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June 17th, 2011, 06:27 AM
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in 1672 - Orazio Benevoli, Italian composer, dies at 67
in 1678 - Giacomo Torelli, composer, dies at 69
in 1725 - Joseph Anton Bauer, composer is born
in 1750 - Michel Woldemar, composer is born
in 1818 - Charles Francois Gounod, Paris France, opera composer (Faust) is born.
in 1855 - Fritz Steinbach, composer is born
in 1861 - Sidney James Jones, composer is born
in 1882 - Igor F Stravinsky, Oranienbaum Russia, composer (Rite of Spring) [NS]
in 1883 - Alexandre Cellier, composer is born
in 1888 - Bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer, composer is born
in 1895 - Slavko Osterc, composer is born
in 1900 - Hermann Reuter, composer is born.
in 1902 - Sammy Fain /Samuel E. Feinberg (US composer of popular music) is born.
Video Notes: Michael Bublé is a Canadian singer. He has won several awards, including two Grammy Awards and multiple Juno Awards. His first album reached the top ten in Canada and the UK. He found worldwide commercial success with his 2005 album It's Time, and his 2007 album Call Me Irresponsible was an even bigger success, reaching number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, the Australian ARIA Albums Chart and the European charts. Bublé has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide.
"I'll Be Seeing You" is a popular song from the Broadway musical Right This Way, which closed after fifteen performances. Its music was written by Sammy Fain, the lyrics by Irving Kahal. The song was published in 1938.
The musical theme has emotional power, and was much loved during World War II, in fact it became an anthem for those serving overseas (both British and American soldiers)
in 1908 - John Verrall, composer is born
in 1910 - Herbert Owen Reed, composer is born
in 1910 - Red Foley, Blue Lick Ky, country singer (Mr Smith Goes to Washington) is born
in 1912 - Don Gillis, Cameron Missouri, composer (Symphony #5«) is born.
in 1915 - David "Stringbean" Akeman (US bluegrass banjo player, comedy musician) is born.
in 1916 - Einar Englund, composer is born.
in 1916 - Terry Gilkyson (US singer, lyricist, composer) is born.
in 1919 - Galina Ustvolskaya (Russian composer) is born.
in 1922 - Herbert Kelsey Jones, composer is born
in 1922 - Jerry Fielding, Pitts Pa, composer (Lively Ones, Hogan's Heroes) is born.
in 1924 - Alan Rich (American music critic) is born.
in 1926 - Manuel Enriquez, composer is born.
in 1927 - Martin Böttcher (German conductor) is born.
in 1928 - James Brown, Pulaski TN, soul singer (Hot Pants, Living in America) is born
in 1930 - Romuald Twardowski, composer is born.
in 1930 - Cliff Gallup (US guitarist; Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps/solo) is born.
in 1933 - Christian Ferras, French violinist/conductor is born.
in 1939 - Dickey Do, [Gerry Granahan], rocker (Dickey Doo and The Dont's) is born.
1941 - Johan Wagenaar dies at age 78. Dutch composer and organist born in the city of Utrecht; at the age of 13 he recieived instruction in piano, organ, violin, theory, and composition under the tutelage of the composer Richard Hol and the organist Samuel de Lange, Jr. In 1892, he studied with Brahms' friend Heinrich von Herzogenberg in Berlin. Between 1919 and 1937, he was director of the Royal Conservatory at the Hague. His pupils included Peter van Anrooy, Henri van Goudoever, Emile Enthoven, Alexander Voormolen, Leon Orthel, Allard de Ridder, Bernard Wagenaar and Willem Pijper. His compositions include operas, cantatas, organ music, and orchestral works. In his later years, Johan received an honorary Doctorate of Music from Utrecht University.
in 1942 - Norman Kuhlke (UK drummer; Swinging Blue Jeans) is born.
in 1943 - Christopher Brown, composer is born.
in 1943 - Barry Manilow/Barry Alan Pincus (US singer, songwriter, pianist) is born.
in 1944 - Chris Spedding (UK guitarist;Greedy Bastards/Wombles/Nucleus/BatteredOrnaments/sessions) is born.
in 1946 - Barry Manilow, Bkln NY, singer/pianist (Mandy, I Write the Songs) is born.
in 1947 - George S. Clinton (US award winning composer, arranger, session musician) is born.
in 1947 - Paul Young (UK singer, Sad Cafe/ Mike & The Mechanics) is born.
in 1947 - Greg Rolie (US singer, keyboardist; Santana/Journey/Greg Rolie Band) is born.
in 1947 - Rev. Timothy Wright (US gospel singer; Timothy Wright Concert Choir) is born.
in 1948 - Eddie Meduza (Swedish composer, singer-songwriter, guitarist) is born.
in 1949 - Eric Campbell-Lewis / Eric McCreadle (US bassist, vocalist; Middle Of The Road) is born.
in 1949 – Snakefinger /Philip Lithman (UK multi-musician, Chilli Willi/The Residents/Vestal Virgins) is born.
in 1951 - Carl Vogler, composer, dies at 77
in 1952 - Alberto Williams, Argentine composer (Etrerno Reposo), dies at 89
in 1953 - Walter Niemann, composer, dies at 76.
in 1954 - The first edition of UK music paper Record Mirror was published.
in 1954 - Guitarist Danny Cedrone died following a freak accident; 10 days after he had recorded the lead guitar break on ‘Rock Around The Clock’ with Bill Haley and His Comets. Session player Cedrone was paid $21 for his work on the session, as at that time Haley chose not to hire a full-time guitarist for his group. He died of a broken neck after falling down a staircase.
in 1955 - After a month of booking gigs in larger venues in Dallas and Houston, Colonel Tom Parker arranged a meeting with Elvis Presley's manager, Bob Neal, resulting in an agreement that saw the Colonel handle Presley's gigs and career strategy from now on.
in 1956 - Chi-chi Nwanoku (UK double bassist; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment) is born.
in 1957 - Philip Chevron, English pop musician (Pogues-Peace and Love) is born
in 1957 - "So Rare" by Jimmy Dorsey Orch peaks at #2.
in 1957 - Martin Dillon (US musician, operatic tenor, professor of music) is born.
in 1958 - Jello Biafra /Eric Reed Boucher (US spoken word, singer, Dead Kennedys/Lard/solo) is born.
in 1962 - Michael Monroe /Matti Fagerholm(Finnish singer;Hanoi Rocks/Demolition23/Damien Thorne) is born.
in 1963 - The Rolling Stones released their first UK single, 'Come On', it peaked at No.21 on the UK chart.
in 1965 - Richard Hynd (Scottish drummer; Texas/Slide) is born. Some sources give May 17th.
in 1965 - Elvis Presley was at No.1 in the UK with 'Crying In The Chapel' his 15th UK No.1 single.
in 1965 - Working at Abbey Road studios in London The Beatles completed work on the new Paul McCartney song ‘Yesterday’ with the overdubbing of an additional vocal track by McCartney and a string quartet. They also recorded ‘Act Naturally’ for Ringo's vocal contribution on the ‘Help!’ album and the song ‘Wait’, in four takes. ‘Wait’ will not be included on ‘Help!’, it was included on the following LP, ‘Rubber Soul’.
in 1966 - Guitarist Peter Green joined John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.
in 1965 - The Kinks and the Moody Blues made their US concert debut at the Academy of Music in New York City.
in 1967 - "Somebody To Love" by Jefferson Airplane peaks at #5.
in 1967 - Eric Stefani (US keyboardist, songwriter, animator; No Doubt) is born.
in 1967 - Dorothea Röschmann (German operatic soprano) is born.
in 1969 - Kevin Thornton, Amarillo, vocalist (Color Me Badd-Want to Sex You Up) is born.
in 1970 - Sasha Sokol (Mexican singer, actress) is born.
in 1971 - Paulina Rubio Dosamantes (Mexican singer) is born.
in 1971 - Carole King went to No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Tapestry’ for the first of 15 consecutive weeks. The album contained ‘It's Too Late’, ‘I Feel the Earth Move’, ‘Will You Love Me Tomorrow?’ and ‘You've Got a Friend’.
in 1972 - "Long Haired Lover From Liverpool" by Little Jimmy Osmond peaks at #38.
in 1972 - Don McLean had his first UK No.1 single with 'Vincent.' The song was written about the 19th century artist Vincent Van Gogh. The song is played daily at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
in 1972 - The Rolling Stones album 'Exile On Main Street' started a four-week run at the top of the US charts, (also No.1 in the UK).
in 1973 - Dolly Parton recorded ‘I Will Always Love You’ in RCA's Studio "B" in Nashville. Written for her one-time partner and mentor, Porter Wagoner (the two were splitting professionally at the time).
in 1973 - Krayzie Bone /Anthony Henderson (US rapper; Bone Thugs-N-Harmony/solo) is born.
in 1976 - Ian Dury played his last gig with Kilburn and the High Roads before starting his solo career. The show at The Assembly Hall, Walthamstow also had The Sex Pistols and The Stranglers on the bill.
in 1977 - Roger Manganelli (US bassist, vocalist, guiyar, drums; Less Than Jake/Rehasher/Greenhorn) is born.
in 1977 - After Jimmy Helms pulled out of a gig at Shoreditch College, the members of the social committee decided to call upon famous local, Elton John who lived up the road and ask if he would perform. Elton did the gig for two bottles of wine.
in 1978 - Andy Gibb became the first solo artist in the history of the US charts to have his first three releases reach No.1, when ‘Shadow Dancing’ hit the top of the chart. Spending seven weeks at No.1 it became the best selling single in the US in 1978.
in 1978 - 'You're The One That I Want' by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John started a nine week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart. The song was from the film Grease.
in 1978 - "Cheeseburger In Paradise" by Jimmy Buffett peaks at #32.
in 1979 - Anita Ward was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Ring My Bell'. The only hit for the gospel singer from Memphis, making her a One-hit Wonder.
in 1980- Kimeru (Japanese singer) is born.
in 1980 - Van Halen kicked off a 6-date UK tour at Newcastle City Hall.
in 1983 - This week's Top 5 UK singles: No.5, Bob Marley, 'Buffalo Soldier', No.4, Yazoo, 'Nobody's Diary', No.3, David Bowie, 'China Girl', No.2, Wham! 'Bad Boys', No.1, The Police, 'Every Breath You Take.'
in 1983 - James Brown, UB40, Fun Boy Three, The Beat, Curtis Mayfield, Jimmy Cliff, Marillion and Melanie all appeared at this years Glastonbury CND Festival, Shepton Mallet, England.
1983 - Peter Mennin dies at age 60. American composer and teacher born in Erie, Pennsylvania; he began composing at an early age, and wrote 9 symphonies, several concertos, and numerous works for wind band, chorus, and other ensembles. His style became more chromatic and astringent with time, but was always essentially tonal, relying heavily on polyphony. His fifth symphony of 1950, which is tonal, energetic and suspenseful, was recorded by Howard Hanson and the Eastman Rochester Orchestra in the Mercury series of American classical works. Peter's notable students include Jacob Druckman, Richard Danielpour, Karl Korte, Charles L. Bestor, Jack Behrens, and Claire Polin.
in 1983 - Lee Ryan (singer, Blue/solo) is born.
in 1983 - Kazunari Ninomiya (Japanese singer, actor) is born.
1984 - Klavdiya Shulzhenko dies at age 78. Soviet jazz & pop singer; the most popular female singer of the Soviet Union before the rise of Alla Pugachova's star in the 1970s & became the first female pop singer to be named People's Artist of the USSR in 1971. She started singing with jazz and pop bands in the late 1920s and rose to fame in the late 1930s with her version of Sebastian Yradier's ''La Paloma''. In 1939, she was awarded at the first all-Soviet competition of pop singers. During World War II, she performed about a thousand concerts for Soviet soldiers in besieged Leningrad and elsewhere, with songs such as "The Blue Headscarf" and "Lets Smoke". On April 10th 1976, Klavdiya performed to enraptured audience in the Column Hall of the House of Unions in what would become her most famous concert. In 1999 Russia issued a postage stamp in her honor.
in 1985 - The Crowd were at No.1 in the UK with a remake of the 1963 hit 'You'll Never Walk Alone.' The single was recorded to raise funds for The Bradford City Football disaster that killed over 50 people. The song featuring Gerry Marsden, Paul McCartney and Rolf Harris, among others.
in 1987 - Florida real estate agent Vittoria Holman sued Motley Crue and their concert promoter for hearing loss allegedly incurred at a concert in December 1985. Holman and her daughter had front row seats less than 10 feet (3 meters) from the speakers. The case was settled out of court with the band's insurance company paying Holman over $30,000. (£18,200).
1986 - Kate Smith dies at age 79. American singerborn in Greenville, Virginia, Kate best known for her rendition of Irving Berlin's "God Bless America". She had a radio, TV and recording career spanning 5 decades, reaching its height in the 1940s. Kate began making records in 1926; among her biggest hits were "River, Stay 'Way From My Door", "Woodpecker Song", "White Cliffs of Dover", "Rose O'Day", "I Don't Want to Walk Without You", "There Goes That Song Again", "Seems Like Old Times", and "Now Is the Hour". Her theme song "When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain", the lyrics of which she helped write. She started on radio in 1931 and also appeared in films, starring in The Big Broadcast of 1932 and This Is the Army in 1943; from 1951 to 1954, she also hosted an afternoon television programme. In 1982, Kate was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Ronald Reagan and was posthumously inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1999 (diabetes).
in 1988 - Bruce Springsteen separates from Juliette Phillips
in 1989 - New Kids On The Block went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I'll Be Loving You Forever', the group's first US No.1, a No.5 hit in the UK.
in 1993 - Jamiroquai appeared at the Hacienda, Manchester, England.
in 1999 - A teenage girl was crushed to death during a gig by Hole at the Hultsfred Festival, Sweden.
in 2001 - Travis started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'The Invisible Band'.
in 2005 - Pete Doherty was thrown of a yacht after being found smoking crack cocaine. The Babyshambles singer had been invited onto the yacht with his girlfriend Kate Moss by Davinia Taylor, they were asked to leave the party and were dropped off in Porto Cervo.
2005 - Karl Mueller dies at age 42. US bassist and founding member of the rock-grunge band Soul Asylum; The band formed in 1981 under the name Loud Fast Rules, with the original line-up consisting of Karl, Dan Murphy, Dave Pirner and Pat Morley, Pat was replaced by Grant Young in 1984. The band recorded three albums with Twin/Tone Records and two with A&M Records to little commercial success. However, in 1992, they released the double-platinum album Grave Dancers Union, featuring their Grammy Award-winning single "Runaway Train". The band played the Bill Clinton inauguration early the next year. They also scored a platinum record with the album Let Your Dim Light Shine three years later in 1995, but it was the last hit album of the band's career. Karl was diagnosed with cancer in 2004. (throat cancer).
in 2007 - The Traveling Wilburys went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Collection.' The line of the Wilburys was: George Harrison, (Nelson Wilbury), Jeff Lynne, (Otis Wilbury), Roy Orbison, (Lefty Wilbury), Tom Petty, (Charlie T. Wilbury Jr.) and Bob Dylan, (Lucky Wilbury).
in 2008 - Welsh singer Duffy's single Mercy was named song of the year at the Mojo magazine awards held in London. Best breakthrough act went to The Last Shadow Puppets - the side project of Arctic Monkeys singer Alex Turner. Other acts honoured at the reader-voted Mojo Honours included Led Zeppelin, Paul Weller, the Sex Pistols and Genesis. Ska band the Specials were welcomed into the Mojo Hall of Fame and former Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman John Fogerty, won the inspiration award for his contribution to rock music.
in 2008 - George Michael kicked off the North American leg of his ‘25 Live’ 106-date world tour at San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California.
2009 - José Calvário dies at age 58. Portuguese maestro and orchestrator who conducted many festivals and concerts in Portugal. In the Eurovision Song Contest he was the composer, lyricist and conductor of five Portuguese entries: "A festa da vida"-1972, "E depois do adeus"-1974, "Portugal no coração"-1977, "Penso em ti, eu sei"-1985, "Voltarei" in 1988. Over his long career he made a great contribution to Portuguese Music (complications from heart attack).Video: Sound only. No image.
2009 – Eon /Ian Loveday dies at age 55. British rave pioneer, with his music links being the early Detroit techno and modern dance sound, is maybe known to most for his 1990 acid techno song "Spice" and his “Fear the Mind Killer”. He began his recording career in 1987 while dj'ing as Ian B, when he started to produce his own music. His songs came to us first, thanks to the London pirate radio stations in the late '80s when Colin Faver played his first track 'Cuban Jakkin' by Rio Rhythm Band on the then pirate radio station Kiss FM. His debut as Eon was in 1988 with 'Light, Color, Sound', his first release on Vinyl Solution. Later he recorded on labels such as BAAD, XL Recordings and Kitsuni Records. His 1992 album Void Dweller, was highly influential on the progressing techno rave scene. The album contains 11 tracks with samples from David Lynch's Dune and themes from the horror movie Basket Case. Over his career, he has released 3 other albums... Sum of Parts in 2002, Device in 2006 and his last album Brain Filter was releasd in 2007. In '93 he teamed up with fellow british acid pioneer Peter 'Baby' Ford producing many classic tracks including 'Dead Eye', which was featured on Richie Hawtin's 'Decks. Eon, has also worked with producers like J Knight Marcus and Mark Moore, performed live at Fabric and on Radio One and most recently, he had been working on some new projects with old friend Baby Ford (complications from pneumonia).
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June 18th, 2011, 05:13 AM
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#912 |
Joined: Mar 2008 From: On a mountain top in Costa Rica. yea...I win!! Posts: 10,894 |
18 June
in 1686 - Johann Quirsfeld, composer, dies at 43
in 1723 - Giuseppe Scarlotti, composer is born
in 1726 - Michel-Richard Delalande, composer, dies at 68
in 1744 - Augustin Holler, composer is born
in 1757 - Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, composer is born
in 1780 - Michael Henkel, composer is born
in 1799 - Johann Andre, composer, dies at 58
in 1820 - Martin Andreas Udbye, composer is born
in 1821 - Opera "Der Freischutz" is produced (Berlin)
in 1822 - Henry David Leslie, composer is born
in 1850 - Richard Heuberger, composer is born. in 1850 - Antoni Weinert, composer, dies at 99
in 1859 - Joseph Hartmann Stuntz, composer, dies at 65
in 1876 - August Rockel, composer, dies at 61
in 1892 - Edward Steuermann, composer is born
in 1901 - Jimmy Dale, Bronx NYC, orch leader (Sonny and Cher) is born.
in 1903 - Jeanette MacDonald (American singer and actress) is born.
in 1904 - Manuel Rosenthal, Paris France, composer (Bootleggers) is born.
in 1905 - Eduard Tubin (Estonian composer) is born.
in 1906 - Kay Kyser, Rocky Mount NC, orch leader (Kay Kyser's Kollege) is born
in 1907 - Benny Payne, Phila, pianist (Billy Daniels Show) is born
in 1909 - Learmont Drysdale, composer, dies at 42
in 1910 - Ray McKinley (US jazz drummer, singer, bandleader; Dorsey Brothers/Glenn Miller) is born.
in 1911 - Franjo Zaver Kuhac, composer, dies at 76.
in 1913 - Sammy Cahn (US award winning lyricist, songwriter and musician) is born. in 1915 - Victor Legley, composer is born
in 1917 - Akhmet Jevdet Ismail Hajiyev, composer is born
in 1821 - Charles Hague, composer, dies at 52.
in 1922 - Claude Helffer (French pianist) is born.
in 1924 - Mat Mathews /Mathieu Schwartz (Dutch jazz accordionist) is born.
in 1925 - Herman "Ace" Wallace, blues guitarist/singer is born.
in 1925 - Johnny Pearson (UK composer, orchestra leader, pianist; Top of the Pops/own orch/others) is born.
in 1927 - Dennis Landau, CEO (Cooperative Wholesale Society) is born
in 1927 - Simeon Pironkov, composer is born
in 1933 - Tommy Hunt, US singer (Flamingos-Lovers Never Say Goodbye) is born
in 1934 - Francisco Lacerda, composer, dies at 65
in 1935 - August Reusner, composer, dies at 64.
in 1938 - Don "Sugarcane" Harris (US guitarist, pianist, duo Don & Dewey) is born.
in 1941 - Jim Pepper (US jazz saxophonist, composer, singer of Native American ancestry) is born.
in 1942 - Paul McCartney, Liverpool, rocker (Beatles), is born
in 1942 - Carl Radle (US bassist; Derek and the Dominoes/Colours/others) is born.
in 1942 - Hans Vonk (Dutch conductor) is born.
in 1942 - Richard Perry (US producer, own label, Planet Records) is born.
in 1942 - Paul McCartney (UK bass,multi-musician,singer,writer,producer; Beatles/Wings/solo) is born.
in 1942 - Hans Vonk (Dutch conductor) is born.
in 1942 - Arthur Pryor dies at age 71. American trombonist and bandleader, born on the second floor of the Lyceum Theatre in Saint Joseph, Missouri. He took up music at a very young age and was playing the valve trombone by age 11. By age 15 he had mastered the slide trombone and was awarded a spot in his father's band and hailed as a prodigy. He went on to direct the Stanley Opera Company in Denver, Colorado until joining the John Philip Sousa Band in 1892. He played his first solo with the Sousa Band at age 22 during the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. During his 12 years with the Sousa Band, Arthur estimated that he played 10,000 solos. From 1895 to 1903 he was assistant conductor of the Sousa Band. After leaving the Sousa Band, he formed his own band, which made its debut at the Majestic Theatre in New York City on November 15, 1903. The Pryor Band toured until 1909, when he decided to settle down and make Asbury Park, New Jersey the home of the band. Also at this time he became a staff conductor and arranger for the Victor Talking Machine Company in Camden, New Jersey. He retired from full-time conducting in 1933. He wrote some of the today's most famous trombone literature, including "Bluebells of Scotland". in 1943 - Raffaella Carrà (Italian presenter, singer) is born.
in 1944 - Sandy Posey (US popular music singer) is born.
in 1944 - Paul Lansky, composer is born
in 1947 - Douglas Young, composer is born
in 1948 - Éva Marton (Hungarian operatic soprano) is born.
in 1948 - Nick Drake, rocker (Back to Fruit Tree) is born.
in 1948 - Columbia Records started the first mass production of the 33-RPM long player. The new format could contain a maximum of 23 minutes of music per side versus the three minutes that could be squeezed on to a 78 RPM disc.
in 1949 - Lincoln Thompson (Jamaican singer, songwriter) is born.
in 1950 - Jackie Leven (Scottish folk music singer and songwriter) is born.
in 1952 - Ricky Gazda (US trumpet; Johnny and the Asbury Jukes) is born.
in 1952 - Heinrich Schlusnus dies at age 63. German baritone, Germany's foremost lyric baritone of the period between World War I and World War II, singing opera and lieder with equal distinction. Born in Braubach, he made his debut at Hamburg's opera house in 1915. He sang at Nuremberg from 1915 to 1917 and at the prestigious Berlin State Opera from 1917 until 1951. He was engaged by the Chicago Opera for its 1927-28 season and appeared at the Bayreuth Festival in 1933. He recorded during the 1920s, '30s and '40s an impressive array of lieder and a panoply of standard German and Italian operatic arias and duets. in 1953 - Jerome Smith, US guitarist (KC and the Sunshine Band-Boogie Shoes) is born
in 1954 - William Beard, rock drummer (Face To Face) is born
in 1955 - Walter Rein, composer, dies at 61
in 1955 - Willy Burkhard, composer, dies at 55.
in 1955 - Jimmy Young was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with his version of 'Unchained Melody', (a theme for the obscure prison film Unchained and a hit for the Righteous Brothers in 1965). Young scored another ten Top 40 hit singles and went on to become one of UK's favourite radio DJ's.
in 1956 - Oliver Schroer (Canadian fiddler, composer, and music producer) is born.
in 1956 - Tom Bailey (UK vocalist, keyboards; Thompson Twins) is born.
in 1958 - Daniels Koran, saxophonist (Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover) is born
in 1961 - [Genevieve] Alison Moyet, Essex England, rock vocalist (Yaz, Alf) is born
in 1961 - Alison Moyet (UK singer; Yazoo or Yaz in US/solo) is born.
in 1962 - Jeff Mills (UK techno DJ, producer) is born.
in 1962 - Volkmar Andreae, Swiss conductor/composer (Bruckner), dies at 82
in 1963 - Darren "Dizzy" Reed, US musician (Guns n' Roses-Sweet Girl of Mine) is born.
in 1964 - Alexander Shamil'yevich Melik-Pashayev, composer, dies at 58.
Video Notes: "Cherevichki" (The Fancy Slippers),Op.14, P.Tchaikovsky's only comic opera,based on a story by N. Gogol, libretto by Y. Polonsky (1885). Overture. Choir and Orchestra of the Bolshoj Theatre. Conductor A. Melik-Pashayev, 1948. in 1964 - Touring Australia The Beatles played at Sydney Stadium in Sydney. This was Paul McCartney’s 22nd birthday and after the show his guests included 17 girls who were winners of the Daily Mirrors “Why I would like to be a guest at a Beatles birthday party” competition.
in 1965 - George Melachrino, composer, dies at 56.
in 1966 - This weeks Top 5 UK singles: No.5, Percy Sledge, 'When A Man Love's A Woman', No.4, The Mersey's, 'Sorrow', No.3, The Mamas and the Papas, 'Monday Monday', No.2, The Beatles, 'Paperback Writer', No.1, Frank Sinatra, 'Strangers In The Night.'
in 1967 - Monterey International Pop Festival rocks Southern California.
in 1969 - Pål Pot Pamparius/Pål Bøttger Kjærnes (Norwegian keyboards, percussion, guitar; Turbonegro) is born.
in 1969 – Sice /Simon Rowbottom (UK vocalist, guitarist, Boo Radleys) is born.
in 1971 - Alex Vanderpool /Nathan Morris (US vocals; Boyz II Men) is born.
in 1971 - Fleetwood Mac appeared at Up The Junction in Crewe, England.
1974 - Peter Hoorelbeke drummer with US band Rare Earth was arrested after a concert for throwing his drumsticks into the crowd.
in 1973 - Fritz Mahler, composer, dies at 71.
Video Note: The Chamber Orchestra of Hartford Fritz Mahler, conductor. in 1973 - Willem Vogt, Dutch radio pioneer/founder AVRO, dies at 84.
in 1973 - Gary Stringer (UK lead vocalist; Reef) is born.
in 1973 - Ray Lamontagne (US singer-songwriter, musician) is born.
in 1975 - Jemma Griffiths (Welsh singer-songwriter) is born.
in 1975 - Elvis Presley had a face-lift at Mid South hospital, Memphis.
in 1976 - Abba gave a special live performance in Stockholm for Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Silvia Sommerlath on the eve of their wedding.
in 1976 - Blake Shelton (US country singer) is born.
in 1977 - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers supported by The Boomtown Rats appeared at Friars, Aylesbury, England.
in 1977 - Fleetwood Mac went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Dreams', the group's first and only US No.1, it made No.24 in the UK.
in 1977 - Johnny Rotten and Paul Cook of The Sex Pistols were stabbed and beaten when they were attacked in a car park outside a London pub.
in 1977 - The Beatles 'Live At The Hollywood Bowl' went to No.1 on the UK album chart, the album featured recordings from 23rd August 1964 and 30th August 1965.
in 1980 - Ivana Wong (Hong Kong singer, songwriter) is born.
in 1980 - Colin Munroe (Canadian singer, songwriter) is born.
in 1981- Ella Chen /Chen Chia-Hwa (Taiwanese mandopop singer; S.H.E) is born.
in 1982 - Vadim Pruzhanov (UK keyboardist; Dragonforce) is born.
in 1983 - Swiss band Yello released the first three- dimensional picture disc, complete with 3-D glasses.
in 1985 – GoldieLocks /Sarah Louise Akwisombe (UK rapper, singer, producer) is born.
in 1988 - Jack Barakat (US singer, guitar player; All Time Low) is born.
in 1988 - George Michael appeared live at the Glasgow SEC on his “Faith” tour. Tickets cost £11 ($19).
in 1988 - 'Doctorin' The Tardis' by The Timelords was at No.1 on the UK singles chart. The Timelords were Scottish duo Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty, who formed KLF. The song was a mash-up of the Doctor Who theme music, Gary Glitter's 'Rock and Roll (Part Two)' with sections from 'Blockbuster!' by Sweet.
in 1988 - Rick Astley went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Together Forever', his second US No.1, a No.2 hit in the UK.
in 1989 - Renee Olstead (US singer, actress) is born.
in 1992 - Peter Allen /Peter Richard Woolnough 48. Australian singer-songwriter and entertainer born in Tenterfield, New South Wales. His songs such as "You and Me, We Wanted It All", "Don't Cry Out Loud", "I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love", "Quiet Please There's a Lady on Stage", "I Go to Rio", "Someone's Waiting for You","I Don't Go Shopping", "I Honestly Love You" were made popular by many recording artists, including Frank Sinatra, Dusty Springfield, Patti LaBelle, Melissa Manchester, Olivia Newton-John, Elkie Brooks, and one, "Arthur's Theme", won the Academy Award. As well as recording around 10 albums of his own, he enjoyed a cabaret and concert career, including appearing at Radio City Music Hall riding a camel. Peter began his performing career with Chris Bell as one of the "Allen Brothers", who were a popular cabaret and television act in the early 1960s in Australia. He gave his last performance in Sydney on 26 January 1992 (AIDS-related throat cancer). in 1993 - A&M Records chairman Jerry Moss and vice-chairman Herb Alpert announced they were leaving the company they founded more than 30 years earlier. They had sold A&M in 1990 to Polygram for $500 million. Moss and Alpert started the label in the garage of Alpert's Los Angeles home in 1962. The label was the home to such acts as The Police, Bryan Adams, Joan Baez, Flying Burrito Brothers, The Carpenters, Joe Cocker, Supertramp and Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass.
in 1994 - The Beastie Boys entered the US album chart at No.1 with 'III Communication'.
in 1997 - During a North American tour U2 played the first of two nights at Oakland Coliseum, San Francisco supported by Oasis.
in 2000 - It was reported that sales of pirate music CDs had now exceeded more than 500 million a year and accounted for one in every five sold. The Phonographic Industry estimated it was costing the music industry £3 billion ($5.1 billion) in lost sales.
in 2000 - S Club 7 went to No.1 on the UK album chart with '7'.
in 2000 - Rapper Nate Dogg was arrested for allegedly kidnapping his girlfriend from her mother's house, holding her against her will, assaulting her and setting a car on fire. All charges were later dismissed.
in 2002 - The ex-husband of Spice Girl Mel B appeared in court on a charge of assaulting a three year- old boy. Dancer Jimmy Guizar denied assaulting the child in a play area at London Zoo.
in 2002 - U2 lost a bid to prevent the demolition of Hanover Quay studio in Dublin. Over 8,000 fans signed an online petition to preserve the studio, where the group recorded ‘All That You Can't Leave Behind’ and some of their ‘Pop’ album.
in 2003 - Pop Idol creator Simon Fuller became the first British music manager since The Beatles’ Brian Epstein to hold the top three positions in the US singles chart. Fuller, who steered the Spice Girls and S Club 7 to success, was in charge of bestselling artists Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard, together with the American Idol 2 Final 10. During 2003 Fuller sold more than ten million records around the world and has had 96 No.1 singles and 79 top-placed albums in both the US and UK during his career. He was named in the latest Sunday Times Rich List as the 359th wealthiest person in the UK with assets of £90 million ($153 million).
in 2006 - Keane started a two week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Under The Iron Sea' the bands second No.1 album.
in 2006 - Gica Petrescu dies at age 91. Romanian singer; after graduating from the "Gheorghe Sincai" high school in Buchares at the age of 18, the made his debut in a student band. His professional debut came in 1937 performing on the radio. Between 1937-1939 he carried on singing with the "Radu Ghinda" and "Dinu Serbanescu" orchestras at the Sinaia Casino, before he started to tour and make major records. Allegidly he holds a record for the number of composed and performed songs of over 1,500, in a varied discography, many of which became national hits and were covered again and again by other Romanian artists, with songs such as "Bucuresti, mai Bucuresti ", "Lalele, lalele" and "Uite-asa as vrea sa mor " On 5 May 2003, Ion Iliescu, then-president of Romania, awarded Gica the Knight's Order of the Star of Romania as he celebrated his 88th anniversary (he was due to receive the national award "Premiile muzicale Radio România Actualitati". The award ceremony was canceled, as he died that very morning). in 2007 - American singer and record producer Hank Medress died of lung cancer at 68. He was the vocalist on The Tokens 1961 US No.1 hit ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’, Medress was also in the vocal quartet The Linc-Tones with Neil Sedaka and produced the hit single ‘He's So Fine’ by The Chiffons, as well as Tony Orlando's ‘Knock Three Times.’
in 2007 - Bill Barber dies at age 87. US jazz tuba player; born in Hornell, New York near Rochester, he started playing tuba in high school and studied at the Juilliard School of Music. After graduating, he travelled to Kansas City, Missouri where he played with the Kansas City Philharmonic and various ballet and theatre orchestras, before he joined the US Army in 1942, where he played in the army band for three years. He then started playing jazz, joining Claude Thornhill's big band in 1947, making him one of the first tuba players to play in a modern jazz style, playing solos and participating in intricate ensemble pieces. After which he became a founding member of Miles Davis' nonet in 1949 in what became known as the Birth of the Cool recording sessions. He then worked in theatre pit orchestras before joining up with Davis and Gil Evans in 1957 to record albums such as Sketches of Spain, Miles Ahead and Porgy and Bess.Bill also played on John Coltrane's only big band album Africa/Brass. In 1992, he recorded and toured with a nonet led by Gerry Mulligan reworking material from Birth of the Cool. From 1998-2004 he was part of the The Seatbelts New York Musicians that played the music of the Japanese anime Cowboy Bebop (heart failure). Video Note: Miles Davis with the Gil Evans Orchestra, Bill Barber on tuba. in 2007 - Hank Medress dies at age 68. American singer and record producer; after leaving Brooklyn's Abraham Lincoln High School, in 1955 he joined the doo-wop group the Linc-Tones, which also included Neil Sedaka. After Sedaka left, the group reformed with additional singers calling themselves The Tokens. The Tokens achieved a No. 1 chart hit in 1961 with their arrangement of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", other hits included "Tonight I Fell In Love", "Portrait of My Love" and they released 15 albums. Hank and the Tokens also were producers on hits for the Chiffons, such as He's So Fine, many of the hits for The Happenings, Randy & The Rainbows, plus hits for Tony Orlando & Dawn including "Knock Three Times" and "Tie A Yellow Ribbon". In 1998, The Tokens made it into the Guinness Book of World Records for performing The Star-Spangled Banner at all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums in the United States and Canada. Hank has also worked with David Johansen, Rick Springfield, Dan Hill, and Richard Simmons. He was president of EMI Music Publishing Canada, from 1990 to 1992. After which he returned to New York, and became a partner in Bottom Line Records. In more recent years, Hank had worked as a consultant for SoundExchange, an agency that collects royalties from digital broadcasters, like satellite and Internet radio. With The Tokens, Hank was inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004 (lung cancer)
in 2007 - Boule Noire /George Thurston dies at age 55. Canadian singer, author, composer and radio show host; born in Bedford, Quebec and later moved to Saint-Jerome, where in 1965 he formed his first band Les Zinconnus. In 1969, he joined the 25th Regiment band until the early 1970s. Around this time he worked with several other Quebec artists including Robert Charlebois, Claude Dubois, Tony Roman, Nanette Workman and Michel Pagliaro. He played the piano, bass and guitar and would later be a composer for the group Toulouse. 1976 sees George as a solo artist which he remained for the next 30 years and his 1978 album Aimer d'Amour was certified triple platinum, the title song would later gain success in the early 1990s when 800,000 copies were sold in Europe. He became a radio show host for Montreal's Rythme FM radio station in 2000 (George died of colorectal cancer in Montreal. He learned of his cancer in early 2006. He bravely finished recording his last album "Last Call" after extensive chemotherapy operations).
in 2008 - A Lost Angeles hotel filed a lawsuit against Phil Spector for failing to pay more than $100,000 (£61,000), in outstanding bills for lawyers and expert witnesses in his murder trial. The Westin Bonaventure Hotel claimed that by the time Spector's trial ended with a hung jury, the defendants owed the hotel more than $104,000 (£63,400).
in 2010 - John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to The Beatles song 'A Day In The Life' sold for $1.2m (£810,000) at an auction at Sotheby's in New York. The double-sided sheet of paper with notes written in felt marker and blue ink also contained some corrections and other notes penned in red ink. in 2010 - Kalmen Opperman dies at age 90. American clarinetist, He was a noted performer, teacher, conductor, composer, and writer of numerous clarinet studies. He was also a mouthpiece and barrel maker which he made only for his students, they are now highly sought after items for their quality workmanship and sound. For many years he was a performer in Broadway shows during what many call Broadway's "Golden Age". Kalmen wrote over 10 highly acclaimed study books for the clarinet including his multi-volume Daily Studies and Velocity Studies. As well as leading the Kalmen Opperman Clarinet Choir, he was a private clarinet teacher in his New York studio, and has also taught at such schools as Boston University, Hartt School of Music, and Indiana University (heart failure). | | | |
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June 19th, 2011, 05:45 AM
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Joined: Mar 2008 From: On a mountain top in Costa Rica. yea...I win!! Posts: 10,894 | 19 June
in 1341 - Juliana van Falconieri, Italian saint/Swedish tenor, dies.
in 1613 - Christian de Placker, composer is born.
in 1708 - Johann Gottlieb Janitsch, composer is born.
in 1717 - Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz, composer is born.
in 1730 - Jean-Baptiste Loeillet, composer, dies at 49.
in 1747 - Alessandro Marcello, composer, dies at 77.
in 1759 - Charles-Joseph-Balthazar Sohier, composer, dies at 31.
in 1762 - Johann Ernst Eberlin, composer, dies at 60.
in 1766 - Edmund Weber, composer is born.
in 1782 - John Bray, composer is born.
in 1810 - Ferdinand David, violist/compser (Hohe Schule des Violinspiels) is born.
in 1815 - John William Glover, composer is born.
in 1822 - John Bray, composer, dies on 40th birthday.
in 1842 - Carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer is born.
in 1843 - Charles Edouard Lefebvre, composer is born.
in 1854 - Alfredo Catalani, composer is born.
in 1885 - Stevan Hristic, composer is born.
in 1898 - Paul Muller-Zurich, composer is born.
in 1902 - Guy Lombardo, London Ontario Canada, orch leader (Auld Lang Syne) is born.
in 1904 - Balis Dvarionas, composer is born.
in 1905 - Taneli Kuusisto, composer is born.
in 1907 - Bruno Laako (American alto saxophonist) is born.
in 1909 - Edwin Gerschefski, composer is born.
in 1909 - Joe Thomas (US tenor saxophonist) is born.
in 1912 - Jerry Jerome, Bkln NY, saxophonist (Words and Music) is born.
Video Notes: Arsenic and old face -Jerry Jerome and his Stars; Jerry Jerome, sax - Charles Shavers, trumper (?); Bill Clifton, piano - Bill Stegmeyer, clarinet (?); Specs Powell, drums - Sid Weiss, bass.
Jerry Jerome was a member of the Benny Goodman orchestra. [I don’t hear the clarinet.]
in 1912 - Virginia MacWatters (US soprano) is born.
in 1914 - Lester Flatt (US American musician) is born.
in 1915 - Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev, Russian composer (Oresteia), dies at 58.
in 1917 - David Lambert (US jazz singer, drums; Lambert, Hendricks & Ross) is born.
in 1925 - Charlie Drake (UK actor, writer, singer) is born.
in 1926 - Anneliese Rothenberger (German opera singer) is born.
in 1927 - Karel Kupka, composer is born.
in 1928 - Lloyd Morales (US jazz drummer) is born.
in 1930 - Jul Levi, composer is born
in 1935 - Tommy Devito, Montclair NJ, rock vocalist (Four Seasons-Sherry) is born
in 1936 - Shirley Goodman, US R and B singers (Shirley and Lee-Feels so Good) is born.
in 1936 - Tommy DeVito (US lead guitarist, vocals, Four Seasons) is born.
in 1936 - Marisa Galvany (US soprano) is born.
in 1937 - Chuck Berghofer (US jazz bassist; Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra/others) is born.
in 1938 - Don "Sugarcane" Harris (US violinist, guitar; Don & Dewey/John Mayall/Zappa) is born.
Video Notes : Beginning his career as the guitar playing half of the 1950s rock duo, Don & Dewey, DON "SUGARCANE" HARRIS, put down the guitar and picked up the violin after the lack of success for Don & Dewey (oddly enough the group's songs became hits for other artists such as the Righteous Brothers and the Premiers). Classically trained as a violinist, Harris' skill at improvisation began attracting attention from the rock world and soon he was appearing on records by John Lee Hooker, Frank Zappa and Johnny Otis. In 1970 Harris joined forces with British blues musician John Mayall when the latter was forming his first all American backing band. In addition to joining the backing bands of Mayall, Zappa and others, Harris also recorded a series of albums for labels such as Epic and Polydor. After a lengthy battle with pulmonary disease, on December 1, 1999 he was found dead in his Los Angeles apartment at the age of 61.
Album Review -- by Ken Dryden
Blues violinist Sugarcane Harris is on fire during this 1973 studio session for BASF, which features many of his regular collaborators of the period.
Harris, who wrote all of the material heard on the date, mixes elements of jazz, country, and rock into his brand of blues. He is brilliant in the midtempo blues "Runnin' Away," though none of the solos that follow measure up to the leader's. "Hattie's Bathtub" is a catchy blues waltz. But it is the extended composition "Cup Full of Dreams" that showcases Harris' lyricism on his instrument.
One amusing aspect of the LP is the obvious presence of guitarist Harvey Mandel, who evidently could not be named for contractual reasons, though his photo is barely disguised with an old-fashioned black bar over his eyes.
Just a few years after this record was released, poor health put an end to the violinist's career. Sadly, this record is long out of print and somewhat hard to find.
in 1939 - Al Wilson (US singer, drummer, guitar) is born.
in 1940 - Maurice Jaubert, composer, dies at 40
in 1942 - Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane, rocker (Spanky and Our Gang-Lazy Day) is born
in 1943 - "Shiek Of Arahy" Spike Jones and City Slickers peaks at #19.
in 1944 - Chico Buarque de Hollanda (Brazilian singer, guitarist, composer, dramatist, writer, poet) is born.
in 1944 - Robin Box (UK lead guitarist; White Plains) is born.
in 1945 - Robert Palmer (US music critic, reedist) is born.
in 1947 - Paula Koivuniemi (Finnish singer) is born.
in 1948 - Dervin Gordon, rocker is born.
in 1948 - Nick Drake (UK singer, songwriter) is born.
in 1950 - Paul Nieman (UK trombonist; international session musician) is born.
in 1951 - Ann Wilson, San Diego Calif, rock vocalist (Heart-What About Love) is born
in 1953 - Larry Dunn, [Dunhill], US keyboardist (Earth Wind and Fire) is born.
in 1956 - Doug Stone /Douglas Jackson Brooks (US singer) is born.
in 1959 - Mark DeBarge, Grand Rapids Mich, rock vocalist (DeBarge-Who's Johnny) is born.
in 1959 - Dennis Fuller (Jamacian singer; London Boys) is born.
in 1959 - Mark DeBarge (US vocalist; DeBarge) is born.
in 1960 - Simon Wright, heavy metal drummer (AC/DC) is born.
in 1960 - Luke Morley (UK guitarist; Thunder/The Union) is born.
in 1961 - "Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)" by Coasters peaks at #23.
1961 - Pat Boone went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Moody River', the single reached No.18 in the UK.
in 1962 - Paula Julie Abdul, Van Nuys Calif, singer/choreographer (Straight Up) is born.
in 1963 - Simon Wright (UK drummer; AC-DC/Rhino Bucket/freelance) is born.
in 1964 - Brian Vander Ark (US lead singer, guitar; The Verve Pipe) is born.
1964 - Touring Australia for the first and only time The Beatles played a second night at Sydney Stadium in Sydney.
in 1965 - Frank Bello (US bassist; Anthrax) is born.
in 1965 - The Who, Solomon Burke, Zoot Money, Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Spencer Davis Group, Marianne Faithful, Long John Baldry, The Birds, (featuring a young Ronnie Wood), Dave Witting and the Ray Martin Group all appeared at Uxbridge Blues Festival, England. Tickets cost from 7/6 to 10/6.
1965 - The Four Tops went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I Can't Help Myself'. Lead singer Levi Stubbs had not been satisfied with the recording session and was promised that he could do it again the following day, but no other session ever took place. The track that became a hit was just the second take of the song.
in 1966 - Marjan Kozina, composer, dies at 59.
in 1967 - Darren Barrett (Canadian-Jamaican trumpet player) is born.
in 1967 - Having admitted to taking LSD four times during an interview with Life Magazine, Beatle Paul McCartney told The Daily Mirror that he didn’t regret that he'd spoken out and hoped that his fans would understand.
1968 - The Rolling Stones scored their seventh UK No.1 single when 'Jumpin Jack Flash' hit the top of the charts.
1969 - The Doors appeared at the PNE Garden Auditorium, Vancouver, Canada.
in 1970 - Antonis Remos (Greek singer) is born.
in 1970 - Brian "Head" Welch (US guitar; Korn) is born.
in 1971 - Carole King started a five week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'It's Too Late / I Feel The Earth Move'. Both songs were from her 'Tapestry' album.
in 1972 - Dennis Lyxzén (Swedish lead singer; Refused) is born.
in 1973 - Yuko Nakazawa (Japanese singer) is born.
in 1974 - The Jackson Five played two shows at the Apollo, Glasgow, Scotland.
in 1974 - The Delinquents a band featuring Mick Jones (later of The Clash) made their debut at the Students union bar, Queen Elizabeth College, Kensington.
in 1976 - Future Smiths singer Steve Morrissey had a letter published in this weeks music magazine Record Mirror and Disc asking the editor why the paper had not included any stories on The Sex Pistols.
in 1977 - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers supported by The Boomtown Rats appeared at The Rainbow, London.
in 1978 - The Rolling Stones played the Palladium, in New York City during their summer tour of North America.
in 1980 - US singer Donna Summer became the first act to be signed by David Geffen to his new Geffen record label.
in 1982 - Culture Club appeared at the recently opened Hacienda Club in Manchester, England.1987, Guns N' Roses made their UK live debut at a sold out Marquee Club in London.
in 1984 - Emil Coleman, orchestra leader (Arthur Murray Party) is born
in 1984 - Wladimir Rudolfovich Vogel, composer, dies at 88
in 1988 - Danny Spitz, heavy metal artist (Anthrax), weds Valerie
in 1988 - Zdenek Blazek, composer, dies at 83.
in 1990 - Prince played the first of 12 sold-out nights at Wembley Arena in London, England on his current Nude European tour.
in 1992 - Mariah Stanley (US singer) is born.
in 1992 - The Greenpeace Stop Sellafield, campaign concert took place at G-Mex in Manchester, England with U2, Big Audio Dynamite II, Public Enemy and Kraftwerk.
in 1993 - Tina Turner went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'What's Love Got To Do With It'.
in 1996 - Vivian Ellis, composer, dies at 91
in 1997 - Bobby Helms dies at age 63. American pop and country singer; born in Bloomington, Indiana, he began performing as a duo with his brother, Freddie. In 1956, Bobby made his way to Nashville, Tennessee, where he signed with Decca Records. His first single in 1957 titled "Fräulein" went to number one on the country music chart and made it into the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. His recording of "My Special Angel," also reached No.1 on the country charts and entered the Top 10 on Billboard's pop music chart, peaking at No.7. His 1957 "Jingle Bell Rock" was a big hit. it re-emerged in the charts four out of the next five years and became a Christmas classic still played to this day. He continued touring and recording for the next three decades. His pioneering contribution to the genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame (emphysema and asthma).
in 2000 - Eminem was to be immortalised in animation, with a new cartoon series, which would be hosted on a new web site. 26 weekly 'webisodes' would be broadcast on the site, featuring Eminem providing all the voices.
in 2003 - G-Man from So Solid Crew was jailed for four years for possessing a loaded handgun. The 24 year-old dumped a loaded gun during a police chase in London last November. He'd always denied it, as well as denying knowing anything about 11 other bullets that were found in a flat in south London. The jury in London's Southwark Crown Court heard evidence that DNA found on the weapon matched his, and found him guilty.
in 2006 - Duane Roland dies at age 53. US guitarist; he was a founding member of the rock band Molly Hatchet, formed in Florida in 1971. They took thier name from a prostitute who allegedly mutilated and decapitated her clients. They recorded and released their first album, "Molly Hatchet" in 1978, followed by "Flirtin' with Disaster" in 1979. They toured behind the record building a larger fan base. He recorded seven albums with the band and is is credited with co-writing some of the band's biggest hits, including "Bloody Reunion" and "Boogie No More". After leaving the band in 1990, he played with the Southern Rock Allstars and finally Gator Country for the last year of his life. Gator Country, included many of the founding members of Molly Hatchet (natural causes).
in 2007 - Antonio Aguilar Barraza dies at age 88. Mexican film actor, singer, producer and screenwriter also called "El Charro de México", born in Villanueva in the state of Zacatecas. During his career, he made over 150 albums, which sold 25 million copies, and made 167 movies. He was known for his corridos with some of his best known songs including "Gabino Barrera", "Caballo Prieto Azabache", "Albur de Amor", and "Un Puño De Tierra".[1] Antonio was also largely responsible for the renewed popularity of the tambora music in the mid 1980s, when he single-handedly resuscitated the genre with the hit "Triste Recuerdo". To this day he has been the only Hispanic artist to sell out the Madison Square Garden of New York City for six consecutive nights on 1997 (pneumonia)
in 2007 - Darren Hayes, formerly of Australian pop duo Savage Garden, married his boyfriend Richard Cullen in a civil partnership ceremony in London. Hayes was previously married to make-up artist Colby Taylor between 1997 and 1999.
in 2007 - Lawyers for Britney Spears demanded a Florida radio station remove "offensive" advertisements, which featured her with a shaved head. The WFLZ billboards included the slogans "Total nut jobs", "Shock Therapy" and "Certifiable", which ran across pictures of a bald Spears. Law firm Lavely and Singer demanded the "immediate removal" of the banners in a letter to the station. Spears was photographed shaving her own head in a Californian hair salon earlier this year.
in 2007 - El Fary /José Luis Cantero Rada dies at age 69. Spanish singer, actor; as a boy he would play truant from school, preferring to spend time partying with Gypsies imitating his idol, the traditional "copla" singer Rafael Farina. It was from Farina that José adopted his stage name of "El Fary". He was in his early 30's when he got his big break... he was called to stand in for Pepe Blanco at a show in Pozoblanco, Córdoba, Andalusia and soon after legendary Antonio Molina hired him for a two-month tour. By the end of the '70s he was recording poppier songs such as Gypsy rumbas that found a home in the Spanish hit parade. In 1980, he first appeared on television, in José María Iñigo's show Fiesta, from then on, he was known across Spain. It was in the 1980s that El Fary released what would generally be considered his most famous song, "El Toro Guapo". The 90s see El Fary get his break in the acting world, when he starred in the show "Menudo es mi padre" as a taxi driver and later in the '90s with the release of the film Torrente - The Dumb Arm of the Law, which featured a new song recorded especially by El Fary himself called Apatrullando la ciudad ("Patrolling The City"). Both the song and the film were hits, and spawned two sequels. With the release of the third Torrente film in 2005 - Torrente 3 - The Protector, a unique piece of El Fary-related spin-off merchandising was produced: the Carrofary - a small rubber replica of the singer designed to be hung from a car's rear view mirror (lung cancer)
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June 20th, 2011, 05:39 AM
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Joined: Mar 2008 From: On a mountain top in Costa Rica. yea...I win!! Posts: 10,894 | 20 June
in 1585 - Lazaro Valvasensi, composer is born
in 1730 - Nonnosus Madlseder, composer is born
in 1756 - Joseph Martin Kraus, composer is born
in 1819 - Jacques Offenbach, Cologne, French composer (Tales of Hoffmann) is born
in 1833 - Philip Knapton, composer, dies at 44
in 1787 - Carl Friedrich Abel, German/British viola player/composer, dies at 63
in 1842 - Michael Umlauf, composer, dies at 60
in 1861 - Arthur Battelle Whiting, composer is born
in 1883 - Giannotto Bastianelli, composer is born
in 1888 - Cesare Dominiceti, composer, dies at 66
in 1890 - Theodore Edouard Dufaure de Lajarte, composer, dies at 63.
in 1891 - Giannina Arangi-Lombardi (Italian soprano) is born.
in 1896 - Wilfrid Pelletier (French Canadian conductor, pianist, composer, educator) is born.
in 1899 - Anthon van der Horst, Dutch organist/composer is born.
in 1900 - Ernest White, composer is born
in 1906 - Bob Howard, Newton Mass, singer/pianist (Sing it Again) born.
in 1907 - Jimmy Driftwood/James Corbitt Morris (US folk songwriter, singer, musician) is born.
in 1914 - Friedrich Zipp, composer is born.
in 1920 - Danny Cedrone (US guitarist, Bill Haley & His Comets) is born.
in 1922 - Vittorio Monti, composer, dies at 54
in 1923 - Joseph Leopold Rockel, composer, dies at 85
in 1924 - Chester "Chet" Atkins (US guitarist, singer, and record producer) is born.
in 1925 - Wilhelm Posse, composer, dies at 72
in 1927 - John M Dengler, jazz bass sax/trumpet/trombone is born
in 1928 - Robert Satanowski, composer is born.
Video Note: Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of the Poznan Philharmonic; Conductor: Robert Satanowski.
in 1928 - Eric Dolphy (US jazz alto saxophonist, flautist, bass clarinetist) is born.
in 1929 - Ingrid Haebler, Austrian pianist (Hayd/Mozart/Schubert) is born
in 1931 - Arne Nordheim (Norwegian contemporary classical composer) is born.
in 1934 - Cornel Taranu, composer is born
in 1936 - Leon Hughes, rocker is born
in 1837 - Giovanni Furno, composer, dies at 89.
in 1937 - Jerry Keller (US singer) is born.
in 1937 - Gus Williams (Australian country music singer, Aboriginal leader) is born.
in 1938 - Mickie Most/Michael Peter Hayes (English singer, record produce) is born.
in 1936 - Bobby Nunn, rocker (Coasters-Young Blood) is born.
in 1936 - Billy Guy/Frank William Phillips (US baritone singer; Coasters) is born.
in 1938 - Nikolay Avksentevich Martinov, composer is born
in 1940 - Jehan Ariste Alain dies at age 29. French organist and composer born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Paris. Between 1927 and 1939, he attended the Paris Conservatoire and his Suite pour orgue was awarded a first prize in composition in the competition of Les Amis de l'Orgue in 1936. In that same year, he was appointed titular organist of Saint-Nicolas in Maisons-Laffite. Throughout his short life he never ceased to compose for the piano, the organ, chamber music, orchestral music and voices for soloists and choirs, his catalog comprises more than 140 works. His Litanies are in organists' repertory the world over. (he died in action in the defence of Saumur)
in 1942 - Brian Wilson, Inglewood Calif, vocalist (Beachboys-In My Room) is born.
in 1945 - [Morna] Anne Murray, Springhill Nova Scotia Canada, singer (Snow Bird) is born.
in 1946 - Andre Watts, Nuremberg Germany, concert pianist (Oberon) born.
in 1947 - Dolores Brooks (US singer; the Crystals) is born.
in 1948 - Toast Of The Town, which would later be called The Ed Sullivan Show, premiered on CBS-TV. The first show was produced on a budget of $1,375. Only $375 was allocated for talent and $200 of that was shared by the young stars of that night's program, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
in 1948 - Joey Molland, rocker is born.
in 1948 - Nigel Morris, rocker (Isotope) is born.
in 1948 - George Frederick Boyle, composer, dies at 61.
in 1949 - Bob Andrews, England, rock keyboardist/vocalist is born.
in 1949 - Alan Longmuir (Scottish bassist; Bay City Rollers) is born.
in 1949 - Lionel Richie (US vocals, keyboards, songwriter, Commodores/solo) is born.
in 1951 - Peter Gordon, composer born
in 1953 - Alan Longmuir, Edinburgh Scotland, rocker (Bay City Rollers) is born
in 1953 - Eddie Fisher was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I’m Walking Behind You'. The American singer had a variety television series, Coke Time with Eddie Fisher on NBC from 1953–1957.
in 1953 - Cyndi Ann Stephanie Lauper, Bkln, singer (Girls Just Want to Have Fun) is born.
in 1954 - Michael Anthony Sobolewski (US bassist, Van Halen/Sammy Hagar) is born.
in 1955 - Michael Anthony, rocker is born.
in 1958 - Kelly Johnson (UK lead guitar, singer, songwriter; Girlschool) is born.
in 1958 - Simon Underwood (UK bassist; Pigbag) is born.
in 1960 - John Taylor (UK bassist, Duran Duran/Power Station/Neurotic Outsiders/solo) is born.
in 1960 - Chris Gibson (Martinique vocalist; Gibson Brothers) is born.
in 1963 - Beatles form "Beatles Ltd" to handle their income.
in 1963 - Amir Derakh (US guitarist, synthesizer player; Orgy) is born.
in 1963 - Gerry And The Pacemakers were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I Like It', the group's second No.1.
in 1964 - Touring Australia The Beatles played a third night at Sydney Stadium in Sydney.
in 1965 - The Beatles begin a 14-day European tour with two performances at the Palais Des Sports in Paris, France. The Beatles' set list for this tour: ‘Twist and Shout’, ‘She's a Woman’, ‘I'm a Loser’, ‘Can't Buy Me Love’, ‘Baby's In Black’, ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’, ‘A Hard Day's Night’, ‘Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby’, ‘Rock and Roll Music’, ‘I Feel Fine’, ‘Ticket to Ride’, and ‘Long Tall Sally’.
in 1965 - Ira Louvin /Ira Lonnie Loudermilk dies at age 41. American country singer, songwriter, and mandolinist born in Section, Alabama. He played with his brother Charlie Louvin, as the Louvin Brothers. They were heavily influenced by the Delmore Brothers and Monroe Brothers. Ira played mandolin with Charlie Monroe, guitar player of the Monroe Brothers in the early 1940s. The Louvin Brothers' songs were heavily influenced by their Baptist faith and warned against sin, although Ira was notorious for his drinking and short temper. The brothers helped popularize close harmony, a genre of country music with hits such as "The Get Acquainted Waltz", "Cash on the Barrelhead" and "When I Stop Dreaming". They joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1955 and stayed there until breaking up in 1963. and in 2001, the Louvin brothers were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Ira is also remembered for the cover he designed for their 1960 album, Satan Is Real, featuring the brothers standing in a rock quarry in front of a 12-foot tall rendition of the Devil as several hidden tires soaked in kerosene burn behind them as fire and brimstone. (Tragically, he died when a drunken driver struck his car in Williamsburg, Missouri)
in 1966 - Stone Gossard (US rhythm guitarist, producer; Pearl Jam/Brad/Temple of the Dog/freelance) is born.
in 1967 - Joseph William Cathcart, rock guitarist (Nelson-Love and Affection) is born.
in 1967 - Murphy Karges (US bassist; Sugar Ray) is born.
in 1969 - David Bowie recorded 'Space Oddity' at Trident Studios London. The track went on to become a UK No.1 when re-released in 1975.
in 1969 - The first of a three day Festival in Newport, California, featuring: Ike And Tina Turner, Marvin Gaye, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Byrds, The Rascals, Steppenwolf, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Janis Joplin, Johnny Winter, Eric Burdon and Love. A three day ticket cost $15 (£8.80). Hendrix received $125,000 for his appearance, at the time it was the highest fee ever paid to a rock act for a single appearancein 1970 - Jim Korthe (US vocalist, drummer; 3rd Strike/Phantasm/Dimestore Hoods) is born.
in 1971 - Twiggy Ramirez/Jeordie White (US bass; Marilyn Manson/9" Nails/Goon Moon/guest) is born.
in 1971 - On this week's UK singles chart, No.5, Tammi Lynn, 'I'm Gonna Run Away From You', No.4, Blue Mink, 'The Banner Man', No.3, Tony Christie, 'I Did What I Did For Maria', No.2, Dawn, 'Knock Three Times', and at No.1, Middle Of The Road 'Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep', the Scottish group's only No.1 hit.
in 1973 - Neil Diamond appeared on the 20th anniversary show of American Bandstand. The US TV show also featured Little Richard, Cheech and Chong, Paul Revere and the Raiders and Three Dog Night
in 1973 - Chino Moreno (vocals, back-up guitar; Deftones/Team Sleep) is born.
in 1973 - Bruce Tate dies at age 36. American vocalist, baritone singer with The Penguins. Brought up in Los Angeles, he attended Jefferson High. Bruce, along with his school friend Curtis Williams, plus Dexter Tisby and Cleveland Duncan, they formed the doo-wop vocal group in late 1953, having a midtempo performance style, a cross between rhythm and blues and rock and roll. In May of 1954, they released their debut single "No There Ain't No News Today". Later they recorded a track "I Ain't Gonna Cry" which was featured on the album "The Best Vocal Groups In Rock & Roll". Dootone Records released The Penguins' single "Hey Senorita" in late 1954 as the intended A-side, but a radio DJ flipped the record over to the B-side: "Earth Angel" worked its way up to No.1 on the Billboard charts. They moved to Mercury Records recording tracks such as "Don't Do It", "It Only Happens With You", "Walkin' Down Broadway" and "Be Mine Or Be A Fool". After which, not liking the new found fame, and cracking up under the pressures, Bruce left the group. The Penguins were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004.
in 1974 - Van Morrison, The Allman Brothers, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Tim Buckley, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and The Doobie Brothers all appeared at Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England. A special PA system was used for the event, claiming to be the best ever for an outside show, weighing 12 tons and needing five technicians.
in 1975 - Daniel Ayala Perez, composer, dies at 68.
in 1976 - Jerome Fontamillas (US singer, guitarist; Mortal/Fold Zandura/Switchfoot) is born.
in 1979 - Charlotte Hatherley (UK guitar, vocals; Ash/solo) is born.
in 1980 - Gustaf Allan Pettersson, composer, dies at 68.
in 1980 - Tony Lovato (US singer, guitarist; Mest) is born.
in 1980 - During a UK tour Fleetwood Mac played the first of six sold-out nights at Wembley Arena, London, England.
in 1981 - Guitarist Gerry Cott quits Boomtown Rats.
in 1981 Stars on 45 went to No.1 on the US singles chart, a medley of Beatles songs set to a disco beat. It was the start of a flood of 'Stars On' hits including Stars on Stevie Wonder, punk songs, Status Quo and Chas & Dave.
in 1981 – Angerfist /Danny Masseling (Dutch DJ, hardcore techno and Gabber musician) is born.
in 1982 – Example /Elliot John Gleave (British rapper) is born.
in 1983 - Sadik Hakim / Argonne Thornton dies at age 64. American jazz pianist, composer, sessionist, born in Duluth, Minnesota and was taught piano by his grandfather. In 1944 he moved to New York City and was hired by Ben Webster and also he was on part of Charlie Parker's famous "Ko Ko" session, as well as gigging regularly with Lester Young. Sadik worked with Louis Metcalf's International Band in Canada, before working with James Moody and George Holmes Tate in New York through the 50s. He returned to Montreal from 1966 to 1976, leading bands and recording with Charlie Biddle. He led recording dates from 1976–1980 and cut an album with Sonny Stitt in 1978. Sadik played "'Round Midnight" at Thelonious Monk's funeral in 1982.
in 1985 - Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr married Angela Brown in San Francisco, California.
in 1986 - Phil Collins, Dire Straits, Tina Turner and Elton John all appeared at the fourth annual 'Prince's Trust Rock Gala' held in London.
in 1987 - The Firm were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Star Trekkin', a novelty song parodying the characters of Star Trek.
in 1987 - Aerosmith appeared at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, the first night on their Permanent Vacation 147 date world tour.
in 1989 - During a UK tour The Stone Roses appeared at the Riverside in Newcastle upon Tyne.
in 1991 - Malcolm Frager dies at age 57. American pianist born in St. Louis, Missouri, known mainly for his deep interest in Beethoven and Mozart and as a champion of the two Weber Piano Concertos. At the age of 14, he persuaded his family to send him to New York City, where he studied with the pianist and teacher Carl Friedberg. His career was set firmly in motion by two competition victories in successive years: the Leventritt in New York in 1959 and the Queen Elisabeth in Brussels in 1960. In 1969 he relocated to Lenox, Mass., near to the Tanglewood Festival. He remained a busy member of the world concert circuit, often spending as much as nine months of the year on the road. In 1987 Malcolm received the Golden Mozart Pin from the International Mozart Foundation in Salzburg. (He died in Pittsfield, Massachusetts after a lengthy illness).
in 1992 - Mariah Carey scored her sixth US No.1 single with 'I'll Be There', a No.2 hit in the UK. The song was also a US No.1 for The Jackson Five in 1970.
in 1992 - Sir Charles Barnard Groves CBE dies at age 77. English conductor. After accompanying positions and conducting various orchestras and studio work for the BBC, Charles spent a decade as conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. His best-known musical directorship was of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, beginning in 1963, with which he made most of his recordings. From 1967 until his death, he was associate conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and in the 1970s he was one of the regular conductors of the Last Night of the Proms. He also served as president of the National Youth Orchestra from 1977, and, during the last decade of his life, as guest conductor for orchestras around the world. (heart problems).
in 1995 - Jeff Buckley played the first night of a UK tour at The Queens Hall, Edinburgh.
in 1995 - Dennis Gomm, musician, dies at 84.
in 1996 - James 'Jim' Ellison dies at age 32. America frontman and guitarist; as a teenager Jim was inspired enough by the likes of David Bowie, the Who, and Sweet to seriously take up the guitar. Then while attending Chicago's Columbia Art College he formed the powerpop band Material Issue. He tirelessly promoted his band, booked tours, and secured a major-label deal in 1990. In early 1991, Material Issue broke onto the national scene with their debut album International Pop Overthrow (IPO) which sold over 300,000 copies, producing hit singles "Diane" and "Valerie Loves Me", which peaked at No.3 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. 1992 saw the follow-up to IPO with Destination Universe which included the searing power pop gem "What Girls Want" in addition to the richly emotional ballads "Next Big Thing" and "Everything". Material Issue continued to tour heavily across the country in support of both albums. 1994 saw the release of Freak City Soundtrack which featured the hit "Kim The Waitress" (He committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning).
in 1997 - Lawrence Payton dies at age 59. American songwriter, tenor vocalist and record producer for the popular Motown quartet, The Four Tops. The Four Tops was founded in Detroit, Michigan as The Four Aims, by Lawrence, Levi Stubbs, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, and Renaldo "Obie" Benson, they remained together for over four decades, having gone from 1953 until 1997 without a single change in personnel and they helped define the Motown Sound of the 1960s. Lawrence created the smooth, sharp jazz - pop hamonies for the group on their many hits such as "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" and "Reach Out I'll Be There" (sadly died of liver cancer) b. March 2nd 1938.
2006: Claydes "Charles" Smith (57) American guitarist, vocalist; born in Jersey City, New Jersey, he was introduced to jazz guitar by his father. In the early 1960s he got together with some New Jersey jazz musicians, including Ronald Bell aka Khalis Bayyan, Robert "Kool" Bell, George Brown, Dennis Thomas and Robert "Spike" Mickens, and they soon became known as Kool & the Gang. Other members would include lead singer James "JT" Taylor. They were one of the major groups of the 1970s, blending jazz, funk, R&B, and pop and enjoyed a return to stardom during the 1980s. Charles wrote the hits "Joanna" and "Take My Heart," and was a co-writer of others, including "Celebration," "Hollywood Swinging," and "Jungle Boogie." (Illness forced him to stop touring with the group in January 2006. He passed away due to an unknown prolonged illness).
in 1998 - Black Sabbath, Foo Fighters, Korn, Pantera, Soulfly, Slayer, Fear Factory, Coal Chamber, Life of Agony, Limp Bizkit, Entombed, Human Waste Project, Neurosis, and Pitchshifter all appeared at Ozzfest, Milton Keynes Bowl, England.
in 1998 - Embrace went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'The Good Will Out'.
in 1998 - Baddiel, Skinner & Lightning Seeds went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Three Lions '98' released for the football World Cup 98.
in 1999 - Jamiroquai went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Synkronized', the group's second No.1 album.
in 1999 - Dutch-based dance act The Vengaboys went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!'
in 2000 - The Ronettes were awarded $2.6 million (£1.5 million) in “back earnings” from Phil Spector. New York judge Paula Omansky ruled that the legendary producer had cheated them out of royalties.
in 2004 - Britney Spears went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Everytime', the singers fifth UK No.1. Velvet Revolver were at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Contraband.'
in 2004 - Organisers at a Paul McCartney gig hired three jets to spray dry ice into the clouds so it wouldn’t rain during the concert. The gig in Petersburg, Russia, was McCartney’s 3,000 concert appearance. He had performed 2,535 gigs with the Quarrymen and the Beatles, 140 gigs with Wings and 325 solo shows.
in 2006 - Claydes Charles Smith, co-founder and lead guitarist of Kool & the Gang died aged 57 after a long illness. They had the 1981 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'Celebration' and 15 other Top 40 hits.
in 2008 - American singer songwriter Jimmy Buffett announced that his Margaritaville Holdings has partnered with New York gambling company Coastal Marina to buy the Trump Marina Hotel Casino for $316 million. His vast business empire also included tequila, beer, frozen food, footwear, restaurants, a resort, a record label and a recording studio. in 2006 - Rolling Stone magazine estimated Buffett's earnings at $44 million.
in 2009 - Dave Matthews Band went to No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King’, the bands seventh studio album.
in 2010 - El Pery dies at age 21. Honduran reggaeton musician (tragically shot).
in 2010 - Bobby Meide dies at age 59. American long landing drummer with the Flamin' Oh's; their most recent album, Long Live the King, was released in 2005 and was awarded as "Best Local CD" by the Minnesota Music Academy. In 2007, the band was inducted into the Minnesota Country Rock Hall of Fame. He had been a fixture of the Twin Cities rock scene for over four decades and had also played with The Apostles, Prodigy and many more. (tragically died unexpectingly of Korsakoff's syndrome, his medical condition had only been diagnosed in the past few weeks).
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in 1577 - Giovanni Del Turco, composer is born
in 1668 - Cajetan Kolberer, composer is born
in 1732 - Johann Christoph Frederic Bach, composer is born
in 1790 - Wilhelm Speyer, composer is born
in 1805 - Karl Friedrich Curschmann, composer is born.
in 1818 - Ernst II, duke of Saxon-Coburg-Gotha (1844-93)/composer is born.
in 1862 - Henry Holden Huss, composer is born
in 1865 - Albert Herbert Brewer, composer is born
in 1868 - Wagner's opera "Meistersinger von Nuernberg," premieres in Munich.
in 1887 - Adolf Schimon, composer, dies at 67.
in 1891 - Hermann Scherchen (German conductor, violinist) is born.
in 1892 - Hilding Rosenberg, Bosjokloster (sp?) Sweden, composer (Babels Torn) is born
in 1893 - Alois Haba, Czech (opera)composer (Mother) is born
in 1899 - Pavel Haas, composer is born
in 1900 - Gunnar Ek, composer is born
in 1900 - Polibo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 69.
in 1900 - Dewey Jackson (US jazz musician, cornet, trumpet) is born.
in 1902 - Wilhelm Maler, composer is born
in 1903 - Helene Costello, dancer/actress (Love Toy) is born
in 1903 - Louis Krasner, violinist is born
in 1906 - Luis Maria Millet, composer is born.
in 1906 - Harold Spina (US composer) is born.
in 1906 - Grete Sultan (German musician) is born.
in 1908 - Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov dies at age 64. Russian composer, and a member of the group of composers known as The Five aka The Mighty Handful, a circle of composers who met in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in the years 1856–1870: Mily Balakirev, César Cui, Modest Mussorgsky, Alexander Borodin and Nikolai. The group had the aim of producing a specifically Russian kind of art music, rather than one that imitated older European music or relied on European-style conservatory training. Nikolia was a master of orchestration, his best-known orchestral compositions - Capriccio Espagnol, the Russian Easter Festival Overture, and the symphonic suite Scheherazade—are considered staples of the classical music repertoire, along with suites and excerpts from some of his 15 operas. Scheherazade is an example of his frequent use of fairy tale and folk subjects. In later years in 1892, due to many family illnesses and deaths and himself diagnosis of neurasthenia, he retired resigned from the Russian Symphony Concerts and the Court Chapel. After making third versions of the musical tableau Sadko and the opera The Maid of Pskov, he closed his musical account with the past; he had left none of his major works before May Night in their original form. Another death brought about a creative renewal. The passing of Tchaikovsky presented a twofold opportunity—to write for the Imperial Theaters and to compose an opera based on Nikolai Gogol's short story Christmas Eve, a work on which Tchaikovsky had based his opera Vakula the Smith. The success of his Christmas Eve encouraged him to complete an opera approximately every 18 months between 1893 and 1908—a total of 11 during this period (he died from the results of accelerated neurasthenia and accelerated angina).
in 1909 - Kurt Schwaen, composer is born
in 1910 - Bela Tardos, composer is born
in 1910 - Charles Jones, composer is born
in 1914 - Jan Decadt, composer is born
in 1914 - Glauco Velasquez, composer, dies at 30
in 1921 - Frank Scott, Fargo ND, pianist (Lawrence Welk Show) is born
in 1928 - Judith Raskin, NYC, soprano (Susanna-Le Nozze di Figaro) is born
in 1929 - Abdel Halim Hafez (Egyptian singer, actor, multi-musician) is born.
in 1929 - Alexandre Lagoya (Greek-Italian classical guitarist) is born.
in 1930 - Patricia Lindop, radio biologist is born
in 1932 - Lalo [Boris] Schifrin, Buenos Aires Argentina, composer is born
in 1932 - Ocie Lee "OC" Smith, US jazz singer (Little Green Apples) is born
in 1936 - Dave Godin (US music critic, founder of labels Soul City & Deep Soul) is born.
in 1939 - Charles Boone, composer is born
in 1944 - Miguel Danus, Vicens rocker is born
in 1944 - Jon Hiseman/Philip John Hiseman (UK drummer, recording engineer-producer; Colosseum/sessionist) is born.
in 1943 – Salomé /Maria Rosa Marco (Spanish singer) is born.
in 1944 - Ray Davies (UK lead vocals, guitar, songwriter; Ravens/The Kinks/solo) is born.
in 1944 - Miguel Vicens (Spanish guitarist; Los Bravos) is born.
in 1945 - Chris Britton, England, rock guitarist (Troggs-Wild Thing) is born
in 1946 - Heinrich Kaminski, composer, dies at 59.
in 1946 - Brenda Holloway (US singer, songwriter) is born.
in 1947 - Joey Molland (UK guitar, vocals; Masterminds/Fruit Eating Bears/Merseybeats/Badfinger) is born.
in 1948 - Leo Sayers, rocker (You Make Me Feel Like Dancing) is born
in 1949 - Greg Munford (US lead vocals; solo/studio singer-multimusician/Strawberry Alarm Clock) is born.
in 1950 - Joey Kramer, NYC, hard rock drummer (Aerosmith-Toys in the Attic) is born
in 1950 - Vasilis Papakonstantinou (Greek singer) is born.
in 1950 - John Paul Young (UK singer: Easybeats/Musicals/solo) is born.
in 1951 - Nils Lofgren (US guitar, multi-musician, vocals; E Street Band/solo) is born.
in 1951 - Alan Silson (UK lead guitar, vocals; Smokie/Mickey Finn's T. Rex) is born.
in 1952 - Luis Días (Dominican singer-songwriter, composer, guitarist; Transporte Urbano/others) is born.
in 1954 - Augustus Pablo /Horace Swaby (Jamaican reggae record producer, keyboardist) is born.
in 1955 - Jean-Pierre Mader (French singer, songwriter) is born.
in 1955 - Elvis Presley played two shows in Beaumont, Texas, with bassist Bill Black and guitarist Scotty Moore.
in 1957 - Mark Brzezicki (drums; Ultravox/Procol Harum/Big Country) is born.
in 1959 - Kathy Mattea (country music & bluegrass singer, guitar) is born.
in 1959 - Marcella Detroit (vocals, harmonica, guitar; Shakespear's Sister) is born.
in 1961 - Kip Winger (US singer, guitarist; Winger) is born.
in 1961 - Manu Chao (French multi-instrumentalist; Mano Negra) is born.
in 1961 - Sascha Konietzko (German singer, synth player; KMFDM) is born.
in 1962 - Viktor Tsoi (Soviet guitarist, singer, songwriter; Kino) is born.
in 1966 - Reg Calvert manager of The Fortunes, Screaming Lord Sutch and the owner of offshore pirate radio station Radio City was shot dead by business rival William Smedley during a confrontation. (Smedley was the owner of pirate station Radio Caroline). Smedley was later cleared of the murder.
in 1966 - Jimmy Page made his live debut with The Yardbirds at the Marquee Club, London.
in 1966 - After a North American tour The Rolling Stones sued 14 hotels over a booking ban in New York, claiming that the ban was violating civil rights laws.
in 1966 - Tom Jones needed 14 stitches in his forehead after his Jaguar was involved in a car crash in Marble Arch, London.
in 1966 - Working at Abbey Road studios in London, The Beatles recorded from start to finish, a new John Lennon song ‘She Said She Said’. The song was reportedly based on a bizarre conversation that Lennon had with Peter Fonda while John and George Harrison were tripping on LSD.
in 1966 - Reg Calvert dies at age 38. British manager of The Fortunes pop group and singer Screaming Lord Sutch, and the owner of offshore pirate radio station Radio City. (In June, 1966 Radio Caroline embarked on a joint venture with rival pirate Radio City, which broadcast from a Second World War marine fort off the Kent coast, seven miles from Margate. One of the directors of Caroline, Major Oliver Smedley, agreed to pay for a new transmitter to relay Caroline's programmes from the fort, while Mike, the owner of Radio City, would continue to run the operation but this time on behalf of Radio Caroline. However, Radio Caroline then withdrew from the deal when it was heard that the government intended to prosecute those occupying the forts, which were still Crown property. As Smedley, however, had received no payment from Reg for the transmitter, so a raid on the Radio City fort was launched by Smedley on June 20, and the station's transmitter was put out of action. On June 21, Reg visited Smedley's home to demand the departure of the raiders and the return of vital transmitter crystals. A violent struggle developed during which Smedley shot Reg dead. During the subsequent trial, Smedley was acquitted on grounds of self-defence).
in 1967 - Tim Simenon (record producer) is born.
in 1968 – Sonique /Sonia Clarke (UK singer, DJ) is born.
in 1970 - Pete Rock /Peter Phillips (UK trip-hop musician, composer, producer; Bomb the Bass) is born.
in 1968 - Geno Washington, The Move, Fairport Convention, Marmalade, Family, Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera, Spooky Tooth, Tramline, Savoy Brown Blues Band and Baron Richtofen all appeared at the Midsummer Nights Dream, Burton Constable Hall, in Humberside, England.
in 1968 - The Who appeared at Durham University, Durham, England.
in 1971 - Anette Olzon (Swedish singer; Nightwish) is born.
in 1972 - Seth Bingham, composer, dies at 90
in 1972 - Led Zeppelin appeared at Denver Coliseum, Denver on their North American tour.
in 1973 - Merlakia Jones, WNBA guard/forward (Cleveland Rockers) is born
in 1974 - Neely Jenkins (US bassist, vocalist; Park Ave/Tilly & the Wall) is born.
in 1975 - Heinz Lau, composer, dies at 49
in 1976 - Mike Einziger (guitar; Incubus/Time Lapse Consortium) is born.
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in 1975 - Captain and Tennille started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with the Neil Sedaka song 'Love Will Keep Us Together', it made No.32 in the UK.
in 1975 - Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore quit Deep Purple to form his own group Rainbow.
in 1975 - The Eagles and The Doobie Brothers both appeared at the Oakland Coliseum, California, Elton John made a surprise appearance with both groups during the concert.
in 1976 - Touring North America for the first time Wings played the last dates of their 31-date tour with three nights at the Los Angeles Forum.
in 1977 - Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten was attacked in a brawl outside the live music venue Dingwalls in Camden, London, England.
in 1977 - Aerosmith played at the Tarrant County Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas, on their 81 date Draw The Line Tour.
in 1978 - Andrew Lloyd Webber and Rice's musical "Evita," premiers in London
in 1978 - Jean-Pascal Lacoste (French singer, actor, TV host) is born.
in 1978 - Rim'K /Abdelkrim Brahmi-Benalla (French rapper) is born.
in 1979 - Angus MacLise dies at age 34. American percussionist, composer, poet, occultist and calligrapher but best known as the first drummer for the Velvet Underground. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, was a member of La Monte Young's Theatre of Eternal Music, with John Cale, Tony Conrad, Marian Zazeela and sometimes Terry Riley. As an early member of The Velvet Underground, having been brought into the group by flatmate John Cale, Angus played bongos and hand drums during 1965 with the first incarnation of the band. Although the Velvets regularly extemporised soundtracks to underground films, Angus never officially recorded with them, and is often considered something of a shadowy, legendary figure in their history. When the opportunity of the band's first paying gig in November 1965 arose, he promptly quit, suggesting the group had sold out. He then travelled around between North Africa, India, Greece, the Middle East and finally found his place in Nepal. Angus recorded a vast amount of music, these recordings, produced between the mid-'60s and the late-'70s, consist of tribal trance workouts, spoken word, poetry, Brion Gysin-like tape cut-ups and minimalist droning and electronics (tuberculosis).
in 1980 - German orchestra leader and songwriter Bert Kaempfert died aged 56. Both Frank Sinatra (Strangers In The Night) and Elvis Presley (Wooden Heart) covered his songs. Kaempfert released over 50 albums. In 1961, he hired The Beatles to back Tony Sheridan on recording sessions for Polydor, (these were the Beatles' first commercial recordings).
in 1980 - The first day of a two day Festival at Loch Lomond, Scotland with The Jam, Tourists, Bad Manners, Wishbone Ash, Saxon, Gillan and The Regents.
in 1980 - The Beach Boys, Santana, Mike Oldfield, Elkie Brooks, Lindisfarne and The Blues Band all appeared at Knebworth '80, Knebworth Park, England, tickets £9.00.
in 1980 - French police arrested all members of The Stranglers after a concert at Nice University for allegedly starting a riot.
in 1980 - Bert Kaempfert /Berthold Kämpfert dies at age 56. German producer, arranger, composer, bandleader born in Hamburg, Germany. He was hired by Hans Busch to play with his orchestra before serving as a bandsman in the German Navy during World War II. He later formed his own touring big band, his first hit with his orchestra was in 1960, with "Wonderland by Night". He made easy listening and jazz-oriented records, and wrote the music for a number of well-known songs, including "Strangers in the Night", "Moon Over Naples", "Tenderly", "Three O'Clock in the Morning", "Red Roses for a Blue Lady", "Wooden Heart", "Spanish Eyes" and many others (sadly died of a heart seizure while at his home in Mallorca, resting up after a triumphant British tour).
in 1981 - Gunnar Ek, composer, dies on 81st birthday
in 1981 - Brandon Flowers (US vocals, keyboards, bass; The Killers) is born.
in 1982 - Paul McCartney releases "Take it Away"
in 1985 - Kris Allen (US singer) is born.
in 1985 - This was the first day of this year’s Glastonbury Festival with Aswad, The Boomtown Rats, Clannad, The Colour Field, Ian Dury, King, The Pogues, Midnight Oil, Thompson Twins, Misty In Roots and Maria Muldaur. A three day ticket cost £16 ($27).
in 1986 - "Living on Video" by Trans-X peaks at #61.
in 1986 - Genesis scored their fourth UK No.1 album with 'Invisible Touch'.
in 1986 - Assi Rahbani dies at age 63. Lebanese composer, singer, musician and producer. He formed one half of the Rahbani Brothers with his brother Mansour Rahbani. He started his musical career at the Near East Radio channel. In 1951, Assi composed Nouhad Haddad (later known as Fairuz and Assi's future wife), very first song, "Itab" ("Blame"), when she was one of the singers in the radio station's chorus. By the 1960s, the Rahbani Brothers had become one of the most famous musical figures in the Arab World, and were sought after by many Arab singers. In addition to productions that featured Fairuz, they also wrote and directed hundreds of theatrical and TV productions. In the 1970s, Assi and Fairuz, became an international success, specifically after four months of extensively touring North America. Assi and his brother continued writing musicals and touring Europe and the Persian Gulf nations with Fairuz (he sadly died a few weeks after falling into a coma. Beirut's warring Muslims and Christians declared a cease fire and opened the city's checkpoints for his funeral. Assi had suffered in the 70s from a brain hemorrhage which resulted in 3 operations).
in 1987 - Abram Chasins dies at age 83. American composer, pianist, piano teacher, lecturer, musicologist, music broadcaster, radio executive and author, born in Manhattan, New York. His career as a pianist lasted from 1927 until 1947. He gave many solo recitals and performed with major orchestras in the United States, Canada, South America and Europe. He was associated with the radio station WQXR from 1941 to 1965, becoming the music director in 1946. His own radio series, "Piano Pointers", ran from 1932 to 1939 and he used his E flat minor Prelude as the program's theme. He wrote over 100 compositions, mostly for the piano. His Three Chinese Pieces in the 1920s were performed by celebrated pianists including Josef Lhévinne, Józef Hofmann, William Kapell and Shura Cherkassky, and in its orchestrated version was the first American work to be performed by Toscanini with the New York Philharmonic. The "Concert Paraphrase on Strauss's 'Artist's Life'" is among his best works for two pianos, four hands, and his 24 Preludes for Piano in 1928 continue to be used as teaching pieces. In 1972 he joined the University of Southern California as musician-in-residence, and reorganized the student-run radio station KUSC into a channel for classical and modern music. He retired in 1977 (cancer).
in 1988 - The UK leg of Bruce Springsteens' 'Tunnel Of Love Express' tour was at Aston Villa Football Club, Birmingham, England.
in 1986 - "Vienna Calling" by Falco peaks at #18.
in 1992 - Thomas Whitfield, gospel vocalist, dies of heart attack at 38.
in 1992 - The Orb released 'Blue Room' the single had a duration of 39 minutes and 58 seconds, two seconds shorter than the maximum permitted for a single under UK chart rules. The single peaked at No.8.
in 1993 - Ticho Parly /Frederick Christiansen dies at age 64. Danish Heldentenor, born in Copenhagen, who sang leading roles in most of the major opera houses of Europe as well as the United States, including the Metropolitan Opera, where he debuted in 1966 as Tristan opposite Birgit Nilsson in Tristan und Isolde. As late as 1988, he appeared in Denmark in the eponymous role of Otello. In his later years, Ticho Parly taught voice in Seattle.
in 1987 - Kim Ryeowook (Korean pop singer) is born.
in 1994 - George Michael lost his lawsuit against Sony Records. Michael claimed that his 15-year contract with Sony was unfair because the company could refuse to release albums it thought wouldn't be commercially successful. Michael vowed he would never record for Sony again. He re-signed with the company in 2003.
in 1997 - Art Prysock, jazz musician, dies at 68.
in 1997 - Rebecca Black (US pop singer) is born.
in 1998 - Bobby Brown was arrested on charges of sexual battery after an incident at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel.
in 1999 – Kami /Ukyo Kamimura dies at age 26. Japanese drummer; his early influences included many of the British New Wave bands and bands such as Culture Club and Duran Duran. He played in bands while still at school after which Kami decided to go to Tokyo, where he spent a brief stint with a punk band before taking a liking to the visual kei style. As a result, he joined an up and coming musical group called Kneuklid Romance. Performing mainly live shows, Kami soon attracted the attention of Yu~ki, a bassist from a fellow visual kei band, Malice Mizer. Not long after Kami was a full member and playing drums for Malice Mizer. They released their debut album, Memoire, his first inclusion in a publicly released album. In the months before his death, Kami had taken to composing music, writing two complete songs, "Unmei no Deai" and "Mori no naka no tenshi". These would later be released on the memorial album Shinwa. (died in his sleep of a subarachnoid hemorrhage) .
in 2000 - 39 year-old Karen McNeil who claimed she was the wife of Axl Rose and that she communicated with him telepathically was jailed for one year for stalking the singer.
in 2000 - Alan Hovhaness dies at age 89. American composer of Armenian and Scottish ancestry. His music often evokes a mood of mystery or contemplation. The Boston Globe music critic Richard Buell wrote: "Although he has been stereotyped as a self-consciously Armenian composer, his output assimilates the music of many cultures. What may be most American about all of it is the way it turns its materials into a kind of exoticism. The atmosphere is hushed, reverential, mystical, nostalgi". He was among the most prolific of 20th century composers, his official catalog comprising 67 numbered symphonies (surviving manuscripts indicate over 70) and 434 opus numbers. However, the true tally is well over 500 surviving works since many opus numbers comprise two or more distinct works.
in 2001 - John Lee Hooker dies at age 83. American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter born in Coahoma County, Mississippi. In the 1930s, he lived in Memphis, Tennessee where he worked on Beale Street at The New Daisy Theatre and occasionally performed at house parties and his recording career began in 1948. He performed in a half-spoken style that became his trademark. His guitar playing is closely aligned with piano Boogie Woogie. He would play the walking bass pattern with his thumb, stopping to emphasize the end of a line with a series of trills, done by rapid hammer-ons and pull-offs. His best known songs include "Boogie Chillen" in 1948 and "Boom Boom" in 1962 (died in his sleep).
in 2002 - Matt Dennis dies at age 88. American singer, pianist, bandleader, arranger, and writer of music for popular music songs born in Seattle, Washington. In 1933 he joined Horace Heidt's orchestra as a vocalist and pianist, before forming his own band with Dick Haymes as vocalist. He became vocal coach, arranger, and accompanist for Martha Tilton, and worked with a new vocal group, the Stafford Sisters. Jo Stafford, one of the sisters, joined the Tommy Dorsey band in 1940 and persuaded Dorsey to hire Matt as arranger and composer. Dennis wrote prolifically, with fourteen of his songs recorded by the Dorsey band in one year alone, including "Everything Happens to Me," an early hit for Frank Sinatra. (pneumonia).
in 2007 - Georg Danzer dies at age 60. Austrian singer, songwriter and guitarist born in Vienna; although he is credited as one of the pioneers of Austropop, with his most famous hits are his comic songs "Jö schau", about a streaker at the Café Hawelka and "Hupf' in Gatsch", he always refused to be part of this genre. Georg was successful as a solo artist, but was also in the group Austria3, along with Wolfgang Ambros and Rainhard Fendrich. The group was initionally put together by Fendrich in order to give one single charity concert in favour of homeless in 1997, which collected more than ATS 2 million, almost USD 200,000. Their success as a group was overwhelming, so they formed Austria3 from that day on, until they decided to stop the project, their last concert was given at Altusried, Germany, on 26 July 2006. However, a month before Georg's death, at a concert in Vienna on 16 April 2007, the three met again for just three songs. (lung cancer).
in 2008 - Disturbed were at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Indestructible’ the bands third consecutive US No.1.
in 2010 - Frank Sidebottom /Chris Sievey dies at age 54. British comedian and musician; after leaving the punk band The Freshies, Chris created the role for which he is be best remembered, Frank Sidebottom. With his over-sized, papier-mache head, as Frank Sidebottom, he styled himself as an aspiring singer-songwriter from Timperley, south Manchester and found fame through a series of TV appearances in the 1980s and remained a popular cult comedy figure. In late 2009 and early 2010 he supported John Cooper Clarke on a UK tour (lung cancer).
in 2010 - Larry Jon Wilson dies at age 69. American country singer, self taught guitarist and songwriter, with singles such as "Through the Eyes of Little Children" and "I Betcha Heaven's on a Dirt Road". Born in Swainsboro, Georgia, he released his debut album New Beginnings in 1975. Three more albums followed, Let Me Sing My Song to You, Loose Change, and The Sojourner. In the late 1980s he attended the Frank Brown International Songwriter's Festival in Perdido Key, Florida and began touring again in 1989, and by 2003 was still accepting occasional engagements. In 2008, he released a new album, after a thirty year hiatus from recording (stroke).
in 2010 - Tam White dies at age 67. Scottish singer, guitarist and actor; primarily known as a blues vocalist with a trademark gravel-voiced sound. In the 1960s he recorded with beat groups The Boston Dexters and then The Buzz. In the 1970s Tam was the first artist to sing live on Top Of The Pops, and he provided the vocals for Robbie Coltrane to mime to as Big Jazza McGlone in John Byrne's award-winning television series Tutti Frutti in 1987. As Tam White & The Dexters, his band built up a solid and loyal following for their live appearances, becoming "a fixture" at the Edinburgh Jazz And Blues Festival, and supporting blues artists including BB King, Al Green and Van Morrison. Tam began acting in films and TV in 1990 having roles in Paper Mask, Braveheart, The Negotiator, Cutthroat Island, Orphans, Taggart, Eastenders and River City (He died unexpectedly of a heart attack after a gym session in Edinburgh)
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in 1611 - Pablo Bruna, composer is born
in 1613 - Lambert Pietkin, composer is born
in 1684 - Francesco Onofrio Manfredini, composer is born
in 1735 - Pirro Conte d' Albergati Capacelli, composer, dies at 71
in 1741 - Alois Luigi Tomasini, composer is born
in 1741 - Joseph-Hector Fiocco, composer, dies at 38
in 1742 - Heinrich Gottfried Reichard, composer is born
in 1745 - Hubert Renotte, composer, dies at 41
in 1754 - Nicholas Siret, composer, dies at 91
in 1762 - Francesco Manfredini (Italian Baroque composer, violinist, church musician) is born. in 1763 - Etienne-Nicolas Mahul, French organist/opera composer (Le Jeune Henri) is born
in 1824 - Frederic Louis Ritter, composer is born
in 1830 - Theodor Leschetizky, composer is born
in 1843 - Gabriele Prota, composer, dies at 88
in 1883 - Jose Rolon, composer is born
in 1885 - Mahdi, [Muhammad Ahmed], Sudanese music reviewer, dies
in 1893 - Osvald Chlubna, composer is born
in 1900 - Jennie Tourel, St Petersburg Russia, mezzo-soprano (Met Opera 1943-47). Video Notes: Jennie Tourel (1900-1973) sings the beautiful alto aria from Bach's St. Matthew Passion. This is from an old 1951 Columbia LP with Alexander Schneider playing the violin and conducted by Pablo Casals. in 1905 - Walter Leigh, composer is born
in 1907 - Ernest 'Doc' Paulin (American jazz trumpet player; the Paulin Brass Band) is born. in 1909 - Katherine Dunham, dancer/choreographer (Casbah, Stormy Weather) is born in 1910 - Sir Peter Pears (UK tenor singer; partner of Benjamin Britten) is born. in 1911 - Guus Jansen, jazz pianist (Net als Toen) is born
in 1912 - Vit Nejedly, composer is born
in 1926 - Ruth Zechlin, composer is born
in 1926 - Hermann Suter, composer, dies at 56
in 1932 - Michael Horvit, composer is born. in 1933 - Libor Pešek (Czech conductor) is born.
in 1934 - Nerlynn 'Lynn' Taitt (Jamaican reggae guitarist; The jets/many bands/sessionist) is born. in 1936 - Verne Allison, singer (Dells-Open Up My Heart) is born is born
in 1936 - Hermeto Pascoal (Brazilian multi-musician, composer; many bands) is born. in 1936 - Kris Kristofferson /Kris Carson (US singer, songwriter, actor) is born. Video Note: Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge on The Old Grey Whistle Test. in 1939 - Bobby Harrison (UK drummer, percussion, singer; Procol Harum/Freedom/Snafu) is born. in 1943 - Jimmy Castor, NYC, rocker/sax (Troglodyte, Jimmy Castor Bunch) is born
in 1943 - Eumir Deodato de Almeida (Brazilian jazz musician, record producer) is born. in 1944 - Steve Weber, guitarist, (Rounders-Holy "Boobs" Modal) is born
in 1944 - Peter Asher, London, singer (Peter and Gordon-World Without Love) is born
in 1946 - Eliades Ochoa (Cuban guitarist; Buena Vista Social Club) is born. in 1947 - Don Henley, drummer/singer (Eagles, Boys of Summer) is born
in 1947 - Howard Kaylan /Howard Kaplan (US singer; Turtles/Mothers of Invention/Flo & Eddie) is born. in 1948 - Todd Rundgren, Upper Darby PA, singer/guitarist (Hello it's Me) is born
in 1949 - Larry Junstrom, rock bassist (.38 Special) is born
in 1949 - Gary Moffet, Montreal, rock guitarist (April Wine) is born
in 1949 - Alan Osmond, Ogden Utah, singer (Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie) is born
in 1950 - Julio Fonseca, composer, dies at 65
in 1953 - Cyndi Lauper, American singer (Girls Just want to have Fun, Time after Time) is born
in 1954 - Bobby Valentino, rocker (Fabulous Poodles) is born
in 1955 - Green Gartside /Paul Julian Strohmeyer (Welsh singer, songwriter; Scritti Politti/freelance) is born. in 1956 - Derek Forbes, rocker (Simple Minds-Water Front) is born
in 1956 - Green [Gartside], rock vocalist (Scritti Politti-Flesh and Blood) is born
in 1956- Elvis Presley started a three-day run playing 10 shows at the Paramount Theater in Atlanta, Georgia. The stage manager was told; "Pull all white lights. Presley works all in color, Presley act has no encore. When he leaves the stage, immediately close curtains.” in 1957 - John Ryder, rock bassist (Face To Face) is born
in 1957 - Garry Beers, Sydney Australia, rocker (Inxs-Kiss the Dirt) is born
in 1958 - Ruby Turner (UK singer) is born. in 1958 - Vic Damone was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'On The Street Where You Live.' The song was from the hit musical 'My Fair Lady'. in 1959 - "Along Came Jones" by Coasters peaks at #9. in 1959 - Alan Anton /Alan Alizojvodic (Canadian bassist; Cowboy Junkies) is born. in 1959 - Nicola Sirkis (French singer, lyricist; Indochine) is born. in 1961 - Bobby Gillespie, rocker (Primal Scream) is born
in 1961 - Beatles record Aint She Sweet, Cry for a Shadow, When the Saints Go Marching In, Why, Nobody's Child and My Bonnie, in Hamburg
in 1961 - Jimmy Somerville (Scottish singer; Bronski Beat/Communards/solo) is born.in 1962 - Ruby Turner, rocker (No Where to Run) is born
in 1962 - Bobby Gillespie (Scottish drummer, vocals; Primal Scream/Jesus and Mary Chain/others) is born. in 1962 - Stephen Vaughan (UK bassist; PJ Harvey Trio/session musician) is born. in 1963 - Anne-Marie Ruddock (UK vocals, Amazulu/Amazulu II) is born. in 1963 - 13-year old Stevie Wonder first entered the US singles chart as Little Stevie Wonder with 'Fingertips Parts One and Two.' in 1963 - Mary Atanasiu /Maria Tanase dies at age 49. Romanian singer of traditional folkloric and popular music born in Bucharest; in 1934, she joined the Carabus Theatre of Constantin Tanase. Her debut took place on June 2nd 1937 under the stage name of Mary Atanasiu in the musical hall theatres, Alhambra and Gioconda. She represented Romania at the International Exhibition in Paris in 1937, as well as at the 1939 New York World's Fair. During World War II, together with George Enescu, George Vraca and Constantin Tanase, she performed in a series of shows for soldiers injured on the battlefield. After World War II, she performed in the Review Ensemble and the Satirical and Musical Theatre Constantin Tanase. She had parts in the plays "The Living Corpse" by Leo Tolstoy in 1945, and "Horia" by Mihai Davidoglu in 1956. In 1955, she received the State Prize and in 1957 she was honored with the medals "Ordinul Muncii"/The Order for Activity, "Premiul de Stat"/The State Award, and the title "Artista Emerita"/Honoured Artist of the Republic for her contributions to the arts. Maria toured many times in the last 15 years of her life, including over forty trips to New York City, America (cancer). in 1964 - The Beatles played their first ever show in New Zealand at Wellington Town Hall. The local Chief Constable refused a police escort for The Beatles leaving just two policemen to control over 5,000 fans. in 1964 - Kevin Sargeant, rocker (Thrashing Doves-Reprobate's Hymm) is born
in 1964 - Mike Edwards, British rock vocalist (Jesus Jones-Devil you Know) is born
in 1964 - Tommy Cunningham (Scottish drummer; Wet Wet Wet/Sleeping Giants) is born. in 1964 - Mike Edwards (UK vocals, keyboard, guitars; Jesus Jones) is born. in 1965 - Tommy Cunningham, rocker (Wet Wet Wet-Wishing I Was) is born., in 1966 - Schooly D /Jesse B. Weaver Jr (American rapper) is born.
in 1967 - Adrian Grigor'yevich Shaposhnikov, composer, dies at 79
in 1968 - "Here Come Da Judge" by The Buena Vistas peaks at #88
in 1968 - Herb Alpert started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'This Guys In Love With You'. His first No.1 plus first No.1 for the A&M label and the writer's Bacharach and David's first chart topper. A No.3 hit in the UK. in 1968 - The Jeff Beck group featuring Rod Stewart made their US debut at the Fillmore East, New York. in 1968 - The Otis Redding album 'Dock Of The Bay' went to No.1 in the UK, (Redding was killed in a plane crash on Dec 10th 1967). in 1969 - Judy Garland /Frances Ethel Gumm dies at age 47. American singer and actress, born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years, Judy attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, and as a recording artist and on the concert stage. Respected for her versatility, she received a Juvenile Academy Award, won a Golden Globe Award, received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for her work in films, as well as Grammy Awards and a Special Tony Award. She had a contralto singing range. As Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz in 1939, she won a special Oscar and it gave her a theme song for the rest of her life: "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (barbiturate overdose). in 1970 - Led Zeppelin appeared at Laugardalsholl Hall, Reykjavik, Iceland on the group's one and only visit to Iceland. It is suggested that Robert Plant was inspired to write the lyrics to 'Immigrant Song' during this trip." in 1970 - Steven Page (Canadian guitar, vocals, songwriter; Barenaked Ladies/The Vanity Project) is born. in 1971 - The second Glastonbury Festival in England took place. Held over 5 days to coincide with the summer solstice, (the weather was, for a British 'summer' very good). Acts who appeared included: Melanie, Quintessence, David Bowie, The Edgar Broughton Band, Pink Fairies, Terry Reid - with David Lyndley and Linda Lewis, Gong, Hawkwind, Arthur Brown, Brinsley Schwarz, Fairport Convention, Family and Traffic. Over 7,000 fans attended the event. in 1973 - Jacques Leon Wolfe, composer, dies at 77
in 1974 - Gary Glitter was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Always Yours', his third UK No.1. in 1974 - Gordon Lightfoot started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Sundown'. in 1974 - Darius Milhaud dies at age 81. French composer and teacher; born in Marseilles he was a member of Les Six / The Group of Six, a group of six composers working in Montparnasse whose music is often seen as a reaction against the musical style of Richard Wagner and impressionist music; the other composers were Georges Auric, Louis Durey, Arthur Honegger, Francis Poulenc, and Germaine Tailleferre. Darius was one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His compositions are influenced by jazz and make use of polytonality. On a trip to the US in 1922, he heard "authentic" jazz for the first time, on the streets of Harlem, which left a great impact on his musical outlook. The following year, he completed his composition "La création du monde"/"The Creation of the World", using ideas and idioms from jazz, cast as a ballet in six continuous dance scenes. After emigrating to America in 1940, he secured a teaching post at Mills College in Oakland, California, where he collaborated with Henri Temianka and the Paganini Quartet. In an extraordinary concert there in 1949, the Budapest Quartet performed the composer's 14th String Quartet, followed by the Paganini's performance of his 15th; and then both ensembles played the two pieces together as an octet. From 1947 to 1971 he taught alternate years at Mills and the Paris Conservatoire, until poor health, which caused him to use a wheelchair during his later years. Video Notes: Folk-inspired compositions for band were well established in the works of British composers Holst and Vaughan Williams and Australian-American Percy Grainger at the time this suite came into being. It was the result of a 1944 request to Milhaud from Leeds Music for a school band composition.
This suite is in five movements, each titled for the region from which the music came. Each had significance to Milhaud based on his memories of the struggles his country endured during the war.
4th movement Alsace-Lorraine - A movement reflecting misery and slavery of this, the last province liberated by the Allies. The music includes a begging song, "Lo 'tis the Month of May."
The United States Marine Band conducted by Colonel Timothy W. Foley. in 1976 - Gordon Moakes (UK multi-musician; Bloc Party) is born. in 1977 - American guitarist, songwriter and singer Peter Laughner from US punk band Pere Ubu died aged 24. in 1977 - Mike Alexander (UK bassist; Evile) is born. in 1977 - Peter Laughner dies at age 24. American guitarist, Peter & The Wolves, The Blue Drivers and Friction. He maybe better known for his work with Rocket From The Tombs and the early work of Pere Ubu, also for his writings in Creem magazine. Peter was considered as a replacement for Richard Lloyd when he departed Television, a band whom he championed from their earliest days(sadly died from acute pancreatitis). in 1984 - Dillwyn Owen Paton "Dill" Jones dies at age 60. Welsh jazz stride pianist, born in Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, he was turned onto jazz as a 10-year-old by hearing records by Fats Waller and Bix Beiderbecke on the radio. After the war he enrolled at Trinity College of Music in London but did not complete the course, preferring the informality of late night jazz sessions. Dill joined the Harry Parry Sextet and Vic Lewis' Orchestra before plying his trade as ship's pianist on the luxury liner, the Queen Mary, sailing between New York and Southampton. This gave him the chance to visit New York's jazz clubs and see the likes of Coleman Hawkins and Lennie Tristano. He emigrated to the United States in 1961. Jones was soon in demand, and earned his reputation playing with the likes of Gene Krupa, Jimmy McPartland and Yank Lawson (throat cancer). in 1978 - Tim Driesen (Belgian actor, singer-songwriter) is born. in 1978 - The Boomtown Rats, supported by Matt Vinyl & The Decorators appeared at the Odeon Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland. in 1979 - Leire Martínez (Basque singer and songwriter (La Oreja de Van Gogh) is born. in 1980 - Don McLean had his second UK No.1 single with the Roy Orbison song 'Crying'. The song had been a No.2 US hit for Orbison in July 1961. In 1987, Orbison re-recorded the song as a duet with k.d. lang as part of the soundtrack for the motion picture, Hiding Out. Their collaboration won the Grammy Award. in 1981 - Mark Chapman pleaded guilty to the charge of murdering John Lennon in 1980. He was later sentenced to 20 years to life. in 1981 - Chris Urbanowicz (US guitarist; Editors) is born. in 1985 - "Smuggler's Blues" by Glenn Frey peaks at #12
in 1985 - Scott MacIntyre (US singer) is born. in 1985 - Bryan Adams started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Heaven', his first No.1 single, it made No.35 in the UK. The song had been featured in the film 'Night In Heaven'. in 1985 - The soundtrack from the film 'Beverly Hills Cop' started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart. in 1985 - U2, Faith Brothers, Spear of Destiny, Billy Bragg, The Ramones and R.E.M. all appeared at 'The Longest Day', Milton Keynes Bowl, Milton Keynes, England. in 1987 - Fred Astaire /Frederick Austerlitz dies at age 88. American dancer and singer of stage and movies born in Omaha, Nebraska; he was the most celebrated dancer in the history of film, his stage and subsequent film career spanned a total of 76 years, during which he made 31 musical films between 1933 and 1968. He was named the fifth Greatest Male Star of All Time by the US Film Institute. He is particularly associated with Ginger Rogers, with whom he made ten films. Modest about his singing abilities he introduced some of the most celebrated songs from the Great American Songbook, in particular, Cole Porter's: "Night and Day" in Gay Divorce; Irving Berlin's "Isn't This a Lovely Day?", "Cheek to Cheek" and "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" in Top Hat; "Let's Face the Music and Dance" in Follow the Fleet; and "Change Partners" in Carefree. He first presented Jerome Kern's "The Way You Look Tonight" in Swing Time; the Gershwins' "They Can't Take That Away From Me" in Shall We Dance; "A Foggy Day" and "Nice Work if You Can Get it" in A Damsel in Distress; Johnny Mercer's "One for My Baby" from The Sky's the Limit; "Something's Gotta Give" from Daddy Long Legs; "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise" from Stop Flirting; "Fascinating Rhythm" in Lady, Be Good; "Funny Face" in Funny Face; Harry Warren and Arthur Freed's "This Heart of Mine" from Ziegfeld Follies among many others. Also a songwriter of note himself, with "I'm Building Up to an Awful Letdown" written with lyricist Johnny Mercer, reaching number four in the Hit Parade of 1936 and he recorded his own "It's Just Like Taking Candy from a Baby". During 1952 Fred recorded The Astaire Story, a four-volume album with a quintet led by Oscar Peterson. The album provided a musical overview of his career, and was produced by Norman Granz. The Astaire Story later won the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999, a special Grammy award to honor recordings that are at least twenty-five years old, and that have "qualitative or historical significance" (pneumonia). in 1988 - American session guitarist Jesse Ed Davis died of a heroin overdose after collapsing in a laundry room in Venice, California, aged 43. Worked with Conway Twitty, The Monkees, John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Leonard Cohen, Keith Moon, Jackson Browne, Steve Miller, Harry Nilsson and Taj Mahal. in 1988 - Dennis Lobban was convicted of the murder of reggae star Peter Tosh, and was sentenced to hang by a Jamaican court. in 1988 - Jesse Ed Davis dies at age 43. Native American session guitarist, one of the most sort after session guitarists of the late 60's and 70's. Born in Norman, Oklahoma, his father, Jesse Ed Davis II, was Muscogee Creek and Seminole while his mother's side was Kiowa and he graduated from Northeast High School in 1962. He quit the University of Oklahoma and went touring with Conway Twitty, after which he became a session musician before joining Taj Mahal and playing guitar and piano on his first three albums. Jesse played slide, lead and rhythm, country to jazz during his three-year stint, making an appearance with the band as a musical guest in The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus. He released his first solo album the self-titled album Jesse Davis in 1971. After Taj Mahal's 1969 album Giant Step, went on to work closely with ex-Beatles John Lennon and George Harrison, playing guitar on several of their solo albums. He also performed session work for David Cassidy, Albert King, Willie Nelson, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Leonard Cohen, Keith Moon, Jackson Browne, Steve Miller, Harry Nilsson, Van Dyke Parks, and others. He spending much of the 1980s dealing with alcohol and drug addiction, he then played in The Graffiti Band, which coupled his music with the poetry of American Indian activist John Trudell. In the Spring of '87, The Graffiti Band performed with Taj Mahal at the Palomino Club, and George Harrison, Bob Dylan and John Fogerty rose from the audience to join Jesse and Taj Mahal in an unrehearsed set which included Fogerty's "Proud Mary" and Dylan's "Watching the River Flow" and "Blue Suede Shoes", "Peggy Sue", "Honey Don't", "Matchbox", and "Gone, Gone, Gone" (suspected drug overdose). in 1988 - Dennis Day /Owen Patrick Eugene McNulty dies at age 72. Irish-American singer and radio, television and film personality. He appeared for the first time on Jack Benny's radio show on October 8th 1939, taking the place of another famed tenor, Kenny Baker. He remained associated with Benny's radio and television programs until Benny's death in 1974. Besides singing, Dennis was an excellent mimic. He did many imitations on the Benny program of various noted celebrities of the era, such as Ronald Colman, Jimmy Durante, and James Stewart. He also had his own TV series, The Dennis Day Show. His star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is at 6646 Hollywood Boulevard. (died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-Lou Gehrig's disease). in 1989 - Bengt Viktor Johansson, composer, dies at 74
in 1989 - Jung Yong Hwa (Korean actor, singer) is born. in 1990 - Billy Joel performs a concert at Yankee Stadium. in 1990 - Kei Inoo (Japanese actor, singer) is born. in 1990 - Ry Cooder and David Lindley, The Cure, Happy Mondays, Sinead O’Connor, Deacon Blue, De La Soul, Adamski, Blue Aeroplanes, Julian Cope, Del Amitri, Jesus Jones, James and The Pale Saints all appeared on the first day of this years Glastonbury Festival. A three day ticket cost £38. in 1992 - Nirvana's Kurt Cobain was rushed to hospital after a gig in Belfast, Northern Ireland suffering from acute stomach pains brought on by ulcers. in 1992 - Three members of M.C. Hammer's tour crew were wounded in a drive in shooting incident, three days later Joseph Mack, a dancer in Hammer's entourage was shot on stage during a concert in Nevada. in 1993 - Ingmar Lazar (French classical pianist) is born. in 1993 - Emmett Berry dies at age 77. American trumpet player born in Macon, Georgia. He began with study of classical trumpet in Georgia, but by 18 had switched to jazz and moved to New York City. He became a member of Fletcher Henderson's band and later replaced Roy Eldridge as soloist. In the 1940s he worked in Eldridge's Little Jazz Trumpet Ensemble and also played in Count Basie's band. He is noted as an accompaniment for Billie Holiday, and was in the picture A Great Day in Harlem, and the special The Sound of Jazz. in 1995 - Leonid Petrovich Derbenyov dies at age 64. Russian poet and lyricist regarded as one of the stalwarts of 20th century Soviet and Russian pop music. Born in Moscow he created more than 2000 poems, 100s of which have become song lyrics. Among the composers he worked with were Aleksandr Zatsepin, Arno Babajanian, Vyacheslav Dobrynin, Alexander Flyarkovsky, Maksim Dunayevsky. His songs have been performed by many Russian pop stars, among them Muslim Magomayev-"The Best City on Earth"; Alla Pugacheva-"The Kings Can Do Whatever They Will", "You have to light"; Mikhail Boyarsky-"Everything will be", "Urban flowers", "Fast train"; Lev Leshchenko-"Goodbye", "Native Land"; and Masha Rasputina-"Live, the Country", "Let Me In the Himalayas", "I'll Come Back". He won the annual "Song of the Year" competition in the years of 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1973 (died in Moscow after a serious illness). 1 of 2 - June 22 | | | |
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in 1611 - Pablo Bruna, composer is born
in 1613 - Lambert Pietkin, composer is born
in 1684 - Francesco Onofrio Manfredini, composer is born
in 1735 - Pirro Conte d' Albergati Capacelli, composer, dies at 71
in 1741 - Alois Luigi Tomasini, composer is born
in 1741 - Joseph-Hector Fiocco, composer, dies at 38
in 1742 - Heinrich Gottfried Reichard, composer is born
in 1745 - Hubert Renotte, composer, dies at 41
in 1754 - Nicholas Siret, composer, dies at 91
in 1762 - Francesco Manfredini (Italian Baroque composer, violinist, church musician) is born.
in 1763 - Etienne-Nicolas Mahul, French organist/opera composer (Le Jeune Henri) is born
in 1824 - Frederic Louis Ritter, composer is born
in 1830 - Theodor Leschetizky, composer is born
in 1843 - Gabriele Prota, composer, dies at 88
in 1883 - Jose Rolon, composer is born
in 1885 - Mahdi, [Muhammad Ahmed], Sudanese music reviewer, dies
in 1893 - Osvald Chlubna, composer is born
in 1900 - Jennie Tourel, St Petersburg Russia, mezzo-soprano (Met Opera 1943-47).
Video Notes: Jennie Tourel (1900-1973) sings the beautiful alto aria from Bach's St. Matthew Passion. This is from an old 1951 Columbia LP with Alexander Schneider playing the violin and conducted by Pablo Casals.
in 1905 - Walter Leigh, composer is born
in 1907 - Ernest 'Doc' Paulin (American jazz trumpet player; the Paulin Brass Band) is born.
in 1909 - Katherine Dunham, dancer/choreographer (Casbah, Stormy Weather) is born
in 1910 - Sir Peter Pears (UK tenor singer; partner of Benjamin Britten) is born.
in 1911 - Guus Jansen, jazz pianist (Net als Toen) is born
in 1912 - Vit Nejedly, composer is born
in 1926 - Ruth Zechlin, composer is born
in 1926 - Hermann Suter, composer, dies at 56
in 1932 - Michael Horvit, composer is born.
in 1933 - Libor Pešek (Czech conductor) is born.
in 1934 - Nerlynn 'Lynn' Taitt (Jamaican reggae guitarist; The jets/many bands/sessionist) is born.
in 1936 - Verne Allison, singer (Dells-Open Up My Heart) is born is born
in 1936 - Hermeto Pascoal (Brazilian multi-musician, composer; many bands) is born.
in 1936 - Kris Kristofferson /Kris Carson (US singer, songwriter, actor) is born.
Video Note: Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge on The Old Grey Whistle Test.
in 1939 - Bobby Harrison (UK drummer, percussion, singer; Procol Harum/Freedom/Snafu) is born.
in 1943 - Jimmy Castor, NYC, rocker/sax (Troglodyte, Jimmy Castor Bunch) is born
in 1943 - Eumir Deodato de Almeida (Brazilian jazz musician, record producer) is born.
in 1944 - Steve Weber, guitarist, (Rounders-Holy "Boobs" Modal) is born
in 1944 - Peter Asher, London, singer (Peter and Gordon-World Without Love) is born
in 1946 - Eliades Ochoa (Cuban guitarist; Buena Vista Social Club) is born.
in 1947 - Don Henley, drummer/singer (Eagles, Boys of Summer) is born
in 1947 - Howard Kaylan /Howard Kaplan (US singer; Turtles/Mothers of Invention/Flo & Eddie) is born.
in 1948 - Todd Rundgren, Upper Darby PA, singer/guitarist (Hello it's Me) is born
in 1949 - Larry Junstrom, rock bassist (.38 Special) is born
in 1949 - Gary Moffet, Montreal, rock guitarist (April Wine) is born
in 1949 - Alan Osmond, Ogden Utah, singer (Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie) is born
in 1950 - Julio Fonseca, composer, dies at 65
in 1953 - Cyndi Lauper, American singer (Girls Just want to have Fun, Time after Time) is born
in 1954 - Bobby Valentino, rocker (Fabulous Poodles) is born
in 1955 - Green Gartside /Paul Julian Strohmeyer (Welsh singer, songwriter; Scritti Politti/freelance) is born.
in 1956 - Derek Forbes, rocker (Simple Minds-Water Front) is born
in 1956 - Green [Gartside], rock vocalist (Scritti Politti-Flesh and Blood) is born
in 1956- Elvis Presley started a three-day run playing 10 shows at the Paramount Theater in Atlanta, Georgia. The stage manager was told; "Pull all white lights. Presley works all in color, Presley act has no encore. When he leaves the stage, immediately close curtains.”
in 1957 - John Ryder, rock bassist (Face To Face) is born
in 1957 - Garry Beers, Sydney Australia, rocker (Inxs-Kiss the Dirt) is born
in 1958 - Ruby Turner (UK singer) is born.
in 1958 - Vic Damone was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'On The Street Where You Live.' The song was from the hit musical 'My Fair Lady'.
in 1959 - "Along Came Jones" by Coasters peaks at #9.
in 1959 - Alan Anton /Alan Alizojvodic (Canadian bassist; Cowboy Junkies) is born.
in 1959 - Nicola Sirkis (French singer, lyricist; Indochine) is born.
in 1961 - Bobby Gillespie, rocker (Primal Scream) is born
in 1961 - Beatles record Aint She Sweet, Cry for a Shadow, When the Saints Go Marching In, Why, Nobody's Child and My Bonnie, in Hamburg
in 1961 - Jimmy Somerville (Scottish singer; Bronski Beat/Communards/solo) is born.in 1962 - Ruby Turner, rocker (No Where to Run) is born
in 1962 - Bobby Gillespie (Scottish drummer, vocals; Primal Scream/Jesus and Mary Chain/others) is born.
in 1962 - Stephen Vaughan (UK bassist; PJ Harvey Trio/session musician) is born.
in 1963 - Anne-Marie Ruddock (UK vocals, Amazulu/Amazulu II) is born.
in 1963 - 13-year old Stevie Wonder first entered the US singles chart as Little Stevie Wonder with 'Fingertips Parts One and Two.'
in 1963 - Mary Atanasiu /Maria Tanase dies at age 49. Romanian singer of traditional folkloric and popular music born in Bucharest; in 1934, she joined the Carabus Theatre of Constantin Tanase. Her debut took place on June 2nd 1937 under the stage name of Mary Atanasiu in the musical hall theatres, Alhambra and Gioconda. She represented Romania at the International Exhibition in Paris in 1937, as well as at the 1939 New York World's Fair. During World War II, together with George Enescu, George Vraca and Constantin Tanase, she performed in a series of shows for soldiers injured on the battlefield. After World War II, she performed in the Review Ensemble and the Satirical and Musical Theatre Constantin Tanase. She had parts in the plays "The Living Corpse" by Leo Tolstoy in 1945, and "Horia" by Mihai Davidoglu in 1956. In 1955, she received the State Prize and in 1957 she was honored with the medals "Ordinul Muncii"/The Order for Activity, "Premiul de Stat"/The State Award, and the title "Artista Emerita"/Honoured Artist of the Republic for her contributions to the arts. Maria toured many times in the last 15 years of her life, including over forty trips to New York City, America (cancer).
in 1964 - The Beatles played their first ever show in New Zealand at Wellington Town Hall. The local Chief Constable refused a police escort for The Beatles leaving just two policemen to control over 5,000 fans.
in 1964 - Kevin Sargeant, rocker (Thrashing Doves-Reprobate's Hymm) is born
in 1964 - Mike Edwards, British rock vocalist (Jesus Jones-Devil you Know) is born
in 1964 - Tommy Cunningham (Scottish drummer; Wet Wet Wet/Sleeping Giants) is born.
in 1964 - Mike Edwards (UK vocals, keyboard, guitars; Jesus Jones) is born.
in 1965 - Tommy Cunningham, rocker (Wet Wet Wet-Wishing I Was) is born.,
in 1966 - Schooly D /Jesse B. Weaver Jr (American rapper) is born.
in 1967 - Adrian Grigor'yevich Shaposhnikov, composer, dies at 79
in 1968 - "Here Come Da Judge" by The Buena Vistas peaks at #88
in 1968 - Herb Alpert started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'This Guys In Love With You'. His first No.1 plus first No.1 for the A&M label and the writer's Bacharach and David's first chart topper. A No.3 hit in the UK.
in 1968 - The Jeff Beck group featuring Rod Stewart made their US debut at the Fillmore East, New York.
in 1968 - The Otis Redding album 'Dock Of The Bay' went to No.1 in the UK, (Redding was killed in a plane crash on Dec 10th 1967).
in 1969 - Judy Garland /Frances Ethel Gumm dies at age 47. American singer and actress, born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years, Judy attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, and as a recording artist and on the concert stage. Respected for her versatility, she received a Juvenile Academy Award, won a Golden Globe Award, received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for her work in films, as well as Grammy Awards and a Special Tony Award. She had a contralto singing range. As Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz in 1939, she won a special Oscar and it gave her a theme song for the rest of her life: "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (barbiturate overdose).
in 1970 - Led Zeppelin appeared at Laugardalsholl Hall, Reykjavik, Iceland on the group's one and only visit to Iceland. It is suggested that Robert Plant was inspired to write the lyrics to 'Immigrant Song' during this trip."
in 1970 - Steven Page (Canadian guitar, vocals, songwriter; Barenaked Ladies/The Vanity Project) is born.
in 1971 - The second Glastonbury Festival in England took place. Held over 5 days to coincide with the summer solstice, (the weather was, for a British 'summer' very good). Acts who appeared included: Melanie, Quintessence, David Bowie, The Edgar Broughton Band, Pink Fairies, Terry Reid - with David Lyndley and Linda Lewis, Gong, Hawkwind, Arthur Brown, Brinsley Schwarz, Fairport Convention, Family and Traffic. Over 7,000 fans attended the event.
in 1973 - Jacques Leon Wolfe, composer, dies at 77
in 1974 - Gary Glitter was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Always Yours', his third UK No.1.
in 1974 - Gordon Lightfoot started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Sundown'.
in 1974 - Darius Milhaud dies at age 81. French composer and teacher; born in Marseilles he was a member of Les Six / The Group of Six, a group of six composers working in Montparnasse whose music is often seen as a reaction against the musical style of Richard Wagner and impressionist music; the other composers were Georges Auric, Louis Durey, Arthur Honegger, Francis Poulenc, and Germaine Tailleferre. Darius was one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His compositions are influenced by jazz and make use of polytonality. On a trip to the US in 1922, he heard "authentic" jazz for the first time, on the streets of Harlem, which left a great impact on his musical outlook. The following year, he completed his composition "La création du monde"/"The Creation of the World", using ideas and idioms from jazz, cast as a ballet in six continuous dance scenes. After emigrating to America in 1940, he secured a teaching post at Mills College in Oakland, California, where he collaborated with Henri Temianka and the Paganini Quartet. In an extraordinary concert there in 1949, the Budapest Quartet performed the composer's 14th String Quartet, followed by the Paganini's performance of his 15th; and then both ensembles played the two pieces together as an octet. From 1947 to 1971 he taught alternate years at Mills and the Paris Conservatoire, until poor health, which caused him to use a wheelchair during his later years.
Video Notes: Folk-inspired compositions for band were well established in the works of British composers Holst and Vaughan Williams and Australian-American Percy Grainger at the time this suite came into being. It was the result of a 1944 request to Milhaud from Leeds Music for a school band composition.
This suite is in five movements, each titled for the region from which the music came. Each had significance to Milhaud based on his memories of the struggles his country endured during the war.
4th movement Alsace-Lorraine - A movement reflecting misery and slavery of this, the last province liberated by the Allies. The music includes a begging song, "Lo 'tis the Month of May."
The United States Marine Band conducted by Colonel Timothy W. Foley.
in 1976 - Gordon Moakes (UK multi-musician; Bloc Party) is born.
in 1977 - American guitarist, songwriter and singer Peter Laughner from US punk band Pere Ubu died aged 24.
in 1977 - Mike Alexander (UK bassist; Evile) is born.
in 1977 - Peter Laughner dies at age 24. American guitarist, Peter & The Wolves, The Blue Drivers and Friction. He maybe better known for his work with Rocket From The Tombs and the early work of Pere Ubu, also for his writings in Creem magazine. Peter was considered as a replacement for Richard Lloyd when he departed Television, a band whom he championed from their earliest days(sadly died from acute pancreatitis).
in 1984 - Dillwyn Owen Paton "Dill" Jones dies at age 60. Welsh jazz stride pianist, born in Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, he was turned onto jazz as a 10-year-old by hearing records by Fats Waller and Bix Beiderbecke on the radio. After the war he enrolled at Trinity College of Music in London but did not complete the course, preferring the informality of late night jazz sessions. Dill joined the Harry Parry Sextet and Vic Lewis' Orchestra before plying his trade as ship's pianist on the luxury liner, the Queen Mary, sailing between New York and Southampton. This gave him the chance to visit New York's jazz clubs and see the likes of Coleman Hawkins and Lennie Tristano. He emigrated to the United States in 1961. Jones was soon in demand, and earned his reputation playing with the likes of Gene Krupa, Jimmy McPartland and Yank Lawson (throat cancer).
in 1978 - Tim Driesen (Belgian actor, singer-songwriter) is born.
in 1978 - The Boomtown Rats, supported by Matt Vinyl & The Decorators appeared at the Odeon Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland.
in 1979 - Leire Martínez (Basque singer and songwriter (La Oreja de Van Gogh) is born.
in 1980 - Don McLean had his second UK No.1 single with the Roy Orbison song 'Crying'. The song had been a No.2 US hit for Orbison in July 1961. In 1987, Orbison re-recorded the song as a duet with k.d. lang as part of the soundtrack for the motion picture, Hiding Out. Their collaboration won the Grammy Award.
in 1981 - Mark Chapman pleaded guilty to the charge of murdering John Lennon in 1980. He was later sentenced to 20 years to life.
in 1981 - Chris Urbanowicz (US guitarist; Editors) is born.
in 1985 - "Smuggler's Blues" by Glenn Frey peaks at #12
in 1985 - Scott MacIntyre (US singer) is born.
in 1985 - Bryan Adams started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Heaven', his first No.1 single, it made No.35 in the UK. The song had been featured in the film 'Night In Heaven'.
in 1985 - The soundtrack from the film 'Beverly Hills Cop' started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart.
in 1985 - U2, Faith Brothers, Spear of Destiny, Billy Bragg, The Ramones and R.E.M. all appeared at 'The Longest Day', Milton Keynes Bowl, Milton Keynes, England.
in 1987 - Fred Astaire /Frederick Austerlitz dies at age 88. American dancer and singer of stage and movies born in Omaha, Nebraska; he was the most celebrated dancer in the history of film, his stage and subsequent film career spanned a total of 76 years, during which he made 31 musical films between 1933 and 1968. He was named the fifth Greatest Male Star of All Time by the US Film Institute. He is particularly associated with Ginger Rogers, with whom he made ten films. Modest about his singing abilities he introduced some of the most celebrated songs from the Great American Songbook, in particular, Cole Porter's: "Night and Day" in Gay Divorce; Irving Berlin's "Isn't This a Lovely Day?", "Cheek to Cheek" and "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" in Top Hat; "Let's Face the Music and Dance" in Follow the Fleet; and "Change Partners" in Carefree. He first presented Jerome Kern's "The Way You Look Tonight" in Swing Time; the Gershwins' "They Can't Take That Away From Me" in Shall We Dance; "A Foggy Day" and "Nice Work if You Can Get it" in A Damsel in Distress; Johnny Mercer's "One for My Baby" from The Sky's the Limit; "Something's Gotta Give" from Daddy Long Legs; "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise" from Stop Flirting; "Fascinating Rhythm" in Lady, Be Good; "Funny Face" in Funny Face; Harry Warren and Arthur Freed's "This Heart of Mine" from Ziegfeld Follies among many others. Also a songwriter of note himself, with "I'm Building Up to an Awful Letdown" written with lyricist Johnny Mercer, reaching number four in the Hit Parade of 1936 and he recorded his own "It's Just Like Taking Candy from a Baby". During 1952 Fred recorded The Astaire Story, a four-volume album with a quintet led by Oscar Peterson. The album provided a musical overview of his career, and was produced by Norman Granz. The Astaire Story later won the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999, a special Grammy award to honor recordings that are at least twenty-five years old, and that have "qualitative or historical significance" (pneumonia).
in 1988 - American session guitarist Jesse Ed Davis died of a heroin overdose after collapsing in a laundry room in Venice, California, aged 43. Worked with Conway Twitty, The Monkees, John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Leonard Cohen, Keith Moon, Jackson Browne, Steve Miller, Harry Nilsson and Taj Mahal.
in 1988 - Dennis Lobban was convicted of the murder of reggae star Peter Tosh, and was sentenced to hang by a Jamaican court.
in 1988 - Jesse Ed Davis dies at age 43. Native American session guitarist, one of the most sort after session guitarists of the late 60's and 70's. Born in Norman, Oklahoma, his father, Jesse Ed Davis II, was Muscogee Creek and Seminole while his mother's side was Kiowa and he graduated from Northeast High School in 1962. He quit the University of Oklahoma and went touring with Conway Twitty, after which he became a session musician before joining Taj Mahal and playing guitar and piano on his first three albums. Jesse played slide, lead and rhythm, country to jazz during his three-year stint, making an appearance with the band as a musical guest in The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus. He released his first solo album the self-titled album Jesse Davis in 1971. After Taj Mahal's 1969 album Giant Step, went on to work closely with ex-Beatles John Lennon and George Harrison, playing guitar on several of their solo albums. He also performed session work for David Cassidy, Albert King, Willie Nelson, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Leonard Cohen, Keith Moon, Jackson Browne, Steve Miller, Harry Nilsson, Van Dyke Parks, and others. He spending much of the 1980s dealing with alcohol and drug addiction, he then played in The Graffiti Band, which coupled his music with the poetry of American Indian activist John Trudell. In the Spring of '87, The Graffiti Band performed with Taj Mahal at the Palomino Club, and George Harrison, Bob Dylan and John Fogerty rose from the audience to join Jesse and Taj Mahal in an unrehearsed set which included Fogerty's "Proud Mary" and Dylan's "Watching the River Flow" and "Blue Suede Shoes", "Peggy Sue", "Honey Don't", "Matchbox", and "Gone, Gone, Gone" (suspected drug overdose).
in 1988 - Dennis Day /Owen Patrick Eugene McNulty dies at age 72. Irish-American singer and radio, television and film personality. He appeared for the first time on Jack Benny's radio show on October 8th 1939, taking the place of another famed tenor, Kenny Baker. He remained associated with Benny's radio and television programs until Benny's death in 1974. Besides singing, Dennis was an excellent mimic. He did many imitations on the Benny program of various noted celebrities of the era, such as Ronald Colman, Jimmy Durante, and James Stewart. He also had his own TV series, The Dennis Day Show. His star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is at 6646 Hollywood Boulevard. (died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-Lou Gehrig's disease).
in 1989 - Bengt Viktor Johansson, composer, dies at 74
in 1989 - Jung Yong Hwa (Korean actor, singer) is born.
in 1990 - Billy Joel performs a concert at Yankee Stadium.
in 1990 - Kei Inoo (Japanese actor, singer) is born.
in 1990 - Ry Cooder and David Lindley, The Cure, Happy Mondays, Sinead O’Connor, Deacon Blue, De La Soul, Adamski, Blue Aeroplanes, Julian Cope, Del Amitri, Jesus Jones, James and The Pale Saints all appeared on the first day of this years Glastonbury Festival. A three day ticket cost £38.
in 1992 - Nirvana's Kurt Cobain was rushed to hospital after a gig in Belfast, Northern Ireland suffering from acute stomach pains brought on by ulcers.
in 1992 - Three members of M.C. Hammer's tour crew were wounded in a drive in shooting incident, three days later Joseph Mack, a dancer in Hammer's entourage was shot on stage during a concert in Nevada.
in 1993 - Ingmar Lazar (French classical pianist) is born.
in 1993 - Emmett Berry dies at age 77. American trumpet player born in Macon, Georgia. He began with study of classical trumpet in Georgia, but by 18 had switched to jazz and moved to New York City. He became a member of Fletcher Henderson's band and later replaced Roy Eldridge as soloist. In the 1940s he worked in Eldridge's Little Jazz Trumpet Ensemble and also played in Count Basie's band. He is noted as an accompaniment for Billie Holiday, and was in the picture A Great Day in Harlem, and the special The Sound of Jazz.
in 1995 - Leonid Petrovich Derbenyov dies at age 64. Russian poet and lyricist regarded as one of the stalwarts of 20th century Soviet and Russian pop music. Born in Moscow he created more than 2000 poems, 100s of which have become song lyrics. Among the composers he worked with were Aleksandr Zatsepin, Arno Babajanian, Vyacheslav Dobrynin, Alexander Flyarkovsky, Maksim Dunayevsky. His songs have been performed by many Russian pop stars, among them Muslim Magomayev-"The Best City on Earth"; Alla Pugacheva-"The Kings Can Do Whatever They Will", "You have to light"; Mikhail Boyarsky-"Everything will be", "Urban flowers", "Fast train"; Lev Leshchenko-"Goodbye", "Native Land"; and Masha Rasputina-"Live, the Country", "Let Me In the Himalayas", "I'll Come Back". He won the annual "Song of the Year" competition in the years of 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1973 (died in Moscow after a serious illness).
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in 1996 - The brother of singer Diana Ross, Arthur Ross and his wife were murdered by suffocation in the basement of their rented Detroit home. The badly decomposed bodies were discovered after neighbors complained of a foul odor coming from the house. Two men were later charged with murder and robbery. Arthur Ross had written songs for Marvin Gaye, The Miracles and Madonna.
in 1997 - Hanson went to No.1 on the UK album chart with their debut album 'Middle Of Nowhere.'
in 1997 - Wu-Tang Clan went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Wu- Tang Forever.'
in 1997 - Ted Gärdestad dies at age 41. Swedish singer and songwriter born in Sollentuna; he started to compose music at the age of six. At the age of eight he played his own compositions on national television, and at ten he was the star of a national TV series. He effectively filled the gap between the progressive movement's experiments and ABBA's disco-pop. Managing the difficult transition from child star to teen idol he later failed to make much impact on a more mature audience and went quiet in the '80s. After a troubled decade he tried to make a comeback in the early '90s, when he was briefly coaxed out of retirement by his friend Swedish pop star Harpo. He joined Harpo on a concert tour and made a few guest appearances and in 1992 they released the duet "Lycka" ("Happiness") as a single, but he soon disappeared again until his death. (Ted's death is generally considered suicide, by running in front of a train, but could have been something to do with his schizophrenia).
in 1998 - Benny Green dies at age 70. British sax player, radio presenter, and DJ born in Leeds, Yorkshire; in 1958, he appeared in the UK pop charts as a member of Lord Rockingham's XI, who were the hou se band on ITV's rock 'n' roll show 'Oh Boy!' The novelty jazz/rock opus 'Hoots Mon', complete with spoken interjections in a broad mock-Scots accent, made No 1 for three weeks in November and December. His BBC Radio 2 Sunday afternoon record show ran for many years until his death. He had a huge range of knowledge about the kind of music he liked, by classic "Great American Songbook" composers like Kern and Cole Porter and jazz, and would introduce most records with details about the artist and often moaned about the latest issues in music he disagreed with. He also chaired a radio comedy panel game broadcast regularly on Radio 2 and the BBC World Service for 20 years, Jazz Score, with many jazz artists appearing on this show (cancer)
in 2000 - After giving himself various new identities' during the 90's, The Artist Formally Known As Prince announced he wanted to be known as Prince again.
in 2000 - Mick Jagger was ordered to reveal his financial worth and income to a New York court in his child support battle with the mother of his last child, Brazilian model Luciana Morad.
in 2002 - U2 guitarist 'The Edge' married his girlfriend of ten years Morleigh Steinberg in Eze in the south of France. The couple first met when she was a belly dancer on the bands Zoo TV tour. Guest's included Bono, Eurythmics Dave Stewart and Lenny Kravitz.
in 2003 - Clay Aiken, runner-up in the 2003 US American Idol went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'This Is The Night.' Luther Vandross was at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Dance With My Father.’
in 2003 - Evanescence were at No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘Fallen.’
in 2007 - Billie Beatty dies at age 73. American gifted and flamboyant lead guitarist; an icon in Washington gospel quartet circles for decades (heart attack).
in 2008 - Coldplay went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Viva La Vida', their first UK No.1. History was made by this single, as it had no physical CD-single release in the UK, being available by internet download only. The song won a Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 2009.
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in 1540 - Johann Baptista Serranus, composer is born
in 1749 - Konrad Back, composer is born
in 1771 - Jean-Claude Trial, composer, dies at 38
in 1801 - Bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer, dies at 58
in 1817 - Otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, composer, dies at 63
in 1824 - Carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke, composer is born
in 1833 - Nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer, dies at 73
in 1837 - Ernest Guiraud, composer is born
in 1852 - Stephane Raoul Pugno, composer is born
in 1855 - Maude Valerie White, composer is born
in 1877 - Hermann Stephani, composer is born
in 1877 - Blair Fairchild, composer is born
in 1888 - Emil Naumann, composer, dies at 60
in 1891 - Francis Henry Brown, composer, dies at 73
in 1892 - Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Polish/US pianist is born.
in 1895 - Joseph Paul Skelly, composer, dies at 44
in 1899 - Alexander Moiseyevich Veprik, composer is born
in 1901 - Charles Kensington Salaman, composer, dies at 87
in 1910 - Milton John "Milt" Hinton (US jazz double bassist; the dean of jazz bass players) is born.
in 1920 - Paul Des Marais, composer is born
in 1922 - Francis Thorne, Bay Shore NY, composer (Burlesque Overture) is born
in 1923 - George Russell (American jazz composer) is born.
in 1924 - Cecil [James] Sharp, English folk musician, dies at 64
in 1925 - Amada Galvez Santos Ocampo, composer is born
in 1925 - Sahib Shihab/Edmond Gregory (American jazz saxophonist) is born.
in 1926 - Lars Johan Werle, composer is born
in 1927 - Kenneth McKellar (Scottish tenor, solo artist) is born.
in 1928 - Thomas H Rollinson, composer, dies at 84
in 1929 - June Carter (US country singer, multi-musician, wife of Johnny Cash) is born.
in 1929 - Henri Pousseur, Malmady Belgium, composer (Homo Habitis) is born
in 1936 - Fred Waring, Jr. (US jazz trombonist) is born.
in 1937 - Niki Sullivan (US guitarist, songwriter; The Crickets) is born.
in 1940 - Adam Faith, England, singer (Poor Me, What Do You Want?) is born
in 1940 - Diana Trask, Australia, singer (Sing Along With Mitch) is born
in 1940 - Stu Sutcliffe (Scottish original bassist with The Beatles) is born.
in 1941 - Robert Hunter (US lyricist, poet; The Grateful Dead) is born.
in 1943 - James Levine, musical conductor (Tosca)/dir (Metropolitan Opera) is born.
in 1944 - Rosetta Hightower, US singer (Don't Hang Up) is born
in 1945 - Paul Goddard, Georgia, rock bassist (Atlanta Rhythm Section) is born
in 1947 - Jimmy Castor (US singer, saxophonist, percussionist; Jimmy Castor Bunch) is born.
in 1948 - Nigel Osborne, composer is born
in 1948 - Myles Goodwyn (Canadian guitarist, vocalist; April Wine) is born.
in 1948 - Luther Kent (US blues singer) is born.
in 1951 - Armin Knab, German composer (Wunderhorn), dies at 70
in 1955 - Glenn Danzig /Glenn Allen Anzalone (US singer, multi-musician; The Misfits, Samhain, Danzig) is born.
in 1956 - Reyngol'd Moritsevich Glier, composer, dies at 81
in 1956 - Randall "Randy" Jackson (US bassist, singer, record producer, A&R executive, TV personality) is born.
in 1957 - Lee John /John Leslie McGregor, (songwriter, singer; Fizz/Imagination) is born.
in 1957 - Lonnie Donegan was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Gamblin' Man / Putting On The Style', the singers second UK No.1. It was the last UK No.1 to be released as a 78rpm as well as a 7' vinyl record.
in 1958 - Edvard Armas Jarnefeldt, composer, dies at 88
in 1959 - Jean Gallon, composer, dies at 80.
in 1959 - Boris Vian dies at age 39. French writer, poet, musician, singer, translator, critic, actor, inventor and engineer. He is best remembered today for his novels. As well as his books published under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan, Boris was also an important influence on the French jazz scene. He served as liaison for Hoagy Carmichael, Duke Ellington and Miles Davis in Paris, wrote for several French jazz-reviews (Le Jazz Hot, Paris Jazz) and published numerous articles dealing with jazz both in the United States and in France. His own music and songs enjoyed popularity during his lifetime, particularly the anti-war song "Le Déserteur." (cardiac arrest).
in 1960 - Donald Harrison (US jazz saxophonist) is born.
in 1960 - Eddie Cochran was at No.1 in the UK with the single 'Three Steps To Heaven'. The American singer had been killed 3 months earlier in a car crash while touring the UK.
in 1961 - Mark Drillich, Dutch pop bassist (Kong-Slauerhoff) is born
in 1962 - Richard Coles, rock keyboardist (Communards) is born
in 1962 - Richard Coles (UK multi-musician, clarenet, Curate; Bronski Beat/Communards) is born.
in 1962 - Chuck Billy (US singer; Testament) is born.
in 1962 - Ray Charles started a 14-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music'.
in 1962 - The film soundtrack to 'West Side Story' went to No.1 on the UK charts for the first time. It spent a total of 13 weeks at No.1 on seven different occasions.
in 1963 - Steve Shelley (drums, record producer; Cruci****s/Sonic Youth) is born.
in 1964 - Joey Allen, Ft Wayne Indiana, rock guitarist (Warrant-Cherry Pie) is born
in 1965 – Bonehead /Paul Arthurs (UK guitar; Oasis/freelance) is born.
in 1965 - The Yardbirds appeared at The City Hall, Salisbury, England, admission 10 shillings, ($1.40).
in 1966 - The Beatles had their tenth consecutive UK No.1 single with 'Paperback Writer' / 'Rain'. The track is marked by the boosted bass guitar sound throughout, partly in response to John Lennon demanding to know why the bass on a certain Wilson Pickett record far exceeded the bass on any Beatles records. It was also cut louder than any other Beatles record, due to a new piece of equipment used in the mastering process.
in 1966 - Chico DeBarge /Jonathan Arthur DeBarge (US singer; DeBarge) is born.
in 1966 - Richie Ren (Taiwanese singer) is born.
in 1966 - Mark Chadwick (UK guitar, vocals, songwriter; Levellers) is born.
in 1966 - James MacPherson (US drummer, percussionist; The Breeders/Amps/Guided by Voices) is born.
in 1967 - John Entwistle of rock group Who weds Alison Wise
in 1970 - Rocker Chubby Checker arrested for marijuana possession
in 1970 - Martin Deschamps (Canadian singer) is born.
in 1970 - Yann Tiersen (French composer) is born.
in 1970 - Guillaume Yann Tiersen (French piano, accordion, violin, multi-musician) is born.
in 1971 - Walter Schulthess, composer, dies at 76
in 1972 - Cory Schlesinger, NHL running back (Detroit Lions) is born
in 1972 - Elton Britt, country singer (Sat Night Jamboree), dies at 54
in 1973 - Carter Albrecht (US keyboardist, singer guitarist; Edie Brickell & New Bohemians/others) is born.
in 1973 - Marie N /Marija Naumova (Latvian singer) is born.
in 1973 - 10cc were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Rubber Bullets', the first of three UK No.1's for the band, (who also had a No.1 as Hotlegs).
in 1973 - George Harrison started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Living In The Material World', his second US No.1.
in 1975 - During his 'Welcome To My Nightmare' tour in Vancouver, Canada, Alice Cooper fell from the stage and broke six ribs.
in 1975 - Bob Marley and The Wailers played the first of 14 shows over 7 nights at Paul's Mall in Boston, Massachusetts, as part of their Natty Dread Tour.
in 1975 - Rocker Alice Cooper falls off stage in Vancouver, breaks 6 ribs.
in 1975 - KT Tunstall /Kate Victoria Tunstall (Scottish singer, songwriter) is born.
in 1976 - Joe Becker (US guitarist, composer, multi-instrumentalist) is born.
in 1976 - Paul McCartney and Wings played the last date on their Wings Over America tour at the Forum in Los Angeles.
in 1977 - Jason Mraz (US singer, songwriter) is born.
in 1978 - Memphis Bleek /Malik Thuston Cox (US rapper) is born.
in 1978 - Frédéric Leclercq (French bassist; DragonForce) is born.
in 1979 - Rock group, the Knack releases "My Sharona".
in 1980 - Jessica Taylor (UK singer, Liberty X) is born.
in 1980 - Andy Orr (Irish singer; Six) is born.
in 1981 - Anthony Costa (UK singer; Blue) is born.
in 1981 - Zarah Leander dies at age 74. Swedish actress and singer; in 1929 she hired as an amateur, in a touring cabaret by the entertainer and producer Ernst Rolf and for the first time sang "Vill ni se en stjärna,"/'Do you want to see a star?' which soon became her signature tune. In 1930, she participated in 4 cabarets in Stockholm, made her first records, including a cover of Marlene Dietrich's "Falling in Love Again", and played a part in a film. However, it was as "Hanna Glavari" in Franz Lehár's operetta The Merry Widow that she had her definitive break-through. In the following years, she became an actress on stage and in film in Scandinavia and Germany (stroke).
Video Notes: An old Zarah Leander performing "Send In The Clowns" in German (Wo Sind die Clowns), 1978. This is a rare recording of this classic Sondheim tune (one of the diva's last recordings as well).
Background: Zarah Leander played the part of Mme Armfeldt in Vienna 1975 (in German) and later in the original Swedish staging of "A Little Night Music" at Folkan in Stockholm 1978 (in Swedish). Only the German version was later recorded, however, in 1978, making this one of Leander's last recordings ever. She fell ill before she could record the Swedish version.
Leander suffered a stroke after a performance during the Swedish run in Stockholm in late 1978 and was after that confined to a wheel-chair and hospitalized in Norrköping, never performing on a stage again. She past away three years later, in 1981.
Quite amazingly that remarkable deep, full voice that was hers was there until the very end; she shows that in some of her last recordings and TV performances. Even here; she falters here and there on some longer holding notes due to lack of stomach support (like at the end) but overall gives away a personal and quite marvellous version of it, at age 71: Instead of forcing it, she does it low-key; making the song in this way much original and poignant in its format. Leander also earned substantial acclaim for her portrayal of Mme Armfeldt from both audience and musical critics; something that touched her deepely (she had been much surprised, but happy, when she initially was approached and asked to play the part).
in 1984 - Duffy/Aimée Ann Duffy (Welsh singer) is born.
in 1984, Duran Duran started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'The Reflex', the group's first US No.1, also a UK No.1.
in 1988 - Isabella Leong Lok-Sze (Hong Kong singer, actress, model) is born.
in 1989 - George Michael received the Silver Clef Award for outstanding achievements to British Music.
in 1990 - 13-year-old Keith Sorrentino filed a $500,000 (£294,118) lawsuit against Madonna, claiming he suffered nightmares and bed-wetting problems after an incident outside Madonna’s home when she allegedly flung him to the ground.
in 1990 - Elton John had his first UK solo No.1 single with 'Sacrifice / Healing Hands' after achieving over 50 previous UK hits and 6 chart toppers in the US.
in 1990 - Buddy Holly’s Gibson acoustic guitar sold for £139,658 ($237,419) in a Sotheby's auction. The guitar was in a tooled leather case made by Holly himself.
in 1991 - "Weird Al" Yankovic records "Babalu Music"
in 1991 - Bill Buysman, Dutch guitarist/singer (Kilima Hawaiians), dies
in 1995 - Drummer Alan White made his live debut with Oasis at Glastonbury Festival. Also former Take That member Robbie Williams appeared on stage with the band during the show.
in 1996 - Bryan Adams went to No.1 on the UK album chart with '18-Till I Die'. Metallica went to No.1 on the US album chart with their sixth studio album 'Load'. The album has now sold over five million copies in America alone.
in 2000 - Jerome Richardson dies at age 79. American jazz musician, tenor saxophonist, and flute player, who also played alto sax, baritone sax, clarinet and piccolo. Born in Oakland, CA, he settled in New York in 1954, where he began a very active session career. He worked with bands led by Lucky Millinder and Cootie Williams, and led his own quartet at the famous Minton’s Playhouse in Harlem in 1955. He worked regularly with Quincy Jones, including a European tour with Harold Arlen’s blues opera Free and Easy in 1959, and was also involved in many of Jones’s more pop-oriented projects. He was a founder member of the great Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra, where his soprano saxophone played a leading role in creating the band’s distinctive sound. He played with a number of other notable big bands during his long career, including bands led by Jimmy Lunceford, Gerald Wilson, Gil Evans and Charles Mingus. His standing as a superbly accomplished soloist on a range of reed and wind instruments was complemented by an equally strong reputation as an accompanist of singers, including the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee, Nancy Wilson, Billy Eckstine, Lena Horne, and most recently the late Teri Thornton. Richardson was a good singer in his own right, especially of ballads. He moved to Los Angeles for a time in the mid-1970s, working mainly in the studios, but returned to New York in the late 1980s, where he worked on Broadway musicals, and performed with artists like trumpeter Art Farmer, saxophonist Clifford Jordan and trombonist Slide Hampton, as well as leading his own group, in which he played mainly alto saxophone, his instrument of choice in recent years. Jerome performed with practically every significant post-war jazz artist, including Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Lionel Hampton, Herbie Hancock, Milt Jackson, Oliver Nelson, Horace Silver, Gerry Mulligan, Jimmy Smith, Wes Montgomery, Cal Tjader, and Antonio Carlos Jobim, as well as a whole range of blues, soul and pop artists, from B.B. King to The Bee Gees (died in Englewood, New Jersey).
in 2002 - The top pop earners from US sales during 2001 were listed by Rolling Stone magazine as: Madonna at No.5 with £29.1 million ($49.5 million); Dave Matthews Band at No.4 with £31 million ($52.7 million); The Beatles at No.3 with £34.2 million ($58 million); Dr. Dre at No.2 with £37.1 million ($63 million) and, top of the list, U2 with £44.2 million ($75 million).
in 2002 - Nelly started a seven week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Hot In Here.'
in 2003 - Diana Ross appeared in court and testified that she was coerced and felt intimidated into taking a breath test that showed her blood alcohol level was 0.2 (well over the 0.08 limit). The singer said, "If I didn’t take the breath tests, I was either going to go to the hospital or to jail". After the hearing, Ross asked the judge if it would be possible to have court paperwork processed using her married name of Diana Naess. The City Magistrate said he thought it was "a little late" for that now.
in 2004 - UK DJ Tony Blackburn was suspended by radio station Classic Gold Digital for playing songs by Cliff Richard which was against station policy.
in 2004 - Bob Dylan was awarded an honorary degree by the University of St. Andrews Scotland’s oldest University and made a "Doctor of Music."
in 2008 - Coldplay appeared at Madison Square Garden in New York City on the first night of the North American leg, Viva la Vida, 161-date world Tour.
in 2009 - Chris Brown pleaded guilty to one count of assault on his former girlfriend, Rihanna. The 19 year-old R&B singer was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to do six months community service. Brown had faced charges of assaulting Rihanna, 21, during a row in February. The last-minute plea deal came before a hearing at a Los Angeles court at which Rihanna was due to give evidence. The Los Angeles County Superior Court judge also ordered Brown and Rihanna to stay at least 50 yards from each other, except at entertainment industry events when the distance is reduced to 10 yards.
in 2010 - Pete Quaife dies at age 66. English bassist and founding member of the British rock band The Kinks; he founded a group known as The Ravens in 1963 with brothers Ray and Dave Davies. Around late 1963 1964, they changed their name to The Kinks, and hired Mick Avory as a drummer. The group scored several major international hits throughout the 1960s. Their early singles, including "You Really Got Me" and "All Day and All of the Night", have been cited as an early influence on the hard rock and heavy metal genres. After leaving The Kinks, Pete founded a new band, the country/rock outfit, Mapleoak, after which in 1980, he retired from the music world he relocated to Belleville, Ontario, Canada to work as a graphic artist (kidney failure).
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