On THIS Day In Music; 1956, Anne Shelton was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with Lay Down Your Arms. Shelton was a British vocal star of the 40s & 50s and one time singer with the Glenn Miller Orchestra. 1963, She Loves You by The Beatles was released by Swan Records in the US. Although the song was currently No.1 in the UK, She Loves You was ignored in the US until 1964 when it would reach the top of the US Pop chart. 1966, Member of Parliament Tom Drilberg asked Britains House of Commons to officially deplore the action of a magistrate whod earlier called the Rolling Stones complete morons...who wear filthy clothes. More on The Rolling Stones 1967, Working at Abbey Road studios in London The Beatles recorded 11 takes of Your Mother Should Know, giving the song a stronger beat, but this version of the song was discarded in favour of the original recording. 1967, Jimi Hendrixs debut LP, Are You Experienced? entered the Billboard Hot 200 album chart, where it stayed for 106 weeks, including 77 weeks in the Top 40. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine ranked it No.15 on their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and two years later it was selected for permanent preservation in the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress in the United States. Are You Experienced? 1970, Led Zeppelin won best group in the Melody Maker readers Poll. This was the first time in eight years that The Beatles hadnt won best group. more 1970, Jimi Hendrix joined Eric Burdon on stage at Ronnie Scotts in London for what would become the guitarists last ever public appearance. More on Jimi Hendrix more 1972, Wishbone Ash, Family, Steppenwolf, John Kay Band, Slade, Uriah Heep, Roy Wood and Wizzard, Wild Angels, Glencoe, Sunshine and Cold Comfort Farm all appeared at this years Buxton Festival in Derbyshire, England. more 1977, 29-year-old former T Rex singer Marc Bolan was killed instantly when the car driven by his girlfriend, Gloria Jones, left the road and hit a tree in Barnes, London. Miss Jones broke her jaw in the accident. The couple were on the way to Bolans home in Richmond after a night out at a Mayfair restaurant. A local man who witnessed the crash said, When I arrived a girl was lying on the bonnet and a man with long dark curly hair was stretched out in the road - there was a hell of a mess. More on Marc Bolan more 1977, 1979, The Sugarhill Gangs Rappers Delight was released. While it was not the first single to feature rapping, it is generally considered to be the song that first popularized hip hop in the United States and around the world. The songs opening lyric I said a hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie to the hip hip hop is world-renowned. 1988, Former Clash drummer Topper Headon was released from jail after serving 10 months of a 15-month sentence on a narcotics charge. 1989, Gloria Estefan went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Dont Wanna Lose You, a No.6 hit in the UK. 1989, U2 jammed with B.B. King on a boat rented for the blues legends 64th birthday in Sydney Harbour, Sydney, Australia. more 1996, 21 year-old Ricardo Lopez was found dead in his Hollywood apartment after committing suicide. Before his death Ricardo had mailed an acid bomb to Icelandic singer Bjorks London management. more 1996, Pearl Jam played the first night on their No Code tour at the Key Arena in Seattle, Washington. Because of the bands refusal to play in Ticketmasters venue areas, they were forced to use alternate ticketing companies for the shows which fans complained were to be out-of-the-way and hard to get to. More on Pearl Jam 1998, At a Sothebys auction a notebook belonging to former Beatles roadie Mal Evans containing the lyrics to Hey Jude sold for £111,500, a two-tone denim jacket belonging to John Lennon went for £9,200 and the Union Jack dress worn by Spice Girl Ginger Spice sold for £41,320. more 2001, Austrian act DJ Otzi went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with Hey Baby, a Euro-dance version of Bruce Channels No.2 hit from 1962. 2004, Weather Girls singer Izora Armstead died aged 62 of heart failure at a hospital in San Leandro, East San Francisco. Also member of Two Tons O Fun featured on four Sylvester albums, including (You Make Me Feel) Mighty Real. 2006, Bob Dylan was at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Modern Times.’ Entering the U.S. charts at No.1, making it Dylans first album to reach that position since 1976s Desire, 30 years prior. At 65, Dylan became the oldest living musician to top the Billboard albums chart. (85 year-old Tony Bennett broke this record in 2011 with his Duets album). The record also reached number one in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland. more 2008, Norman Whitfield died in Los Angeles, California from diabetes and other illnesses. The Motown songwriter and producer collaborated with Barrett Strong on such hits as ‘I Heard It through the Grapevine’, ‘Aint Too Proud to Beg’, ‘(I Know) Im Losing You’, ‘Cloud Nine’, ‘War’, ‘Papa Was a Rolling Stone’, and ‘Car Wash’. More on I Heard It Through the Grapevine 2009, Mary Travers from Folk trio Peter, Paul And Mary, passed away after suffering from leukemia for several years. She was 72. Marys lead vocal can be heard on the groups biggest hit, 1969s Leaving On A Jet Plane. 2013, A souvenir booklet from the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival signed by Jimi Hendrix fetched $6,500 on eBay. The artifact also included autographs from three members of the Mamas and Papas. More on Jimi Hendrix 2013, Jackie Lomax died at his home in England aged 69. He first gained notice as the vocalist and bass player with The Undertakers, which were part of the Mersey Beat movement. He was later one of the first artists to sign with The Beatles label, Apple, with George Harrison penning his single Sour Milk Sea. September 16th: Born on this day 1925, Born on this day, B.B.King, US blues guitarist, (1964 US No.34 single Rock Me Baby, 1989 UK No.6 single with U2 When Love Comes To Town). Major influence on Eric Clapton. more 1941, Born on this day, Joe Butler, The Lovin Spoonful, (1966 US No.1 & UK No.8 single Summer In The City). 1942, Born on this day, Bernie Calvert, bass, The Hollies, (joined in 1966, 1972 US No.2 single Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress, 1988 UK No.1 single He Aint Heavy, Hes My Brother, first released in 1969. 1944, Born on this day, Betty Kelly, Martha And The Vandellas, (1964 US No.2 & 1969 UK No.4 single Dancing In The Street). 1948, Born on this day, Kenny Jones, drummer, Small Faces, (1967 UK No.3 single Itchycoo Park & 1968 UK No.1 album Ogdens Nut Gone Flake). The Faces, (1972 UK No.6 single Stay With Me). The Who (after Keith Moon, 1981 UK No.9 single You Better You Bet). More on The Small Faces more 1950, Born on this day, David Bellamy, Bellamy Brothers, (1976 US No.1 single Let Your Love Flow, 1979 UK No.3 single If I Said I Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me). 1952, Born on this day, Ron Blair, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, (1977 single American Girl, 1989 UK No.28 single I Wont Back Down, 1991 UK No.3 album Into The Great Wide Open). more 1953, Born on this day, Alan Barton, Black Lace, (1984 UK No.2 single Agadoo). Agadoo earned them the dubious accolade of being voted as the worst song of all time by a panel of music writers for Q Magazine. Barton died on 23rd March 1995. more 1961, Born on this day, Bilinda Butcher, My Bloody Valentine, (1991 UK No.29 single To Here Knows When). 1962, Born on this day, Stephen Jones, singer, guitarist, Babybird, (1996 UK No.3 single ‘You’re Gorgeous’, 1996 UK No. 9 album ‘Ugly Beautiful’). 1963, Born on this day, Richard Marx, singer, songwriter, (1989 US No.1 & UK No.2 single Right Here Waiting, 1992 UK No.3 single Hazard). 1969, Born on this day, Justine Frischmann, guitar, vocals, Elastica, (1995 UK No.13 single Waking Up). Also a member of early Suede. 1975, Born on this day, Shannon Noll, Australian singer, runner-up of the first series of Australian Idol (2003). 2004 Australian No.1 single ‘What About Me? 1976, Born on this day, Tina Barrett, vocals, S Club 7, (1999 UK No.1 single Bring It All Back). 2000 UK No.1 album 7 spent over a year on the UK chart. 1977, Born on this day, Musiq Soulchild, (Talib Johnson), American R&B artist, (2007 US No.1 album ‘Luvanmusiq). 1979, Born on this day, Flo Rida (Tramar Lacel Dillard), American rapper. Worked with 2 Live Crew. 2008 US No.1 single ‘Low’, featuring T-Pain. 1984, Born on this day, Katie Melua, UK singer, songwriter, (2004 UK No.1 album Call Off The Search, 2004 UK Top 10 single The Closest Thing To Crazy, 2007 UK No.1 single What a Wonderful World with Eva Cassidy). 1992, Born on this day, Nick Jonas, American singer-songwriter and actor, Jonas Brothers, 2009 US No.1 album Lines, Vines and Trying Times.
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