1953: Buddy Holly began his radio show on KDAV in Lubbock, Texas.
1957: The Elvis Presley movie Jailhouse Rock was released.
1958: The Soundtrack to "South Pacific" took over as the #1 album in the U.K. It would set the Rock Era record with 115 weeks at #1.
1961: Brian Epstein called the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England to purchase a ticket to see the Beatles perform. He became their manager shortly after seeing the group.
1961: Chubby Checker, who had already seen "The Twist" go to #1, re-released it on this date.
1961: The Tokens released the single "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".
1963: Dusty Springfield began her first tour as a solo artist, performing with the Searchers, Freddie & the Dreamers and Brian Poole & the Tremeloes in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1963: Bobby Vee, the Ronettes and Little Eva were in concert in Teaneck, New Jersey on the first date of Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars tour.
1964: The Beatles performed at the Empire in Liverpool, England.
1965: The Beatles recorded "Think for Yourself", a George Harrison song written for their upcoming album Rubber Soul.
1965: The Dave Clark Five performed for Queen Elizabeth at the Royal Variety Show in London.
1966: The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed at the Big Apple Club in Munich, Germany.
1967: Nilsson recorded "Everybody's Talkin'".
1967: The movie How I Won the War starring John Lennon opened in the United States.
1967: The Foundations had the top U.K. song with "Baby, Now That I've Found You".
1968: Jean Terrell replaced Diana Ross in the Supremes after Ross began her solo career.
1968: John Lennon granted a divorce to Cynthia Powell Lennon.
1968: Aretha Franklin broke her leg in a fall in a hotel in Honolulu, Hawai'i, causing her to perform two concerts in a wheelchair.
BS & T come back into the Top 10
1969: Abbey Road by the Beatles was #1 again on the album chart with Green River from CCR providing the closest competition. Johnny Cash At San Quentin was third followed by the Blind Faith album and I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! by Janis Joplin. The rest of the Top 10: The Rolling Stones with Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2), the debut from Crosby, Stills & Nash, Isaac Hayes' Hot Buttered Soul at #8, the self-titled Santana and Blood, Sweat & Tears re-entered the Top 10 in its 41st week.
Reminiscing of those summer days...
1969: The 5th Dimension achieved their second career #1 with "Wedding Bell Blues", which sent "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley to #2. The Beatles roared from 10 to 3 with "Come Together" while the former #1 "I Can't Get Next to You" by the Temptations remained at #4. The rest of the Top 10: Smith and "Baby It's You", another former #1, "Sugar, Sugar" from the Archies, "Hot Fun in the Summertime" from Sly & the Family Stone, Blood, Sweat & Tears moved from 17-8 with "And When I Die", the Beatles scored their 30th Top 10 song in just five years with "Something" and the Flying Machine landed at #10 with "Smile a Little Smile for Me".
1970: Jim Morrison, lead singer of the Doors, recorded an album of spoken words from his poetry. Following his death, the surviving members of the group composed music to the poetry and released it as the album An American Prayer.
1971: Paul McCartney launched his new group Wings with a party at the Empire Ballroom in London.
1971: Jonathan Edwards released the single "Sunshine".
1974: Elton John released his Greatest Hits package.
1974: Ivory Joe Hunter ("Since I Met You Baby" from 1957) died of lung cancer in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 60.
1975: David Bowie made his television debut in the United States, performing "Fame" on The Cher Show on CBS.
1975: Elton John was named the godfather to John and Yoko Lennon's son Sean.
1975: "Low Rider" by War was the new #1 on the R&B chart.
1975: The Captain & Tennille followed up "Love Will Keep Us Together" with another #1 on the Easy Listening Chart--"The Way I Want to Touch You".
1975: Nowadays, its commonplace because of the lack of competition but on this date, Elton John's Rock of the Westies became just the second album in the history of the Rock Era to debut at #1, following Elton's Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. After finally scoring a #1 album with Red Octopus, Jefferson Starship had to relinquish the spot after one week. Wish You Were Here from Pink Floyd was third followed by Prisoner of Disguise from Linda Ronstadt. The rest of the Top 10: Windsong from John Denver, Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen, Jethro Tull remained at #7 with Minstrel in the Gallery, George Harrison's Extra Texture, David Crosby & Graham Nash teamed for the #9 album Wind on the Water and Paul Simon had a winner on his hand with Still Crazy After All These Years, a Top 10 entrant after just three weeks.
1975: Wings released the single "Venus and Mars/Rock Show".
1976: Elton John released the single "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word".
1977: Suzi Quatro debuted on Happy Days on ABC-TV as Leather Tuscadero.
1986: Berlin achieved a #1 song in the U.K. with "You Take My Breath Away".
1986: The Police had the top album in the U.K. with Every Breath You Take--the Singles.
1986: Carly Simon was enjoying a big comeback with "Coming Around Again", which moved from 97 to 78 on this date.
1986: Jason Newstead, new bassist with Metallica, performed live with the group for the first time.
1986: Although they had several other songs that were better, Boston amazingly had their first and only #1 song on this date with "Amanda".
1986: Sun Valley, Idaho's Peter Cetera teamed with Amy Grant for the #1 Adult Contemporary song "The Next Time I Fall".
1987: Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys married Dean Martin's daughter, Gina.
1994: Sonny Bono was elected to the United States House of Representatives from California.
1995: Michael Jackson teamed with Sony Corporation of America to create the third-largest music publishing company in the world with over 100,000 songs.
1997: Jewel's album Pieces of You re-entered the Top 10 after 89 weeks of release.
1998: Robbie Williams scored his second #1 album in the U.K. with I've Been Expecting You.
2003: Duran Duran reunited for a 25th Anniversary Tour, beginning at the Borgata Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
2008: AC/DC registered the #1 album with Black Ice.
2009: Mark Owen of Take That married Emma Ferguson at Cawdor Parish Church near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands.
Born This Day:
1927: Patti Page (real name Clara Ann Fowler), who had 43 hits in the early years of the Rock Era, including "Let Me Go Lover" and "Allegheny Moon", was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma; died January 1, 2013 in Encinitas, California.
1942: John Perez, drummer with the Sir Douglas Quintet ("She's About a Mover")
1944: Robert Nix of the Classics IV and the Atlanta Rhythm Section
1944: Bonnie Bramlett of Delaney & Bonnie ("Never Ending Slong of Love" from 1971) was born in Acton, Illinois.
1945: Don Murray, drummer of the Turtles, was born in Glendale, California.
1945: Butch Rillera, drummer of Redbone ("Come and Get Your Love" from 1973)
1946: Roy Wood, founder of the Move and Electric Light Orchestra, was born in Birmingham, England.
1946: John Martin, drummer of Dr. Feelgood
1947: Minnie Riperton ("Lovin' You" from 1975) was born in Chicago, Illinois; died July 12, 1979 at the age of 31 from breast cancer.
1949: Bonnie Raitt was born in Burbank, California.
1949: Alan Berger, bass guitarist with Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes
1951: Gerald Alston, singer with the Manhattans ("Kiss and Say Goodbye" and "Shining Star" with the Manhattans), was born in Henderson, North Carolina.
1954: Rickie Lee Jones ("Chuck E's in Love" from 1979) was born in Chicago, Illinois.
1957: Porl Thompson, guitarist, saxophonist and keyboardist of the Cure, was born in Wimbledon, England.
1958: Terry Lee Miall of Adam and the Ants
1961: Leif Garrett ("I Was Made for Dancin'" from 1979) was born in Hollywood, California.
1970: Diana King ("Shy Guy" from 1995) was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica.
1957: The Elvis Presley movie Jailhouse Rock was released.
1958: The Soundtrack to "South Pacific" took over as the #1 album in the U.K. It would set the Rock Era record with 115 weeks at #1.
1961: Brian Epstein called the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England to purchase a ticket to see the Beatles perform. He became their manager shortly after seeing the group.
1961: Chubby Checker, who had already seen "The Twist" go to #1, re-released it on this date.
1961: The Tokens released the single "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".
1963: Dusty Springfield began her first tour as a solo artist, performing with the Searchers, Freddie & the Dreamers and Brian Poole & the Tremeloes in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1963: Bobby Vee, the Ronettes and Little Eva were in concert in Teaneck, New Jersey on the first date of Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars tour.
1964: The Beatles performed at the Empire in Liverpool, England.
1965: The Beatles recorded "Think for Yourself", a George Harrison song written for their upcoming album Rubber Soul.
1965: The Dave Clark Five performed for Queen Elizabeth at the Royal Variety Show in London.
1967: Nilsson recorded "Everybody's Talkin'".
1967: The movie How I Won the War starring John Lennon opened in the United States.
1967: The Foundations had the top U.K. song with "Baby, Now That I've Found You".
1968: Jean Terrell replaced Diana Ross in the Supremes after Ross began her solo career.
1968: John Lennon granted a divorce to Cynthia Powell Lennon.
1968: Aretha Franklin broke her leg in a fall in a hotel in Honolulu, Hawai'i, causing her to perform two concerts in a wheelchair.
1969: "Baby, I'm for Real" by the Originals replaced "I Can't Get Next to You" by the Temptations as the top R&B song.
BS & T come back into the Top 10
1969: Abbey Road by the Beatles was #1 again on the album chart with Green River from CCR providing the closest competition. Johnny Cash At San Quentin was third followed by the Blind Faith album and I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! by Janis Joplin. The rest of the Top 10: The Rolling Stones with Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2), the debut from Crosby, Stills & Nash, Isaac Hayes' Hot Buttered Soul at #8, the self-titled Santana and Blood, Sweat & Tears re-entered the Top 10 in its 41st week.
Reminiscing of those summer days...
1969: The 5th Dimension achieved their second career #1 with "Wedding Bell Blues", which sent "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley to #2. The Beatles roared from 10 to 3 with "Come Together" while the former #1 "I Can't Get Next to You" by the Temptations remained at #4. The rest of the Top 10: Smith and "Baby It's You", another former #1, "Sugar, Sugar" from the Archies, "Hot Fun in the Summertime" from Sly & the Family Stone, Blood, Sweat & Tears moved from 17-8 with "And When I Die", the Beatles scored their 30th Top 10 song in just five years with "Something" and the Flying Machine landed at #10 with "Smile a Little Smile for Me".
1970: Jim Morrison, lead singer of the Doors, recorded an album of spoken words from his poetry. Following his death, the surviving members of the group composed music to the poetry and released it as the album An American Prayer.
1971: Paul McCartney launched his new group Wings with a party at the Empire Ballroom in London.
1971: Jonathan Edwards released the single "Sunshine".
1974: Elton John released his Greatest Hits package.
1974: Ivory Joe Hunter ("Since I Met You Baby" from 1957) died of lung cancer in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 60.
1975: David Bowie made his television debut in the United States, performing "Fame" on The Cher Show on CBS.
1975: Elton John was named the godfather to John and Yoko Lennon's son Sean.
1975: "Low Rider" by War was the new #1 on the R&B chart.
1975: The Captain & Tennille followed up "Love Will Keep Us Together" with another #1 on the Easy Listening Chart--"The Way I Want to Touch You".
1975: Nowadays, its commonplace because of the lack of competition but on this date, Elton John's Rock of the Westies became just the second album in the history of the Rock Era to debut at #1, following Elton's Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. After finally scoring a #1 album with Red Octopus, Jefferson Starship had to relinquish the spot after one week. Wish You Were Here from Pink Floyd was third followed by Prisoner of Disguise from Linda Ronstadt. The rest of the Top 10: Windsong from John Denver, Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen, Jethro Tull remained at #7 with Minstrel in the Gallery, George Harrison's Extra Texture, David Crosby & Graham Nash teamed for the #9 album Wind on the Water and Paul Simon had a winner on his hand with Still Crazy After All These Years, a Top 10 entrant after just three weeks.
1975: Wings released the single "Venus and Mars/Rock Show".
1976: Elton John released the single "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word".
1977: Suzi Quatro debuted on Happy Days on ABC-TV as Leather Tuscadero.
1980: The #1 album in the U.K. was Guilty by Barbra Streisand.
1985: The Sting concert movie Bring On the Night opened in theaters.1986: Berlin achieved a #1 song in the U.K. with "You Take My Breath Away".
1986: The Police had the top album in the U.K. with Every Breath You Take--the Singles.
1986: Carly Simon was enjoying a big comeback with "Coming Around Again", which moved from 97 to 78 on this date.
1986: Jason Newstead, new bassist with Metallica, performed live with the group for the first time.
1986: Although they had several other songs that were better, Boston amazingly had their first and only #1 song on this date with "Amanda".
1986: Sun Valley, Idaho's Peter Cetera teamed with Amy Grant for the #1 Adult Contemporary song "The Next Time I Fall".
1987: Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys married Dean Martin's daughter, Gina.
1994: Sonny Bono was elected to the United States House of Representatives from California.
1995: Michael Jackson teamed with Sony Corporation of America to create the third-largest music publishing company in the world with over 100,000 songs.
1997: Jewel's album Pieces of You re-entered the Top 10 after 89 weeks of release.
1998: Robbie Williams scored his second #1 album in the U.K. with I've Been Expecting You.
2003: Duran Duran reunited for a 25th Anniversary Tour, beginning at the Borgata Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
2008: AC/DC registered the #1 album with Black Ice.
2009: Mark Owen of Take That married Emma Ferguson at Cawdor Parish Church near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands.
Born This Day:
1927: Patti Page (real name Clara Ann Fowler), who had 43 hits in the early years of the Rock Era, including "Let Me Go Lover" and "Allegheny Moon", was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma; died January 1, 2013 in Encinitas, California.
1942: John Perez, drummer with the Sir Douglas Quintet ("She's About a Mover")
1944: Robert Nix of the Classics IV and the Atlanta Rhythm Section
1944: Bonnie Bramlett of Delaney & Bonnie ("Never Ending Slong of Love" from 1971) was born in Acton, Illinois.
1945: Don Murray, drummer of the Turtles, was born in Glendale, California.
1945: Butch Rillera, drummer of Redbone ("Come and Get Your Love" from 1973)
1946: Roy Wood, founder of the Move and Electric Light Orchestra, was born in Birmingham, England.
1946: John Martin, drummer of Dr. Feelgood
1947: Minnie Riperton ("Lovin' You" from 1975) was born in Chicago, Illinois; died July 12, 1979 at the age of 31 from breast cancer.
1949: Bonnie Raitt was born in Burbank, California.
1949: Alan Berger, bass guitarist with Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes
1951: Gerald Alston, singer with the Manhattans ("Kiss and Say Goodbye" and "Shining Star" with the Manhattans), was born in Henderson, North Carolina.
1954: Rickie Lee Jones ("Chuck E's in Love" from 1979) was born in Chicago, Illinois.
1957: Porl Thompson, guitarist, saxophonist and keyboardist of the Cure, was born in Wimbledon, England.
1958: Terry Lee Miall of Adam and the Ants
1961: Leif Garrett ("I Was Made for Dancin'" from 1979) was born in Hollywood, California.
1970: Diana King ("Shy Guy" from 1995) was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica.
