1957: Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra introduced the new product from Ford, the Ford Edsel, on an hour long television special.
1969: Peter, Paul & Mary released the single "Leaving On A Jet Plane".
1969: Neil Diamond released the single "Holly Holy".
1969: Mary Hopkin performed at the Savoy Theatre in London. Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr, who produced "Those Were The Days" for Hopkin on their Apple Records label, were in attendance.
1970: The ashes of Janis Joplin were scattered at Stinson Beach in Marin County, California.
1971: Bing Crosby, part owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, threw out the first ball for Game 4 of the World Series between the Pirates and the Baltimore Orioles.
One of the greats in a long string for Stevie Wonder...
1973: Goats Head Soup moved to #1 on the Album chart for the Rolling Stones. Brothers and Sisters by the Allman Brothers Band was now #2 with Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On third and Los Cochinos from Cheech & Chong in the fourth position. The rest of the Top 10: the great Innervisions album by Stevie Wonder, We're An American Band from Grand Funk at #6, Deliver the Word by War, Killing Me Softly from Roberta Flack at #8, Long Hard Climb by Helen Reddy and Joe Walsh entered the Top 10 with The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get.
1973: Jim Croce, who had died less than a month before, didn't get to see one of his biggest hits ("I Got A Name") race up from 76 to 40.
The Isley Brothers had a Top 10 hit...
1973: "Half-Breed" from Cher remained #1 but the Allman Brothers Band made a strong bid with "Ramblin' Man", which moved from 7-2. Marvin Gaye held on with "Let's Get It On" and Stevie Wonder edged up with "Higher Ground". The rest of the Top 10: "Angie" from the Rolling Stones, the Isley Brothers with "That Lady", Paul Simon's #2 song "Loves Me Like A Rock" was now at 7, Gladys Knight & the Pips scored their 25th hit and fifth Top 10 with "Midnight Train To Georgia", Eddie Kendricks said "Keep On Truckin'" and Grand Funk fell to the 10th spot with "We're An American Band".
1974: Ed Sullivan, television host of the popular show which bore his name, died at the age of 73 in New York City. The show ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, 1971 on CBS every Sunday night. He introduced numerous acts to audiences and the show featuring the Beatles on February 9, 1964 is one of the milestones in popular culture, viewed by 73 million people.
1975: Simon & Garfunkel reunited for the single "My Little Town", which they released on this date.
1975: Neil Young had surgery on his vocal chords in Los Angeles.
1977: Shirley Brickley of Orlons ("The Wah Watusi") was shot and killed by an intruder in her home. She was 32.
1978: Led Zeppelin began rehearsing for a new album, which would turn out to be their last, the great In Through the Out Door.
1979: The Police collected a #1 album in the U.K. with Regatta De Blanc.
1979: Anne Murray notched her third consecutive #1 Adult Contemporary song as "Broken Hearted Me" took over.
1979: John Cougar (Mellencamp) appeared on the charts for the first time with his debut single "I Need A Lover".
1979: The Eagles moved from #52 to #15 in their second week with "Heartache Tonight".
M had everybody talking about "Pop Muzik"...
1979: Michael Jackson had his first #1 in seven years and the second of his career with "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough". Herb Alpert was a solid #2 with "Rise" while Robert John fell with "Sad Eyes" after just one week at the top. The Commodores had a winner with "Sail On" and the former #1 smash "My Sharona" from the Knack was at #5. The Rest of the Top 10: Dionne Warwick's 42nd career hit was her first Top 10 in five years--"I'll Never Love This Way Again", M and "Pop Muzik" was #7, Donna Summer was up with "Dim All The Lights", Little River Band had song #9--"Lonesome Loser" and Earth, Wind & Fire closed out the list with "After The Love Has Gone".
1979: Led Zeppelin's new album In Through the Out Door was #1 for the fifth week in a row.
1980: Air Supply released their third single--"Every Woman In The World".
1980: The AC/DC album Back In Black went Platinum.
1984: U2 reached #1 in the U.K. with The Unforgettable Fire.
1984: Stevie Wonder's song "I Just Called To Say I Love You" took over at the #1 position on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1984: Wonder also ruled the R&B chart with "I Just Called To Say I Love You".
1984: And Stevie Wonder made it a trifecta with "I Just Called To Say I Love You", #1 overall. "Let's Go Crazy" from Prince was dethroned and the Cars were in neutral with "Drive". Chicago reached #4 with "Hard Habit To Break" and Madonna had song #5--"Lucky Star". The rest of the Top 10: Billy Ocean and his first Top 10 song "Caribbean Queen", John Waite was on his way down with "Missing You", Bruce Springsteen's "Cover Me", Sheila E. and "The Glamorous Life" was #9 with Cyndi Lauper in the 10th position with "She Bop".
1984: The Prince album Purple Rain spent a 15th week at #1. Born in the U.S.A. from Bruce Springsteen was second, with Tina Turner's Private Dancer, Sports by Huey Lewis & the News and Heartbeat City by the Cars holding their ground. The rest of the Top 10: 1100 Bel Air Place by Julio Iglesias, Can't Slow Down, still #7 after 49 weeks, Break Out by the Pointer Sisters, "Eddie and the Cruisers" Soundtrack by John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band and Madonna's debut at #10.
1990: Because of the popularity of the movie Ghost which features the song, the Righteous Brothers went all the way to #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with "Unchained Melody", 25 years after it first was a hit.
1990: George Michael collected his ninth #1 song and sixth as a solo artist with "Praying For Time".
1990: The album Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em by M.C. Hammer remained #1 for a 15th week.
1993: Wade Flemons of Earth, Wind & Fire died of cancer in Battle Creek, Michigan at age 53.
1995: In today's Inmates Run Rap Music segment, Tupac Shakur was released from jail after 8 months.
1998: After years of planning, the Crossroads Centre of Antigua opened. The project was the dream of Eric Clapton and promised that no one will be turned away that needs treatment for drug or alcohol addiction.
2001: Peter Doyle of the New Seekers ("I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing" and "What Have They Done To My Song Ma") and a solo artist, died of throat cancer in Castlemaine, Australia at the age of 52.
2002: Las Ketchup reached #1 in the U.K. with "The Ketchup Song", also a #1 song in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Greece, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Switzerland, Romania, Argentina and Mexico.
2003: Tickets for the Duran Duran reunion at Kentish Town Forum in London sold out in four minutes.
2004: Ronald Isley was indicted by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles and charged with five counts of tax evasion for failing to report income from royalties and one count of failing to file an income tax return. The Internal Revenue Service had discovered royalty checks deposited to Ronald's account that were issued to his dead brother O'Kelly. (Note: some websites report the date of the indictment as October 14, but that was the date the story appeared in newspapers; according to 'Billboard', the indictment was handed down on October 13.
2006: Justin Hawkins, lead singer of the Darkness, announced he was leaving the group.
2009: Al Martino, who had 35 hits from 1959 to 1977, including "I Love You Because" and "Spanish Eyes" and starred in The Godfather, died at age 82 in Springfield, Pennsylvania.
2010: The great Graham Nash of the Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young received an Officer of the Order of the British Empire medal from Queen Elizabeth of England at Buckingham Palace.
2010: General Norman Johnson, lead singer of Chairmen of the Board ("Give Me Just a Little More Time") died of lung cancer at age 69.
2011: The city of Clear Lake, Iowa named Ritchie Valens Drive and J.P. Richardson Avenue to join the existing Buddy Holly Place after the three stars killed in a plane crash following a concert in Clear Lake on February 3, 1959.
2016: Bob Dylan became the first musician to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Born This Day:
1941: Paul Simon was born in Newark, New Jersey.
1944: Robert Lamm, keyboardist with Chicago, was born in Brooklyn, New York.
1946: Dorothy Moore ("Misty Blue" from 1975) was born in Jackson, Mississippi.
1947: Sammy Hagar, lead singer with Montrose and Van Halen and a solo artist, was born in Monterey, California.
1948: John Ford Coley, half of the duo Dan & Coley ("I'd Really Love To See You Tonight"), was born in Dallas, Texas.
1948: Peter David Spencer of Smokie ("If You Think You Know How To Love Me".
1950: Simon Nicol, founder, singer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist of Fairport Convention and also a record producer, was born in Muswell Hill, London.
1959: Marie Osmond was born in Ogden, Utah.
1962: Rob Marche, guitarist of the Jo Boxers ("Just Got Lucky")
1980: Ashanti was born in Glen Cove, New York.
1958: Frank Sinatra had the top album with Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely.
1958: "It's All In the Game" by Tommy Edwards was the #1 song.
1962: Don Everly collapsed while rehearsing at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London prior to the first of 22 dates of an Everly Brothers concert tour of the U.K. He flew back to the United States for treatment and brother Phil performed solo for the entire tour.
1962: For the fifth week, "Ramblin' Rose" by Nat King Cole was #1 on the Easy Listening chart.
1963: The Beatles were on ITV's Sunday Night at the Palladium, their first major appearance on television. 15 Million people saw the program and thousands more crowded the streets of London to get a glimpse of the band. The group played "From Me To You", "She Loves You", "Twist and Shout" and "I'll Get You".
1965: The Who recorded "My Generation" at Pye Studios in London.
1965: The Beatles finished recording "Drive My Car" in a marathon five-hour session that ended after midnight at EMI Studios in London.
1966: The Jimi Hendrix Experience played their first concert a week after forming the group at the Olympia in Paris, France. (Note: many websites claim the group's first show was in Paris, but according to the book 'The Essential Jimi Hendrix' by Rotimi Ogunjobi, the tour began at the Novelty Club in Evreux, Normandy, France on October 13, and the Paris show wasn't until the 18th.)1967: Pat Boone, who became the owner of the Oakland Oaks basketball team, sang the national anthem at the first game of the new American Basketball Association.
1968: Florence Ballard gave birth to twins.
1968: John Lennon recorded three takes of "Julia" as a solo contribution to The White Album.
1958: "It's All In the Game" by Tommy Edwards was the #1 song.
1962: Don Everly collapsed while rehearsing at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London prior to the first of 22 dates of an Everly Brothers concert tour of the U.K. He flew back to the United States for treatment and brother Phil performed solo for the entire tour.
1962: For the fifth week, "Ramblin' Rose" by Nat King Cole was #1 on the Easy Listening chart.
1963: The Beatles were on ITV's Sunday Night at the Palladium, their first major appearance on television. 15 Million people saw the program and thousands more crowded the streets of London to get a glimpse of the band. The group played "From Me To You", "She Loves You", "Twist and Shout" and "I'll Get You".
1965: The Who recorded "My Generation" at Pye Studios in London.
1965: The Beatles finished recording "Drive My Car" in a marathon five-hour session that ended after midnight at EMI Studios in London.
1966: The Jimi Hendrix Experience played their first concert a week after forming the group at the Olympia in Paris, France. (Note: many websites claim the group's first show was in Paris, but according to the book 'The Essential Jimi Hendrix' by Rotimi Ogunjobi, the tour began at the Novelty Club in Evreux, Normandy, France on October 13, and the Paris show wasn't until the 18th.)1967: Pat Boone, who became the owner of the Oakland Oaks basketball team, sang the national anthem at the first game of the new American Basketball Association.
1968: Florence Ballard gave birth to twins.
1968: John Lennon recorded three takes of "Julia" as a solo contribution to The White Album.
1969: Peter, Paul & Mary released the single "Leaving On A Jet Plane".
1969: Mary Hopkin performed at the Savoy Theatre in London. Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr, who produced "Those Were The Days" for Hopkin on their Apple Records label, were in attendance.
1970: The ashes of Janis Joplin were scattered at Stinson Beach in Marin County, California.
1971: Bing Crosby, part owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, threw out the first ball for Game 4 of the World Series between the Pirates and the Baltimore Orioles.
One of the greats in a long string for Stevie Wonder...
1973: Goats Head Soup moved to #1 on the Album chart for the Rolling Stones. Brothers and Sisters by the Allman Brothers Band was now #2 with Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On third and Los Cochinos from Cheech & Chong in the fourth position. The rest of the Top 10: the great Innervisions album by Stevie Wonder, We're An American Band from Grand Funk at #6, Deliver the Word by War, Killing Me Softly from Roberta Flack at #8, Long Hard Climb by Helen Reddy and Joe Walsh entered the Top 10 with The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get.
1973: Jim Croce, who had died less than a month before, didn't get to see one of his biggest hits ("I Got A Name") race up from 76 to 40.
The Isley Brothers had a Top 10 hit...
1973: "Half-Breed" from Cher remained #1 but the Allman Brothers Band made a strong bid with "Ramblin' Man", which moved from 7-2. Marvin Gaye held on with "Let's Get It On" and Stevie Wonder edged up with "Higher Ground". The rest of the Top 10: "Angie" from the Rolling Stones, the Isley Brothers with "That Lady", Paul Simon's #2 song "Loves Me Like A Rock" was now at 7, Gladys Knight & the Pips scored their 25th hit and fifth Top 10 with "Midnight Train To Georgia", Eddie Kendricks said "Keep On Truckin'" and Grand Funk fell to the 10th spot with "We're An American Band".
1974: Ed Sullivan, television host of the popular show which bore his name, died at the age of 73 in New York City. The show ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, 1971 on CBS every Sunday night. He introduced numerous acts to audiences and the show featuring the Beatles on February 9, 1964 is one of the milestones in popular culture, viewed by 73 million people.
1975: Simon & Garfunkel reunited for the single "My Little Town", which they released on this date.
1975: Neil Young had surgery on his vocal chords in Los Angeles.
1977: Shirley Brickley of Orlons ("The Wah Watusi") was shot and killed by an intruder in her home. She was 32.
1978: Led Zeppelin began rehearsing for a new album, which would turn out to be their last, the great In Through the Out Door.
1979: The Police collected a #1 album in the U.K. with Regatta De Blanc.
1979: Anne Murray notched her third consecutive #1 Adult Contemporary song as "Broken Hearted Me" took over.
1979: John Cougar (Mellencamp) appeared on the charts for the first time with his debut single "I Need A Lover".
1979: The Eagles moved from #52 to #15 in their second week with "Heartache Tonight".
M had everybody talking about "Pop Muzik"...
1979: Michael Jackson had his first #1 in seven years and the second of his career with "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough". Herb Alpert was a solid #2 with "Rise" while Robert John fell with "Sad Eyes" after just one week at the top. The Commodores had a winner with "Sail On" and the former #1 smash "My Sharona" from the Knack was at #5. The Rest of the Top 10: Dionne Warwick's 42nd career hit was her first Top 10 in five years--"I'll Never Love This Way Again", M and "Pop Muzik" was #7, Donna Summer was up with "Dim All The Lights", Little River Band had song #9--"Lonesome Loser" and Earth, Wind & Fire closed out the list with "After The Love Has Gone".
1979: Led Zeppelin's new album In Through the Out Door was #1 for the fifth week in a row.
1980: Air Supply released their third single--"Every Woman In The World".
1980: The AC/DC album Back In Black went Platinum.
1984: U2 reached #1 in the U.K. with The Unforgettable Fire.
1984: Stevie Wonder's song "I Just Called To Say I Love You" took over at the #1 position on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1984: Wonder also ruled the R&B chart with "I Just Called To Say I Love You".
1984: And Stevie Wonder made it a trifecta with "I Just Called To Say I Love You", #1 overall. "Let's Go Crazy" from Prince was dethroned and the Cars were in neutral with "Drive". Chicago reached #4 with "Hard Habit To Break" and Madonna had song #5--"Lucky Star". The rest of the Top 10: Billy Ocean and his first Top 10 song "Caribbean Queen", John Waite was on his way down with "Missing You", Bruce Springsteen's "Cover Me", Sheila E. and "The Glamorous Life" was #9 with Cyndi Lauper in the 10th position with "She Bop".
1984: The Prince album Purple Rain spent a 15th week at #1. Born in the U.S.A. from Bruce Springsteen was second, with Tina Turner's Private Dancer, Sports by Huey Lewis & the News and Heartbeat City by the Cars holding their ground. The rest of the Top 10: 1100 Bel Air Place by Julio Iglesias, Can't Slow Down, still #7 after 49 weeks, Break Out by the Pointer Sisters, "Eddie and the Cruisers" Soundtrack by John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band and Madonna's debut at #10.
1990: Because of the popularity of the movie Ghost which features the song, the Righteous Brothers went all the way to #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with "Unchained Melody", 25 years after it first was a hit.
1990: George Michael collected his ninth #1 song and sixth as a solo artist with "Praying For Time".
1990: The album Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em by M.C. Hammer remained #1 for a 15th week.
1993: Wade Flemons of Earth, Wind & Fire died of cancer in Battle Creek, Michigan at age 53.
1995: In today's Inmates Run Rap Music segment, Tupac Shakur was released from jail after 8 months.
1998: After years of planning, the Crossroads Centre of Antigua opened. The project was the dream of Eric Clapton and promised that no one will be turned away that needs treatment for drug or alcohol addiction.
2001: Peter Doyle of the New Seekers ("I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing" and "What Have They Done To My Song Ma") and a solo artist, died of throat cancer in Castlemaine, Australia at the age of 52.
2002: Las Ketchup reached #1 in the U.K. with "The Ketchup Song", also a #1 song in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Greece, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Switzerland, Romania, Argentina and Mexico.
2003: Tickets for the Duran Duran reunion at Kentish Town Forum in London sold out in four minutes.
2004: Ronald Isley was indicted by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles and charged with five counts of tax evasion for failing to report income from royalties and one count of failing to file an income tax return. The Internal Revenue Service had discovered royalty checks deposited to Ronald's account that were issued to his dead brother O'Kelly. (Note: some websites report the date of the indictment as October 14, but that was the date the story appeared in newspapers; according to 'Billboard', the indictment was handed down on October 13.
2006: Justin Hawkins, lead singer of the Darkness, announced he was leaving the group.
2009: Al Martino, who had 35 hits from 1959 to 1977, including "I Love You Because" and "Spanish Eyes" and starred in The Godfather, died at age 82 in Springfield, Pennsylvania.
2010: The great Graham Nash of the Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young received an Officer of the Order of the British Empire medal from Queen Elizabeth of England at Buckingham Palace.
2010: General Norman Johnson, lead singer of Chairmen of the Board ("Give Me Just a Little More Time") died of lung cancer at age 69.
2011: The city of Clear Lake, Iowa named Ritchie Valens Drive and J.P. Richardson Avenue to join the existing Buddy Holly Place after the three stars killed in a plane crash following a concert in Clear Lake on February 3, 1959.
Born This Day:
1941: Paul Simon was born in Newark, New Jersey.
1944: Robert Lamm, keyboardist with Chicago, was born in Brooklyn, New York.
1946: Dorothy Moore ("Misty Blue" from 1975) was born in Jackson, Mississippi.
1947: Sammy Hagar, lead singer with Montrose and Van Halen and a solo artist, was born in Monterey, California.
1948: John Ford Coley, half of the duo Dan & Coley ("I'd Really Love To See You Tonight"), was born in Dallas, Texas.
1948: Peter David Spencer of Smokie ("If You Think You Know How To Love Me".
1950: Simon Nicol, founder, singer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist of Fairport Convention and also a record producer, was born in Muswell Hill, London.
1959: Marie Osmond was born in Ogden, Utah.
1962: Rob Marche, guitarist of the Jo Boxers ("Just Got Lucky")
1980: Ashanti was born in Glen Cove, New York.
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