Saturday, May 15, 2010

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 19th MAY

Take Your Pick – Greg OlsenTake Your Pick
Toussant L’Overture – SantanaDance Of The Rainbow Serpent
All Things - The Byrds - Untitled

The odd sock
Rock With A Policeman - The Goodies - Yum! Yum!

Rescue Me - Peter Shurley - Rescue Me
Harley Davidson Blues - Canned Heat - The Heat Brothers
Crazy Love Vol II - Paul Simon - The Graceland

Stuff you left in your pockets
Joe Louis Strut – Memphis Minnie
Personal Manager – Albert King
Raised To My Hand – Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup
Rifftide – Coleman Hawkins & his orchestra
Dexter’s Minor Mad – Dexter Gordon’s Allstars
I’m In The Mood For Love - Louis Armstrong

Look My Way - Joe Satriani - Joe Satriani
Nagasaki - Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band - Making Whoopee
And The Band Played On - Simple Minds - Good News From The Next World

I’m Not The One - The Cars - Shake It Up
How Long? - Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Shaka Zulu
Better Times Will Come About - Carson - Blown

3-piece suit
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (episode 18) – Douglas Adams

Quote – “Hell is full of musical amateurs” -
George Bernard Shaw
Intros & Outtros (19th MAY) – (Trying a new layout – I’d appreciate comments. Ed)

1932
· Alma Cogan, singer (the youngest female to top the UK charts in the 50s)

1935
· Thomas E Lawrence, (Lawrence of Arabia) died in a motorcycle crash on this day (Just thought you’d like to know. Ed.)

1941
· Eddie Raynor, of Split Enz
· Eric Burdon, joined The Alan Price Combo and then renamed The Animals. He fronted War and was a solo artist

1945
· Pete Townshend (Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend), vocals & guitarist for The Detours who morphed into The High Numbers and finally The Who

1946
· Philip Rudd, from AC/DC

1947
· Greg Herbert, sax-player for Blood, Sweat and Tears
· Jerry Hyman, trombone player and recorder player for Blood, Sweat and Tears

1948
· Tom Scott, sax player for The L.A. Express, also worked with Joni Mitchell, Carole King and Steely Dan

1949
· Dusty Hill, bassist for ZZ Top

1950
· Mike Wedgewood, from Curved Air and Caravan

1952
· Grace Jones, singer and model
· Jeffrey Hyman (a.k.a. Joey Ramone), vocalist with The Ramones
· Barbra Loomis of BT Express

1956
· Martyn Ware from Human League and Heaven 17

1960
· Yazz (Yasmin Evans)

1963
· ben Volpeliere-Pierrot, of Curiosity Killed The Cat

1969
· Coleman Hawkins, tenor-sax player, died of pneumonia on this day, aged 69

1970
· Attrell “Prince Be” Cordes, keyboard player and vocalist for PM Dawn

1972
· Jenny Berggren, vocals for Ace of Base

2001
· Mike Sammes, founder of The Mike Sammes Singers, died on this day aged 73

On this day (19th MAY)

1958
· The soundtrack to South Pacific went to no. 1 on the US album charts and stayed there for 31 weeks
· Bobby Darin released Splish, Splash (It was the first B-track to be pressed to vinyl)

1960
· DJ Alan Freed and eight others were charged by Federal Grand Jury for commercial bribery (also known as ‘payola’). He refused to testify and became, some say, a scapegoat for others

1961
· The Everly Brothers launched their own record label, Calliope

1962
· B Bumble & The Stingers’s Nut Rocker hit no. 1 in the UK. It was his real name

1968
· Johnny Cash performed onstage at The Odeon, Newcastle, England

1969
· The Beatles were awarded gold for 1 million sales of Get Back
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1973
· Stevie WonderYou Are The Sunshine Of My Life went to No. 1 on the US singles charts
· George Harrison released Give Me Love, Three Dog Night released Shambala and Paul Simon released Kodachrome

1976
· The Rolling Stones’ guitarist Keith Richards smashed his car after falling asleep at the wheel. Marijuana and cocaine were found in the vehicle, resulting in another fine

1978
· Dire Straits released their first major label single Sultans of Swing, recorded on a budget of £120
· Eric Clapton held a party to celebrate his marriage to Patti Boyd. He set up a small stage in his garden, and as the evening progressed, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr jammed with Clapton, Ginger Baker, Denny Laine and Mick Jagger, playing old Little Richard and Eddie Cochran numbers

1979
· Supertramp went to no. 1 in the US with their album, Breakfast in America

1980
· Ringo Starr and his future wife were involved in a car crash. The car was written off but Starr and Bach were okay

1981
· Sting was named songwriter of the year at the 26th Ivor Novello awards

1983
· ’Weird Al’ Yankovic performed live in Washington DC Wax Works

1984
· Bob Marley & The Wailers started a 12-week run at no. 1 in the UK with their compliation, Legend, released to commemorate the third anniversary of Marley’s death
· The Bachelors called it quits
· The Cars released Magic

1986
· Peter Gabriel released So

1988
· James Brown was arrested for the fifth time in 12 months, following a car chase near his home. He was charged with assault, resisting arrest and being in charge of illegal weapons. He was given a 6-year gaol sentence

1990
· Madonna’s Vogue started 3 weeks at no. 1 in the US

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