bmusic - Newsletter No. 204

In 1964, Indiana's Governor Matthew Welsh declared the song "Louie Louie" by the Kingsmen pornographic.

In 1969, the Beatles gave their last public performance. It was a free lunchtime concert on the roof of the building that housed their Apple Corps Limited headquarters. One of the results was the song "Get Back," released as a single.

In 1972, Paul Simon released his first solo single following his breakup with Art Garfunkel, "Mother and Child Reunion." Recorded in Jamaica, it reached number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

In 1973, glam group KISS played their first ever show, at the Coventary Club in New York's Queens.

In 1974, Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake and Palmer sustained several minor cuts when a rigged piano exploded prematurely during a concert in San Francisco.

In 1988, the Who reunited for a 25th anniversary performance at the British Record Industry Awards in London. Their five-song set ran overtime on the TV show, preventing Rick Astley from accepting his best single award for "Never Gonna Give You Up".

In 1988, The Cars' officially broke up.

In 1993, Willie Nelson's lawyer announced the US Internal Revenue Service would accept US$9-million from the singer to settle his US$17-million tax debt. Under the agreement, the IRS said it would take proceeds from sales of Nelson's "Who'll Buy My Memories? - The IRS Tapes," plus any judgment the singer might win in a lawsuit against his former accountant.

In 1993, Slaughter guitarist Timothy Patrick Kelly and the heavy metal band's tour manager were arrested in Las Vegas on charges of conspiring to ship cocaine from California to other parts of the US. The two were accused of being part of a smuggling ring and delivering a kilo of cocaine to a Pennsylvania man in 1987.

In 1996, Rob Pilatus of the defunct pop duo Milli Vanilli was clobbered with a baseball bat after he tried to break into a car and a house in Los Angeles. Residents held him until police arrived. He was sentenced to a total of 90 days in jail for that incident and two other violent confrontations.

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Births In 1899, blues guitarist and singer Lonnie Johnson was born in New Orleans.

In 1927, tenor saxophonist Stan Getz was born in Philadelphia. Getz rise began when he began appearing in Woody Herman's orchestra in the 1940's, particularly on the tune "Early Autumn".

In 1937, one half of the Everly Brothers, Don Everly.

In 1942, Jefferson Airplane's Marty Balin.

In 1942, singer and guitarist Graham Nash was born in Blackpool, England. He began his career in the early 1960's in a duo with Allan Clarke called the Guytones. They evolved into the Hollies. In 1969, Nash joined David Crosby and Stephen Stills in the supergroup Crosby, Stills and Nash.

In 1947, Dave Davies, rhythm guitarist with the Kinks, was born in London. The group was organized in 1963 by Dave and his brother, Ray, who was the lead guitarist and singer, as well as writing most of their material.

In 1947, Humble Pie and Small Faces guitarist/vocalist Steve Marriot.

In 1948, Vincent Fournier, better known as Alice Cooper, was born in Detroit.

In 1948, Allan McKay of Earth, Wind and Fire.

In 1950, Phil Ehart, drummer with the rock group Kansas.

In 1951, Phil Collins was born in London. He joined the art-rock group Genesis in 1970 as drummer, replacing John Mayhew. Collins became the lead vocalist for Genesis after the group's front man, Peter Gabriel, left in 1974.
With Collins fronting the band, Genesis began to score hit singles, starting with "Follow You, Follow Me" in 1978. Collins, while remaining with Genesis, started a solo career in 1982. His first album, "Face Value," sold two-million copies. He's had numerous single hits as well, including such chart-toppers as "Against All Odds," "One More Night," "Sussudio" and, every drummer's favourite, "In The Air Tonight".

In 1952, Jerry Shirley, drummer with Humble Pie.

In 1955, Tom Stephen, drummer with the Jeff Healey Band.

In 1956, Johnny Rotten, former lead vocalist of the Sex Pistols.

In 1957, Nick Laird-Clowes, vocalist and guitarist with '80s British band Dream Academy.

In 1962, country singer Clint Black.

In 1962, Garth Brooks was born in Yukon, Oklahoma.

In 1962, Bon Jovi keyboardist Dave Bryan.

In 1964, Duff McKagan, bassist with Guns n' Roses.

In 1966, British pop singer Rick Astley.

In 1968, Lisa Marie Presly was born nine months after her parents Priscilla and Elvis married.

In 1975, Aussie soap star turned pop star Natalie Imbruglia.

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Deaths In 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper died when their small plane crashed in a cornfield at Ames, Iowa. The trio were on their way to play in Fargo, North Dakota.
The show in Fargo went ahead with an unknown Bobby Vee slotting onto the Buddy Holly's spot. It was the beginning of his career, and Vee went on to place 38 hits on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. 30 years later Bobby Vee and the Crickets performed to 1,700 fans in Fargo on the anniversary of the tragedy.

In 1972, Mahalia Jackson, the Queen of the Gospel Singers, died of heart failure at the age of 60. More than any other singer in history, she helped spread gospel music around the world. Jackson sang "We Shall Overcome" on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, just before Martin Luther King, Junior, delivered his famous "I Have a Dream Speech." She also sang at King's funeral.

In 1973, New York dairy farmer Max Yasgur, whose 600-acre farm, was the site of the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival in 1969, died of a heart attack in Florida.

In 1978, Blood Sweat & Tears saxophone player Greg Herbert died at the age of 30 from an accidental drug overdose in Amsterdam during the band's European tour.

In 1979, punk rocker Sid Vicious, whose real name was John Ritchie, died of a heroin overdose in a New York City jail. Vicious had just embarked on a solo career after the demise of the Sex Pistols when he was arrested on charges of murdering his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen. Vicious never came to trial.

In 1982, Lightnin' Hopkins, who may well have been the most frequently recorded traditional blues artist in history, died in Houston of cancer. He was 69.

In 1982, British rocker Alex Harvey died, one day short of his 47th birthday.

In 1983, singer Karen Carpenter died at her parent's home in Los Angeles of a heart attack brought on by her running battle with anorexia nervosa. Carpenter was 32 years old.

In 1985, Barbara Cowsill, mother of the family group the Cowsills, died in Tempe, Arizona at the age of 56. The Cowsills consisted of Barbara and six of her children - five boys and a girl. Their bubblegum hits in the late 1960's included "The Rain, the Park and Other Things," "Indian Lake" and the title song from the musical "Hair." It was the Cowsills who provided the inspiration for TV's "The Partridge Family."

In 1987, Alfred Lion, the founder of Blue Note records, died in Los Angeles at the age of 78. Blue Note was one of the leading jazz record labels following the WWII, and almost every major jazz player of the last 50 years has recorded for the label at one time or another.

In 1987, Liberace died at his home in Palm Springs, California at the age of 67. His doctor said Liberace had been gravely ill for weeks from a combination of anemia, emphysema and heart disease. But a later autopsy revealed that Liberace died from a form of pneumonia caused by AIDS.

In 1989, Academy Award-winning composer and conductor Lionel Newman died in Los Angeles of a heart attack at age 72. Newman won an Oscar in 1969 for best musical adaptation on the film "Hello Dolly".

In 1990, jazz drummer and orchestra leader Mel Lewis died of cancer in New York. He was 60. He was best known as co-leader of the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra, formed in 1965 and which stayed together for 23 years.

In 1995, drummer Art Taylor (Arthur S. Taylor, Jr.) died at the age of 66. Taylor was a jazz musician who had worked with Coleman Hawkins, Bud Powell, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Howard McGhee, Buddy DeFranco, George Wallington, Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk.

In 1996, dancer, actor and singer Gene Kelly died in Los Angeles of complications from several strokes. He was 83.

In 1995, Billy Jones, guitarist for U.S. band The Outlaws, committed suicide. He was 45.

In 1996, bandleader Mercer Ellington, the son of Duke Ellington, died of heart failure in Copenhagen. He was 76. Ellington had led the Duke Ellington Orchestra since his father's death in 1974.

In 1998, Slaughter guitarist Tim Kelly died from head injuries sustained when his vehicle collided with an 18-wheel truck.

In 2000, "Lonesome" Dave Peverett, lead singer for Savoy Brown and Foghat, died of complications from kidney cancer.

In 2002, metal singer Paul Baloff died of a stroke at age 41. Baloff had been a member of legendary metal act Exodus and a side project Piranha.

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