U2 played a secret show at London's Astoria. Stars attending the show included actor John Hurt, Queen's Roger Taylor, Mick Jagger, Bob Geldof, Chris Evans and members of Toploader.

2003, Courtney Love arrived at a benefit concert at London's Old Vic Theatre dressed as Donald Duck. Courtney joined Elton John on stage for a version of 'The Bitch Is Back'.

2004, Queen's single 'We Will Rock You' topped a poll of music fans to find the greatest rock anthem of all time. The 1977 song beat the band's classic 'Bohemian Rhapsody' into second place in a survey of 1,000 people carried out for the UCI cinema chain. The poll was carried out to mark the release of new Jack Black comedy 'School of Rock.'

2005, Michael Jackson's Thriller was named the top pop video in a poll of Channel 4 viewers in the UK. The 1983 video, which depicts the singer as a werewolf and a zombie, beat videos by Madonna and Robbie Williams. Animated videos for Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer and A-Ha's Take On Me were in second and third place respectively. 4th was Queen with Bohemian Rhapsody, 5th, Madonna Like a Prayer, 6th, Robbie Williams, Rock DJ, 7th, Michael Jackson, Billie Jean, 8th, The Verve, Bittersweet Symphony, 9th, Madonna Vogue and 10th Nirvana, Smells Like Teen Spirit.

2008, Amy Winehouse was told she could not perform at this year's Grammy awards ceremony because her US visa application has been rejected by the embassy in London. The singer was arrested for marijuana possession in Norway last year. Winehouse has been nominated for six Grammy awards ahead of the ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday.

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1970, Led Zeppelin scored their first UK No.1 album with 'Led Zeppelin II'. Released in November 1969, and featuring the US No. 4 single 'Whole Lotta Love', it went on to stay on the UK chart for 136 weeks. Also reaching No. 1 in the US, the RIAA in the US has now certified it as having sold over 12 million copies in the US alone.

1970, One hit wonders Shocking Blue went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Venus', making them the first Dutch act to top the US charts. It made No.8 in the UK; Bananarama took the song to No.8 on the UK chart in 1986.

1976, Paul Simon started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with '50 Ways To Leave Your Lover', the singers first solo US No.1.

1981, Kool & The Gang started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Celebration' the group's first No.1 and 8th top 40 hit, a No.7 hit in the UK.

1981, John Lennon was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Woman', an ode to his wife Yoko Ono. It was Lennon's third No.1 in seven weeks after his death on December 8, 1980.

1987, George Michael and Aretha Franklin were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)'. Written by Simon Climie it gave Aretha her first UK No.1 almost 20 years after her first hit.
1987, Madonna went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Open Your Heart', her 5th US No.1, a No.4 hit in the UK.

1999, Blondie went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Maria', giving the group their 6th UK No.1 single, 20 years after their first. At the age of 54, lead singer Debbie Harry became the oldest female to make No.1.


Записывались:

1961: The Jive Five, "My True Story"

1976: Elvis Presley, "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Eyes_Crying_in_the_Rain


Получили золотой диск:

1966: The Beach Boys' album Summer Days is certified gold

1970: Johnny Cash's album Hello, I'm Johnny Cash is certified gold

1974: Barry White's "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" and his album Stone Gon' are certified gold

1974: The Love Unlimited Orchestra's "Love's Theme" and their album Under the Influence of Love Unlimited are certified gold

Jimmy Greenspoon, organist, Three Dog Night

Jimmy Greenspoon, organist, Three Dog Night
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%BD,_%D0%94%...

7 февраля 1949,
Born on this day, Alan Lancaster, bassist with English group Status Quo. He left the band in 1984. Famous for the 1977 UK Hit single 'Rockin' All Over The World' plus the Quo have scored over 50 other UK Top 75 singles since 1968.