This Date in Rock Music History: September 11

This Date in Rock Music History: September 10

1963:  Andrew Loog Oldham, manager of the Rolling Stones, invited Paul McCartney and John Lennon to the Studio 51 Jazz Club in London where the Stones were rehearsing.  The two Beatles were working on the song "I Wanna' Be Your Man", and finished it at the rehearsal when they found out the Rolling Stones needed another song.  The  Stones recorded it for their album. .

1963:  The Beatles received the award for Top Vocal Group of the Year from the Variety Club of Great Britain at a luncheon at the Savoy Hotel in London.
1964:  Nineteen year-old Rod Stewart recorded his first single "Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl" with the Hoochie Koochie Men.  Future Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones played on the song.
1964:  The Kinks had the top song in the U.K. with "You Really Got Me".
1965:  The Byrds spend a second session recording the song "Turn!  Turn!  Turn!" at Columbia Studios in Los Angeles. (They began recording on September 1 and finished the song with three more sessions September 14-16.)
1965:  Revolver by the Beatles shot up from #45 to #1 to leave no doubt which was the top album.  

This Date in Rock Music History: September 9

1954, Elvis Presley played at the opening of the Lamar-Airways Shopping Center in Memphis, Tennessee.

Rock Era Artists on the Cover of TV Guide

In researching this item, one had to know going in that unless the musician appeared on television shows or the movies, they would not stand a good chance of appearing on the cover.  So, combining recording with some sort of acting ability or presence on television, these are the artists who both had hits in the Rock Era and whose picture appeared on the cover of TV Guide:

1.  Elvis Presley (39 covers)

2.  Frank Sinatra (13)

3.  Perry Como (10)

4.  Paula Abdul (9)

5.  Jennifer Lopez (8)

5.  Madonna (8)

7.  Cher (7)

7.  Michael Jackson (7)

9.  Rick Nelson (5)

9.  Patti Page (5)

9.  Andy Williams (5)

11.  Johnny Cash (4)

11.  Donny & Marie Osmond (4)

11.  John Travolta (4)

14.  Pat Boone (3)

14.  Bing Crosby (3)

14.  George Harrison (3)

14.  Whitney Houston (3)

14.  Dean Martin (3)

14.  Bette Midler (3)

14.  Dolly Parton (3)

14.  Kenny Rogers (3)

14.  Shania Twain (3)

23.  Beatles (2)

23.  Glen Campbell (2)

23.  Mariah Carey (2)

23.  David Cassidy (2)

23.  Celine Dion (2)

23.  Janet Jackson (2)

23.  John Lennon (2)

23.  Paul McCartney (2)

23.  Monkees (2)

23.  Partridge Family (2)

23.  Bruce Springsteen (2)

23.  Ringo Starr (2)

23.  Barbra Streisand (2)

One appearance each:

Herb Alpert

Bee Gees

Rosemary Clooney

Bob Dylan

Hanson

Tab Hunter

Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme

Olivia Newton-John

Tony Orlando & Dawn

 Prince

Diana Ross

Rick Springfield

This Date in Rock Music History: September 8

1956:  Eddie Cochran signed a one-year deal with Liberty Records.

1956:  Elvis Presley was on the cover of TV Guide.
1957:  Paul Anka and Jimmy Rodgers appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show.
1958:  Paul Anka started a tour of Southeast Asia in Tokyo, Japan.
1962:  "The Loco-Motion" by Little Eva remained #1 on the R&B chart for a third week.

This Date in Rock Music History: September 7

1957:  Sam Cooke released the single "You Send Me" on Keen Records.
1958:  Georgia Gibbs and Johnnie Ray appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show.  (Note:  some websites claim the performances were on September 6.  The show aired Sundays on CBS.  In 1958, Sunday fell on September 7.)

1959:  Frankie Avalon, the Coasters, Lou Rawls, Bobby Rydell and Annette Funicello performed on closing night of their four-day appearance at the Michigan State Fair as part a tour organized by Dick Clark.

1959:  Lloyd Price moved back up to #1 on the R&B chart with "I'm Gonna' Get Married".

This Date in Rock Music History: September 6

1959:  "Bad Boys" by the Miracles was the first single on Barry Gordy's newly-formed Motown Records.
1960:  Sam Cooke's daughter, Tracy, was born.

1961:  Bob Dylan performed at the Gaslight Cafe in New York City.

Featured Unknown/Underrated Song*: "Suavecito" by Malo

Hard to believe none of the songs in this category ever made the Top 10.  Here's a great song from 1972 that should have:

"Suavecito"

Malo

Written by Richard Bean, Pablo Tellez and Abel Zarate

laaaa-ah-ah, la-la, laaaa-ah-ah
laaaa-ah-ah, la-la, laaaa-ah-ah

never, i never meet a girl like you in my life
i never, no, no, yeah
i never meet a girl like you in my life

the way that you hold me in the night
the way that you make things go right
whenever you’re in my arms
girl, you’re filling me with all your charms

suavecito, mi linda
suavecito
the feelin’ i have inside for you
suavecito, mi linda
suavecito

the feelin’, the feelin’ that i have inside for you
’cause ever since the day i met you
i knew you that you were my dream come true
but i think i’ve found that day
gonna make you mine in every way

suavecito, mi linda
(baby now)
suavecito
that we’ve got the kind of love
suavecito
i can’t believe that it’s really true
suavecito
’cause you know that, girl, i love you
i need you
love yoooooou
yoooooou
yoooooou
yoooooou

all i want is you
if i can’t have you
i don’t know what to do

la-la, laaaa-ah-ah
la-la, laaaa-ah-ah
laaaa-ah-ah
la-la, laaaa-ah-ah

never, i never meet a girl like you in my life
i never, no, no, yeah
i never met a girl like you in my life
’cause i know we’ll always be
together just you and me
from here on you’re gonna see
you’ll be mine until eternity

suavecito, mi linda
(baby, now)
suavecito
that we’ve got the kind of love
suavecito, mi linda
i can’t believe that it’s really true
(suavecito)
’cause you know, girl, that i love you
(suavecito, mi linda)
(suavecito)
i need you
suavecito
i looooooove you

This Date in Rock Music History: September 5

1964: A new British group first appeared on the charts on this date. Manfred Mann, which had released the single "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" on August 31, first appeared on the chart with that release.