Wednesday, December 29, 2010

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 5th January

Take Your Pick – Greg OlsenTake Your Pick

Rock The Boat - Jan Preston - Wild Mood Swings
I Woke Up This Morning - Ten Years After - Ssssh

The Odd Sock
Four and A Half - Barry Creighton & Noeline Brown - The Front Side & Flip Side Of …

It’s Not Goodbye – The Graham Bond OrganizationSolid Bond
Hungry - Peter Steel - Rhythmism
You Can’t Hide - Bluesville Station - Keep On Rollin’ – The Best Of …

My Girl - Aerosmith - Pump
I Can Love A Woman - Al Kooper - I Stand Alone
A Note From You - Andrew Gold - Andrew Gold

Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Brick – Albert Collins
Pussycat Moon - Katie Webster
Never Had A Reason To Believe You - Jack Teagarden & His Orchestra
Morning Air – Willie ‘The Lion’ Smith
Rock Me Baby - BB King
Cold Women With Warm Hearts - Albert King

MEO 245Screen Memory
Comin’ Back – Max Merritt & The MeteorsBack Home (Live)
Sunnyboys - Sunnyboys

Summer Sun - Andy Mackay - In Search Of Eddie Riff
Take A Long Line - The Angels - Face To Face
Sometimes - Midnight Oil - Scream In Blue

3-Piece Suit
Episode 1 - Brunswick Heads Revisited

Love Is Hard - Ross Nobel - Surviving
Unknown title - Larry Norman

Quote – “The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician. Things like old folks singing in the moonlight in the back yard on a hot night or something said long ago” - Louis Armstrong

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 8th December

Take Your Pick – Greg OlsenTake Your Pick

3-Piece Suit
Moby Grape Introduction - Tommy Smothers
Indifference - Moby Grape
Mr. Blues - Moby Grape
Sittin’ By The Window - Moby Grape
Omaha - Moby Grape
Bajabula Bonke - Hugh Masakela
Renaissance Fair - The Byrds
Have You Ever Seen Her Face - The Byrds
Lady Friend - The Byrds
Chimes Of Freedom - The Byrds
So You Wanna Be A Rock ‘n’ Roll Star - The Byrds
Today - Laura Nyro
The Wedding Song - Laura Nyro
Poverty Train - Laura Nyro - Monterey Pop Festival – Saturday Night 17th June 1967

Fine Lines – John MartynNo Little Boy
Love Conclusions – Mental As AnythingBeetroot Stains

The Odd Sock
The Two Ronnies

Driving All Night – Collard Greens & GravySilver Bird
Sign Me Up - Dave Hole - The Plumber
Blues For Days - Decland ‘Blind Dog’ Kenrick - Still Got The Blues At 9

Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Serves Me Right To Suffer (parts 1 & 2) – Jimmy Johnson
Blues In The Night - Woody Herman
Blues For Days – Johnny Hodges

The Same Way – Gary MooreBlues For Greeny
Waiting For Marty – Kelly Joe PhelpsSlingshot Professionals
Hitchhiker Shuffle – Anni Piper - Jailbait


Quote – “The type that makes me laugh and cry and scream and double over and dance and walk and spit and live and die and give birth and think and stop and go and read and go comatose” -
Lori Ann Felker, on her favourite music

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 1st December

Take Your Pick – Greg OlsenTake Your Pick

3-Piece Suit
Look Over Yonders Wall - Butterfield Blues Band
Mystery Train - Butterfield Blues Band
Born In Chicago - Butterfield Blues Band
Double Trouble - Butterfield Blues Band
Mary Ann - Butterfield Blues Band
Droppin’ Out - Butterfield Blues Band
One More Headache - Butterfield Blues Band
All I Ever Wanted To Do - Quicksilver Messenger Service
Mercury Blues - Steve Miller Blues Band
Drinkin’ Wine - Electric Flag
Groovin’ Is Easy - Electric Flag
Night Time - Electric Flag - Monterey Pop Festival – Saturday Afternoon 17th June 1967

Walking In The Sun - The Zombies - Time Of The Zombies
School Days - AC/DC - TNT

The Odd Sock
The Temperance Lecture – WC Fields

Head & Heart – John MartynNo Little Boy
Village Idiot – Mental As AnythingBeetroot Stains
Standing On A Limb – Collard Greens & GravySilver Bird

Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Look – Kenny Neal
Fannie Mae – Elvin Bishop
Smoke Rings - Django Reinhardt
Billie’s Blues – Billie Holiday
The Thrill Is Gone - BB King
Truckload Of Lovin’ - Albert King

Broke & Lonely – Johnny WinterThird Degree
Sign Me Up - Dave Hole - The Plumber
Blues For Days - Decland ‘Blind Dog’ Kenrick - Still Got The Blues At 9

Quote – “I’m not a pop star, and if I am I’m a real one matey. I haven’t been invented. I’m an average lad who was born in Burnage, who played conkers. Conkers mate, conkers. The f***ing lot” - Liam Gallagher (Oasis)

Monday, November 15, 2010

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 17th November

Take Your Pick – Greg OlsenTake Your Pick

3-Piece Suit
Rollin’ & Tumblin’ - Canned Heat
Dust My Broom - Canned Heat
Bullfrog Blues - Canned Heat
Down On Me - Big Brother & The Holding Company
Combination Of The Two - Big Brother & The Holding Company
Harry - Big Brother & The Holding Company
Roadblock - Big Brother & The Holding Company
Ball & Chain - Big Brother & The Holding Company
Not So Sweet Martha - Country Joe & The Fish
Fixin’ To Die Rag - Country Joe & The Fish
Please Don’t Drop That H Bomb - Country Joe & The Fish
Section 43 - Country Joe & The Fish
Wake Me Shake Me - Al Kooper - Monterey Pop Festival – Saturday 17th June 1967

All I Wanna Do - Manfred Mann - Ascent Of Mann – The Fontana Years – 1966 - 68
I Know She Will - The Zombies - Magic Box

The Odd Sock
The ‘What’s It To Ya’ Chorus – Bob Rivers

Good Morning Sun – Magna CartaSongs From Wastie’s Orchard
Rocker – AC/DC - TNT
Date Stamp – ABCLexicon Of Love

Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Double-Eyed Whammy – Tinsley Ellis
I’m Free – Lucky Peterson
Blues In The Dark - Count Basie
‘Round Midnight – Miles Davis

Lay Down My Worries – Harry ManxRoad Ragas
Sunday’s Child – John MartynNo Little Boy
A Universe Apart – Mental As AnythingBeetroot Stains

Quote – “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture” - Laurie Anderson

Sunday, November 7, 2010

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 10th November

Take Your Pick – Greg OlsenTake Your Pick

3-Piece Suit
Introduction - John Phillips
Along Came Mary - The Association
Windy - The Association
Love Is A Hurtin’ Thing - Lou Rawls
Dead End Street - Lou Rawls
Tobacco Road - Lou Rawls
Memphis - Johnny Rivers
Paint It Black - Eric Burdon & The Animals
San Francisco Nights - Eric Burdon & The Animals
Gin House Blues - Eric Burdon & The Animals
Hey Gyp - Eric Burdon & The Animals
Homeward Bound - Simon & Garfunkel
At The Zoo - Simon & Garfunkel
Feelin’ Groovy - Simon & Garfunkel
For Emily - Simon & Garfunkel
Sounds Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
Benedictus - Simon & Garfunkel
Punky’s Dilemma - Simon & Garfunkel - Monterey Pop Festival – Friday Night 16th June 1967

Maybe The people Would Be The Times Or Between Clark & Hilldale - Love - Best of
The Loverly Car - The Loved Ones - Magic Box

The Odd Sock
Telstra Customer Service

I Know She Will - The Zombies - Time Of The Zombies
Sunday On The River – Magna CartaSongs From Wastie’s Orchard
Let It Be Me - Manfred Mann - Ascent Of Mann – The Fontana Years – 1966 - 68

Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Big Chief – Professor Longhair
That’s Why I’m Crying – Koko Taylor
September In The Rain - Peggy Lee
Falling Leaves – Glenn Miller


Quote – “You know how the Beatles broke off, they all did their solo projects and they came back together again, and they were even stronger” - Kelly Rowland (Destiny’s Child – is she referring to the same Beatles that we know of?)

Thursday, October 21, 2010

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 27th October

Take Your Pick – Greg OlsenTake Your Pick
For Your Life - Led Zeppelin - Presence
50 Year Void - The Lemon Pipers - The Best Of

The Odd Sock
I’m Sailing Away - Eric Cartman

Alone Again Or - Love - Best of
More Than Love - The Loved Ones - Magic Box
Maggie May - John Lennon - Ascot

Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Helpless Blues – John Lee Hooker
Give Me Back My Wig – Hound Dog & The House Rockers
Dancing With Tears In My Eyes - Jack Teagarden & His Orchestra
This Is Out Last Night Together – Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
I Got Some Outside Help - BB King
The Very Thought Of You- Albert King

3-Piece Suit
Grab & Snatch & Hold - Chain
Now I’m Free - Sid Rumpo
Forty Days & Forty Nights - Sid Rumpo
Sweet Marie - Dutch Tilders
Do What You Wanna Do - Chain
Roberta - Matt Taylor
My Soul’s On Fire - Alta Mira - Garrison – The Last Blow (part 2) recorded between 6th & 10th June 1973

Gealach Solas (Moonlight) - Eden MacKenzie - Living In A Clock
Time Machine (Spirits In TheLightning) - Eden MacKenzie - Living In A Clock
I Know She Will - The Zombies - Time Of The Zombies

Quote – “
Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune - Kin Hubbard


ON THIS DAY – 27th October

Intros & Outtros (Births & Deaths)

1927
· Cleo Laine, jazz singer

1933
· Floyd Cramer, singer

1938
· Alma Gluck died on this day

1939
· Dallas Frazier

1942
· Philip Catherine
· Lee Greenwood, country singer

1949
· Byron Allred, keyboard player for Steve Miller Band
· Garry Tallent, bassist for The ’E’ Street Band

1951
· Ken Downing, guitarist for Judas Priest

1953
· Peter Dodd, guitarist with The Thompson Twins

1958
· Hazel Dean (Hazel Dean Poole), singer
· Simon Le Bon, vocals for Duran Duran

1961
· Eddie Hind from Picnic at the Whitehouse

1967
· Scott Weiland, singer from Stone Temple Pilots

1975
· Oliver Nelson died on this day

1980
· Marc Bolan’s first performing partner, Steve Peregrine Took choked to death on a cherry stone after some magic mushrooms he had eaten numbed all sensations in his throat

1984
· Kelly Osbourne, singer and daughter of Ozzie Osbourne

EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF ROCK

1916
· The first published reference to the term “Jazz” appeared in Variety

1956
· R&B singer Clarence Henry released Ain’t Got No Home. Clarence earned the name Frogman due to his unusual singing style

1957
· The Crickets sat at no. 1 on the UK singles charts for 3 weeks with That’ll Be The Day

1960
· Ben E. King completed his first recordings as a solo artist after leaving The Drifters - Spanish Harlem and Stand By Me

1962
· The Rolling Stones made their first recording at Curly Clayton Studios, in Highbury, London

1963
· Peter, Paul & Mary held the top 2 spots on the US album charts with Peter, Paul & Mary and In The Wind

1964
· The Supremes released Come See About Me

1966
· The Four Tops achieved their only no. 1 UK single with Reach Out, I’ll Be There

1970
· Black Sabbath played their first-ever live show in US when they kicked of a 16-date tour at Glassboro State College
· Jesus Christ Superstar was released with a presentation at St Peters Lutheran Church in New York. Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber interpreted the music as it played. The LP featured Ian Gillan as Jesus Christ and Yvonne Elliman as Mary Magdalene

1973
· Gladys Knight & The Pips started 2 weeks at no. 1 in the US with Midnight Train To Georgia

1975
· Bruce Springsteen appeared on the covers of both Newsweek and Time, a move which embarrassed both magazines. Rock Chronicle edited by Dan Formento states, “The magazines spotlight Springsteen as a typical example of how publicists and the media can create a rock star, regardless of his talent. It becomes apparent that the two weekly giants have simply added to the hype they fervently criticise The publicity accelerates Bruce’s career”

1977
· Baccara hit no. 1 in the UK with Yes Sir, I Can Boogie

1979
· Elton John collapsed onstage at Hollywoods’ Universal Ampitheatre suffering from exhaustion

1984
· At a Grateful Dead concert in Berkeley the band allocated a specific area for recording bootleg copies of the show
· Big Country’s album, Steel Town, was no. I in the UK

1986
· Paul McCartney released Pretty Little Head

1989
· U2 bassist, Adam Clayton, was convicted by a Dublin court of a drink driving charge of being 2 times the legal limit. He was fined £500 and banned from driving for a year

1990
· Michael Waite from Musical Youth was jailed for 4 years after being found guilty of taking part in a robbery
· Paul Simon started 2 weeks at no. 1 on the UK album charts with The Rhythm of the Saints, his 3rd UK no. 1 solo album
· Janet Jackson topped the charts with Black Cat

1991
· E.M.F. were named Best British Group at the Smash Hits Poll Winners’ Awards. Kylie Minogue won Worst Female Singer award

1992
· Bo Diddley took his ex-manager to court claiming he had taken $75,000 through unauthorised personal expenses

1995
· Gloria Estefan performed for Pope John II as part of the celebrations for his 50th year in the priesthood. She was the first pop star to have received a request to perform for the pope

1996
· Bruce Springsteen performed at a rally in the Federal Building in Westwood

1997
· 34-year-old John Hector was arrested in Toronto and charged with criminal harassment after stalking U2 bassist Adam Clayton

1999
· Coldplay kicked off an 11-date UK tour at the Liverpool Royal Court Theatre

2000
· Lonnie Donnegan received an MBE for his services to pop music. Lonnie pioneered skiffle in the 50s and inspired a generation of teenagers to start bands

Thursday, October 7, 2010

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 13th October

Take Your Pick – Greg OlsenTake Your Pick
Diamond Rhyme - Heritage - Masque
Bricks & Mortar - The Jam - In The City

The Odd Sock
Windows ‘95

Jump Start - Jethro Tull - Best of
Too Many Years - Jefferson Airplane - Jefferson Airplane
Wonderboy - The Kinks - Ultimate Collection

Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Gypsy Woman – Muddy Waters
Gloomy Sunday – Billie Holiday
Chicks Is Wonderful - Jack Teagarden & His Orchestra
Little John Special – Lucky Milliner
Honeydripper - Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
Right Now - Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry

3-Piece Suit
I Can’t Say What I Mean - Ariel
Rock ‘n’ Roll Scars - Ariel
Roll That Reefer - Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band
The Prefect - Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band
Out In The Suburbs - Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band
Revolution - Skyhooks
Smut - Skyhooks
Saturday Night Skyhooks - A Reefer Derci (part 2)

Duplex Planet - Ed Kuepper - The Blue House
Ride of Bonanza Jellybean - kd lang - Even Cowgirls Get The Blues
Battle Of Evermore - Led Zeppelin - Boxed Set

Stragglin’ Behind - The Lemon Pipers - The Best Of
Oh My Love - John Lennon - Ascot
Nothin’s Fallin’ - Nils Lofgren - Damaged Goods

Quote – “That rap stuff is noise pollution” - Keifer Sutherland


ON THIS DAY – 13th October

Intros & Outtros (Births & Deaths)

1940
· Chris Farlowe (John Henry Deighton), singer

1941
· Paul Simon, singer / songwriter, half of Simon & Garfunkel

1944
· Robert Lamm, singer & keyboard player with Chicago

1947
· Sammy Hagar, singer with Montrose and Van Halen, solo artist

1948
· Peter David Spencer with Smokie

1949
· Craig McGregor with Foghat

1950
· Simon Nicol with Fairport Convention

1959
· Marie Osmond singer, member of The Osmonds

1960
· Joey Belladonna from Anthrax

1962
· Rod Marche, guitarist with Jo Boxers

1974
· TV host Ed Sullivan died on this day

1977
· Shirley Brickley, founding member of The Orlons, died of gunshot wounds on this day at the age of 32

1980
· Ashanti Douglas, singer from Ashanti

1985
· Ricky Wilson, guitarist for The B-52s, died of complications from AIDS on this day at the age of 32

EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF ROCK

1958
· Frank Sinatra sat at no. 1 on the US album charts for 5 weeks with Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely\
· Gene Vincent recorded Say Mama
· A Billboard feature on The Teddy Bears noted, ”18-year-old Phil Spector, who wrote and arranged their hit “To Know Him Is To Love Him”, is studying to be a court reporter”

1962
· Don Everly collapsed onstage at the Prince of Wales Theatre during rehearsals for a 22-date UK tour. He was flown back to the US for treatment while brother Phil did the tour solo
· Frank Ifield, born in Coventry England, but who spent his childhood in Dural, New South Wales, Australia, scored a UK no. 1 hit on his return to his homeland with I Remember You

1963
· The Beatles made their debut as top of the bill on ITV’s Sunday Night at the London Palladium. The resulting chaos from this performance was the source of the term Beatlemania, as fans battled police to get to the theatre. The live television broadcast was viewed by 15 million British viewers

1965
· The Who recorded My Generation

1970
· Janis Joplin’s ashes were scattered at sea off Stinson Beach, Marin County, California

1973
· The Rolling Stones were no. 1 on the US album charts with for 4 weeks with Goat’s Head Soup, their 4th US no. 1

1975
· Neil Young underwent successful surgery to remove an object from his vocal chords

1979
· Michael Jackson went to no. 1 on the US singles charts with Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough, his 2nd solo no. 1
· The Police were no. 1 in the UK for 4 weeks with their 2nd album, Regatta De Blanc
· 2 album charts were published in UK due to a change in the method of collation. The 2 no. 1s were Eat To The Beat (Blondie) and Regatta De Blanc (Police)
· Supertramp released Take The Long Way Home
· Chaka Kahn and Rufus enter the soul charts with Do You Love What You Feel?

1980
· AC/DC receive platinum for Back In Black

1984
· Stevie Wonder started 3 weeks at no. 1 on the US charts with I Just Called To Say I Love You, his 7th US no 1
· U2 scored their 2nd UK no. 1 album with The Unforgettable Fire

1986
· Australian Nick Cave was gaoled for 2 days in New York on suspicion of being a potential vagrant

1989
· Billy Joel released Storm Front

1990
· George Michael went to no. 1 on the US charts with Praying For Time, his 6th US solo no. 1

1992
· The Patti Smyth and Don Henley single, Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough was certified gold
· The US Supreme Court did not reinstate lawsuits alleging that Ozzy Osbourne’s music prompted the suicides of two teenagers

1995
· Rapper Tupac Shakur was released after 8 months in gaol for groping and fondling a woman in a New York hotel room

1998
· The Crossraods Centre in Antiqua, a $6.5 million addiction recovery centre underwritten by Eric Clapton, opened. The centre offered a 29-day intensive recovery program for $9,000, but those who couldn’t pay were expected to work off the debt after treatment. Clapton said he would offer his experience and would work directly with patients from time to time

1999
· BBC radio DJ, Johnny Walker was convicted of possession of cocaine and fined £2000. Set up by News of the World who filmed him with the drug, he was later reinstated by Radio 2 who had suspended him after the incident

2000
· UK newspaper The Mirror reported that Toni Braxton pulled out of this year’s US MOBO Awards after one of her breast implants exploded. A spokesperson from Arista said ”We don’t comment on our artist’s personal lives.”

2001
· A 29-year-old man was arrested by Dutch police on suspicion of sending indecent and threatening messages to Spice GirlsMel C. The mail was alleged to be sexually explicit and included a death threat

2002
· UK rock band MUSE took legal action against Celine Dion after she announced that her forthcoming Las Vegas show would be called “Muse”. Singer Matt Bellamy from the band said, ”we don’t want anyone to think we’re Celine Dion’s backing band”

Thursday, September 16, 2010

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 22nd September

Take Your Pick – Greg OlsenTake Your Pick
All Cried Out - The Fortunes - Here It Comes Again
Soap Opera - Harvey Andrews - Writer Of Songs

The Odd Sock
Clean The Catbox

Crest Of A Wave - Rory Gallagher - Deuce
The Ballad Of Tricky Fred - Arlo Guthrie - Arlo
Beware of Darkness - George Harrison - All Things Must Pass

Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Booze & Blues – Ma Rainey
Big Leg Blues – Mississippi John Hurt
I’ll Never Be The Same - Gene Krupa
Take The ‘A’ Train – Duke Ellington & his orchestra
Bad, Bad Whiskey - Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
Cindy, Cindy - Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry

Stigmata - Peter Gabriel - The Passion
Third Stone From The Sun - The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?
3 Into 2 - Flash & The Pan - Burning Up The Night

3-Piece Suit
Morning, Good Morning - The La De Das
Roundabout - The La De Das
Gonna See My Baby Tonight - The La De Das
Soul Sacrifice - Pirana
Some Good Advice - Spectrum
I’ll Be Gone - Spectrum - Sunbury 1972 (part 1)

Quote – “The iPod completely changed the way people approach music” - Karl Lagerfeld


ON THIS DAY – 22nd September

Intros & Outtros (Births & Deaths)

1290
· Bilbo Baggins by Shire reckoning. (Yeah, I know it’s not rock, but I thought you’d like to know. Ed)

1913
· Leroy Holmes (Alvin Holmes), US songwriter

1930
· Joni James (Joan Carmella Babbo), singer

1931
· George E. Chambers, the eldest of The Chambers Brothers

1942
· Mike Patto (Mike McCarthy) from Timebox and Patto

1949
· David Coverdale, vocals with Deep Purple and Whitesnake

1953
· Richard Fairbrass, singer with Right Said Fred

1956
· Debbie Boone (Deborah Ann Boone), singer and daughter of Pat Boone

1957
· Nick Cave, singer / songwriter with Birthday Party and Nick Cave & The bad Seeds. Sang with Kylie Minogue and also PJ Harvey

1960
· Joan Jett (Joan Larkin), singer, songwriter and guitarist with The Runaways and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

1975
· Mystikal (a.k.a. Michael Tyler), US rapper

1982
· Billie, UK singer and actress

1989
· Irving Berlin, composer, died on this day at the age of 101

1990
· Tom Fogarty from Creedence Clearwater Revival, died on this day

EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF ROCK

1956
· Billboard magazine ran an article which stated ”with new experiences to their credit, such as calling riot squads and with scars such as damaged seats, some arena and stadium officials have turned their thumbs down to rock and roll”

1962
· The SpringfieldsSilver Threads & Golden Needles became the first single by a British vocal group to reach the US Top 20
· Bob Dylanperformed at a Carnegie Hall Hootenanny playing 5 original songs

1964
· Herman’s Hermits was at no. 1 in the UK for 5 weeks with I’m Into Something Good

1965
· San Francisco band, The Great Society, featuring Grace Slick, made their live debut at The Coffee Gallery, North Beach, California
· The Who began a short tour of Scandinavia in Copenhagen; Roger Daltrey punched Keith Moon and was all but kicked out of the band

1966
· Jim Reeves was no. 1 on the UK singles charts with Distant Drums
· The Rolling Stones released Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby? as well as embarked on a British tour. Also performing were The Ike & Tina Turner Revue and The Yardbirds

1967
· The Beatles were on the cover of Time magazine

1969
· A new weekly TV show, The Music Scene, aired in the US for the first time. Stevie Wonder, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Tom Jones, Cass Elliot, James Brown, Janis Joplin and Sly & The Family Stone were all booked to appear on the show

1972
· David Bowie began his first US tour with The Spiders From Mars, at Cleveland’s Music Hall

1974
· The Sonny Bono Comedy Revue was aired for the first time on US ABC TV

1976
· Bob Dylan’s album, Hard Rain, which was a live document of the 1976 tour with the Rolling Thunder Revue, went gold

1979
· Jackson Browne, Chaka Khan, Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt and Tom Petty performed at Madison Square Garden, for 2 anti-nuclear benefit concerts

1980
· John Lennon signed with Geffen Records. He and Elton John were the new label’s first artists

1984
· Former singer for The Babies, John Waite, went to no. 1 with Missing You

1985
· The First Farm Aid concert was held in Champaign, Illinois. The concert, organised by Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp, raised $10 million for the nation’s farmers

1986
· The Smiths signed to EMI Records in the UK for £1 million

1989
· Bruce Springsteen performed onstage with Jimmy Cliff at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park

1990
· Garth Brooks’s album, No Fences, entered the US charts. It went on to become the biggest selling country album of all time, with sales of 13 million in 5 years

1991
· Bryan Adams made chart history when his single, Everything I Do (I Do It For You) had 12th consecutive weeks at no. 1 on the UK charts

1992
· During a US tour, Def Leppard were forced to cancel 2 shows when their sound equipment truck was found abandoned after the driver had attempted to rob a store. The driver was later charged with possessing drugs and criminal damage
· Bruce Springsteen broke the rules of MTV’s Unplugged series when he played electric guitar for his set. The episode was renamed MTV Plugged

1999
· Diana Ross was arrested on Concorde after an incident at Heathrow Airport. The singer claimed that a security guard touched her breasts while being frisked, so Ross retaliated by rubbing her hands down the security guard

Sunday, September 12, 2010

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 15th September

Take Your Pick – Greg OlsenTake Your Pick
Borstal Boys - The Faces - They’re Good Boys (When They’re Asleep)
After The Thrill Is Gone - The Eagles - On The Border

The Odd Sock
Samson - Mike Warnke

Remember Sam - The Easybeats - The Definitive Collection
What’s A Girl Supposed To Do? - Lesley Gore - Start The Party Again
Over & Over - Fleetwood Mac - Outside Work

Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Downhearted Blues – Bessie Smith
Easy Rider – Leadbelly
Victory Ball - Charlie Parker
Double Talk – Lionel Hampton & his orchestra
I Don’t Know - Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
CC Rider - Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry

You Can Have Her - The Fortunes - Here It Comes Again
The Weaver’s Answer - Family - Old Songs, New Songs
3 Into 2 - Flash & The Pan - Burning Up The Night

3-Piece Suit
Only In Your Heart
Woman Tonight
Story Of A Teenager
Half A Man
Company
Hollywood
Sister Goldenhair
Sandman
Horse With No Name - America - Music Hall, Boston 1975 (part 2)

Soap Opera - Harvey Andrews - Writer Of Songs
Crest Of A Wave - Rory Gallagher - Deuce
The Ballad Of Tricky Fred - Arlo Guthrie - Arlo

Quote – “Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it” - John Lennon


ON THIS DAY – 15th September

Intros & Outtros (Births & Deaths)

1926
· Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, jazz alto-sax player

1940
· Jimmy Gilmer, singer

1941
· Les Braid, bassist for The Swinging Blue Jeans

1942
· Lee Dorman, bassist and guitarist from Iron Butterfly and Captain Beyond

1956
· Jaki Graham, soul singer

1960
· Michel Dorge, drummer with Crash Test Dummies

1967
· Jerry Dixon, bassist for Warrant

1976
· Ivette Sosa vocalist for Eden’s Crush
· KG, singer with MN8

2004
· The Ramones’s guitarist, Johnny Ramone (a.k.a. John Cummings), died of prostate cancer on this day


EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF ROCK

1956
· Elvis Presley was at no. 1 in the US for 5 weeks with Don’t Be Cruel

1962
· The Four Seasons had no. 1 in the US for 5 weeks with Sherry
· Brian Epstein brought The Beatles to the offices of the London Daily Mirror for an interview with Peter Jones, who concluded they were ”a nothing group”

1964
· At Cleveland’s Public Auditorium, The Beatles were ordered off stage for 15 minutes by authorities so that the screaming crowd could be calmed down

1966
· The Small Faces had a UK no. 1 with All Or Nothing

1969
· Ed Sullivan released a rock & roll record, The Sulli-Gulli by the Ed Sullivan Singers & Orchestra
· Deep Purple, with new vocalist, Ian Gillan, and bassist, Roger Glover performed Concerto for Rock Band and Orchestra with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at London;’s Royal Albert Hall

1970
· Black Sabbath and The Dog That Bit People played The Marquee in London
· Vice-President Spiro Agnew says that the youth of America ”are being brain-washed into a drug culture” by rock music, movies, books and underground newspapers

1974
· Gary Thain, bassist for Uriah Heep received an almost fatal electric-shock at a concert in Dallas, Texas. He retired

1975
· Pink Floyd released Wish You Were Here

1976
· Steely Dan’s 5th album, The Royal Scam, went gold

1977
· President Carter met with 15 top record industry executives, the first time the music business had been recognised by a president
· The Rolling Stones released Love You Live

1978
· Bob Dylan’s longest concert tour began, a series of 62 one-night-stands across USA and Canada

1979
· Led Zepellin scored their 6th US No. 1 LP with In Through The Out Door which stayed on top for 7 weeks
· Bob Dylan released Slow Train Coming
· Abba played their first North American concert, in Vancouver, British Columbia

1980
· David Bowie opened on Broadway in the title role of the play The Elephant Man
· Paul McCartney released Temporary Secretary

1990
· George Michael scored his 2nd UK no. 1 with Listen Without Prejudice vol 1
· New Kids On The Block’s business manager had his briefcase containing $100,000 stolen from a hotel in Hollywood
· Steve Miller Band had a UK no. 1 with The Joker, 16 years after its first release
· Bruce Hornsby began filling in on keyboards for The Grateful Dead after the death of Brent Mydland

1996
· Pearl Jam went to no. 1 in the US with No Code

1997
· A 34-year-old man was awarded more than £20,000 by a French court for losing his hearing after standing too close to the speakers at a U2 concert in 1993

2002
· Dixie Chicks were no. 1 for 2 weeks on the US charts with Home

2003
· Abba tribute acts overtook Elvis impersonators in the battle of British covers of singers, according to a survey by The Performing Right Society

Monday, September 6, 2010

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 8th September

Take Your Pick – Greg OlsenTake Your Pick
Only A Pawn In Their Game - Bob Dylan - The Times, They Are A-Changin’
Do It - The Doors - Soft Parade

The Odd Sock
The Bird Of Paradise (Fly Up Your Nose) - Little Jimmy Dickens

By Bye Love - Simon & Garfunkel - The Definitive Set
You’re The Song - Doug Ashdown - Leave Love Enough Alone
Glad & Sorry - The Faces - They’re Good Boys (When They’re Asleep)

Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Break ‘Em Down – Big Joe Williams
Moonshine – Memphis Minnie
These Foolish Things - Bennie carter & His Orchestra
The Thin Man – Art Blakey’s Messengers
This Old Fool - Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
The Very Thought Of You - Albert King

Pretty Girl - The Easybeats - The Definitive Collection
Because They’re Young - Duane Eddy - Greatest Hits
Episcopal Hymn - John Fahey - Death Chants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes

Visions - The Eagles - On The Border
My Town, My Guy & Me - Lesley Gore - Start The Party Again
Love from Here, Love From There - Fleetwood Mac - Outside Work

The Weaver’s Answer - Family - Old Songs, New Songs
You Can Have Her - The Fortunes - Here It Comes Again
Find The Cost Of Freedom - Crosby, Stills & Nash - CSN Boxed Set

3-Piece Suit
Intro / Tin Man
Muskrat Love
Baby, It’s Up To You
Moon Song
Old Man Took
To Each His Own
Lonely People
I Need You
Don’t Cross The River
Ventura Highway - America - Music Hall, Boston 1975 (part 1)


Quote – “Music is the art of thinking with sounds” -
Jules Combarieu

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 1st September

Take Your Pick – Greg OlsenTake Your Pick
Soldiers of Peace - Crosby, Stills & Nash - CSN Boxed Set
Pursuit on 53rd Street - The Doobie Brothers - What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits

The Odd Sock
Nursery School - Joyce Grenfell

Black Magic - The Divinyls - Underworld
Shaman’s Blues - The Doors - Soft Parade
North Country Blues - Bob Dylan - The Times, They Are A-Changin’

Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Blues at Midnight – Peter Chatman
Let Me Play With Your Poodle – Lightnin’ Hopkins
Stardust - Artie Shaw
Jeru – Miles Davis
Messin’ With The Kid - Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
Angel Of Mercy - Albert King

Bleecker Street - Simon & Garfunkel - The Definitive Set
Willie’s Shades - Doug Ashdown - Leave Love Enough Alone
Cindy Incidentally - The Faces - They’re Good Boys (When They’re Asleep)

Peter Gunn Theme - Duane Eddy - Greatest Hits
Saturday Night - The Easybeats - The Definitive Collection
Take It To The Limit - The Eagles - On The Border

America - John Fahey - Death Chants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes
It Was I - Fleetwood Mac - Outside Work
The look of Love - Lesley Gore - Start The Party Again

3-Piece Suit
Chicken Soup
The Fortune
White Lightning - Angel - King Biscuit Flower Hour


Quote – “Radio has no future” - Lord Kelvin, Scottish mathematician and physicist 1897

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 25th August

Take Your Pick – Greg OlsenTake Your Pick
My Daddy Rocks Me With A Steady Roll - The Conway Brothers Novelty Band - 2JJJ Recording
Spirit - The Doobie Brothers - What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits

The Odd Sock
It’s In The Book - John Standley

Drive My Car - David Crosby - CSN Boxed Set
Tell All The People - The Doors - Soft Parade
Save Me - The Divinyls - Underworld

Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Jim – Billie Holiday
Mean Red Spider – Muddy Waters
Nuages - Django Reinhardt
‘Round Midnight – Thelonius Monk Quintet

The Times, They Are A-Changin’ - Bob Dylan - The Times, They Are A-Changin’
Leave Love Enough Alone - Doug Ashdown - Leave Love Enough Alone
Homeward Bound - Simon & Garfunkel - The Definitive Set

Dance With The Guitar Man - Duane Eddy - Greatest Hits
Cindy Incidentally - The Faces - They’re Good Boys (When They’re Asleep)

3-Piece Suit
Live Wire
Problem Child
Sin City
Gone Shootin’
High Voltage
The Jack
Whole Lotta Rosie - AC/DC - Going Dutch (Live in Nijmegen 1978)


Quote – “In order to send a more positive message, instead of smashing their guitars at the end of a concert, maybe rock stars could reconstruct guitars out of broken parts and play a song on them” -
John Alejandro King, Who Killed The Covert Comic?


ON THIS DAY – 25th August

Intros & Outtros (Births & Deaths)

1918
· Leonard Bernstein, composer, pianist and conductor

1933
· Wayne Shorter, sax player with Miles Davis and Art Blakey before forming Weather Report

1942
· Walter Williams, singer with The O’Jays

1949
· Gene Simmons fire-breathing bassist & vocalist for Chaim Witz and Kiss

1950
· Willy DeVille, vocalist for Mink DeVille

1951
· James Warren, vocalist & bassist for The Korgis
· Rob Halford, vocalist for Judas Priest

1954
· Martin Jourard, keyboard player and vocalist for The Motels

1955
· Elvis Costello (Declan Patrick McManus), singer / songwriter

1958
· Damian McKee of The Rosetta Stone

1961
· Billy Ray Cyrus, singer

1962
· Vivian Campbell, guitarist with Dio, Whitesnake and Def Leppard

1965
· Nigel Durham from Saxon

1979
· Stan Kenton, jazz leader, arranger and composer died on this day

1989
· A girl, Amber Rose, was born to Simon LeBon’s wife Yasmin
· John Mellencamp’s daughter, Michelle, gave birth to a girl, Alexis Suzanne Peach

2000
· Aaliyah, singer / actress, died in a plane crash on this day, aged 22


EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF ROCK

1957
· Paul Anka was at no. 1 in the UK with Diana, his only UK no. 1 as a solo artist

1958
· The Everly Brothers had no. 1 with Bird Dog

1960
· The Shadows had a UK no. 1 with Apache

1962
· Little Eva was no.1 in the US with The Locomotion
· The Four Seasons released Sherry

1963
· Paul McCartney was fined £31 and given a 1 year suspended license for speeding

1967
· Brian Wilson, songwriter and genius behind The Beach Boys, made his first on-stage appearance with the band in 2 years

1969
· Maharishi Mahesh Yogi bought a custom-built Bentley, with push-button controls for seat elevation, and stereo sound-system. It cost his followers $26,500

1970
· Elton John made his US live debut when he kicked off a 17-date tour at The Troubador, Los Angeles
· Emerson, Lake & Palmer make their world debut at Plymouth Guild Hall in Plymouth, England

1973
· Donny Osmond was no. 1 on the UK charts with Young Love
· Butch Trucks, drummer for The Allman Brothers, broke his leg when his Mercedes hit another vehicle
· Henry McCulloch, guitarist, quit Wings
· The Allman Brothers Band released Ramblin’ Man, and the album, Brothers and Sisters entered the charts
· Brother Louie had no. 1 in the US with Stories
· played what they claimed was the last UK date. Bassist Tetsu Yamaychi was denied a work permit by the Musicians Union, which had Rod Stewart calling the decision ”a disgrace”. The group stayed together and Rod claimed he’d devote all his time to the group since his next solo LP would be his last
· Stevie Wonder’s album, Innervisions, entered the charts

1975
· Elton John played 2 sets on the first of 3 nights at Los Angeles’ Troubador to raise money for UCLA’s Jules Stein Eye Institute. $150,000 was raised on this 5th anniversary of his playing the same venue

1976
· Boston released their eponymous debut album. It became the biggest selling-debut album to date

1977
· Kiss played 3 sold-out concerts at the Los Angeles Forum. Recordings made that night were packaged as Kiss Alive II

1978
· Jackson Browne’s album, Running On Empty, turned platinum

1979
· 25 years after his first UK no. 1 single, Cliff Richard had his 10th with We Don’t Talk Anymore
· The Knack were no. 1 in the US with My Sharona
· Gary Numan released Cars

1981
· John Lennon’s murderer, Mark David Chapman, was sentenced to 20 years in prison

1982
· Fleetwood Mac received platinum for Mirage

1984
· Michael Jackson’s Thriller went to air on UK TV for the first time
· Glenn Frey’s Allnighter entered the charts

1986
· Paul Simon released Graceland

1993
· Snoop Doggy Dogg was released on $1 million bail after being accused of being involved with the murder of a member of the By Yerself Gang during a shootout in Los Angeles. He was acquitted of the charges in 1996

1994
· Jimmy Page and Robert Plant recorded their MTV unplugged set at London’s television centre. They called it Unledded
· Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley were divorced
· Jimmy Buffett’s plane tipped over taking off from Nantucket, Massachusetts. He swam to safety

1997
· A deranged man, who had escaped from a Helsinki, Finland mental institution, had planned to set fire to the stage that Michael Jackson was performing from. He man was arrested before he could light the fluid he had put on the stage

2000
· Appearing at this year’s Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds Festival were Oasis, Primal Scream, Foo Fighters, The Bluetones, Muse, Eminem, Beck, Stereophonics, Blink 182, Slipknot, Placebo, Pulp, Rage Against The Machine, Gomez, Limp Bizkit, Embrace and The Wannadies

Thursday, August 5, 2010

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 11th August

Take Your Pick – Greg OlsenTake Your Pick
T-Bone Shuffle - Crank Handle - The Perthville Sessions
High ‘n’Dry (Saturday Night) - Def Leppard - High ‘n’ Dry

The Odd Sock
Dragnet - Jack Webb

The Ladder - David Meece - 7
Whispering Waves - Donna Summer - Love To Love You
Sean Flynn - The Clash - Combat Rock

Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
John Hardy – Leadbelly
I Won’t Be In Hard Luck No More – Big Joe Williams
‘Round Midnight – Thelonius Monk Quintet
Jeru - Miles Davis

Pennies From Heaven - The Conway Brothers Novelty Band - 2JJJ Recording
Where Is She? - Donovan - Barabajagal
As I Come Of Age - CSN - Boxed Set

3-Piece Suit

Jagger’s Jukebox (part 2) -

The Rolling Stones' frontman hand-picks a selection of artists and music that influenced the band's ground-breaking sound, in particular their classic album Exile On Main St. In conversation with Paul Sexton, Mick talks through a wide-ranging playlist that reflects his own, and the band's, love of classic R&B, gospel, country and reggae.

The fascinating mix of material conjures up the musical environment of the late 60s and turn of the 70s, in which the Stones, and so many of their peers, were scaling new and ever more eclectic creative heights. In a show that includes both vintage hits and lesser-known gems, we'll find out which of the band's fellow rock acts from that era have Jagger's personal seal of approval. We'll also hear some brilliant soul records that have remained his all-time favourites; plus singer-songwriters; giants of country and Americana; and much more besides.

Jagger's Jukebox follows closely behind the documentary Exile Of The Stones, which told the story behind the Rolling Stones' 1972 album.
Broadcast on: BBC Radio 2, 31st May 2010

Quote – “There’s a basic rule, which runs through all kinds of music, kind of an unwritten rule. I don’t know what it is” - Ron Wood (Rolling Stones)


ON THIS DAY – 11th August

Intros & Outtros (Births & Deaths)

1914
· Buster Brown, singer

1938
· Lou Reizner originally with The Skyliners and producer for Tommy with the London Symphony Orchestra

1942
· Mike Hugg, drummer for Mann Hugg Blues Band and then Manfred Mann
· Guy Villari of The Desires

1943
· Michael James Kale from Guess Who

1947
· Jeff Hanna, guitarist / vocalist for Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

1948
· Bill Hurd from The Rubettes

1949
· Eric Carman, vocalist, pianist and bassist with The Young Rascals, The Raspberries and a solo career

1950
· Erik Brann, guitarist for Iron Butterfly and Flintwhistle

1954
· Bryan Bassett, guitarist with Wild Cherry

1955
· Joe Jackson, singer / songwriter

1957
· Richie Ramone (Richie Beau), of The Ramones

1959
· Alan Frew from Glass Tiger

1960
· Paul Gendler of Modern Romance

1964
· Hamish Seeloghan of The Pasadenas

1968
· Charlie Sexton, solo artist

1982
· A girl, Amanda Grace Sudano, was born to Donna Summer and her husband Bruce Sudano

1996
· Mel Taylor, drummer for The Ventures, died of lung cancer on this day. He was 62

2001
· A boy, Rocco Ritchie, was born to Madonna

EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF ROCK

1952
· Hank Williams was fired from The Grand Ole Opry for unreliability due to alcoholism

1956
· Elvis Presley released Don’t Be Cruel

1957
· Jerry Lee Lewis appeared on The Big Beat 9 days after his previous appearance

1962
· Neil Sedaka started a 2-week run at no. 1 on the US singles chart with Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
· The Beach Boys released Surfin’ Safari
· Booker T and The MG’s’ instrumental, Green Onions, was released

1963
· The Kingston Trio were mystery guests on What’s My Line?

1965
· The Beatles’s movie Help! premiered in New York City

1966
· At a televised press conference at the Astor Towers Hotel in Chicago, John Lennon apologised for remarks he had made in a British tabloid interview several months earlier. It was the kind of quote a journalist would kill for when John said, Christianity will go, it will shrink and vanish – we’re more popular than Jesus now. I don’t know which will go first, rock ‘n’ roll or Christianity.”
· The Beatles’ last concert tour of the US began

1967
· 7th National Jazz, Pop, Ballads and Blues Festival held at The Royal Windsor Racecourse in England, starred The Small Faces, The Move, Marmalade, Paul Jones, Pink Floyd, Amen Corner, Donovan, Zoot Money, Cream, Jeff Beck, John Mayall, Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. An advance 3-day ticket cost &pound2

1968
· The Beatles launched their own label Apple Records and declared this week National Apple Week The first single on the new label, released today, was Hey Jude / Revolution

1969
· Diana Ross invited 350 special guests to see Motown Records newest signing, The Jackson Five, perform at The Daisy Club in Beverly Hills

1972
· The Mayor of San Antonio declared today as Cheech & Chong Day
· Elvis Presley and Priscilla filed for divorce

1973
· Guitarist Henry McCullough and drummer Denny Selwell left Wings
· Bill Aucoin first saw Kiss playing at a New York hotel and offered to become their manager, promising a record contract within 2 weeks. A handshake sealed the deal
· The Edgar Winter Group released Free Ride

1975
· Aerosmith received gold for Toys in the Attic

1976
· The Who’s drummer, Keith Moon was hospitalised after collapsing in a Miami hotel during a tour of the US

1979
· The Knack started a 5-week run at no. 1 on the US album charts with get The Knack

1982
· The Pretenders’ eponymous album was certified platinum

1984
· Ray Parker Jr. started 3 weeks at no. 1 on the US singles charts with the theme from the Ghostbusters movie

1985
· Duran Duran singer Simon LeBon’s boat collapsed off the English coast during a race. He was rescued by the Royal Navy after spending 40 minutes breathing from an underwater air-pocket

1986
· After almost 20 years, 6 Monkees albums were re-released, and re-entered the Billboard album chart

1989
· Three members of the LL Cool J crew were arrested and charged with raping a 15-year-old girl. The incident occurred after a concert when the girl had won a backstage pass on a radio contest

1999
· Four music festivals took place in Cornwall for the full solar eclipse. James, The Levellers, Van Morrison, Kula Shakur and The Happy Mondays were all appearing at various events
· Kiss arrived on Hollywood Boulevard to unveil their star on the Walk of Fame. They had released over 30 albums and sold over 80 million records worldwide

2001
· Black Sabbath, Linkin Park, Slipknot and Marilyn Manson played the Ozzfest at PNC Bank Arts Centre, New Jersey

2002
· Bruce Springsteen started a 2-week run at no. 1 on the US album charts with The Rising

Thursday, July 29, 2010

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 4th August

Take Your Pick – Greg OlsenTake Your Pick
Ginger’s Tune - Crank Handle - The Perthville Sessions
Sugar Train - Daryl Braithwaite - Edge

The Odd Sock
Bob - ’Weird Al’ Yankovic

Tumblin’ Down - David Meece - 7
Another Hit & Run - Def Leppard - High ‘n’ Dry
Eyeball Kid - Tom Waits - Mule Variations

Stuff You Left In Your Pockets
Come Back Baby – Lightnin’ Hopkins
Frankie – Mississippi John Hurt
The Moose – Charlie Barnet & his orchestra
Artistry Jumps - Stan Kenton & his orchestra

Atom Tan - The Clash - Combat Rock
Need A Man Blues - Donna Summer - Love To Love You
Pennies From Heaven - The Conway Brothers Novelty Band - 2JJJ Recording

Barabajagal - Donovan - Barabajagal

3-Piece Suit

Jagger’s Jukebox (part 1) -

The Rolling Stones' frontman hand-picks a selection of artists and music that influenced the band's ground-breaking sound, in particular their classic album Exile On Main St. In conversation with Paul Sexton, Mick talks through a wide-ranging playlist that reflects his own, and the band's, love of classic R&B, gospel, country and reggae.
The fascinating mix of material conjures up the musical environment of the late 60s and turn of the 70s, in which the Stones, and so many of their peers, were scaling new and ever more eclectic creative heights. In a show that includes both vintage hits and lesser-known gems, we'll find out which of the band's fellow rock acts from that era have Jagger's personal seal of approval. We'll also hear some brilliant soul records that have remained his all-time favourites; plus singer-songwriters; giants of country and Americana; and much more besides.

Jagger's Jukebox follows closely behind the documentary Exile Of The Stones, which told the story behind the Rolling Stones' 1972 album.
Broadcast on: BBC Radio 2, 31st May 2010

Quote – “It’s a noise we make, that’s all. You could be kind and call it music” - Mick Jagger



ON THIS DAY – 4th August

Intros & Outtros (Births & Deaths)

1901
· Louis Armstrong, singer, band-leader, trumpet-player. He is the oldest musician in Billboard history to have a no. 1

1936
· Elsberry Hobbs, vocalist with The Drifters

1940
· Larry Knechtel, guitarist & keyboard player for Bread

1943
· David Carr of The Fortunes

1946
· Maureen Cox Starkey, wife of Beatle, Richard Starkey

1947
· Paul Layton of The New Seekers
· Klaus Schulze of Tangerine Dream
· Rick Derringer, rock guitarist

1951
· Roy Flowers from Sweet Sensation

1952
· Marie Ni Bhraonain , singer with Clannad
· Paul Reynolds of A Flock Of Seagulls

1960
· Robbin Crosby from Ratt

1963
· Jody Turner from Rock Goddess

1978
· Eddie Condon, jazz guitarist, died of a bone disease on this day. He was 67

EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF ROCK

1956
· Elvis Presley released Hound Dog
· The Platters had a no. 1 hit with My Prayer

1957
· The Everly Brothers made their 2nd appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, introducing their upcoming single Wake Up Little Suzie. The song went on to cause controversy and be banned for its risqué lyrics

1958
· Billboard introduced the ”Hot 100 Singles Chart”. No. 1 was Ricky Nelson with Poor Little Fool

1963
· UK music weekly, New Musical Express, reported that The Beatles could score their first US hit, From Me To You, as it was “bubbling under” at position 116

1966
· The Troggs were no. 1 on the UK singles charts with With A Girl Like You, their only UK no. 1
· Radio stations in 6 US cities banned the playing of Beatles’ records after the London Evening Standard quoted John Lennon’s comment that The Beatles were more popular than Jesus Christ. The blasphemous statement set off international uproar, complete with public burning of the band’s records

1967
· A female Monkees fan stowed away on the band’s plane between shows in Minneapolis & St Louis. The girl’s father threatened to bring charges against the band for transporting a minor across state lines
· British pirate radio station Radio 355 went off the air

1968
· The 2-day Newport Pop Festival began in Costa Mesa, California, featuring Canned Heat, Sonny & Cher, Steppenwolf, The Byrds, Grateful Dead, Tiny Tim, Iron Butterfly, Eric Burdon & The Animals and Jefferson Airplane. Over 100,000 fans attended

1969
· Concert promoter Bill Graham announced that he was ”finished with San Fransisco” effective December 31, when new owners took over the old Fillmore Auditorium

1970
· The Medicine Ball Caravan left San Francisco on its journey across the US. Members included Grateful Dead, Wavy Gravy, The Hog Farm, and 7 tie-dyed teepees. They later formed Stoneground
· Jim Morrison was arrested and charged with public drunkenness in Los Angeles when he fell asleep on a woman’s front porch

1973
· Maureen McGovern’s The Morning After (Song from Poseidon Adventure topped the charts

1974
· Paul Simon released Loves Me Like A Rock

1975
· Robert Plant, his wife and two children were seriously injured in a car crash in Rhodes, Greece. Plant had to be flown back to Britain in plaster to recuperate. He recorded the vocals of The Presence LP from a wheelchair

1979
· A benefit concert was held to raise money for the widow of Little Feat’s Lowell George who died from a heart attack linked to a drug overdose a few weeks earlier. Members of his band, Payne, Barrere, Kenny Gradney, Sam Clayton and Richie Hayward, as well as Jackson Browne, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Michael McDonald, Nicolette Larson and Bonnie Raitt helped to raise over $230,000
· Electric Light Orchestra released Don’t Bring Me Down
· Led Zeppelin played their 1st UK concert in 4 years at Knebworth in Hertfordshire, England

1980
· John Lennon started recording what would be his last album, Double Fantasy at the Hit Factory, New York
· Pink Floyd began a 5-night season at London’s Earls Court Arena. The concerts were unique in that during the 1st half of each show, a wall was built across the stage to represent the separation of the group from its audience. During the 2nd half of each show, the wall was demolished

1984
· Prince started a 24-week run at no. 1 on the US album charts with Purple Rain
· Phil Collins married Jill Tavelman

1987
· The soundtrack to Dirty Dancing was released

1990
· During a New Kids On The Block concert in Montreal, Canada, armed robbers stole souvenir sales proceeds valued at $260,000
· Mariah Carey started a 4-week run at no. 1 on the US singles charts with her debut Vision of Love

1996
· Oasis roadie, James Hunter was crushed to death between a fork-lift and a lorry during the band’s show at Balloch Country Park, Loch Lomond in Scotland

1999
· Britney Spears and support band Steps played The Paramount Theatre, Denver

2001
· News of the World reported that Mariah Carey had hired a private eye to spy on her ex-husband, recording boss Tommy Mottola. The investigator told the newspaper that Mariah believed her ex-husband was conducting a smear campaign against her

2002
· Bruce Springsteen scored his 5th UK no. 1 album with The Rising, also No. 1 un the US

Thursday, July 22, 2010

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 28th July

Take Your Pick – Greg OlsenTake Your Pick
She’s Got Medals - David Bowie - A Second Face
Comes And Goes - Dan Fogelberg - Captured Angel

The odd sock
Masseuse - Guido Hatsis

I Shall Be Released - Tom Robinson Band - Power Of Darkness
All I Do - Daryl Braithwaite - Edge
Black Market Baby - Tom Waits - Mule Variations

Stuff you left in your pockets
Peach Orchard Mama – Big Joe Williams
A Poor Man’s Plea – Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
Gonna Follow My Baby – Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup
I Never Knew – Lester Young & his orchestra
What Love? – Charlie Mingus
Twin City Blues - Woody Herman & his orchestra


EBay - ’Weird Al’ Yankovic - Poodle Hat
You Can Go - David Meece - 7
Who’s To Blame? - Crank Handle - The Perthville Sessions

Let It Go - Def Leppard - High ‘n’ Dry
Overpowered By Funk - The Clash - Combat Rock
Full Of Emptiness - Donna Summer - Love To Love You

Bourgeois Town - The Conway Brothers Novelty Band - 2JJJ Recording
Barabajagal - Donovan - Barabajagal
Stairway To Heaven - Dread Zeppelin - 5,000,000

3-piece suit
Things we Do For Love
Food For Thought
Good Morning Judge
Feel The Love
Dreadlock Holiday
I’m Not In Love – 10CC - ‘Ahoy Rotterdam!’ 1983

Quote – “Rock is so much fun. That’s what it’s all about - filling up the chest cavities and the empty kneecaps and elbows” - Jimi Hendrix




ON THIS DAY – 28th July

Intros & Outtros (Births & Deaths)

1938
· George Cummings, steel-guitar player for Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show

1944
· Mike Bloomfield, guitarist & member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Electric Flag

1945
· Rick Wright, keyboard player for Pink Floyd

1949
· Peter Doyle, singer with The New Seekers
· Simon Kirke, drummer for Free and Bad Company
· Steve Peregrine Tooke, percussionist with T.Rex

1951
· Gregg Guiffria, of Angel

1962
· Rachel Sweet

1965
· Tex Axile, from Transvision Vamp

1996
· Marge Ganser, from the Shangri-Las, died of breast cancer on this day

EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF ROCK

1954
· The first press interview with the 19-year-old Elvis Presley was published in the Memphis Press-Scimitar

1956
· Gene Vincent appeared on The Perry Como Show, Gene’s first national exposure on US TV

1957
· Jerry Lee Lewis made his TV debut on The Steve Allen Show

1958
· Billboard magazine reported the research from Esso Research Centre indicated that “tuning in to rock & roll music on a car radio can cost a motorist money” due to the rhythm causing the driver’s foot to jiggle on the accelerator, thus wasting fuel

1962
· Tommy Roe released Sheila

1965
· Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts purchased a 16th-century manor house in Sussex, England

1966
· Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds were no. 1 on the UK singles charts with the Jagger & Richards penned Out of Time
· James Brown played the Apollo Theatre, New York

1969
· Police in Moscow reported that thousands of public telephone booths had been vandalised after thieves were stealing parts of the phones to convert their acoustic guitars to electric. A feature in a Russian youth magazine had shown details on how to do this

1970
· Jimi Hendrix performed at his home town of Seattle for the last time
· The film Ned Kelly starring Mick Jagger premiered in Glenrowan, near Melbourne, the scene of the final showdown of the Kelly saga. Australians didn’t take kindly to their national hero being portrayed by a middle-class English rockstar

1972
· Cheech & Chong’s debut LP was awarded gold

1973
· Organisers called it the biggest rock audience ever – 600,000 people turned up to an open-air show at Watkins Glen racetrack in New York for Summer Jam featuring The Allman Brothers Band, The Band and Grateful Dead. Presumably, the crowd was there for the atmosphere as it was doubtful anyone could see any of the artists. The only casualty was a skydiver whose parachute caught fire
· Gary Glitters’s I’m The Leader Of The Gang went no. 1 in the UK
· Grand Funk Railroad released We’re An American Band and B.W. Stevenson released My Maria

1974
· A record 140 hours and 34 minutes of continuous rock & roll was set by The Animation in St. Andrews Church Hall, Liverpool, England

1976
· Steve Miller received gold for Fly Like An Eagle

1979
· I Don’t Like Mondays, a song inspired by a real-life shooting incident, was the 2nd UK no. 1 single for The Boomtown Rats
· Ted Nugent, Aerosmith, Journey and Thin Lizzyheadlined the World series of Rock at Cleveland Stadium in Ohio. 65,000 people attended, an 18-yaer-old man was shot to death in the car park, 30 people were robbed and 2 women were raped

1980
· The Police, Squeeze and a local band, U2 played the Dalymount Festival in Dublin. U2 had released their first single several weeks earlier, but it had failed to chart

1987
· The Beatles sued Nike and Capitol Records for the use of Revolution in shoe commercials

1990
· Elton John started a 5-week run at no. 1 on the UK album charts with Sleeping With The Past
· Partners In Kryme had UK’s first rap no. 1 with Turtle Power

1991
· 2000 young people rioted after a MC Hammer concert in Penton, Canada. Almost 100 arrests were made

1993
· 10,000 Maniacs performed their last show with lead singer Natalie Merchant

1995
· Jimi Hendrix’ father, Al Hendrix won back the rights to his son’s name, likeness, image and music after a number of companies had profited from them over previous years

1999
· Pete Townshend played the Supper Club in New York to showcase his upcoming album Pete Townshend Live: A Benefit For Maryville Academy. He was joined onstage by Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder performing Magic Bus, Heart To Hang Onto and Better Man

2002
· Dave Matthews Band went to no. 1 on the US album charts with Busted Stuff

2003
· The wine Sir Cliff Richard made from his Algarve estate started a UK supermarket battle. Fans asked all supermarket stores when would it go on sale; Tesco said they would be the first, but the Waitrose shops had been selling it for a week

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 21st July

Take Your Pick – Greg OlsenTake Your Pick
Rob’s Song - Nuisance - Sample Bag
Tomboy - Crosby, Stills & Nash - Live It Up

The odd sock
Things I Like - Eliot Goblet

Love Like A Man - Ten Years After - The Essential …
Other Voices - The Cure - Faith
The Bells Are Ringing - They Might Be Giants - Factory Showroom

Stuff you left in your pockets
Keeps On A-Rainin’ – Bessie Smith
T-Bone Shuffle – Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
Stop Breakin’ Down Blues – Robert Johnson
Blow Mr. Dexter – Dexter Gordon’s All Stars
I Surrender Dear – Stan Kenton
Emanon - Dizzie Gillespie & his orchestra

Sell Me A Coat - David Bowie - A Second Face
Daddy Cool - Daddy Cool - Golden Hits
Right On Sister - Tom Robinson Band - Power Of Darkness

Aspen / These Days - Dan Fogelberg - Captured Angel
What’s He Building? - Tom Waits - Mule Variations
You Could Be Wrong - Daryl Braithwaite - Edge

Why Does This Always Happen To Me? - ’Weird Al’ Yankovic - Poodle Hat

3-piece suit
Wall Street Shuffle
City Lights
I’m Mandy, Fly Me
Working Girls
Art For Art’s Sake
Lying Here With Me – 10CC - ‘Ahoy Rotterdam!’ 1983

Quote – “
I hate music, especially when it's played” - Jimmy Durante

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 14th July

Take Your Pick – Greg OlsenTake Your Pick
Tuesday’s Dead - Cat Stevens - Teaser & The Firecat
Blue Condition - Cream - Disraeli Gears

The odd sock
Busted

Rock & Roll Hero - Nuisance - Sample Bag
Black Notes – Strangers’ Room - David Crosby & Graham Nash - Graham Nash & David Crosby
I’m Coming On - Ten Years After - The Essential …

Stuff you left in your pockets
War Is Over (Goodbye California) – John Lee Hooker
Raise A Ruckus Tonight – Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
Toad Frog Blues – Ma Rainey
Our Delight – Todd Dameron Sextet
When we’re Alone – Harry James
Move - Miles Davis

I Can Hear You - They Might Be Giants - Factory Showroom
If Anybody Had A Heart - Crosby, Stills & Nash - Live It Up
Let Me Sleep Beside You - David Bowie - Another Face

Primary - The Cure - Faith
Glad To Be Gay - Tom Robinson Band - Power Of Darkness
Lollipop - Daddy Cool - Golden Hits

3-piece suit
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (episode 26) – Douglas Adams

Quote – “Music inflames temperament” -
Jim Morrison

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 7th July

Take Your Pick – Greg OlsenTake Your Pick
She Took A Little With Sugar - Steely Dan - The Early Years
Dance The Night Away - Cream - Disraeli Gears

The odd sock
Transylvania Twist - Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett

Bloody Dub - Stiff Little Fingers - Nobody’s Heroes
Whole Cloth - David Crosby & Graham Nash - Graham Nash & David Crosby
How Can I Tell You - Cat Stevens - Teaser & The Firecat

Stuff you left in your pockets
Little Geneva – Muddy Waters
Goin’ Down Slow – Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
Me & My Chauffeur Blues – Billie Holiday
Off Minor – Thelonius Monk Trio
A Sailboat In The Moonlight – Johnny Hodges
Hot Mallets - Lionel Hampton & his orchestra

Sister - Nuisance - Sample Bag
(Got To Keep) Open - Crosby, Stills & Nash - Live It Up
Sweet Little Sixteen - Ten Years After - The Essential …

Holy Hour - The Cure - Faith
Pet Name - They Might Be Giants - Factory Showroom
I’ll Never Smile Again - Daddy Cool - Golden Hits

3-piece suit
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (episode 25) – Douglas Adams

Quote – “Musically, my dream is to do what Norah Jones (jazz pianist / singer) did. I can’t play the piano, but to sit next to it and just sing” - Jessica Simpson

Friday, June 25, 2010

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 30th June

Take Your Pick – Greg OlsenTake Your Pick
Love’s My Bag - Spectrum - Ghosts: Terminal Reflections
Evermore - Chuck Girard - Chuck Girard

The odd sock
The War - Bill Hicks

Let’s Be Friends (Skin On Skin) - Bruce Springsteen - The Rising
Last Laugh - Cobra - Soldier of Loneliness
All By Myself - Ringo Starr - Goodnight Vienna

Stuff you left in your pockets
Please Don’t Go – John Lee Hooker
You Hear Me Talkin’ – Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
I’m A Low-Down Groove – Billie Holiday
Tippin’ In – Erskine Hawkins & his orchestra
Farewell Blues – Woody Herman
The Lady Is A Tramp - Bird Yard Big Band - On The Edge

Yellow Peril - Steely Dan - The Early Years
World Of Pain - Cream - Disraeli Gears
Nobody’s Hero - Stiff Little Fingers - Nobody’s Heroes

Southbound Train - David Crosby & Graham Nash - Graham Nash & David Crosby
Changes IV - Cat Stevens - Teaser & The Firecat
Got To Keep Open - Crosby, Stills & Nash - Live It Up

3-piece suit
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (episode 24) – Douglas Adams

Quote – “
I think everyone should have a Beatles phase in their life. I think it's part of growing up in the Western world.” - Jadel and Cristina Cordova



ON THIS DAY – 30th June

Intros & Outtros (Births & Deaths)

1917
· Buddy Rich, drummer & orchestra leader
· Lena Horne, singer

1939
· Tony Hatch, songwriter

1941
· Larry Henley, of The Newbeats
· Larry Hall, singer

1943
· Florence Ballard, singer with The Supremes

1944
· Glenn Shorrock, front man for Little River Band

1946
· Billy Brown, of The Moments

1951
· Andy Scott, guitarist & vocalist for Sweet
· Stanley Clarke, jazz bassist for the likes of Chick Corea, Santana, Keith Richards, Quincy Jones and Paul McCartney

1956
· Adrian Wright, from Human League

1962
· Julianne Reagan, from All About Eve

1983
· Cheryl Tweedy, singer for Girls Aloud

2001
· American guitarist and producer Chet Atkins died in Nashville on this day, aged 77. He was an influence on George Harrison and Mark Knopfler

EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF ROCK

1948
· Bell Laboratories announced transistors as a substitute for radio tubes

1962
· Neil Sedaka’s Breaking Up Is Hard To Do was no. 1 in the US
· Ray Stevens released Ahab the Arab

1963
· Brian Epstein signed The Fourmost

1966
· The Beatles played the first of 3 concerts at the Nippon Budokan Hall, Japan. Amateur recordings became the bootleg album referred to as Three Nights In Tokyo

1967
· Keith Richards and Mick Jagger were granted £7,000 bail in the High Court after spending a night in the cells

1971
· Paul Revere & The Raiders received gold for Indian Reservation

1973
· George Harrison’s Give Me Love, Give Me Peace On Earth took the place of PaulMcCartney’s My Love at no. 1 on the US singles charts
· Slade had the no. 1 spot in the UK with Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me (their 5th UK no. 1)
· David Bowie played the Earl’s Court Stadium in London

1975
· Cher married Gregg Allman, 4 days after divorcing Sonny Bono. They split after10 days
· The Eagles received gold for One Of These Nights

1976
· Police raided the home of Neil Diamond looking for drugs. They found less than 1 ounce of marijuana
· Stuart Goddard (aka Adam Ant) placed the following ad in the classifieds of Melody Maker magazine: ”Beat on a bass with the B-Sides.’ Andy Warren answered the ad and they went on to form Adam & The Ants

1977
· Marvel Comics launched a comic book based on the group Kiss. Each of th band members contributed a drop of blood into the red ink for printing. The book sold over 500,000 copies

1978
· United Artists released The Buzzcocks single Love You More, clocking in at 1 minute 29 seconds, the 2nd shortest single ever released. 1 minute 28 seconds was the time for Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs’ single, Stay, in 1960
· The Sex Pistols released their version of My Way

1979
· Tubeway Army started a 5-week run at no. 1 on the UK singles charts with Are Friends Electric?
· Anita Ward started 2 weeks at no. 1 in US with Ring My Bell
· Johnny Rotten and Joan Collins made their judgements as guests on BBC’s Juke Box Jury

1981
· Jerry Lee Lewis was rushed to hospital with holes in his stomach multiple abscesses in his chest. He and was not expected to survive. He did

1983
· 10 years after splitting up during a show in Hollywood, The Everly Brothers announced that they had settled their differences, and would reunite for a concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall, later in the yaer

1984
· Huey Lewis & The News had the No. 1 US album with Sports

1987
· Beastie Boy Ad-Rock became engaged to Mollie Ringwald, star of the Pretty in Pink movie

1989
· Police were called in to the HMV Record Store in London’s Oxford Street to control over 4,000 fans trying to see the in-store appearance of Bobby Brown . 6 fans were hospitalised and 1 had to be given the kiss of life
· The Stone Roses almost didn’t play their gig at Leeds Polytechnic when a security guard refused entry to the lead singer, Ian Brown

1990
· Police raided the home of Chuck Berry and found homemade porn videos, drugs and guns
· Miles Davis played the first of 2 gigs at London’s Hammersmith Odeon
· Eric Clapton and others played a concert at Knebworth for the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy charity
· Rappers 2 Live Crew were arrested and charged with profanity during their US tour
· New Kids On The Block topped the charts with Step

1994
· Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam testified before a congressional hearing concerning rising concert ticket prices

1995
· Garth Brooks was given a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. Garth buried master tapes of his Hits album under the star

1999
· The Eric Clapton & Friends concert was held in Madison Square Gardens. Clapton performed with Sheryl Crow, Mary J Blige and Bob Dylan. The concert raised $1 million for Clapton’s drug rehab clinic in Antiqua

2000
· 9 people died & 24 were injured at a Pearl Jam portioomn of the Roskilde festival Denmark after people at the back, who couldn’t hear due to faulty speakers, stampeded forward

2001
· Al Jardine went to court to sue his former band-mates, claiming he had been ‘frozen out’ of The Beach Boys. The $4 million suit was filed against Mike Love, Brian Wilson, the Carl Wilson Trust and Brother Records Incorporated in a New York Supreme Court. In 1998, a judge temporarily barred Jardine from performing under the name Beach Boys Family & Friends after representations from Mike Love & Brother Records. Jardine lost the case in 2003

Sunday, June 20, 2010

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 23rd June

Take Your Pick – Greg OlsenTake Your Pick
When I Come Home - Spencer Davis Group - Best Of …
What Else Can I Say? - Chicago - Chicago

The odd sock
Right Said Fred - Bernard Cribbins

What The World Needs Now Is A New Pair Of Sox - Spectrum - Ghosts: Terminal Reflections
Windy Town - Chris Rea - New Light Through Old Windows
Worlds Apart - Bruce Springsteen - The Rising

Stuff you left in your pockets
Death Letter Blues – Leadbelly
Come On In This House / Have Mercy Baby – Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
Cryin’ Blues – Kokomo Arnold
Cocktails For Two – Benny Carter & his orchestra
Bewitched – Benny Goodman
Think - Bird Yard Big Band - On The Edge

Snookeroo - Ringo Starr - Goodnight Vienna
You Ask Me Why - Chuck Girard - Chuck Girard
Take It Out On Me - Steely Dan - The Early Years

Soldier of Loneliness - Cobra - Soldier of Loneliness
At The Edge - Stiff Little Fingers - Nobody’s Heroes
World Of Pain - Cream - Disraeli Gears

3-piece suit
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (episode 23) – Douglas Adams

Quote – “
Ah, music. A magic beyond all we do here!” - J. K. Rowling


ON THIS DAY – 23rd June

Intros & Outtros (Births & Deaths)

1915
· Zeb Turner (William Edward Grisham)

1923
· Dotty Todd

1929
· June Carter Cash, country singer & wife of Johnny Cash

1940
· Adam Faith (Terence Nelhams), singer & actor
· Stu Sutcliffe, bassist for The Beatles during 1960 – 61
· Diana Trask, Australian singer

1944
· Rosetta Hightower from The Orlons

1945
· Paul Goddard from The Atlanta Rhythm Section

1950
· Cyndi Lauper, singer

1952
· Betty Dragstra, from Pussycat

1957
· Lee John, from Imagination

1962
· Richard Coles, from Communards

1964
· Joey Allen, guitarist for Warrant

1965
· Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs, guitarist for Oasis

1972
· Elton Britt, country singer, died on this day. He was 54

1981
· Anthony Costa, singer for Blue

EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF ROCK

1848
· Antoine Joseph Sax was awarded a patent for his invention, the saxophone (This one’s a strange listing, folks. Other databases refer to this as “the birthdate of Antoine Sax, the inventor of the saxophone”, while others again refer to “1846, the birthdate of George Sax, inventor of the saxophone”. Ed)

1957
· Lonnie Donegan had no. 1 on the UK charts with Gamblin’ Man / Putting On The Style

1960
· Eddie Cochran topped the UK charts with Three Steps To Heaven

1962
· Ray Charles started a 14-week run at no.1 on the US album charts with Modern Sounds In Country & Western Music. His I Can’t Stop Loving You entered the UK charts on this day.
· The film sound track to West Side Story hit no. 1 on the UK charts for the first time. It spent a total of 13 weeks at no. 1 on seven different occasions

1965
· Motown Records released Tracks Of My Tears by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

1966
· The Beatles had their 10th consecutive UK no. 1 single with Paperback Writer
· The Rolling Stones departed London for their 3rd US tour. 2 weeks previously, Mick Jagger was hospitalised after collapsing from exhaustion at the end of tours of Australia and Europe

1967
· John Entwhistle, bassist for The Who, married Alison Wise. He told the London Daily Express, ”I always suspected we would marry one day. I was already playing in an amateur group and on our first date she carried my amplifier.”
· Arthur Conley received gold for Sweet Soul Music

1970
· Chubby Checker and 3 others were arrested at Niagara Falls after police found marijuana and other drugs in his car
· Ringo Starr arrived in Nashville to start recording sessions with Pete Drake, Jerry Reed, Charlie Daniels and Charley McCoyamongst others, top Nashville session men, and some who had worked on Bob Dylan’s John Wesley Harding and Nashville Skyline. The work was later released as Beaucoups of Blues

1973
· 10CC were at no.1 on the UK charts with Rubber Bullets
· George Harrison started 5 weeks at no. 1 on the US album charts with Living In The Material World

1975
· During his Welcome To My Nightmare tour in Vancouver, Alice Cooper fell from the stage & broke 6 ribs
· Jefferson Starship released the Red Octopus album

1976
· Paul McCartney & Wings completed the Wings Over America Tour in Los Angeles

1979
· The Knack released My Sharona and The Charlie Daniel’s Band released The Devil Went Down To Georgia
· Supertramp’s Breakfast In America was top of the US album charts

1981
· 7 years after founder and leader Robert Fripp found himself the only member of King Crimson, the group he launched in 1969, he announced he was renaming his current band, Disciple, as King Crimson

1984
· Duran Duran started 2 weeks at no. 1 on the US singles charts with The Reflex, their first no. 1
· An auction of items associated with John Lennon was held at Sotheby’s in London
· Van Halen released their Panama single

1989
· George Michael received the Silver Clef award for Outstanding achievements to British music
· New Kids On The Block were almost thrown out of their hotel in Anaheim, California, after being caught throwing balloons full of Kool-Aid at guests

1990
· 13-year-old Keith Sorrentine filed a $500,000 lawsuit against Madonna claiming he suffered nightmares and bed-wetting problems after an incident outside Madonna’s house when she allegedly flung him to the ground
· Actor Gary Busey, who played the role of Buddy Holly in the film The Buddy Holly Story, paid £139,658 for Holly’s Gibson acoustic guitar in a Sotheby’s auction. The guitar was in a tooled leather case made by Holly himself
· Elton John had his first UK no. 1 single with Sacrifice / Healing Hands after achieving over 40 previous Top 75 singles

1995
· Drummer Alan White made his live debut with Oasis at Glastonbury Festival. Ex-Take That member Robbie Williams played onstage with the band
· CBS News anchor, Dan Rather joined R.E.M. onstage at Madison Square Gardens during a sound check to perform What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?. It refers to a bizarre incident years before when Rather was beaten up by thugs demanding an answer to the question. The performance was shown on David Letterman’s Late Show

2000
· The Experience Music Project was unveiled in Seattle by Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft. The Museum contained over 80,000 items of Jimi Hendrix memorabilia, including the smashed guitar from the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival

2002
· Rolling Stone magazine listed the top earners from US sales during 2001. Madonna came in at no. 5 with $49.5 million, Dave Matthews Band at 4 with $52.7 million, The Beatles at 3 with $58 million, Dr. Dre at 2 with $63 million and U2 with $75 million

2002
· Nelly started 7 weeks at no. 1 on the US singles charts with Hot In Here