bmusic - Newsletter No. 232

In 1962, John Lennon married Cynthia Powell at the Mount Pleasant Registry Office in Liverpool. They initially denied the marriage after being spotted leaving the Registry Office but later admitted to the nupitals. Their first son, Julian, was born in April the following year.

In 1963, Little Stevie Wonder became the first artist to make the Number One position on the U.S. pop single chart, the pop albums chart and the R&B singles chart all at one time. In fact, nobody had even made the pop single and album charts at the same time. The music from "Wonder World" was the album, "The Twelve Year-Old-Genius" and the single, "Fingertips, Part Two."

In 1963, Peter, Paul & Mary performed "Blowin' In The Wind" before Civil Rights marchers who had gathered in Washington to hear Martin Luther King Jr. speak.

In 1963, Paul McCartney was fined 31 pounds and given a 1 year suspended license for speeding, his first 'bust'.

In 1965, Elvis Presley played host to the Beatles at his home in Bel-Air. The get-together lasted four hours.

In 1965, a Forest Hills, New York audience booed Bob Dylan for playing an electric guitar on stage.

In 1967, the Beatles went to see the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi for the first time at University College in Bangor, North Wales. The band announced they were giving up drugs.

In 1967, the Beatles learn, while studying with the Maharishi, that their manager Brian Epstein is dead. He was found locked in the bedroom of his London apartment. A coroner's inquest found he died of an overdose of the sleeping pill Carbitrol. The death was ruled accidental and the Maharishi told the Beatles that Epstein's death, being in the realm of the physical world, was "not important."

In 1967, Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze" was released.

In 1967, the Grateful Dead, Big Brother and the Holding Company played at the wake of a Hell's Angels member who was struck by a car in San Francisco.

In 1968, Cynthia Lennon filed for divorce from John, one day short of the couple's sixth anniversary. They had one child, Julian, in 1964. John had already begun seeing Yoko Ono, whom he would marry on March 20th, 1969.

In 1968, Ringo Starr quit the Beatles, albeit for a very brief period.

In 1968, The Who's drummer, Keith Moon, drove a Lincoln into the pool of a Holiday Inn in Flint, Michigan.

In 1970, Elton John made his first appearance in the U.S. at Los Angeles' Troubador, kicking off a 17 day tour.

In 1970, Emerson, Lake and Palmer made their world debut at Plymouth Guild Hall in Plymouth, England.

In 1970, The Isle of Wight Pop Festival began in England where Jimi Hendrix made his last public appearance. During Joni Mitchell's set, a man jumped on stage, grabbed the mic and shouted, "This is just a hippie concentration camp." Mitchell burst into tears.

In 1970, Duane Allman started recording as a member of Eric Clapton's new band, Derek & the Dominoes. A double album was finished in less than 10 days.

In 1973, The Faces played what they claimed was their last U.K. date. Faces bassist Tetsu Yamaychi had been denied a work permit by the Musicians Union, which had Rod Stewart calling the decision, "a disgrace." However, the group stayed together and Stewart claimed he was devoting all his time to the group and his next solo LP would be his last. Dumb thing to say in hindsight, hey Rod?

In 1973, The Allman Brothers' "Ramblin' Man" was released, and the album "Brothers and Sisters" entered the U.S. album charts.

In 1973, Stevie Wonder's "Innervisions" entered the album charts and went on to win the Grammy for Album Of The Year.

In 1976, Boston released its self-titled album, which became the best-selling debut album ever.

In 1977, The Pretenders played their first public gig, opening for Strangeways.

In 1979, The Cars performed at New York's Central Park for an audience of a half million people.

In 1980, Cheap Trick bassist Tom Peterson quit the group due to the "personal and musical differences." He was replaced by Pete Comita but rejoined the group in 1988.

In 1981, John Lennon's murderer, Mark David Chapman, was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

In 1982, Men At Work's "Business As Usual" entered the album charts in the US. The LP eventually reached US #1, a position it held for 15 weeks! It also featured two US #1 hits, "Who Can It Be Now?" and "Down Under."

In 1986, Paul Simon's pre-cursor to the explosion of world music, "Graceland", was released.

In 1989, Ringo Starr won a court order to prevent a record producer from releasing material Starr considered to be of inferior quality due to the impaired state Starr was in when it was recorded.

In 1992, Sting and his longtime girlfriend, actress and TV producer Trudie Styler, were married in a civil ceremony in London.

In 1992, John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to "A Day In The Life" sell for $87,000 at auction.

In 1994, Jimmy Buffett's plane flipped after taking off in Nantucket, Mass. He swam to safety.

In 1994, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page reunited in a London studio to record their MTV "Unplugged" show, "Unledded."

In 1994, Pearl Jam drummer Dave Abruzzese quit the band to pursue the study of music formally. He was replaced by Jack Irons, who has since been replaced by ex-Soundgarden skinsmith Matt Cameron.

In 1995, Neil Young headlined the Redding Festival with Pearl Jam as his backing band.

In 1998, in preparation for the opening of his internet service the next day, David Bowie held a number of webcast performances featuring Ani DiFranco, the Specials, Jesus and Mary Chain, the Jay Hawks and Spacehog.

In 2002, the 'Long Way To The Top' tour hit the road in Australia with a four hour show featuring Australian Top 40 hits, back to back by the original artists in chronological order. From Billy Thorpe to Daddy Cool and a finale of the entire cast performing AC/DC's 'It's A Long Way To The Top'

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Births In 1944, Jim Capaldi, drummer and vocalist for Traffic.

In 1947, The Who drummer Keith Moon. Moon passed away in 1978.

In 1949, "Jessie's Girl" singer Rick Springfield.

In 1949, Gene Simmons, tongue manipulator and bassist for KISS was born.

In 1951, "Eye Of The Tiger" man, Survivor vocalist Jim Jamison.

In 1951, metal singer, Rob Halford, of Judas Priest and Fight fame.

In 1953, Alex Lifeson, guitarist for prog-rockers Rush.

In 1954, record buff and legendary performer, Elvis Costello.

In 1958, guitarist for Living Colour Vernon Reid.

In 1961, INXS drummer Jon Farriss.

In 1961, Roland Orzabel of Tears For Fears.

In 1961, Debbi Peterson of the Bangles.

In 1963, singer Tori Amos.

In 1989, John Mellencamp became a grandfather at age 38 when his daughter Michelle gave birth to a daughter.

In 2002, Darcy Jean Bailey, my niece!

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Deaths In 1979, Jazz leader, composer and arranger Stan Kenton died following a long illness.

In 1983, Jerry Lee Lewis' wife, Shawn, was found dead at the couple's Mississippi home. An autopsy revealed she died of a methadone overdose.

In 1990, legendary guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan died in a helicopter crash, along with three members of Eric Clapton's band, in Alpine Valley, Wisconsin.

In 2000, Douglas Allen Woody, bassist for The Allman Brothers Band and, later, Gov't Mule with Warren Haynes, died in Nashville, Tennessee.

In 2000, singer for punk band Ink & Dagger, Sean McCabe choked to death while sleeping.

In 2001, Aaliyah (Aeliyatt Dani Haughton) died in a private plane crash on her way back to the US after filming a music video on the island of Bermuda. She was married to singer/producer R. Kelly and was the niece of R & B Queen Gladys Knight. Aaliyah had also received acclaim for her role in the movie "Romeo Must Die". She was 22 years old.

In 2001, David Walker, manager of artists such as The Sweet, Status Quo and Barclay James Harvest, died of a heart attack.

In 2004, Laura Branigan, the Eighties pop star most famous for her hit "Gloria", passed away after suffering a brain aneurysm. Branigan was born in 1957 and one of her last career accomplishments was playing the role of Janis Joplin in an off-broadway play in 2002.

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