1957: Sam Cooke's "You Send Me" finished the year as the #1 R&B song, where it had been for six weeks.
1957: The top album was Elvis' Christmas Album, which many radio stations banned from airplay because they didn't think a rock and roll artist should play Christmas music.
1961: The Marvelettes registered a seventh week at #1 on the R&B chart with "Please Mr. Postman".
1961: "Big Bad John" by Jimmy Dean continued to dominate the Easy Listening chart for a 10th consecutive week.
1962: The Chiffons released the single "He's So Fine". (Note: some websites report the date of release as February 18, 1963. According to the book 'The Beatles Encyclopedia: Everything Fab Four' by Kenneth Womack, the song was released in December, 1962.
1962: Bob Dylan filmed "Blowin' In The Wind" and "Ballad Of The Gilding Swan" for the BBC television play Madhouse on Castle Street.
1962: Brenda Lee's home in Brentwood, Tennessee was completely destroyed by fire.
1965: The Who, the Hollies, the Kinks, Gerry & the Pacemakers, Manfred Mann, and Georgie Fame performed on the popular television show Shindig!
"A Day in the Life" from 'Sgt. Pepper's'...
1967: The Monkees album Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. had been #1 but it was the Beatles' new album Magical Mystery Tour that was making all the noise, rising from #157 to #4 (no typo). In between, Diana Ross and the Supremes Greatest Hits was still #2 while Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles remained third. The Rolling Stones bounced from 29 to 5 in their second week with Their Satanic Majesties Request. The rest of the Top 10: Two more soundtracks, "Doctor Zhivago" at #6 and "The Sound of Music" at #7 after 146 weeks, Farewell to the First Golden Era by the Mamas & Papas, the Doors slipped to #9 with Strange Days and Dionne Warwick's Golden Hits, Part One was in the #10 position.
1967: Eric Burdon & the Animals had one of the hottest songs as "Monterey" moved from 64 to 32.
1967: The #1 Instrumental of the Rock Era*--"Love Is Blue" was released as a single by Paul Mauriat.
1967: The Beatles had their 51st hit, 25th Top 10 song in four years and 15th #1 with "Hello Goodbye". Gladys Knight & the Pips couldn't advance with "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" while the Monkees were finally topped with "Daydream Believer". Smokey Robinson & the Miracles remained fourth with "I Second That Emotion" and Gary Puckett from Twin Falls, Idaho & The Union Gap were at #5 with "Woman, Woman". The rest of the Top 10: John Fred & His Playboy Band moved from 11-6 with "Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)", Aretha Franklin raced up to #7 with "Chain Of Fools", newcomers the American Breed entered the Top 10 with "Bend Me, Shape Me", the Fantastic Johnny dropped with "Boogaloo Down Broadway" and Joe Tex moved from 15 to 10 with "Skinny Legs And All".
1968: Led Zeppelin performed at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, opening for Vanilla Fudge.
1968: The Turtles released the single "You Showed Me".
1968: During the filming of the Monkees television special 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee, Peter Tork made it clear that he was leaving the group. Tork officially left the group after the project was complete, buying out his contract which left him broke. (Note: some websites say this date was "early 1969" or even December 30, 1969. According to the newspapers 'The Tucson Citizen' and 'The Mirror", Tork left in December, 1968. The Monkees performed as a trio on tour throughout 1969.)
1969: Santana released the single "Evil Ways".
1970: A very sad day in the Rock Era. The members of this group began as great friends and fun-loving people, but on this day, Paul McCartney sued the other three Beatles to dissolve the partnership and gain control of his interest in the group.
1972: Bruce Springsteen opened for Sha Na Na and Brownsville Station at the Ohio Theatre in Columbus, Ohio.
1972: Bread moved to #1 on the Adult chart with "Sweet Surrender".
1972: Seventh Sojourn by the Moody Blues was #1 on the Album chart for a fourth week.
1972: Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina cracked the Top 10 with "Your Mama Don't Dance".
1978: Al Stewart continued to top the Adult chart for the eighth week with "Time Passages".
1978: The #1 R&B song had been there five weeks--Chic and "Le Freak".
1979: Emerson, Lake & Palmer broke up.
1989: Krist Novoselic of Nirvana married Shelli Dilley.
1989: "Another Day In Paradise" by Phil Collins was the #1 Adult Contemporary song for a fifth week.
1991: Bruce Springsteen and wife Patti Scialfa celebrated the birth of daughter Jessica Rae.
1995: Clarence Satchell of the Ohio Players ("Love Rollercoaster" from 1975) died after suffering a brain aneurysm at age 55.
"Forever" from Carey's album 'Daydream'...
1995: Daydream moved into the #1 spot on the Album chart for Mariah Carey, bumping Anthology 1 by the Beatles. Mannheim Steamroller was in the spirit of the season with Christmas in the Aire while the Soundtrack to "Waiting to Exhale" was fourth and Garth Brooks slipped with Fresh Horses. The rest of the Top 10: Cracked Rear View moved back up after 75 weeks for Hootie & the Blowfish, Alanis Morissette was at #7 with Jagged Little Pill, Alan Jackson stayed at 8 with The Greatest Hits Collection, the Smashing Pumpkins remained at #9 with Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and TLC was still at #10 after 57 weeks with CrazySexyCool.
1998: Johnny Moore, tenor with the Drifters, died of respiratory failure in Los Angeles at the age of 64.
1999: George Harrison and his wife were attacked in their home during a robbery. Although Harrison was stabbed four times in the chest, he and his wife were able to subdue the assailant until the police arrived.
2001: Nickelback reached #1 with "How You Remind Me".
2003: In today's episode of Inmates Run Rap Music, police in Georgia served a warrant for the arrest of Juvenile, who reneged on child support payments for his six-month-old daughter. What a loser.
Born This Day:
1928: Bo Diddley (real name Elias Bates McDaniel), R&B vocalist, guitarist and songwriter, was born in McComb, Mississippi; died June 2, 2008 of heart failure in Archer, Florida.
1931: Skeeter Davis ("The End Of The World") was born in Dry Ridge, Kentucky; died of breast cancer on September 19, 2004 in Nashville, Tennessee.
1934: Del Shannon (real name Charles Westover) was born in Coopersville, Michigan; shot himself while taking the anti-depression drug Prozac in Santa Clarita, California on February 8, 1990. (Note: several websites claim Shannon was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, but according to the prominent newspapers 'The New York Times' and 'The Chicago Tribune', as well as the Rock Hall of Fame, Shannon was born in Coopersville.)
1937 Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul & Mary and also a solo artist ("The Wedding Song"), was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
1937: John Hartford, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter ("Gentle On My Mind" for Glen Campbell), was born in New York City; died of non-Hodgkin lymphoma after struggling with the disease for years on June 4, 2001 in Nashville, Tennessee.
1939: Kim Weston, singer who teamed with Marvin Gaye for songs like "It Takes Two", was born in Detroit, Michigan.
1939: Felix Pappalardi, songwriter, vocalist and bassist of Mountain, and a producer for Cream, was born in The Bronx, New York; was shot and killed by his wife (who was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide) on April 17, 1983.
1940: Kenny Pentifallo, drummer of Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes
1942: Michael Nesmith, guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist with the Monkees and also a songwriter and producer, was born in Houston, Texas. His 1977 video show Popclips was purchased by Warner Brothers and developed into what we used to know as MTV.
1942: Robert Quine, elite guitarist for Lou Reed, Marianne Faithfull and Tom Waits among others, was born in Akron, Ohio; died when he committed suicide in New York City on May 31, 2004.
1945: Davy Jones, lead singer of the Monkees, was born in Openshaw, Manchester, England.
1946: Patti Smith ("Because The Night" from 1978) was born in Chicago, Illinois.
1947: Jeff Lynne, lead singer, guitarist, songwriter, arranger and producer of the Move, Electric Light Orchestra and later the Traveling Wilburys, was born in Shard End, Birmingham, England.
1951: Chris Jasper, keyboardist with the Isley Brothers, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
1959: Tracey Ullman, comedian and singer ("They Don't Know" from 1984), was born in Slough, Buckinghamshire (now in Berkshire), England.
1978: Tyrese was born in Los Angeles.
1961: The Marvelettes registered a seventh week at #1 on the R&B chart with "Please Mr. Postman".
1961: "Big Bad John" by Jimmy Dean continued to dominate the Easy Listening chart for a 10th consecutive week.
1962: The Chiffons released the single "He's So Fine". (Note: some websites report the date of release as February 18, 1963. According to the book 'The Beatles Encyclopedia: Everything Fab Four' by Kenneth Womack, the song was released in December, 1962.
1962: Bob Dylan filmed "Blowin' In The Wind" and "Ballad Of The Gilding Swan" for the BBC television play Madhouse on Castle Street.
1962: Brenda Lee's home in Brentwood, Tennessee was completely destroyed by fire.
1965: The Who, the Hollies, the Kinks, Gerry & the Pacemakers, Manfred Mann, and Georgie Fame performed on the popular television show Shindig!
1967: The Monkees album Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. had been #1 but it was the Beatles' new album Magical Mystery Tour that was making all the noise, rising from #157 to #4 (no typo). In between, Diana Ross and the Supremes Greatest Hits was still #2 while Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles remained third. The Rolling Stones bounced from 29 to 5 in their second week with Their Satanic Majesties Request. The rest of the Top 10: Two more soundtracks, "Doctor Zhivago" at #6 and "The Sound of Music" at #7 after 146 weeks, Farewell to the First Golden Era by the Mamas & Papas, the Doors slipped to #9 with Strange Days and Dionne Warwick's Golden Hits, Part One was in the #10 position.
1967: Eric Burdon & the Animals had one of the hottest songs as "Monterey" moved from 64 to 32.
1967: The #1 Instrumental of the Rock Era*--"Love Is Blue" was released as a single by Paul Mauriat.
1967: The Beatles had their 51st hit, 25th Top 10 song in four years and 15th #1 with "Hello Goodbye". Gladys Knight & the Pips couldn't advance with "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" while the Monkees were finally topped with "Daydream Believer". Smokey Robinson & the Miracles remained fourth with "I Second That Emotion" and Gary Puckett from Twin Falls, Idaho & The Union Gap were at #5 with "Woman, Woman". The rest of the Top 10: John Fred & His Playboy Band moved from 11-6 with "Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)", Aretha Franklin raced up to #7 with "Chain Of Fools", newcomers the American Breed entered the Top 10 with "Bend Me, Shape Me", the Fantastic Johnny dropped with "Boogaloo Down Broadway" and Joe Tex moved from 15 to 10 with "Skinny Legs And All".
1968: Led Zeppelin performed at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, opening for Vanilla Fudge.
1968: The Turtles released the single "You Showed Me".
1968: During the filming of the Monkees television special 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee, Peter Tork made it clear that he was leaving the group. Tork officially left the group after the project was complete, buying out his contract which left him broke. (Note: some websites say this date was "early 1969" or even December 30, 1969. According to the newspapers 'The Tucson Citizen' and 'The Mirror", Tork left in December, 1968. The Monkees performed as a trio on tour throughout 1969.)
1969: Santana released the single "Evil Ways".
1970: A very sad day in the Rock Era. The members of this group began as great friends and fun-loving people, but on this day, Paul McCartney sued the other three Beatles to dissolve the partnership and gain control of his interest in the group.
1972: Bruce Springsteen opened for Sha Na Na and Brownsville Station at the Ohio Theatre in Columbus, Ohio.
1972: Seventh Sojourn by the Moody Blues was #1 on the Album chart for a fourth week.
1972: Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina cracked the Top 10 with "Your Mama Don't Dance".
1978: Al Stewart continued to top the Adult chart for the eighth week with "Time Passages".
1978: The #1 R&B song had been there five weeks--Chic and "Le Freak".
1979: Emerson, Lake & Palmer broke up.
1989: Krist Novoselic of Nirvana married Shelli Dilley.
1989: "Another Day In Paradise" by Phil Collins was the #1 Adult Contemporary song for a fifth week.
1991: Bruce Springsteen and wife Patti Scialfa celebrated the birth of daughter Jessica Rae.
1995: Clarence Satchell of the Ohio Players ("Love Rollercoaster" from 1975) died after suffering a brain aneurysm at age 55.
1995: "Waiting To Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" by Whitney Houston blew past the competition for a fifth straight week at #1 on the R&B chart.
"Forever" from Carey's album 'Daydream'...
1995: Daydream moved into the #1 spot on the Album chart for Mariah Carey, bumping Anthology 1 by the Beatles. Mannheim Steamroller was in the spirit of the season with Christmas in the Aire while the Soundtrack to "Waiting to Exhale" was fourth and Garth Brooks slipped with Fresh Horses. The rest of the Top 10: Cracked Rear View moved back up after 75 weeks for Hootie & the Blowfish, Alanis Morissette was at #7 with Jagged Little Pill, Alan Jackson stayed at 8 with The Greatest Hits Collection, the Smashing Pumpkins remained at #9 with Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and TLC was still at #10 after 57 weeks with CrazySexyCool.
1998: Johnny Moore, tenor with the Drifters, died of respiratory failure in Los Angeles at the age of 64.
1999: George Harrison and his wife were attacked in their home during a robbery. Although Harrison was stabbed four times in the chest, he and his wife were able to subdue the assailant until the police arrived.
2001: Nickelback reached #1 with "How You Remind Me".
2003: In today's episode of Inmates Run Rap Music, police in Georgia served a warrant for the arrest of Juvenile, who reneged on child support payments for his six-month-old daughter. What a loser.
Born This Day:
1928: Bo Diddley (real name Elias Bates McDaniel), R&B vocalist, guitarist and songwriter, was born in McComb, Mississippi; died June 2, 2008 of heart failure in Archer, Florida.
1931: Skeeter Davis ("The End Of The World") was born in Dry Ridge, Kentucky; died of breast cancer on September 19, 2004 in Nashville, Tennessee.
1934: Del Shannon (real name Charles Westover) was born in Coopersville, Michigan; shot himself while taking the anti-depression drug Prozac in Santa Clarita, California on February 8, 1990. (Note: several websites claim Shannon was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, but according to the prominent newspapers 'The New York Times' and 'The Chicago Tribune', as well as the Rock Hall of Fame, Shannon was born in Coopersville.)
1937 Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul & Mary and also a solo artist ("The Wedding Song"), was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
1937: John Hartford, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter ("Gentle On My Mind" for Glen Campbell), was born in New York City; died of non-Hodgkin lymphoma after struggling with the disease for years on June 4, 2001 in Nashville, Tennessee.
1939: Kim Weston, singer who teamed with Marvin Gaye for songs like "It Takes Two", was born in Detroit, Michigan.
1939: Felix Pappalardi, songwriter, vocalist and bassist of Mountain, and a producer for Cream, was born in The Bronx, New York; was shot and killed by his wife (who was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide) on April 17, 1983.
1940: Kenny Pentifallo, drummer of Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes
1942: Michael Nesmith, guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist with the Monkees and also a songwriter and producer, was born in Houston, Texas. His 1977 video show Popclips was purchased by Warner Brothers and developed into what we used to know as MTV.
1942: Robert Quine, elite guitarist for Lou Reed, Marianne Faithfull and Tom Waits among others, was born in Akron, Ohio; died when he committed suicide in New York City on May 31, 2004.
1945: Davy Jones, lead singer of the Monkees, was born in Openshaw, Manchester, England.
1946: Patti Smith ("Because The Night" from 1978) was born in Chicago, Illinois.
1951: Chris Jasper, keyboardist with the Isley Brothers, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
1959: Tracey Ullman, comedian and singer ("They Don't Know" from 1984), was born in Slough, Buckinghamshire (now in Berkshire), England.
1978: Tyrese was born in Los Angeles.
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