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garougal · Cleverly Disguised As A Responsible Adult

Today in Rock & Roll History

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

wow Glmore joined while Syd was still in the band??? I thought it was a total all out replacement of Syd....

thanks for the history lesson.

ghostdancer · Ghost In The Machine

1957
Harry Belafonte reaches # 5 with "Banana Boat (Day-O)".

I love the Jamacian feel of this song, but haven't heard it in ages. cry

MzHartz · Permanent Vacation

I love Harry Belafonte! But I do particularly like his Jamaican songs.

garougal · Cleverly Disguised As A Responsible Adult

Today in the History of Rock.......

1941
Muddy Waters first recordings are made by Alan Lomax and John Works for the Library of Congress. "Country Blues," "I Be's Troubled," and Burr Clover's "Farm Blues" are his first recordings.

1944
Jimmy Page was born.

1948
Roy Milton hits #3 on the R&B chart with "Hop, Skip and Jump."

1956
Buddy Holly & the Two-Tones (Sonny Curtis and Don Guess) kick off a 14-date country & western tour in Little Rock, Arkansas. They're bottom-billed on a lineup that includes Hank Thompson, George Jones, Wanda Jackson and Cowboy Copas.

1959
Duane Eddys debut album, Have 'Twangy Guitar Will Travel,' is released. It is phenomenally successful, reaching #5 and remaining on the album charts for 82 weeks.

1965
"Wild One" by Martha and the Vandellas charts at #34.

1967
The Gibb family moves from Australia to London, England. Within months, the Bee Gees enjoy their first international hit: "New York Mining Disaster 1941" (#14 U.S., #12 U.K.).

1971
Elvis Presley is named one of 10 Outstanding Young Men of the Year by the U.S. Jaycees.

1972
American Pie, Parts I & II (Don McLean) was a hit.

1977
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (Leo Sayer) was a hit.

1982
Human League hits #6 in the UK with "Being Boiled".

1983
Down Under (Men At Work) was a hit.

1988
"Love Overboard" returns Gladys Knight and the Pips to the pop charts after a 12-year absense. It peaks at #13 pop and #1 R&B.

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

wow! jimmy page! old enough to collect full social security benefits (if he were a US citizen). lol does that make him a pensioner in England then?

lol "I'm Jimmy Page, I used to shoot herion. Now I shoot pigeons".

Ultimo · King of the Ring

JD The Jazz Doctor wrote:

wow! jimmy page! old enough to collect full social security benefits (if he were a US citizen). lol does that make him a pensioner in England then?

lol "I'm Jimmy Page, I used to shoot herion. Now I shoot pigeons".

Yeah, it is currently 65 here for Men.

garougal · Cleverly Disguised As A Responsible Adult

Today in the History of Rock.......

1956
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers hit #6 with "Why Do Fools Fall in Love".

1960
Bill Black's Combo hits #17 with "Smokey - Part 2".

1963
Sam Cooke's late show at the Harlem Square Club in Miami, Florida, is recorded by RCA for possible release as a live album.

1963
L.A.'s premiere rock club Whiskey-a-Go-Go opens on Sunset Boulevard.

1964
"When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" by the Supremes charts at #23.

1964
"Popsicles and Icicles" by the Murmaids goes to #3.

1964
Shirley Ellis hits #8 with "The Nitty Gritty".

1964
"Little Boxes," by Pete Seeger, enters Billboard's Top 100. It is his one and only entry on the pop charts.

1969
'Love Is,' by Eric Burdon and the Animals, enters the U.S. charts shortly after the band performs a farewell concert in the British city of Newcastle, where the Animals had begun seven years earlier.

1975
"#9 Dream," from John Lennons Walls and Bridges, enters the Top Forty, where it will peak, appropriately, at #9.

1978
Funkadelic hits #28 with "One Nation Under a Groove".

1985
Coca-Cola introduces "New Coke".

1986
"Living in America," the theme song from Rocky IV, reaches #4 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, becoming James Brown's biggest pop hit since "I Got You (I Feel Good)" went to #3 in 1965.

1987
Shake You Down (Gregory Abbott) was a hit.

1992
BeBe & CeCe Winans hit #90 with "Ill Take You There" featuring Mavis Staples.

2005
Spencer Dryden of Jefferson Airplane passed away.

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

jeez '86 for James Browns last big hit- 23 yrs ago now? holy crite.....
awesome song tho. think I will play some James.

garougal · Cleverly Disguised As A Responsible Adult

1924
Jelly Roll Morton cuts 11 more sides for Gennett in January and 24 piano rolls for the Vocalstyle Company at midyear.

1941
David Ruffin was born.

1952
The first Moonglows record, "I Just Can't Tell No Lie," is released on Champagne Records, owned by Alan Freed.

1955
The Robins hit #79 with "Smokey Joe's Cafe".

1957
Ivory Joe Hunter hits #2 on the R&B chart with "Empty Arms".

1960
Duane Eddy & the Rebels hit #26 with "Bonnie Come Back".

1961
Rosie and the Originals hit #1 with "Angel Baby".

1964
That Girl Belongs to Yesterday, by Gene Pitney, enters the Hot 100. Written by Rolling Stones Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it is their first song to chart in America.

1969
Dusty Springfield reaches # 10 with "Son of a Preacher Man".

1969
Young-Holt Unlimited hits #3 with "Soulful Strut".

1976
Theme from Mahogany (Diana Ross) was a hit.

1985
The city of Cleveland is named the top pick of readers in a USA Today poll on where to locate the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

1992
Justine Frischman leaves Suede and forms Elastica.

1997
The Backstreet Boys, the first boy band put together by Lou Pearlman, hit #2 in the UK with "Quit Playin' Games (With My Heart)".

ghostdancer · Ghost In The Machine

1969
Dusty Springfield reaches # 10 with "Son of a Preacher Man".

Wow, I can't believe this song came out way back then. I'm really getting old!! hmm

Lady Strange · 80's Rock Chick

ghostdancer wrote:
1969
Dusty Springfield reaches # 10 with "Son of a Preacher Man".

Wow, I can't believe this song came out way back then. I'm really getting old!!

That song still kicks ass!

Dylan · Leader Of The Banned

Most of the great music came out in the 60's and 70's.

ghostdancer · Ghost In The Machine

I agree 100% with you D. Those were the days of the innovators, not the copy cats.

Mad Mema · Bad Biker Granny

I love the music of the 50's, 60's, and 70's.

Dylan · Leader Of The Banned

Dont let Riggs know his 80's music was vetoed for real music...he would cry his big head to sleep...a head so big that satellites orbit it by the way.

ghostdancer · Ghost In The Machine

I'm just happy he didn't go with the disco era of the late 70's and early 80s. I'd have still joined the forum, but never would've tuned into the station.

Dylan · Leader Of The Banned

I never really caught the Disco wave either, but I will say after Rap, disco has nothing to apologize for.

Mad Mema · Bad Biker Granny

Oh how I wish Pambo was online right now, D... them's fightin' words.

Dylan · Leader Of The Banned

What? She likes (C)Rap?

ghostdancer · Ghost In The Machine

I don't mind some Rap, but I'm not into gansta rap.

I actually liked all of Eminem's cds. I can handle some Bubba Sparks and Busta Rhymes. Some of Rage Against The Machine "raps" a little bit but with a metal edge.

Dylan · Leader Of The Banned

I am sorry G...there is something about a white woman with teen age kids singing gansta rap that jsut tickles me unbelievably.

ghostdancer · Ghost In The Machine

Yeah, it makes my girls laugh hysterically too. biggrin

Dylan · Leader Of The Banned

I hear ya homey.

ghostdancer · Ghost In The Machine

Just be thankful you're not around when I bust a move.

Even the dog runs and hides. hmm

garougal · Cleverly Disguised As A Responsible Adult

Today in the History of Rock.......

1889
Lead Belly was born in Mooringsport, LA.

1956
Sam Cooke leaves Soul Stirrers. He is replaced by Johnnie Taylor.

1958
St. Louis radio station KWK announces it will not play rock and roll records.

1961
John F. Kennedy is inaugurated President of the U.S., urging Americans to "ask not what your country can do for you -- ask what you can do for your country."

1963
Walk Right In (The Rooftop Singers) was a hit.

1965
Alan Freed died in Palm Springs, CA.

1968
A tribute concert to folksinger Woody Guthrie is held at New Yorks Carnegie Hall. Featured artists include Bob Dylan, The Band, Judy Collins and Richie Havens.

1968
Aretha Franklin hits #2 with "Chain of Fools".

1970
Creedence Clearwater Revival hits #2 with "Travelin' Band" and "Lookin' Out My Back Door," and #4 with "Up Around the Bend."

1974
You're Sixteen (Ringo Starr) was a hit.

1981
After 444 days in captivity, 52 American hostages are released by Iran on the day Ronald Reagan is inaugurated President of the US.

1982
Ozzy Osbourne chews the head off of a bat in Des Moines, Iowa.

1986
Cameo hits #6 with "Word Up".

1992
MTV Europe passes the 10 million households mark in Europe.

1993
MTV presents "The 1993 MTV Rock N' Roll Inaugural Ball" live from the Washington, DC Convention Center. Dennis Miller is the host. President-Elect and Mrs. Clinton and Vice President-Elect and Mrs. Gore attend.

1995
MTV: Music television beings back its popular "Choose or Lose 96" political awareness campaign. MTV hits the road with a custom designed, touring "Choose of Lose" bus that will serve as MTV News' production unit for the duration of the campaign. Tabitha Soren interviews Republican candidates, including presidential hopeful Bob Dole in New Hampshire. Launched in 1992, "Choose or Lose" is a comprehensive on-and-off air campaign designed to educate and inform young viewers about the political process and the upcoming presidential election.

garougal · Cleverly Disguised As A Responsible Adult

Today in the History of Rock.......

1955
Chess releases Chuck Berry's "Maybelline" and Bo Diddley's "Bo Diddley." Diddley's single is released on Chess Record's subsidiary label, Checker.

1957
Chuck Berry records "School Days" on Chess Records.

1962
Peppermint Twist Part I (Joey Dee & The Starliters) was a hit.

1966
The Trips Festival, a multimedia event featuring performances by the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane and Big Brother and the Holding Company, is held at Longshoreman's Hall in San Francisco.

1967
The first recording of a Joni Mitchell song, country singer George Hamilton IV's version of "Urge for Going," enters Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart. Mitchell's own version would later appear as the B side of the 1972 single "You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio."

1967
"I'm a Believer" by the Monkees tops the UK charts for four weeks.

1973
Superstition (Stevie Wonder) was a hit.

1978
Kansas hits #28 with "Point of Know Return".

1984
Jackie Wilson dies at age 50.

1984
After suffering a stroke that plunged him into a coma, Jackie Wilson remained hospitalized for more than eight years, before dying in Mount Holly, NJ in 1984.

1984
ABC hits #39 in the UK with "How to Be a Millionaire".

1984
Yes hits #1 in the US with "Owner of a Lonely Heart".

1984
"Nobody Told Me," by John Lennon, from the posthumously released 'Milk and Honey' album, cracks the Top Forty. It will peak at #5 and be the last of 13 charting singles by Lennon spanning 15 years.

1989
MTV world premieres Metallica's first video, "One."

1989
Def Leppard hits #3 with "Armageddon It"

1990
MTV launches season premiere of "MTV Unplugged," an acoustic music series. The first episode features performances by Squeeze, Syd Straw, and Elliot Easton from the Cars.

1999
Charles Brown dies of congestive heart failure on Oakland, California, ten days after a fundraising concert on his behalf at San Francisco's Great American Music Hall .

Dylan · Leader Of The Banned

Thanks for those lists G Gal...always fun to see music history and maybe reminisce a little. smile

garougal · Cleverly Disguised As A Responsible Adult

This was a good one. I'm really intrigued by the Chess Records info right now, especially since I'm dying to see the movie Cadillac Records. The soundtrack for it is really very good!

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

wow I did not know that about jackie wilson!