Today In History
In 1961
Bobby Darin's best-of collection "The Bobby Darin Story" was released.
In 1966
The Beatles released the EP "Yesterday" in the UK.
John Lennon's controversial comment about the Beatles being, quote, "more popular than Jesus right now" was published in the London "Evening Standard" newspaper.
In 1967
The "New Musical Express" reported that Steve Winwood was leaving the Spencer Davis Group.
The Marvin Gaye-Tammi Terrell duet "It Takes Two" peaked at number 14 on the pop singles chart.
The Beatles' "Penny Lane," The Mamas and the Papas' "Dedicated to the One I Love," The Turtles' "Happy Together," and Herman's Hermits' "There's A Kind of Hush" broke into the Top 40.
In 1968
The Temptations' Eddie Kendricks and Otis Williams were injured in a car accident in Somerset, Pennsylvania.
The Bee Gees were a guest on "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In."
In 1969
Sonny and Cher became parents with the birth of their only child, Chastity, now Chaz.
In 1970
Janis Joplin was fined 200-dollars for obscenity relating to an on-stage incident in Tampa, Florida.
In 1972
The Rolling Stones kicked off a "farewell" tour of Britain before going into tax exile in France.
The Osmonds' "Down By The Lazy River" peaked at number four on the pop singles chart, while Donny Osmond's solo single "Puppy Love" broke into the Top 40.
Bread's "Everything I Own" peaked at number five on the pop singles chart.
Carole King's "Sweet Seasons" peaked at number nine on the pop singles chart.
T. Rex's "Bang A Gong (Get It On)" peaked at number ten on the pop singles chart.
America's "A Horse With No Name" broke into the Top 40.
In 1973
Pink Floyd kicked off its tour in support of "Dark Side Of The Moon" with a show in Madison, Wisconsin.
In 1977
The Rolling Stones played the first of two club gigs at the El Mocambo in Toronto, Canada. The show was recorded for the Stones' album "Love You Live."
In 1979
Poco released the album "Legend," featuring the hit "Crazy Love."
In 1982
The Rolling Stones released the single "Neighbors" backed with "Hang Fire."
In 1986
The Band's Richard Manuel committed suicide by hanging. He was 41.
In 1991
The Rolling Stones released the single "Highwire" backed with a live version of "2000 Light Years From Home."
In 1992
Sonny Bono officially filed for the Republican primary to run for the U.S. Senate in California.
In 1993
Patti LaBelle received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 1996
The Beatles single "Real Love" was released.
In 1997
Crosby Stills and Nash performed a benefit concert for the UCLA Division of Digestive Diseases, which is where David Crosby received his lifesaving liver transplant a couple years earlier.
In 2001
Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and Bruce Cockburn [[COH-burn]] were among the winners at the Juno Awards ceremony, Canada's equivalent to the Grammys.
In 2003
Former Supreme Mary Wilson began an eight show run of "The Vagina Monologues" in Detroit. Proceeds from her appearances were earmarked for local organizations that support women's health, security, and welfare.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed "Let's Go, Let's Go Let's Go" during a concert in Jacksonville, Florida, in tribute to Hank Ballard, who died a couple days earlier.
An expanded, two-disc deluxe CD edition of blues great Howlin' Wolf's "London Sessions" was released. The set includes guest appearances from Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, and Charlie Watts.
In 2005
Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts was named one of "Vanity Fair's" best dressed men in the publication's annual list of the most fashionable celebrities.
Elton John cancelled a concert in Bossier City, Louisiana because he was ill.
In 2008
Keith Richards was revealed as the new model for Louis Vuitton ads. Company executives explained they chose the rocker for the campaign because the whole point was to feature, quote, "someone unexpected."
Charlie Daniels was presented with a Career Achievement Award during the Deejay Hall of Fame ceremony at the Country Radio Seminar in Nashville.
In 2009
The Monkees' Peter Tork underwent "extensive surgery" at a New York hospital in his fight against Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, a rare cancer that usually attacks the salivary glands but in his case developed on his tongue.< |