Today In Oldies Music History: May 10 -- Births 1909: Mother Maybelle Carter 1920: Bert Weedon 1935: Larry Williams 1938: Henry Fambrough (The Spinners) 1940: Arthur Alexander 1941: Danny Rapp (Danny and the Juniors) 1944: Jackie Lomax 1946: Dave Mason (Traffic) 1946: Donovan 1946: Graham Gouldman (10cc) 1947: Jay Ferguson (Spirit) 1951: Ron Banks (The Dramatics) 1952: Lee Brilleaux (Dr. Feelgood) 1952: Sly Dunbar Deaths 1999: Shel Silverstein Events 1960: A group from Liverpool named the Beatals (sic) changes its name to the Silver Beatles after local scenester Brian Casser declares the first name ridiculous. The five-piece -- which at this point includes Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Tommy Moore on drums) audition to become singer Billy Furys backing group. Though they dont get the main gig, they do score a gig backing up fellow Liverpudlian Tommy Quickly on a Scottish tour. 1963: The Rolling Stones make their first recordings for Decca Records, including the Chuck Berry cover Come On, but all are rejected by the label as dreadful. 1964: Dusty Springfield makes her television debut on CBS Ed Sullivan Show, singing I Only Want To Be With You. 1966: Struggling singer Janis Joplin, back home in her native Texas, is invited back out to San Francisco by her friend Chet Helms, who invites her to audition with a group hes managing called Big Brother and the Holding Company. 1968: Reacting to alleged abuse of audience members by policemen, Jim Morrison incites a riot at a Doors concert at the Chicago Coliseum. 1969: Tricia Nixon, daughter of the US President, invites The Temptations and the Turtles to perform at a White House ball. For some reason, Turtles guitarist Mark Volman keeps falling off the stage; rumors persist later that he and the band had prepared for the gig by snorting cocaine off of Abraham Lincolns desk. 1972: Slade begins their first tour as headliners, performing at St. Georges Hall in Bradford with Status Quo opening. 1974: Led Zeppelin launches its new record label, Swan Song, with a swank dinner at the Bel Air Hotel in Los Angeles that quickly devolves into a food fight. 1975: Human Kindness Day is declared in Washington, DC, with Stevie Wonder performing a free concert at the Washington Monument to, er, celebrate. 2004: Glen Campbell is sentenced to 10 days in a jail after he pleads guilty to driving under the influence (and leaving the scene of the ensuing car wreck) the previous November in Phoenix. 2007: Pink Floyds original members gather for the first time since 1980 to perform a concert at Barbican Centre, in London, a tribute to their recently deceased ex-frontman Syd Barrett. Releases 1974: Elvis Presley, If You Talk In Your Sleep Recording 1940: Jimmy Dorsey, Perfidia 1965: The Rolling Stones, (I Cant Get No) Satisfaction 1965: The Beatles: Dizzy Miss Lizzie, Bad Boy 1974: Eric Clapton, I Shot The Sheriff 1979: Bob Dylan: Precious Angel, When You Gonna Wake Up, Slow Train Charts none Certifications 1974: The Main Ingredients Just Dont Want To Be Lonely is certified gold
Posted on: Sat, 10 May 2014 13:00:01 +0000
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