@cncl I like your post it is a great topic for sure, about a year or so ago @AlyssaPandora and I had a discussion about this very topic, I was looking at this very article online, it was Rolling Stone Magazine online, I had disagreed with their #1 song of choice of all time. It is (was) a Bob Dylan song, out of all the songs that have ever been written and sung, according to Bob Dylan Chart History | Billboard he has had no #1 songs ever, only 4 top 10 and 23 that made the top 100, and yet he has the #1 song of all time. Would you agree with that choice? @AlyssaPandora had also disagreed with their #1 choice. But anyway, this has the makings of a great discussion as well as even a great debate over who should or shouldn't be in the top 500. Great post, you take care and stay safe. P.S Just so you and everyone else knows, I am a Bob Dylan fan, I just disagree with the choice of #1 all-time song. Be safe.  ... View more

@UncleBud I liked your intro post and the picture of your dog Zola. I have also noticed you have been very active posting in the Community, which is truly great to see. I wish more Pandorians would start interacting here in the community. I will be seeing you around. You take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@kayden_S  I gave you a like for posting this, but my answer to your question is no. Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@UncleBud here is what Dubstep means.  Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in South London in the early 2000s. It is generally characterized by sparse, syncopated rhythmic patterns with prominent sub-bass frequencies. The style emerged as an offshoot of UK garage, drawing on a lineage of related styles such as 2-step and dub reggae, as well as jungle, broken beat, and grime. In the United Kingdom, the origins of the genre can be traced back to the growth of the Jamaican sound system party scene in the early 1980s. (Source of definition is from Wikipedia) Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Friday morning, This Day In The History Of Music, have a great Friday.   1868: Jacques Offenbach's opera "Genevieve de Brabant" premieres in NYC. 1881: The Boston Symphony Orchestra gave its inaugural concert on October 22, 1881, under Georg Henschel, who remained as conductor until 1884. For nearly twenty years, BSO concerts were held in the old Boston Music Hall. 1883: New York's original Metropolitan Opera House has its grand opening with a performance of the opera "Faust". 1922: Parsifal Place laid out in Bronx, NY, named after a knight in Wagner's opera.   1930: The first broadcast performance by the new BBC Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Adrian Boult, was on 22 October 1930, in a concert relayed from the Queen's Hall, London. The concert featured works by Wagner, Brahms, and Ravel, and Saint-Saens Cello Concerto in A minor, with soloist Guilhermina Suggia. 1959: Bob Merrill's musical "Take Me Along" opens at Shubert Theater, NYC; runs for 448 performances. 1964: The Who then known as The High Numbers, receive a letter from EMI Records, asking them for original material after their recent audition for the company. 1964: Sandie Shaw had her first UK No.1 single with the Burt Bacharach song '(There's) Always Some Thing There To Remind Me. 1966: The Supremes became the first female group to have a No.1 album on the US chart with 'The Supremes a Go Go', knocking The Beatles Revolver from the top of the charts. 1966: The Beach Boys ‘Good Vibrations’ made its debut on the US singles chart. Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, the track was recorded over six weeks in four different Los Angeles studios, at a cost of over $16,000. The recording engineer would later say that the last take sounded exactly like the first, six months earlier. The record would reach No.1 on the US charts in December 1966. 1969: American singer Tommy Edwards died after suffering a brain aneurysm in Henrico County, Virginia, at the age of 47. Had the 1958 US & UK No.1 single 'It's All In The Game'. 1969: Paul McCartney publicly denied rumors that he was dead. The most recent of many "clues" of this Death Hoax was the fact that he was the only barefoot Beatle on the newly released Abbey Road LP cover. The story was actually started as a prank by Fred La Bour, an arts writer for the student paper, The Michigan Daily at the University of Michigan. 1969: Led Zeppelin II was released on Atlantic Records in the UK. The Jimmy Page produced the album which was recorded over six months between four European and three American tours, peaked at No.1 in both the UK and US, going on to sell over 12 million copies in the US alone, (and spending 138 weeks on the UK chart). The album is now recognized by writers and music critics as one of the greatest and most influential rock albums ever recorded. 1975: "Me & Bessie" (Original, Musical, Broadway) opened in New York City on Oct 22, 1975, and played through Dec 5, 1976. (453 performances). 1978: "King of Hearts" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 48 performances. 1984: Paul McCartney releases the "Give My Regards to Broad Street" soundtrack. 1986:  Jane Carroll Dornacker was an American rock musician, actress, comedian, and traffic reporter. She gained fame as a comedian, actor, dancer, and as an associate and songwriter for the San Francisco rock band The Tubes; she also led her own band, Leila and the Snakes. Jane Dornacker was killed in a helicopter crash during a live traffic report for WNBC radio in New York. Listeners heard the terrifying voice of Dornacker screaming. She had survived a helicopter crash in April earlier in the same year. 1986: John Forster and Lee Holdridge's musical "Into the Light", starring Dean Jones opens at Neil Simon Theater, NYC; runs for 6 performances. 1987: Revival of John Kander and Fred Ebb's "Cabaret" opens at Imperial Theater, NYC; runs for 262 performances. 1988: Phil Collins started a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with his version of 'Groovy Kind Of Love', his 6th US No.1. The song was also a hit for The Mindbenders, the group that backed Wayne Fontana in 1965. 1988: U2 scored their fourth UK No.1 album with the double set and film soundtrack 'Rattle And Hum', featuring their first UK No.1 single 'Desire'. 1988: Elton John sells out while performing in NYC, for a record 26th time. 1989: English folk singer, songwriter, poet, and record producer Ewan MacColl died aged 74. He wrote 'Dirty Old Town' and 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face', (became a No.1 hit for Roberta Flack in 1972). Acts including Planxty, The Dubliners, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash recorded his songs. He was the father of singer, songwriter Kirsty MacColl. 1990: Pearl Jam played their first-ever concert when they appeared at the Off Ramp in Seattle. 1993: Oasis signed a six-album deal with Creation Records for a £40,000 advance. 1994: "Philadelphia, Here I Come" closes at Criterion in NYC after 52 performances. 1995: "Swinging On a Star" opens at Music Box Theater in NYC for 97 performances. 1996: It was announced that "The Beatles were now bigger than The Beatles". The statement was based on sales so far this year, having sold 6,000,000 albums from their back catalog and a combined total of 13,000,000 copies of ‘The Beatles Anthology 1’ and ‘The Beatles Anthology 2’. With the release of ‘The Beatles Anthology 3’ a week away, it was anticipated that total Beatles album sales for 1996 would exceed 20 million. A poll showed 41 percent of sales were to teenagers who were not born when The Beatles officially called it quits in 1970. 1999: It was reported that Sinead O’Connor was attempting to buy the church where she was ordained into the Catholic sisterhood. The church was on the market for £70,000. 2000: George Michael paid £1.45m for the Steinway piano on which John Lennon wrote 'Imagine'. George said, "I know that when my fingers touch the keys of that Steinway, I will feel truly blessed. And parting with my money has never been much of a problem, just ask my accountant." The singer outbid Robbie Williams and The Oasis brothers. 2000: Pearl Jam appeared at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, California, celebrating the tenth anniversary of their first live performance as a band. 2003: Elliot Smith, a US singer-songwriter, committed suicide aged 34. A one-time member of Stranger Than Fiction, solo 1997 album 'Either/Or'. 2005: Waterloo by ABBA was voted the best song in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest. Viewers in 31 countries across Europe voted during a special show in Copenhagen to celebrate the annual event's 50th birthday. 2008: A homeless man claimed a £2,000 reward by returning a waxwork head of ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney which had been left on a train. Anthony Silva found the item in a bin at the Reading station after auctioneer Joby Carter left it under a seat at Maidenhead station. The homeless man thought it was a Halloween mask and had been using it as a pillow before realizing what it was. The wax model sold the following week for £5,500 at auction. 2012: Red is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released on October 22, 2012, through Big Machine Records, as the follow-up to her commercially successful 2010 album Speak Now. 2014: Kasabian won best live act and best act in the world at the Q Awards held in London, England. Former Dr. Feelgood guitarist Wilko Johnson was named a Q Icon, Elbow's The Take-Off and Landing of Everything was named best album, Paolo Nutini's Iron Sky received the best track award, while 22-year-old soul singer Sam Smith was named best new act. 2017: An Australian musician, songwriter, and record producer George Young died aged 70. Young, the brother of AC/DC's Angus and Malcolm Young, was a member of the Easybeats and co-wrote the band's 1966 hit 'Friday On My Mind'. Born in Scotland in 1946, he migrated to Australia with his family as a teenager, forming The Easybeats after he met Dutch-born artist Harry Vanda in Sydney. After the band broke up in 1969, Vanda and Young 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. Born On This Day In The Music World: 1686: Georg Balthasar Schott, a German composer, was born in Schönau, near Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany (d. 1736) 1698: Nicola Logroscino, an Italian composer, was born in Bitonto, Bari, Italy (d. 1765) 1737: Vincenzo Manfredini, an Italian harpsichordist, composer, and music theorist, was born in Pistoia, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1799) 1752: Ambrogio Minoja, an Italian classical composer, was born in Ospedaletto Lodigiano, Lodi, Italy (d. 1825) 1761: Johann Christian Gottlob Eidenbenz, a German composer, was born in Owen, Kirchheim Unter Teck, Germany (d. 1799) 1765: Daniel Steibelt, a German pianist and composer, was born in Berlin (d. 1823) 1809: Federico Ricci, an Italian composer, was born in Naples, Italy (d. 1877) 1811: Franz Liszt, a Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (Faust Symphony) was born in Raiding, Hungary (d. 1886) 1826: Guglielmo Quarenghi, an Italian composer and cellist, was born in Casalmaggiore, Italy (d. 1882) 1832: August Labitzky, a Bohemian composer, was born in Bečov nad Teplou, Czechia (d. 1903) 1832: Leopold Damrosch, a German-American composer, and conductor (New York Oratorio Society; New York Symphony) was born in Poznań, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1885) 1838: Carl Fuchs, a German composer, and musician was born in Potsdam (d. 1922) 1883: Victor Jacobi was a Hungarian operetta composer. He studied at the Zeneakadémia in Budapest at the same time as the noted Hungarian composers Imre Kálmán and Albert Szirmai. (Died 1921) 1885: Giovanni Martinelli, an Italian operatic spinto tenor singer (New York Metropolitan Opera, 1913-45), was born in Montagnana, Italy. 1885: Lothar Windsperger, a German composer and music publisher, was born in Ampfing, Bavaria, Germany (d. 1935) 1891: Fidelio Friedrich Finke, a Bohemian German composer, was born in Josefsthal, Austria-Hungary (d. 1968) 1894: Mei Lan (22 October 1894 – 8 August 1961), better known by his stage name Mei Lanfang, was a notable Peking opera artist in modern Chinese theater. Mei was known as "Queen of Peking Opera". 1898: Marcel Mihalovici, composer, Marcel Mihalovici was a French composer born in Romania. He was discovered by George Enescu in Bucharest. He moved to Paris in 1919 to study under Vincent d'Indy. His works include Sonata number 1 for violin and piano, Mélusine opera, his 1st string quartet, 2nd string quartet, Sonata number 2 for violin and piano, Sonata for violin and cello, Phèdre Opera, Étude in two parts for piano and instrumental ensemble, and Esercizio per archi. Many of his piano works were first performed by his wife, the concert pianist Monique Haas. (Died 1985) 1904: Paul Arma, a Hungarian-French composer, was born in Budapest (d. 1987) 1905: Joseph Kosma, a composer, Joseph Kosma was born in Budapest. He took an interest in music at a very young age, writing an opera called "Noel Dans Les Tranchées" as a teenager. One of his greatest loves in Budapest was the music of Bela Bartok. (Died 1969) 1906: Cornelis L "Kees" van Baaren, a Dutch composer (Willem Pijper) 1913: Patricia "Boots" Mallory, an American dancer and actress (Handle With Care) was born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1958) 1925: Dory Previn [Dorothy Veronica Langan], a singer-songwriter (Mythical Kings and Iguanas) was born in Woodbridge, New Jersey, (d. 2012) 1928: Clare Fischer, an American musician, composer, and arranger, was born in Durand, Michigan (d. 2012) 1929: Giorgio Gaslini, an Italian jazz pianist and composer, was born in Milan, Italy (d. 2014) 1931: Hikaru Hayashi, a Japanese pianist, conductor, and composer (Onibaba) was born in Tokyo (d. 2012) 1934: Donald McIntyre, a Bass-Baritone (Wotan-Das Rheingold) was born in Auckland, New Zealand 1937: Tadeáš Salva, a Slovak composer, was born in Lúčky, Slovakia (d. 1997) 1937: Manos Loïzos, a Greek composer (Ta Tragoudia Mas) and well known leftist and critic of the Greek military junta, was born in Alexandria, Kingdom of Egypt (d. 1982) 1939:  Ray Jones, an early friend of John Lennon, played bass for the Dakotas, with frontman Billy J. Kramer. A rift with Brian Epstein ended his career in rock. 1941: Valeri Kitka, a Ukrainian classical composer (Frescoes of St. Sofia Cathedral of Kiev) and educator, was born in Volodymyrivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) 1942: Annette Funicello, an American actress (Mickey Mouse Club; Beach Party movies) and singer ("Tall Paul"; "O Dio Mio") was born in Utica, New York, (d. 2013) 1942: Robin John Maconie, a New Zealand pianist, electro-acoustic film and concert composer, and musicologist (Stockhausen) was born in Auckland, New Zealand. 1942: Bobby Fuller singer, The Bobby Fuller Four. (1966 US No.9 single 'I Fought The Law' written by Sonny Curtis of Buddy Holly's Crickets). Fuller died on 18th July 1966 mysteriously from gasoline asphyxiation, while parked in a car outside his apartment. 1943: Paul Zukofsky, an American violinist and conductor (Cappricio) was born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2017) 1943: Robert Long [Leverman], a Dutch singer/actor (Vroeger Kon Je Lachen) 1945: American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Leslie West with Mountain, 1970 US No.21 single 'Mississippi Queen', and a member of West Bruce & Laing. In 2011, due to complications from diabetes, West's right leg had to be amputated. He died on 22 Dec 2020 at age 75 after suffering a heart attack in his home near Daytona, Florida. 1946: Eddie Brigati, with an American rock band, The Rascals (initially known as The Young Rascals) who had the US No.1 hits 'Good Lovin'' (1966), 'Groovin'' (1967), and 'People Got to Be Free' (1968). 1947: Neil Rolnick, an American electronic music composer, and educator (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)- iEAR Studios, 1981-2013) was born in Dallas, Texas.  1949: Stiv Bators [Steven Bator], an American punk rock singer and guitarist (The Dead Boys) was born in Youngstown, Ohio (d. 1990) 1952: Jeff Goldblum studied acting with Sanford Meisner in New York before embarking on a big-screen career. He has starred in several dozen films, with prominent roles in works like The Fly, Jurassic Park, Independence Day, and Morning Glory. Goldblum is also a noted stage and television actor, having been part of the cast of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. His more recent big-budget film work includes 2017's Thor: Ragnorak and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018). Many people don't know this about Jeff Goldblum, he is a noted jazz pianist, having performed as a solo artist and with the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra.   1956: Stiv Bators, vocals, Dead Boys, Wanderers, Lords Of The New Church.   1958: Bobby Blotzer, an American rock drummer (Ratt, "Round & Round") was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.   1959: Marc Shaiman, an American film and Broadway composer (When Harry Met Sally; Hairspray) was born in Newark, New Jersey.   1960: Darryl Jenifer, an American bassist (Bad Brains) was born in Washington, D.C.   1964: TobyMac [Kevin McKeehan], an American Christian-hip-hop rapper, singer, and songwriter (DC Talk), was born in Fairfax, Virginia.   1965: John Wesley Harding [Wesley Stace], a British singer-songwriter ("Here Comes The Groom") and novelist (Wonderkid) was born in Hastings, East Sussex, England.   1967: Rita Guerra, a Portuguese singer-songwriter (Eurovision, 2003) was born in Lisbon, Portugal.   1968: Shelby Lynne [Moorer], an American country singer ("If I Could Bottle This Up") was born in Quantico, Virginia.   1968: Shaggy, (Orville Richard Burrell), 1993 UK No.1 single 'Oh Carolina', 2001 UK & US No.1 single 'It Wasn't Me', 2001 UK & US No.1 album 'Hotshot').   1968: An American singer, songwriter, Shelby Lynne, (1999 album 'I Am Shelby Lynne') 2001 Grammy Award winner for Best Newcomer.   1974: Tim Kinsella, an American musician (Cap'n Jazz; Owls) and visual artist, was born in Chicago, Illinois.   1976: Jon Foreman, lead singer, guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of Switchfoot. Their 2014 album Fading West reached No.6 on the US album chart.   1980: Garrett Tierney, an American musician (Brand New)   1982: Daniel M. Johnson "The Untouchable DJ Drastic", an American DJ, music industry professional, and radio presenter.   1983: Plan B, an English rapper, singer-songwriter, actor, and film director, Plan B, (was born Benjamin Paul Ballance-Drew). Plan B first emerged as a hip hop artist releasing his critically acclaimed debut album 'Who Needs Actions When You Got Words' in 2006. 1985: Zachary Walker Hanson, guitar, keyboards, and vocals with Hanson, who had the 1997 UK & US No.1 single 'MMMbop'. Hanson has sold over 16 million records worldwide and has had 8 top 40 albums and 6 top 40 singles in the US. 1998: Roddy Ricch American rapper, singer, and songwriter. His debut studio album Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial (2019) debuted atop the Billboard 200. It spawned the No.1 single ‘The Box’. Hopefully, we can do this again sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe. ... View more

@kristinhanggitx nice playlist, thank you for sharing. If I use any of your songs for the GSOTD (clean only) post and playlist I will be sure to mention you. You take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@JMWithrow, @ErickPandora I love music from the 1950's all the way through the here and now. I come from a large family so the age difference is pretty far from oldest to youngest, with many upon many Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, and so forth. For most of my young childhood, I grew up strictly listening to Country music (parents, grandparents on my mom's side) but my two eldest brothers David and Donnie introduced me to a whole other world of music. Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, Kiss, Alice Cooper, CCR (Credence Clearwater Revival) Blondie, Boston, Led Zeppelin. My Uncles on my dad's side liked The Mama & The Papas, Elvis, The Carpenters, Sonny & Cher, and mostly 1960's music. My grandparents (my dads' parents) liked the 1950's style of music. The only style of music I have never been able to take a liking to and that's Rap music. Although I have heard some country-rap recently and I must say it is kinda catchy. I have never liked cursing, and so much hip-hop and rap have a lot of cursing, and I really think that is what turns me off to that style of music. I grew up in a very strict yet loving home. My parents rarely cursed, when they did it was always a shock to hear it. I have been around cursing a lot, for one I am a Veteran of the U.S Military, I have been a logger (Woodsman, best occupation in the world), worked in the Armored Car business, and now I'm self-employed as a landscaper, so I have heard it all.    Well, that is my input on the subject. Take care and stay safe.   ... View more

@AlyssaPandora great choices, especially 1,3,& 7. Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Thursday afternoon, for GSOTD for today I will be adding three songs. Have a great Thursday.     Soundtracks: Angel By The Wings by Sia. Angel By The Wings" Angel by the Wings" is a song by Sia, from the Otto Bell documentary film, The Eagle Huntress soundtrack. Soundtracks: Saturn by Sleeping At Last. Saturn  Sleeping, at Last, is a musical project led by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ryan O'Neal. The project initially began in Wheaton, Illinois as a three-piece band with Ryan O'Neal as the lead singer and guitarist, his brother Chad O'Neal as the drummer, and Dan Perdue as the bassist. The band independently recorded their debut album, Capture in 2000, which they used to attract the attention of Smashing Pumpkins frontman, Billy Corgan. Reggae Pop: Memories by Maroon 5.  Memories  "Memories" is a song by American band Maroon 5, released through 222 and Interscope Records on September 20, 2019, as the lead single from the band's seventh studio album Jordi. Lyrically, the song pays homage to the memories of a loved one who has since passed. Hopefully, until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.    ... View more

@Pandora I still need to complete the #19 song challenge, Well it will be twice the fun doing two rather than one. Thanks for posting these music challenges. Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@AlyssaPandora thank you, dear friend, I have also missed posting the last couple of weeks, but I hope I'm back posting on a regular basis once again. Thank you for your support as well as your interest in this post. Take care and stay safe.   ... View more

@UncleBud it takes an average of 2 hours to complete this post, but being single, I have the time to kill to do this post. I also want to thank you for your interest in this post. History has always been my favorite subject throughout all my years of school, college, and even in my adult life now.  You take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Thursday morning, This Day In The History Of Music. Have a great Thursday.    1858: Jacques Offenbach's operetta " Orpheus in the Underworld" (Orphée aux Enfers) premieres in Paris, includes "Infernal Galop" (can-can tune) 1944: Walter Piston's "Fugue for a Victory Tune" premieres in NYC. 1958: Buddy Holly's last recording session took place at Pythian Temple Studios, New York City. The songs recorded included 'Raining In My Heart', 'Moondreams' and 'It Doesn't Matter Anymore' which became a No.1 hit. 1965: Bill Black, Elvis Presley's bass player, (1954-57), died four months after receiving surgery to remove a brain tumor, aged 39. With guitarist Scotty Moore, and Elvis Presley on rhythm guitar, Black played on ‘That's All Right (Mama)’, Heartbreak Hotel, ‘Baby Let's Play House’, ‘Mystery Train’, ‘Hound Dog’; ‘Jailhouse Rock’ in the late 1950s. Black, Scotty Moore, and drummer D. J. Fontana toured extensively during Presley's early career. After leaving Presley Black formed Bill Black's Combo. 1965: Wanting to improve on a previous recording session The Beatles started from scratch on a new song called 'Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)', finishing recordings in three takes. They also begin working on another new John Lennon song 'Nowhere Man.' 1965: The Spencer Davis Group recorded 'Keep On Running' at Pye Studios in London, England. The track went on to top the UK chart next January. 1967: Scottish singer Lulu started a five-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with the theme from the film 'To Sir With Love'. 1971: "To Live Another Summer" opens at Helen Hayes NYC for 173 performances. 1972: "Dude" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 16 performances. 1972: "Man of La Mancha" closes at Beaumont Theater NYC after 140 performances. 1972: "Pacific Paradise" closes at Palace Theater NYC after 5 performances. 1972: Chuck Berry started a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'My Ding-A-Ling', his first and the only US and UK No.1, 17 years after his first chart hit. 1972: Curtis Mayfield started a four-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with the soundtrack to 'Superfly'. 1975: "Treemonisha" opens at Uris Theater NYC for 64 performances. 1975: Elton John is given a star in Hollywood. 1976: Keith Moon played his last show with The Who at the end of a North American tour in Toronto. On September 7, 1978, Moon died of an overdose of a sedative Heminevrin, that had been prescribed to prevent seizures induced by alcohol withdrawal. 1978: The Clash fired manager Bernie Rhodes, saying the band and record company 'found him hard to deal with'. Melody Maker journalist Caroline Coon took his place. 1980: "Banjo Dancing" opens at Century Theater NYC for 38 performances. 1989: "Dangerous Games" closes at Nederlander Theater NYC after 4 performances. 1989: Jive Bunny And The Mastermixes had their second UK No.1 single with 'That's What I Like.' The Theme from Hawaii Five-O was the recurring hook in the record which also included 'Lets Twist Again', 'Lets Dance', 'Great Balls of Fire', and 'The Twist'. 1992: George Michael took Sony Records to court in a fight over his contract with the company; he lost the case in 1994. Michael worked with Sony again less than 10 years later. 1992: Madonna's book "Sex" goes on sale. 1993: "Twilight of the Golds" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 29 performances. 1995: Green Day singer Billie Joe was arrested and fined $141 after mooning at the audience during a gig in Milwaukee. 1997: Elton John's 'Candle In The Wind 97' was declared by the Guinness Book Of Records as the biggest selling single record of all time, with 31.8 million sales in less than 40 days and raising more than £20 million for charity. 2001 "United We Stand" benefit concert for September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks victims, held in Washington, D.C. and New York City, organized and headlined by Michael Jackson and featuring Aerosmith, Mariah Carey, The Backstreet Boys, Tom Petty, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, The Who, and David Bowie. The events were expected to raise millions for the victims' families.  2006: American musician, singer, songwriter, and drummer Sandy West died. Founding member (with Joan Jett) of the all-girl group The Runaways, hailed by fans and critics alike to be one of the most groundbreaking drummers in rock and roll history. 2006: British broadcaster John Peel left over £1.8m and over 25,000 vinyl records in his will. Peel died suddenly at the age of 65 from a heart attack in 2004. 2006: Evanescence was at No.1 on the US album chart with their second album 'The Open Door.' It became the 700th No.1 album in Billboard since the chart became a weekly feature in 1956. 2013: Sid Bernstein, the concert promoter who staged early US shows by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, died aged 95. Bernstein booked The Beatles for their legendary show in New York City in 1965, Bernstein also promoted the Fab Four's gigs at Carnegie Hall in New York on their first US tour in 1964. He also arranged The Rolling Stones first five US gigs and shows for Judy Garland, Ray Charles, and Tony Bennett. 2014: Former Dr. Feelgood guitarist Wilko Johnson said he has been "cured" of the terminal pancreatic cancer with which he was diagnosed in 2012. The 67-year-old was initially given 10 months to live after rejecting chemotherapy but had radical surgery to remove the tumor earlier this year. 2016: Leonard Cohen released his last album, You Want It Darker, 17 days before his death. Cohen was in poor health while the album was being made, and never went to the recording studio, relying on his son Adam to handle the sessions and integrate his tracks. The title track was awarded a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance in January 2018. 2020: 54th CMT Music Awards: Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan win, the hosts were Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker.  Born On This Day In The Music World: 1570: Wolfgang Schonsleder, a composer. 1574: Nicolò Rubini, an Italian composer and cornettist, was born in Crevalcore (d. 1625) 1680: Francisco Jose Coutinho, a composer. 1751: David Moritz Michael, a composer. 1767: Francesco Ruggi, a composer. 1775: Guiseppi Baini, a composer. 1807: Napoléon Henri Reber, a French composer, was born in Mulhouse, Alsace (d. 1880) 1807: Miguel Hilarion Eslava y Elizondo, a composer. 1823: Pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, a composer. 1847: Guiseppe Giacosa, an Italian playwright, and librettist (Puccini's La Bohème; Madama Butterfly, and Tosca) was born in Colleretto Parella, Kingdom of Sardinia (now Italy) (d. 1906) 1879: Marie Joseph Canteloube de Malaret, a composer. 1885: Egon Joseph Wellesz, an Austrian-English composer, teacher, and musicologist, was born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1974) 1891: Ted Shawn, an American dancer/choreographer (Dance We Must) 1895: Shukichi Mitsukuri, a Japanese composer (10 Haikai de Basho) was born in Tokyo (d. 1971) 1895: J Delos Jewkes, an American light opera, vaudeville, choral (Mormon Tabernacle) film and television bass singer, and actor (Stars And Stripes Forever; The Music Man; The Andy Griffith Show) was born in Orangeville, Utah (d. 1984) 1902: Hilarion Rubio, a Filipino composer, was born in Bacoor, Cavite (d. 1985) 1908: Alexander Schneider, Vilna Lith, a violinist (Budapest String Quartet) 1908: Howard Ferguson, a composer. 1912: Carlos Don Byas, an American jazz saxophonist. 1912: Sir Georg Solti [György Stern], a Hungarian-British conductor, winner of 31 Grammy awards (Chicago Symphony, 1969-91) was born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1997) 1916: Tomojirō Ikenouchi, a Japanese composer and educator, was born in Tokyo (d. 1991) 1917: John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, an American jazz trumpeter, a creator of bebop & modern jazz (A Night In Tunisia) was born in Cheraw, South Carolina (d. 1993) 1921: Jarmil Burghauser, a composer. 1921: Sir Malcolm Arnold, a British trumpeter, and classical and film score composer (The Bridge On The River Kwai) was born in Northampton, England (d. 2006) 1924: Celia Cruz, a Cuban singer, Queen of Salsa. (d. 2003) 1925: Charles "Doctor" Ross, an American blues singer and guitarist (The Harmonica Boss) was born in Tunica, Mississippi (d. 1993) 1926: Marga Richter, an American classical pianist, and composer (Landscapes of the Mind; Out of Shadows and Solitude) was born in Reedsburg, Wisconsin (d. 2020) 1927: Nadia Nerina was a South African dancer who was "one of the most gifted, versatile, and inspiring ballerinas of The Royal Ballet" during the 1950s and 1960s. She was known "for her technical virtuosity, lightness afoot, effortless-seeming jumps, and joyful charm onstage, especially in comedic roles." (Died 10/06/2008) 1935: (George) Derek Bell, a Northern Irish harpist, pianist, oboist, musicologist, and composer (The Chieftans; "Three Images of Ireland in Druid Times") was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2002) 1937:  Norman Wright, an American bluegrass musician, singer, composer, leader, producer, and mixing engineer. He was born October 21, 1937, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wright plays Guitar and Mandolin. (Del-Vikings).    1940: A South African–British keyboard player, guitarist, and vocalist Manfred Mann who had the 1964 UK & US No.1 single 'Do Wah Diddy Diddy' and with Manfred Mann's Earth Band hits include covers of Bruce Springsteen's 'For You', 'Blinded by the Light' and 'Spirit in the Night'.   1941: Steve Cropper, an American rock and soul guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Booker T & MGs; Otis Redding; The Blues Brothers) was born in Willow Springs, Missouri.   1942: Elvin Bishop, an American rock guitarist, and songwriter (Fooled Around & Fell in Love) was born in Glendale, California.   1943: Paula Kelly, an American dancer, and actress (Night Court - "Liz") was born in Jacksonville, Florida.   1943: Ron Elliott, an American guitarist, and songwriter (The Beau Brummels - "Just A Little") was born in Healdsburg, California.   1945: Kathy Young, is an American musician; she was a teen pop singer during the early 1960s, whose rendition of "A Thousand Stars", at age 15, rose to No. 3 on Billboard Hot 100.   1946: Lee Loughnane, an American horn player, and songwriter (Chicago) was born in Elmwood Park, Illinois.   1946: Lux Interior [Erick Lee Purkhiser], an American punk rock singer (The Cramps) was born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2009)   1946: Phil Ryan, a Welsh keyboardist, and composer (Man, Pete Brown) was born in Port Talbot, Wales (d. 2016)   1946: Tetsu Yamauchi, a Japanese rock bass guitarist (Free; The Faces) was born in Fukuoka, Japan.         (Side Note: On This Day and Wikipedia agree Tetsu was born in 46', This Day has his DOB in 1947)   1949: Shulamit Ran is an Israeli-American composer. She moved from Israel to New York City at 14, as a scholarship student at the Mannes College of Music. Her Symphony won her the Pulitzer Prize for Music. In this regard, she was the second woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music, the first being Ellen Taaffe Zwilich in 1983.   1952: An American keyboardist and vocalist, Brent Mydland, best known for being in Grateful Dead from 1979 to 1990. His eleven-year tenure was longer than that of any other keyboardist in the band. He was found dead on the floor of his home on 26th July 1990 aged 38 from a drug overdose.   1952: Patti Davis [Patricia Ann Reagan], a singer/actress/writer, Former U.S. President Ronald, and Nancy Reagans' daughter.   1953: Charlotte Caffey, a former member of The Go- Go's, (1982 US No.2 single, 'We Got The Beat', 1982 UK No.47 single 'Our Lips Our Sealed').   1954: Eric Faulkner, a Scottish singer and guitarist of the 1970s pop group, Bay City Rollers who had the 1975 UK No.1 single 'Bye Bye Baby' plus 11 other UK Top 20 singles and the 1976 US No.1 single 'Saturday Night'.   1955: Richard Wayne Mullins was an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter best known for his worship songs "Awesome God" and "Sometimes by Step". Some of his albums were listed by CCM Magazine in their ranking of the 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music, including A Liturgy, a Legacy, & a Ragamuffin Band at No. 3, The World As Best As I Remember It, Volume One at No. 7, and Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth at No. 31.   1957: Julian Cope [Kevin Stapleton], a British pop musician (Eve's Volcano) was born in Deri, Monmouthshire, Wales.   1957: Steve Lukather, an American rock singer, guitarist, arranger, producer (Toto - "Africa"; Ringo's All-Starr Band) was born in San Fernando Valley, California.   1957: Attila The Stockbroker, a pop poet, worked with John Otway and TV Smith.   1959: Rose McDowell, a singer, Strawberry Switchblade, (1984 UK No.5 single 'Since Yesterday').   1964: Jon Carin, an American musician (Pink Floyd; The Who) was born in New York, New York   1970: Tony Mortimer, a British pop singer, and songwriter (East 17 - "Stay Another Dy") was born in Stepney, London.   1971: Astrella Leitch, a Celeste rocker, Donovan's daughter.   1971: Nick Oliveri, American bassist, guitarist, a vocalist who has been a member of Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, Mondo Generator, and Dwarves.   1972: Matthew Friedberger, an American musician (The Fiery Furnaces)   1973: Lera Auerbach, a Russian-American pianist, composer, and poet, was born in Chelyabinsk, Russia.   1973: Charles Daniel Lowell is an American pianist most known for being the pianist and keyboardist for Christian alternative folk rock group Jars of Clay.   1976: Josh Ritter, an American singer-songwriter (Sermon On The Rocks) was born in Moscow, Idaho.  1977: Matthew Ramsey, an American country music songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist (Old Dominion -"Break Up With Him"; "Snapback") was born in Buchanan, Virginia.   1980: Brian Pittman, an American Christian rock bassist (Relient K) was born in Canton, Ohio.   1983: Ninet Tayeb, commonly known only as Ninet, is an Israeli musician, singer-songwriter, composer, DJ, model, and actress. She is considered among the most famous people in the Israeli entertainment industry, and was labeled in 2015 as "one of the hottest new artists to break into the United States."   1986: Christopher Uckermann, Mexican-Swedish actor, and singer in the Latin pop group RBD was born in Mexico City, Mexico.   1992: 21 Savage [Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph], a rapper, was born in London, England.   1993: Kane Brown, an American country music singer-songwriter (Experiment) was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.   1995: Doja Cat, American singer, rapper, songwriter. Her second studio album, Hot Pink (2019), reached the top 10 of the US Billboard 200 and spawned the single ‘Say So’, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Hopefully, until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.    ... View more

Good Wednesday afternoon fellow Pandorians. This Day In The History Of Music. Have a great Wednesday.   1877: Franz Schubert's 2nd Symphony in B premieres. 1934: Richard Strauss completes his opera "Die Schweigsame Frau". 1939: "All the Things You Are" recorded by Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.   1955: Elvis Presley and Bill Haley and his Comets both appeared at Brooklyn High School auditorium, Cleveland.   1960: Roy Orbison had his first UK No.1 single with 'Only The Lonely' and his first of 33 hits. The song was turned down by The Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley so Orbison decided to record the song himself.   1961: The Beatles played a lunchtime show at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, and tonight they appeared at The Village Hall in Knotty Ash, Liverpool.   1962: Peter, Paul, and Mary's debut folk album "Peter, Paul, and Mary" reaches No. 1 on US album charts.   1962: Musical "Mr. President" opens at St James Theater New York for 265 performances.   1962: Bobby 'Boris' Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers started a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Monster Mash', it became a No.3 in the UK eleven years later in 1973. The song had been Banned by The BBC in the UK, deemed offensive.   1964: The Rolling Stones played their first live concert in France when they appeared at the Paris Olympia.   1964: "Golden Boy" opens at Majestic Theater in NYC for 569 performances.   1964: A Riot at a Rolling Stones show in Paris leads to 150 arrests.   1965:  The Beatles receive a gold record for the album "Yesterday".   1967: Davy Jones of The Monkees opened his own 'Zilch', a boutique in Greenwich Village, New York City.   1968: "Her 1st Roman" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater in NYC for 17 performances.   1969: The Who played the first of six nights at New York's Filmore East performing a two-hour show featuring the songs from 'Tommy.'   1971: "Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death" musical by Melvin Van Peebles opens at Barrymore for 325 performances.   1973: Queen Elizabeth II opens the Sydney Opera House. 1973: The Rolling Stones went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Angie', the group's 7th US chart-topper. A No.5 hit in the UK.   1976: The Led Zeppelin film 'The Song Remains The Same', premiered in New York City. The charity night raised $25,000 for the save the children fund.   1977: Siouxsie Sioux and Kenny Morris from The Banshees were arrested and held overnight at Holloway police station, London for causing an obstruction after a London gig, they were both fined £20.   1977: Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, and Cassie Gaines from Lynyrd Skynyrd were all killed along with manager Dean Kilpatrick when their rented plane ran out of fuel and crashed into a densely wooded thicket in the middle of a swamp in Gillsburg, Mississippi. The crash seriously injured the rest of the band and crew who were due to play at Louisiana University that evening.   1978: The Police made their US debut at C.B.G.B.S, New York. The trio had flown on low-cost tickets with Laker Airtrain from the UK, carrying their instruments as hand luggage.   1979: The Eagles started a nine-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'The Long Run', the bands' fourth US No.1.   1983: American country and western singer, songwriter, Merle Travis died of a heart attack aged 65. Acknowledged as one of the most influential American guitarists of the twentieth century. Wrote 'Sixteen Tons' 1955 US No.1 for Ernie Ford. He appeared in the 1953 movie From Here to Eternity singing ‘Reenlistment Blues’.   1984: Wham! started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Freedom', the duo's second No.1. The song was used in a Japanese commercial for Maxell audio cassettes, with altered lyrics.   2003: Amy Winehouse released her debut album Frank, (named after Frank Sinatra). The album has now sold over one million copies in the UK.   2003: A jury found Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Tweedy guilty of assaulting a nightclub worker. The singer was sentenced to complete 120 hours of unpaid community service and was ordered to pay her victim £500 compensation, plus £3,000 of prosecution costs. The singer had denied attacking toilet attendant Sophie Amogbokpa, saying she only punched her in self-defense. The charges stemmed from an incident at the Drink nightclub in Guildford, Surrey, on 11 January.   2005: Michael Jackson received a jury summons at his Neverland ranch in California four months after he was acquitted on child molestation charges. A spokesperson said it was likely he would be excused from serving due to the fact that he has lived in Bahrain since the trial.   2006: George Michael openly smoked a cannabis joint during an interview on a TV show. The singer was filmed backstage in Madrid, Spain where the drug is legal. Michael said ‘It’s the only drug I’ve ever thought worth taking, this stuff keeps me sane and happy. But it’s not very healthy.’   2007: Paul Raven, the bassist with post-punk band Killing Joke, died of a suspected heart attack aged 46 in Geneva, Switzerland, where he was recording. He left the band in 1987 before forming Murder Inc and joining Ministry, Prong, and Mob Research.   2011: US photographer Barry Feinstein, best known for taking enduring pictures of musicians such as Bob Dylan and George Harrison died aged 80. Feinstein was responsible for capturing more than 500 record sleeves, including Harrison's All Things Must Pass album and the cover photograph for Dylan's album The Times They Are A-Changin. The Rolling Stones sleeve for Beggars Banquet shot in a graffiti-covered toilet, was also Feinstein's work.   2014: John Holt, reggae singer, and songwriter who first found fame as a member of the Paragons, died aged 67. Holt penned 'The Tide Is High' made famous by Blondie.   2014: The childhood home of former Beatle George Harrison sold at an auction at The Cavern Club for £156,000, ($250,000). The three-bedroom mid-terrace home was where The Quarrymen held some of their first rehearsals before the band evolved into The Beatles in 1960.   2018: On what would have been Tom Petty's 68th birthday, the city of Gainesville was renamed the former Northeast Park, a park where a young Petty had often visited, as Tom Petty Park.   Born On This Day In The Music World:   1788: Philip Knapton, an English composer, and organist (Caller Herrin) was born in York, England (d. 1833)   1792: Anton Bernhard Furstenau, a German composer and flutist, was born in Münster (d. 1852)   1819: Karol Mikuli, a Polish composer and pianist (friend of Chopin) was born in Czerniowice, Bukovina (d. 1897)   1867: Fini Henriques, a Danish composer & violinist (Vølund Smed) was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark (d. 1940)   1874: Charles Ives, an American composer (Holiday Quick-Step) was born in Danbury, Connecticut (d. 1954)   1877: Josephine McGill, an American composer, and folksong collector was born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1919)   1884: Thomas Chalmers, an American opera singer, actor, and filmmaker (Blind Alleys, Outrage) was  born in NYC, New York (d. 1966)   1890: Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton [LeMothe], an American jazz pioneer pianist and composer (King Porter Stomp) was born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1941)   1900: Rodolfo Halffter, a Spanish composer, and music critic was born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1987)   1901: Hans-Otto Borgmann, a German film composer under the Third Reich, was born in Linden, Germany   1908: Stuart Hamblen, American singer and composer (This Ole House), born in Kellyville, Texas (d. 1989)   1913: Angelo Ephrikian, an Armenian-Italian composer, born in Treviso, Italy (d. 1982)   1913: (Louis) "Grandpa" Jones, an American country music singer and banjo wizard (Hee-Haw), was born in Niagra, Kentucky (d. 1998)   1914: Fayard Nicholas, an American tap dancer, one-half of The Nicholas Brothers and actor (The Five Heartbeats) was born in Mobile, Alabama (d. 2006) 1915: Giora Schuster, a German-Israeli composer, was born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 2006)   1923: Robert Craft, an American conductor, writer, and friend of Stravinsky was born in Kingston, New York (d. 2015)   1925: Herman Roelstraete, a Belgium composer, was born in Lauwe, Belgium (d. 1985)   1925: American record producer Tom Dowd. He recorded albums by many artists including Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Derek, and the Dominos, Rod Stewart, Aretha Franklin, Cream, Lulu, Chicago, The Allman Brothers Band, The J. Geils Band, Meat Loaf, Sonny & Cher, The Rascals, Willie Nelson, Diana Ross, Kenny Loggins, Dusty Springfield, The Drifters and Otis Redding. He died of emphysema on 27 October 2002.   1931: Jules Eskin, an American cellist (Boston Symphony, 1964-2016) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2016)   1934: Eddie Harris, an American jazz saxophonist, and composer was born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1996)   1937: Wanda Jackson, an American country singer (Let's Have a Party) was born in Maud, Oklahoma.   1939: Ray Jones, Dakotas, (1963 UK No.18 single 'The Cruel Sea').   1939: Jay Siegel, from American male doo-wop-style vocal group The Tokens who had the 1961 US No.1 & UK No.11 single with its cover of Solomon Linda's 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight.   1940: Kathy Kirby, UK singer, (1963 UK No.4 single 'Secret Love'). Died 19th May 2011.   1942: John Carter, who with the Ivy League had the 1965 UK No.3 single 'Tossing and Turning'.   1942: Joe Bourne, an American jazz singer (Upbeat and Sweet) was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  1943: Dunja Vejzovic, a Croatian soprano, was born in Zagreb, Croatia   1944: William Hugh Albright, an American composer, and musician was born in Gary, Indiana (d. 1998)   1945: Ric Lee, drummer, Ten Years After, (UK rock group, 1970 UK No.10 single 'Love Like A Man').   1945: Thomas Pasatieri, an American opera composer (Frau Margot) was born in New York City.   1950: Tom Petty, American singer, and songwriter. He was the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and was a founding member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys and Mudcrutch. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers had 1977 single 'American Girl', the 1989 UK No.28 single 'I Won't Back Down, and the 1991 UK No.3 album 'Into The Great Wide Open. With the Traveling Wilburys, the 1988 UK No. 21 single 'Handle With Care'. Petty has also released a string of solo albums, and Throughout his career, and has sold over 60 million albums. Petty died on 2 October 2017.   1950: Elodie Lauten [Genevieve Schecroun], a French-American composer (The Death of Don Juan) was born in Paris (d. 2014)   1951: Alan Greenwood, keyboards, with English-American rock band Foreigner, who scored the 1985 UK & US No.1 single 'I Want To Know What Love Is'. They are one of the world's best-selling bands of all time with worldwide sales of more than 80 million records.   1954: Steve Orich, an American orchestrator and composer (Jersey Boys) was born in New York City.   1954: Günter Müller, a German sound artist, improviser, and percussionist, was born in Munich, West Germany.   1955: Thomas Newman, an American film score composer (The Shawshank Redemption) was born in Los Angeles, California.   1955: Mark Feltham, English harmonica player with UK R&B group Nine Below Zero. Feltham has also worked with Rory Gallagher, Roger Daltrey, Deacon Blue, Roy Harper, Annie Lennox, Oasis, Robbie Williams, and many other artists.   1957: Susanna Haavisto, a Finnish actress and singer, was born in Helsinki, Finland.   1958: Ivo Pogorelić, a Croatian pianist (1978 Casagrande winner) was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.   1958: An English musician Mark King, lead singer and bassist from Level 42, who had the 1986 UK No.3 & US No.12 single 'Lessons In Love' & 19 other UK Top 40 hits.   1958: Ricky Byrd, an American rocker (Joan Jett & Blackhearts) was born in The Bronx, New York.   1960: Lepa Brena a 'Yugoslavia’s Madonna', a Yugoslav singer, was born in Tuzla, Yugoslavia.   1964: Zap Mama [Marie Daulne], a Belgian-Congolese Afro-pop and world music singer-songwriter was born in Isiro, Democratic Republic of the Congo.   1964: David Ryan, drummer, from American alternative rock band The Lemonheads. A cover of Simon And Garfunkel's 'Mrs. Robinson became one of the band's most successful singles in the early 90s.   1964: Jim Sonefild, drummer with American rock band Hootie & the Blowfish who had the 1995 US No.1 album Cracked Rear View which sold over 15m copies.   1965: Norman Blake, guitar & vocals, Teenage Fanclub, (1992 UK No.31 single 'What You Do To Me').   1966: Fred Coury, an American glam rock drummer (Cinderella -"Heartbreak Station"; "Nobody's Fool"), was born in Johnston, New York   1967: Luck Mervil, Haitian-Québécois an actor and singer-songwriter, was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.   1971: Dannii Minogue, an Australian singer, sister of Kylie Minogue, was born in Melbourne, Victoria.  1971: Snoop Doggy Dogg, (Calvin Broadus), 1993 US No.1 album 'Doggy Style', 1996 UK No.12 single 'Snoop's Upside Your Head'.   1974: SubtractiveLAD [Stephen Hummel] a Canadian electronic music composer and performer, was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.   1976: Tom Wisniewski, an American guitarist (MxPx)   1977: Nicholas Hodgson, drummer, Kaiser Chiefs, (2005 UK No.3 album ‘Employment’, 2005 UK No.6 single 'Oh My God', 2007 UK No.1 single 'Ruby').   1976: Tom Wisniewski, an American guitarist (MxPx)   1977: Leila Josefowicz, a Canadian-American classical violinist, was born in Mississauga, Ontario.   1978: Paul Wilson, bassist from Northern Irish rock band Snow Patrol, scored the 2006 UK No.1 album Eyes Open and the 2006 UK No.6 single ‘Chasing Cars’.   1980: Gary Jarman, an English musician (The Cribs) was born in Wakefield, England.   1988: Risa Niigaki, a Japanese singer (Morning Musume) was born in Yokohama, Japan.   1989: Jess Glynne, a British singer, and songwriter, best known for featuring on Clean Bandit's single 'Rather Be' and Route 94's 'My Love', both of which reached No.1 on the UK Singles Chart in 2014. 1992: Taz Taylor, an American record producer, songwriter, and record executive, as well as the founder of the Internet Money collective and record label. Hopefully, we will do this again tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@kayden_S good afternoon, you are given a title by @Pandora for the amount of interaction you do here in the community. How many posts do you create, or reply to? By sharing music with others, you can resolve troubleshooting issues that other Pandorians may be having. The more you interact the greater chance of getting promoted to a new level. I hope this helps with your question. Take care and stay safe. ... View more

I like apple orchards, when I was a kid my parents use to take us apple picking every year to Indian Ladder Apple Orchards, it was great family fun.  I would say hay rides but when I was younger my ex-girlfriend rode with my ex-friend who became girlfriend boyfriend. So corn maze would be my choice now.  Thanksgiving, spending time with family, and the leftovers are the best.  I would prefer both, I love scary movies and haunted houses. Plaid Flannels, winter is my favorite time of year, and I even wear t-shirts in the winter. I sweat very easily so I have always loved the cold.  Bonfire, for me there is nothing like sitting out watching a huge fire while sitting around talking to family and friends. Plus I have built my own 8ft by 6ft fire pit. So we have many bonfires where I live. Apple Cider, there is so much you can make with apple cider, not only is it a great drink but apple cider doughnuts, apple cider cake, apple cider bread. You have to try these if you haven't yet.  Fall Festival, the music, the food, and you meet some really great friendly people. And I no longer have anything to do with sports, and as you all know tailgating is for mostly those events.  I prefer both, I have had some of the best homemade soups and chili.     Take care and stay safe.       ... View more

Good Tuesday afternoon, I'm happy to be back posting for the GSOTD post and playlist. I will be adding three songs to today's post and playlist. All three songs have been requested by @kayden_S to support music artist Justin Champagne. @kayden_S also has a post called SOTW (Song Of The Week), so be sure to check it out.    Country Rap: Ridin' High (Single) by Justin Champagne. Ridin' High (Single)  Justin Champagne is a singer, rapper, songwriter, and musician who defies genre expectations with his unique blend of country, hip-hop and pop. ∙ He said he was influenced by the death of his father—once a guitarist and singer himself—to pursue a career in music. Country Rap: Swervin' by Justin Champagne. Swervin'  Swervin' by Justin Champagne is a song from the album Swervin' - Single and was released in 2021. The official music video for Swervin' premiered on YouTube on Monday the 1st of February 2021. Country Rap: Lasso by Justin Champagne. Lasso    Do The Lasso by Justin Champagne is a song from the album Do The Lasso - Single and was released in 2020. Hopefully, we can do this again sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Tuesday afternoon, it is good to be back posting for "This Day In The History Of Music". Hopefully, I will be doing this on a regular basis once again. Have a great Tuesday.    1845: Richard Wagner's opera "Tannhäuser" premieres in Dresden. 1901: Edward Elgar's "Pomp & Circumstance March" premieres in Liverpool, England. 1943: Theater Guild presentation of "Othello" opens at Shubert.   1948: "My Romance" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 95 performances.   1961: Helen Shapiro was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Walkin' Back To Happiness.' The singer's second and final UK No.1.   1966: The Yardbirds arrived in New York for their first US tour with Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page on lead guitars. After two dates of the tour, Beck developed acute tonsillitis and quit the group. He would go on to form The Jeff Beck Group, which gave Rod Stewart his first major exposure.   1967: The soundtrack to The Sound Of Music was at No.1 on the UK album chart, spending its 132 weeks on the chart. The Beatles were at No.2 with Sgt. Pepper and Scott Walker was at No.3 with 'Scott.'   1968: On their farewell tour Cream appeared at The Forum in Los Angeles, California, where live recordings were made which were included on the 'Goodbye Cream' album which was released the following year.   1968: 18-year-old Peter Frampton meets Steve Marriott at a Small Faces show in London. After striking up a friendship, the two started planning a new group which emerged as Humble Pie next April.   1969: J Bock and S Harnicks musical "Rothschilds" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 505 performances.   1972: "Mother Earth" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 12 performances.   1973: Ringo Starr releases the music single "Photograph" in the UK.   1973: David Bowie released his seventh album Pin-Ups. The album, which features supermodel Twiggy on the front cover, is a collection of cover versions of some of the singer’s favorite songs, including tracks by Pink Floyd, The Pretty Things, The Who, The Yardbirds, and The Kinks.   1975: "A Chorus Line", held record longest-running Broadway show (6,137 performances), premieres on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre in New York.   1980: AC/DC kicked off a 20-date UK tour at Bristol Colston Hall. The bands' first gigs since the death of singer Bon Scott.   1985: A-Ha went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Take On Me', making them the first Norwegian group to score a US No.1. The video for the song featured the band in a pencil-sketch animation method called rotoscoping, combined with live-action which won six awards and was nominated for two others at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards.   1986: "Flamenco Puro" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 40 performances.   1986: "Raggedy Ann" closes at Nederlander Theater NYC after 5 performances.   1987: "Anything Goes" opens at Beaumont Theater NYC for 804 performances.   1989: Astor Piazzolla and William Finn's musical "Dangerous Games" premieres at Nederlander Theater NYC.   1989: Alan Murphy guitarist with English band Level 42 died of pneumonia related to aids. Murphy also worked with Kate Bush, Go West, and Mike & the Mechanics.   1991: Oasis played The Boardwalk in their hometown Manchester, the group's first gig with Noel Gallagher in the group.   1995: African-American jazz trumpeter Don Cherry died of liver failure aged 58. Developed the genre of world fusion music, incorporating influences of Middle Eastern, traditional African, and Indian music into his playing. Is the stepfather to singer’s musicians Neneh Cherry and Eagle-Eye Cherry.   1995: Revival of Jerry Herman's musical "Hello Dolly!", starring Carol Channing, opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC; runs for 118 performances.   1997: "Annie" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC.   1997: Original Alice Cooper band guitarist Glen Buxton died from pneumonia, aged 49. Born in Akron, Ohio, he attended High School in Phoenix, Arizona, where he met Dennis Dunaway and Vincent Furnier, later to call himself the titular Alice Cooper. Buxton co-wrote several classic Alice Cooper hits, including 'School's Out, 'I'm Eighteen' and 'Elected.'   1998: Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher made a surprise appearance at the launch party of the new London venue Sound Republic. He jammed onstage with Pete Townshend and members from Ocean Colour Scene and Boo Radleys.   1999: Cher releases "Believe" single (Billboard Song of the Year, 1999; Grammy Award Best Dance Recording, 2000).   2000: A judge ruled that Robbie Williams had substantially copied lyrics on his song 'Jesus In A Camper Van' from the 1961 Woody Guthrie song 'I Am The Way' and also used parts of a parody by Loudon Wainwright III. EMI Records had offered 25% royalties but the publishers Ludlow Music were demanding 50%.   2005: Music Industry- A survey concluded that the average person spent around £21,000 ($42,000) on music during their lives, the figure included the amount spent on Hi-Fi equipment, concerts, and CDs. Music enthusiasts were likely to spend more than double that, parting with just over £44,000 ($89,000), in a lifetime, according to the survey conducted by UK company Prudential.   2007: Johnny Marr was made a visiting professor of music at the University of Salford in Manchester. The former Smiths guitarist was set to deliver a series of workshops and masterclasses to students on the BA Popular Music and Recording degree.   2009: A clump of hair believed to have been trimmed from Elvis Presley's head when he joined the US Army in 1958 sold for $15,000 (£9,200) at an auction in Chicago, America. Other items sold belonging to Presley included a shirt which sold for $52,000 (£32,000), a set of concert-used handkerchiefs, $732 (£450), and photos from the reception of Presley's 1967 wedding to Priscilla, sold for nearly $6,000 (£3,700).   2010: Elton John described today's songwriters as "pretty awful", Pop music as "uninspiring" and talent shows like American Idol as "boring" in an interview with UK Radio Times magazine.   2011: Michael Jackson - At the involuntary manslaughter trial of Dr. Conrad Murray, Dr. Steven Shafer testified that it would have been impossible for Michael Jackson to have self-administered a lethal dose of the sedative propofol. He later said of Dr. Murray's delay in calling 911: "I almost don't know what to say. That is so completely and utterly inexcusable."   2011: Coldplay released their fifth studio album 'Mylo Xyloto' which charted at No.1 in thirty-four countries. In the UK 'Mylo Xyloto' became Coldplay's fifth album to debut at No.1 and became the group's third to debut at No.1 on the US Billboard 200.   2014: Raphael Ravenscroft who played the sax riff on the Gerry Rafferty hit 'Baker Street' died aged 60 of a suspected heart attack. He was only paid £27.50 for the 'Baker Street' session, and it has been reported that the cheque bounced and that it was kept on the wall of Ravenscroft's solicitors; by contrast, the song is said to have earned Rafferty £80,000 a year in royalties.   2020: Spencer Davis, one of the key figures of the 60s beat scene, died at the age of 81. The Welsh guitarist was the driving force behind The Spencer Davis Group, who scored transatlantic hits with 'Keep On Running' and 'Somebody Help Me. The band, which also featured a teenage Stevie Winwood, toured with The Who and The Rolling Stones in the 60s.   Born On This Day In The Music World:   1545: Giovanale Ancina, an Italian priest and composer, was born in Fossano, Duchy of Savoy (d. 1604)   1652: Louis Le Quointe, a Flemish organist and composer (Bouquet de fleurs) was born in Ypres, Spanish Netherlands (d. 1717)   1684: Johann Christoph Frauenholtz, an Alsatian composer, was baptized in Ahorn, Electorate of Bavaria (d. 1754)   1690: Giuseppi Maria Carretti, a composer.   1824: František Pivoda, a Moravian composer, was born in Žeravice, Austrian Empire (d. 1898)   1828: Adolfo Fumagalli, an Italian piano virtuoso and composer, often for just the left hand, was born in Inzago, Italy (d. 1856)   1866: Clarence Lucas, a Canadian composer, librettist, conductor, and music professor, was born in Six Nations Reserve, Ontario (d. 1947)   1889: Uncle Art Satherley, a British-American record producer (Academy of Country Music Award, 1968) was born in Bristol, England (d. 1986)   1892: Ilmari Hannikainen, a Finnish pianist and composer, was born in Jyväskylä (d. 1955)   1900: Erna Berger, a German soprano (d. 1990)   1903: Vittorio Giannini, an American violinist, and composer was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1966)  1907: Roger Wolfe Kahn, an American bandleader (d. 1962)   1908: [Nils] Geirr Tveitt, a Norwegian classical pianist and composer, was born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1981)   1908: Patrick Cairns "Spike" Hughes, a British jazz double bassist and composer (Elegy) was born in London (d. 1987)   1911: George Cates, an American orchestra leader (Lawrence Welk Show) was born in NYC, New York.   1913: Vinicius de Moraes, a Brazilian poet, and songwriter (d. 1980)   1915: Farid al-Atrash [El-Atrache], a Syrian composer, musician, virtuoso oud player, and actor (Akher kedba) was born in Jebel Ed-Druz, Southern Syria (d. 1974)   1916: Emil Gilels, a Soviet concert pianist (Brussels Competition - 1st prize, 1938) was born in Odessa, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1985)   1916: Karl-Birger Blomdahl, a Swedish composer (Facettes; Aniara) was born in Växjö, Sweden (d. 1968)   1926: Arne Bendiksen, a Norwegian pop singer-songwriter (Eurovision, 1964, 1966, 1973, 1974) was born in Bergen, Norway (d. 2009)   1929: Dumitru Capoianu, a Romanian conductor and classical and film composer (The Little Man) was born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2012)   1931: László Kalmár, a Hungarian composer (Triangles) was born in Budapest (d. 1995)   1934: Dave Guard, an American folk singer, songwriter, and arranger (Kingston Trio - "Tom Dooley") was born in San Francisco, California (d. 1991)   1943: Robert Morris, an American composer, was born in Cheltenham, England.   1943: Robin Greville Holloway, a British composer (Seascape And Harvest) was born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England   1943: Robin Holloway, a British composer, and academic was born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England.   1944: George McCrae, (1974 UK & US No.1 single 'Rock Your Baby').   1944: Peter Tosh, guitar, vocals, The Wailers, left in 1974, (1978 UK No.43 single 'You Gotta Walk, Don't Look Back). Tosh was murdered by burglars at his home on 11th September 1987   1945: Jeannie C Riley, singer, (1968 US No.1 & UK No.12 'Harper Valley PTA'. Jeannie won a Grammy for the best female country singer of 1968).  1946: Keith Reid, Procol Harum, 1967 UK No.1 & US No.5 single 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale' (one of the few singles to have sold over 10 million copies) and scored the hits 'Homburg', 'Conquistador'.   1947: Wilbert Hart, singer from American R&B/soul vocal group The Delfonics who had the 1968 US No.4 single 'La-La Means I Love You', and the hits 'Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)', and 'Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)'.   1948: Pat Simmons, guitarist, singer with The Doobie Brothers who had 1979, US No.1 single 'What A Fool Believes' and the 1993 UK No.7 single 'Long Train Runnin'.   1948: Chester "Chet" Biscardi, an Italian-American composer, was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin.   1952: Veronica Judith Sainz Castro, a Mexican Spanish singer/actress (Nana).   1955: Nino DeFranco, a Canadian pop guitarist (The DeFranco Family - "Heartbeat - It's a Lovebeat"), was born in Port Colborne, Ontario. (Side Note: On This Day and WWW.mylife.com agree Nino was born in 1955, This Day has DOB in 1956).   1955: Roland Dyens, a French classical guitarist, composer, and arranger (Libra Sonatine), was born in French Tunisia. (d. 2016).   1957: Karl Wallinger, keyboardist with The Waterboys, (1985 album 'This Is The Sea'). Wallinger quit the band in 1986. He went on to be a singer and guitarist with World Party, (1993 UK No.19 single with ‘Is It Like Today’). The Wallinger penned song ‘She’s The One’ gave Robbie Williams a UK No.1 hit in 1999.   1958: Antoine Trousers, a rock drummer/singer (Dike-Bleeding Heart)   1958: Lou Briel, a Puerto Rican singer, and actor was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico.   1960: Daniel "Woody" Woodgate, the drummer from English ska band Madness. They have had 15 singles reach the UK top ten, hits include 'One Step Beyond', 'Baggy Trousers', 'Our House' and 'It Must Be Love'.   1960: Jennifer Holliday, an American singer, (1982 US No.22 & UK No.32 single 'And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going').   1960: Jonathan FeBland, an English musician and artist, was born in London England.   1965: Frankie Paul [Paul Blake], a Jamaican reggae musician, was born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2017)  1965: Todd Park Mohr, an American musician (Big Head Todd and the Monsters) was born in Denver, Colorado.   1967: Yoko Shimomura, a Japanese pianist, and video game composer was born in Hyogo, Japan.   1968: Sinitta [Malone], a British-American singer (So Macho, Toy Boy) was born in Seattle, Washington   1969: (Randolph Severn) "Trey" Parker [III], an American actor, animator, and composer (South Park; The Book of Mormon) was born in Conifer, Colorado.   1972: An American rapper, record producer, songwriter Pras, who with The Fugees had the 1996 UK No.1 single 'Killing Me Softly'. Solo, hits include 'Getto Supastar, That's Is What You Are', with Ol' Dirty **ahem**.   1973: Laurent Brancowitz [Mazzalai], a French guitarist (Phoenix) was born in Versailles, France.   1976: Joseph Andrew Duplantier, a French-American heavy metal guitarist and vocalist (Gojira) was born in Paris.   1976: Pete Loeffler lead guitarist and lead singer, Chevelle. 1978: Chris Sellers, an American rapper (Another Bad Creation) was born in Cleveland, Ohio. 1978: Henri "Trollhorn" Sorvali, a Finnish heavy metal musician (Moonsorrow) was born in Helsinki, Finland. 1979: Brian Robertson, an American ska-punk-rock trombonist (Suburban Legends) was born in Orange County, California. 1984: Thundercat [Stephen Bruner], an American bass guitarist (Flying Lotus) was born in Los Angeles, California. As far as tomorrow goes, well hope for the best. Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@D1ES3LG4NGXBOX here are some tips I found to be helpful, perhaps they could be for you as well.  Tip #1 – Restart the device Now this is simple, isn’t it? Restarting the device when the app crashes as long-term benefits. First of all, the system uses a number of resources to run the apps and services on the device. An app could crash due to a number of reasons of which, some are insufficient memory, RAM, and other resources or corrupted cache, etc. So, restarting the phone is both quick and healthy for your phone as it can fix minor software glitches in a jiffy. Tip #2 – Delete the data and cache of the Pandora app It is possible that the cache has corrupted or it is actually executing the same behavior that it recorded the previous time. The cache isn’t healthy for smartphones and when it gets corrupt or old, it must be wiped off so that newer cache files can use the space. Here is a simple procedure to clear both data and cache for the Pandora app. Firstly, go to the Settings and then, tap on Apps or Application Manager. Now, check out the Pandora app from the list of apps installed and tap on it. Then tap on Clear Cache and Clear Data to erase these files. Tip #3 – Reinstall the app Sometimes, it is the app itself causing it to crash when startup or while doing any or a specific task like playing a song in the context of Pandora. You can troubleshoot this method where you need to uninstall the app at first and then, install it again to check if it has fixed the problem or not. To uninstall the app, go to Settings >> Apps >> App Manager. Take care and stay safe.  ... View more