Post by LiSaPaLooZza on May 14, 2003 17:45:36 GMT -5
67 years ago The late great Bobby Darin is born Robert Walden Cassato in the Bronx, New York. (1936)
60 years ago Cream bassist Jack Bruce is born. (1943)
51 years ago David Byrne, vocalist with the Talking Heads, is born. (1952)
50 years ago Red Rider vocalist Tom Cochrane is born. (1953)
48 years ago Bo Diddley's "Bo Diddley" backed with "I'm a Man" debuts on the R&B chart. It will go to #2 making it his most successful record. The A side introduces what will be known as the Bo Diddley beat. (1955)
47 years ago Mercury records releases "The Platters," the million-selling group's first album. Although in the next several years it will sell over 50,000 copies, it contains none of their recent hits. (1956)
39 years ago A Billboard article notes "London Records is preparing a giant promotion on behalf of the Rolling Stones, a hot British group which has scored so strongly in Britain with its smash single 'Not Fade Away' and the album 'The Rolling Stones.'" The same issue carries a full page ad from London Records that reads: "WATCH OUT USA...HERE THEY ARE! THE ROLLING STONES ! THEY'RE GREAT! THEY'RE OUTRAGEOUS! THEY'RE REBELS! THEY SELL! THEY'RE ENGLAND'S HOTTEST -- BUT HOTTEST -- GROUP!" (1964)
37 years ago The Kingsmen, who's "Louie Louie" was #2 on the pop chart in 1963, enter the Hot 100 for the ninth and last time with a re-released "Louie Louie." It's only on the charts for two weeks, going to #97. However, the tune incites controversy over its unintelligible, but assumed obscene lyrics. (1966)
34 years ago Jeanne "Genie the Taylor" Franklin dies in a London car accident which also claims Fairport Convention drummer Martin Lamble. Genie the Taylor started designing rock stars' clothes four years earlier. Her clients included: the Lovin Spoonful, Jefferson Airplane, Donovan, Tiny Tim, the Rascals, Mamas and the Papas, Jimi Hendrix, the Turtles and Eric Burdon and the Animals. (1969)
30 years ago Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina's first LP, "Sittin' In," goes gold. The two actually got together by accident. Messina was going to produce a solo effort for Loggins, but the two had such a rapport that Messina was persuaded to perform. (1973)
29 years ago Three Dog Night's "The Show Must Go On" turns out to be group's last gold record. The song reaches #4 on the pop chart is also the band's last Top Twenty single. The group had eleven gold records, three of which -- "Joy to the World," "Mama Told Me Not to Come" and "Black and White"-- hit Number One. (1974)
27 years ago Former Yardbirds lead singer and co-founder Renaissance Keith Relf is electrocuted. It happened in his West London home was found alongside a plugged-in electric guitar by his eight year old son. He was pronounced dead upon arrival at a local hospital. He was 33 years old. (1976)
15 years ago Atlantic Records celebrates its 40th anniversary with a star-studded gala at New York's Madison Square Garden. The televised cable show features reunions of Led Zeppelin, the Bee Gees, Rascals, Genesis and Crosby, Stills & Nash. There also are appearances by Wilson Pickett, the Coasters, Foreigner, Yes and others. (1988)
5 years ago "The Chairman Of The Board," singer Frank Sinatra dies at age 82 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills. Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen are among the mourners at the funeral on May 20. (1998)
60 years ago Cream bassist Jack Bruce is born. (1943)
51 years ago David Byrne, vocalist with the Talking Heads, is born. (1952)
50 years ago Red Rider vocalist Tom Cochrane is born. (1953)
48 years ago Bo Diddley's "Bo Diddley" backed with "I'm a Man" debuts on the R&B chart. It will go to #2 making it his most successful record. The A side introduces what will be known as the Bo Diddley beat. (1955)
47 years ago Mercury records releases "The Platters," the million-selling group's first album. Although in the next several years it will sell over 50,000 copies, it contains none of their recent hits. (1956)
39 years ago A Billboard article notes "London Records is preparing a giant promotion on behalf of the Rolling Stones, a hot British group which has scored so strongly in Britain with its smash single 'Not Fade Away' and the album 'The Rolling Stones.'" The same issue carries a full page ad from London Records that reads: "WATCH OUT USA...HERE THEY ARE! THE ROLLING STONES ! THEY'RE GREAT! THEY'RE OUTRAGEOUS! THEY'RE REBELS! THEY SELL! THEY'RE ENGLAND'S HOTTEST -- BUT HOTTEST -- GROUP!" (1964)
37 years ago The Kingsmen, who's "Louie Louie" was #2 on the pop chart in 1963, enter the Hot 100 for the ninth and last time with a re-released "Louie Louie." It's only on the charts for two weeks, going to #97. However, the tune incites controversy over its unintelligible, but assumed obscene lyrics. (1966)
34 years ago Jeanne "Genie the Taylor" Franklin dies in a London car accident which also claims Fairport Convention drummer Martin Lamble. Genie the Taylor started designing rock stars' clothes four years earlier. Her clients included: the Lovin Spoonful, Jefferson Airplane, Donovan, Tiny Tim, the Rascals, Mamas and the Papas, Jimi Hendrix, the Turtles and Eric Burdon and the Animals. (1969)
30 years ago Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina's first LP, "Sittin' In," goes gold. The two actually got together by accident. Messina was going to produce a solo effort for Loggins, but the two had such a rapport that Messina was persuaded to perform. (1973)
29 years ago Three Dog Night's "The Show Must Go On" turns out to be group's last gold record. The song reaches #4 on the pop chart is also the band's last Top Twenty single. The group had eleven gold records, three of which -- "Joy to the World," "Mama Told Me Not to Come" and "Black and White"-- hit Number One. (1974)
27 years ago Former Yardbirds lead singer and co-founder Renaissance Keith Relf is electrocuted. It happened in his West London home was found alongside a plugged-in electric guitar by his eight year old son. He was pronounced dead upon arrival at a local hospital. He was 33 years old. (1976)
15 years ago Atlantic Records celebrates its 40th anniversary with a star-studded gala at New York's Madison Square Garden. The televised cable show features reunions of Led Zeppelin, the Bee Gees, Rascals, Genesis and Crosby, Stills & Nash. There also are appearances by Wilson Pickett, the Coasters, Foreigner, Yes and others. (1988)
5 years ago "The Chairman Of The Board," singer Frank Sinatra dies at age 82 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills. Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen are among the mourners at the funeral on May 20. (1998)
