This Day In The History Of Music.

[MOHLovesAlaska]

Elvis Presley made his first public appearance as a singer on this day. It did not go well: he came fifth in a local talent show. But he was only ten years old. October 3, 1945; Chopin: The Day the Music Died. The brief life of Chopin, one of music’s earliest superstars, ended on this day when the sickly composer fell victim to tuberculosis.  Source- | This Day In Music. For those who may not know. Elvis Presley was known as the King of Rock. 

P.S. I will be using two sources of information for "This Day In The History Of Music". The first source is This Day In Music, and the second source is On This Day in Music History. And for the faithful readers of this post, you probably have also noticed I use a third source when the two sources that I do use are not in agreement with the facts, the third source will always be listed. When the third source has to be used, I will always list it as a (Side Note:) and it will always be highlighted in bold red just as you see it now. When I have to use a third source, it will normally agree with one of the other two sources; that is when I will agree with that information. In the case where the third source also differs from the other two, I will just go with the first date and information given. When this happens, I will leave it up to the reader to look into the fact or facts for that blog, and please feel free to leave a reply about any additional information you may have found, and please list the source or sources that you used for that additional information. I try my very best to add nothing but facts to this post, and I will always give the source from which I took those facts. When I add my own opinion, I will do so as a side note as well, but that will be highlighted in bold blue. I do hope you enjoy reading this post, History has always been my favorite subject throughout my whole life, from grade school through college, and even to this day. 

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[MOHLovesAlaska]

Good Tuesday afternoon dear friend... YES!!! I know it has been a lifetime since posting here on this thread... But we are here... For me to keep this going my dear friend I must make it short and sweet... Or should I state shorter and sweet...

1). On this day in 1956 according to This Day In Music Johnnie Ray was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Just Walking In The Rain.' It stayed at No.1 for seven weeks making it this year's Christmas No.1. Written in 1952 by Johnny Bragg and Robert Riley, two prisoners at Tennessee State Prison in Nashville, after a comment made by Bragg as the pair crossed the courtyard while it was raining. (Side Note: Just Walking in the Rain by Johnnie Ray was a UK number 1 hit on Friday, November 16, 1956, spending 7 weeks (s) at the top of the UK charts. Today In The History Of Music makes no mention of Johnnie Ray's "Just Walking In The Rain".) 

2). On this day in 1965 Velvet Underground made their live debut when they played at Summit High School, New Jersey, the band was paid $75 for the gig.

3). On this day in 1966 The Monkees debut album started a 13-week run at No.1 on the US album chart, selling over 3 million copies in three months.

4). On this day in 1971 Led Zeppelin appeared at The Locarno, Sunderland, England, with tickets at 75p. The set included: 'Immigrant Song', 'Heartbreaker', 'Black Dog', 'Since I’ve Been Loving You', 'Rock And Roll', 'Stairway To Heaven ', 'That’s The Way', 'Going To California', 'Tangerine', 'Dazed And Confused', 'What Is And What Should Never Be', 'Celebration Day', 'Whole Lotta Love' and 'Communication Breakdown'.

5). On this day in 1977 The Sex Pistols went to No.1 on the UK album chart with their debut LP Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols. the punk group's only No.1 album. The album was met with a hail of controversy upon its release. The first problem involved the allegedly 'obscene' name of the album, resulting in the prosecution of the manager of the Nottingham Virgin record shop for having displayed it in a window. More outrage was sparked by the lyrics of the songs 'God Save the Queen' and 'Anarchy in the UK.' 

6). On this day in 1988 U2 started a six-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with their sixth studio album 'Rattle And Hum' which went on to sell over 14 million copies.

7). On this day in 1990 Rolling Stone's Ronnie Wood broke both his legs after his car crashed on the M4 motorway near Marlborough, Wiltshire, England. Wood was trying to wave other cars past his when he was run over.

8). On this day in 1997 The Spice Girls were at No.1 on the UK album chart with their second album 'Spiceworld', which was also the name of their tie-in film. The album became a huge hit worldwide, lengthening the so-called "Spice Mania" fever at that time. It produced 4 singles all of which saw commercial success and has now sold over 20 million worldwide.

9). On this day in 2000 Destiny's Child started an eleven-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Independent Women Part 1.' Taken from the group's third studio album, Survivor, the song first appeared on the soundtrack to the 2000 film Charlie's Angels.

10). On this day in 2002 The city of Atlanta declared this day as TLC day to remember Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes who was killed in a car crash on 26th April 2002 aged 30.

11). On this day in 2008 American singer Beyoncé released her third studio album I Am... Sasha Fierce debuted at No.1 on the US Billboard chart. Her third consecutive US No.1 solo album was marketed with the release of several singles, including 'If I Were a Boy' and 'Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)', both of which charted highly internationally. The former topped the charts in over ten countries. The album was titled I Am... Sasha Fierce showcases the difference between Beyoncé and her alter ego Sasha Fierce; the first disc is titled I Am... while the second is titled Sasha Fierce.

12). On this day in 2016 Robbie Williams broke the record for the most No.1 albums by a British solo artist. The singer's latest album, The Heavy Entertainment Show, debuted at No.1 on this week's chart. It is his 12th album to reach the summit and pushed him ahead of David Bowie who has 11 No.1 albums to his name.

13). On this day in 2022 American woodwindist and session musician, Gene Cipriano died at the age of 94. Known familiarly as "Cip" he played on hundreds of recording sessions and recorded music for numerous television shows including Batman, The Flintstones, M*A*S*H*, Mission Impossible, Star Trek, The Simpsons, and American Dad. He played on West Side Story and performed the saxophone part for the character played by Tony Curtis in the film Some Like It Hot. Cipriano was also a noted session musician in Los Angeles, as a member of "The Wrecking Crew" and played on many pop hits of the 1960s and 1970s, including those by The Beach Boys and The Monkees. Other musicians with whom he worked included Frank Sinatra, Neil Diamond, Tony Bennett, Frank Zappa, and Lady Gaga.

Born On This Day In The History Of Music. 

1). Born on this day in 1676 Giovanni Antonio Pollarolo, an Italian composer, was born in Brescia, Republic of Venice (d. 1746)

2). Born on this day in 1906 (Booker T. Washington) "Bukka" White, American country and Delta blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter ("Shake'Em On Down"; "Parchman Farm Blues"), born near Aberdeen, Mississippi (d. 1977)

3). Born on this day in 1917 Jo Stafford, American pop singer (The Pied Pipers - "I'll Never Smile Again"; Tommy Dorsey - "Let's Just Pretend"; solo - "You Belong to Me"), born in Coalinga, California (d. 2008)

4). Born on this day in 1935 (Terry) "Buzzy" Johnson, American R&B singer (Flamingos - "I Only Have Eyes For You"), born in Baltimore, Maryland. (Side Note: (Today's Birthdays in Music - On This Day) According to This Day In Music and Terry "Buzzy" Johnson - Wikipedia Was born in 1938)

 5). Born on this day in 1940 Screaming Lord Sutch, singer, politician, and leader of The Official Monster Raving Loony Party. He was the first long-haired pop star - boasting hair over 18 inches long. His early records included Jack The Ripper and I'm A Hog For You Baby, he died on June 16th, 1999. The self-styled lord - real name David Sutch - was Britain's longest-serving political leader, standing in nearly 40 elections.

6). Born on this day in 1943 Brian Hyland, US singer, (1960 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Itsy Bitsy Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini').

7). Born on this day in 1945 Neil Young, Canadian singer, songwriter, and guitarist who as a member of Buffalo Springfield had the 1967 US No.17 single 'For What It's Worth'. Joined Crosby, Stills Nash & Young who had the 1970 US No.1 and UK No.5 album DejVu. As a solo artist, Young scored the 1972 US No.1 and UK No.10 single Heart Of Gold, and his 1972 UK No.7 album Harvest spent 66 weeks on the UK chart. In 2008 a newly discovered trapdoor spider Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi was named after the singer.

8). Born on this day in 1948 Errol Brown, singer, of Hot Chocolate, had the 1975 US No.3 single 'You Sexy Thing' the 1977 UK No.1 single 'So You Win Again', and over 25 other Top 40 hits. Hot Chocolate started their recording career making a reggae version of John Lennon's 'Give Peace a Chance', and was contacted by Apple Records, saying that Lennon liked this version, and the group was subsequently signed to Apple Records. Brown died of liver cancer at his home in the Bahamas on 6 May 2015.

9). Born on this day in 1955 Les McKeown, Scottish singer of the 1970s pop group, Bay City Rollers had the 1975 UK No.1 single 'Bye Bye Baby' plus 11 other UK Top 20 singles and the 1976 US No.1 single 'Saturday Night'. The Rollers were also the subject of a 20-week UK television series, Shang-a-Lang. McKeown died on 20 April 2021 age 65.

10). Born on this day in 1984 Omarion, US R&B singer, (Omari Ishmael Grandberry), former B2K singer, 2005 US No.1 album 'O' and 2006 US No.1 album ‘21.’

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[MOHLovesAlaska]

Good Wednesday morning friend... Welcome to This Day In The History Of Music... Enjoy the read...

1). On this day in 1951 Janet Collins was the first 1st African-American dancer to appear at the Metropolitan Opera, in a production of Aida. 

2). On this day in 1963 The Beatles recorded a television interview at Westward Television Studios in Plymouth, Devon, for a local teen program "Move Over, Dad". Due to a large crowd of excited fans outside, The Beatles had to be smuggled from their dressing room at the ABC Cinema, where they were scheduled to appear that night, into an adjacent building, then through a tunnel, to get to Westward Studios for the interview taping.

3). On this day in 1964 Decca Records released The Rolling Stones 'Little Red Rooster'. Written by Willie Dixon (as The Red Rooster), and previously recorded by Howlin’ Wolf and Sam Cooke, the single was recorded at Chess Studios in Chicago. The single was a No.1 hit in the UK and remains the only time a blues song has ever topped the UK pop chart.

4). On this day in 1968 Hugo Montenegro was at No.1 in the UK singles chart with 'The Good The Bad And The Ugly', the soundtrack from a Clint Eastwood spaghetti western film. The first instrumental No.1 since 1963.

5). On this day in 1976 Led Zeppelin scored their seventh UK No.1 with the film soundtrack double album The Song Remains The Same, peaking at No.2 on the US chart. The tracks were recorded at Madison Square Garden, New York City in 1973.

6). On this day in 1976 Rod Stewart started an 8-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Tonight's The Night'. It was Rod's second US No.1; it made No.5 in the UK after being banned by many radio stations due to the song being about the seduction of a virgin. The song features whispers from actress Britt Ekland who was Stewart's girlfriend at the time.

7). On this day in 1981 U2  kicked off a 23-date North American 'October' tour at JB Scott's in Albany, New York. (My birth city)... 

8). On this day in 1981 Men At Work started a 15-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with their debut album 'Business As Usual', which went on to sell over five million copies in the US.

9). On this day in 2015 The blues-rock band Eagles of Death Metal was performing a sold-out show at Le Bataclan in Paris, France when the venue was attacked by terrorists armed with automatic rifles, grenades, and explosive suicide vests. The band escaped unharmed through a backstage door, but 89 audience members were killed, including the band's merchandise manager, Nick Alexander.

10). On this day in 2020 Kylie Minogue went to No.1 on the UK album chart with Disco, making her the only woman to top the chart in five consecutive decades.

11). On this day in 2021 American musician Philip Margo died at age 79. He was a long-time member of The Tokens, along with his brother Mitch, best known for their hit recording of ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’.

Born on this day in the history of music: 

1). Born on this day in 1699 Jan Zach, Czech violinist, organist, and composer, baptized in Čelákovice, Bohemia (d. 1773)

2). Born on this day in 1934 American R&B singer, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer Timmy Thomas is best known for his 1972 US No.3 & 1973 UK No.12 single 'Why Can't We Live Together'. In 2015, Drake sampled 'Why Can't We Live Together', on his single 'Hotline Bling'. Thomas died of cancer on 11 March 2022, at the age of 77.

3). Born on this day in 1947 American musician J.C. Crowley best known as a member of the 1970s soft rock group Player, which scored a US No. 1 hit in 1977 with 'Baby Come Back'.

4). Born on this day in 1949 Terry Reid, UK singer, member of Peter Jay's Jaywalkers. Reid turned down the job as lead singer with Led Zeppelin. (Robert Plant)...

5). Born on this day in 1993 American singer and songwriter Julia Michaels. Her debut solo single in 2017, 'Issues', peaked at No.11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. As a songwriter, Michaels has written songs for artists including Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Fifth Harmony, Shawn Mendes, Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, and Gwen Stefani. She has earned two Billboard Hot 100 No.1 songs with Bieber's 'Sorry' and Gomez's 'Lose You to Love Me'.

6). Born on this day in 2020 American rapper, singer, and songwriter 24kGoldn. His single ‘Mood’, featuring Puerto Rican-American rapper Iann Dior, topped the Billboard Hot 100. 

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[MOHLovesAlaska]

Good Tuesday afternoon, friend. Welcome to a long-awaited return to this post. Without further delay, here we go. Enjoy the read.

1). On this day in 1927, the first opera to be broadcast over a national radio network was presented from Chicago. Listeners heard selections from “Faust.”

2). On this day in 1942 Count Basie recorded the music single and Jazz standard "One O'Clock Jump"

3). On this day in 1947 Arthur Honegger's 4th Symphony premieres in Basel, Switzerland.

4). On this day in 1956 Victor Borge's one-man show "Comedy in Music" closes at John Golden Theatre, NYC; has a run for 849 performances, a Guinness world record.

5). On this day in 1966 George Harrison married Patti Boyd at Leatherhead Register Office in Surrey with Paul McCartney as Best man. George had first met Patti on the set of The Beatles movie A Hard Day's Night. She left Harrison in the mid-'70s and started an affair with Harrison's friend Eric Clapton, who wrote the song 'Layla' about her. The two married in May 1979 but split in 1988. Harrison and Clapton remained close friends with Harrison, taking to calling Clapton his "husband-in-law".

6). On this day in 1968 Jimi Hendrix recorded his version of the Bob Dylan song 'All Along the Watchtower' at Olympic Studios in London. Rolling Stone Brian Jones (percussion) and Dave Mason from Traffic (twelve-string guitar) both played in the session. The track was released in the US as a single in 1968, peaking at No.20.

7). On this day in 1972 Pink Floyd appeared at The Guildhall, Portsmouth, England. This was the first time that they were able to perform the whole of what became The Dark Side Of The Moon album in its entirety, the previous night's performance in Brighton having been halted for technical reasons.

8). On this day in 1978 the soundtrack album Saturday Night Fever started a 24-week run at No.1 on the US album charts and stayed on the chart for 120 weeks until March 1980. It went on to sell over 40 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling soundtrack albums of all time. Three singles from the album contributed by the Bee Gees  'How Deep Is Your Love', 'Stayin' Alive', and 'Night Fever'. The Bee Gees' involvement in the film did not begin until post-production. John Travolta stated, "The Bee Gees weren't even involved in the movie in the beginning. I was dancing to Stevie Wonder and Boz Scaggs.

9). On this day in 1987 Second Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: The Coasters; Eddie Cochran; Bo Diddley; Aretha Franklin; Marvin Gaye; Bill Haley; B.B. King; Clyde McPhatter; Ricky Nelson; Roy Orbison; Carl Perkins; Smokey Robinson; Joe Turner; Muddy Waters; Jackie Wilson; Louis Jordan; T-Bone Walker; Hank Williams; Leonard Chess; Ahmet Ertegun; Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; and Jerry Wexler. 

10). On this day in 2004 As the third season of American Idol was aired on US TV a memo was leaked showing a list of songs banned from being performed at this year's auditions that included, Elton John 's 'Candle In The Wind' and 'Fallin' by Alicia Keys. Also, all songs by Bruce Springsteen, Mariah Carey, No Doubt, R. Kelly, Tom Petty, Korn, and Linkin Park were not allowed after concerns over the cost of securing rights for the song's use, (or the composers not wanting their song's to be performed on the show).

11). On this day in 2007 Mika scored his debut UK No.1 hit single with 'Grace Kelly', which went on to become the third biggest-selling single in the UK in 2007 and spent five weeks at the top of the chart. The song is titled after Academy Award-winning American film actress and Princess of Monaco, Grace Kelly. The bit of dialogue used in the song is from the film The Country Girl, which stars Kelly.

12). On this day in 2012 Adele was at No.1 on the US album chart with her second studio album 21. The album which yielded five hit singles including the lead single 'Rolling in the Deep', has now 31 million copies worldwide.

13). On this day in 2022 Adele postponed her entire Las Vegas residency, just 24 hours before the opening night due to half of her team having Covid. The shows would have been her first live concerts in five years and Adele was forecast to make more than £500,000 per performance.

Born On This Day In The Music World: 

1). Born on this day in 1735 Johann Gottfried Eckard, a German composer, was born in Augsburg, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1809)

2). Born on this day in 1916 (James Woodie) J.W. Alexander, American gospel and soul music songwriter, singer, and producer (Sam Cooke, Lou Rawls, Solomon Burke), born in Hamilton, Mississippi (d. 1996)

3). Born on this day in 1922 Telly Savalas, singer, actor (1975 UK No.1 single 'If'). He played Lt. Theo Kojak a bald New York City detective in the television series Kojak, with a fondness for lollipops and whose trademark line was "Who loves ya, baby?" Savalas died of cancer on 22nd January 1994.

4). Born on this day in 1938 DJ Wolfman Jack. Master of ceremonies for the rock 'n' roll generation of the '60s on radio, and later on television during the '70s. Died of a heart attack on 1 July 1995.

5). Born on this day in 1941 Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator Placido Domingo. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French, German, Spanish, English, and Russian in the most prestigious opera houses in the world.

6). Born on this day in 1941 American singer-songwriter and guitarist Richie Havens. He had the 1971 US No.16 single with his version of George Harrison 's 'Here Comes The Sun'. He was the opening act at the Woodstock Festival and also appeared at the Newport Festival and Isle Of Wight festivals. Havens died of a heart attack at home in Jersey City, New Jersey aged 72 on 22 April 2013.

7). Born on this day in 1942 American singer and songwriter Edwin Starr. He had the 1970 Norman Whitfield-produced US No.1 and UK No.3 single 'War' on Motown Records. Starr died from a heart attack at age 61 on 2 April 2003.

8). Born on this day in 1942 American singer, and songwriter Mac Davis, who had the 1972 US No.1 single 'Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me'. He wrote 'In The Ghetto' and 'Don't Cry Daddy' for Elvis Presley and also starred in his variety show, a Broadway musical, and various films and TV shows. He died at age 78 on the 29th of September 2020.

9). Born on this day in 1950 British singer and songwriter Billy Ocean. His 1984 single 'Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) peaked at No.1 in the US and Ocean won the 1985 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for the song. He accumulated a series of international hit singles 'When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going' (1985 and the theme song for the film The Jewel of the Nile), 'There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)' (1986). In 1988, his single 'Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car' reached No.1 in the US.

10). Born on this day in 1965 American musician and DJ Jam Master Jay, (Jason Mizell), Run-D.M.C. He was murdered by an assassin's single bullet on 30th Oct 2002. Run-D.M.C. had the 1986 UK No.8 single with Aerosmith  'Walk This Way' and the 1998 UK No.1 single 'It's Like That.'

11). Born on this day in 1973 Chris Kilmore, from American rock band Incubus, had the 2001 US No.9 & UK No.40 single, 'Drive', and the 2004 US No.2 and UK No.6 album A Crow Left of the Murder and the 2006 US No.1 album Light Grenades. Worldwide, Incubus has sold over 23 million albums.

12). Born on this day in 1976 English singer, songwriter, actress, and radio and television presenter Emma Bunton, (Baby Spice in The Spice Girls ) scored the 1996 UK No.1 & 1997 US No.1 single 'Wannabe'. She had the 2001 UK No.1 solo single 'What Took You So Long'.

13). Born on this day in 1979 Nokio from American R&B group Dru Hill. They recorded seven top 40 hits, and are best known for the R&B No.1 hits 'In My Bed', 'Never Make a Promise', and 'How Deep Is Your Love'.

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Good Wednesday morning friend, welcome to This Day In The History Of  Music... Enjoy the read...

1). On this day In 1575, Queen Elizabeth granted Thomas Tallis and William Byrd a 21-year monopoly for polyphonic music and a patent to print and publish music. This arrangement was one of the first of its kind in England. Tallis composed in English, Latin, French, Italian, and other languages.

2). Making its premiere on January 22, 1934, “Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District” is adapted from a novel of the same name written by Nikolai Leskov. The opera was banned for nearly thirty years by the Communist Party in Russia after it was deemed to be offensive; one performance at the Bolshoi Theatre was attended by none other than Joseph Stalin, who sat through the opera with great disapproval, much to Shostakovich’s growing fear.

3). On this day in 1959 Alone with an acoustic guitar and tape recorder in his New York City apartment Buddy Holly made his last recordings, including ‘Peggy Sue Got Married’, ‘Crying, Waiting, Hoping’, ‘That's What They Say’, ‘What To Do’, ‘Learning The Game’ and ‘That Makes It Tough’. The recordings would be overdubbed posthumously and were later released by Coral Records.

4). On this day in 1966 The Beach Boys went into Gold Star studios to record 'Wouldn't It Be Nice', which would be the opening track on their forthcoming album Pet Sounds. The musicians present on the day were The Wrecking Crew including Hal Blaine on drums and Carol Kaye on electric bass.

5). On this day in 1968 "Lady Soul" 14th studio album by Aretha Franklin is released (Billboard Album of the Year, 1968). 

6). On this day in 1972 Don McLean's album American Pie started a seven-week run at No.1 on the US album chart. His second studio album was dedicated to Buddy Holly one of his childhood icons and featured both the chart-topping singles 'American Pie' (No.1 US hit for four weeks in 1972) and 'Vincent'. The repeated phrase "the day the music died" in 'American Pie'refers to a plane crash in 1959 that killed early rock and roll stars Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens, ending the era of early rock and roll. This became the popular nickname for that crash.

7). On this day in 1977 Paul McCartney went to No.1 on the US album chart with the triple live album Wings Over America, Paul McCartney 's sixth US No.1 after The Beatles . The album cover was designed by Hipgnosis, who were nominated in 1978, for a Grammy Award for Best Album Package for this album and depicts an airliner about to open its cabin door.

8). On this day in 1981 A fire destroyed the recording studio belonging to Ike and Tina Turner  raging through the large structure for nearly 54 hours before it was brought under control. Bolic Sound Studios in Inglewood, California was built by Ike Turner in 1970. Artists who recorded at Bolic Sound include Paul McCartney , George Harrison , The Rolling Stones , and Frank Zappa . Ike & Tina Turner's hit single 'Nutbush City Limits' was recorded at Bolic Sound in 1973. 

9). On this day in 1987 One Hit Wonder Steve 'Silk' Hurley was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Jack Your Body', the first 'House' record to top the UK chart. 

10). On this day in 1994 D:Ream had their first UK No.1 single with 'Things Can Only Get Better', it stayed at No.1 for four weeks. In 1997 the track was adopted by the UK Labour Party as their theme for the 1997 UK General Election. Keyboard player Brian Cox became a renowned physicist and science broadcaster on the BBC.

11). On this day in 1994 American musician Rhett Forrester was shot and killed at a Northwest Atlanta intersection after he refused to give up his vehicle in an attempted carjacking, he was 37 years old. He was best known as the lead singer for New York-based band Riot from 1981 until 1984.

12). On this day in 2006 Arctic Monkeys scored their second UK No.1 single with 'When The Sun Goes Down', from their debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. The song contains the line, "and he told Roxanne to put on her red light," a reference to The Police song, Roxanne.

13). On this day in 2012 Adele broke an American chart record that has stood for years after being set by The Beatles and Pink Floyd. The singers second album 21 clocked up 16 weeks at No.1 on the US chart matching the success of the Titanic original soundtrack. 21, released last January had now beaten The Beatles ' Sgt Pepper 's and Pink Floyd 's The Wall  which had previously held the accolade with runs of 15 weeks at No.1.

14). On this day in 2021 James Purify died in Pensacola, Florida, age 76 of complications due to COVID-19. The R&B singing duo James & Bobby Purify's biggest hit was ‘I'm Your Puppet’ in 1966, which reached No.6 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Born On This Day In The Music World:

1). Born on this day in 1649 Pascal Collasse, French Baroque theatre composer, born in Rheims, France (d. 1709).

2). Born on this day in 1729 Giuseppe Luigi Tibaldi, Italian tenor and composer, born in Bologna, Papal States (d. c. 1790).

3). Born on this day in 1897 "Blind" Willie Johnson, American gospel blues singer and guitarist ("Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground"), born in Pendleton, Texas (d. 1945).

4). Born on this day in 1931 American singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur Sam Cooke who had the 1957 US No.1 & UK No.29 single 'You Send Me' and a 1986 UK No.2 single with 'Wonderful World', (which was first released in 1960). He began singing as a child and joined The Soul Stirrers before moving to a solo career. Cooke died on December 11th 1964 at the Hacienda Motel, at 9137 South Figueroa Street, in Los Angeles, California after he sustained a gunshot wound to the chest. He was shot and killed by the manager of a motel after an inquest and investigation, the courts ruled Cooke's death to be a justifiable homicide. His family has since questioned the circumstances of his death. 

5). Born on this day in 1940 Addie Harris, singer with American girl group The Shirelles, notable for their popularity in the early 1960s. They were the first all-female black group to have a No.1 hit record with 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow' in 1961. Harris died on 10th June 1982.

6). Born on this day in 1949 Steve Perry, vocals, Journey, who had the 1982 US No.2 single 'Open Arms', and the solo 1984 US No.3 hit single, Oh, Sherrie'.

7). Born on this day in 1960 Michael Hutchence, singer, songwriter from Australian rock band INXS, who had the 1988 UK No.2 & US No.1 single 'Need You Tonight'. Their 1987 album Kick has sold over 10m copies in the US alone and features four Top 10 singles; 'Need You Tonight,' 'Devil Inside', 'New Sensation,' and 'Never Tear Us Apart.' INXS has sold over 55 million records worldwide. Hutchence was found dead in his hotel suite in Sydney on 22nd Nov 1997 age 37.

8). Born on this day in 1965 "DJ Jazzy" Jeff [Townes], American Grammy Award-winning hip-hop DJ and music producer (DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - "Parents Just Don't Understand"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

9). Born on this day in 1965 American drummer Steven Adler, a member of Guns N’ Roses, from 1985 - 1990. He appeared in the reality TV show Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, as well as on the first season of its spin-off Sober House.

10). Born on this day in 1993 Netta Barzilai, Israeli singer (Eurovision song contest winner 2018), born in Hod HaSharon, Israel.

11). Born on this day in 1998 Silentó [Ricky Hawk] American rapper ("Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)", born in Atlanta, Georgia.

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[MOHLovesAlaska]

Good evening friend, and welcome to This Day In The History Of Music... Enjoy the read...

1). On this day in 1934, Dmitri Shostakovich's opera "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District" was performed in Moscow. The Communist Party roundly criticized it, and it was banned in the Soviet Union until 1961. 

2). On this day in 1948 Henry Duffy's musical "Music in My Heart", based on the life and work of Piotr Tchaikovsky, closes at Adelphi Theater, NYC, after 124 performances. 

3). On this day in 1953, Eddie Fisher was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Outside Is Heaven'. The American singer and entertainer divorced his first wife, Debbie Reynolds, to marry his best friend's widow, Elizabeth Taylor, which gave him too much unwelcome publicity at the time. Eddie is the father of actress Carrie Fisher, who died in 2016.

4). On this day in 1958 Elvis Presley was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Jailhouse Rock'. It became the first single to enter the chart at No.1 and was Presley's second UK No.1. It went on to sell over 4 million copies in the US. (Side note: In case you've never heard Jailhouse Rock here it is Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley)

5). On this day in 1970 James Sheppard, the lead singer from the Heartbeats and Shep and the Limelites, was found murdered in his car on the Long Island Expressway. The US singer had been beaten and robbed. The Limelites reached No.2 in the US in 1961 with 'Daddy's Home'.

6). On this day 1976 Bob Dylan started a five-week run at No.1 on the US chart with his 17th studio album Desire. The album features 'Hurricane', which protests the conviction of former middleweight boxer Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter for the triple murder in 1966, arguing his innocence.

7). On this day in 1980, a billboard was erected on Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, California, to promote Pink Floyd's new album, The Wall. A blank wall was pasted up, and each day, a brick was ‘removed’ to slowly reveal the inside spread and title of the album.

8). On this day in 1981 Adam And The Ants started a 10-week run at No.1 on the UK chart with their debut album 'Kings Of The Wild Frontier'.

9). On this day in 1992, Nirvana played their first-ever show in Australia at the Phoenician Club in Sydney. Tumbleweed and The Meanies were also on the bill.

10). On this day in 1998 Oasis went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'All Around The World'. The longest running time for a UK No.1 with a total duration of 9 minutes 38 seconds. It was one of the first songs to be written by Noel Gallagher, with the band rehearsing it as early as 1992.

11). On this day in 1999, The Offspring went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Pretty Fly, For A White Guy'. The single, taken from their fifth studio album Americana, was a No.1 hit in ten other countries.

12). On this day in 2016, David Bowie was at No.1 on both the UK and US album charts with his twenty-fifth and final studio album, Blackstar, Bowie's only album to top the Billboard 200 in the US. Bowie was the biggest-selling vinyl artist of 2016 in the UK, with five albums in the vinyl Top 30, including Blackstar as the No.1 selling vinyl album of the year.

13). On this day in 2021 American country music singer Morgan Wallen was at No.1 on the US album chart with his second studio album Dangerous: The Double Album. In March 2022, the album established the record for the longest duration at the No.1 spot (98 weeks and counting) on Billboard's Country Albums chart.

Born On This Day In The Music World: 

1). Born on this day in 1975 Farinelli [Carlo Broschi], an Italian castrato (considered one of the great opera singers), was born in Andria, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1782).

2). Born on this day in 1919 Leon Kirchner, an American contemporary classical composer (Pulitzer Prize for Music 1967), was born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2009).

3). Born on this day in 1920 Jimmy Forrest, American jazz saxophonist (Night Train), was born In St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1980).

4). Born on this day in 1933 Zeke Carey, singer with American doo-wop group The Flamingos. They had the 1959 US No.11 single 'I Only Have Eyes For You' written for the film Dames (1934), which was also a 1975 UK No.1 hit for Art Garfunkel. Carey died on 24th December 1999.

5). On this day in 1936 Canadian-American singer and songwriter Jack Scott. He was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011 and was called "undeniably the greatest Canadian rock and roll singer of all time." He scored the 1956 US No.3 hit 'My True Love' and 9 other top 40 hits.

6). Born on this day in 1941 American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond. He has had ten No. 1 singles on the US chart including 'Cracklin' Rose', 'Song Sung Blue' and 'You Don't Bring Me Flowers' and has sold more than 130 million records worldwide. Diamond wrote 'I'm A Believer', the No.1 for The Monkees. Many acts from Elvis Presley, Lulu, Cliff Richard, and Deep Purple have all covered his songs. With his 2008 album ‘Home Before Dark’ Diamond became the oldest artist to have a US No.1, the record was previously held by Bob Dylan in 2006 with ‘Modern Times’.

7). Born on this day in 1941 American country and pop singer-songwriter Ray Stevens, had the Grammy-winning 1970 US No.1 & UK No.6 single 'Everything Is Beautiful' and scored the 1974 US & UK No.1 single 'The Streak'. He has worked as a producer, music arranger, songwriter, television host, and solo artist; and was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. 

8). Born on this day in 1941 American R&B and soul singer Aaron Neville a solo artist and a member of The Neville Brothers. He had the 1966 US No.2 single 'Tell It Like It Is', and the 1989 UK No.2 single with Linda Ronstadt's 'Don't Know Much'. (Side note: This is a very beautiful love song that I know you'll love to hear... Bless your ears with this song Don't Know Much (with Aaron Neville) by Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville). 

9). Born on this day in 1947 American singer and songwriter Warren Zevon. During the early 1970s, Zevon toured regularly with the Everly Brothers as keyboard player, band leader, and musical coordinator. During his career, he recorded over 15 solo albums. He is best known for his 1978 single 'Werewolves Of London' taken from his third studio album Excitable Boy. Zevon died on September 7th, 2003 aged 56.

10). Born on this day in 1949 John Belushi, actor and singer who played Joliet 'Jake' Blues in The Blues Brothers had the 1990 UK No.12 single 'Everybody Needs Somebody To Love'. Belushi died of a drug overdose on 5th March 1982. 

11). Born on this day in 1953 American vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer Matthew Wilder. He was one-half of the Greenwich Village folk-rock group Matthew & Peter in the 1970s and scored the 1984 solo hit single 'Break My Stride'. As a producer Wilder has worked with No Doubt, Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, and Miley Cyrus.

12). Born on this day in 1963 Keech Rainwater, drummer with American country group Lonestar had the 2000 US No.1 & UK No.21 single 'Amazed' which spent eight weeks at the top of the Billboard country chart and also charted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first country song to do so since Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton's 'Islands in the Stream' in 1983. Lonestar has charted more than 20 singles on the Hot Country Songs chart, including 9 that reached No.1.

13). Born on this day in 1975 English singer, and songwriter Paul Marazzi with A1 had the 2000 UK No.1 single, 'Same Old Brand New You'.

Have a blessed evening friend... Take care and GOD bless...

[MOHLovesAlaska]

Good Monday afternoon, friend. Welcome to this day in the history of music. What are we going to learn today? Well, let's dive in and find out, shall we?

1). Niccolò Piccinni's tragic opera "Roland" premieres at Théâtre du Palais-Royale in Paris, France. The opera was first performed on 27 January 1778 by the Académie Royale de Musique (Paris Opera) at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal. Roland was the first opera Piccinni wrote for Paris. He was hired by the Académie Royale de Musique in 1776 despite his ignorance of the French language.

2). On this day in 1895 Swan Lake is a ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, which was composed in 1875–1876. The scenario, initially in four acts, was fashioned from Russian folk tales and tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse. The choreographer of the original production was Julius Reisinger. The Bolshoi Ballet premiered the ballet on 4 March 1877 at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, billed as The Lake of the Swans. Although it is presented in many different versions, most ballet companies base their stagings both choreographically and musically on the 1895 revival of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, first staged for the Imperial Ballet on 15 January 1895, at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. For this revival, Tchaikovsky's score was revised by the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatre's chief conductor and composer Riccardo Drigo.

Many critics have disputed the source of the Swan Lake story. The Russian ballet patriarch Fyodor Lopukhov has called Swan Lake a "national ballet" because of its swans, who originate from Russian lyrically romantic sources, while many of the movements of the corps de ballet originated from Slavonic ring dances. According to Lopukhov, "both the plot of Swan Lake, the image of the Swan and the very idea of a faithful love are essentially Russian". The libretto is based on a story by the German author Johann Karl August Musaus, "Der geraubte Schleier" (The Stolen Veil), though this story provides only the general outline of the plot of Swan Lake. The Russian folktale "The White Duck" also bears some resemblance to the story of the ballet, and may have been another possible source. The contemporaries of Tchaikovsky recalled the composer taking great interest in the life story of Bavarian King Ludwig II, whose tragic life had supposedly been marked by the sign of Swan and who—either consciously or not—was chosen as the prototype of the dreamer Prince Siegfried.

3). On this day in 1956 Elvis Presley's single, 'Heartbreak Hotel' was released by RCA Records, who had just purchased Presley's contract from Sun Records for $35,000. The song sold 300,000 copies in its first week and would eventually sell over a million, becoming Elvis' first Gold record.

4). On this day in 1967 The soundtrack of the film The Sound of Music was at No.1 on the UK album chart. With music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hammerstein, the album was released in 1965 by RCA Victor and is one of the most successful soundtrack albums in history, having sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. It was the Best Selling Album in the UK in 1965, 1966, and 1968 and the second-best-selling of the decade, spending a total of 70 weeks at No.1 on the UK Chart.

5). On this day in 1973 British Glam Rock group Sweet appeared at the Grand Hall in Kilmarnock, Scotland, and were driven offstage by a barrage of bottles. The incident inspired their song ‘The Ballroom Blitz’ which went on to reach number one in Canada, number two in the UK and the Australian Chart, and number five on the US Billboard Hot 100.

6). On this day in 1973 'Superstition' the lead single from Stevie Wonder's Talking Book album became his second No.1 single in the US, 10 years after his first No.1 hit. Jeff Beck created the original drum beat while in the studio with Wonder. After writing the song, Wonder offered it to Beck to record, but at the insistence of Berry Gordy, Wonder himself recorded it first. Beck was instead offered 'Cause We've Ended As Lovers, which he recorded on his Blow by Blow album in 1975.

7). On this day in 1979 Ian Dury And The Blockheads were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick', their only UK chart-topper.

8). On this day in 1984 Madonna made her first appearance in the UK when she appeared on C4 TV music program The Tube performing 'Holiday'. The show was broadcast live from the Hacienda Club in Manchester.

9). On this day in 1990 Kylie Minogue had her third UK No.1 single with 'Tears On My Pillow', the song was originally a US hit for Little Anthony and The Imperials in 1958.

10). On this day in 1996 Babylon Zoo started a five-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Spaceman', the fastest-selling single by a debut artist in the UK, (420,000 copies in 6 days). The song was used for a Levi Jeans TV commercial. The single also went to Number 1 in twenty-three other countries.

11). On this day in 2006 American singer, songwriter, and record producer Gene McFadden, best known as half of the Philly soul team McFadden & Whitehead, died of cancer at the age of 56. The duo who were discovered by Otis Redding, who acted as their manager had the 1979 hit 'Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now', which sold more than 8 million copies and was nominated for a Grammy Award.

12). On this day in 2009 Road Chef, the Watford Gap UK Motorway services operator, paid £1,000 at an auction for a collection of celebrity signatures, which were collected by former employee, Beatrice England. The book included signatures of Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, the Eagles, and Dusty Springfield. The Blue Boar Services as it was once known received so many famous guests in its 50-year history that Jimi Hendrix mistook it for a London nightclub as it was mentioned so often by his contemporaries.

13). On this day in 2015 Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne were given a songwriting credit on Sam Smith's hit 'Stay With Me', because of the similarities to his 1989 track 'I Won't Back Down'. 'Stay With Me' has been nominated for three Grammys, including Song of the Year - which honors the writers of the track. Petty's publisher had contacted Smiths publisher who made an out-of-court settlement.

14). On this day in 2023 Canadian drummer Floyd Sneed, died at the age of 80. He was a member of Three Dog Night, who had the 1970 UK No.3 & US No.1 single with a cover of the Randy Newman song 'Mama Told Me Not To Come'. The band scored 21 Billboard Top 40 hits (with three hitting No.1) between 1969 and 1975.

Born On This Day In The Music World: 

1). Born on this day in 1756 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Full name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart). A musical child prodigy, skilled at both the piano and violin in 18th century Salzburg, Mozart and his older sister Nannerl, also a pianist performed throughout Europe.
Mozart started composing at the age of 4 or 5, finished his first symphony at age 8, and his first opera at 11. In total, he composed over 600 works, including 53 symphonies, dozens of masses and liturgical works, and over 20 operas and lyric theater pieces.
Vienna became his home for the last ten years of his productive, yet short, life.

2). Born on this day in 1908 Oran Thaddeus "Hot Lips" Page was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader. He was known as a scorching soloist and powerful vocalist. Page was a member of Walter Page's Blue Devils, Artie Shaw's Orchestra, and Count Basie's Orchestra, and he worked with Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Ida Cox. He was one of the five musicians booked for the opening night at Birdland with Charlie Parker in 1949. Oran Page died on November 5, 1954...

3). Born on this day in 1918 Elmore James, US blues guitarist, and singer, is known as the King of the Slide Guitar. James wrote 'Shake Your Money Maker', which was covered by Fleetwood Mac in 1968. Influenced Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King, and Keith Richards. James died 24th May 1963.

4). Born on this day in 2019 David Seville, The Chipmunks had the 1958 US No.1 single 'The Chipmunk Song', and the 1959 UK No.11 single 'Ragtime Cowboy Joe'. Seville died on 16th January 1972.

5). Born on this day in 1930 American blues singer. Bobby Bland. His first chart success came in 1957 with 'Farther Up the Road', which reached No.1 on the R&B chart and he had the 1963 US R&B No.1 single 'That's The Way Love Is'. Bland was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1981, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. He died on 23rd June 2013 at his home in Memphis.

6). Born on this day in 1948 English musician Kim Gardner. He was a neighbor of Ronnie Wood and formed The Thunderbirds in 1965 and released several singles, before changing their name to The Birds and were later in a band called The Creation. Ashton Gardner & **ahem** Gardner had the 1971 UK No.3 single 'The Resurrection Shuffle'. Gardner died on 24 October 2001 in Los Angeles.

7). Born on this day in 1951 Seth Justman, keyboards, and vocals with American rock band The J Geils Band, who had the 1982 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Centerfold' which was taken from their US No.1 1981 album Freeze Frame. In 1986, Justman produced and partly co-wrote Rockbird, the second solo album by Debbie Harry. 

8). Born on this day in 1951 Brian Downey, Irish drummer and founding member of Thin Lizzy, had the 1973 UK No.6 single 'Whisky In The Jar' and hits with 'Jailbreak' and 'The Boys Are Back in Town'.

9). Born on this day in 1957 Janick Robert Gers, English guitarist with English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, had the 1982 UK No.1 album The Number Of The Beast, and the 1991 UK No.1 single 'Bring Your Daughter ...To The Slaughter'. Iron Maiden has sold over 100 million copies of their albums worldwide.

10). Born on this day in 1972 Mark Owen singer with Take That had the 1995 UK No.1 single 'Back For Good'. The group's 1993 UK No.1 album 'Everything Changes spent 78 weeks on the UK chart. Had the solo 1996 UK No.3 single 'Child'. Was the winner of UK TV show Celebrity Big Brother in 2002. Re-formed Take That without Robbie Williams in 2006 for a sold-out European tour. Topped the UK singles and album charts simultaneously for the first time in their career when the single 'Patience' and album 'Beautiful World' both reached No.1 in Dec 2006.

11). Born on this day in 2000 Bailey Zimmerman, American country music singer-songwriter ("Rock and a Hard Place"; "Fall in Love"), was born in Louisville, Illinois. 

Have a blessed day... Take care and GOD bless...

[amendez]

Hi everyone!

On this day in 1956, John Lydon, also known as Johnny Rotten, was born in London, England.

He is a British punk musician who is best known for being the vocalist of the band S3x Pistols. 🇬🇧

I really like their songs Anarchy in the UK and God Save the Queen, I recommend them to everyone (:

[amendez]

Hello everyone!

On this day in 1972, Billie Joe Armstrong, the vocalist of the band Green Day, was born.

One of the bands I like the most and their music has been with me since high school, they were the main band at one of the best concerts I've ever been to. (:

My favorite songs that I obviously recommend are: Jesus of Suburbia, Holiday, Boulevard of Broken Dreams and Basket Case. 💚

[amendez]

Hi everyone!

On this day in 1977, Fleetwood Mac's album Rumours reached number 1 in the US and became one of the best-selling albums in the history of rock in the 1970s.

I haven't listened to much Fleetwood Mac, but oddly enough, I think the only songs I've heard from them (and enjoyed) are from this album. Those songs are:

The Chain 
Go Your Own Way 
Dreams 

[amendez]

Hi everyone! 

On this day in 1977, Gerard Way, best known as the lead vocalist and co-founder of the band My Chemical Romance, was born.

I really enjoyed listening to that band when I was in high school and continue to enjoy it today.

I think I've only listened to their most popular songs, but I'm sharing my favorites with you. Enjoy! 🖤

Helena 
Welcome To The Black Parade 
I'm Not Okay (I Promise) 
Teenagers 
I Don't Love You 

[MOHLovesAlaska]

@amendez, great post; thanks for sharing the info. Have a blessed day. Take care, and God bless.

[MOHLovesAlaska]

Good Wednesday morning, friend, welcome back to This Day In The History Of Music. Enjoy the read.

1) On this day in 1892, Ruggero Leoncavallo's opera "I Pagliacci" premiered at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan. Pagliacci (Italian pronunciation: Players, or Clowns), sometimes incorrectly rendered with a definite article as I Pagliacci, is an opera consisting of a prologue and two acts written and composed by Ruggero Leoncavallo. It recounts the tragedy of a jealous husband in a commedia dell'arte troupe. It is the only opera of Leoncavallo that is still widely staged.
Pagliacci premiered at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan on May 21, 1892, conducted by Arturo Toscanini with Adelina Stehle as Nedda, Fiorello Giraud as Canio, Victor Maurel as Tonio, and Mario Ancona as Silvio. Nellie Melba played Nedda in London in 1892, soon after its Italian premiere, and in New York in 1893.

2) On this day in 1955, Chuck Berry recorded 'Maybellene' at Universal Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois. The song, adapted in part from the Western swing fiddle tune 'Ida Red,' is said to be one of the first rock and roll songs. The track became Berry's debut single in July of this year, and it peaked at No.5 on the US chart.

3) On this day in 1960, Leontyne Price became the first African American to sing the lead at Teatro alla Scala in Milan in "Aida". Mary Violet Leontyne Price is an American spinto soprano who was the first African American soprano to receive international acclaim. From 1961, she began a long association with the Metropolitan Opera. She regularly appeared at the world's major opera houses, including the Royal Opera House, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and La Scala; at La Scala.

4) On this day in 1966, The Castiles (with Bruce Springsteen on vocals) appeared at Freehold Regional High School in New Jersey. They were performing at their high school for the very first time. All five members of the band were Juniors at Freehold High School.

5) On this day in 1967, Jimi Hendrix signed with Reprise Records on the US Warner Brothers label. They released the guitarist's album Are You Experienced? Axis: Bold as Love and Electric Ladyland.

6) On this day in 1970, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young released the protest single Ohio, written and composed by Neil Young in reaction to the Kent State shootings of May 4, 1970, when the Ohio National Guard shot unarmed college students. The guardsmen fired 67 rounds over 13 seconds, killing four students and wounding nine others, one of whom suffered permanent paralysis.

7) On this day in 1971, Marvin Gaye released his eleventh studio album, What's Going On. The concept album, consisting of nine songs, tells the story from the point of view of a Vietnam veteran returning to the country he had been fighting for, and seeing only hatred, suffering, and injustice. What's Going On is regarded as one of the landmark recordings in pop music history, and one of the greatest albums of the 20th century.

😎 On this day in 1977, Rod Stewart  was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with the double A-sided single 'I Don't Want To Talk About It / First Cut Is The Deepest.' The Danny Whitten song 'I Don't Want To Talk About It' was also a UK No.3 hit for Everything But The Girl in 1988.

9) On this day in 1977 Stevie Wonder  started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with his tribute to Duke Ellington, 'Sir Duke', his sixth US No.1, it made No.2 in the UK. 

10) On this day in 1981, Nesta Robert “Bob” Marley received a state funeral in Jamaica, which combined elements of Ethiopian Orthodoxy and Rastafari tradition. He was buried in a chapel near his birthplace with his red Gibson Les Paul (some accounts say it was a Fender Stratocaster). In 1977, Marley was diagnosed with acral lentiginous melanoma; he died as a result of the illness in 1981.

11) On this day in 1983, David Bowie went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Let's Dance', featuring blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan. It was Bowie's first single to reach number one on both sides of the Atlantic. The music video was made by David Mallet on location in Australia, including a bar in Carinda in New South Wales, featured Bowie playing with his band while impassively watching an Aboriginal couple’s struggles against metaphors of Western cultural imperialism.

12) On this day in 1988, Prince  scored his first UK No.1 album with 'Lovesexy.' The cover (based on a photo by Jean Baptiste Mondino) caused some controversy upon release as it depicts Prince in the nude. Some record stores refused to stock it or wrapped the album in black.

13) On this day in 1988, Wet Wet Wet and Billy Bragg were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with With a Little Help from My Friends and 'She's Leaving Home.' The two Beatles  songs had been recorded for the childLine charity, sales of the single, which spent four weeks at No.1 on the UK chart, were over £600,000, all of which was donated to ChildLine. 

14) On this day in 2006 Madonna played the first of three sold out nights at The Los Angeles Forum in California, the first dates on her Confessions Tour. The 60-date tour grossed over $260 million, becoming the highest grossing tour ever for a female artist. 

15) On this day in 2011, Adele went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Rolling In The Deep', taken from her second studio album, 21. The video to the song was nominated for seven MTV Video Music Awards, and 'Rolling in the Deep' was also the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Number One Single of 2011. And on 12 February 2012, 'Rolling in the Deep' received three Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Short Form Music Video.

16) On this day in 2013 American singer-songwriter Carole King receives Library of Congress Gershwin Prize at the White House in Washington, D.C. 

17) On this day in 2015, Black Sabbath received a lifetime achievement prize at the Ivor Novello songwriting awards. Guitarist Tony Iommi picked up the trophy, confirming the heavy metal band would embark on their "final tour" next year. Ed Sheeran was named songwriter of the year, and Annie Lennox was awarded the fellowship of the British Society of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) - the society's highest honour.

18) On this day in 2016, Nick Menza, a former drummer in the heavy metal band Megadeth, died after suffering a "massive heart attack" on stage, while performing with his band, OHM, in Los Angeles.

19) On this day in 2024, Geffen Records announced that Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album, Sour, continued to smash records three years after its release. It had become the all-time highest-streaming album by a female artist on Spotify with over 12.3 billion streams to date. Rodrigo’s first single from Sour – 'Drivers License' earned the largest global weekly streaming debut on Spotify and became the first track to surpass 1 billion global streams in 2021.

Born On This Day In The Music World: 

1) Born on this day in 1633, Joseph Chabanceau de La Barre was a French composer, notably of the air de cour. Died 6 May 1678, in Paris.

2) Born on this day in 1904, Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller. He wrote such jazz standards as "Ain't Misbehavin'" and earned fame for his comedic radio performances in the 1930s. While returning home from another West Coast trip in late 1943, he contracted bronchial pneumonia, an illness that silenced the beloved and influential jazz great for good during a stop in Kansas City, Missouri, on December 15, 1943. 

3) Born on this day in 1916, Dennis Day. Actor, Singer, Comedian. Born Owen Patrick Eugene McNulty in New York City, from the 1940s through the 1970s, he was a popular figure in feature films and on television. He began his career as a singer-comedian on NBC Radio in the 1930s and recorded "I Never Knew Heaven Could Speak," which he distributed to various radio producers himself. In 1939, he joined the staff of the popular radio show "The Jack Benny Show" and appeared in the Benny film "Buck Benny Rides Again" (1940). His other film credits include "Music in Manhattan" (1944), "Melody Time" (1948), "Golden Girl" (1951), and "The Girl Next Door" (1953). In addition to having his TV program, "The Dennis Day Show," he also appeared on "The Jack Benny Program," "The Bing Crosby Show," "Burke's Law," "The Lucy Show," and "Love American Style." He died in Brentwood, California, at age 72.

4) Born on this day in 1923, Doris Mae Akers. She was an American gospel music composer, arranger, and singer who is considered to be "one of the most underrated gospel composers of the 20th century [who] wrote more than 500 songs". Known for her work with the Sky Pilot Choir, she was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2001. She learned to play the piano by ear at age six and wrote her first song, "Keep the Fire Burning in Me," when she was ten years old. Akers died on July 26, 1995, in Edina, Minnesota.

5) Born on this day in 1948, Gerard Hugh Sayer (Leo Sayer) in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex in England,  At the height of his commercial fame during the 1970s, he performed mainly disco and soft rock and helped define that era with such smash hits as "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" and "When I Need You." In 1970, he met British singer, songwriter, and producer David Courtney, and they began writing songs together. Along with many of Sayer's hits, they co-wrote such songs as "Giving It All Away," which became Roger Daltrey's first solo hit in 1973. Courtney also served as Sayer's co-producer and co-manager with former pop star and teen idol, Adam Faith. Sayer made his debut on the U.K. charts in 1972 with "The Show Must Go On," which reached #2 and went gold shortly thereafter. This Sayer/Courtney-penned song was later made famous in the U.S. by Three Dog Night. Sayer then went on to have six more hits through 1977 that also made the U.K. Top 10. Sayer made his debut on the U.S. charts in 1974 with the Sayer/Courtney-penned "One Man Band" (not to be confused with the same-named 1970 hit by Three Dog Night). He had his first Top 10 hit the following year with "Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)," also co-written by Sayer and Courtney. The peak of Sayer's chart success began in late 1976 when he scored two consecutive chart toppers, first with the disco-styled "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" followed in early 1977 by the romantic soft rock ballad, "When I Need You," which also topped the U.K. charts. Both songs are included on his critically acclaimed and platinum-certified 1976 album, "Endless Flight." Sayer's long string of hits throughout the remainder of the decade also included "How Much Love" (1977), "Thunder In My Heart" (1977), "Easy To Love" (1977), and "Raining In My Heart" (1978). He began the 1980s on a high note with his cover of a 1961 Bobby Vee hit, the Sonny Curtis/Jerry Allison-penned "More Than I Can Say," which topped the Adult Contemporary charts and made the Pop/Rock charts Top 5. Sayer's final U.S. chart entry came in 1981 with "Living In A Fantasy."

6) Adam Wade Gontier, lead singer and guitarist from the Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. The band has a string of No.1 songs on the Billboard Alternative Songs Chart.

7) Born on this day in 1985, Mutya Buena, singer with British girl group Sugababes who had the 2002 UK No.1 single, 'Round Round'. In 2006, British Hit Singles & Albums named the Sugababes as the most successful female act of the 21st century with six UK No.1 singles and eighteen UK top ten hits.

Have a blessed day. Take care and GOD bless.

[MOHLovesAlaska]

Good Thursday morning, dear friend, welcome to This Day In The History Of Music. Enjoy the read.

1) On this day in 1836, St. Paul (in German Paulus), Op. 36, is an oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn. The composer oversaw versions and performances in both German and English within months of completing the music in May 1836. The libretto  "after words of holy scripture" was begun in 1832. The composer, with pastor Julius Schubring, a childhood friend, compiled passages from the New Testament, chiefly the Acts of the Apostles, and the Old Testament, as well as the texts of chorales and hymns, in a polyglot manner after Bach's model. The composition of the music started in 1834 and was completed in May 1836.

2) On this day in 1900, Edwin Scott Votey was an American businessman, inventor, industrial designer, and manufacturer of pianos and organs. He worked in the organ field all his adult life and had over twenty patents. He invented or co-invented several inventions for World War I. One was a pilotless airplane that was going to be used to drop bombs on the enemy, but was never used. He invented the first practical piano player in 1895. It was a cabinet-like box mechanism attached to a conventional piano that automatically played the piano. It was foot-operated and played a song through a programmed perforated paper roll. The mechanism was given the name Pianola and was made commercially available to the public in 1898. The original was given to the Smithsonian Museum.

3) On this day in 1961, "Mother-in-Law" is a 1961 song recorded by Ernie K-Doe. It was a number-one hit in the U.S. on both the Billboard Hot 100  chart and the Billboard R&B chart. The song was written and produced by Allen Toussaint, who also played the piano solo. It was issued by Minit Records. After several unsuccessful takes, Toussaint balled up the composition and threw it away as he was leaving the room. One of the backup singers, Willie Harper, thought that it was such a good song that he convinced K-Doe to give it one more try.

4) On this day in 1965, The Beatles went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Ticket To Ride', the group's eighth US No.1. The American single's label declared that the song was from the United Artists release Eight Arms to Hold You. This was the original title of the Beatles' second movie; the title changed to Help!  after the single was initially released.

5) On this day in 1971, the Rolling Stones' album Sticky Fingers started a four-week run at No.1 on the US charts, the group's second US No.1 album. The artwork for Sticky Fingers, which, on the original vinyl release, featured a working zipper that opened to reveal cotton briefs, was conceived by American pop artist Andy Warhol. The cover, a photo of Joe Dallesandro's crotch clad in tight blue jeans, was assumed by many fans to be an image of Mick Jagger. The album also features the first usage of the "Tongue and Lip Design" designed by John Pasche.

6) "Julie and Jackie: How Sweet It Is" is a music and comedy variety special that aired on May 22, 1974, starring Julie Andrews and Jackie Gleason, featuring skits and musical performances celebrating Gleason's career. Jackie Gleason plays "The Poor Soul" and "Joe the Bartender", and a "Honeymooners" skit with Julie playing Ed Norton. These two work well together. This is probably the last time that Gleason did his pre-Ralph Kramden characters. This special was produced specifically for the American market (with Jackie Gleason's famous catchphrase making up half the title). Because Gleason was not as well known in England at the time, the program was re-titled "Julie Andrews and Jackie Gleason...Together" when it was shown on British television three months after its US broadcast.
To get to London to make this special, Jackie Gleason flew by airplane for the first time in twenty years.

7) On this day in 1976, Wings started a five-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Silly Love Songs', McCartney's fifth US No.1 since leaving The Beatles. Paul McCartney had often been teased by music critics as well as former Beatle and friend, John Lennon for writing lightweight songs, and he wrote this number in response. 

😎 On this day in 1991, Swedish group Ace Of Base started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'All That She Wants', a No.2 hit in the US.

9) On this day in 2005, Dave Matthews Band were at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Stand Up.' The album entered the chart at No.1 with sales of 465,000. Features the singles 'American Baby,' 'Dreamgirl,' and 'Everybody Wake Up.'

10) On this day in 2014, Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie was honoured with a lifetime achievement at this year's Ivor Novello songwriting awards. McVie played with Fleetwood Mac for 28 years and wrote some of their most famous songs, including 'Don't Stop' and 'Little Lies'. Other winners at the ceremony in London included London Grammar, The Chemical Brothers, and Nile Rodgers.

11) A guitar that Elvis Presley was given by his father sold for $334,000 (£230,000) at an auction in New York. It was thought that Vernon Presley changed the finish on the Gibson Dove to black after his son earned a black belt in karate. Presley later gave the guitar to a fan during a concert in North Carolina in 1975. Auctioneers Julien's also sold John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for The Beatles ' 'Being For The Benefit of Mr Kite!' for $354,400 (£244,000) and a red neoprene vinyl jacket which Michael Jackson wore for his 1996-97 HIStory world tour, which sold for $256,000.

12) On this day in 2017, A suicide bomb attack outside an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena killed at least 22 people, including children, and was carried out by a lone suspect carrying a bomb, Manchester Police said.

13) On this day in 2023, A blue plaque was unveiled at Bristol Hippodrome to mark the spot where Eddie Cochran performed his last ever gig. The American Rock and Roll star was just 21 when he performed there. On the final night of his residency, he was travelling back to Heathrow Airport to catch a flight home to America when he was killed in a car crash. He died from the injuries he sustained in the crash just outside Chippenham on 17 April 1960.

Born On This Day In The Music World: 

1) Born on this day in 1722, Johannes Schmidlin, Swiss composer, born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1772)

2) Born on this day in 1813, Richard Wagner was born in Leipzig  [Germany]—died February 13, 1883, Venice, Italy) was a German dramatic composer and theorist whose operas and music had a revolutionary influence on the course of Western music, either by extension of his discoveries or reaction against them. Among his major works are The Flying Dutchman (1843), Tannhäuser (1845), Lohengrin (1850), Tristan und Isolde (1865), Parsifal (1882), and his great tetralogy, The Ring of the Nibelung (1869–76).

3) Born on this day in 1924, Charles Aznavour, French singer, actor, public activist, and diplomat, famous for his 1974 UK No.1 single 'She'. He was one of France's most popular and enduring singers and was dubbed France's Frank Sinatra, selling more than 180 million records, recording more than 1,200 songs (interpreted in nine languages), and he wrote or co-wrote more than 1,000 songs for himself and others. On 1 October 2018, Aznavour was found dead in a bathtub at his home in Mouriès at the age of 94.

4) Born on this day in 1930, Kenny Ball, English jazz musician, best known as the bandleader, lead trumpet player and vocalist in Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen, who had the 1961 UK & US No.2 single 'Midnight In Moscow'. Ball died on 7 March 2013 at Basildon Hospital, Essex, where he was being treated for pneumonia. (Side Note On This Day and Wikipedia have Kenny Ball born in 1930, This Day In Music has him born in 1931) 

5) Born on this day in 1950, Bernie Taupin, English lyricist, poet, and singer, and Elton John's long-time songwriting partner. Rod Stewart, Cher, The Motels, John Waite, Starship, and Alice Cooper have all recorded his songs. In 1967, Taupin answered an advertisement placed in the UK music paper New Musical Express by Liberty Records, a company that was seeking new songwriters. Elton John responded to the advertisement, and the pair were brought together.

6) Born on this day in 1955, Iva Davis, singer-songwriter, musician from the Australian rock band Icehouse, who had the 1983 UK hit single 'Hey Little Girl'. Their best-known singles on the Australian charts were 'Great Southern Land', 'Crazy', and 'Electric Blue'.

7)  English singer, songwriter Steven Morrissey from The Smiths, who scored the 1984 UK No.10 single 'Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now', plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles. As a solo artist, he scored the 1988 UK No.5 single 'Suedehead' plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles. Widely regarded as an important innovator in the indie music scene, he has also attracted media attention for his advocacy of vegetarianism and animal rights.

😎 Born on this day in 1981, Su-Elise Nash, from British girl group Mis-Teeq, who had the 2001 UK No.2 single 'All I Want' and seven consecutive top-ten singles.

Have a blessed day. Take care and GOD bless.

[MOHLovesAlaska]

Good Friday afternoon, friend. Welcome to This Day In The History Of Music. Today I want to give a special Birthday wish to my overall favorite music artist, Jewel Kilcher, who turns a young 51 today. Happy Birthday, Jewel, and may GOD bless you with many more. Enjoy the read.

1) On this day in 1921, Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake's musical revue Shuffle Along was a musical composed by Eubie Blake, with lyrics by Noble Sissle and a book written by the comedy duo Flournoy Miller and Aubrey Lyles. One of the most notable all-Black hit Broadway shows, it was a landmark in African-American musical theater, credited with inspiring the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and '30s.

2) On this day in 1960, the Everly Brothers started a five-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Cathy's Clown'. which also spent seven weeks at No.1 in the UK. It became the Everly Brothers' biggest hit single and their third and final US chart topper, selling eight million copies worldwide.

3) On this day in 1964, Ella Fitzgerald became the first artist to have a hit with a Beatles cover when her version of 'Can't Buy Me Love' entered the UK chart.

4) On this day in 1969, the British rock group The Who released the double-album rock opera, Tommy. Commercially, the record went Gold in the UK and Double Platinum in the US. Several of the songs were released as singles that charted in the Top 20 in both the UK and the US. Its success signified a breakthrough for the band and elevated The Who to a world-class touring and studio band. The album has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, representing about a fifth of their total records sold.

5) On this day in 1970, Paul McCartney's debut solo album, McCartney, started a three-week run at No.1 on the US album chart. Apart from Linda McCartney's vocal contributions, McCartney performed and recorded the entire album solo. The album featured 'Maybe I'm Amazed', which Rod Stewart and the Faces featured on their 1971 album Long Player.

6) On this day in 1970, The Beatles' 12th and final studio album 'Let It Be' started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK chart, featuring 'The Long And Winding Road', 'Across The Universe' and the title track.

7) On this day in 1970, The Grateful Dead played their first gig outside the US at 'The Hollywood Rock Music Festival', in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England. Also appearing at the festival were Free, Ginger Baker's Air Force, Colosseum, Family, Black Sabbath, and Traffic.

😎On this day in 1973, Jefferson Airplane was prevented from giving a free concert in Golden Gate Park when San Francisco authorities passed a resolution banning electronic instruments. The group later wrote 'We Built This City' about the ban.

9) On this day in 1974, George Harrison  announced the launch of his record label, 'Dark Horse.'

10) On this day in 1982, the UK Musicians Union passed a resolution to ban synthesizers and drum rhythm machines from sessions and live concerts, fearing that their use would put musicians out of work.

11) On this day in 1987, twelve former members of the Doobie Brothers reunited for a charity concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The show raised $350,000 for Vietnam veterans, about two thousand of whom attended the show for free.

12) On this day in 1991, Photographer Michael Lavine took what would be the publicity shots for Nirvana's Nevermind album at Jay Aaron Studios in Los Angeles. The idea for the front cover shot of the baby swimming was taken after Kurt Cobain and Dave Grohl saw a TV documentary on water babies, and was taken by Kirk Weddle. Several babies were used; five-month-old Spencer Eldon's photo came out best.

13) On this day in 2000, Eminem released his third studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP. It debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200, staying atop for eight consecutive weeks, and went on to sell over 25 million copies worldwide. The album is one of the most groundbreaking and controversial albums in the history of American music. The Marshall Mathers LP has been named on several lists of the greatest albums of all time and is widely regarded as Eminem's best album.

14) On this day in 2002, winners at the 47th Ivor Novello awards included Dido for Songwriter of the Year, and the best song went to U2, 'Walk On.' Kylie Minogue  won The Dance Award and Most Performed Work and International Hit for 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head.' Hear 'Say won Bestselling UK single for 'Pure And Simple'. Mick Hucknall won Outstanding Song Collection, and Kate Bush was awarded Outstanding Contribution to British music.

15) On this day in 2006, the King of Sweden presented the surviving members of Led Zeppelin with the Polar Music Prize in Stockholm, recognising them as "great pioneers" of rock music. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones were joined by the daughter of drummer John Bonham, who died in 1980. The Polar Music Prize was founded in 1989 by Stig Anderson, manager of Swedish pop group ABBA, who named it after his record label, Polar Records.

16) On this day in 2007 American singer-songwriter Paul Simon receives Library of Congress Gershwin Prize at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C.

17) On this day in 2010, The Rolling Stones scored their first UK No.1 album in 16 years with the re-release of their classic 1972 double LP Exile On Main Street. The album, which was first released in 1972, had been reissued with previously unheard tracks. Their last No.1 album was 1994's Voodoo Lounge.

18) On this day in 2014, the parents of a camera assistant who was killed after being hit by a train while shooting footage for a biopic about Gregg Allman were suing the musician and the film's producers. The case claimed film-makers "selected an unreasonably dangerous site for the filming location" and failed to take actions to adequately protect the crew.

19) On this day in 2019, Richard Ashcroft regained rights to his song ‘Bitter Sweet Symphony’ after more than two decades. The Verve singer lost the rights to his most recognisable song, which ended up in the possession of The Rolling Stones ’ Sir Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Released in 1997 on Urban Hymns, the track sampled The Rolling Stones’ song ‘The Last Time’, using a composition by Andrew Oldham, and became the centre of lawsuits, which saw Ashcroft stripped of rights and royalties.

20) On this day in 2024, Lauryn Hill's iconic debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, is ranked No. 1 on Apple Music's 100 best albums of all time list. 

Born On This Day In The Music World:

1) Born on this day in 1696, Johann Caspar Vogler, German composer and organist, was born in Hausen, Schwarzburg-Arnstadt. Best known for his connection to Johann Sebastian Bach. Born in Hausen near Arnstadt, he studied under Bach from 1706, when Bach was the organist there. He later continued his studies in Weimar under Bach from 1710 to 1715, during which time he copied Jacques Boyvin's organ works. 

2) Born on this day in 1897, Fred Guy was an American jazz banjo player and guitarist. He was raised in New York City and played with Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra before joining Duke Ellington's Washingtonians in the early 1920s. He transitioned from banjo to guitar in the early 1930s and remained with Ellington's orchestra until 1949. After retiring, he moved to Chicago, where he ran a ballroom for twenty years. Sadly, he passed away on December 22, 1971. 

3) Born on this day in 1910, Scatman Crothers, born Benjamin Sherman Crothers from Terre Haute, Indiana, was an American actor, musician, and voice artist. He started his career as a musician, playing guitar and drums in speakeasies before forming his band in the 1930s. His nickname "Scatman" came from his scat singing, which became a defining part of his musical style. Crothers had a prolific career in film and television, appearing in movies like The Shining (1980), Silver Streak (1976), and Bronco Billy (1980). He was also a well-known voice actor, lending his voice to Hong Kong Phooey, The Transformers, and The Aristocats, where he voiced Scat Cat. He was close friends with Jack Nicholson, appearing in four of his films, including One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) and The Shining. Crothers passed away on November 22, 1986, in Van Nuys, California, due to lung cancer.

4) Born on this day in 1928, Rosemary Clooney, American singer who came to prominence in the early 1950s with the novelty hit 'Come On-a My House', which was followed by other pop numbers such as 'Botch-a-Me', 'Mambo Italiano', and 'This Ole House'. She died on 29th June 2002.

5) Born on this day in 1934, Robert Moog, inventor of the synthesiser. He built his first electronic instrument, a theremin, at age 14 and made the MiniMoog, "the first compact, easy-to-use synthesiser" in 1970. He died on 21st Aug 2005 at his North Carolina home aged 71, four months after being diagnosed with brain cancer.

6) Born on this day in 1939, Marvin Stamm is an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player known for his versatility and technical skill. He started playing trumpet at age 12 and later attended North Texas State University, where he was part of the renowned One O'Clock Lab Band. His career took off when he joined Stan Kenton's Mellophonium Orchestra (1961–1963), followed by a stint with Woody Herman (1965–1966). He gained recognition playing with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra (1966–1972) and Benny Goodman (1974–1975). In the 1970s, he became a sought-after session musician, recording with artists like Paul McCartney, Bill Evans, Quincy Jones, Wes Montgomery, and Freddie Hubbard. He played the flugelhorn solo on "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" by Paul McCartney. In the 1980s, Stamm shifted focus back to jazz, performing with John Lewis' American Jazz Orchestra, Bob Mintzer Band, and Maria Schneider's ensemble. He has also been a member of the Westchester Jazz Orchestra since 2002. His discography includes albums like Machinations (1968), Stampede (1983), and Bop Boy (1991).

7) Born on this day in 1943, Norman Johnson (General Johnson), Chairman of The Board, who had the 1970 UK & US No.3 single, 'Give Me Just A Little More Time'. He also wrote the Grammy Award-winning 'Patches' for Clarence Carter (Jerry Reed also recorded a country music cover version). Johnson died on October 13, 2010, in suburban Atlanta, Georgia.

😎Born on this day in 1953, English rock guitarist Rick Fenn, best known for being a member of 10cc since 1976. He has also collaborated with Mike Oldfield, Rick Wakeman, and Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason.

9) Born on this day in 1967, Philip James Selway, drummer with Radiohead. Their 1993 debut single 'Creep' was initially unsuccessful, but it became a worldwide hit several months after the release of their debut album, Pablo Honey. Their 1997 album OK Computer appeared in many 1997 critics' lists and listener polls for best album of the year.

10) Born on this day in 1973 (Gerald) Maxwell [Rivera], He is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is widely credited with helping to popularize neo-soul in the late 1990s alongside artists like Lauryn Hill, D'Angelo, and Erykah Badu. His debut album, Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite (1996), was a breakthrough, earning critical acclaim and spawning hits like "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)" and "Sumthin' Sumthin'". His follow-up albums, Embrya (1998) and Now (2001), both achieved platinum certification, with Now debuting at #1 on the Billboard 200. His 1999 single "Fortunate", featured on the Life soundtrack, became his highest-charting song. After an eight-year hiatus, Maxwell returned with BLACKsummers'night (2009), which won two Grammy Awards, including Best R&B Album. His 2016 album BlackSUMMERS'night continued his success, featuring the single "Lake by the Ocean". Over his career, he has won three Grammy Awards, six Soul Train Music Awards, and two NAACP Image Awards. Maxwell's music blends R&B, neo soul, and progressive soul, and he is known for his smooth falsetto and sophisticated production.

11) Born on this day in 1974, Richard Jones, bassist from Welsh rock band Stereophonics, who had the 2001 UK No.5 single 'Have A Nice Day'. Their 1999 UK No.1 album, Performance and Cocktails, spent 97 weeks on the UK chart.

12) Born on this day in 1974, Jewel Kilcher. She is an American singer-songwriter, poet, author, and actress. She grew up in Homer, Alaska, where she performed alongside her father, Atz Kilcher, developing her distinctive folk-influenced style. At 15, she earned a scholarship to the Interlochen Arts Academy, where she studied operatic voice before transitioning to songwriting and guitar. Her debut album, Pieces of You (1995), became one of the best-selling debut albums of all time, going 12 times platinum. It featured hits like "Who Will Save Your Soul," "You Were Meant for Me," and "Foolish Games." She followed up with Spirit (1998) and This Way (2001) before experimenting with dance-pop on 0304 (2003) and country music on Perfectly Clear (2008), which topped the Billboard Country Albums chart. Beyond music, Jewel has published poetry, acted in films like Ride with the Devil (1999), and won Season 6 of The Masked Singer as Queen of Hearts in 2021. She is also a dedicated activist, founding Higher Ground for Humanity in 1998 and launching the Never Broken initiative to support emotional wellness.

13) Born on this day in 1983, Heidi Range, singer who was an original member of Atomic Kitten and then joined The Sugababes, who had the 2003 UK No.1 single 'Hole In The Head'.

14) Born on this day in 1983, Jennifer Bellor, an American orchestral and jazz composer. Known for her unique fusion of jazz, classical, and contemporary orchestral music. She was born in northern New York State and has gained recognition for her evocative compositions that blend rich harmonies with storytelling elements. Her works have been performed by ensembles like the Washington National Opera, Lviv Philharmonic, Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra, and American Composers Orchestra. Bellor’s music often incorporates jazz-infused harmonies, and she has released several acclaimed albums, including:

• Stay (2016) – A genre-blending album inspired by poetry.

• Reflections at Dusk (2019) – Instrumental music inspired by Nevada sunsets.

• Oneira (2022) – A collaboration with the percussion quartet Clocks in Motion.

• Long These Days (2024) – A concept album featuring art songs and instrumental interludes.

She has also composed for opera, with her work Duffy’s Cut premiering at the Kennedy Center. Bellor holds a Ph.D. in music composition and serves as an assistant professor at UNLV, where she teaches composition and directs the Nextet contemporary music ensemble.

Have a blessed Memorial Day weekend, friend, take care, and GOD bless.

[MOHLovesAlaska]

Good Thursday evening, friend, welcome to This Day In The History Of Music. I hope you had a memorable Memorial Day weekend with family and friends. Enjoy the read. 

1) On this day in 1753, Joseph Haydn’s first opera, “Krumme Teufel” (The Limping Devil), premiered in Vienna. Der krumme Teufel (The Lame Devil or “The Limping Devil”, was Joseph Haydn’s first opera. This German-language comic opera in the genre of Singspiel was commissioned by its librettist, the leading comic actor Joseph Felix von Kurz, from the French novel Le Diable boiteux by Alain-René Lesage. It was forbidden after two acclaimed performances in Vienna due to “offensive remarks in the text”, but later revived and probably revised as Der neue krumme Teufel (“The New Lame Devil”, in 1757 or 1758. According to Dies, “This opera was performed twice to great acclaim, and then was forbidden because of offensive remarks in the text.” The music is lost, though a libretto survives for each version. Der krumme Teufel, and the collaboration with Kurz more generally, helped the early career success of Haydn, who by 1757 was no longer a struggling freelancer but a Kapellmeister with his orchestra to direct.

2) On this day in 1913, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris witnessed one of the most legendary and tumultuous premieres in the history of classical music: the debut of Igor Stravinsky’s ballet “The Rite of Spring” (Le Sacre du Printemps). The event has since become a symbol of avant-garde art and a landmark moment in the evolution of 20th-century music after it sparked a riot. A Russian composer, Stravinsky was already gaining attention for his innovative works at the beginning of the 20th century. “The Rite of Spring” was his third ballet score for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, following “The Firebird” (1910) and “Petrushka” (1911). However, “The Rite of Spring” diverged sharply from the lush orchestration and folkloric charm of his earlier pieces. Stravinsky’s new work was conceived as a portrayal of pagan rituals celebrating the advent of spring, culminating in a sacrificial dance.

3) On this day in 1942, "White Christmas" is a song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. Written by Irving Berlin for the 1942 musical film  Holiday Inn, the song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 15th Academy Awards. Originally sung by Bing Crosby, it topped the Billboard chart for 11 weeks and returned to the number one position again in December 1943 and 1944. His version would return to the top 40 a dozen times in subsequent years. Since its release, "White Christmas" has been covered by many artists. Crosby's version is the world's best-selling single  (in terms of sales of physical media), with estimated sales in excess of 50 million physical copies worldwide. When the figures for other versions of the song are added to Crosby's, sales of the song exceed 100 million copies sold.

4) On this day in 1960, "Cathy's Clown" is a popular song written by Don Everly and recorded by The Everly Brothers 1960. The lyrics describe a man who has been wronged and publicly humiliated by his lover: "Here he comes / That's Cathy's clown". The choruses are sung by brothers Don and Phil in their trademark close harmony style, while Don sings the bridges solo. "Cathy's Clown" is noted for its unorthodox structure, such as beginning on a chorus and having bridges but no verses. The song was a worldwide success and the best-selling single of the Everly Brothers' career. Because of its enduring influence on popular music, the song was added to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress in 2013. 

5) On this day in 1961, Ricky Nelson started a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Travellin' Man'. Sam Cooke turned the song down, the B-side was the Gene Pitney song 'Hello Mary Lou', which became a double A-side UK No.1.

6) On this day in 1962, Chubby Checker won a Grammy Award for Best Rock and Roll Recording for ‘Let's Twist Again’. Written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell, the song refers to the Twist dance craze and Checker's 1960 single 'The Twist', a two-time US No.1 single (in September 1960 and again in January 1962 on re-release). Also at the awards, Ray Charles won Best Rhythm & Blues Recording for ‘Hit The Road Jack’. 

7) On this day in 1965 The Beach Boys started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Help Me Rhonda', the group's second US No.1. The recording session was interrupted by the Wilson brothers' drunken father, Murry, who arrived at the studio to criticize the Boys enthusiasm. The recording reel continued to record the confrontation, which still circulates among fans.

😎 On this day in 1965, Bob Dylan's album Bringing It All Back Home was at No.1 on the UK charts, his second UK No.1 album. The black and white pamphlet lying across the Time magazine with President Lyndon B. Johnson on the cover is a publication of the Earth Society, which saw its mission as protecting Earth from collisions with comets and planets.

9) On this day in 1967, Elvis and Priscilla hosted a second wedding reception in the trophy room at Graceland to accommodate family, friends, and employees who were not in Las Vegas for their May 1st wedding. The room was decorated in green and white for the reception. The wedding cake was provided by Monte's Catering Service with music from Tony Barrasso.

10) On this day in 1971, The Rolling Stones started a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Brown Sugar', from Sticky Fingers. The first single released on Rolling Stones Records, it was the band's sixth US No.1, and a No.2 hit in the UK.

11) On this day in 1983 US school boy band (which included Bobby Brown), New Edition, were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Candy Girl'. Songwriter & producer Maurice Starr discovered New Edition performing at a local talent show. Starr went on to produce and write for New Kids on the Block. 

12) On this day in 1997 Singer singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley disappeared after taking a swim in the Mississippi River. His body was found on 4th June 1997 after being spotted by a passenger on a tourist riverboat.

13) On this day in 1999, Skeletal remains were found by photographers looking for old car wrecks to shoot at the bottom of Decker Canyon near Malibu, California. Based on forensic evidence, the remains were Philip Kramer, former bassist with the rock group Iron Butterfly, who had disappeared on his way home from work on February 12, 1995. His death was ruled a probable suicide.

14) On this day in 2005, Gorillaz scored their first UK No.1 album when 'Demon Days' went to the top of the charts.

15) On this day in 2006, Singer David Bowie joins guitarist David Gilmour as special guest during the encore at the Royal Albert Hall, London concert; they perform "Arnold Layne" and "Comfortably Numb" in what becomes Bowie's final UK appearance. 

16) On this day in 2007, A piano used by John Lennon on the night he died was put up for sale for $375,000 (£189,000) on The Moments in Time memorabilia website. The upright grand piano was part of the Record Plant Recording Studios in New York, where the former Beatle recorded his 1971 Imagine album. Lennon was said to be so fond of the instrument that he had it moved to whichever studio he was working in and had used the piano hours before being shot on 8 December 1980.

17) On this day in 2009, Phil Spector was jailed for at least 19 years for murdering an actress in 2003. The producer, 69, famed for his Wall of Sound recording technique, was last month found guilty of shooting Lana Clarkson at his California home. Spector had pleaded not guilty to the second-degree murder during the five-month retrial in Los Angeles. His lawyers said he would appeal. Spector was given a sentence of 15 years to life for second-degree murder and an additional four years for personal use of a gun.

18) On this day in 2019, Tony Glover, the influential blues harmonica player who was a longtime peer of Bob Dylan and helped teach Mick Jagger how to play, died of natural causes age of 79. He also worked as a writer and critic, contributing to magazines Crawdaddy and Cream, while also writing extensively for Rolling Stone between 1968 and 1973.

19) On this day in 2020, Lady Gaga released her sixth studio album Chromatica. This gave Gaga her sixth consecutive Billboard 200-topping album, the eighth woman to claim six chart-topping albums, and, at nine years and two days, the record for the fastest six album No.1 tally by a female artist. It was also Gaga's fourth No.1 entry on the UK charts.

20) On this day in 2021, American singer B. J. Thomas died of lung cancer age of 78. He scored hits with ‘Hooked on a Feeling’ (1968), ‘Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head’ (1969), ‘(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song’ (1975), ‘Don't Worry Baby’ (1977) and ‘Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love’ (1983).

21) On this day in 2024, A guitar used by John Lennon became the most expensive Beatles instrument ever sold at auction. The Framus 12-string Hootenanny acoustic guitar was found in an attic after being presumed lost for more than 50 years. It sold for $2.9m (£2.3m) via a telephone bid at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York. Lennon played the song 'You've Got To Hide Your Love Away' on the guitar in the 1965 film Help! and it was also used on recordings on the album of the same name.

Born On This Day In The Music World:

1) Born on this day in 1730, William Jackson, also known as Jackson of Exeter, was an English composer and  organist 12. He was born in Exeter, England, in 1730 and died in 1803. Jackson was the organist and choirmaster at Exeter Cathedral from 1777. His opera The Lord of the Manor (1780) was widely performed.

2) Born on this day in 1881, Frederick Septimus Kelly is one of the most enigmatic of the War Composers. An Australian by birth, he was probably more famous in his day as a rower than a composer; he won gold with the men's 'Eight' in the 1908 London Olympics and was said to have a grace and ability on the water that no other oarsman of his generation could match.
A talented pianist, he was carving an unusual dual career as a musician and sportsman. The two sometimes overlapped, as heard in his raucous early cricket song ‘Eton and Winchester’. In terms of his compositions, he is largely agreed to have been a late starter in terms of gaining a unique voice; reviews of his published works usually state that they are competent but unremarkable, although recordings of his works remain scarce, and some works are still in manuscript in Australia. He joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during WWI  and, after surviving the Gallipoli campaign, he was killed in action in the Battle of the Somme in November 1916. 

3) Born on this day in 1897, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Korngold is often associated with the creation of the symphonic film score. Indeed, many of his admirers today became familiar with his music through his film scores of the 1930s and 1940s. But before arriving in Hollywood, he was a well-known composer of concert and chamber music, operas and stage works, as well as an arranger and conductor. Though most often compared to Mozart himself, Korngold was, in his own right, one of the most gifted composing child-prodigies in the history of music. Erich Wolfgang Korngold was born into a Jewish home in Brünn, Moravia (today known as Brno, the Czech Republic) on 29 May 1897 as the second son of Dr. Julius Korngold and his wife Josefine. In 1934, at the request of Max Reinhardt, who was already working in the United States, Korngold came to Hollywood to arrange Mendelssohn’s incidental music for Reinhardt’s film version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. One year later, during his second stay in America, Korngold composed film scores for both Paramount and Warner Bros. Shortly after, he signed an exclusive contract with Warner Bros., making him one of the first world-renowned composers to work for the Hollywood film factory. His first original score for Captain Blood helped launch Errol Flynn’s film career in 1935, and Korngold’s score for the movie Anthony Adverse received an Oscar for the best film music of the year 1936. 
Though under contract with Warner Bros., Korngold was living between two worlds, composing film scores in Hollywood, but attempting to maintain his concert and opera presence in Europe. In 1938, the “Anschluss” of Austria by the German National Socialists took the Korngolds by surprise. To save his family, Korngold moved them to the US, choosing to write film scores regularly and essentially vowing not to compose concert works again until Hitler was removed from power. His first movie score as an exiled resident in the New World – The Adventures of Robin Hood – earned him his second Oscar. Until 1946, Korngold composed mainly film music, using his income to support many friends and refugees fleeing the tyranny in Europe. Together with Max Steiner, he stood for a new music style in Hollywood, in which his highly illustrative but independent music partly intervened in the story of the film by expressing atmosphere, and simultaneously utilized the Wagnerian concept of leitmotifs. Some of the movies he scored include The Prince and the Pauper (1937), Juarez (1939), The Sea Hawk (1940), The Sea Wolf(1941), Kings Row (1941), and Deception (1946). 

4) Born on this day in 1925, Danny Davis [George Nowlan], A resident of Nashville, began his music career as a trumpeter, playing in the brass sections of bands led by Les Brown, Gene Krupa, and others in the 1940s.
Davis became a record producer for MGM in New York City, where he produced a number of hit singles with singer Connie Francis. In 1968, he moved to Nashville to be a producer for RCA Records, with guitarist Chet Atkins as his boss. He worked with Floyd Cramer, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Dottie West, and other top musicians.
Davis formed the Nashville Brass in 1968. The next year, the band won a Grammy Award for its version of the popular song “Kawliga." It also won the Country Music Association. Award for best instrumental group six times, starting in 1969. The group appeared on the television variety shows of Mike Douglas, Red Skelton, Ed Sullivan, and others, as well as at inauguration celebrations for Presidents Nixon and Reagan. The band continued performing for nearly 30 years and recorded more than 30 albums.

5) Born on this day in 1935, Singer Sylvia Robinson, who had the 1973 US No.3 & UK No. 14 single 'Pillow Talk' and, as Mickey & Sylvia, the 1957 US No.11 single 'Love Is Strange'. She later became known for her work as the founder and CEO of the hip-hop label Sugar Hill Records. Robinson died on 29 September 2011.

6) Born on this day in 1941, Roy Crewsdon, from the 1960s pop band Freddie and the Dreamers. They scored the 1963 UK No.3 single 'You Were Made For Me', and the 1965 US No.1 single 'I'm Telling You Now'.

7) Born on this day in 1945, Gary Brooker, English singer, songwriter, pianist, and founder and lead singer of the rock band Procol Harum, who had the 1967 UK No.1 and US No.5 single A Whiter Shade Of Pale. (one of the few singles to have sold over 10 million copies) and scored the hits 'Homburg', 'Conquistador'. Brooker founded The Paramounts in 1962 with his guitarist friend Robin Trower and has also worked with Eric Clapton, Alan Parsons, and Ringo Starr. He died from cancer on 19 February 2022 age of 76. 

😎 Born on this day in 1949, Francis Rossi, guitarist, singer, songwriter with Status Quo. The group has had over 60 chart hits in the UK, more than any other rock band, including 'Pictures of Matchstick Men' in 1967, 'Whatever You Want' in 1979 and 'In the Army Now' in 2010. Twenty-two of these reached the Top 10 in the UK. 

9) Born on this day in 1953, Danny Elfman. Danny Elfman is a highly celebrated American composer, singer, songwriter, and record producer who has made significant contributions to the film and music industries. Elfman composed the iconic theme music for the television series The Simpsons and Desperate Housewives.
Elfman initially gained fame as the songwriter and lead vocalist for the new wave band Oingo Boingo in the 1980s. However, his career took a major turn when he was approached by director Tim Burton to score the soundtrack for the film Pee-wee's Big Adventure in 1985. This collaboration marked the beginning of a long-standing relationship between Elfman and Burton. Elfman went on to compose the music for most of Burton's films, including Beetlejuice (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Batman (1989), and The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), for which he also provided the singing voice of the main character, Jack Skellington.
His distinctive, whimsical, and often dark musical style quickly made him a sought-after composer for other major films as well. Apart from Burton's films, Elfman has scored music for a vast array of other films such as Men in Black (1997), Spider-Man (2002), and Good Will Hunting (1997), the latter of which earned him an Academy Award nomination. He has also received a Grammy and an Emmy for his work.

10) Born on this day in 1955, American jazz and rock saxophonist Mars Williams. He was a member of the American new wave band The Waitresses from 1980 to 1983, and a member of the British post-punk band The Psychedelic Furs from 1983 to 1989 and again from 2005 until he died in 2023. Williams was also a founding member of the acid jazz group Liquid Soul. Williams died of periampullary cancer on 20 November 2023, at the age of 68.

11) Born on this day in 1956, La Toya Jackson, sister of Michael Jackson. She sang backing vocals with The Jackson 5  and on Michael Jackson's Thriller album and has released various singles and albums, none of which ever charted in the UK. 

12) Born on this day in 1959, Mel Gaynor, drummer with Scottish rock band, Simple Minds, who had the 1985 US No.1 single 'Don't You (Forget About Me', and the 1989 UK No.1 single 'Belfast Child', plus over 20 other UK Top 40 singles. In 2016, they won the British Academy's Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Song Collection.

13) Born on this day in 1961, David Palmer, from English pop band ABC, who, as part of the New Romantic movement, had the 1982 UK No.4 & 1983 US No.18 'The Look Of Love'. Their 1982 debut album, The Lexicon of Love, was a UK No.1, and they achieved ten UK and five US Top 40 hit singles between 1981 and 1990.

14) Born on this day in 1961, Melissa Etheridge. American Grammy and Academy Award-winning rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Never Enough; Come To My Window), born in Leavenworth, Kansas. 

15) Born on this day in 1967, English singer, songwriter, and guitarist Noel Gallagher of Oasis. The first single was the 1994 UK No.31 single 'Supersonic', followed by the 1994 UK No.1 album Maybe, which became the fastest-selling UK debut album ever. Their third studio album, Be Here Now (1997), became the fastest-selling album in UK chart history. Gallagher now fronts Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.

16) Born on this day in 1975, Melanie Brown (Mel B), Scary Spice, The Spice Girls, who scored the 1996 UK No.1 & 1997 US No.1 single 'Wannabe', plus eight other UK No.1 singles. She had the solo 1998 UK No.1 single 'I Want You Back' and has now become a television presenter, talent competition judge, and model.

17) Born on this day in 1978, Daniel Pearce, from British boy band One True Voice, was created on the ITV television series Popstars: The Rival, who had the 2002 UK No.2 single 'Sacred Trust / After You're Gone'.

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