Post by LiSaPaLooZza on May 20, 2003 21:31:08 GMT -5
59 years ago Singer Joe Cocker is born. (1944)
49 years ago Bill Haley and the Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" was released. It didn't find any success, however, until the following year when it was included on the soundtrack of "Blackboard Jungle." (1954)
45 years ago Go-Go's guitarist Jane Wieldin is born. (1958)
43 years ago Deejay Alan Freed is indicted along with seven others for receiving $30,650 in payola from six record companies. Two years later, he receives a suspended sentence and a $300 fine. (1960)
42 years ago Former lead singer of Haircut 100, Nick Heyward, is born. (1961)
37 years ago Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of the Who, tired of waiting for the late John Entwistle and Keith Moon, go on stage at the Ricky Tick Club in Windsor, England. They play a set with the bass player and drummer of the local band that opened the show. When Moon and Entwistle get there in the middle of the set, Townshend smacks Moon on the head with his guitar. Moon quits the band -- for a week. (1966)
36 years ago The BBC bans the Beatles' "A Day In The Life" from its airwaves claiming it contained explicit drug references. On the same day, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr went to the BBC to record interviews with DJ Kenny Everett for his show "Where It's At." The three play all three tracks of the upcoming Sgt. Pepper album with the exception of "A Day In The Life." (1967)
36 years ago Jimi Hendrix signs his first American record contract with Reprise Records. He and his band, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, have already released records on the Polydor and Track labels in Britain. (1967)
36 years ago Only a week after surrendering the top of the R&B chart to Martha & the Vandellas, Aretha Franklin retakes the top spot with "Respect." A tune that will also be Number One on the pop chart. It was originally recorded and written by Otis Redding who would say he prefers Franklin's version to his own. (1967)
35 years ago Pete Townshed marries Karen Astley, daughter of British composer and producer Edwin Astley. (1968)
32 years ago Chicago lead singer Peter Cetera was beaten up by four men at a Chicago Cubs-Dodgers baseball game. The men objected to the length of Cetera's hair. Cetera underwent four hours of emergency surgery. (1971)
33 years ago The Beatles' film "Let It Be" premieres in the U.K. (1970)
26 years ago William Powell of the O'Jays dies in Canton, Ohio after a long bout with cancer. He was an original member of the group and sang with them until he was forced to quit last year because of his health. He was 35 years old. (1977)
25 years ago "The Buddy Holly Story" premiers in Buddy's hometown of Lubbock, Texas. (1978)
18 years ago Daryl Hall and John Oates headlined a concert for the grand re-opening of the legendary Apollo Theatre in Harlem. The show benefited the United Negro College Fund and also featured two of the original Temptations, David Ruffin and Eddie Kendrick. (1985)
8 years ago Don Henley marries Sharon Summerall in Malibu. Among those present and who performed were Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Sting and Tony Bennett. (1995)
5 years ago Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen are among the mourners at the funeral of Frank Sinatra in Beverly Hills. Sinatra died on May 14. (1998)
3 years ago The Guess Who perform at a Winnipeg community center as a prelude to their reunion tour featuring the band's most prolific line-up: Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings, Jim Kale, Donnie McDougall and Garry Peterson. Kale drops out of the tour before the first show to tend to family matters. (2000)
49 years ago Bill Haley and the Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" was released. It didn't find any success, however, until the following year when it was included on the soundtrack of "Blackboard Jungle." (1954)
45 years ago Go-Go's guitarist Jane Wieldin is born. (1958)
43 years ago Deejay Alan Freed is indicted along with seven others for receiving $30,650 in payola from six record companies. Two years later, he receives a suspended sentence and a $300 fine. (1960)
42 years ago Former lead singer of Haircut 100, Nick Heyward, is born. (1961)
37 years ago Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of the Who, tired of waiting for the late John Entwistle and Keith Moon, go on stage at the Ricky Tick Club in Windsor, England. They play a set with the bass player and drummer of the local band that opened the show. When Moon and Entwistle get there in the middle of the set, Townshend smacks Moon on the head with his guitar. Moon quits the band -- for a week. (1966)
36 years ago The BBC bans the Beatles' "A Day In The Life" from its airwaves claiming it contained explicit drug references. On the same day, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr went to the BBC to record interviews with DJ Kenny Everett for his show "Where It's At." The three play all three tracks of the upcoming Sgt. Pepper album with the exception of "A Day In The Life." (1967)
36 years ago Jimi Hendrix signs his first American record contract with Reprise Records. He and his band, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, have already released records on the Polydor and Track labels in Britain. (1967)
36 years ago Only a week after surrendering the top of the R&B chart to Martha & the Vandellas, Aretha Franklin retakes the top spot with "Respect." A tune that will also be Number One on the pop chart. It was originally recorded and written by Otis Redding who would say he prefers Franklin's version to his own. (1967)
35 years ago Pete Townshed marries Karen Astley, daughter of British composer and producer Edwin Astley. (1968)
32 years ago Chicago lead singer Peter Cetera was beaten up by four men at a Chicago Cubs-Dodgers baseball game. The men objected to the length of Cetera's hair. Cetera underwent four hours of emergency surgery. (1971)
33 years ago The Beatles' film "Let It Be" premieres in the U.K. (1970)
26 years ago William Powell of the O'Jays dies in Canton, Ohio after a long bout with cancer. He was an original member of the group and sang with them until he was forced to quit last year because of his health. He was 35 years old. (1977)
25 years ago "The Buddy Holly Story" premiers in Buddy's hometown of Lubbock, Texas. (1978)
18 years ago Daryl Hall and John Oates headlined a concert for the grand re-opening of the legendary Apollo Theatre in Harlem. The show benefited the United Negro College Fund and also featured two of the original Temptations, David Ruffin and Eddie Kendrick. (1985)
8 years ago Don Henley marries Sharon Summerall in Malibu. Among those present and who performed were Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Sting and Tony Bennett. (1995)
5 years ago Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen are among the mourners at the funeral of Frank Sinatra in Beverly Hills. Sinatra died on May 14. (1998)
3 years ago The Guess Who perform at a Winnipeg community center as a prelude to their reunion tour featuring the band's most prolific line-up: Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings, Jim Kale, Donnie McDougall and Garry Peterson. Kale drops out of the tour before the first show to tend to family matters. (2000)
