Post by LiSaPaLooZza on May 22, 2003 19:26:22 GMT -5
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MEEEE ;D
60 years ago Hilton Valentine, guitarist with the Animals, is born. (1943)
43 years ago Teen idol Fabian is on the West Coast filming "High Times" with Bing Crosby and "Go North" with John Wayne. (1960)
42 years ago "Every Beat of My Heart" enters the Hot 100 in two versions. One is on the Fury label by Gladys Knight and the other by the Pips on the Vee Jay label. They are not the same recording but are rendered by the same act, victims of a contract dispute. The Vee Jay single will be more successful, rising to #6 on the pop chart and Number One R&B. Both groups will eventually sign to Motown's soul label. (1961)
40 years ago Little Stevie Wonder who turned 13, just eight days ago, records his second album. "The Twelve Year-Old genius," live at a Detroit ballroom. One tune off the album, "Fingertips, Part Two," will become Wonder's first hit, topping both the R&B and the pop charts. (1963)
37 years ago British singer Dusty Springfield's "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" enters the Hot 100, where in 13 weeks, it becomes her biggest hit, reaching #4. (1966)
35 years ago Rolling Stone Brian Jones is arrested a second time for possession of cannabis in his London apartment. (1968)
35 years ago Ten weeks after walking out on KMPX-FM, San Francisco's striking DJs find work on the city's KSN-FM, formerly a classical station. (1968)
34 years ago The Beatles officially announce the appointment of New York City accountant Allen Klein and his ABKCO to handle their financial things. Klein had done the same with Donovan and the Rolling Stones. (1969)
34 years ago John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin a ten-day "bed-in" in Montreal's Queen Elizabeth Hotel. (1969)
32 years ago Paul McCartney releases "Ram," which, unlike his first solo LP, is not a one-man show. His wife Linda is on vocals and he enlists sessionmen David Spinozza, Hugh McCracken on guitar and bass and drummer Denny Seiwell. (1971)
30 years ago Sylvia (from Mickey and Sylvia) has a novelty smash with "Pillow Talk," a single with suggestive lyrics. "Pillowtalk" hits #3 and goes gold. (1973)
29 years ago One year after his firing from Columbia Records, Clive Davis is hired by Bell Records as a consultant. (1974)
27 years ago Aerosmith receives a gold LP for "Rocks." The album will eventually go to #3 on the album chart. (1976)
27 years ago The Rolling Stones open a 6-night stand at London's Earl's Court Theatre. The indifference of the Stones' performance causes them to be targeted as "dinosaurs" by the growing British punk movement. (1976)
24 years ago Elton John starts a series of Russian concerts. The shows will be videotaped for a cable-TV special and a videodisc, both titled "To Russia with Elton." (1979)
23 years ago Singer/guitarist Joe Strummer of the British punk group the Clash is arrested in Hamburg, Germany following a concert in which a battle erupted betwen the band and the audience. Strummer hit one fan on the head with his guitar. (1980)
60 years ago Hilton Valentine, guitarist with the Animals, is born. (1943)
43 years ago Teen idol Fabian is on the West Coast filming "High Times" with Bing Crosby and "Go North" with John Wayne. (1960)
42 years ago "Every Beat of My Heart" enters the Hot 100 in two versions. One is on the Fury label by Gladys Knight and the other by the Pips on the Vee Jay label. They are not the same recording but are rendered by the same act, victims of a contract dispute. The Vee Jay single will be more successful, rising to #6 on the pop chart and Number One R&B. Both groups will eventually sign to Motown's soul label. (1961)
40 years ago Little Stevie Wonder who turned 13, just eight days ago, records his second album. "The Twelve Year-Old genius," live at a Detroit ballroom. One tune off the album, "Fingertips, Part Two," will become Wonder's first hit, topping both the R&B and the pop charts. (1963)
37 years ago British singer Dusty Springfield's "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" enters the Hot 100, where in 13 weeks, it becomes her biggest hit, reaching #4. (1966)
35 years ago Rolling Stone Brian Jones is arrested a second time for possession of cannabis in his London apartment. (1968)
35 years ago Ten weeks after walking out on KMPX-FM, San Francisco's striking DJs find work on the city's KSN-FM, formerly a classical station. (1968)
34 years ago The Beatles officially announce the appointment of New York City accountant Allen Klein and his ABKCO to handle their financial things. Klein had done the same with Donovan and the Rolling Stones. (1969)
34 years ago John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin a ten-day "bed-in" in Montreal's Queen Elizabeth Hotel. (1969)
32 years ago Paul McCartney releases "Ram," which, unlike his first solo LP, is not a one-man show. His wife Linda is on vocals and he enlists sessionmen David Spinozza, Hugh McCracken on guitar and bass and drummer Denny Seiwell. (1971)
30 years ago Sylvia (from Mickey and Sylvia) has a novelty smash with "Pillow Talk," a single with suggestive lyrics. "Pillowtalk" hits #3 and goes gold. (1973)
29 years ago One year after his firing from Columbia Records, Clive Davis is hired by Bell Records as a consultant. (1974)
27 years ago Aerosmith receives a gold LP for "Rocks." The album will eventually go to #3 on the album chart. (1976)
27 years ago The Rolling Stones open a 6-night stand at London's Earl's Court Theatre. The indifference of the Stones' performance causes them to be targeted as "dinosaurs" by the growing British punk movement. (1976)
24 years ago Elton John starts a series of Russian concerts. The shows will be videotaped for a cable-TV special and a videodisc, both titled "To Russia with Elton." (1979)
23 years ago Singer/guitarist Joe Strummer of the British punk group the Clash is arrested in Hamburg, Germany following a concert in which a battle erupted betwen the band and the audience. Strummer hit one fan on the head with his guitar. (1980)
