bmusic - Newsletter No. 37

In 1955, nineteen-year old Buddy Holly and his sidemen, Larry Welborn and Bob Montgomery, opened a concert in Lubbock, Texas for Bill Haley & the Comets. Eddie Crandell, a Nashville talent agent, was in the audience and within weeks had Holly record his first demo.

In 1955, one day after opening for Bill Haley & the Comets, nineteen year-old Buddy Holly opened for Elvis Presley in the same town.

In 1964, Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts married Shirley Ann Arnold in secret.

In 1966, the Jimi Hendrix Experience played their first major show to an audience of 14,500 at the Olympia Theatre in Paris, France.

In 1968, John Lennon and Yoko Ono were arrested and charged with possession of marijuana during a raid on Ringo Starr's London apartment, where the two were staying.

In 1968, Led Zeppelin played its first U.K. show at London's Marquee Club after making its world debut in Scandinavia at the start of the month.

In 1968, at the invitation of Small Faces singer/guitarist Steve Marriott, singer/guitarist Peter Frampton of the Herd joined the Small Faces during a performance in London. This show set the stage for the two to later leave their respective groups and form Humble Pie.

In 1971, in the Los Angeles District Court, Arco Industries, the music publishing firm that owned copyrights on all material released on Specialty Records, filed a US$500,000 lawsuit against Creedance Clearwater Revival singer/songwriter John Fogerty. The suit claimed that Fogerty's song 'Travelin' Band' "contains substantial material copied from the music of the song 'Good Golly, Miss Molly'". The suit was eventually dropped.

In 1972, Creedance Clearwater Revival issued a statement announcing the group's break-up. The statement read "We don't regard this as breaking up. We look at it as an expansion of our activities. We will devote our time to individual rather than group projects."

In 1972, Joe Cocker, along with six of his bandmates, was arrested in Adelaide, South Australia on drug charges. Police claimed that, in an after-show raid, they confiscated marijuana, heroin and hypodermic syringes. Cocker was released on bail and given four hours to leave the country.

In 1975, Neil Young underwent surgery to have something scraped from his vocal cords that had been "bothering" him. Young resumed work in the studio soon after but by mid-1976, during his US tour with Stephen Stills, Young was forced to rest his vocal cords again because of the strain he had put on them.

In 1977, the classic Fleetwood Mac album 'Rumours' was released.

In 1980, AC/DC's 'Back in Black' was certified platinum in the US.

In 1992, the US Supreme Court ruled not to reinstate lawsuits against Ozzy Osbourne citing his songs as responsible for the suicides of two American teenagers.

In 1992, Irish singer Sinead O'Connor was booed off the stage at a show honouring Bob Dylan at Madison Square Garden. The crowd was reacting to O'Connor's attack on the Pope two weeks earlier on TV show Saturday Night Live. During the SNL show O'Connor tore up a picture of the Pope.

In 1995, Tupac Shakur was released from jail after serving eight months for groping and fondling a woman in a New York hotel room.

In 1996, Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee was charged with attacking a cameraman. The cameraman was trying to take pictures of Lee and his, then, wife Pamela Anderson Lee outside an L.A. club.

In 1998, the Crossroads addiction recovery center centre in Antiqua, which was founded with US$6.5 million underwritten by Eric Clapton, opened.

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Births In 1926, one of rock 'n' roll's founding pioneers, Chuck Berry.

In 1942, singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Paul Simon.

In 1943, Bachman Turner Overdrive bassist Fred Turner.

In 1944, Chicago keyboardist and vocalist Robert Lamm.

In 1945, guitarist and vocalist with the Doobie Brothers, Patrick Simmons.

In 1946, Moody Blues vocalist Justin Hayward.

In 1947, ex-Ronnie Montrose and ex-Van Halen vocalist Sammy Hagar.

In 1947, Grateful Dead guitarist/vocalist Bob Weir.

In 1949, Gary Richrath, guitarist and vocalist for REO Speedwagon.

In 1962, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea.

In 1968, Bob Marley's son Ziggy was born.

In 1991, Shane Cody Fogerty was born to proud parents John and Julie Fogerty.

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Deaths In 1969, Leonard Chess died of a heart attack. Leonard and his brother Phil founded Chess Records in the early 50's.

In 1974, Mary Woodson, who claimed to be Al Green's girlfriend, shot herself to death in the singer's home. The shooting, which was ruled a suicide, came after she had thrown a pot of boiling grits on Green as he was getting out of the bathtub. Green was treated for first and second degree burns on his back, neck and arms.

In 1985, B-52's guitarist Ricky Wilson died of complications from AIDS at the age of 32.

In 1990, jazz drummer Art Blakey (Abdullah Ibn Buhaina) died at the age of 71. Blakey was the leader of the Jazz Messengers and had also worked with many of the jazz greats of his time. Artists he'd performed or recorded with included Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Johnny Griffin, Jackie McLean, Donald Byrd, Bobby Timmons, Cedar Walton, Benny Golson, Joanne Brackeen, Billy Harper, Valery Ponomarev, Bill Pierce and many others.

In 1991, Tennessee Ernie Ford died in Reston, Virginia at the age of 72.

In 1993, Savatage guitarist and singer Criss Oliva was killed when a drunk driver struck his car head on.

In 1995, jazz musician Don Cherry (Donald Eugene Cherry) died of liver failure from hepatitis. Cherry recorded with Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane, among others, and was a member of The New York Contemporary Five, Codona and The Jazz Composer's Orchestra. Don Cherry is the father of contemporary musicians Neneh and Eagle Eye Cherry.

In 1996, founding Australian Crawl guitarist Brad Robinson died after a battle with cancer. After Australian Crawl Robinson became a presenter with the 'Page One' current affairs show, then worked as a presenter and co-producer of documentaries. In the 1990s he managed James and David Reyne, and worked as an agent for the Advantage Sports Management Group.

In 1998, Zulu musicians West Knosi died in a car accident. Nkosi was the saxophonist and producer of Mahlathini And The Mahotella Queens and with the group had worked with Paul Simon and Sting.

In 1999, guitarist Bruce Cameron committed suicide. Cameron had recorded with Jack Bruce, Mitch Mitchell, Ken Hensley, Buddy Miles and Billy Cox.

In 1999, slide guitarist Thomas Durden, who co-wrote "Heartbreak Hotel" with Mae Axton, died at the age of 79.

In 2001, US Songwriters Hall Of Fame Inductee Jay Livingston died of pneumonia at age 86. Livingston collaborated with Ray Evans to write "Mona Lisa" and "Que Sera, Sera". The pair also wrote the television theme songs for "Bonanza" and "Mr. Ed".

In 2001, Australian singer Peter Doyle died after a long battle with throat cancer. Early in Doyle's career he was a member of The Virgil Brothers and The New Seekers, and later went on to singe for Standing Room Only and Regis. The latter part of Doyle's career saw him writing advertising jingles for products such as Ribena and Sugar Puffs.
In the '70's Doyle was actually offered the role of vocalist for the Little River Band by Glenn Wheatley when the group was being put together.

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1	THE LOGICAL SONG	Scooter
2	OBJECTION (TANGO)	Shakira
3	CLEANIN' OUT MY CLOSET	Eminem
4	DOWN BOY	Holly Valance
5	TWO WRONGS/PJ'S	Wyclef Jean feat Claudette Ortiz
6	BARENAKED	Jennifer Love Hewitt
7	GANGSTA LOVIN'	Eve feat. Alicia Keys
8	TRIBUTE	Tenacious D
9	RICH GIRL	Selwyn
10	JUST A LITTLE	Liberty X
11	A THOUSAND MILES	Vanessa Carlton
12	LOVERBOY	Boystar
13	PAPA DON'T PREACH	Kelly Osbourne
14	IT JUST WON'T DO	Tim Deluxe
15	GET OVER YOU	Sophie Ellis Bextor
16	BOYS	Britney Spears
17	LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH & FAMOUS	Good Charlotte
18	FEEL IT BOY	Beenie Man feat. Janet Jackson
19	OUTSIDE OF ME	Killing Heidi
20	SYMPHONY OF LIFE	Tina Arena

NO.	TITLE	ARTIST
1	30 #1 HITS	Elvis Presley
2	LET GO	Avril Lavigne
3	40 LICKS	Rolling Stones
4	THE EMINEM SHOW	Eninem
5	ESCAPE	Enrique Iglesias
6	NELLYVILLE	Nelly
7	LAUNDRY SERVICE	Shakira
8	MCLEOD'S DAUGHTERS	Soundtrack
9	LILO & STITCH	Soundtrack
10	BOUNCE	Bon Jovi
11	BY THE WAY	Red Hot Chili Peppers
12	DELIVERANCE	You Am I
13	A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD	Coldplay
14	THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION	Abba
15	FEVER	Kylie Minogue
16	STEALING CHAIRS	28 Days
17	COME AWAY WITH ME	Norah Jones
18	PAGING MR STRIKE	Machine Gun Fellatio
19	GARAGE MAHAL	Taxiride
20	SEA CHANGE	Beck