1956: The rock & roll movie Shake, Rattle and Roll opened in theaters.
1956: "Blueberry Hill" by Fats Domino was the #1 R&B song for the seventh week.
1957: Buddy Holly & the Crickets, Sam Cooke and the Rays made their debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. Holly & th Crickets performed "That'll Be the Day" and "Peggy Sue" while Sam Cooke sang "You Send Me".
1958: Topsy II by Cozy Cole spent a sixth week at #1 on the R&B chart.
1958: The Teddy Bears had the #1 song with "To Know Him Is to Love Him".
1960: Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee married.
1961: Brian Epstein met with Decca Records to discuss a deal for a hot new band under his management called the Beatles.
1961: The Beatles did their usual lunchtime show at the Cavern Club in Liverpool and headlined a six-act Big Beat Session at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton in Wallasey, England.
1962: Brenda Lee registered a fourth week at #1 on the Easy Listening chart with "All Alone Am I".
I write "I'm Sorry" but my letter keeps coming back...
1962: The 4 Seasons held on to #1 for a third week with "Big Girls Don't Cry". Elvis Presley had one of the top #2 songs of the Rock Era with "Return to Sender". Marcie Blane was up to 3 with "Bobby's Girl" while Chubby Checker edged up with "Limbo Rock". The rest of the Top 10: "All Alone Am I" from Brenda Lee, "Don't Hang Up" from Orlons at #6, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass moved from 11-7 with their great instrumental "The Lonely Bull", "Ride!" from Dee Dee Sharp, the Crystals slipped with their big hit "He's a Rebel" and Neil Sedaka was down to 10 with "Next Door to an Angel".
1964: The Who played the first of 22 straight nights at the Marquee Club in London.
1965: The Rolling Stones were at Vancouver Auditorium in British Columbia, Canada.
1966: Jimi Hendrix signed a management deal with Yameta, a company owned by Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp of the Who.
1966: Tom Jones found himself at #1 in the U.K. with his version of "Green, Green Grass of Home".
1967: Ringo Starr flew to Rome, Italy to begin filming the movie Candy.
1967: Jimmie Rodgers ("Honeycomb" in 1957) was found with a fractured skull on the San Diego Freeway in California. He survived but the assault was never explained.
1968: Janis Joplin performed with Big Brother & the Holding Company for the final time in San Francisco, California.
1972: Martha & the Vandellas gave their final concert in Detroit, Michigan.
1973: Helen Reddy took over at #1 on the adult chart with "Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)".
1973: The Carpenters had their 10th Top 10 song out of 12 releases and this one--"Top of the World" became their second #1. Ringo Starr slipped with "Photograph", Elton John's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" moved from 9-3 and Billy Preston was at 4 with "Space Race". The rest of the Top 10: "Keep On Truckin'" from Eddie Kendricks, Chicago's great song "Just You 'N' Me" was #6, switching spots with "Midnight Train to Georgia" from Gladys Knight & the Pips, Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes were up with "The Love I Lost", the DeFranco Family came in ninth with "Heartbeat - It's a Lovebeat" and Charlie Rich had #10--"The Most Beautiful Girl".
The incredible "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"
1973: Elton John continued to pace the album chart for the fourth week with Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
1978: The Doobie Brothers released the album Minute by Minute.
1979: For the third straight week, J.D. Souther was on top the Adult Contemporary chart with "You're Only Lonely".
1979: "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles moved from 65 to 44 on this date.
1979: "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes entered the Top 10.
The Eagles tell it like it is, sad but true...
1979: The Eagles were flying high, perched on top of the album chart for the fifth week with their great album The Long Run. On the Radio-Greatest Hits-Volumes I & II by Donna Summer moved to #2 while former #1 In Through the Out Door by Led Zeppelin was still at #3. Tusk from Fleetwood Mac remained fourth with Stevie Wonder taking position #5--Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants. The rest of the Top 10: Rise from Herb Alpert, Styx's Cornerstone after peaking at #2, Wet from Barbra Streisand, Barry Manilow remained at #9 with One Voice and the double-album Bee Gees Greatest was #10.
1980: U2 opened for the Talking Heads at the Hammersmith Palais in London.
1982: A very famous day in the Rock Era as Michael Jackson released the album Thriller.
1984: Ashford & Simpson moved into the #1 slot on the R&B chart with "Solid".
1984: Lionel Richie's "Penny Lover" was the new #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1984: The "Purple Rain" Soundtrack by Prince tied More of the Monkees for the fourth-most weeks at #1 that time with 18. Born in the U.S.A. from Bruce Springsteen continued to challenge with Private Dancer from Tina Turner third and Volume One by the Honeydrippers peaking at #4. The rest of the Top 10: Big Bam Boom from Hall & Oates, "The Woman in Red" Soundtrack at #6, Can't Slow Down by Lionel Richie not doing so, in fact up 1 after 56 weeks, Sports from Huey Lewis & the News still hot after 61 weeks, Suddenly from Billy Ocean at #9 and Chicago moved into the Top 10 with Chicago 17.
1986: Lee Dorsey ("Ya Ya") died at the age of 60.
1986: Madonna released the single "Open Your Heart".
1988: Steve Winwood and his wife celebrated the birth of daughter Elizabeth Dawn.
1989: Sly Stone (of Sly & the Family Stone) was sentenced to 55 days in jail for driving under the influence of cocaine.
"Something to Save", one of the great tracks on Listen without Prejudice
1990: To the Extreme by Vanilla Ice was #1 for the fourth week with the previous #1 Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em from M.C. Hammer still second. Mariah Carey's debut was third followed by The Rhythm of the Saints from Paul Simon and Whitney Houston was up from 22-5 with I'm Your Baby Tonight. The rest of the Top 10: Recycler from ZZ Top, The Razors Edge by AC/DC dropping to #7, Wilson Phillips still hanging around after 34 weeks, Bette Midler at #9 with Some People's Lives and the classic George Michael album Listen Without Prejudice at #10.
1990: Whitney Houston owned the top R&B song--"I'm Your Baby Tonight".
1990: Whitney Houston was on fire with her eighth #1 and 11th Top 10 song out of just 15 releases. "I'm Your Baby Tonight" took over from Mariah Carey's "Love Takes Time". Stevie B was coming up fast with "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)". The rest of the Top 10: "Groove Is in the Heart" by Deee-Lite, Bette Midler had #5--"From a Distance", Poison was stuck on 6 with "Something to Believe In", Alias dropped after peaking at 2 with "More Than Words Can Say", UB40 moved into the Top 10 with their remake of "The Way You Do the Things You Do", Wilson Phillips had yet another smash from their debut album, moving from 15-8 with "Impulsive" and Tony! Toni! Tone! fell with "Feels Good".
1990: Bette Midler remained at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for the fifth consecutive week with "From a Distance".
1994: In today's episode of Dangerous Inmates Run Rap Music, we go to a courtroom where Tupac Shakur was convicted of sexually abusing a woman in a hotel room.
1995: An auction of Frank Sinatra's possessions netted over $2 million.
1996: Irving Gordon, songwriter who wrote "Unforgettable" for Nat King Cole, died in Los Angeles at the age of 81.
1997: Kenny G set a new world record when he held a note on his saxophone for 45 minutes and 47 seconds.
1999: Krist Novoselic of Nivana and Kim Thayil, elite guitarist of Soundgarden had a concert in Seattle, Washington to protest the World Trade Organization summit there.
1999: A bonus segment of Dangerous Inmates Run Rap Music: Jay-Z stabbed a man at a party at the Kit Kat Klub in Manhattan, New York. Remind me not to invite him or anyone associated with him to any of my parties. Jay-Z was sentenced to three years.
2003: Not one, two, but three episodes of Dangerous Inmates Run Rap Music (which pretty much proves the point). Police in Fontana, California issued a warrant for rapper and producer DJ Quik, who was wanted in connection with an assault on his sister.
2004: Marianne Faithfull collapsed from chronic exhaustion and suffered a seizure in Milan, Italy, forcing cancellation of the remaining dates of her European tour.
2004: U2 debuted at #1 on the album chart with How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.
Born This Day:
1930: Matt Monro ("Walk Away" from 1964) was born in Shoreditch, London; died February 7, 1985 of liver cancer in London.
1934: Billy Paul ("Me and Mrs. Jones") was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1935: Lou Rawls was born in Chicago, Illinois; died January 6, 2006 in Los Angeles, California of lung and brain cancer.
1938: Sandy Nelson, who gave us the great instrumental "Let There Be Drums", was born in Santa Monica, California.
1944: Eric Bloom, lead singer of Blue Oyster Cult, was born in New York City.
1944: John Densmore, drummer of the Doors, was born in Los Angeles.
1945: Bette Midler was born in Honolulu, Hawai'i.
1946: Gilbert O'Sullivan was born in Waterford, Ireland.
1963: Sam Reid of Glass Tiger ("Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone")
1971: Greg Upchurch, drummer who joined 3 Doors Down in 2005, was born in Bayou Cane, Louisiana.
1977: Brad Delson, lead guitarist of Linkin Park, was born in Agoura, California.
1956: "Blueberry Hill" by Fats Domino was the #1 R&B song for the seventh week.
1957: Buddy Holly & the Crickets, Sam Cooke and the Rays made their debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. Holly & th Crickets performed "That'll Be the Day" and "Peggy Sue" while Sam Cooke sang "You Send Me".
1958: Topsy II by Cozy Cole spent a sixth week at #1 on the R&B chart.
1958: The Teddy Bears had the #1 song with "To Know Him Is to Love Him".
1960: Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee married.
1961: Brian Epstein met with Decca Records to discuss a deal for a hot new band under his management called the Beatles.
1961: The Beatles did their usual lunchtime show at the Cavern Club in Liverpool and headlined a six-act Big Beat Session at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton in Wallasey, England.
1962: Brenda Lee registered a fourth week at #1 on the Easy Listening chart with "All Alone Am I".
I write "I'm Sorry" but my letter keeps coming back...
1962: The 4 Seasons held on to #1 for a third week with "Big Girls Don't Cry". Elvis Presley had one of the top #2 songs of the Rock Era with "Return to Sender". Marcie Blane was up to 3 with "Bobby's Girl" while Chubby Checker edged up with "Limbo Rock". The rest of the Top 10: "All Alone Am I" from Brenda Lee, "Don't Hang Up" from Orlons at #6, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass moved from 11-7 with their great instrumental "The Lonely Bull", "Ride!" from Dee Dee Sharp, the Crystals slipped with their big hit "He's a Rebel" and Neil Sedaka was down to 10 with "Next Door to an Angel".
1964: The Who played the first of 22 straight nights at the Marquee Club in London.
1965: The Rolling Stones were at Vancouver Auditorium in British Columbia, Canada.
1966: Jimi Hendrix signed a management deal with Yameta, a company owned by Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp of the Who.
1966: Tom Jones found himself at #1 in the U.K. with his version of "Green, Green Grass of Home".
1967: Ringo Starr flew to Rome, Italy to begin filming the movie Candy.
1967: Jimmie Rodgers ("Honeycomb" in 1957) was found with a fractured skull on the San Diego Freeway in California. He survived but the assault was never explained.
1968: Janis Joplin performed with Big Brother & the Holding Company for the final time in San Francisco, California.
1972: Martha & the Vandellas gave their final concert in Detroit, Michigan.
1973: Helen Reddy took over at #1 on the adult chart with "Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)".
1973: The Carpenters had their 10th Top 10 song out of 12 releases and this one--"Top of the World" became their second #1. Ringo Starr slipped with "Photograph", Elton John's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" moved from 9-3 and Billy Preston was at 4 with "Space Race". The rest of the Top 10: "Keep On Truckin'" from Eddie Kendricks, Chicago's great song "Just You 'N' Me" was #6, switching spots with "Midnight Train to Georgia" from Gladys Knight & the Pips, Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes were up with "The Love I Lost", the DeFranco Family came in ninth with "Heartbeat - It's a Lovebeat" and Charlie Rich had #10--"The Most Beautiful Girl".
The incredible "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"
1973: Elton John continued to pace the album chart for the fourth week with Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
1978: The Doobie Brothers released the album Minute by Minute.
1979: For the third straight week, J.D. Souther was on top the Adult Contemporary chart with "You're Only Lonely".
1979: "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles moved from 65 to 44 on this date.
1979: "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes entered the Top 10.
The Eagles tell it like it is, sad but true...
1979: The Eagles were flying high, perched on top of the album chart for the fifth week with their great album The Long Run. On the Radio-Greatest Hits-Volumes I & II by Donna Summer moved to #2 while former #1 In Through the Out Door by Led Zeppelin was still at #3. Tusk from Fleetwood Mac remained fourth with Stevie Wonder taking position #5--Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants. The rest of the Top 10: Rise from Herb Alpert, Styx's Cornerstone after peaking at #2, Wet from Barbra Streisand, Barry Manilow remained at #9 with One Voice and the double-album Bee Gees Greatest was #10.
1980: U2 opened for the Talking Heads at the Hammersmith Palais in London.
1982: A very famous day in the Rock Era as Michael Jackson released the album Thriller.
1984: Ashford & Simpson moved into the #1 slot on the R&B chart with "Solid".
1984: Lionel Richie's "Penny Lover" was the new #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1984: The "Purple Rain" Soundtrack by Prince tied More of the Monkees for the fourth-most weeks at #1 that time with 18. Born in the U.S.A. from Bruce Springsteen continued to challenge with Private Dancer from Tina Turner third and Volume One by the Honeydrippers peaking at #4. The rest of the Top 10: Big Bam Boom from Hall & Oates, "The Woman in Red" Soundtrack at #6, Can't Slow Down by Lionel Richie not doing so, in fact up 1 after 56 weeks, Sports from Huey Lewis & the News still hot after 61 weeks, Suddenly from Billy Ocean at #9 and Chicago moved into the Top 10 with Chicago 17.
1986: Lee Dorsey ("Ya Ya") died at the age of 60.
1986: Madonna released the single "Open Your Heart".
1988: Steve Winwood and his wife celebrated the birth of daughter Elizabeth Dawn.
1989: Sly Stone (of Sly & the Family Stone) was sentenced to 55 days in jail for driving under the influence of cocaine.
1990: To the Extreme by Vanilla Ice was #1 for the fourth week with the previous #1 Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em from M.C. Hammer still second. Mariah Carey's debut was third followed by The Rhythm of the Saints from Paul Simon and Whitney Houston was up from 22-5 with I'm Your Baby Tonight. The rest of the Top 10: Recycler from ZZ Top, The Razors Edge by AC/DC dropping to #7, Wilson Phillips still hanging around after 34 weeks, Bette Midler at #9 with Some People's Lives and the classic George Michael album Listen Without Prejudice at #10.
1990: Whitney Houston owned the top R&B song--"I'm Your Baby Tonight".
1990: Whitney Houston was on fire with her eighth #1 and 11th Top 10 song out of just 15 releases. "I'm Your Baby Tonight" took over from Mariah Carey's "Love Takes Time". Stevie B was coming up fast with "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)". The rest of the Top 10: "Groove Is in the Heart" by Deee-Lite, Bette Midler had #5--"From a Distance", Poison was stuck on 6 with "Something to Believe In", Alias dropped after peaking at 2 with "More Than Words Can Say", UB40 moved into the Top 10 with their remake of "The Way You Do the Things You Do", Wilson Phillips had yet another smash from their debut album, moving from 15-8 with "Impulsive" and Tony! Toni! Tone! fell with "Feels Good".
1990: Bette Midler remained at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for the fifth consecutive week with "From a Distance".
1994: In today's episode of Dangerous Inmates Run Rap Music, we go to a courtroom where Tupac Shakur was convicted of sexually abusing a woman in a hotel room.
1995: An auction of Frank Sinatra's possessions netted over $2 million.
1996: Irving Gordon, songwriter who wrote "Unforgettable" for Nat King Cole, died in Los Angeles at the age of 81.
1997: Kenny G set a new world record when he held a note on his saxophone for 45 minutes and 47 seconds.
1999: Krist Novoselic of Nivana and Kim Thayil, elite guitarist of Soundgarden had a concert in Seattle, Washington to protest the World Trade Organization summit there.
1999: A bonus segment of Dangerous Inmates Run Rap Music: Jay-Z stabbed a man at a party at the Kit Kat Klub in Manhattan, New York. Remind me not to invite him or anyone associated with him to any of my parties. Jay-Z was sentenced to three years.
2003: Not one, two, but three episodes of Dangerous Inmates Run Rap Music (which pretty much proves the point). Police in Fontana, California issued a warrant for rapper and producer DJ Quik, who was wanted in connection with an assault on his sister.
2004: Marianne Faithfull collapsed from chronic exhaustion and suffered a seizure in Milan, Italy, forcing cancellation of the remaining dates of her European tour.
2004: U2 debuted at #1 on the album chart with How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.
Born This Day:
1930: Matt Monro ("Walk Away" from 1964) was born in Shoreditch, London; died February 7, 1985 of liver cancer in London.
1934: Billy Paul ("Me and Mrs. Jones") was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1935: Lou Rawls was born in Chicago, Illinois; died January 6, 2006 in Los Angeles, California of lung and brain cancer.
1938: Sandy Nelson, who gave us the great instrumental "Let There Be Drums", was born in Santa Monica, California.
1944: Eric Bloom, lead singer of Blue Oyster Cult, was born in New York City.
1944: John Densmore, drummer of the Doors, was born in Los Angeles.
1945: Bette Midler was born in Honolulu, Hawai'i.
1946: Gilbert O'Sullivan was born in Waterford, Ireland.
1963: Sam Reid of Glass Tiger ("Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone")
1971: Greg Upchurch, drummer who joined 3 Doors Down in 2005, was born in Bayou Cane, Louisiana.
1977: Brad Delson, lead guitarist of Linkin Park, was born in Agoura, California.
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