bmusic - Newsletter No. 258

In 1949, Hank Williams made his debut on the Grand Ole Opry. His performance, with the audience demanding several encores of "Lovesick Blues," is still considered one of the Opry's greatest moments. The success of his recording of that song had led to the Opry contract, and he remained with the show until August 1952, when he was fired for perpetual drunkenness. Williams died on New Year's Day 1953 of a heart attack brought on by excessive drinking.

In 1953, Elvis Presley graduated from L.C. Humes High School in Memphis, Tennessee.

In 1958, future rock star Frank Zappa graduated from Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster, California. One of his schoolmates was Don Van Vliet, who later attained stardom as Captain Beefheart.

In 1961, country singer Patsy Cline suffered serious head injuries in an auto accident in Tennessee.

In 1962, the Beatles auditioned for producer George Martin at EMI Records in London. Martin was later quoted as saying he thought "they were pretty awful," but signed them to a contract the following month.

In 1965, on the same day two classic songs were being put to tape. Unbeknownst to each artist, Paul McCartney was recodring "Yesterday" and Bob Dylan his first electric guitar recording, "Like A Rolling Stone".

In 1966, Janis Joplin performed for the first time with Big Brother and the Holding Company at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco.

In 1966, "Rain," the flip side of "Paperback Writer," by the Beatles was released. It was the first record to use reverse tapes. John Lennon said he "just happened to have the tape on the wrong way 'round."

In 1967, singer and guitarist Peter Green left John Mayall's Bluesbreakers to form Fleetwood Mac with Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and Jeremy Spencer. When Peter Green abruptly left the group in 1970 because of his religious beliefs, Fleetwood Mac abandoned their blues leanings.

In 1967, the Monterrey International Pop Festival opened in California. It was the first major rock festival and attracted 50,000 people over three days. Ticket prices ranged from $3.50 to $6.50 to see more than two dozen top rock acts, including Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, the Who and the Grateful Dead. The performers played for free.

In 1969, guitarist Brian Jones said he was leaving the Rolling Stones because he said he no longer saw eye-to-eye with the other members of the band. He was replaced within a week by Mick Taylor, formerly with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. Jones announced that he would form his own band, but on July 3rd, 1969, he was found dead in the swimming pool at his home. The coroner's verdict was death by misadventure.

In 1970, Christine McVie released a solo album and then announced she would be retiring from music. Within a year she joined her husband John in Fleetwood Mac, so that retirement didn't last long.

In 1970, Eric Clapton's Derek and the Dominoes made their live debut in Britain. The group was joined by Dave Mason, who played the guitar parts performed by Duane Allman on Derek and the Dominoes' only studio album, "Layla."

In 1972, Bruce Spingsteen signed a 10 album contract with Columbia Records. His first LP, "Greetings from Asbury Park, New Jersey," appeared the following January.

In 1972, keyboardist Ron (Pigpen) McKernan played his final gig with the Grateful Dead at the Hollywood Bowl. He would die the following March of alcohol-induced liver failure and internal bleeding.

In 1974, keyboardist Rick Wakeman left prog-rockers Yes following completion of the album "Tales From Topographic Oceans." He had openly expressed his bewilderment and disillusionment with the album and the band. Wakeman rejoined Yes in 1976, but split again from the group in 1980.

In 1975, John Lennon sued several US government officials for selective prosecution in his deportation case. Later in the year, the US Court of Appeals overturned the Immigration Department order to deport Lennon. He was granted permanent residence in the United States in 1976.

In 1977, Joe Strummer and Topper Headon of The Clash were arrested in London for spray-painting the group's name on a subway wall.

In 1977, guitarist Michael Schenker of the British hard-rock band UFO went into hiding for six months rather than tell the band that he wanted to leave. Schenker, a German, later said he didn't speak English well enough to explain how he felt. He eventually did split with UFO, leaving in 1979 to form his own group.

In 1977, Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten was slashed on his face and hands by knife-wielding youths on a London street. They objected to the Pistols' anti-monarchist song "God Save the Queen." The next day, another member of the Pistols, Paul Cook, was beaten by a gang armed with iron pipes.

In 1977, Steve Winwood, formerly with the Spencer Davis Group and Traffic, released his first solo album, a self-titled effort on the Island label.

In 1978, the movie version of "Grease," starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, opened in theatres in the US and Canada.

In 1979, Chuck Berry was charged with three counts of tax evasion, just one day before he was to play on the White House lawn for president Jimmy Carter at the Black Music Association Gala.

In 1979, Chuck Berry pleaded guilty in Los Angeles to income tax evasion. The charge stemmed from a 1973 debt of $110,000. Berry began serving a four-month prison term in August at a federal prison in Lompoc, California.

In 1979, Rolling Stone magazine reported that Little Feat had disbanded after 10 years together. Exactly two weeks after the report Little Feat singer/guitarist Lowell George died of a heart attack.

In 1980, disco queen Donna Summer became the first artist to sign with Geffen Records, the new label started by industry veteran David Geffen.

In 1981, the rock supergroup Asia was formed by Steve Howe and Geoff Downes from Yes, Carl Palmer of Emerson, Lake and Palmer and John Wetton of Uriah Heep.

In 1982, Donny Van Zant of the group .38 Special was arrested for drinking on stage in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tulsa is a dry city.

In 1982, bassist Pete Farndon quit the Pretenders. One day later, the group's guitarist, James Honeyman-Scott, died of a drug overdose. Farndon, too, would die of drug excess - on April 15th, 1983.

In 1986, Irish rocker Bob Geldof was awarded an honorary knighthood in recognition of the millions of dollars he had raised for the starving of Africa.

In 1987, Vittoria Holman, a St. Petersburg, Florida real estate agent, sued Motley Crue and a concert promoter for hearing loss allegedly incurred at a concert in December 1985. Holman and her daughter had front row seats less than three metres from a wall of speakers. The case was settled out of court when the band's insurance company forked over $30,000.

In 1988, Jamaican street vendor Dennis Lobban was sentenced to hang after being found guilty for the 1987 murder of reggae star Peter Tosh and two of his friends. Lobban, who had a long police record, was on parole when the murders were committed.

In 1989, someone firebombed a McDonald's restaurant in London, two days after Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders advocated such action. Hynde told a news conference launching an all-star album in aid of Greenpeace that people "should petrol-bomb McDonald's."

In 1990, a Florida court found 2 Live Crew's "As Nasty As They Wanna Be" album "obscene" and it's sale was banned. A store owner was charged for selling the album two days after the ruling took effect.

In 1991, the Four Tops, Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin were among the mourners at a funeral in Detroit for former Temptation David Ruffin. About 25,000 fans gathered outside the church. Ruffin had died nine days earlier of a drug overdose. Following the service, police arrested another former member of the Temptations, Eddie Kendricks, for failure to pay nearly US$30,000 in alimony.

In 1992, police and law enforcement officials called for a ban on Ice T's "Cop Killer" album. The result; sales on the West Coast and in Texas doubled.

In 1993, police in Port St. Lucie, Florida, charged a 16 year-old boy with murder after he confessed to killing a woman who did not like the lyrics he was rapping. Victor Brancaccio punched and kicked 78 year-old Mollie May Frazier in the head and chest after she objected to the obscenities in a song he was playing over headphones and singing along to. The song was "Stranded on Death Row" by Dr. Dre.

In 1993, Prince celebrated his 35th birthday by announcing he was changing his name and splitting with his band, the New Power Generation. Prince said he wanted to be referred to with the symbol that combines the symbols for male and female. The same combination symbol had served as the title of his previous album. He didn't bother telling anyone how to pronounce it.

In 1994, Lisa (Left Eye) Lopes of the rap group TLC was charged with arson after a fire gutted the US$800,000 home of her boyfriend, NFL player Andre Rison of the Atlanta Falcons.

In 1994, Latin pop singer Jon Secada fell through the rostrum as he was approaching the stage to perform to an estimated one-billion television viewers during the opening ceremonies of the World Cup soccer tournament in Chicago. Secada was unable to extricate himself from the hole, and since the band had already started playing, he began singing with only his head above the stage level. He was eventually pulled from the hole, and moved to centre stage to finish his performance. Secada was later diagnosed with a dislocated shoulder.

In 1994, Geffen Records offered the estimated two million subscribers to the CompuServe computer bulletin board an opportunity to download a previously unreleased Aerosmith song, "Head First." The track was recorded during the band's sessions for the 1993 album "Get a Grip." It was one of the first times that subscribers to a bulletin board service could download an entire song over computer lines.

In 1995, Hole lead singer Courtney Love, widow of Nirvana star Kurt Cobain, was treated in a Seattle hospital for an apparent overdose of prescription drugs. Emergency workers were called to Love's home, the same home where Cobain had killed himself with a gunshot to the head the previous year.

In 1995, Pearl Jam cancelled two shows at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in San Diego after a sheriff expressed safety concerns. Lead singer Eddie Vedder said officials over-reacted, "creating an impossible situation."

In 1995, two days after their show cancellation in San Diego, Seattle rockers Pearl Jam announced they were giving up their 18 month fight against Ticketmaster in the U.S. The band said it was impossible to run a tour without the agency. Pearl Jam had claimed Ticketmaster was a monopoly and that its service charges were unreasonable. The band filed a complaint with the US Justice Department and members testified before Congress. And now Australian concert venues are dominated by Ticketmaster (now Ticketmaster7) control.

In 1995, country singer Ty Herndon was arrested for allegedly exposing himself to an undercover policeman in a Fort Worth, Texas park. Herndon's arrest came about 90 minutes before he was to perform before a convention of Texas police chiefs. His appearance was cancelled. Herndon was charged with indecent exposure, a charge that was later dropped. He pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamines and was sentenced to five years probation.
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In 1995, a judge in Los Angeles took ownership of the Kingsmen's recordings away from Scepter-Wand Records and awarded it to the group. The judge said the company breached its contract by not giving the Kingsmen royalties. The band's big hit was the party classic "Louie, Louie," recorded in 1963.

In 1996, the Sex Pistols performed together for the first time in 18 years, beginning their world reunion tour with a show before 15,000 fans in Helsinki. Lead singer Johnny Rotten, feeling the crowd was too subdued, shouted "I can't hear you." The audience responded with a shower of bottles, one of which struck Rotten. The show has halted briefly while the emcee pleaded for calm.

In 1997, Irish singer Sinead O'Connor withdrew from a peace concert in Jerusalem after she received death threats. Her show had been planned as the finale of a four day festival sponsored by Israeli and Palestinian women. The festival - entitled "Sharing Jerusalem: Two Capitals for Two States" - had outraged right-wing Jews, who claimed it undermined Israel's claimed sovereignty over all of the city.

In 1997, Ozzy Osbourne cancelled his solo set and his reunion with Black Sabbath scheduled for an "Ozzfest" tour stop at the Polaris Amphitheatre near Columbus, Ohio. Osbourne claimed he had lost his voice. Other groups on the bill performed as scheduled but disappointed fans set fires and damaged the outdoor facility. Twenty-three people were arrested and three were slightly hurt. Osbourne and Black Sabbath played a make-up date two weeks later.

In 2002, RnB star R. Kelly was granted US$750,000 bail after being taken into custody on child pornography charges days earlier.

In 2002, Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst reiterated claims of inadequate security during the hearing looking into the death of a 15-year-old concertgoer at 2001's Sydney Big Day Out. He gave an emotional testimony via video link with the Sydney court; "It was so overwhelming that a young girl came to see her favorite band and left in a coma and died," he said. "I'm very emotional right now talking about it. It's taken me a long time to talk about this."

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Births In 1882, composer Igor Stravinsky, considered by many to be the greatest composer of the 20th century, was born in St. Petersburg, Russia.

In 1892, songwriter and composer Cole Porter was born in Peru, Indiana.
Porter's most famous tunes include "Night and Day," "Begin the Beguine" and "Let's Do It". Cole Porter died on October 15th, 1964, in Santa Monica, California.

In 1910, Chester Arthur Burnett, the bluesman known as Howlin' Wolf, was born in West Point, Mississippi. He was one of the most influential musicians of the post Second World War era, and his blues helped shape rock 'n' roll. He died in 1976 of complications from kidney disease.

In 1915, Les Paul, one of the most influential guitarists in popular music history, was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Les Paul designed guitars which were marketed by the Gibson company, and became the favorites of pop, rock and country musicians. The Les Paul Gibson is, along with the Fender Stratocaster, the most famous name in solid-body electric guitars. Paul also built the first eight-track tape recorder, which helped pioneer multi-track recording. And he invented "sound-on- sound" recording, which has since become known as overdubbing.

In 1917, singer and actor Dean Martin, whose real name was Dino Crocetti, was born in Steubenville, Ohio. He first gained fame as part of a comedy team with Jerry Lewis. When the duo broke up in 1956, Martin's career as both a singer and actor blossomed. His nonchalant, tongue-in-cheek approach proved very popular, as evidenced by his long-running TV show in the 1960's and '70s. Martin's record hits in the 1950's and '60s included "That's Amore," "Memories Are Made of This" and "Everybody Loves Somebody." He died on Christmas Day 1995.

In 1922, Judy Garland, whose real name was Frances Gumm, was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Her greatest triumph came in 1939 with the film "The Wizard of Oz," which introduced the song "Over the Rainbow." Garland's recording of the tune sold over a million copies.

In 1934, soul singer Jackie Wilson was born in Detroit. His string of hits included "Higher and Higher," "Lonely Teardrops" and "Baby Workout." In September, 1975, he collapsed on stage in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He remained in a coma until his death on January 21st, 1984.

In 1937, Waylon Jennings was born in Littlefield, Texas. Jennings, along with Willie Nelson, pioneered a movement away from country's heavy orchestral backing, opting for a leaner, harder sound which edged close to rock.
Jennings met Buddy Holly in 1958, and ended up touring as Holly's bass player. When Holly's plane crashed in February 1959, killing Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper, it was Jennings who had given up his seat to the Bopper.

In 1940, singer Nancy Sinatra, the eldest child of Frank Sinatra, was born in Jersey City, New Jersey.

In 1941, Jon Lord, keyboard player with Deep Purple, Whitesnake and Australia's own Hoochie Coochie Men.

In 1941, jazz keyboardist Chick Corea was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts.

In 1942, Paul McCartney, the most commercially-successful former member of the Beatles, was born in Liverpool, England.

In 1943, Specer Davis Group bassist Muff Winwood.

In 1943, Reg Presley, lead singer of the 1960's British group, the Troggs, was born in Andover, England. Their 1966 hit, "Wild Thing," sold five million copies, and greatly influenced the punk bands that were to come in the mid-'70s.

In 1944, Boz Scaggs was born in Ohio. Following two albums with the Steve Miller Band in the late 1960's, he spent nearly a decade trying to make it as a solo act. Scaggs finally made it in 1976 with the album "Silk Degrees."

In 1945, Argent And The Zombies founder Rod Argent.

In 1945, Anne Murray, one of the most popular female singers in the world, was born in Springhill, Nova Scotia.

In 1945, Chris Britton, lead singer with the British invasion band the Troggs.

In 1946, pop singer and songwriter Barry Manilow.

In 1947, Mitch Mitchell, drummer with the Jimi Hendrix Experience, was born in London.

In 1949, drummer Frank Beard of the group ZZ Top. Incidentally, Beard is only unbearded member of 'The Top'.

In 1949, Alan White, drummer with Yes.

In 1949, Dennis Locorriere, vocalist and guitarist with Dr. Hook, was born in Union City, New Jersey.

In 1949, Russell Hitchcock of Air Supply.

In 1950, Noddy Holder, lead singer of the British hard rock band Slade.

In 1950, pop singer Lionel Richie.

In 1951, Ann Wilson, lead singer of Seattle group Heart, was born in San Diego, California.

In 1951, singer Bonnie Tyler.

In 1952, Jimmy Lea, bass and piano player with the 1970's hard rock band Slade was born in Wolverhampton, England.

In 1953, Larry Dunn, keyboards player with Earth, Wind and Fire.

In 1954, Garry Roberts of the Boomtown Rats.

In 1958, Prince, formerly "The Aritst Formerly Known As", was born Roger Nelson.

In 1959, Per Gessle of the Swedish pop duo Roxette.

In 1959, pop singer Sade.

In 1960, Mick Hucknall, lead singer of the British band Simply Red.

In 1961, singer Boy George, formerly of Culture Club.

In 1962, Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran who was born Nicholas James Bates.

In 1962, singer and choreographer Paula Abdul.

In 1969, rapper and actor Ice Cube, whose real name is O'Shea Jackson.

In 1972, Nathan (Alex Vanderpool) Morris of the R'n'B group Boys II Men.

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Deaths In 1908, the nationalist Russian composer Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov died at the age of 64. His most important works were his operas, such as "The Snow Maiden" and "Le Coq d'Or." The best known of Rimsky-Korsakov's orchestral works is the exotic and colorful "Scheherezade."

In 1966, singer Roy Orbison's first wife, Claudette, was killed in a motorcycle accident which Orbison witnessed. Two years later, he suffered another tragedy - two of his three children died in a fire at their Nashville home. Orbison put his career on hold, before remarrying and returning to performing in 1969.

In 1967, Laverne Andrews of the Andrews Sisters died of cancer at the age of 51.

In 1972, blues and jazz singer Jimmy Rushing died in New York City of leukemia. He was 68.

In 1987, Yogi Horton, a drummer for R'n'B singer Luther Vandross, jumped to his death from the 17th floor of a New York hotel. Horton reportedly told his wife that he was tired of living in Vandross's shadow.

In 1957, alto saxophonist and big band leader Jimmy Dorsey died in New York City of cancer at age 53.

In 1968, Wes Montgomery, one of the most influential jazz guitarists, died of a heart attack at age 43.

In 1970, blues singer and guitarist Lonnie Johnson was found dead in his Toronto apartment at the age of 71. He played on recordings by Eddie Lang, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington in the 1920s, and later became a popular urban blues singer.

In 1972, Clyde McPhatter, former lead singer with the Drifters and Billy Ward and the Dominoes, died in New York City of complications from heart, liver and kidney disease. He was 38.

In 1977, Lawrence Payton of the Four Tops died of liver cancer at his home in Southfield, Michigan. He was 59.

In 1978, country singer Johnny Bond died of a heart attack in Burbank, California. He was 63. Bond was a guitar playing sidekick in western films starring Gene Autry, Roy Rogers and Hopalong Cassidy.

In 1980, Bob Nolan, who helped found the Sons of the Pioneers, died in Los Angeles at the age of 72. One of country music's most influential groups, the Sons of the Pioneers was formed by Nolan, Roy Rogers and Tim Spencer in 1934. The Sons recorded for several labels throughout the 1930's and '40s, and appeared in many of Roy Rogers' westerns. Nolan, who was born in New Brunswick, composed the group's two biggest hits, "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" and "Cool Water." He is also credited with inventing the style of western harmony singing, which the Sons of the Pioneers were still performing in the late 1970's, more than 40 years after the group began.

In 1982, Pretenders guitarist James Honeyman-Scott died of a cocaine overdose at the age of 24. Just one day earlier The Pretenders bassist, Pete Farndon had quit the group. He too would die as a result of drug abuse less than a year later.

In 1986, bandleader and clarinetist Benny Goodman, who was known as the "King of Swing," died in New York at the age of 77. Of all the big bands, none was bigger than Goodman's in the 1930's and '40s. His orchestra, in 1937, was the first jazz band to play Carnegie Hall in New York. In 1962, Goodman became the first to take a jazz band to the Soviet Union.

In 1987, traditional jazz trumpeter Kid Thomas Valentine, longtime leader of the Preservation Hall band, died in New Orleans at the age of 91. Valentine was considered the major figure of the New Orleans jazz revival after the death of clarinetist George Lewis in the late 1960's.

In 1988, Jack Leonard, the star vocalist for the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra from 1935 to 1939, died of cancer in Los Angeles at the age of 73. He was the singer on two of Tommy Dorsey's biggest hits - "Marie" and "All the Things You Are."

In 1991, Claudio Arrau, considered one of the best classical pianists of the century, died in Muerzzuschlag, Austria of complications from intestinal surgery. The Chilean-born artist was 88. Arrau was known especially for his interpretations of Beethoven.

In 1992, Australian entertainer Peter Allen died in a hospital near San Diego, California of an AIDS-related illness. He was 48. The singer, dancer, songwriter and pianist was discovered by Judy Garland and for a time was married to her daughter, Liza Minelli. Allen wrote a number of hits for other artists, including "I Honestly Love You" for Olivia Newton-John and "Arthur's Theme" for Christopher Cross. Allen won an Academy Award for "Arthur's Theme."

In 1993, singer and songwriter Arthur Alexander, whose pop and soul classics were covered by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, died in Nashville, Tennessee, of respiratory and heart failure. He was 53. Alexander's 1962 Top 30 hit "You Better Move On" was one of the first hits to come out of the famed Muscle Shoals studios in Alabama.

In 1994, film and television composer Henry Mancini died in Beverly Hills, California, of liver and pancreatic cancer. He was 70. Mancini first gained wide public attention in the late 1950's with his score for the private eye series "Peter Gunn," one of the first TV soundtracks to use jazz. He won 20 Grammy Awards and four Academy Awards, including two Oscars in 1962. One was for the "Breakfast at Tiffany's" score and the other for "Moon River," the most popular song from that movie, and which has since become a pop standard.

In 1994, Kristen Pfaff, bassist for Courtney Love's band, Hole, died of a heroin overdose at age 27. Her death came two months after Love's husband, Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain, committed suicide. Pfaff's replacement in Hole was Melissa Auf Der Maur.

In 1998, Oak Ridge Boys member Steve Sanders shot himself.

In 2000, Ireland's Golden Tenor Frank Patterson died from a brain tunour.

In 2001, Cambodian folk flautist Ponn Yinn. Yinn survived the Khmer Rouge purge and helped preserve his country's culture. He was arrested and while detained, he was forced to play a makeshift flute nightly into loudspeakers to drown out the screams of people being slaughtered in fields nearby.

In 2002, producer/composer/arranger/saxophonist George Cates. Besides working with some of the biggest stars of music history Cates had his own hits with "Moonglow" and "Theme From Picnic". He was the musical director for the Lawrence Welk Show for thirty years (Cates composed the show's theme tune "Champagne Time") as well as being a producer for Coral and Dot Records.

In 2004 Ray Charles died at the age of 73.
Charles lost his eyesight at the age of seven as a result of glaucoma and discovered the piano in his early teens. Soon after he discovered his remarkable soul/R & B voice that became famous for with his stirring renditions of "Georgia On My Mind" and many other jazz, soul, gospel and R & B classics, not to mention his own compositions including "I've Got A Woman" and "A Fool For You".
Charles lost his long-running battle with liver cancer at his Beverly Hills home on June 11th.

In 2006 organist Billy Preston passed away this past week from kidney failure after being in a deep coma since late 2005. He underwent a kidney transplant procedure in 2002 but, as has widely been reported, it wasn't kidney failure that caused Preston's lapse into a coma in November, 2005, rather he was not properly treated for pericarditas while in the Los Angeles area and suffered respiratory arrest in the ICU unit of a local LA hospital on November 21, 2005, from which he never fully recovered.

Once described as "the greatest Hammond organ player in the world", Preston played with massive names such as Eric Clapton, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Sly & The Family Stone, Quincy Jones, The Band, Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr and George Harrison, as well as his own solo releases. He led a somewhat chequered life throughout the past couple of decades, spending much time in prison and rehab after being convicted of an insurance fraud for setting fire to his own $1 million home and battling drug and alcohol addictions. Oftentimes referred to as "the fifth Beatle" Preston was touted by Ray Charles, another he'd often worked with, as his successor.

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