November 10 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Greg Lake!



Musicians Born On November 10

1905 Tommy Dorsey (Tea for Two Cha Cha)
1940 Screamin' Lord Sutch (singer/politician)
1944 Tim Rice (songwriter)
1948 Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake and Palmer)
1958 Frank Maudsley (A Flock of Seagulls)
1961 Junior Giscombe (Mama Used to Say)
1979 Chris Joannou (Silverchair)

Number 1 In The Charts On November 10

1958 Conway Twitty: 'It's Only Make Believe' US 45
1973 Eddie Kendricks: 'Keep on Truckin' US 45
1979 Fleetwood Mac: 'Tusk' UK LP
1979 Eagles: 'Heartache Tonight' US 45
1984 Chaka Khan: 'I Feel for You' UK 45
1984 Frankie Goes to Hollywood: 'Welcome to the Pleasure Dome' UK LP
1990 Mariah Carey : Love Takes Time : US single
1990 Elton John : The Very Best Of Elton John : UK LP

Various Music Events On November 10

1956 'Billboard' publishes its annual disc-jockey poll, with Kaye Starr's 'Rock and Roll Waltz' the year's top disc

1958 Sam Cooke and Lou Rawls are involved in a car crash which kills their chauffeur

1967 'Paris Love-In', a two-day event in the French capital, begins, featuring Spencer Davis Group, Keith West and Soft Machine

1967 Moody Blues release 'Nights in White Satin' in UK

1978 Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get it On' hits UK LP chart

1978 Clash release 'Give 'Em Enough Rope' LP, produced by Blue Oyster Cult man Steve Pearlman

1984 Frankie Goes to Hollywood LP 'Welcome to the Pleasure Dome' debuts at No. 1 in UK charts


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November 10 - Today in Beatles History

1961
Performance at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton. Part of the Big-Beat operation, a festival with Gerry and the Pacemakers, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, Remo Four, and Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes.

1962
Brian writes to Larry Parnes, asking him 230 pounds per week, replying his offer of a tour.

1963
Concert at the Hippodrome, Birmingham ('The Beatles Autumn Tour').

Broadcast of 'Royal Command (Variety) Performance', BBC-TV (recorded 4 November).

1964
18.20, 20.45. Concerts at the Colston Hall, Bristol. End of British Tour.

1965
Abbey Road, Room 65. 2.30-5.30pm. Stereo mixing: 'Run For Your Life' (from take 5); 'We Can Work It Out' (from take 2). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Jerry Boys.
Studio 2. 9.00pm-4.00am. Recording: 'The Word' (takes 1-3); 'I'm Looking Through You' [re-re-make] (take 4). Prodcuer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott.

1966
The newspapers report there will be no more Beatles' tours.

Abbey Road, Room 65. 2.00-4.30pm. Stereo mixing: 'This Boy' (remixes 1, 2, from takes 15, 17); 'Day Tripper' (remix 2, from take 3); 'We Can Work It Out' (remix 2, from take 2). Editing: 'This Boy' (of stereo remixes 1, 2). Producer: not assigned; Engineer: Peter Bown; 2nd Engineer: Graham Kirkby.
1st stereo mix for 'This Boy', mistaken for 'Bad Boy'.

Press conference of the Four Tops, at the Saville Theatre. Brian attends.

Opening of the art exhibition 'Unfinished Paintings And Objects' by Yoko Ono, at the Indica Gallery, London.

1967
Shooting of three 'Hello Goodbye' clips, directed by Paul, at the Saville Theatre.

1969
UK LP release: 'Space', with the Modern Jazz Quartet.

1973
John convinces Phil Spector to produce a record with old rock'n'roll hits, and they both go to the Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles.

1989
Paul's concert in Rotterdam (Get Back Tour).

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November 9 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Phil May!



Musicians Born On November 9

1941 Tom Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revivial)
1943 Lee Graziano (American Breed)
1948 Joe Bauchard (Blue Oyster Cult)
1944 Phil May (Pretty Things)
1969 Pepa (Salt and Pepa)

Number 1 In The Charts On November 9

1961 Elvis Presley: 'His Latest Flame' UK 45
1974 Bachman Turner: 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet' US 45
1985 Jan Hammer: 'Miami Vice Theme' US 45
1991 Vic Reeves and the Wonder Stuff: 'Dizzy' UK 45
1991 Prince: 'Cream' : US single
1991 Vic Reeves/Wonderstuff : Dizzy : UK single
1991 Queen : Greatest Hits II : UK LP
1996 Blackstreet/Dr Dre : No Diggity : US single
1996 Boyzone : A Different Beat : UK LP

Various Music Events On November 9

1961 Beatles meet Brian Epstein for the first time when he sees their lunchtime gig at the Cavern Club

1962 Miracles release 'You've Really Got a Hold on Me' in US

1967 David Crosby leaves Byrds, to be replaced by Gene Clark

1967 'Rolling Stone' magazine publishes its first edition, in San Francisco

1973 After years of group work with Hassels and Attica, Billy Joel releases his breakthrough solo LP, 'Piano Man'

1974 Ace's 'How Long' hits UK chart

1975 David Bowie makes his national US TV debut on Cher's TV show, singing 'Fame'

1980 Bob Dylan begins his 'Born-Again Christian' tour of US


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November 8 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Roy Wood!



Musicians Born On November 8

1927 Ken Dodd (Tears)
1927 Patti Page (Let Me Go Lover!)
1944 Bonnie Bramlett (Delanie and Bonnie)
1946 Roy Wood (Move/Wizzard)
1947 Minnie Ripperton (Loving You)
1949 Bonnie Raitt (Nick of Time)
1954 Rickie Lee Jones (Chuck E's in Love)
1961 Leif Garret (I Was Made for Dancin')

Deaths On November 8

1974 Ivory Joe Hunter (I Almost Lost My Mind)

Number 1 In The Charts On November 8

1962 Frank Ifield: 'Lovesick Blues' UK 45
1967 Foundations: 'Now That I've Found You' UK 45
1969 Fifth Dimension: 'Wedding Bell Blues' US 45
1974 Carole King: 'Wrap Around Joy' US Lp
1975 David Bowie: 'Space Oddity' UK 45
1980 Barbra Streisand: 'Guilty' UK LP
1980 Bruce Springsteen: 'The River' Us LP
1986 Berlin: 'Take My Breath Away' UK 45
1986 Police: 'Every Breath - The Singles' UK LP

Various Music Events On November 8

1958 'Elvis's Golden Records' and 'King Creole' film soundtrack both enter UK LP chart
1958 Frank Sinatra's 'Come Fly With Me' enters UK LP chart
1958 First-ever British LP chart published, in NME. 'South Pacific' film soundtrack is at No. 1 for 70 weeks continuously, and 115 in all
1967 Cynthia Powell Lennon divorces John
1969 On second gig of their first US tour in three years, Rolling Stones beat Los Angeles concert gross record (held since 1966 by Beatles) when fans pay £108,000 to see the band play the Forum
1969 'A HREF="ledzep.htm">Led Zeppelin 2' LP enters UK chart
1975 Elton John debuts at No. 1 on US LP chart for second time with 'Rock of the Westies'
1980 Human League split in two; Phil Oakey continues Human League. Martin Ware and Ian Craig Marsh go on to form Heaven 17
1995 Michael Jackson sells the ATV music catalogue which includes Lennon/McCartneyesongs to Sony for $95 million.


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November 7 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Joni Mitchell!




Musicians Born On November 7

1937 Mary Travers (Peter, Paul and Mary)
1938 Dee Clark (Raindrops)
1942 Johnny Rivers (Poor Side of Town)
1943 Joni Mitchell (Big Yellow Taxi)
1951 Nick Gilder (Hot Child in the City)
1957 Jellybean (Benitez)
1964 Liam O Maonlai (Hothouse Flowers)
1967 Sharleen Spiteri (Texas)

Deaths On November 7

1960 A.P. Carter (Carter Family)

Number 1 In The Charts On November 7

1958 Tommy Edwards: 'It's All in the Game' UK 45
1981 Shakin' Stevens: 'Shakey' UK LP
1981 Hall and Oates: 'Private Eyes' US 45
1987 Tiffany: 'I Think We're Alone Now' US 45
1987 Bruce Springsteen: 'Tunnel of Love' US LP
1998 Robbie Williams : I've Been Expecting You : UK LP

Various Music Events On November 7

1958 Eddie Cochran debuts on UK chart with 'Summertime Blues'
1967 Fairport Convention release 'If I Had a Ribbon Bow', their first ever single
1971 'Led Zeppelin 4' LP released
1975 Steve Anderson becomes new World Guitar Champion with continuous string plucking for 114 hours 17 mins
1987 With 'I Think We're Alone Now', Tiffany becomes youngest act to top US chart since Michael Jackson (aged fourteen) went top with 'Ben' in 1972
1988 In a bizarre twist of logic, John Fogerty is found not guilty at a San Francisco court of plagiarising his own 1970 single 'Run Through the Jungle' in writing 'Old Man Down the Road'


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November 6 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Glenn Frey!



Musicians Born On November 6

1916 Ray Conniff (orchestra leader)
1933 Joseph Pope (Tams)
1937 Eugene Pitt (The Jive Five)
1938 P.J. Proby (Hold Me)
1942 Doug Sahm (Sir Douglas Quintet)
1947 George Young (Easybeats)
1948 Glenn Frey (Eagles)
1950 Chris Glen (Sensational Alex Harvey Band)

Deaths On November 6

1972 Billy Murcia (New York Dolls)

Number 1 In The Charts On November 6

1961 Jimmy Dean: 'Big Bad John' US 45
1965 Rolling Stones: 'Get Off of My Cloud' US 45
1968 Joe Cocker: 'With a Little Help from My Friends' UK 45
1971 Cher: 'Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves' US 45
1971 'Shaft' soundtrack US LP
1976 Steve Miller: 'Rock 'N' Me' US 45
1982 Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes: 'Up Where We Belong' US 45
1993 Meatloaf : I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Wont Do That) : US single
1993 Pearl Jam : VS : US LP

Various Music Events On November 6

1959 Sandy Nelson's 'Teen Beat' hits UK chart

1965 Bill Graham (later to become America's biggest promoter) puts on his first show at Fillmore West, with Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane

1965 Bob Dylan and Robbie Robertson meet up with Brian Jones and jam through the night of the famous electricity blackout, at the New York Hilton Hotel

1970 Badfinger release 'No Matter What' in UK

1975 Sex Pistols play first live show, at St. Martin's School of Art

1979 Beat release 'Tears of a Clown' in UK, on Go-Feet Label.

1980 Paul Simon plays first UK concert in five years, at Hammersmith Odeon in London

1982 Soft Cell's 'Tainted Love' (at No. 97) logs its 43rd week on the Hot 100 singles chart - the longest unbroken run ever


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November 5 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Art Garfunkel!




Musicians Born On November 5

1942 Art Garfunkel (Simon and Garfunkel)
1946 Gram Parsons (Grievous Angel)
1946 Peter Noone (Herman's Hermits)
1948 Pete Hammill (Van der Graaf Generator)
1948 Don McDougall (Guess Who)
1957 Mike Score (A Flock Of Seagulls)
1959 Bryan Adams (Everything I Do (I Do It for You))
1959 Rob Fisher (Climie Fisher)
1961 David Bryson (Counting Crows)
1971 Jon Greenwood (Radiohead)

Deaths On November 5

1954 Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (leader of Kansas City Jazz Band)
1956 Art Tatum (jazz pianist)
1960 Johnny Horton (Battle of New Orleans)

Number 1 In The Charts On November 5

1966 Monkees: 'Last Train to Clarksville' US 45
1977 Abba: 'The Name of the Game' UK 45
1977 Cliff Richard: '40 Golden Greats' UK LP
1983 Billy Joel: 'Uptown Girl' UK 45
1988 Beach Boys: 'Kokomo' US 45
1994 Various : Murder Was The Case : US LP

Various Music Events On November 5

1964 Spencer Davis Group debuts on UK chart with 'I Can't Stand It'

1973 A performance of 'Quadrophenia' by the Who at Newcastle City Hall is halted after Pete Townshend attacks group sound man Bobby Pridden, who plays a taped section fifteen seconds out of sequence

1977 Elvis Costello debuts on UK chart with 'Watching the Detectives'

1979 George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley play their first live gig in their band the Executives

1982 Channel 4 broadcasts first edition of the television pop show 'The Tube'

1988 Beach Boys hit No. 1 in US with 'Kokomo', establishing two new chart records: longest span of No. 1 hits (24 years 4 months since 'I Get Around') and longest gap between No. 1 hits (21 years 10 months since 'Good Vibrations')

1988 As Kylie Minogue hits No. 4, 'The Locomotion' becomes the first song to reach the US Top 5 for three different artists, having previously topped the chart for Little Eva and Grand Funk


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November 4 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Chris Difford!

Musicians Born On November 4

1931 Ike Turner (partner of Tina)
1940 Delbert McLinton (Hey Baby)
1954 Chris Difford (Squeeze)
1957 James Honeyman-Scott (Pretenders)
1966 Kool Rock (Damon Wimbley - Fat Boys)
1970 Puff Daddy

Number 1 In The Charts On November 4

1961 Cliff Richard: 'Twenty-One Today' UK LP
1965 Rolling Stones: 'Get off My Cloud' UK 45
1972 Johnny Nash: 'I Can See Clearly Now' US 45
1978 Anne Murray: 'You Needed Me' US 45
1978 Linda Ronstadt: 'Living in the USA' US LP
1990 Vanilla Ice : To The Extreme : US LP
1995 Simply Red : LIfe : UK LP

Various Music Events On November 4

1922 Rainbow Theatre opens

1957 Jackie Wilson debuts on US chart with 'Reet Petite'

1961 Bob Dylan makes his concert hall debut at Carnegie Hall, fifty people attend

1963 Beatles appear on the Royal Variety Show, John Lennon makes his famous 'rattle your jewellery' remark

1965 Roy Head's 'Treat Her Right' hits UK chart

1966 Beach Boys' 'Good Vibrations' enters US chart

1968 Cream play final US show in Providence, Rhode Island

1973 Benefit concert for Robert Wyatt held at Rainbow Theatre by Pink Floyd and Soft Machine

1991 Bobby "Blue" Bland, Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, The Isley Brothers, Sam & Dave and The Yardbirds are elected to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.

1992 Elton John and his Bernie Taupin sign a $39 million publishing contract with Warner-Chappell music

1996 Singer Melissa Etheridge and partner Julie Cypher appear on the cover of Newsweek promoting an article on gay parents.


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November 3 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Adam Ant!



Musicians Born On November 3

1933 John Barry (Hit and Miss)
1943 Bert Jansch (UK blues/folk guitarist)
1948 Lulu (Marie Lawrie - 'Shout')
1954 Adam Ant (Stuart Goddard) (Adam and the Ants)
1960 James Prime (Deacon Blue)
1962 Marilyn (Calling Your Name)
1962 Jan McNabb (Icicle Works)

Number 1 In The Charts On November 3

1956 Elvis Presley: 'Love Me Tender' US 45
1960 Elvis Presley: 'It's Now or Never' UK 45
1962 Crystals: 'He's a Rebel' US 45
1973 David Bowie: 'Pin Ups' UK LP
1979 M: 'Pop Muzik' US 45
1979 Eagles: 'The Long Run' US LP
1984 Paul McCartney: 'Give My Regards to Broad Street' UK LP
1984 Billy Ocean: 'Caribbean Queen' US 45
1990 Righteous Brothers: 'Unchained Melody' UK 45
1990 Vanilla Ice : Ice Ice Baby : US single
1996 Robson & Jerome : What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted : UK single

Various Music Events On November 3

1957 Elvis Presley places a record eight singles on UK Top 30 chart: 'Party' (3), 'Teddy Bear' (11), 'All Shook Up' (17), 'Got a Lot of Livin' to Do' (19), 'Trying to Get to You' (21), 'Loving You' (24), 'Paralyzed' (26) and 'Lawdy Miss Clawdy' (30)

1957 Sun Records release 'Great Balls of Fire' by Jerry Lee Lewis

1957 Danny and Juniors release 'At the Hop' in US

1961 Jimmie Rodgers (1897-1933) is unanimously elected the first member of the Country Music Hall of Fame

1961 Paul Raven (later Gary Glitter) releases a cover version of 'Tower of Strength'

1972 James Taylor marries Carly Simon

1979 2-Tone label hits LP chart as 'Specials' debut at No. 1 and Madness's 'One Step Beyond' goes in at No. 10

1988 U2's concert movie "Rattle And Hum" opens

1992 "Keep The Faith", Bon Jovi's first album in 5 years, is released.

1992 Breaking a long standing tradition, The Grateful Dead announces that for the first time they will not play a New Year's Eve concert in San Francisco.

1995 Bob Dylan and Hootie and the Blowfish reach an out of court settlement for the group's unauthorized use of Dylan's lyrics in their song "Only Want To Be With You"


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November 2 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Keith Emerson!



Musicians Born On November 2

1937 Earl 'Speedoo' Carroll (Cadillacs)
1938 Jay Traynor (Jay and the Americans)
1941 Bruce Welch (Shadows)
1941 Brian Poole (Tremeloes)
1944 Keith Emerson (Emerson, Lake and Palmer)
1947 Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention)
1949 Maxine Nightingale
1961 k.d. lang

Deaths On November 2

1966 Mississippi John Hurt (blues guitarist)

Number 1 In The Charts On November 2

1963 Peter, Paul and Mary: 'In the Wind' US LP
1974 Stevie Wonder: 'You Haven't Done Nothin' US 45
1974 Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young: 'So Far' US LP
1985 Simple Minds: 'Once Upon a Time' UK LP
1985 Stevie Wonder: 'Part Time Lover' US 45
1985 'Miami Vice' TV soundtrack US LP
1988 U2: 'Desire' UK 45
1991 Karyn White : Romantic : US single
1991 U2 : The Fly : UK single
1991 Simply Red : Stars : UK LP
1996 Beautiful South : Blue Is The Colour : UK LP

Various Music Events On November 2

1956 Responding to public demand, London Records finally release a Little Richard single - 'Rip It Up' - in UK

1961 Dion's 'Runaround Sue' hits UK chart

1967 Move and their manager appear in court to answer a suit filed by Harold Wilson in response to picture of the prime minister used on a postcard to promote the single Flowers in the Rain The group is fined and all copies of the card are confiscated

1968 Cream awarded platinum disc for sales of over $2 million for 'Wheels of Fire' LP, during concert at Madison Square Garden

1986 Billy Bragg arrested outside air base in Norfolk after cutting through perimeter fencing

1990 Prince's fourth film, "Graffiti Bridge" opens.

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November 1 - Today In Rock Music History

Musicians Born On November 1

1946 Rick Grech (Family, Blind Faith)
1951 Ronald Bell (Kool and the Gang)
1957s Lyle Lovett (country singer)
1959 Eddie Macdonald (Alarm)
1962 Mags Kuruholmen (A-Ha)
1962 Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

Number 1 In The Charts On November 1

1969 Elvis Presley: 'Suspicious Minds' US 45
1969 Beatles: 'Abbey Road' US LP
1975 Elton John: 'Island Girl' US 45
1986 Boston: 'Third Stage' US LP

Various Music Events On November 1

1947 Eddy Arnold begins 21-week run at top of American country music chart with 'I'll Hold You in My Heart'

1953 'Money Money' by Drifters hits US R&B chart, on way to No. 1

1962 Beatles open for a fourteen-day season at Star Club in Hamburg

1963 Rolling Stones release 'I Wanna Be Your Man' in UK

1963 Beatles begin their second headlining tour of UK at Odeon, Cheltenham. The 35-date tour is greeted with hysteria by fans

1967 Family plays its debut gig in Leicester

1968 George Harrison becomes the first Beatle to issue a solo recording when his 'Wonderful Music' LP is released on Apple

1969 Faces sign to Warner Brothers label in UK

1969 Elvis Presley hits No. 1 in US for the last time with 'Suspicious Minds'

1973 'Oz' magazine publishes its last issue

1973 Salvation play their first live gig, supporting Sweet at Glasgow Apollo. Band subsequently become Slik, featuring Midge Ure

1975 Bruce Springsteen debuts on UK chart with 'Born to Run'

1980 Graham Bonnet quits Rainbow


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October 31 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Johnny Marr!




Musicians Born On October 31

1937 Tom Paxton (US folk singer)
1944 Kinky Freidman (country singer/bandleader)
1947 Russ Ballard (Argent)
1951 John Ford Coley (partner of England Dan)
1952 Bernard Edwards (producer)
1961 Larry Mullen (U2)
1963 Johnny Marr (Smiths)
1965 Annabella Luin (Bow Wow Wow)
1966 Ad Rock (Adam Horowitze - Beastie Boys)
1968 Alistair McErlaine (Texas)
1968 Vanilla Ice
1970 Linn Berggren (Ace Of Base)

Deaths On October 31

1993 River Phoenix

Number 1 In The Charts On October 31

1964 Supremes: 'Baby Love' US 45
1964 Barbra Streisand: 'People' US LP
1970 Various: 'Motown Chartbusters Vol 4.' UK LP
1970 Led Zeppelin: 'Led Zeppelin 3' US LP
1981 Human League: 'Dare' UK LP
1987 Fleetwood Mac: 'Tango in the Night' UK LP
1992 Boyz II Men : End Of The Road : UK single


Various Music Events On October 31

1942 Second 'Harlem Hit Parade' published by 'Billboard'. The new No. 1 is 'Mr. Five by Five', by Freddie Slack

1965 Wayne Fontana leaves Mindbenders

1970 Michelle Phillips marries Dennis Hopper

1973 John Lennon releases 'Mind Games' LP

1975 Queen release 'Bohemian Rhapsody'

1981 Elvis Costello's 'Almost Blue' hits UK LP chart

1983 Frankie Goes to Hollywood release 'Relax'

1987 Nina Simone's 'My Baby Just Cares For Me' hits UK chart

1987 Squeeze enter US Top 30 for first time with 'Hour Glass'


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October 30 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Grace Slick!



Musicians Born On October 30

1937 Frank Ifield (I Remember You)
1939 Eddie Holland (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
1939 Grace Slick
1945 Henry Winkler ('The Fonz')
1947 Tim Schmit (Poco)
1960 Byron Burke (Ten City)
1967 Gavin Rossdale (Bush)

Number 1 In The Charts On October 30

1959 Cliff Richard: 'Travelling Light' UK 45
1971 John Lennon: 'Imagine' UK LP
1971 John Lennon: 'Imagine' US LP
1982 Men at Work: 'Who Can It Be Now' US 45
1993 Meat Loaf : Bat Out Of Hell II - Back Into Hell: UK LP
1993 Meat Loaf : Bat Out Of Hell II - Back Into Hell: US LP


Various Music Events On October 30

1961 Phil Spector's Philles Label puts out its first single, 'Oh Yeah, Maybe Baby' by Crystals

1964 Roy Orbison goes gold with 'Oh Pretty Woman'

1970 Hotlegs (soon to become 10CC) make their live debut (supporting Moody Blues) at Festival Hall

1972 Elton John becomes the first pop star since Beatles, nine years before, to appear at a Royal Command Performance

1976 Boz Scagg's 'Lowdown' hits UK chart

1981 Fun Boy Three release 'The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)' as first US single

1982 Mari Wilson insures her beehive hairdo for £100,000

1982 Jam announce split to NME

1988 Whitney Houston scores her tenth straight Top 10 single as 'One Moment in Time' moves to No. 9

1995 David Bowie, Tom Donahue, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Jefferson Airplane, Little Willie John, Pink Floyd, Pete Seeger, The Shirelles and The Velvet Underground are inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.


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October 29 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Denny Laine!



Musicians Born On October 29

1944 Denny Laine (Moody Blues/Wings)
1946 Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac)
1954 Stephen Luscombe (Blancmange)
1955 Roger O'Donnell (The Cure)
1961 Randy Jackson (Jacksons)
1962 Einar Orn Benediktsson (The Sugarcubes)
1965 Pete Timmins (Cowboy Junkies)

Deaths On October 29

1963 Michael Holliday
1971 Duane Allman
1984 Wells Kelly (Orleans)

Number 1 In The Charts On October 29

1955 Roger Williams: 'Autumn Leaves' US 45
1966 ? and the Mysterians: '96 Tears' US 45
1977 Baccara: 'Yes Sir I Can Boogie' UK 45
1983 Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton: 'Islands in the Stream' US 45
1988 Enya: 'Orinoco Flow' UK 45
1988 Dire Straits: 'Money For Nothing' UK LP
1994 Pato Banton : Baby Come Back : UK single
1994 Boyz II Men : II : US LP
1997 Spice Girls : Spice Up Your Life : UK single


Various Music Events On October 29

1955 Joe Tex releases first single, 'Davy You Upset My Home' - an answer to Davy Crockett

1966 Beale Street, Memphis (as in 'Beale St. Blues' by W.C. Handy) is made a national landmark as Home of the Blues

1967 'Hair' opens off Broadway at the Public Theatre in New York's East Village

1975 Bob Dylan's 'Rolling Thunder Review' tour begins at memorial Auditorium, Plymouth, Massachusetts with Joan Baez, Roger McGuinn and Jack Elliott

1977 Chic enter US R&B chart with 'Dance Dance Dance,', on its way to selling a million

1983 Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' becomes longest-charting LP of all time when it logs its 491st week on US Top 200. The previous champ was 'Johnny Mathis's Greatest Hits' (April 1958 - July 1968)

1985 Cars' 'Drive' hits UK chart

1988 REM's 'Eponymous' hits UK LP chart

1990 The Byrds, LaVern Baker, John Lee Hooker, The Impressions, Wilson Pickett, Jimmy Reed and Ike & Tina Turner are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.


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October 28 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Charlie Daniels!



Musicians Born On October 28

1937 Charlie Daniels
1941 Hank Marvin (Shadows)
1941 Curtis Lee (Pretty Little Angel Eyes)
1945 Wayne Fontana (Mindbenders)
1948 Thelma Hopkins (Dawn)
1948 Rickie Lee Reynolds (Black Oak Arkansas)
1957 Stephen Morris (New Order)
1959 Neville Henry (Blow Monkeys)

Deaths On October 28

1965 Earl Bostic (Alto saxophonist, Lionel Hampton band)
1987 Woody Herman (bandleader)

Number 1 In The Charts On October 28

1961 Shadows: 'The Shadows' UK LP
1967 'Diana Ross and the Supremes Greatest Hits' US LP
1978 Nick Gilder: 'Hot Child in the City' US 45
1989 Erasure: 'Wild' UK LP
1995 Coolio : Gangstas Paradise : UK single

Various Music Events On October 28

1955 Little Willie John hits R&B chart with 'All Around the World'

1961 Brian Epstein serving in his record shop in Whitechapel, Liverpoool, is asked for 'My Bonnie' by Beatles. He discovers that the disc is available only in Germany and sets out to see the group for himself. Raymond Jones is the customer

1965 The Who release 'My Generation' in UK

1968 Cynthia Lennon sues John Lennon for divorce

1972 United States Council for World Affairs adopts the Who's 'Join Together' as its anthem

1972 Billy Paul enters US soul chart with 'Me and Mrs. Jones'

1972 'Best of Bread' hits UK LP chart

1977 Sex Pistols release 'Never Mind the Bollocks' LP

1983 Police tour storms America, setting house receipts and attendance records at Miami's Orange Bowl with an audience of 48,920

1989 Deborah Harry's 'Deaf Dumb and Blonde' hits UK LP chart


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October 27 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Simon Le Bon!



Musicians Born On October 27

1927 Cleo Laine (UK jazz singer)
1933 Floyd Cramer (Last Date/On the Rebound)
1958 Simon le Bon (Duran Duran)
1967 Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots)

Deaths On October 27

1980 Steve Peregrin-Took (T. Rex)

Number 1 In The Charts On October 27

1962 Shadows: 'Out of the Shadows' UK LP
1966 Four Tops: 'Reach Out I'll Be There' UK 45
1973 David Cassidy: 'Daydreamer/Puppy Song' UK 45
1973 Status Quo: 'Hello' UK LP
1973 Gladys Knight: 'Midnight Train to Georgia' US 45
1979 Lena Martell: 'One Day at a Time' UK 45
1984 Big Country: 'Steel Town' UK LP
1990 Beautiful South: 'A Little Time' UK single
1990 Janet Jackson : Black Cat : US single
1990 Paul Simon : The Rhythm of the Saints : UK LP

Various Music Events On October 27

1960 Roy Orbison's second hit, 'Blue Angel', hits UK chart

1960 Ben E. King records 'Stand by Me' and 'Spanish Harlem', with Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Phil Spector producing, at Atlantic Studios, New York

1963 Peter, Paul and Mary sit at No. 1 and No. 2 in US LP chart with 'Peter, Paul and Mary' and 'In the Wind'

1970 'Jesus Christ Superstar' LP is released with a presentation at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in New York, with Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber standing at the lectern explaining the music as it fills the church

1973 Ike and Tina Turner hit US Top 40 with 'Nutbush City Limits'

1975 Bruce Springsteen appears on the covers of 'Time' and 'Newsweek'

1984 Huey Lewis and the News debut on UK chart with 'If This Is It'

1986 '(Waiting For) The Ghost Train' released, the last Madness single

1995 Gloria Estefan becomes the first pop star to perform for a Pope when she sings for Pope John Paul II as part of the celebration of his 50th anniversary in the priesthood.


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October 26 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Natalie Merchant!



Musicians Born On October 26

1911 Mahalia Jackson (New Orleans Gospel singer)
1940 Keith Hopwood (Herman's Hermits)
1952 David Was (Was (Not Was))
1953 Keith Strickland (B-52's)
1963 Natalie Merchant

Deaths On October 26

1966 Alma Cogan (Dreamboat)

Number 1 In The Charts On October 26

1974 Ken Boothe: 'Everything I Own' UK 45
1974 Warwicke and D. Spinners: 'Then Came You' US 45
1974 Barry White: 'Can't Get Enough' US LP
1985 George Benson: 'The Love Songs' UK LP
1985 Whitney Houston: 'Saving All My Love for You' US 45
1991 U2: 'The Fly' UK 45
1991 Erasure : Chorus : UK LP
1997 Aqua : Barbie Girl : UK single

Various Music Events On October 26

1956 Tommy Steele takes UK rock and roll into chart for the first time with 'Rock with the Cavemen'

1959 Bobby Rydell scores first his as 'We Got Love' enters US chart

1961 Dave Brubeck Five's 'Take Five' hits UK chart

1963 Bob Dylan plays Carnegie Hall in New York and writes a special poem for the programme notes, called 'My Life in a Stolen Moment'

1968 Beatles presented with their MBEs by the Queen at Buckingham Palace

1968 Simon and Garfunkel's 'The Graduate' hits UK LP chart

1971 Al Green goes gold with 'Tired of Being Alone'

1974 Queen's 'Killer Queen' hits UK chart

1975 Elton John plays the second and last of his triumphant concerts at LA Dodger Stadium, rounding off his latest US tour

1985 Simply Red's 'Picture Book' hits UK LP chart

1992 Pearl Jam sets a first week sales record by selling 950,000 copies of the "Vs." album.

1993 In San Juan, Puerto Rico, Catholic churches open their doors for the night and urge residents to tie black ribbons on trees to protest about Madonna's concert there.


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October 25 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Jon Anderson!



Musicians Born On October 25

1942 Helen Reddy (Angie Baby)
1944 Jon Anderson (Yes)
1947 John Hall (Orleans)
1948 Glen Tipton (Judas Priest)
1956 Matthias Jabs (Scorpions)
1961 Pat Sharp (DJ)
1962 Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
1965 Nick Thorpe (Curiosity Killed the Cat)
1968 Speech (Arrested Development)
1970 Ed Robertson (Barenaked Ladies)

Deaths On October 25

1991 Bill Graham (Concert Promoter)

Number 1 In The Charts On October 25

1969 Archies: 'Sugar Sugar' UK 45
1975 Art Garfunkel: 'I Only Have Eyes for You' UK 45
1975 Jim Reeves: '40 Golden Greats' UK LP
1980 Barbra Streisand: 'Woman in Love' UK 45
1980 Barbra Streisand: 'Woman in Love' US 45
1980 Barbra Streisand: 'Guilty' US LP
1986 Cyndi Lauper: 'True Colours' US 45
1986 Bon Jovi: 'Slippery When Wet' US LP
1998 Cher : Believe : UK single

Various Music Events On October 25

1958 Cliff Richard makes his radio debut on BBC 'Saturday Club'

1959 DJ Scott Muni presents big charity rock-and-roll event at the Coliseum in New York

1964 British music industry presents Beatles with five Ivor Novello awards

1973 John Lennon files law suit at Manhattan Federal Court, alleging that wiretaps and surveillance were used against him and his lawyer Leon Wildes in connection with this application against deportation

1980 Dire Straits' 'Makin' Movies' hits UK LP chart

1986 Swing Out Sister debut on UK chart with 'Breakout'

1998 For the first time in chart history, all the top 5 songs are new entries : 1) Cher, Believe : 2) George Michael, Outside : 3) U2, Sweetest Thing : 4) Culture Club, I Just Wanna Be Loved : 5) Alanis Morissette, Thank U

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October 24 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Bill Wyman!



Musicians Born On October 24

1911 Sonny Terry (US blues performer)
1930 Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson)
1941 Bill Wyman (Rolling Stones)
1944 Ted Templeman (US producer)
1946 Jerry Edmonton (Steppenwolf)
1947 Edgar Broughton (Sing Brother Sing)
1948 Paul and Barry Ryan (Don't Bring Me Your Heartaches)
1948 Dale 'Buffin' Griffin (Mott the Hoople)
1980 Monica

Number 1 In The Charts On October 24

1960 Brenda Lee: 'I Want to Be Wanted' US 45
1970 Pink Floyd: 'Atom Heart Mother' UK LP
1970 Santana: 'Abraxas' US LP
1987 Sting: 'Nothing Like the Sun' UK LP
1987 Michael Jackson: 'Bad' US 45
1992 Simple Minds : Glittering Prize 81-92 : UK LP
1998 Monica : The First Night : US single
1998 Beautiful South : Quench: UK LP

Various Music Events On October 24

1942 Andy Kirk's 'Take It and Get' tops first 'Billboard' R&B chart, known as 'Harlem Hit parade'

1962 James Brown records 'Live at the Apollo', first R&B LP to sell a million copies

1964 Original version of 'Oh No Not My Baby' by Maxine Brown enters US Hot 100

1970 T. Rex hit UK chart with 'Ride a White Swan'

1980 Paul McCartney receives a rhodium-plated (rhodium is a metal related to platinum) disc for being the best-selling writer and recording artist in history from 'The Guinness Book of Records'

1987 INXS's 'Need You Tonight' hits UK chart for first time, to peak at No. 58. It returns on 12 November 1988

1989 At the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame the new inductees include Hank Ballard, Bobby Darin, the Four Seasons, the Four Tops, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Carole King and Gerry Goffin, the Kinks, the Platters, Simon & Garfunkel and the Who.

1993 Duran Duran cancel the rest of their tour when lead singer Simon LeBon tears a vocal chord.

1996 Berry Gordy, Jr., founder of Motown records,receives a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.

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October 23 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Weird Al Yankovic!



Musicians Born On October 23

1939 Charlie Foxx (Mockingbird)
1940 Ellie Greenwich (songwriter)
1940 Fred Marsden (Gerry and the Pacemakers)
1941 Greg Ridley (Spooky Tooth, Humble Pie)
1956 Dwight Yoakham
1959 Weird Al Yankovic

Deaths On October 23

1950 Al Johnson

Number 1 In The Charts On October 23

1961 Dion: 'Runaround Sue' US 45
1976 Chicago: 'If You leave Me Now' US 45
1982 Culture Club: 'Do You Really Want to Hurt Me' UK 45
1993 Meatloaf : I'd Do Anything For Love(But I Wont Do That) : UK single
1993 Take That : Everything Changes : UK LP

Various Music Events On October 23

1962 'Little' Stevie Wonder records for the first time - 'Thank You for Loving Me All the Way' is the title

1968 Jimi Hendrix's 'All Along the Watchtower' hits UK chart

1970 'Isn't It a Pity' is announced as the first George Harrison solo single, it is withdrawn three days later

1971 Isaac Hayes's 'Shaft' hits US Top 40

1972 David Essex, taking time off from his stage show 'Godspell', begins filming 'That'll Be the Day'

1988 For only the second time in UK chart history each of the Top 3 singles is by a woman: Enya's 'Orinoco Flow' at No. 1, Kylie Minogue's 'Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi' at No. 2, and 'One Moment in Time' by Whitney Houston at No. 3

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