May 10 - Today In Rock Music History

Musician's Born On May 10

1899 Fred Astaire
1921 Bert Weedon (UK guitarist)
1935 Larry Williams (Bonie Maronie)
1941 Danny Rapp (Danny and the Juniors)
1945 Dave Mason (Traffic)
1946 Donovan (Hurdy-Gurdy Man)
1946 Graham Gouldman (10CC)
1952 Sly Dunbar (reggae musician and producer)
1957 Sid Vicious (John Beverly - Sex Pistols)
1960 Bono (Paul Hewson - U2)
1962 Garry Daley (China Crisis)
1965 Krist Novoselic (Nirvana)



Number 1 In The Charts On May 10

1969 Moody Blues: On the Threshold of a Dream UK LP
1986 Falco: Rock Me Amadeus UK 45
1986 Pet Shop Boys: West End Girls US 45



Various Music Events On May 10

1957 Too Much takes Elvis Presley into UK chart for tenth time

1962 Good Luck Charm hits UK chart, giving Elvis his 40th hit to date

1963 Rolling Stones begin their first session at Olympic Studios in London recording a version of Chuck Berry's C'mon

1965 Bob Dylan plays Royal Albert Hall as climax to his British tour (filmed for Don't Look Back)



1966 Bob Dylan plays Colston Hall in Bristol

1969 Turtles and Temptations play (and allegedly snort cocaine) at The White House in Washington

1975 125,000 people gather in Washington to see Stevie Wonder perform for Human Kindness Day

1975 Beatles dissolve Apple Records

1986 Robert Palmer hits UK chart with Addicted to Love

1994 Tupac Shakur begins serving a 15-day county jail term. The Court found him guilty of attacking director Allen Hughes on a video set

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May 10 - Today in Beatles History

1963
George recommends the Rolling Stones to Dick Rowe, of Decca A & R.



1964
First concert to raise money for the building of the Pilgrim Theatre, at the New Theatre, Bromley.

Radio Luxembourg broadcasts the first part of the programme 'This Is Their Life', about the Beatles.



1965
Studio 2. 8.00-11.30pm. Recording: 'Dizzy Miss Lizzy'; 'Bad Boy'.
Studio 2. 11.30pm-1.15am. Mono mixing, Stereo mixing: 'Dizzy Miss Lizzy'; 'Bad Boy'.
1st session extended past midnight, but it is an isolated event and only for mixing. Larry Williams is in Abbey Road while the session is in course.

Shooting for 'Help!' in Cliveden House, Buckinghamshire.



1969
'Yellow Submarine' LP, 17th week in the Top 100 (Billboard).
'Get Back' number 10, entering the ranking; 1st week in the Top 30 (Billboard).

1973
Appearance of Paul on 'James Paul McCartney', television programme produced by Lew Grade.

1991
Paul's concert at the London Mean Fiddler, England.

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May 9 - Today In Rock Music History

Musician's Born On May 9

1937 Dave Prater (Sam and Dave)
1937 Sonny Curtis (Crickets)
1941 Pete Birrell (Freddie and the Dreamers)
1942 Tommy Roe (Dizzy)
`1949 Billy Joel (Just the Way You Are)
1962 Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode)
1962 Paul 'PD' Heaton (Housemartins, Beautiful South)
1964 Kevin Saunderson (Inner City)
1965 Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot (Curiosity Killed the Cat)

Deaths On May 9

1983 Bob Neal (DJ and former Presley manager)

Number 1 In The Charts On May 9

1964 Louis Armstrong: Hello Dolly US 45
1970 Guess Who: American Woman US 45
1981 Adam and the Ants: Stand and Deliver UK 45
1987 Starship: Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now UK 45
1987 Curiosity Killed the Cat: Keep Your Distance UK LP
1992 KWS : Please Dont Go/Game Boy : UK single
1992 Simply Red : Stars : UK LP

Various Music Events On May 9

1958 One day after DJ Alan Freed is indicted for inciting unlawful destruction of property, he quits his job at WINS Station New York.

1962 Beatles sign their contract with EMI Records

1963 Paul McCartney meets Jane Asher after Beatles' Albert Hall gig

1964 Chuck Berry begins his first UK tour at Finsbury Astoria

1973 Mick Jagger makes official donation of $350,000 to aid victims of Nicaraguan earthquake, adding £150,000 of his own money to the receipts of Stones benefit concert at La Forum.

1974 Bruce Springsteen's performance at Boston's Harvard Square Theatre prompts Jon Landau to say: 'I have seen the future of rock and roll and his name is Bruce Springsteen.'

1988 Several Department stores in Minnesota refuse to stock the newly released Prince album, "Lovesexy" because the cover photo features a nude photo of him.

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May 9 - Today in Beatles History

1962
Mid-morning: Meeting of Brian and George Martin at Abbey Road.
Brian sends the Beatles a telegram to Hamburg with the news, from Wellington Road.

1964
'Can't Buy Me Love', 6th week in the Top 30 (Billboard).

1965
First of 2 performances of Bob Dylan at the Royal Albert Hall, ending his European tour. The Beatles and Donovan attend the show and spend the evening with him.

1966
Studio 2. 7.00-11.00pm. Recording: 'For No One' (takes 1-10). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Phil McDonald.

1967
Studio 2. 11.00pm-6.15am. Recording: 'Untitled' (take 1). Producer: George Martin; 2nd Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.
Instrumental jamming.

It is announced that Gerry Marsden will lead the team representing England in this year's European Song Cup competition. The team consists of Gerry Marsden, Dodie West, Roger Whittaker, Lois Lane and Oscar.

1969
UK LP release: 'Unfinished Music Number 2---Life With The Lions'.
UK LP release: 'Electronic Sounds'.

Studio 1, Olympic Sound Studios. 3.00-11.00pm. Stereo mixing: Inserts for the 'Get Back' LP. Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Glyn Johns; 2nd Engineer: Steve Vaughan.
Besides, playback of complete and mixed titles.

1970
'Let It Be' single, 9th week in the Top 30 (Billboard).
'Live Peace In Toronto', 18th week in the ranking (Billboard).

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May 8 - Today In Rock Music History

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Musician's Born On May 8

1940 Ricky Nelson (Hello Mary Lou)
1943 Paul Samwell-Smith (Yardbirds)
1943 Toni Tennille (Captain and Tennille)
1944 Gary Glitter (Paul Gadd)
1945 Keith Jarrett
1947 Marc Bolan (T. Rex)
1951 Philip Bailey (Earth, Wind and Fire)
1951 Chris Frantz (Talking Heads)
1953 Billy Burnette (Fleetwood Mac)
1955 Alex Van Halen (Van Halen)
1964 Dave Rowntree (Blur)
1972 Darren Hayes (Savage Garden)

Deaths On May 8

1974 Graham Bond (Blues Incorporated)
1982 Neil Bogart (Casablanca Records)


Number 1 In The Charts On May 8

1971 Rolling Stones: Sticky Fingers UK LP
1976 Abba: Fernando UK 45
1976 Abba: Greatest Hits UK LP
1976 John Sebastian: Welcome Back US 45
1982 Paul McCartney: Tug of War UK OP
1982 Vangelis: Chariots of Fire US 45
1993 R.E.M. : Automatic for the People : UK LP
1996 Aerosmith : Get A Grip : US LP


Various Music Events On May 8

1954 BBC ban Such a Night by Johnny Ray after listeners complain about its 'suggestiveness'

1965 Nine British records in US Top 10:

1. Hermans' Hermits: Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter
2. Gerry Lewis: Count Me In
3. Beatles: Ticket to Ride
4. Wayne Fontana: Game of Love
5. Petula Clarke: I Know a Place
6. Seekers: I'll Never Find Another You
7. Herman's Hermits: Silhouettes
8. Freddie and the Dreamers: I'm Telling You Now
9. Rolling Stones: The Last Time
10. Sounds Orchestral: Cast Your Fate to the Wind

1968 T. Rex debut on UK chart with Deborah

1976 Rolling Stones' Black and Blue hits UK LP chart

1977 Olivia Newton-John makes her New York concert debut at Metropolitan Opera House

1990 A Los Angeles court awardsTom Waits $2.5 million. They upheld his claim thet Frito-Lay unlawfully used a Waits sound alike in its Doritos adverts.

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May 8 - Today In Beatles History

1962
Brian meets at HMV Shop, Oxford St., London, with Bob Boast, Jim Foy, disc cutter, and Syd Coleman, general manager. Syd contacts him with George Martin.

1963
'Please Please Me' LP, 7th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).

1967
NEMS Enterprises announces that Gerry and the Pacemakers will split in the next two months.

1968
It is reported that the Beatles have been warned by the syndics of the Portman state that they will have to erase the psychedelic paintings on the Apple Boutique's wall.

UK single release: 'Step Inside Love', with Cilla Black.

John and Paul interview with Larry Kane.

1969
Klein flies to New York for a meeting with the board of directors of ABKCO.
John, George and Ringo order Peter Brown and Neil to sign Klein's contracts. The contracts are signed, with the sole exception of Paul's.
Alistair Taylor is fired as Apple's director.

1970
UK LP release: 'Let It Be'.

1982
Neil Bogart dies of cancer.

1991
Paul's concert at the Barcelona Zeleste Club, Spain.

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May 7 - Today In Rock Music History

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Musician's Born On May 7

1930 Mitch Jayne (Dillards)
1931 Teresa Brewer (Let Me Go Lover)
1939 Jimmy Ruffin (What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted)
1939 Johnny Maestro (Crests)
1942 Derek Taylor (Beatles press officer)
1948 Pete Wingfield (Eighteen with a Bullet)
1949 Keith (98.6)
1956 Anne Dudley (Art Of Noise)
1958 Marty Willson-Piper (The Church)
1961 Phil Campbell (Motorhead)

Number 1 In The Charts On May 7

1964 Searchers: Don't Throw Your Love Away UK 45
1966 Mamas and the Papas: Monday, Monday US 45
1977 Deniece Williams: Free UK 45
1977 Eagles: Hotel California US LP
1994 Tony Di Bart : The Real Thing : UK single
1994 Blur : Parklife : UK LP

Various Music Events On May 7

1956 Johnny Burnette Trio records Tear it Up at Pythian Temple Studio, New York

1960 Producer Joe Meek has his first hit when Flee-Reckers enter chart with Green Jeans

1964 Chuck Berry's No Particular Place to Go hits UK chart

1966 Del Shannon hits Hot 100 for the sixteenth time with The Big Hurt, his last hit until 1981

1966 James Brown hits UK chart with It's A Man's Man's Man's World

1977 Jam debut on UK chart with In the City

1978 90,000 tickets for Bob Dylan's Earls Court concerts sell out in eight hours

1988 Mica Paris debuts on UK chart with My One Temptation

1991 At a Court in Macon, Georgia a local couple lose their case against Ozzy Osbourne. They claimed that their son was inspired to attempt suicide by Ozzy's music.

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