PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 1st December

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take 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 Martyn – No Little Boy
Village Idiot – Mental As Anything – Beetroot Stains
Standing On A Limb – Collard Greens & Gravy – Silver 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 Winter – Third 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)

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 17th November

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take 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 Carta – Songs From Wastie’s Orchard
Rocker – AC/DC - TNT
Date Stamp – ABC – Lexicon 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 Manx – Road Ragas
Sunday’s Child – John Martyn – No Little Boy
A Universe Apart – Mental As Anything – Beetroot Stains

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

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 10th November

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take 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 Carta – Songs 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?)

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 27th October

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take 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

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 13th October

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take 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 Girls’ Mel 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”

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 22nd September

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take 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 Springfields’ Silver 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

PLAYLIST FOR THE LAUNDROMAT – 15th September

Take Your Pick – Greg Olsen – Take 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