Births
1936: Roy
Orbison (Guitarist & Singer)
1947: Glenn
Cornick (Bass for Jethro Tull)
1952: Narada
Michael Walden (Producer)
1960: David Gedge (Vocals & Guitar for The
Wedding Present)
1960: Steve Clark (Guitarist with Def Leppard)
1968: Stan Frazier (Drummer for Sugar Ray)
1974: Carlos Dengler (Bass for Interpol)
1975: Jón Þór Birgisson (Singer for Sigur Ros)
1983: Taio Cruz (R&B Singer & Producer)
Events
1943: The
Earl "Fatha" Hines Band, featuring then-unknowns Dizzy Gillespie,
Charlie Parker, and a vocalist named Sarah Vaughan, begins a series of
engagements at the Apollo in Harlem.
1956: High on
his recent successes, and at the insistence of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis
Presley begins a disastrous concert stint at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas
where he opens for comedian Shecky Greene. The middle-aged audience, miles
removed from Elvis' teen fanbase, are completely indifferent to him, and his
contract is soon torn up after only one week of a two-week engagement. However,
while there, Presley witnesses a band called Freddie Bell and the Bellboys
doing a wild rave-up version of Big Mama Thornton's blues hit "Hound
Dog." He soon works it into the live act.
1962: The
Beatles make their first appearance on record when Tony Sheridan's version of
the standard "My Bonnie," featuring the Fab Four as backup, is
released by Decca. The single is not a hit.
1963: Jan and
Dean recorded "Surf City".
1969: Los
Angeles' famed folk and rock club The Ash Grove, launching pad for everyone
from Linda Ronstadt to Canned Heat, catches fire and nearly burns to the
ground.
1971: The Rolling Stones released their classic
album, Sticky Fingers in the UK. The album made No.1 in the UK and the US and
was the bands first release on Atlantic records. The cover a pair of jeans with
a working zip was designed by Andy Warhol who was paid $30,000 for the art work
which featured a photo of actor Joe Dallesandro's crotch clad in tight blue
jeans (assumed by many fans to be Mick Jagger).
1974: Just
before being scheduled to appear as guest host on NBC-TV's Tonight Show,
Mama Cass (Mama’s & The Papa’s) collapses from exhaustion.
1976: The Ramones released their eponymous debut
album. On the same day The Sex Pistols played The Nashville Rooms, London
supporting The 101'ers who featured Clash vocalist Joe Strummer.
1977: Adam And The Ants made their debut at the
Roxy Club, London.
1978: Sex Pistols bass player Sid Vicious filmed
his version of 'My Way' for the Sex Pistols' film 'The Great Rock n Roll
Swindle.'
1981: Jerry
Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins join Johnny Cash onstage at his show in Stuttgart,
West Germany, performing their hits and some mutual country, blues, and gospel
favorites. The concert is later released as the LP The Survivors.
1983: Dexy's Midnight Runners went to No.1 on the
US singles chart with 'Come On Eileen' the group's only US No.1.
1985:
Liberace guest-stars as himself on today's episode of NBC-TV's long-running
soap Another World.
1987: Carole
King sues her former label head and mentor, Lou Adler, for $400,000 in
royalties and the publishing rights to some of her older recordings from the
late Sixties.
1988: During
tonight's Bruce Springsteen concert at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles, CA, Roy
Orbison, celebrating his 52nd birthday, is brought onstage so that fans can
sing "Happy Birthday" to him.
1988: Whitney Houston smashed a chart record held
by The Beatles and The Bee Gees when 'Where Do Broken Hearts Go', became her
seventh consecutive US No.1.
1991: Founding member of The New York Dolls
Johnny Thunders (John Anthony Genzale, Jr), died of a drug overdose at age 38.
He renamed himself Johnny Thunders, after a comic book of the same name. The
influential New York Dolls formed in 1972 and made just two albums. A teenage
Morrissey acted as president of the UK branch of the New York Dolls fan club.
Formed The Heartbreakers with Dolls drummer Jerry Nolan, and Television bassist
Richard Hell.
1995:
London's Sunday Times reports that Peter Hodgson, whose father once lent
Paul McCartney his tape recorder, had found a reel-to-reel of the Beatles'
first recordings in his attic. Made in 1959, the tape features sixteen songs,
including "Hello Little Girl," written by Lennon and McCartney but
given to another band, and Ray Charles' "Hallelujah, I Love Her So."
2008: Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora was
sentenced to three years probation after admitting to driving under the
influence of alcohol. 48-year-old Sambora who was not at the court hearing
would also have to attend first offender alcohol awareness classes. He was
arrested in Laguna Beach after his car was seen weaving between traffic lanes.
2008: Amy Winehouse went out on a drink and
drug-fuelled spree and hit and head butted two men. After drinking all day, Amy
visited the Good Mixer pub in Camden, London with Babyshambles guitarist Mik
Whitnall. Inside she allegedly punched Mustapha el Mounmi in the face after he
refused to give way to her at the pool table. The singer then left to visit Bar
Tok in the early hours and once at the bar shouted “I am a legend get these
people out. I want to take drugs.” After leaving the bar a good Samaritan tried
to get her a cab, but she reportedly thought he was trying to molest her and
allegedly head butted him in the face.
