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

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