This Day in Music

[Bang]

So, in other words, not much happened today

~Bang

[HogNose]

So, in other words, not much happened today

~Bang

'66: The Yardbirds, with Jeff Beck on lead guitar and Jimmy Page on rhythm guitar, arrive in New York City to start their first American tour.



Today the song "Take On Me" by A-Ha topped the charts and stayed there for a week. (1985)

[Spiritinthesky]

On this day 20th Oct in 1960, Roy Orbison had his first UK No.1 single with "Only The Lonely" which was the first of 33 UK hits. The song was turned down by The Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley, so Orbison decided to record it himself. http://mrtrpt.com/1c0

[Bang]

'66: The Yardbirds, with Jeff Beck on lead guitar and Jimmy Page on rhythm guitar, arrive in New York City to start their first American tour.

Now that is MUCH better

~Bang

[Sticksboi05]

So, in other words, not much happened today

~Bang

Take on Me is a great song and legendary music video. Don't lose perspective.

[HogNose]

10/201978: The Police made their U.S. debut at CBGB in New York. The trio had flown on low-cost tickets with Laker Airtrain from the U.K., carrying their instruments as hand luggage.

[HogNose]

10/21/1976. Keith Moon played his last show with The Who at the end of a North American tour at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto. On September 7, 1978, Moon died from an overdose of the sedative Heminevrin, which had been prescribed to prevent seizures induced by alcohol withdrawal.

[Spiritinthesky]

On this day 21st Oct 2006, American musician, singer, songwriter, and drummer Sandy West died. West was a founding member (with Joan Jett) of all girl group The Runaways, and hailed by fans and critics alike to be one of the most groundbreaking drummers in rock and roll history.

http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/runaways

[Spiritinthesky]

On 24th Oct 1998, former Stone Roses lead singer Ian Brown was jailed for 4 months after being found guilty of disorderly behaviour during a flight from Paris to Manchester. Brown had threatened to chop the hands off an air stewardess after she mistakenly offered him duty free.

http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/come_fly_with_me

[Spiritinthesky]

On 25th Oct 2004, John Peel died in Cuzco, Peru of a heart attack, aged 65. He was BBC’s longest-serving radio DJ and the first DJ to introduce The Ramones, Roxy Music, The Smiths, The Fall, Rod Stewart, Blur, the Sex Pistols, T. Rex and others to the masses. He founded Dandelion Records in 1969, which released records by Kevin Coyne, Bridget St John, and Medicine Head. He was also known for his ‘Peel Sessions’, releases of live radio sessions. Peel was appointed an OBE in 1998.

http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/john_peel

[SWO-tarious]

Lou Reed is doing some crazy record based on a german play with....Metallica. Coming out in about a month.

Unless you are a huge Lou Reed or Metallica fan don't waste your time with this one. I heard a track from it a couple of weeks ago and it stinks worse than the Skin's and Raven's offenses combined.

[HogNose]

10/25/1964, The Rolling Stones appeared for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show from New York, performing ‘Around And Around’ and ‘Time Is On My Side’. A riot breaks out in the studio, prompting Sullivan’s infamous quote, “I promise you they’ll never be back on our show again.” The Rolling Stones went on to make a further five appearances on Sullivan’s show between 1965 and ‘69.

[SKINS@THEGOALLINE]

10/25/1964, The Rolling Stones appeared for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show from New York, performing ‘Around And Around’ and ‘Time Is On My Side’. A riot breaks out in the studio, prompting Sullivan’s infamous quote, “I promise you they’ll never be back on our show again.” The Rolling Stones went on to make a further five appearances on Sullivan’s show between 1965 and ‘69.

The Rolling Stones & Ed Sullivan never really got along together . . . The Stones were to perform “Ruby Tuesday” and “Let’s Spend the Night Together” from their soon-to-be-released Between the Buttons. But CBS and Sullivan insisted that Mick change the then-controversial lyric to “Let’s spend some time together.” The band balked, Ed issued an ultimatum, Mick went on a verbal rampage, and then finally did as he was told when it came time to perform live … but not without exaggerating the line and rolling his eyes each time he sang it.
The times sure have changed, "Let's spend the night together." was considered controversial.

http://performingsongwriter.com/roll...s-ed-sullivan/

[Spiritinthesky]

On 26 October 1970, a wake was held at the Lion's Share in San Anselmo, California to celebrate the life of Janis Joplin. The singer who died of an accidental drugs overdose had left $2,500 in her will to throw a wake party in the event of her demise. The party was attended by her sister Laura and Joplin's close friends. Brownies laced with hashish were unknowingly passed around amongst the guests. Joplin was cremated in the Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Mortuary in Los Angeles; her ashes were scattered from a plane into the Pacific Ocean and along Stinson Beach.


http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/in_my_time_of_dying

[Spiritinthesky]

On this day 28th Oct 1989, Janet Jackson started a four-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814, only one of three albums to produce seven top ten US singles (the other two being Thriller by Michael Jackson and Bruce Springsteen's Born In The USA).

Seven top ten singles! From one album!

http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/..._rhythm_nation