Today In Oldies Music History: April 27 -- Births 1904: Syd Nathan 1932: Casey Kasem 1932: Maxine Brown (The Browns) 1933: Calvin Newborn 1944: Cuba Gooding, Sr. (The Main Ingredient) 1947: Pete Ham (Badfinger) 1947: Ann Peebles 1947: Herbie Murrell (The Stylistics) 1947: Gordon Haskell 1947: Dave Peel 1949: Clive Taylor (Amen Corner) 1951: Ace Frehley (KISS) Deaths 1984: Z.Z. Hill 1999: Al Hirt 2000: Vicki Sue Robinson Events 1956: Capitol Records signs Gene Vincent, intending to market him as the next Elvis. 1957: Elvis makes his second and last appearance outside of the US, wearing his classic gold lame suit for the last time as he plays Torontos Maple Leaf Gardens. 1964: John Lennons first book of prose and poetry, In His Own Write, is published in the US. 1969: Joe Cocker makes his television debut, singing Feelin Alright on tonights episode of CBS Ed Sullivan Show. 1969: Jose Felicianos TV special Very Special, guest starring Glen Campbell and Dionne Warwick, airs on NBC. 1970: John Lennons explicit Bag One lithographs are returned to the London Arts Gallery exhibition after a High Court judge rules them unlikely to deprave or corrupt. 1975: 511 audience members are in custody in Los Angeles for smoking marijuana during Pink Floyds recent five nights at the Los Angeles Arena. 1976: David Bowie is detained at the Poland-Russian border after Nazi memorabilia (mostly books) are found in his luggage. The singer, who claims theyre research for an upcoming film about Joseph Goebbels, is released. 1979: At a Duke Ellington tribute concert held at UCLA, Stevie Wonder makes a surprise appearance to sing his hit tribute Sir Duke and also Ellingtons own C-Jam Blues. 1980: The legendary New York disco of discos, Studio 54, closes its doors after exactly three years and a day due to violations of city liquor licenses. 1981: Ringo Starr marries his second wife, actress Barbara Bach, a former Bond girl and model he met while filming the flop comedy Caveman. The two are married at the Marylebone Registrars Office in London with the other two surviving Beatles attending. 1990: David Bowie plays his Seventies hits for the last time as he begins his latest American tour, Sound + Vision. 1994: San Franciscos legendary rock venue the Fillmore Auditorium reopens, with performances by Smashing Pumpkins and American Music Club. 2003: Iggy Pop reuintes with the Stooges for the first time in three decades at the close of this years Coachella festival. 2004: Elton John publicly responds to American Idols snub of Jennifer Hudson by declaring the call-in voters incredibly racist. 2006: 63-year-old Keith Richards falls from a palm tree while vacationing in Fiji, landing on his head and causing a hemorrhage that required doctors to drain his skull. He makes a full recovery. Releases 1959: Lloyd Price, Personality 1964: The Beatles, Love Me Do b/w P.S. I Love You 1968: Simon and Garfunkel, Mrs. Robinson 1974: Ray Stevens, The Streak Recording 1960: Elvis Presley: Shoppin Around, Didja Ever, Doin The Best I Can, G.I. Blues, Frankfort Special, Tonight Is So Right For Love 1966: The Beatles, Im Only Sleeping 1967: The Beatles, Magical Mystery Tour 1978: Bob Dylan: No Time To Think, Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat), True Love Tends To Forget, Changing Of The Guard Charts 1963: Little Peggy Marchs I Will Follow Him hits #1 1963: Martha and the Vandellas Come And Get These Memories enters the charts Certifications 1976: Maxine Nightingales Right Back Where We Started From is certified gold
Posted on: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 13:00:00 +0000
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