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]

@AlyssaPandora you're welcome, friend, and I thank you for you're great support as always. 

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[Labe1102]

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@Labe1102, good Sunday afternoon. I thank you for your interest in this post. I will be back posting here on a more regular basis in about a month or so, when my work comes to its season's end. My busy time of year begins in late March and goes through until the end of October or the beginning of November. I'm very happy that you love this thread. Thank you once again for your reply and interest. 

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[HunterPandora]

On this day in 1951, Sting was born. The musician joined The Police in 1977 as a vocalist and bassist. He began his solo career in the 1980s.

Here are my favorite songs:

Roxanne by The Police

Shape Of My Heart by Sting

Message In A Bottle by The Police

Demolition Man by Sting

[MOHLovesAlaska]

@HunterPandora, Thank you for posting and sharing this entry for This Day in the History of Music. I truly appreciate your contributions to this post and to the Pandora community.

As things stand, I expect to be back posting regularly by Monday, as my seasonal work is wrapping up. In the meantime, please feel free to post anytime and share with all of us here. I’ve always encouraged others to participate—whether it’s with this post or any of the others I curate. The more voices, the better! It’s a great way to connect and get to know one another. So, hopefully I will be back on Monday, posting here and posting in the other posts that I have created for the @Pandora community...

Take care and GOD bless.

[MOHLovesAlaska]

Good Wednesday morning and afternoon, dear friend. Welcome to This Day In The History Of Music. Enjoy the read and the facts. 

1.) On this day in 1846, Robert Alexander Schumann was born at Zwickau, Saxony, on June 8, 1810, and died at Endenich, near Bonn, on July 29, 1856. He began work on the Second Symphony in the latter part of 1845 and completed it the following year. Numbered second in order of publication, it was actually his third symphony to be composed, for both the First Symphony and the D minor (known in its revised and final form as the Fourth) had been written in 1841. Felix Mendelssohn conducted the first performance of the Second Symphony on November 5, 1846, at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig. The score calls for two each of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns, and trumpets, three trombones, timpani, and strings.

2.) On this day in 1955, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens after being destroyed in World War II with Ludwig van Beethoven's "Fidelio." The stately Vienna State Opera House, once a symbol of cultural excellence, lay in ruins after World War II's devastating bombing. But on this momentous day, the curtains drew back, and the majestic opera house roared back to life with a triumphant performance of Beethoven's poignant opera, Fidelio! This symbolic rebirth marked a beacon of hope and resilience for the war-torn city, as the opera's themes of liberation and redemption resonated deeply with the Viennese people. The sold-out crowd, comprised of Vienna's elite and international dignitaries, was electrified by the emotional performance, which reaffirmed the opera's status as a cultural institution.

3.) On this day in 1956, "The Nat King Cole Show" debuted on NBC-TV in America. The Cole program was the first of its kind hosted by an African-American.

4.) On this day in 1960, Country & Western singer Johnny Horton was killed in a car crash. He had the 1959 US No.1 & UK No.16 single 'The Battle Of New Orleans'.

5.) On this day in 1966, The Monkees were at the top of the Billboard singles chart with ‘Last Train To Clarksville’, the group’s first No. 1. Bobby Hart, who co-wrote the song, got the idea for the lyrics when he turned on the radio and heard the end of The Beatles ' 'Paperback Writer '. He thought Paul McCartney was singing "Take the last train", and decided to use the line when he found out McCartney was actually singing 'Paperback Writer. '

6.) On this day in 1967, Bee Gees member Robin Gibb was a passenger on a train that crashed in South East London in England, killing 49 people and injuring 78. Robin was treated for shock after the accident.

7.) On this day in 1971, Elvis Presley kicked off a 15-date North American tour at the Metropolitan Sports Center in Minneapolis. Announcer Al Dvorin uttered the well-known phrase: "Elvis has left the building" at the end of the show. He was asked to make the announcement in an effort to quiet the fans who continued to call for an encore.

8.) On this day in 1983, Billy Joel was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Uptown Girl', which stayed at the top of the charts for five weeks. The song was initially written about his relationship with his then-girlfriend, Elle Macpherson, but it ended up also becoming about his soon-to-be wife, Christie Brinkley (both women being two of the most famous supermodels of the 1980s).

9.) On this day in 1986, Bobby Nunn of The Coasters died of heart failure in Los Angeles. The Coasters scored the 1958 US No.1 single 'Yakety Yak', 1959 US No.2 and UK No.6 single 'Charlie Brown', as well as 'Young Blood' and 'Poison Ivy'.

10.) On this day in 1987, following a 50-performance try-out at San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre, Into the Woods opened on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre (now the Al Hirschfield Theatre) on 5 November 1987, directed by James Lapine (who also wrote the book). The star name was Bernadette Peters as the Witch, who had previously worked with Sondheim and Lapine on Sunday in the Park with George, as well as starring in Mack and Mabel, Song and Dance, and more. The show ran for 765 performances. The production won three Tonys: Best Original Score, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical (for Joanna Gleason’s magnificent Baker’s Wife). However, it lost Best New Musical to The Phantom of the Opera. It also won five Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Lyrics, and Outstanding Book of a Musical. The cast album won a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. The production was taped for PBS’s American Playhouse series – the VHS/DVD has been a formative influence on many musical theatre performers and fans. Fun fact: Kim Crosby and Robert Westenberg, who played Cinderella and Cinderella’s Prince, fell in love in real life and, unlike their characters, lived happily ever after. When the production went on tour, jazz singer Cleo Laine played the Witch (her daughter Jacqui Dankworth played Cinderella in the original London production). Sondheim and Lapine worked together for a final time on Passion (1994), which can be interpreted as a dark fairy tale, with echoes of Beauty and the Beast.

11.) On this day in 1988, The Beach Boys went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Kokomo'; it peaked at No.25 in the UK. The track had been featured in the film Cocktail.

12.) On this day in 1988, 'The Locomotion ' became the first song to reach the US Top 5 in three different versions, when Kylie Minogue's reached No.3 on the US chart. Written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King,  the song is notable for appearing in the American Top 5 three times – each time in a different decade: for Little Eva in 1962 and for Grand Funk Railroad in 1974.

13.) On this day in 1989, Former US Army Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler died at a Veterans Administration hospital in Nashville from complications brought on by an unexplained gunshot wound to the head, suffered 14 months earlier in Guatemala City. Sadler is best remembered for his hit 'The Ballad of the Green Berets', which stayed on top of the chart for five weeks in 1966. The song was also featured in the 1968 hit movie The Green Berets starring John Wayne. He was 49 years old at the time of his death. 

14.) On this day in 1994, Sheryl Crow scored her first UK Top 10 single when 'All I Wanna Do' entered the charts at No.4. The US singer-songwriter went on to become the first US female to score six UK hits off her debut album, Tuesday Night Music Club.

15.) On this day in 2000, U2  went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'All That You Can't Leave Behind', the Irish group's 8th UK No.1 album. Creed were at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'With Arms Wide Open'.

16.) On this day in 2002, the funeral took place of Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell) from Run-DMC, who was murdered by an assassin's single bullet on 30th October 2002. A $30,000 reward was offered in connection with the murder; to this day, nobody has ever been convicted of the killing.

17.) On this sad day in 2003, Bobby Hatfield of The Righteous Brothers was found dead in a hotel room in Michigan, 30 minutes before he was due on stage, aged 63. The autopsy report from the Kalamazoo County Medical Examiner gave the opinion that Hatfield suffered a sudden, unexpected death due to acute cocaine toxicity. The Righteous Brothers had the 1965 UK & US No.1 single 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin', and the 1990 UK No.1 single Unchained Melody, first released in 1965, voted the No.1 love song of all time (unofficially)

18.) On this day in 2010, Keith Richards ' autobiography Life was at No. 1 on the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller list. The book by theRolling Stones guitarist went on to be a million-seller.

19.) On this day in 2021, ten fans died and hundreds more were injured during Travis Scott's performance at Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas, when the crowd of 50,000 surged toward the stage, crushing the victims. Some audience members accused Scott and fellow rapper Drake of continuing to perform despite accounts of "lifeless bodies being passed through the crowd in full view of the stage". Houston's fire chief stated that Scott should have halted the show much earlier.

20.) On this day in 2021, ABBA  released their ninth and final studio album, Voyage, their first album in 40 years. They decided to make it while preparing for their show Voyage, which features digital avatars ("Abba-tars") of the band members. The album went to No. 1 in most European countries and also in Australia.

21.) On this day in 2022, Taylor Swift became the first artist to occupy the entire top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 in the same week with songs from her tenth studio album, Midnights, with 'Anti-Hero' at No.1. 'Anti-Hero' and Midnights marked the fourth time Swift had a No.1 album and song simultaneously. She won Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards (2024), making her the first artist to win the former category four times.

Born On This Day In The Music World: 

1.) Born on this day in 1494, Hans Sachs, German composer, playwright, shoemaker, and inspiration for "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" opera by Richard Wagner, born in the Free Imperial City of Nürnberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1576)

2.) Born on this day in 1666, Attilio Ariosti, Italian baroque composer (Court of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1697-1703), viola d'amore player, and harpsichordist, born in Bologna, Papal States (d. 1729)

3.) Born on this day in 1894, (Jacob) "Jan" Garber, American violinist and sweet jazz bandleader, born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1977)

4.) Born on this day in 1911, Roy Rogers, singer and cowboy actor, was one of the most heavily marketed and merchandised stars of his era, as well as being the namesake of the Roy Rogers Restaurants franchised chain. He and his wife, Dale Evans, his golden palomino, Trigger, and his German Shepherd dog, Bullet, were featured in more than 100 movies & The Roy Rogers Show. The show ran on the radio for 9 years before moving to TV from 1951 - 1957. He scored 8 US Top 40 country hits. Rogers died of congestive heart failure on July 6, 1998.

5.) Born on this day in 1931, American musician, bandleader, songwriter, record producer, and talent scout Ike Turner. Best known for his 1966 UK No.3 single with Tina Turner, 'River Deep Mountain High', and the 1971 US No.4 single 'Proud Mary'. He was instrumental in the early careers of various blues musicians such as B.B. King, Howlin' Wolf, and Bobby "Blue" Bland. Turner was married fourteen times, often marrying another woman before divorcing his existing wife. Turner's cocaine addiction and legal troubles had an impact on his career. Addicted to cocaine for at least 15 years, Turner was convicted of drug offences and served 18 months in prison. Turner died on 12th Dec 2007 age of 76.

6.) Born on this day in 1941, American singer, actor, and poet Art Garfunkel. Between 1956 and 1962, with Paul Simon, the two performed together as "Tom & Jerry". Late, as Simon and Garfunkel, they scored the No.1 hits 'The Sound of Silence', 'Bridge over Troubled Water', and 'Mrs. Robinson's (written for the 1967 film The Graduate). Their 1970 album Bridge Over Troubled Water spent 307 weeks on the UK chart and won five awards at the 13th Annual Grammy Awards in 1971, including the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Garfunkel starred in two Mike Nichols films, Catch-22 (1970) and Carnal Knowledge (1971). He scored the solo, 1979 UK No.1 single 'Bright Eyes', which also appeared in the movie Watership Down.

7.) Born on this day in 1943, Pablo Gomez, from the Spanish beat group Los Bravos, who had the 1966 UK No.2 & US No.4 single 'Black Is Black'. They were the first Spanish rock band to have a UK & US hit single.

8.) Born on this day in 1947, Peter Noone, singer with English beat rock band, Herman's Hermits, who scored the 1964 UK No.1 single 'I'm Into Something Good' (cover of Earl-Jean's) and the 1965 US No.1 single 'Mrs Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter'.

9.) Born on this day in 1956, British musician Helen O'Hara. She was a member and violinist of Dexys Midnight Runners from 1982 to 1987. They are best known in the UK for their songs 'Geno' and 'Come On Eileen', both of which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, and achieved six other top-20 singles. 'Come On Eileen' also topped the US Billboard Hot 100. After leaving Dexys, O'Hara worked with Graham Parker, Tanita Tikaram (with whom she recorded 'Good Tradition' and toured from 1988 to 1990), and Mary Coughlan.

10.) Born on this day in 1957, David Moyse, guitarist for the Australian soft rock band Air Supply, who scored the 1980 UK No.11 single 'All Out Of Love' and the 1981 US No.1 single 'The One That You Love'.

11.) Born on this day in 1957, Michael "Mike" Score, British rock guitarist (A Flock Of Seagulls - "I Ran (So Far Away)"), born in Beverly, Yorkshire, England.

12.) Born on this day in 1959, Canadian guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and photographer Bryan Adams. He released his eponymous debut album at age 20. Reckless (1984) became the first album by a Canadian to be certified diamond in Canada and made Adams a global star; the album's six charting singles included 'Run to You' and 'Summer of '69'. His 1991 UK & US No.1 single '(Everything I Do)', I Do It For You', spent a record-breaking 16 weeks at No.1 in the UK (and reached No. 1 in at least 19 countries), plus he has scored over 15 other UK Top 40 singles and 3 UK No.1 albums. Adams has garnered many awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations, and 15 Grammy Award nominations.

13.) Born on this day in 1971, English musician Jonny Greenwood, who is the lead guitarist and keyboardist of 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. Greenwood has composed for orchestras including the London Contemporary Orchestra and the BBC Concert Orchestra. He released his first solo work, the soundtrack for the film Bodysong, in 2003 and wrote the score for the 2017 film Phantom Thread, which earned Greenwood his sixth Ivor Novello award.

14.) Born on this day in 1975, Lisa Scott-Lee, singer with British dance-pop group Steps. Between 1997 and 2001, Steps scored two No.1 singles in the UK, two No.1 albums, and 14 consecutive UK top 5 singles. In addition to earning a BRIT Award nomination in 1999 for Best Newcomer, the group would be an opening support act for Britney Spears on her debut American tour the same year.

15.) Born on this day in 1985, Australian singer Kate DeAraugo, the winner of the third season of Australian Idol in 2005. Her debut single, 'Maybe Tonight', in November 2005, debuted at No.1 on the Australian Charts and was certified platinum. Her debut album, A Place I've Never Been, was released in December 2005.

16.) Born on this day in 1987, American singer and actor Kevin Jonas, from American pop rock band Jonas Brothers, who had the 2009 US No.1 album Lines, Vines and Trying Times. They gained popularity from their appearances on Disney Channel. They starred in the 2008 Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock and its 2010 sequel, Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam. They also starred in their own Disney Channel series, Jonas.

17.) Born on this day in 2002, New Zealand music producer Jawsh 685. He made his breakthrough with the 2020 single ‘Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)’ in collaboration with American R&B singer Jason Derulo, which reached No.1 in 17 countries.

Have a blessed day. Take care and GOD bless. 

[MOHLovesAlaska]

Good Thursday morning, dear reader. Here is what happened: This Day In The History Of Music. Enjoy the read.  

1.) On this day in 1919, 1st Dutch radio program: Soirée Musicale with "Turf in you(r) ransel" is broadcast. This historic event marked the beginning of regular radio broadcasts in the Netherlands, with the program featuring music and was transmitted from a studio in The Hague. The first song played was "Turf in je ransel," a Dutch military parade march, and the broadcast was made possible by engineer Hanso Idzerda, who designed the radio transmitter used for this historic event.  

2.) On this day in 1961, Jimmy Dean started a five-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Big Bad John, a No.2 on the UK chart. Jimmy went on to present a prime-time variety show on US TV.

3.) On this day in 1964, during their first promotional visit to the UK, The Beach Boys appeared live on ITV's Ready Steady Go! Playing 'I Get Around' and 'When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)'. Ready Steady Go! was one of the UK's first rock/pop music TV programmes, which ran from August 1963 until December 1966.

4.) On this day in 1965, The Rolling Stones started a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Get Off My Cloud (Mono Version) ', the group's second US No.1. The song knocked The Beatles' 'Yesterday ' from the No.1 position.

5.) On this day in 1967, during a three-hour session, Bob Dylan recorded ‘All Along the Watchtower ’ and ‘John Wesley Harding’ at Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. The Jimi Hendrix Experience later recorded their version of ‘All Along the Watchtower ' on January 21, 1968, at Olympic Studios in London after Hendrix had been given a tape of Dylan’s recording by publicist Michael Goldstein, who worked for Dylan’s manager Albert Grossman.

6.) On this day in 1968, The Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane played at the opening night of San Francisco's Fillmore West. Formerly known as the Carousel Ballroom, it was briefly operated by a collective formed by the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Big Brother and the Holding Company as a social/musical "laboratory experiment". The venue became famous under the direction of concert promoter Bill Graham from 1968 to 1971.

7.) On this day in 1968, Joe Cocker was at No.1 in the UK singles chart with his version of The Beatles' song With A Little Help From My Friends. His version featured drums by Procol Harum's B.J. Wilson, guitar lines from Jimmy Page was a radical re-arrangement of the original song.

8.) On this day in 1968, The Monkees ' three-quarter-of-a-million-dollar feature film, Head (Co-written by movie star Jack Nicholson), opened in New York City. Instead of being aimed at their target audience of teenyboppers, the film contained a dark theme about the manipulation of the group with walk-on appearances by inappropriate guests and scenes of Vietnam War atrocities. Reviews were harsh, and the picture was a box office disaster.

9.) On this day in 1970, Aerosmith performed their ffirst-evergig gig when they played at Nipmuc Regional High School in Mendon, Massachusetts. Sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston", Aerosmith became the best-selling American rock band of all time, having sold more than 150 million albums worldwide. They also hold the record for the most gold and multi-platinum albums by an American group.

10.) On this day in 1971, Cher started a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves ', the singer's first US solo No.1. It made No.4 in the UK. The song earned Cher a Grammy Award nomination in the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance category.

11.) On this day in 1972, during a UK tour, Billy Murcia of The New York Dolls died after choking on his coffee after an overdose of Mandrax. The influential American band formed in 1972 and made just two albums, the 1973 'New York Dolls' and 1974 'Too Much Too Soon'.

12.) On this day in 1973, Michael Martin and Phil Kaufman were charged and fined $300 each for the theft of a coffin containing Gram Parsons' body. The court heard that the two men were merely carrying out Parsons' wishes to be cremated in the desert.

13.) On this day in 1975, The Sex Pistols made their live debut at St Martin’s School of Art in central London, supporting a band called Bazooka Joe, which included Stuart Goddard (the future Adam Ant). The Pistols’ performance lasted 10 minutes.

14.) On this day in 1976, The Steve Miller Band went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Rock'n Me, the group's second US No.1, and a No.11 in the UK.

15.) On this day in 1977, ABBA started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK single chart with 'The Name Of The Game', the group's 6th No.1. The song was first called 'A Bit Of Myself.'

16.) On this day in 1982, Jennifer Warnes and Joe Cocker started a three-week run at No.1 on the US charts with a song taken from the film 'An Officer And A Gentleman', 'Up Where We Belong (From "An Officer And A Gentleman)'.

17.) On this day in 1982, Soft Cell's version of Tainted Love (Remastered 2023)  achieved the longest unbroken run on the UK charts when it logged its 43rd week in the Top 100. American artist Gloria Jones made the first recording of 'Tainted Love' in 1964 when it was the B-side of her 1965 single 'My Bad Boy's Comin' Home'. The track's Motown-influenced sound was favoured by those involved in the UK's Northern soul club scene of the early 1970s.

18.) On this day in 1990, Madonna released 'Justify My Love ', the first VHS video single in the US. (Queen released 'Who Wants To Live Forever' as a Video Single in the UK four years earlier). Co-written by Lenny Kravitz, the song became Madonna's ninth No.1 single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No.2 in the United Kingdom. 

19.) On this day in 1993, Pearl Jam went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Vs ', selling 950,378 copies, making it the highest sales in US album history in one week. 

20.) On this day in 1993, Meat Loaf was at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That). The track was also a No.1 in over 25 other countries.

21.) Metallica kicked off their 137-date Madly in Anger with the World Tour at Yoyogi Taiikukan in Tokyo, Japan. The Madly in Anger with the World tour was the fourth-highest-grossing tour of 2004, reaping $60,500,000 in ticket sales.

22.) The Official UK Charts announced that Robbie Williams had sold the most albums in the UK so far this century, with sales of 6.3 million. Coldplay were at number two, with sales of 6.2 million albums, and Dido was in third place 5.7 million albums sold. The figures were based on albums sold in the UK from 1st January 2000 to 11th October 2005, excluding greatest hits, live albums, and downloads.

23.) Clear Channel agreed to remove posters with 50 Cent holding a gun in one hand and a microphone in the other in the Los Angeles area after a rally was held in protest. The company also agreed to remove 21 posters in Philadelphia. The posters were plugging the rapper’s forthcoming film 'Get Rich or Die Tryin.' "The message could be 'rob to get rich,' said Bilal Qayyum, a leader of the anti-violence group Men United for a Better Philadelphia.

24.) On this day in 2014, Taylor Swift's latest album, 1989, debuted at No.1 on America's Billboard albums chart, selling 1.287 million copies in its first week. Swift was now the only act to earn three million-selling weeks with an album. Before 1989, Red sold 1.208 million in its first week, while Speak Now clocked up 1.047 million sales.

25.) On this day in 2014, American musician Rick Rosas died aged 65. He was one of the most sought-after studio session musicians in Los Angeles. Throughout his career, he played with Neil Young, Joe Walsh, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ron Wood, and many others. In 2014, Rosas joined Neil Young and Crazy Horse on their European tour, following Billy Talbot's inability to tour due to a stroke, making Rosas the only bassist to have played with three of Young's major band-based projects, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and Crazy Horse.

26.) On this day in 2022, American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift was at No.1 on the UK chart with her tenth studio album, Midnights. The album broke a string of records globally. It achieved the Spotify feat for the most single-day streams of an album and topped the charts in 28 territories. All of its tracks entered the Billboard Global 200 simultaneously; it set the record for the most simultaneous top-10 entries (nine) and made Swift the first artist to occupy the entire top five.

Born On This Day In The Music World: 

1.) Born on this day in 1566, Julien Perrichon, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1600)

2.) Born on this day in Adolphe Sax (November 6, 1814 – February 4, 1894 was a Belgian musical instrument designer and musician (clarinetist), best known for inventing the saxophone. He was born in Dinant in Wallonia, Belgium. His father, Charles-Joseph Sax, was an instrument designer himself, who made several changes to the design of the horn. Adolphe began to make his own instruments at an early age, entering two of his flutes and a clarinet into a competition at the age of fifteen. He subsequently studied those two instruments at the Royal School of Singing in Brussels. Having left the school, Sax began to experiment with new instrument designs, while his father continued to produce conventional instruments to bring money into the household. Adolphe's first important invention was an improvement of the bass clarinet design, which he patented at the age of twenty. In 1841, Sax relocated permanently to Paris and began work on a new set of instruments, which were exhibited there in 1844.

3.) Born on this day, 1878, Ernest Irving, English film score composer, born in Godalming, Surrey, England (d. 1953)

4.) Born on this day in 1901, Juanita Hall (née Long), American Tony Award-winning stage and screen actress and singer (South Pacific; Flower Drum Song), born in Keyport, New Jersey (d. 1968)

5.) Born on this day in 1938, American singer, songwriter, and actor. P. J. Proby (born James Marcus Smith. Proby is best known for his 1964 UK No.3 hit 'Hold Me' (which features Jimmy Page on rhythm guitar). In 1977, he appeared as a contestant on the UK television talent show Opportunity Knocks. He wore an eye mask and was billed as "The Masked Singer". In 2002, Van Morrison recorded a song for his album Down the Road entitled 'Whatever Happened to P. J. Proby?'.

6.) Born on this day in 1941, American country singer-songwriter Guy Clark. Many artists have covered he songs, including Johnny Cash, George Strait, Jimmy Buffett, Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Willie Nelson, and Nanci Griffith. He won the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Folk Album: My Favorite Picture of You. Clark died on 17 May 2016 in Nashville following a lengthy battle with lymphoma.

7.) Born on this day in 1946, Scottish-Australian musician, songwriter, and record producer George Young. With The Easybeat, he had the 1966 UK No.6 & 1967 US No. 16 single 'Friday On My Mind'. After the band broke up in 1969, Young and fellow member Harry Vanda embarked on a songwriting career that saw the pair produce dozens of hits. They became two of Australia's best-known songwriters, with Young's work including 'Love Is In The Air' and 'Yesterday's Hero', both hits for John Paul Young. Vanda and Young were also the producers of early work by AC/D  formed by his younger brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. George Young died on 22 October 2017 at the age of 70, three weeks before his brother Malcolm Young (of AC/DC) died. 

8.) Born on this day in 1948, American musician Glenn Frey, a founding member of the rock band the Eagles. He was the co-lead singer and frontman, roles he came to share with fellow member Don Henley, with whom he wrote most of the Eagles' material. Frey played guitar and keyboards as well as singing lead vocals on songs such as 'Take It Easy', 'Peaceful Easy Feeling', 'Tequila Sunrise', 'Already Gone', 'James Dean', 'Lyin' Eyes', 'New Kid in Town', and 'Heartache Tonight'. He scored the solo hit in 1985 with 'The Heat Is On'. Frey died on 18 Jan 2016 at the age of 67 in New York City from complications arising from rheumatoid arthritis, colitis, and pneumonia. A life-sized statue of Frey was unveiled at the Standin' on the Corner Park in Winslow, Arizona, on September 24, 2016, to honour his songwriting contributions to 'Take It Easy. The song was the Eagles' first single in 1972.

9.) Born on this day in 1964, American singer Corey Glover. He is the lead vocalist of the rock band Living Colour and has toured as the vocalist for the funk band Galactic. Living Colour has released six studio albums. The band rose to fame with their debut album Vivid in 1988. Although they scored several hits, Living Colour is best known for their signature song 'Cult of Personality', which won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1990. They also scored the 1991 UK No.12 single 'Love Rears Its Ugly Head'.

10.) Born on this day in 1966, Paul Gilbert, guitarist, with American hard rock supergroup Mr. Big, who had the 1992 hit 'To Be With You', which was a No.1 single in 15 countries. The band takes its name from a song by Free, which they covered on the 1993 album Bump Ahead. Gilbert was voted fourth-best on Guitar One magazine's 2007 "Top 10 Greatest Guitar Shredders of All Time".

11.) Born on this day in 1979, Trevor Penick, from American boy band O-Town, who were the winners of the US TV show 'Making The Band'. They scored the 2001 US No. 3 single 'All Or Nothing'.

Have a blessed day. Take care and GOD bless. 

[MOHLovesAlaska]

Good Friday morning, dear reader. Welcome to another This Day In The History Of Music. Enjoy the read.

1.) On this day in 1507, John Blanke (also rendered Blancke or Blaaak) (fl. 1501–1511) was a musician of African descent in London from the early Tudor period who probably came to England as one of the African attendants of Catherine of Aragon in 1501. He is one of the earliest recorded black people in what is now the United Kingdom after the Roman period. His name may refer to his skin colour, derived either from the word "black" or possibly from the French word "blanc", meaning white. Little is known about his life, but he was paid 8 pence per day by King Henry VII. A surviving document from the accounts of the Treasurer of the Chamber records a payment of 20 shillings to "John Blanke the Blacke Trumpet" for wages on December 1507, with payments of the same amount continuing monthly through the next year. His annual wage of £12 was twice that of a farm labourer and thrice that of a servant. He successfully petitioned Henry VIII  for a wage increase from 8d. to 16d.. Another trumpeter, thought to be of African origin, Alfonso or Alonso de Valdenebro, known as Alonso "el Negro" in Spanish records, came to England in the retinue of Catherine of Aragon in 1501. John Blanke attended both the funeral of King Henry VII  and the coronation of Henry VIII  in 1509, and is thought to have married in 1512.

2.) On this day in 1786, the oldest performing musical organization in the United States was founded in Stoughton, Massachusetts, as the Stoughton Musical Society.

3.) On this day in 1958, Eddie Cochran made his UK chart debut with 'Summertime Blues'. It reached No.18 in the UK & No.8 in the US. The song has been covered by many artists, including being a No.1 hit for country music artist Alan Jackson and a notable hit for the English rock band, The Who.

4.) On this day in 1966, British rock sensations The Beatles walk into London’s Indica Gallery, where avant-garde Japanese artist Yoko Ono is preparing for the opening of her solo exhibit. Singer and guitarist John Lennon and Ono met when he asked her about Ono’s intriguing art piece— a ladder topped by a magnifying glass that revealed the word “Yes.” The two artists eventually fall in love, prompting an affair that leads to Lennon ending his first marriage to Cynthia Lennon.

5.) On this day in 1967, Reg Dwight (Elton John ) and his songwriting partner Bernie Taupin signed to DJM publishing; their signatures had to be witnessed by their parents because they were both under 21 years of age. Taupin answered an advertisement for a lyric writer placed in the New Musical Express; the pair have since collaborated on over 30 albums.

6.) On this day in 1967, The Beatles  finished recording ‘Blue Jay Way’, ‘Flying’, and ‘Magical Mystery Tour.’ The Beatles had only six songs, not enough for an album, so they decided to issue a double-EP. Capitol Records didn’t think the double-EP format would be acceptable for the US market, so they decided to put out an album instead. The six "Magical Mystery Tour" songs, with five of the six songs from The Beatles ' 1967 singles, went on side two.

7.) On this day in 1975, A new world record was set for continuous guitar string plucking by Steve Anderson, who played for 114 hours and 17 minutes.

8.) On this day in 1975, Elton John started a three-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Rock Of The Westies', the singer's tenth studio album and seventh US No.1 contained the US No.1 and No.14 UK single, 'Island Girl', which was released before the album.

9.) On this day in 1981, Hall and Oates started a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Private Eyes', the duo's third US No.1, a No.32 hit in the UK.

10.) On this day in 1987, Bruce Springsteen went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Tunnel Of Love.' His eighth studio album went triple platinum in the US, with 'Brilliant Disguise' being one of his biggest hit singles, peaking at No.5 on the Billboard Hot 100.

11.) On this day in 1987, Tiffany became the youngest act to score a US No.1 since Michael Jackson  ('Ben', in 1972) with 'I Think We're Alone Now'. The song written by Ritchie Cordell was initially a 1967 hit for Tommy James & the Shondells.

12.) On this day in 1999, Geri Halliwell went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Lift Me Up', beating former colleague Emma Bunton's single, which entered the chart at No.2. Sales of Geri's single were helped by front-page press reports about her dating Chris Evans.

13.) On this day in 2000, "TP-2.com" 4th studio album by R. Kelly was released (American Music Awards Favorite Male Soul/R&B Artist, 2001; Billboard Album of the Year, 2001)

14.) On this day in 2012, A woman died, and 19 others were injured, after scaffolding collapsed outside a Linkin Park concert in Cape Town, South Africa. The temporary scaffolding outside Green Point Stadium came down in high winds just before the concert. The concert went ahead, with the band only learning of the death afterwards.

15.) On this day in 2014, Australian drummer of AC/DC, Phil Rudd, had a charge of attempting to arrange a murder dropped in New Zealand, but he is still facing charges of drug possession and making threats to kill. The U-turn by authorities, announced less than 24 hours after Mr Rudd appeared in court, was because of a lack of evidence, his lawyer said.

16.) On this day in 2014, two wealthy fans paid $300,000 to eat lasagne with Bruce Springsteen at his house. Springsteen started the annual Stand Up For Heroes event by playing an acoustic set, then offering the instrument to the highest bidder. When bidding reached $60,000, he threw in a guitar lesson, which someone offered $250,000 for. At this point, he offered up a lasagne dinner at his house, a ride around the block in the sidecar of his motorbike, and the shirt off his back. All the money went to the Bob Woodruff Foundation, which helps injured servicemen and their families when they return home.

17.) On this day in 2017, British cellist, arranger, conductor, and composer Paul Buckmaster died age of 71. After leading a small orchestral group during a two-month tour with the The Bee Gees in 1968, he started his career as an orchestral arranger on various hit songs, including David Bowie 's 'Space Oddity' (1969) and contributed orchestral collaborations on some early albums by Elton John  (1969–72), as well as on the songs 'Sway' and 'Moonlight Mile' on The Rolling Stones ' album Sticky Fingers  (1971).

Born On This Day Ibn The Music World:

1.) Born on this day in 1785, Frederich Kalkbrenner, German-French piano virtuoso, composer, music publisher, piano maker, and teacher, born in Kassel, Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1849)

2.) Born on this day in 1810, Ferenc Erkel, Hungarian composer (Himnusz - the Hungarian national anthem), born in Gyula, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1893)

3.) Born on this day in 1866, Paul Lincke, German composer and theater conductor considered the "father" of the Berlin operetta (Frau Luna, Lysistrata), was born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1946)

4.) Born on this day in 1906, (Ernest) "Red" Ingle, American jazz and novelty saxophonist, songwriter, arranger, and vocalist (Ted Weems; Spike Jones and His City Slickers; The Natural Seven), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 1965)

5.) Born on this day in 1916, Joe Bushkin, American jazz pianist (Bunny Berigan; Tommy Dorsey; Bing Crosby), composer ("Oh! Look At Me Now"), and TV host (A Couple of Joes), born in New York City (d. 2004)

6.) Born on this day in 1926, Jimmie Haskell [Sheridan Pearlman], American arranger (Ricky Nelson, Chicago, Sheryl Crow), and film and television score composer, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2016)

7.) Born on this day in 1938, American soul singer and songwriter Dee Clark, best known for a string of R&B and pop hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including the song 'Raindrops', which became a million-seller in the United States in 1961. He died from a heart attack on December 7, 1990, at the age of 52.

8.) Born on this day in 1942, American musician Johnny Rivers, who had the 1966 US No.1 single 'Poor Side Of Town'. Rivers had a total of nine top-ten hits and 17 top-forty hits on the US charts from 1964 to 1977.

9.) Born on this day in 1943, Canadian and American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and painter Joni Mitchell  (Roberta Anderson). One of the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s, Mitchell became known for her lyrics and unconventional compositions, which grew to incorporate elements of pop, jazz, and rock. She scored the 1970 UK No.11 single 'Big Yellow Taxi', and the 1974 US No.7 single ‘Help Me’. She wrote Woodstock ' a hit for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Matthews Southern Comfort. Her 1971 album Blue is often cited as one of the greatest albums of all time. Mitchell produced or co-produced most of her albums and designed most of her own album covers, describing herself as a "painter derailed by circumstance". The rupture of a brain aneurysm in 2015 led to a long period of recovery and therapy.

10.) Born on this day in 1949, Steven Stucky, American Pulitzer Prize-winning composer (Silent Spring; August 4, 1964; Los Angeles Philharmonic, 1988-2009), conductor (Ensemble X, 1997-2006), educator, and musicologist, born in Hutchinson, Kansas (d. 2016)

11.) Born on this day in 1951, Kevin MacMichael, Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and record producer, best known for being a member of the 1980s UK-based pop-rock band, Cutting Crew, who scored the 1987 US No.1 & 1986 UK No.4 single 'I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight'. MacMichael died of lung cancer on 31 December 2002.

12.) Born on this day in 1954, American rock singer Robin Beck, who had the 1988 UK No.1 single 'First Time', also topped the charts in Austria, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, and Switzerland in 1989. The song was taken from a TV advertisement for Coca-Cola. As a backing singer, Beck worked with Melissa Manchester, Chaka Khan, and Leo Sayer.

13.) Born on this day in 1957, American musician, songwriter, DJ, remixer, and music producer John "Jellybean" Benitez, who had the 1987 UK No.10 single 'Who Found Who'. He has also produced and remixed artists such as Madonna, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, and the Pointer Sisters.

14.) Born on this day in 1960, American musician Tommy Thayer. He took over from Ace Frehley in the American hard rock band KISS from 2002 to 2023. He was also the lead guitarist for the band Black 'n Blue.

15.) Born on this day in 1964, Liam O'Maonlai, vocals, guitar, piano, from Irish rock group Hothouse Flowers, who scored the 1988 UK No.11 single 'Don't Go'. Their first album, People, released in 1988, became the most successful debut album in Irish history. It reached the No.1 slot in Ireland within a week and eventually reached No.2 on the UK Albums Chart.

16.) Born on this day in 1967, French DJ and producer David Guetta. He produced the Black Eyed Peas song ‘I Gotta Feeling’, and scored the 2009 Australian No.1 single ‘Sexy **ahem**’ featuring Akon. In 2013, Billboard crowned his hit 'When Love Takes Over' (with Kelly Rowland) as the No.1 dance-pop collaboration of all time. His 2022 single with Bebe Rexha, 'I'm Good (Blue)', topped the charts in 22 countries.

17.) Born on this day in 1967, Scottish singer–songwriter and guitarist Sharleen Spiteri, from Scottish pop rock band Texas, who had the 1997 UK No.3 single 'Say What You Want', and the 1997 UK No.1 album White On Blonde, which has been certified six-times platinum in the UK. White On Blonde is their biggest seller internationally, selling in excess of four million copies worldwide.

18.) Born on this day in 1971, American guitarist Robin Finck. He is the longest-serving touring musician for Nine Inch Nails, performing with the band from 1994 to 2000, and returning in 2008. Finck was also an official member of Guns N' Roses from 1997 through 2008.

19.) Born on this day in 1978, Mark Read, vocals from British–Norwegian boy group A1, who had the 2000 UK No.1 single, 'Same Old Brand New You'. In the UK, they scored two No.1s and six other top 10 hits, seven of which were written by the band. Adding to this, they won a Brit Award for "British Breakthrough Act" in 2001. On 18 March 2001, during a mall signing in Mall Taman Anggrek, Jakarta, Indonesia, four teenage girls were killed in a stampede to meet the group.

20.) Born on this day in 1988, English rapper, Tinie Tempah (born Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu). He rose to fame with the UK No.1 singles 'Pass Out' and 'Written in the Stars' in 2010. He won two Brit Awards in 2011 for Best British Breakthrough Act and Best British Single. In June 2015, he released 'Not Letting Go', the first single from his third album Youth. This gave Tinie his sixth UK No.1, surpassing Dizzee Rascal as the most by any UK rap artist.

21.) Born on this day in 1996, New Zealand singer-songwriter, Ella Yelich-O'Connor, known by her stage name Lorde, had the 2013 worldwide hit 'Royals', making her the first New Zealand solo artist to have a No.1 song in the United States. Her second studio album, Melodrama, topped charts in New Zealand, Australia, the United States, and Canada.

Have a blessed day, and a wonderful weekend. Take care and GOD bless.

[MOHLovesAlaska]

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

1.) On this day in 1913, Arthur Nikisch led the Berlin Philharmonic in one of the earliest recordings of a complete symphony - Ludwig van Beethoven's 5th. This 1913 recording is said to be the first complete sound recording of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, but there was one made in 1910. This, more properly, would be the first recording by a well-known and famous symphony orchestra. The 1910 recording, on the Odeon label, is credited to Friedrich Kark and the otherwise unknown Odeon Symphony Orchestra. The recording would have been made using an acoustic horn, with the orchestra gathered around the recording device. Nikisch brought his firm grounding in Romantic music to this recording, and it provides valuable insight into the performance practice of the early 20th century. The repeats in the music are omitted because of the limited time on the recording medium.

2.) On this day in 1945, Harry Revel and Arnold B. Horwitt's musical comedy "Are You with It?" opens at Century Theater, NYC, later moving to the Shubert Theatre; it runs for 264 performances. The New York Post calls it "a long-awaited musical comedy hit." Universal purchases the film rights for more than $100,000, and The New York Times urges its readers to "hurry, hurry folks and get your tickets. On second thought, it probably isn't necessary to break a neck: this carnival should be hereabouts for a long time to come. "If you've never heard of this raucous entertainment known as Are You With It?, you are not alone. Despite garnering a cornucopia of remarkable raves, it closed in June 1946 after only 264 performances, with the Times reporting, "The show started with a bang when it first opened at the Century Theatre on Nov. 10 last year. There it flourished until it transferred to the Shubert Theatre on April 30." (Additional information provided by Musical of the Month: Are You With It? | The New York Public Library.)

3.) On this day in 1955, Elvis Presley attended the fourth Country Music Disc Jockey Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. Back at his hotel, Mae Boren Axton played him a demo of a new song she had written with Tommy Durden called 'Heartbreak Hotel '. Presley released the track as a single on January 27, 1956, his first on his new record label, RCA Victor. The song gave him his first No.1 pop record.

4.) On this day in 1967, The Beatles filmed three promotional films for their new single ‘Hello Goodbye’  at the Saville Theatre in London. Each of the three film clips featured different costumes and Beatle antics. In the first film, they wear their Sgt. In Pepper uniforms, for the second, The Beatles are wearing everyday clothes, the third film clip features shots from the first two films, plus additional shots of (especially John) doing the twist. A Musicians' Union ban on lip-sync broadcasts prevented the films from being used on British television.

5.) On this day in 1973, Elton John started a eight week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road', the singers third US No.1. The album which had the working titles of Vodka and Tonics and Silent Movies, Talking Pictures, is his best selling studio album with worldwide sales of over 15 million copies. Recorded at the Château d'Hérouville, the album contains the Marilyn Monroe tribute, 'Candle in the Wind', as well as three successful singles: 'Bennie and the Jets', 'Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting', and the title track.

6.) On this day in 1973, Ship Ahoy is a soul/R&B album by Philadelphia trio The O'Jays, originally released on November 10, 1973, on Philadelphia International Records. The album was a critical and commercial success, reaching #1 on Billboard's Black Albums chart and #11 on the Pop Albums chart and launching two hit singles, "For the Love of Money" and "Put Your Hands Together." Conceived as a theme album built around the title track, Ship Ahoy includes socially relevant tracks and love songs under a cover that is itself notable for its serious subject matter. Ship Ahoy was the highest-selling R&B album on the Billboard Year-End chart for 1974.

7.) On this day in 1975, David Bowie was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Space Oddity ', the track was first released in 1969 to tie in with the Apollo 11 moon landing. Rick Wakeman (former keyboard player with Yes) provided synthesizer backing. Bowie would later revisit his Major Tom character in the songs 'Ashes to Ashes', 'Hallo Spaceboy', and 'Blackstar'.

8.) On this day in 1979, Fleetwood Mac scored their second UK No.1 album with the double set 'Tusk', the 12th album by the British/American rock band.

9.) The Eagles went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Heartache Tonight', the group's 5th and final US No.1. It made No.40 in the UK.

10.) On this day in 1984, after setting a new record for advanced orders, 1,099,500 copies, Frankie Goes To Hollywood went to No.1 on the UK album chart with their debut LP 'Welcome To The Pleasure Dome.' Also on this day, Frankie Goes To Hollywood made their debut TV appearance on Saturday Night Live, performing 'Two Tribes' and 'Born To Run '.

11.) On this day in 1984, Former Rufus singer Chaka Khan was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I Feel For You.' Written by Prince, the song featured Stevie Wonder on harmonica, and the Rap was by Grandmaster Melle Mel. The repetition of Khan's name by rapper Melle Mel at the beginning of the song was originally a mistake made by producer Arif Mardin, who then decided to keep it.

12.) On this day in 1990, Vanilla Ice started a 16-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'To The Extreme.'

13.) On this day in 1997, American session guitarist Tommy Tedesco died of lung cancer age of 67. Described by "Guitar Player" magazine as the most recorded guitarist in history, recording with The Beach Boys, Everly Brothers, Supremes, The Monkees, The Association, Barbra Streisand, Elvis Presley, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Zappa, Sam Cooke, Cher and Nancy, and Frank Sinatra. And played on many TV themes, including Bonanza, The Twilight Zone, M*A*S*H, and Batman.

14.) On this day in 2008, Coldplay were declared the biggest-selling act of 2008 at the World Music Awards held in Monaco. The band picked up the prize ‘ along with the Rock Act Of The Year award ‘ after their current album 'Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends' topped charts around the globe. Other winners at the awards included Leona Lewis for Best Pop Female and Best New Artist, Amy Winehouse was the winner in the Female Pop/Rock award, while Alicia Keys was named best in the R&B category. Lil' Wayne bagged the Hip-Hop/Rap Artist award, while Akon was declared the Biggest Internet Artist Of The Year.

15.) On this day in 2014, the song "Uptown Funk" single was released by Bruno Mars (Billboard Song of the Year 2015, Grammy Record Of The Year, Grammy Song of the Year 2016)

16.) On this day in 2023, The Beatles topped the UK charts with their single, 'Now and Then', making them the act with the longest gap between their first and last No.1's. Sixty years after 'From Me to You' topped the charts, Sir Paul McCartney  said: "It's blown my socks off!" 'Now and Then' became this century's fastest-selling vinyl single, according to the Official Charts Company. Its first bars were written by John Lennon in 1978, and the song was finally completed last year.

Born On This Day In The Music World:

1.) Born on this day in 1636, Francesco Passarini, Italian composer, born in Bologna, Papal States (d. 1694)

2.) Born on this day in 1668, François Couperin was a remarkable French composer, organist, and harpsichordist. He belonged to a family that produced several generations of musicians. François began studying music under the guidance of his father, Charles Couperin. After his father died in 1685, François took on the position of organist at the church of Saint-Gervais in Paris. After eight years, François's exceptional mastery of music was recognized, and he was invited to serve as a court organist. Starting from 1703, he also became a court harpsichordist. It was for the harpsichord, known as the king of musical instruments during the 17th and 18th centuries, that Couperin wrote his main compositions. He published approximately 250 harpsichord pieces of various characters, for which he usually provided programmatic titles such as "Reeds," "Butterflies," "Grape Harvesters," "Harvesters," "The Spaniard," "The Coquette," "Desire," "Fidelity," and others. These miniature sketches were characterized by incredible inventiveness, elegance, and expressiveness. Couperin's compositions gained immense popularity not only in France but also abroad. His contemporaries referred to him as the "great Couperin." On September 12, 1733, François Couperin passed away in Paris, the city where he had spent his entire life.

3.) Born on this day in 1923, English vocalist Anne Shelton, who is remembered for providing inspirational songs for soldiers both on radio broadcasts and in person, at British military bases during the Second World War. She had the 1956 UK No. 1 'Lay Down Your Arms'. Shelton died of a heart attack on 31 July 1994 age of 70.

4.) Born on this day in 1928, Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, trumpeter, and pianist Ennio Morricone, who wrote music in a wide range of styles. Morricone gained international fame for composing music for Westerns. With more than 400 scores for cinema and television, as well as more than 100 classical works, Morricone is widely considered one of the most prolific and greatest film composers of all time. His filmography includes more than 70 award-winning films. His score to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) is regarded as one of the most recognisable soundtracks in history. He died on 6 July 2020, aged 91.

5.) Born on this day in 1929, Marilyn Bergman (née Katz), American Emmy, Grammy, and Academy Award-winning lyricist, with husband Alan ("The Way We Were"; "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?"; "You Don't Bring Me Flowers"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2022)

6.) Born on this day in 1941, Japanese singer and actor Kyu Sakamoto, who had the 1963 US No.1 & UK No.6 single 'Sukiyaki'. The track sold over 13 million copies and made Sakamoto the first Asian recording artist to have a No.1 song on the US charts. He was also the first Japanese artist to have a No.1 single on the Australian singles chart. He was killed in a plane crash on 12th August 1985. Sakamoto was aboard Japan Airlines Flight 123 (departing from Tokyo), heading to Osaka for an event. The plane suffered a severe structural failure and decompression before crashing, a disaster that remains the deadliest single-aircraft accident in history, with 520 people killed.

7.) Born on this day in 1945,  Donna Fargo [Yvonne Vaughn], American country singer ("The Happiest Girl in Whole USA"), born in Mount Airy, North Carolina.

8.) Born on this day in 1946, English record producer, songwriter, and arranger Roy Thomas Baker, best known for producing five out of the first seven albums by Queen and the first four albums by The Cars. He also recorded artists including The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, The Who, Santana, The Mothers of Invention, Free, and T Rex. Baker died on 12 April 2025, at the age of 78.

9.) Born on this day in 1947, American singer, songwriter, and musician Dave Loggins. He is best known for his 1974 hit single 'Please Come to Boston' as well as his 1984 duet with Anne Murray, 'Nobody Loves Me Like You Do'. His second cousin is singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins. Dave Loggins died in Nashville on July 10, 2024, at the age of 76.

10.) Born on this day in 1947, American songwriter Allee Willis. She co-wrote many hit songs, including 'September' and 'Boogie Wonderland' by Earth, Wind & Fire, and 'I’ll Be There for You' by the Rembrandts, the theme from the TV sitcom Friends. Her compositions sold over 60 million records. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018. She died on 24 December 2019 age of 72.

11.) Born on this day in 1957, Chris Joyce, drummer from Simply Red, who had the 1986 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Holding Back The Years'. They have had five No.1 albums in the UK, with their 1991 album, Stars, one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history.

12.) Born on this day in 1961, English singer-songwriter Junior Giscombe, who had the 1997 UK No.6 single with Kim Wilde, 'Another Step Closer To You'. He was one of the first British R&B artists to be successful in the United States. He is best known for his 1982 hit single, 'Mama Used to Say'.

13.) Born on this day in 1966, Steve Mackey, from English rock band Pulp, who had the 1995 UK No.2 single 'Common People'. He quit the band in January 1997. Pulp were regarded among the Britpop "big four", along with Oasis, Blur, and Suede. Mackey died on 2 March 2023 age of 56.

14.) Born on this day in 1968, English singer Steve Brookstein, the winner of the first-ever X Factor  UK TV show in 2004. He scored the 2005 UK No.1 single with a cover of Phil Collins' 1984 power ballad 'Against All Odds’. In August 2005, it was announced that Sony BMG had dropped him from their line-up only eight months after his X Factor victory. 

15.) Born on this day in 1970, American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and DJ Warren G, who helped popularise West Coast hip hop during the 1990s. His debut studio album, Regulate... G Funk Era (1994) debuted at No.2 on the U.S. Billboard 200. He had the 1994 US No.2 and UK No.5 single, 'Regulate', and the 1996 UK No.2 single with Adina Howard, 'What's Love Got To Do With It'. He is credited with discovering Snoop Dogg, having introduced the then-unknown rapper to record producer Dr. Dre.

16.) Born on this day in 1978, American rapper, singer, songwriter, Eve. Her debut studio album, Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady (1999) peaked atop the Billboard 200 (making her the third female rapper to do so). She had the 2001 US No.2 and UK No.4 single, featuring Gwen Stefani, 'Let Me Blow Ya Mind'.

17.) Born on this day in 1983, American country singer, songwriter, and musician Miranda Lambert. She gained fame as a finalist on the 2003 season of Nashville Star. Her fifth album Platinum peaked at No.1 in 2014 on the US album chart. Lambert has been honoured with more Academy of Country Music Awards than any artist in history and was named by the Chicago Tribune as the "greatest country music artist of all time" in 2019. Her seventh studio album, Wildcard (2019), went on to win the Grammy Award for Best Country Album.

Have a blessed day. Take care and GOD bless. 

[MOHLovesAlaska]

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

1.) On this day in 1805, Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera, Fidelio, premiered on November 20th, 1805, at the Theater an der Vienna in Vienna, but the first version was not a success. The premiere occurred during a difficult time, as the city was occupied by Napoleon's troops and the audience was mostly French officers, leading to low attendance and a poor reception. The opera underwent significant revisions and was performed again in 1806, and a final, successful version was produced in 1814.

2.) On this day in 1955, the song that changed popular music history Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley  & His Comets, went to No.1 on the UK singles chart. The song was used under the opening credits of the film Blackboard Jungle. The song entered the charts a further six times until 1974. The song will represent the era as the original theme to Happy Days, a '50s nostalgia sitcom that made its debut in 1974, and gives the single another chart run at #39.

3.) On this day in 1955, Bo Diddley appeared on the US The Ed Sullivan Show television show. The show had requested that he sing his version of ‘Sixteen Tons’, but when he appeared on stage, he sang his song 'Bo Diddley', resulting in him being banned from further appearances on the show.

4.) On this day in 1961, Bob Dylan's entry into the ’60s New York Greenwich Village folk scene was cataclysmically groundbreaking. At the ripe age of 20 years old, Dylan, the ambitious hustler, was not only able to get a record deal with Columbia Records but was also able to create a generational standard still being met to this day. However, those things are known and often noted. What is far less known and recorded is the day when Robert Zimmerman truly became Bob Dylan.

5.) The Supremes had their sixth US No.1 single with the Motown production team, Holland–Dozier–Holland's, 'I Hear A Symphony'.  

6.) On this day in 1966, The Supremes were at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'You Keep Me Hanging On'. The group's seventh US No.1 spent two weeks at the top of the charts and was also a No.8 hit in the UK.

7.) On this day in 1967, Los Angeles-based psychedelic rock band Strawberry Alarm Clock were at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Incense And Peppermints'. When recording the track, the band expressed a dislike for the song's lyrics, so the lead vocals were sung by a friend of the band, Greg Munford, who was attending the recording session as a visitor.

8.) On this day in 1971, Isaac Hayes started a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Theme From Shaft'; it made No.4 in the UK. Hayes won a Grammy award for Best Original Film Score with 'Theme From Shaft'.

9.) On this day in 1974, Drummer with The Who, Keith Moon, collapsed during a concert after his drink was spiked with horse tranquilliser. 19-year-old Scott Halpin, who was in the audience, volunteered to replace him on drums for the remaining three numbers. 

10.) On this day in 1976, Paul Simon hosted NBC's Saturday Night Live, where he performed live with George Harrison on ‘Here Comes The Sun’ and ‘Homeward Bound’. Paul McCartney and John Lennon were both in New York City watching the show on TV.

11.) On this day in 1984, A large crowd of fans watched the unveiling of a Hollywood Walk of Fame Star for Michael Jackson in front of Mann's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. Jackson became star number 1,793 on the famed walk.

12.) On this day in 1995, The Beatles  Anthology 1 was released in the US, featuring 60 tracks, including the track 'Free As A Bird', a song originally composed and recorded in 1977 as a home demo by John Lennon. In 1995, a studio version of the recording, incorporating contributions from Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, was released as a single by The Beatles.

13.) On this day in 2005, Robbie Williams smashed a Guinness World Record by selling more than 1.6 million tickets for his 2006 World Tour in one day. The tickets, snapped up on the first day of sale, were valued at an estimated £80 million. 

14.) On this day in 2015, Justin Bieber topped the UK singles chart with 'Sorry', breaking a chart record for the most tracks inside the top 40. The chart featured eight songs from Bieber's new album Purpose, the first time a living artist had so many simultaneous entries. His eight entries saw him break a record set by Elvis Presley in 1957, when he had seven songs in the top 40 singles chart.

15.) On this day in 2015, XL/Columbia released "25," the third studio album by Adele, which won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2017 and the 2016 Billboard Album of the Year; it features the singles "Hello" and "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)"

16.) On this day in 2023, it was reported that Russia had added Ukrainian Eurovision Song Contest winner Jamala to its wanted list. The singer, whose real name is Susana Jamaladinova, was accused of spreading fake information about the Russian armed forces. Jamala has been openly critical of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. She won the contest in 2016 with the song entitled 1944, which was inspired by the forced deportation of her people - the Crimean Tatars - by Russia during that year.

Born On This Day In The Music World: 

1.) Born on this day in 1652, Romanus Weichlein, Austrian composer, born in Linz, Austria (d. 1706). (Side Note: According to Wikipedia and sin80.com, Romanus Weichlein was born on November 11th, 1652. This Day In Music makes no mention of his birth.) Romanus Weichlein was the son of a family of musicians in Linz, who likely received his first music lessons from his father, Anton Seydler, and Benjamin Ludwig Ramhaufski. Weichlein came to the Benedictine monastery in Lambach as a novice in 1671 and took the first name Romanus. In December of the same year, he studied theology and philosophy in Salzburg, where he probably received musical instruction from Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber. He celebrated the solemn first mass after completing his studies on July 8, 1678. In 1691, he became music prefect and house composer at the Benedictine monastery in Säben, near Klausen in South Tyrol. From 1705 until his death, he was a pastor in Kleinfrauenhaid.

2.) Born on this day in 1765, Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, German composer, born in Treuenbrietzen, Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1814)

3.) Born on this day in 1940, Jim Horn. American saxophonist, woodwind player, and session musician Jim Horn. He played on solo albums by three members of the Beatles, forming a long association with George Harrison after appearing at the latter's Concert for Bangladesh benefit in 1971. Horn also played flute and saxophone on The Beach Boys' album Pet Sounds, and also played flute on the Rolling Stones ' album Goats Head Soup.

4.) Born on this day in 1942, American singer-songwriter Norman Greenbaum, best known for his 1969 hit song 'Spirit in the Sky'. The song made him one of the most famous acts with a best-selling one-hit wonder of all time. In the late 1960s, Greenbaum was the leader of Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band, which recorded the novelty hit 'The Eggplant That Ate Chicago'.

5.) Born on this day in 1946, American rock and blues guitarist Duane Allman, the founder and original leader of The Allman Brothers Band. They released the classic album Eat a Peach in 1972 and had the 1973 US No.12 single 'Ramblin Man'. A sought-after session musician both before and during his tenure with the band, Duane Allman performed with King Curtis, Aretha Franklin, Herbie Mann, Wilson Pickett, and Boz Scaggs. He also contributed to the only studio album by Derek and the Dominos, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970). In 2003, he was ranked number 2 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time, second only to Jimi Hendrix. Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident on 29th October 1971 in Macon, Georgia, when he collided with the rear of a flatbed truck that had turned in front of him. 

6.) Born on this day in 1947, American guitarist, singer, songwriter Joe Walsh, who led The James Gang. In December 1971, after Walsh left the James Gang, Steve Marriott, frontman and guitarist of Humble Pie, invited Joe to move to England and join his band, which Peter Frampton had left, but Walsh declined. As a solo artist under the name Barnstorm, he had the 1973 breakthrough album The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get, featuring the single 'Rocky Mountain Way', and had the 1978 UK No.14 single 'Life's Been Good'. He joined the Eagles in 1975, who scored the 1977 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Hotel California', plus 5 US No.1 albums. During his five-decade career, he has had stints in other bands, including Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band, and Walsh played the guitar solo on Eagles bandmember Don Henley's 1982 hit 'Dirty Laundry'.

7.) Born on this day in 1957, Jim Brown, drummer, with English reggae band UB40, who had the 1983 UK No.1 & 1988 US No.1 single 'Red Red Wine'. The band has had more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart and has also achieved considerable international success.

8.) Born on this day in 1961, American songwriter, pianist, and radio host Jim Brickman. He has earned two Grammy nominations for his albums Peace (2003) for Best Instrumental, and Faith (2009) for Best New Age Album, and has collaborated with Lady A, Johnny Mathis, Kenny Rogers, Donny Osmond, Olivia Newton-John, Carly Simon, John Oates, and Michael Bolton.

9.) Born on this day in 1965, Senen Reyes, Sen Dog, from American hip hop group Cypress Hill, who had the 1993 UK No.15 single 'I Ain't Goin' Out Like That', and the 1993 US No.1 album Black Sunday. They are considered to be among the main progenitors of West Coast hip hop and 1990s hip hop. All of the group members advocate for medical and recreational use of cannabis in the United States. In 2019, Cypress Hill became the first hip hop group to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

10.) Born on this day in 1965, Mike Diamond, American rapper, musician, and music producer. He is a founding member of the hip hop group Beastie Boys, who had the 1987 US No.7 & UK No.11 single 'You Gotta Fight For Your Right To Party', and the 1987 US No.1 and UK No.7 album Licence To Ill. They are the biggest-selling rap group since Billboard began recording sales in 1991. In 2012, they became the third rap group to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

11.) Born on this day in 1966, American singer, songwriter, musician, Kevin Gilbert. He was a member of Giraffe and worked with Sheryl Crow. He co-wrote the 1994 Crow UK No. 4 hit 'All I Want To Do.' Gilbert died on 18 May 1996. The coroner listed the cause of death as "asphyxia due to partial suspension hanging" and concluded the death was accidental.

12.) Born on this day in 1975, American country singer and songwriter Dierks Bentley. His studio albums have accounted for 27 singles on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, of which 18 have reached No. 1.

13.) Born on this day in 1983, American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer Future (Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn). In collaboration with Drake, Evol (2016), Future (2017), and Hndrxx (2017) all debuted at No.1 on the US Billboard 200.

14.) Born on this day in 1986, Jared Followill, bassist, from American rock band Kings of Leon, who had the 2007 UK No.1 album Because Of The Times, and the 2008 UK No.1 single ‘Sex on Fire’. The band has sold over 21 million albums worldwide and 38 million singles.

15.) Born on this day in 1995, Michael Clifford from 5 Seconds of Summer, who had a No.1 UK hit with 'She Looks So Perfect', and their debut album was a US No.1 and UK No.2. 5 Seconds of Summer were also the first Australian act to achieve a US No.1 album with their debut album.

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

[MOHLovesAlaska]

Happy Thanksgiving Eve, dear friend. Welcome to This Day In The History Of Music. Enjoy the read.

1.) On this day in 1943, MGM released the last of nine Judy Garland -Mickey Rooney movies, "Girl Crazy," a film adaptation of George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin's stage musical.

2.) On this day in 1945, Charlie “Bird” Parker led a recording session for the Savoy label, marketed as the “greatest jazz session ever”. An influential jazz soloist and leader in the development of bebop, Parker was known for his ability to combine jazz with other musical genres, including blues, Latin, and classical. One of the most famous sessions from this time was led by Bird for Savoy Records and featured bop’s foundational figures, including trumpet players Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis, drummer Max Roach, and bassist Curley Russell. Known as The Greatest Jazz Session Ever, subsequent recordings from November 1945 included Parker originals such as Billie’s Bounce, Now’s the Time, and Ko-Ko. Other Savoy-era hits include Donna Lee, Parker’s Mood, and Cheryl, all of which appear in Ornithology.

3.) On this day in 1955, Sandy Wilson's musical "The Boy Friend", featuring the Broadway debut of Julie Andrews, closed at the Royale Theater, NYC, after 483 performances. The Boy Friend opened on Broadway at the Royale Theatre on 30 September 1954, and closed on 26 November 1955 after 485 performances. Starring was newcomer Julie Andrews in her Broadway debut as Polly. For her Broadway debut, Andrews received the Theatre World Award. My Fair Lady producers saw her in this piece, prompting her casting in the lead in that production, which led to her wider fame on Broadway and beyond in the following years. Jo Anne Bayless (known as Jean Bayless in London) played Polly for the final three months of the Broadway production and reprised the role on the subsequent US tour.

4.) On this day in 1958, Johnny Cash made his debut on the US country chart when ‘Cry! Cry! Cry!’ made it to number 14. His next seven singles would all make the country top 10, with ‘I Walk the Line’ and ‘There You Go’ both hitting number 1.

5.) On this day in 1967, this was the 10th date on a 16-date UK package tour that Pink Floyd played alongside The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Move, The Nice, The Eire Apparent, The Outer Limits, and Amen Corner. Tonight's date was at the Palace Theatre, Manchester, and as with all of the dates, there were two shows per night.

6.) On this day in 1968, Cream played their farewell concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Also on the bill were Yes and Taste. The concert was filmed and released as Cream's Farewell Concert, which has often been criticized for both its mediocre sound and visual effects: during Ginger Baker's drum solo, he seems to change clothes at lightning speed due to careless post-editing.

7.) On this day in 1973, John Rostill, former bassist with The Shadows, died after being electrocuted at his home recording studio. A local newspaper ran the headline, 'Pop musician dies, guitar apparent cause'. After the breakup of The Shadows, Rostill worked with Tom Jones and wrote songs covered by Elvis Presley and Olivia Newton-John.

8.) On this day in 1976, The Sex Pistols released the single 'Anarchy In The UK'. Originally issued in a plain black sleeve, the single was the only Sex Pistols recording released by EMI, and reached No.38 on the UK Singles Chart before EMI dropped the group on 6 January 1977.

9.) On this day in 1988, Russian cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 7 took into space a cassette copy (minus the cassette box for weight reasons) of the latest Pink Floyd album, Delicate Sound Of Thunder, and played it in orbit, making Pink Floyd the first rock band to be played in space. David Gilmour and Nick Mason both attended the launch of the spacecraft.

10.) On this day in 1991, US Country singer Garth Brooks asked fans to bring 10 cans of food to a grocery store in exchange for a lottery envelope, some of which contained tickets to see Garth at a forthcoming show. Over 10,000 cans were donated to charity. 

11.) On this day in 1994, The Eagles started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Hell Freezes Over.' The album name is in reference to a quote by Don Henley after the band's breakup in 1980; he commented that the band would play together again

12.) On this day in 1994, Boyz II Men started their 14th and final week at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I'll Make Love To You', giving them the longest run in chart history along with 'I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston.

13.) On this day in 2000, The Beatles went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Beatles 1.' The album features virtually every number-one single released from 1962 to 1970. Issued on the 30th anniversary of the band's break-up, it was their first compilation available on one CD. The world's best-selling album of the 21st century, 1 has sold over 31 million copies.

14.) On this day in 2003, Rapper Soulja Slim was shot to death in front of his home in New Orleans, aged 25. The rapper was featured on Juvenile's 2004 US No.1 single 'Slow Motion.'

15.) On this day in 2007, "Like You'll Never See Me Again" single released by Alicia Keys (NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Music Video, Outstanding Song 2008, Billboard Song of the Year 2008)

16.) On this day in 2008, the parents of missing Manic Street Preachers guitarist and lyricist Richey Edwards were granted a court order for him to be declared presumed dead, after he disappeared nearly 14 years ago. Despite alleged sightings all over the world, many believed to be Edwards, whose car was found near the Severn Bridge, where he was thought to have taken his own life at the age of 27.

17.) On this day in 2010, Willie Nelson was arrested for possession of six ounces of marijuana found in his tour bus while traveling from Los Angeles to Texas. He was released after paying bail of $2,500. Prosecutor Kit Bramblett supported not sentencing Nelson to jail due to the amount of marijuana being small, but suggested a $100 fine instead told Nelson that he would have him sing 'Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain' for the court.

18.) On this day in 2017, Punk memorabilia said to be worth £5m ($6m) was set on fire in the middle of the River Thames in London, England. Joe Corre, the son of Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren and fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood, burnt the items on the 40th anniversary of the Sex Pistols' debut single. The 48-year-old told the crowd that "punk was never meant to be nostalgic".

19.) On this day in 2021, Adele was at No.1 on the UK chart with her fourth studio album, 30. Her first studio album in six years, following 25 (2015), the album was nominated for six Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, and won the Brit Award for British Album of the Year at the Brit Awards 2022, making Adele the first solo artist in history to win the award three times, having won previously for 21 and 25. 30 reached No.1 in twenty-five countries.

Born On This Day In The Music World: 

1.) Born on this day in 1640, Carl Rosier, Dutch baroque composer, born in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1725)

2.) Born on this day in 1744,  Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, German composer, born in Erlangen, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1785)

3.) Born on this day in 1865, Earl Ross Drake, American violinist and composer (The Mite and the Mighty), born in Aurora, Illinois (d. 1916)

4.) Born on this day in 1891, Scott Bradley, American pianist, composer, and arranger (MGM theatrical cartoon division, 1937-57), born in Russellville, Arkansas (d. 1977)

5.) Born on this day in 1907, Franklyn Taft Melrose was an American jazz and blues pianist who recorded as Kansas City Frank. He was born in Sumner, Illinois, and was the younger brother of Walter Melrose and Lester Melrose, who had set up the Melrose Brothers Music Company in Chicago in 1918. He became one of the leading figures in the Chicago blues and jazz scene of the 1920s and 1930s. Frank’s first instrument was a violin, but he later took up piano. He was strongly influenced by his brothers’ business partner, Jelly Roll Morton. In 1924, he left home and began drifting around, playing and settling for short periods in St. Louis, Kansas City, and Detroit. He also played occasionally in Chicago clubs with Morton. In 1929, his brother Lester recorded him performing piano solos, which were released under the pseudonym of "Broadway Rastus", and in 1930. Following another trip to Kansas City, he recorded "Jelly Roll Blues" and other tunes. These were issued in Brunswick Records’ “race” series under the pseudonym of "Kansas City Frank", and for some years were wrongly assumed to be the work of Morton.

6.) Born on this day in 1924, Irwin Hoffman, American conductor (Vancouver Symphony, 1952-64; Chicago Symphony, 1964-70; Costa Rica National Symphony, 1987-2001), born in New York City (d. 2018)

7.) Born on this day in 1925, British singer Michael Holliday, who had the 1958 UK No.1 'The Story Of My Life'. The song gave the writers Bacharach and David their first UK No.1 hit. According to Elvis Costello, while working as a seaman in the Merchant Navy, Holliday used to smuggle obscure US jazz records into the UK, where Costello's mother, Lilian Ablett, sold them. Holliday died on 29 October 1963 age of 38.

8.) Born on this day in 1933, Robert Goulet, American Tony and Grammy Award-winning singer, stage and screen actor. Robert Goulet took Broadway by storm as Sir Lancelot in Camelot (1960), in which he starred opposite titans Richard Burton and Julie Andrews. He achieved instant recognition with his performance and interpretation of the show-stopping song “If Ever I would Leave You”, which became his signature song. The dark, handsome, blue-eyed newcomer with a resonant, stirring baritone voice changed the sound on Broadway and redefined the interpretation of a romantic ballad. His Broadway debut won him “The Theater World” award and launched him internationally on an award-winning stage, screen, and recording career, which took him on a remarkable journey. 

He received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1975, and in 2006, forty-six years after leaving Canada, he was honored with the Canadian Walk of Fame Star. But his most cherished award was the one he received in 1993 from The Royal Conservatory of Music, University of Toronto, Canada, when they awarded him with their highest honor, a ‘Fellowship’. A Grammy, Tony, and Emmy winner, he was a legendary artist of striking power whose vocal talents illuminated every medium of the entertainment world, and his illustrious career spanned over six decades. He is considered one of the greatest baritones of our time and was undoubtedly one of the most prominent musical stars to grace the stages worldwide.

9.) Born on this day in 1937, Hungarian-American bassist Bob Babbitt is most famous for his work as a member of Motown  Records' studio band, the Funk Brothers, from 1966 to 1972. Babbitt's most notable bass performances include 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours' by Stevie Wonder, 'War' by Edwin Starr, 'The Tears of a Clown' by Smokey Robinson  & the Miracles, 'Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)' and 'Inner City Blues' by Marvin Gaye, 'Band Of Gold' by Freda Payne, 'Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)', and 'Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)' by The Temptations. Bob Babbitt died on July 16, 2012, aged 74, from brain cancer.

10.) Born on this day in 1939, American singer, songwriter Tina Turner, (Annie Mae Bullock), who with Ike & Tina Turner had the 1966 UK No.3 single 'River Deep Mountain High', 1971 US No.4 single 'Proud Mary', and 1973 'Nutbush City Limits and solo hits with the 1984 US No.1 single 'What's Love Got To Do With It', plus over 25 other Top 40 singles. Turner was one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. She has also been referred to as The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll and is one of the most successful female Rock 'n' Roll artists, having received 11 Grammy Awards. Turner died on 24 May 2023 following a long illness, including cancer, strokes, and kidney failure.

11.) Born on this day in 1939, David White, American singer-songwriter. He formed and was a founding member of the doo-wop quartet Danny & the Juniors, as well as of the pop trio The Spokesmen. He wrote the Rock and Roll anthem, 'Rock and Roll is Here to Stay,' and co-wrote several other hit songs, including 'At the Hop,' a hit for Danny & the Juniors. He died in Las Vegas on 16 March 2019 age of 79.

12.) Born on this day in 1944, American R&B and jazz singer Jean Terrell. She replaced Diana Ross as the lead singer of the Supremes in 1970. The group scored more chart success at the beginning of the new decade, including 'Up the Ladder to the Roof', 'Stoned Love', 'River Deep – Mountain High' (with the Four Tops), 'Nathan Jones', and 'Floy Joy'.

13.) Born on this day in 1945, American singer-songwriter, arranger, keyboardist, and music producer Michael Omartian. He produced No.1 records in three consecutive decades and has earned 11 Grammy Award nominations and won three (for 'Sailing' by Christopher Cross). Omartian has appeared or produced records for Rod Stewart, Steely Dan, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Dolly Parton, Donna Summer, and Billy Joel.

14.) Born on this day in 1945, British bass guitarist John McVie, who was a member of the John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and then Fleetwood Mac, who had the 1968 UK No.1 hit 'Albatross' and the hits 'Man of the World' and 'Oh Well. In 1977, they scored the US No.1 single 'Dreams' taken from their worldwide No.1 album Rumours, which spent 31 weeks on the US chart. In 1968, McVie married blues pianist and singer Christine Perfect, who became a member of Fleetwood Mac two years later. John and Christine McVie divorced in 1976, but continued working together professionally.

15.) Born on this day in 1946, American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer Raymond Louis Kennedy. He co-wrote 'Sail On, Sailor', one of The Beach Boys' mid-career hits, as well as two hits for The Babys: 'Everytime I Think of You' and 'Isn't It Time'. He also worked with Jeff Beck, Aerosmith, Willie Nelson, Sly and the Family Stone, and others.

16.) Born on this day in 1963, Adam Gaynor, American guitarist (Matchbox Twenty, 1995-2005 - "If You're Gone"), born in New York City. (Side Note: This Day In Music has Adam born in 1964, but On This Day and Wikipedia have Adam born on this day in 1963.) 

17.) Born on this day in 1979, American songwriter, record producer Beau Dozier. He worked with chart-topping artists of many different genres, including Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg, Priscilla Ahn, Boyz II Men, The Backstreet Boys, and Jennifer Lopez. His father, Lamont Dozier (1941 – 2022), was best known as a member of the Motown songwriting and production team, Holland–Dozier–Holland. He died on 8 March 2025, at the age of 45.

18.) Born on this day in 1981, British singer, songwriter, Natasha Bedingfield, who had the 2004 UK No.1 single 'These Words'. Bedingfield received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the track 'Unwritten, and at the 2005 and 2006 Brit Awards, she was nominated for Best British Female Artist.

19.) Born on this day in 1985, Lil' Fizz [Dreux Pierre Frédéric], American rapper and singer (B2K), born in New Orleans, Louisiana.

20.) Born on this day in 1990, British singer-songwriter and actress Rita Ora. Her debut studio album Ora (2012) debuted at No.1 in the UK, and spawned the No.1 singles 'R.I.P.' and 'How We Do (Party)'.

21.) Born on this day in 1999, American singer, songwriter, and actress Olivia O'Brien. She rose to fame in 2016 after collaborating with Gnash on the single 'I Hate U, I Love U', which peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States and No. 1 in Australia.

Have a very blessed and memorable Thanksgiving. Take care, and GOD bless. 

[MOHLovesAlaska]

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

1.) On this day in 1908, Sir Edward Elgar's Symphony No. 1 in A♭ major, Op. 55 is one of his two completed symphonies. The first performance was given by the Hallé Orchestra, conducted by Hans Richter, in Manchester, England, on 3 December 1908. It was widely known that Elgar had been planning a symphony for more than ten years, and the announcement that he had finally completed it aroused enormous interest. The critical reception was enthusiastic, and the public response unprecedented. The symphony achieved what The Musical Times described as "immediate and phenomenal success", with a hundred performances in Britain, continental Europe, and America within just over a year of its première.

2.) On this day in 1943, Howard Hanson conducted the premiere of his 4th Symphony ("Requiem") with the Boston Symphony, and won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1944. 

3.) On this day in 1953, Webb Pierce records the single "In the Jailhouse Now" (Billboard Song of the Year, 1955)

4.) On this day in 1955, Elvis Presley's first release on RCA Victor Records was announced. The first two songs, ‘Mystery Train’ and ‘I Forgot to Remember to Forget’, had been purchased from Sam Phillips of Sun Records. Elvis was described by his new record company as 'The most talked about personality in recorded music in the last 10 years.'

5.) On this day in 1956, Guy Mitchell was at No.1 on the US singles chart with his version of 'Singing The Blues', which spent nine weeks at the top of the charts. Two other charting versions of the song were released almost simultaneously with Mitchell's, one by UK singer Tommy Steele (with the Steelmen) and the other by US country singer Marty Robbins.

6.) On this day in 1960, Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "Camelot", starring Richard Burton and Julie Andrews, and introducing Robert Goulet, opens at the Majestic Theater, NYC; runs for 873 performances, and the musical wins 4 Tony Awards. 

7.) On this day in 1961, Brian Epstein invited The Beatles into his office to discuss the possibility of becoming their manager. John Lennon, George Harrison, and Pete Best arrived late for the 4 pm meeting (they had been drinking at the Grapes pub in Matthew Street), but Paul McCartney was not with them, because, as Harrison explained, he had just got up and was "taking a bath".

8.) On this day in 1964, TheRolling Stones had their second UK No.1 single with their version of 'Little Red Rooster'. The Stones had recorded the song at Chess Studios in Chicago, the same studios where Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, and Little Walter had recorded their blues classics.

9.) On this day in 1965, The Who released their debut studio album, My Generation, in the UK. In the United States, it was released by Decca Records as The Who Sings My Generation in April 1966, with a different cover and a slightly altered track listing. In 2003, it was named the second greatest guitar album of all time by Mojo magazine.

10.) On this day in 1965, Rolling Stone Keith Richards was knocked unconscious by an electric shock on stage at the Memorial Hall in Sacramento, California, when his guitar made contact with his microphone.

11.) On this day in 1966, British act The New Vaudeville Band started a three-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Winchester Cathedral'. A No.4 hit in the UK.

12.) On this day in 1968, Elvis Presley's Comeback Special airs on NBC, his first live performance in seven years, relaunching his singing career.

13.) On this day in 1969, The Rolling Stones recorded 'Brown Sugar' at Muscle Shoals studios during three days of recording sessions. The song was written by Mick Jagger with Marsha Hunt in mind; Hunt was Jagger's secret girlfriend and mother of his first child, Karis. The song was not released until over a year later due to legal wranglings with the band's former label. It became a No.1 hit in both the United States and Canada. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it charted at No.2.

14.) At 8:30 pm, on 3 December 1976, two days before the Smile Jamaica Concert, seven men armed with guns raided Marley's house at 56 Hope Road while Marley and his band were on break from rehearsal. Marley's wife, Rita, was shot in the head in her car in the driveway. The gunmen shot Marley in the chest and arm. His manager, Don Taylor, was shot in the legs and torso. Band employee Louis Griffiths took a bullet to his torso as well. There were no fatalities. (Side Note: On This Day records this event happening back on the 3rd of December in 1967. This Day In Music and Wikipedia agree this event took place on December 3rd, 1976.)

15.) On this day in 1976, A giant 40-foot inflatable pig could be seen floating above London, England, after breaking free from its moorings. The pig, nicknamed Algie, was being photographed for the forthcoming Pink Floyd  Animals album cover. The Civil Aviation Authority issued a warning to all pilots that a flying pig was on the run, and the pig eventually crashed into a barn in Godmersham, Kent, where the farmer complained of his cows being scared by the incident.

16.) On this day in 1977, Wings started a nine-week run at No.1 in the UK with 'Mull Of Kintyre'. The first single to sell over 2 million copies in the UK, (it was co-written by Denny Laine, who sold his rights to the song when he became bankrupt).

17.) On this day in 1979, A concert by The Who at The Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, turned to disaster when 11 members of the audience were trampled to death after a stampede to claim unreserved seats, and another 26 fans were injured. The concert was using 'festival seating' where seats are available on a first-come come-first served basis. When the waiting fans outside the Coliseum heard the band performing a late sound check, they thought that the concert was beginning and tried to rush into the still-closed doors.

18.) On this day in 1986, Judas Priest were sued by two families, alleging that the band was responsible for their son's forming a suicide pact and shooting themselves after listening to Judas Priest records. The parents and their legal team alleged that a subliminal message of 'do it' had been included in the Judas Priest song Better By You, Better Than Me from the Stained Class album, and alleged the command in the song triggered the suicide attempt. The trial lasted from 16 July to 24 August 1990, when the suit was dismissed.

19.) On this day in 1994, Boyz II Men knocked themselves off the No.1 position on the US singles chart when 'On Bended Knee' started a six-week run a No.1. The group's 'I'll Make Love To You' had been at No.1 for a record-breaking 14 weeks.

20.) On this day in 1999, U2 singer Bono had his missing laptop computer returned after losing it. A young man had bought it for £300 discovered he had the missing laptop, which contained tracks from the forthcoming U2 album.

21.) On this day in 2000, American composer Hoyt Curtin died of heart failure aged 78. He was the composer of many of the Hanna-Barbera cartoons' theme songs, including The Flintstones, Top Cat, Jonny Quest, Superfriends, The Jetsons, Josie and the Pussycats, and The New Scooby-Doo Movies.

22.) On this day in 2001, American session guitarist Grady Martin died aged 72. He was a member of the legendary Nashville A-Team, playing guitar on hits ranging from Roy Orbison 's ‘Oh, Pretty Woman’, Marty Robbins' ‘El Paso’, and Loretta Lynn's ‘Coal Miner's Daughter’. During a 50-year career, Martin backed such names as Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Joan Baez, and J. J. Cale. 

23.) On this day in 2006, the reformed Take That topped the UK singles and album charts simultaneously for the first time in their career. The single ‘Patience’ remained at number one for the second week, and Beautiful World, the group’s new album, entered the chart at No.1.

24.) On this day in 2007, Diana Ross and the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson were both celebrated at the Kennedy Center Honors, attended by President Bush. Hootie and the Blowfish paid tribute to Brian Wilson with a medley of some of the Beach Boys' best-known songs.

25.) On this day in 2023, the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony was held for pop singer Dionne Warwick, singer-songwriter Barry Gibb, comic-actor Billy Crystal, operatic soprano Renée Fleming, and singer-actress Queen Latifah, in Washington, D.C.

Born On This Day In The Music World: 

1.) Born on this day in 1509, Kanaka Dasa, Indian musician and composer of Carnatic music, born in Baada, Vijayanagara Empire (now Karnataka, India) (d. 1609).

2.) Born on this day in 1898, Lev Knipper, Russian-Soviet composer (Poem of the Komsomol Fighter; Tales of a Plaster God), and secret agent, born in Tiflis, Russian Empire (now Tbilisi, Georgia) (d. 1974)

3.) Born on this day in 1907, Connee Boswell, American jazz singer (The Boswell Sisters; Pete Kelly's Blues), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1976). 

4.) Born on this day in 1909, Dana Suesse, American musician and songwriter (You Ought To Be In Pictures), born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri (d. 1987). 

5.) Born on this day in 1911, Nino Rota [Giovanni Rota Rinaldi], Italian classical and film score composer (Il cappello di paglia di Firenze; The Godfather (I & II); 16 Federico Fellini films), born in Milan, Italy (d. 1979).

6.) Born on this day in 1925,  Ferlin Husky, American country singer (Born to Lose; Gone), born in Desloge, Missouri (d. 2011). Husky was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 and was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2010. 

7.) Born on this day in 1928, American singer and TV host Andy Williams. He had the 1957 US & UK No.1 single 'Butterfly', the 1963 US & UK No.2 single 'Can't Get Used To Losing You', plus over 25 other US Top 40 singles. Williams presented the long-running Andy Williams TV show from 1962 to 1971 and sold more than 100 million records worldwide. He died on Sept 25th, 2012, at the age of 84, of bladder cancer.

8.) Born on this day in 1942, Ken Lewis, from the English vocal trio Ivy League, best known for their 1965 UK No.3 single 'Tossing and Turning'. They were first heard doing background vocals for The Who on their hit single 'I Can't Explain' in November 1964.

9.) Born on this day in 1946, Vic Malcolm, guitarist from British rock band Geordie, initially active in the 1970s with notable songs such as 'Don't Do That', 'All Because of You', 'Can You Do It', 'Electric Lady', and Goodbye Love'. Brian Johnson was the singer in the band, and after AC/DC's lead singer, Bon Scott, died in February 1980, AC/DC chose Brian Johnson to take over lead vocal duties.

10.) Born on this day in 1948, Ozzy Osbourne  (John Michael Osbourne), singer and songwriter with English rock band Black Sabbath, who had the 1970 UK No.4 single 'Paranoid '. The band's self-titled 1970 album was voted as the best British rock album ever by Kerrang! in 2005. He performed on the band's first eight studio albums before he was fired in 1979 due to his problems with drugs and alcohol. He had the 1986 solo UK No.20 single 'Shot In The Dark' and became the star of The Osbournes MTV  show, which first aired in 2002. Osbourne sold over 100 million albums, including his solo work and Black Sabbath releases. Osbourne courted controversy throughout his career. He adopted the title "Prince of Darkness", took on a demonic stage persona, and portrayed himself as the "Madman of Rock". He died on 22 July 2025 at the age of 76, just seventeen days after his final live performance with Black Sabbath at the Back to the Beginning farewell concert.

11.) Born on this day in 1949, American rock singer Mickey Thomas, best known as one of the lead vocalists of Jefferson Starship and Starship, who had the 1987 UK & US No.1 single 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us'. Before joining Jefferson Starship, he was a member of Elvin Bishop's band as a backing and occasional lead vocalist. He was the lead singer on Bishop's best-known song, 'Fooled Around And Fell In Love'.

12.) Born on this day in 1951, Kimberley Rew from British-American rock band Katrina And The Waves, best known for the 1985 hit 'Walking on Sunshine'. They also won the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest with the song 'Love Shine a Light'.

13.) Born on this day in 1951, English singer Nicky Stevens from the pop group Brotherhood of Man. They had the 1976 hit 'Save Your Kisses for Me', which represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976. The song became a worldwide hit, reaching No.1 in many countries, including the UK, where it became the biggest-selling song of the year.

14.) Born on this day in 1952, American rock vocalist and guitarist Don Barnes, one of the founding members of the Southern rock band 38 Special.

15.) Born on this day in 1952, Duane Roland, guitarist from American Southern rock/hard rock band Molly Hatchet, who had the 1980 album 'Beatin' The Odds' and their hit song 'Flirtin' with Disaster'.

16.) Born on this day in 1968, American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer Montell Jordan, who had the 1995 US No.1 & UK No.11 single 'This Is How We Do It'.

17.) Born on this day in 1979, New Zealand-British singer and songwriter Daniel Bedingfield. His debut studio album, Gotta Get Through This (2002), spawned three UK No.1s: 'Gotta Get Through This', 'If You're Not the One', and 'Never Gonna Leave Your Side'.

18.) Born on this day in 1981, Brian Bonsall, American rock musician (Sunset Silhouette; The Ataris, 2016-18), and child actor (Family Ties, 1986-89; Star Trek Next Generation, 1992-94), born in Torrance, California.

19.) Born on this day in 1994, Lil Baby, American rapper and singer-songwriter ("My Turn", "The Voice of the Heroes"), born in Atlanta, Georgia.

Have a blessed day, take care, and GOD bless.