@XtremeJazz I do like Jazz music, and I will listen to your station. If I use any of the songs from your station for the GSOTD post and playlist I will make mention of you for the songs. Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Cleveland                                                     by Jewel Allentown                                                     by Billy Joel Kashmir                                                        by Led Zeppelin El Paso                                                           by Marty Robbins Kokomo                                                         by The Beach Boys Key Largo                                                     by Bertie Higgins  Amsterdam                                                    by Gregory Alan Isakov Werewolves Of London                                by Warren Zevon The Night Chicago Died (Al Capone Mix)  by Paper Lace The Streets Of Philadelphia (Single Edit)   by Bruce Springsteen     @AlyssaPandora, @ShannonPandora, and @AdamPandora you all made some great choices for your playlists. Enjoy the music. Take care and stay safe.   ... View more

Good Wednesday afternoon, I will be adding four songs to the GSOTD post and playlist. Enjoy the music.   Calypso: Jump In The Line by Harry Belafonte. Jump In The Line  " Jump in the Line (Shake, Señora) " is a calypso song sung by Harry Belafonte and composed by Lord Kitchener. The song was also featured in the 1988 movie Beetlejuice.  Mento: Banana Boat (Day-O) by Harry Belafonte. Banana Boat (Day-O)    The song was first recorded by Trinidadian singer Edric Connor and his band "Edric Connor and the Caribbeans" on the 1952 album Songs From Jamaica; the song was called "Day Dah Light". Belafonte based his version on Connor's 1952 and Louise Bennett's 1954 recordings.  Reggae: Say Hey (I Love You) (feat. Cherine Tanya Anderson) by Michael Franti & Spearhead.  Say Hey (I Love You)    The upbeat and optimistic “Say Hey (I Love You)” brings vocals from Michael Franti and Cherine Anderson together to create a rhythmic and melodic love track. Soft Rock: Breakdown by Jack Johnson. Breakdown  "Breakdown" is a song written by Jack Johnson, Dan Nakamura & Paul Huston and sung by Jack Johnson. It is the eleventh track on his third album In Between Dreams which was released in February 2005. It was released as a single in September 2005. The video features Jack Johnson surfing in Pichilemu, Chile. The single peaked at #73 in the United Kingdom. Until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@Chey09LOL you were fine with all you had to say. It does not matter if you are 12, 6. 40, or 95. Expressing your feelings is a big deal, and there is no right way or wrong way when it comes to expressing yourself using words. Music has been very therapeutic for me in my life, Especially the last 12+ years. You take care @Chey09LOL and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Monday morning, This Day In The History Of Music. Have a great Monday.    1953: Betty Jack Davis, an American country singer (with Skeeter Davis in The Davis Sisters), was killed in a car accident she was only 21.  1957: Touring with Clyde McPhatter, The Cadillacs, Edna McGriff, Otis Rush, Lee Andrews & The Hearts, Oscar & Oscar, The G-Clefs, Buddy Holly and the Crickets appeared at the Howard Theater, Washington, DC. With “That’ll Be The Day” sitting at No. 2 on the US charts, this was Buddy's first major tour. 1960: Johnny Kidd and The Pirates were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Shakin' All Over'. Their only UK No.1. Kidd died in a car accident in 1966. Many acts have covered the song, including The Who, Led Zeppelin, Iggy Pop, and The Guess Who. 1961: The Beatles' 1st gig as the house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club. 1962: Robert Allen Zimmerman legally became Bob Dylan having signed a music publishing deal with Witmark Music on 12th July of this year, engineered by Albert Grossman. 1964: After an intense search, the bodies of Jim Reeves and Dean Manuel were found in the wreckage of an aircraft and, at 1:00 p.m. local time, radio stations across the United States announced Reeves' death formally. The single-engine Beechcraft Debonair aircraft, with Reeves at the controls, had crashed 42 hours earlier during a thunderstorm. Thousands of people traveled to pay their last respects at his funeral two days later. The coffin, draped in flowers from fans, was driven through the streets of Nashville and then to Reeves' final resting place near Carthage, Texas. 1964: The Beatles appeared at the Gaumont Cinema in Bournemouth. One of the supporting acts, billed as a 'new and unknown London group', was The Kinks. 1967: The Jimi Hendrix Experience played the first of five nights at the Salvation Club in New York City. During this period a typical setlist included: Foxy Lady, Hey Joe, The Wind Cries Mary, Purple Haze, and Burning Of The Midnight Amp. 1968: The Doors started a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Hello I Love You, the group's second US No.1. The Doors scored 8 top 40 US hits from 67-71. 1969: Bob Dylan makes a surprise appearance at the Hibbing HS Minn 10th reunion. 1969: 'Wet Dream', by Jamaican reggae singer Max Romeo entered the UK singles chart. The song gained notoriety due to its lyrics which were of an explicit sexual nature, was banned by the BBC and most radio stations. 1970: Elvis Presley was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with his version of 'The Wonder Of You' his sixteenth No.1. Ray Peterson recorded the original version in 1959 which gave him a Top 30 hit. 1975: The Eagles went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'One Of These Nights, the group's second US No.1 single and the first to chart in the UK where it peaked at No.23. 1976: Peter "Puddy" Watts, road manager with Pink Floyd died of a heroin overdose. Watts supplied the crazed laughter on the group's The Dark Side Of The Moon album. 1977: Sex Pistol Sid Vicious was fined £125 by a London court after he had been found carrying a knife at the 100 Club Punk Festival last September. 1979: "Broadway Opry '79" closes at St James Theater NYC after 6 performances. 1979: Gilda Radner's show "Live From New York" opens on Broadway. 1980: The Clash released their single 'Bank Robber' after it been available as an import only. The band's record company CBS didn't want to release the record saying it was not commercial enough. 1983: James Jamerson died of complications stemming from cirrhosis of the liver, heart failure, and pneumonia in Los Angeles, he was 47 years old. As one of The Funk Brothers he was the uncredited bassist on most of Motown Records' hits in the 1960s and early 1970s including songs by Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Martha, and the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops, and The Supremes. He eventually performed on nearly 30 No.1 pop hits. 1986: Peter Cetera started a two-week run at No.1 on the US charts with the theme from the film 'Karate Kid II', 'The Glory Of Love', it made No. 3 in the UK. 1986: Chris de Burgh was at No.1 in the UK with 'The Lady In Red', it was his first No.1 after twenty-four single releases, staying at the top of the charts for three weeks. 1987: David Martin, bass player with Sam The Sham & the Pharaohs died of a heart attack aged 50. Martin co-wrote the group's 1965 US No.2 & UK No.11 single 'Wooly Bully'. 1991: Rick James and his girlfriend Tanya Hijazi were arrested in Hollywood charged with assault with a deadly weapon aggravated mayhem torture, false imprisonment, and forcible oral copulation. James was released on $1 million bail.  1992: "Death & the Maiden" closes at Brooks Atkinson NYC after 159 performances. 2000: Liverpool music store Rushworth and Dreaper closed down after 150 years of trading. The store had become famous after supplying The Beatles and other Liverpool groups with musical instruments. 2000: Jerome Smith from KC and the Sunshine Band died after being crushed by a bulldozer he was operating. Had the 1975 US No.1 single 'Get Down Tonight' and the 1983 UK No.1 single 'Give It Up.' 2001: New Orleans International Airport was re-named Louis Armstrong Airport in honor of the New Orleans-born trumpet player, singer, and bandleader. 2004: Eric Clapton bought a 50% share in Cordings to save the historic gentleman's outfitters from closure. The store, based in London since 1839 had run into financial difficulties. The guitarist said he had been fond of the shop since a window display caught his eye when he was 16 and had become a regular shopper there. Cordings was the originator of the Covert coat and the Tattersall shirt and made riding boots for the Queen Mother, the Duke of Windsor, and Mrs. Simpson. 2005: Status Quo filmed a cameo appearance in UK's Coronation Street playing themselves. Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt were set to appear in three episodes of the long-running ITV soap. 2005: Brandon Flowers from The Killers married Tana Munblowsky in a private ceremony held in Hawaii. 2013: Nielsen SoundScan reported that US album sales totaled 4.68 million for the week ending July 28, the lowest weekly total since the tracking system was formed in May 1991. 2014: American singer Rosetta Hightower died aged 70. She was a member of The Orlons who formed in the late 1950s had five US Top 20 hits in the Sixties including ‘The Wah Watusi’, ‘Don't Hang Up’, and ‘South Street’. Before they became The Orlons, they were an all-girl quintet called Audrey and the Teenettes. The Orlons provided backup vocals on Dee Dee Sharp's 1962 hit ‘Mashed Potato Time’ and second hit, ‘Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)’. In the late 1960s, she joined the ranks of the then-popular female session singers who backed many hit songs. This group included Madeline Bell, Lesley Duncan, Kiki Dee, and Sue and Sunny. She recorded with Joe Cocker on his With a Little Help From My Friends album. 2017: The Kidd Creole, one of the founding members of the 1980s hip hop group Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, was arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a homeless man in New York City. The 57-year-old, whose real name is Nathaniel Glover was a member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five best known for their 1982 rap song, 'The Message.' 2019: Ed Sheeran broke U2's tour record when his Divide tour became the biggest, most attended, and highest-grossing tour of all time. By the time the tour ended he would have spent 893 days on the road, compared to the 760 days U2 toured. Sheeran also surpassed Bono and co's tour attendance record of 7.3 million with a gig in France in May of this year. 2020: Guitarist Steve Holland a founding member and the last surviving original member of American Southern rock band Molly Hatchet died age 66. Born On This Day In The Music World: 1775: Jose Angel Lamas, a Venezuelan composer, was born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 1814) 1858: Catharina van Rennes, a Dutch composer, was born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1940) 1884: Nanny Larsén-Todsen, a Swedish opera singer, was born in Higby, Sweden (d. 1982) 1888: Oscar Rasbach, an American composer, was born in Dayton, Kentucky (d. 1975) 1890: Pauline Hall, a Norwegian composer, was born in Hamar, Hedmark, Norway (d. 1969) 1891: Arthur Bliss, an English composer (Olympians), was born in London, England 1891: Mihail Jora, a Romanian composer, was born in Roman, Romania (d. 1971) 1896: Lorenzo Herrera, a Venezuelan singer, and composer was born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 1960) 1900: Helen Morgan [Riggins], an American singer and actress (Applause, Show Boat), was born in Danville, Illinois (d. 1941) 1900: Marinus Adam, a Dutch conductor, and composer was born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1977) 1905: Karl Amadeus Hartmann, a German composer, was born in Munich, Germany (d. 1963) 1914: Félix Leclerc, a French Canadian singer and composer (Moi, mes souliers), was born in La Tuque, Québec, Canada (d. 1988) 1924: Joe Harnell, an American musician, composer, and arranger, was born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2005) 1931: Henryk Schiller, a Polish composer, was born in Poznań, Poland (d. 2006) 1931: Philippa Schuyler, an African-American child prodigy and composer, was born in Harlem, New York (d. 1967) 1932: Marvin David Levy, an American composer (Mourning Becomes Electra), was born in Passaic, New Jersey (d. 2015) 1935: John MacIvor Perkins, an American composer, was born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2010)   1936: Anthony Payne, a British composer (Phoenix Mass; Visions and Journeys), critic, and musicologist, was born in London (d. 2021) 1937: Canadian multi-instrumentalist and a master of the Lowrey organ, Garth Hudson, The Hawks (Ronnie Hawkins's backing group), who then became known as The Band and also backed Bob Dylan on his US tour in 1965 and world tour in 1966. The Band had the 1969 US No.25 single 'Up On Cripple Creek', 1970 UK No.16 single 'Rag Mama Rag'. 1939: Edward Patten, vocals, The Pips. Their first hit single was a version of 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine' in 1967. With Gladys Knight had the 1973 US No.1 single 'Midnight Train To Georgia', and the 1975 UK No.4 single with Gladys 'The Way We Were'. Patten died on 25 February 2005 of a stroke. 1941: Doris Coley, singer with American girl group The Shirelles, notable for their popularity in the early 1960s. They were the first all-female black group to have a No.1 hit record with 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow' in 1961. She died on 5th February 2000. 1941: Homer Banks, an American singer, and songwriter (Be What You Are) was born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2003) 1943: Kathy Lennon, an American singer (Lennon Sisters), was born in Santa Monica, California. 1944: English drummer, singer, and songwriter Jim Capaldi, who with Traffic scored the 1967 UK No.2 single 'Hole In My Shoe'. Capaldi had the solo 1975 UK No. 4 hit single with 'Love Hurts'. Capaldi also performed with the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, and Cat Stevens. He died on 28th Jan 2005 of stomach cancer aged 60. 1947: Massiel, a Spanish singer, was born in Madrid, Spain. 1948: Andy Fairweather-Low, Welsh singer, songwriter from Amen Corner who had the 1969 UK No.1 single 'If Paradise Is Half As Nice. As a solo artist, he scored the 1975 UK No.6 single 'Wide Eyed And Legless'. As a session guitarist has worked with Bob Dylan, Roger Waters, Eric Clapton George Harrison, Elton John, Jackson Browne, Bill Wyman, Sheryl Crow, and Ringo Starr. 1948: Chris Bennett, American musician (The Theme from Midnight Express), born in Marshall, Illinois.   1949: Fat Larry, singer, Fat Larry's Band, (1982 UK No.2 single 'Zoom'). He died on 5th February 2000.   1950: Ted Turner, an English rock guitarist, and vocalist (Wishbone Ash) was born in Birmingham, England.   1951: Andrew Gold, singer, songwriter, solo, (1977 US No.7 single 'Lonely Boy', 1978 UK No.5 single 'Never Let Her Slip Away'), Wax, (1987 UK No.12 single 'Bridge To Your Heart'). Gold died in his sleep on June 3, 2011, from a heart attack at age 59.   1951: An American singer, guitarist, songwriter Joe Lynn Turner, who has worked with Rainbow, Deep Purple and Billy Joel, Cher, and Michael Bolton.    1951: Freddie Wadling, a Swedish actor and musician (The Leather Nun, Fleshquartet), was born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 2016)   1952: An American guitarist, singer, and songwriter Les Dudek. He has played guitar with Steve Miller Band, The Dudek-Finnigan-Krueger Band, Stevie Nicks, Cher, Boz Scaggs, and Allman Brothers Band.  1953: Donnie Monro, Runrig, (1995 UK No.18 single 'An Ubhal As Airde, The Highest Apple').   1955: Jimmy Lowe, an American country singer (Pirates of Ms-Fred Jake), was born in Nashville, Tennessee.   1956: Isabel Pantoja, a Spanish singer (Genio y Figura), was born in Seville, Spain.   1957: Mojo Nixon, a US singer, and guitarist. Wrote the song 'Bring Me The Head Of David Geffen'.   1957: Butch Vig, record producer and drummer with Garbage, (1996 UK No. 4 single 'Stupid Girl'). Produced Sonic Youth, The Smashing Pumpkins' Gish, and Nirvana's Nevermind album.     1960: Neal Morse, an American musician (Spock's Beard, Transatlantic), was born in Van Nuys, Los Angeles.   1960: David Yow, an American musician (Scratch Acid, The Jesus Lizard), was born in Las Vegas, Nevada.   1961: Pete De Freitas, drummer, for the rock group Echo & the Bunnymen and performed on their first five albums. He died in a motorcycle accident on 14 June 1989 at the age of 27, on his way to Liverpool from London.   1961: Cold 187um [Gregory Fernan Hutchison], an American rapper (Above the Law), was born in Pomona, California.   1962: An English musician Lee Mavers, guitarist, singer with The La's, who had the 1990 UK No.13 single 'There She Goes'. The song has appeared on several film soundtracks, including The Parent Trap; Fever Pitch; Girl, Interrupted, and Cold Case.   1969: Jan Axel Blomberg, a Norwegian musician (Dimmu Borgir, Winds, Mayhem), was born in Trysil Municipality, Norway.   1969: Richard Hallebeek, a Dutch guitarist, was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands.   1970: Zelma Davis, an American singer from C+C Music Factory who had the 1991 UK No.4 single 'Things That Make You Go Hmmm..., and the 1991 US No.1 single 'Gonna Make You Sweat'. 1972: Jimmy Pop, an American musician (The Bloodhound Gang), was born in Trappe, Pennsylvania. 1972: Justyna Steczkowska, a Polish singer, was born in Rzeszow, Poland. 1974: Jeremy Castle, an Oklahoma country singer, and songwriter was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 1988: Brittany Hargest, an American singer (Jump5), was born in Durham, North Carolina. 1992: Charli XCX [Charlotte Aitchison], an English singer-songwriter (Charli), was born in Cambridge, England. 1994: Jacob Collier, an English musician, and producer (Djesse Vol. 1, 2, 3), was born in London, England. 1999: Mark Lee, a Canadian rapper (SuperM), was born in Toronto, Ontario. 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Good Monday morning, I will be adding four songs to the GSOTD post and playlist. Have a great Monday. Enjoy the music.   Alternative//Blues-Rock: Twisted Highway by Erika Wennerstrom. Twisted Highway   Twisted Highway by Erika Wennerstrom, released 23 March 2018 Limited edition pressing of Sweet Unknown on double white vinyl with a gatefold jacket. Psychedlic//Funk: Always Be Around by Daryl Hance. Always Be Around  Singer/guitarist Daryl Hance is an artist whose music is steeped and rooted in the spirit of the great blues, funk, and pre- 1975 or so rock and roll music, fortified with super-fat vintage tones, heaps of bottom-end, and songs high on life. Blues: I've Always Been Lonely by B.B. King.  I've Always Been Lonely  Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shimmering vibrato, and staccato picking that influenced many later blues electric guitar players. AllMusic recognized King as "the single most important electric guitarist of the last half of the 20th century". King was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, and is one of the most influential blues musicians of all time, earning the nickname "The King of the Blues", and is considered one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with Albert King and Freddie King, none of whom are blood-related). King performed tirelessly throughout his musical career, appearing on average at more than 200 concerts per year into his 70s. In 1956 alone, he appeared at 342 shows. King was born on a cotton plantation in Itta Bena, Mississippi, and later worked at a cotton gin in Indianola, Mississippi. He was attracted to music and the guitar in church and began his career in juke joints and local radio. He later lived in Memphis, Tennessee, and Chicago, and as his fame grew, toured the world extensively. King died at the age of 89 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 14, 2015. Chicago Blues: Drown In My Own Tears by Lacy Gibson. Drown In My Own Tears    Lacy Gibson (May 1, 1936 – April 11, 2011) was an American Chicago blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He notably recorded the songs "My Love Is Real" and "Switchy Titchy" and in a long and varied career working with Buddy Guy and Son Seals. One commentator noted that Gibson "developed a large and varied repertoire after long stays with numerous bands, many recording sessions, and performances in Chicago nightclubs".  Until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@DebbieJay  good Sunday morning, I believe you can, when you click on the artist station it shows a search bar for you to add songs or other artists. Just add the songs in that search bar that you want to be added for that artist station. Have a great Sunday, take care, and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Saturday evening, I will be adding three songs to the GSOTD post and playlist. Enjoy the music.    Alternative Rock: Good Thing Gone by Elle King. Good Thing Gone  On the soul-rock ballad “Good Thing Gone,” American singer Elle King feels the pain in goodbye. The song draws from vintage southern soul, and serves as the first promo single from King’s second album "Shake The Spirit".   Blues//Singer-songwriter: Bombshelter by Laura Reed. Bombshelter   Laura Reed relocated from Johannesburg to North Carolina while she was still just a child, but her family carried their culture and traditions (as well as their love of writing) with them wherever they went. At nine years old, Reed saw her first poem published in print, and at fourteen, she picked up her first guitar. “I actually taught myself how to play on my own,” Reed explains. “At that age, I was always getting into trouble and being grounded, so I’d spend hours every day in my room just learning chords and deconstructing songs.” Open mics and cover sets led to original recordings and homemade CDs, and before she’d even finished high school, it was clear what Reed was meant to do with the rest of her life. She took her singular blend of rock, blues, and funk on the road with her band, Deep Pocket, performing more than 200 pulse-pounding shows a year and making her own breaks along the way.  Indie Rock: Never Let Me Go by Florence + The Machine. Never Let Me Go  "Never Let Me Go" is a song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine from their second studio album, Ceremonials. The song was written by Florence Welch and Paul Epworth while the production was handled by Epworth. Island Records released the song as the third single from the album on 30 March 2012. The band first premiered the song during one of their concerts before the release of the album on 15 October 2011. A Clams Casino remix of the song was placed on the 12" white vinyl single which was available for pre-order on 22 March 2012. Until sometime on Monday, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Saturday morning, This Day In The History Of Music. Have a great enjoyable weekend.    1786: "Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish dialect" by Robert Burns is published by John Wilson in Kilmarnock, Scotland. 1948: "Brigadoon" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 581 performances. 1955: Elvis Presley performed 3 shows at Fort Homer Hesterly Armory in Tampa, Florida, (2 matinees and 1 evening). A full-scale riot broke out after the show when Elvis announced to the 14,000 strong crowd, "Girls, I'll see you backstage." Fans chased Elvis into the dressing room, tearing off his clothes and shoes.   1957: Richard Starkey (later known as Ringo Starr) is thought to have made his debut at The Cavern playing drums with the Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group. John Lennon made his first appearance at the club a week later with The Quarry Men Skiffle Group. Paul McCartney made his first appearance in January 1958 with The Quarry Men.   1959: Cliff Richard was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Living Doll.' The singer's first of 14 UK No.1's. The song was one of three from the film, Serious Charge.   1963: The Rolling Stones performed at Eel Pie Island in Twickenham, Middlesex. The island was the site of the Eel Pie Hotel on the River Thames, where many up-and-coming acts appeared including The Who, The Yardbirds, Pink Floyd, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, and David Bowie.   1964: Country singer Jim Reeves was killed in a plane crash when the single-engine aircraft flying from Arkansas to Nashville crashed in thick fog. 40 year- old Reeves was one of the first country singers to cross over into the pop market. with his 1960 US No.2 single 'He'll Have To Go', and 1966 UK No.1 single 'Distant Drums'.   1964: A Rolling Stone concert in Ireland was halted after 12 minutes due to a riot that broke out.   1967: Rolling Stone Mick Jagger and Keith Richards end a 1-month jail sentence.    1968: Tommy James and The Shondells were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Mony Mony'. Also a hit for Billy Idol in 1987.   1968: Working at Trident Studios in London, England, (with its 8-track equipment, EMI was still using 4-track recorders), The Beatles recorded four takes of a new Paul McCartney song '‘Hey Jude’.   1969: Elvis Presley kicked off a four-week run at the Las Vegas International Hotel, (his first live show since 1961). He reportedly netted $1.5m for the shows. On the menu is an Elvis special, Polk salad with corn muffins & honey.   1971: James Taylor went to No.1 on the US singles chart with the Carole King song 'You've Got A Friend, (included in her album Tapestry and James Taylor's album Mud Slide Slim). The song would go on to win the 1971 Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal male Performance and Song Of The Year.   1971: A security guard was stabbed to death during a concert by The Who at New York's Forest Hill.   1979: "But Never Jam Today" opens at Longacre Theater in NYC for 7 performances.   1980: During an Eagles concert at Long Beach, California, tempers boiled over between Glen Frey and Don Felder, who spent the entire show describing to each other the beating each planned to administer backstage. "Only three more songs until I kick your **ahem**, pal," Frey told Felder. The group’s next album was mixed by Frey and Felder on opposite coasts after the two decided they couldn't bear to be in the same state, let alone the same studio.   1980: Jon Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas was apprehended by FBI narcotics agents for possession of cocaine, he was later sentenced to 250 hours of Community service giving anti-drug lectures.   1982: Survivor's 'Eye Of The Tiger' was at No.1 on the US chart. The song received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song and go on to sell over five million copies.   1985: The Eurythmics had the No.1 position on the UK singles chart with 'There Must Be An Angel, (Playing With My Heart). The song which was the Eurythmics' first (and to date only) No.1 single features a harmonica solo by Stevie Wonder.   1992: Michael Jackson made an unscheduled appearance on his hotel balcony in London after a man had threatened to jump from an apartment building across the street. 28-year-old Eric Herminie told police he would leap to his death if he didn't see Jackson, who was in Britain for a series of concerts. Jackson spent a couple of minutes waving to Herminie, who then climbed back into the building.   1993: The Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts was arrested for shoving two police officers.    1994: Aaliyah and R. Kelly secretly married at the Sheraton Gateway Suites, Rosemont, IL. Aaliyah never admitted being married, though Vibe published a copy of the marriage certificate. Unfortunately, she was only 15 at the time, so thus the marriage was later annulled.   1999: Christina Aguilera scored her first US No.1 single with 'Genie In A Bottle', also No.1 in the UK. The song spent 5 weeks at No.1 on the US chart and won Aguilera the Best New Artist Grammy for the year.   1999: Wu-Tang Clan member Ol Dirty **ahem**, (real name Russell Jones) was arrested for crack and marijuana possession in New York after being stopped by police during a routine traffic offense.   2001: BBC producer John Walters died aged 63. Walters produced and worked with Radio 1 DJ John Peel, who teamed up with Walters to broadcast some of the most groundbreaking music of an era. He joined the BBC in 1967 and became a producer on John Peel's Top Gear show two years later. Walters played the trumpet with the Alan Price Set in the 1960s.   2006: Former Culture Club singer Boy George (O'Dowd) was ordered to do community service by picking up trash on New York City streets after pleading guilty last March to false reporting of an incident. He called police with a bogus report of a burglary at his lower Manhattan apartment in October and the responding officers found cocaine inside.   2012: Sheryl Crow was granted a temporary restraining order against a man accused of threatening to shoot her. The order stated that Phillip Gordon Sparks had to stay 90 meters away from Crow and must not contact her, her family, or anyone who works with her.   2012: Appearing at the Helsinki Olympiastadionin Finland, at the end of a European tour, Bruce Springsteen played his longest show ever - 4 hours and 6 minutes.   2014: Maceo McEaddy was sentenced to between five and 10 years in prison for stealing millions of dollars from concert promoters by posing as a booking agent. McEaddy who pretended to be in charge of Lady Gaga, Rihanna, and several other celebrities, pleaded guilty to 21 counts of grand larceny and fraud, according to the Manhattan district attorney's office.   2015: Morrissey claimed he was sexually assaulted by a security officer at San Francisco International Airport, who he said "groped" him. An official spokesman for the Transport Security Administration (TSA) said security camera footage confirmed that nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.   2018: Rihanna becomes the first black woman to appear on the cover of British Vogue's September issue.   Born On This Day In The Music World:   1550: Jakob Handl [Petelin], an Austrian composer/bandmaster. 1767: Amelie Julia Candielle, a French composer, was born in Paris (d. 1834) 1808: Frederick Crouch, an English-born composer, was born in London, England (d. 1896) 1828: François-Auguste Gevaert, a Belgian composer (Le diable au moulin), was born in Huise (d. 1908) 1830: František Zdeněk Skuherský, a Czech composer, was born in Opočno, Bohemia (d. 1892) 1847: Ignatio Cervantes, a Cuban pianist and composer (Danzas Cubanas), was born in Havana (d. 1905) 1848: Jean Robert Planquette, a French composer (Bells of Corneville), was born in Paris (d. 1903) 1893: Charles Wilfred Orr, an English pianist, and composer (settings of A.E. Housman poems), was born in Cheltenham (d. 1976) 1894: Roy Bargy, an American pianist and composer (Jimmy Durante Show), was born in Newaygo, Michigan (d. 1974) 1900: Erich Katz, a German-born American composer, and musicologist was born in Posen, Prussia (d. 1973) 1911: George Liberace, an American violinist (Liberace Show), was born in Menasha, Wisconsin (d. 1983) 1914: Isolde Ahlgrimm, an Austrian harpsichordist, fortepianist, early music, and original instrument proponent, and teacher, was born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1995) 1918: Hank Jones, an American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer, was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi (d. 2010) 1919: Norman Del Mar, a British conductor, and writer (Conducting Brahms), was born in London (d. 1994) 1920: Rudolf Halaczinsky, a German composer, was born in Emma-Grube, Upper Silesia (d. 1999) 1927: Ștefan Niculescu, a Romanian composer, was born in Moreni, Dâmbovita (d. 2008) 1931: Kenny Burrell, an American guitarist (Organ Grinder Swing), was born in Detroit, Michigan 1932: Morey Carr, an American singer (Playmates) (d. 1987) 1936: Bonnie Brown, a country singer (The Browns), was born in Sparkman, Arkansas (d. 2016) 1939: John R. West, a rock guitarist (Gary Lewis & Playboys-This Diamond Ring), was born in Uhrichsville, Ohio. 1943: Lobo [Kent Lavoie], an American singer-songwriter, was born in Tallahassee, Florida. 1945: Charlotte Diamond, a Canadian Juno Award-winning children's singer-songwriter ("I Am A Pizza"), was born in Richmond, British Columbia. 1946: Gary Lewis singer, (1965 US No.1 single with The Playboys, 'This Diamond Ring' plus 11 other US Top 40 hits).   1947: Karl Green, a guitarist 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'.   1947: Ian Beck, a British children's illustrator and author, who illustrated Elton John's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" album cover, was born in Brighton, East Sussex.   1953: Hugh McDowell, an English cellist with Wizzard and Electric Light Orchestra who had the 1979 UK No.3 & US No.4 single 'Don't Bring Me Down' plus 26 other Top 40 hits. ELO has sold over 50 million records worldwide. McDowell died of cancer on 6 November 2018 aged 65.   1957: Daniel Ash, a singer-songwriter from English post-punk band Bauhaus, had the 1982 UK No.15 single with their version of the David Bowie song 'Ziggy Stardust'.   1958: Bill Berry, drummer with R.E.M. (1991 UK No.6 & US No.10 single 'Shiny Happy People', plus over 20 Top 40 UK singles, 1992 UK No.1 & US No.2 album 'Automatic For The People'). Berry quit the band in 1997.   1959: Stanley Jordan, an American jazz guitarist (Magic Touch), was born in Chicago, Illinois.   1960: Malcolm Ross, Aztec Camera, (1988 UK No.3 single 'Somewhere In My Heart').   1963: Norman Cook was also known by his stage name Fatboy Slim, English DJ, musician, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer/mixer who with The Housemartins had the a cappella cover version of 'Caravan of Love' (originally by Isley-Jasper-Isley) which was a UK No.1 single. He was a member of Beats International who had the 1990 UK No.1 'Dub Be Good To Me'). Freak Power, who scored the hit 'Turn On Tune In Cop Out' and as Fatboy Slim, had the 1999 UK No.1 single 'Praise You'.  1964: Jim Corr, guitar, keyboards, vocals, with the Irish band The Corrs, who had the 1998 UK No.3 single 'What Can I Do'. Talk On Corners was the best-selling UK album of 1998 spending 142 weeks on the UK chart. The Corrs have sold 40 million albums worldwide.   1964: Robert Townsend, from English alternative rock band, Pop Will Eat Itself who scored the 1991 UK No.15 single 'X Y & Zee' and the 1993 top ten hits, 'Get The Girl! Kill The Baddies!'   1967: Mitsuo Iwata, a Japanese voice actor, and singer was born in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.   1967: Minako Honda, a Japanese singer and musical actress was born in Itabashi, Tokyo (d. 2005)   1971: John Lowery, guitarist with American rock band Marilyn Manson who had the 1998 US No.1 album, Mechanical Animals.   1973: Jerry Rivera, a Puerto Rican singer (Abriendo Puertas), was born in Humacao, Puerto Rico.   1975: Allan von Schenkel, an American double bassist, composer, and performance artist.   1975: Kavinsky [Vincent Belorgey], a French DJ and musician (Drive, OutRun), was born in Seine-Saint-Denis, France.   1976: Joshua Cain, an American guitarist (Motion City Soundtrack), was born in St. Paul, Minnesota.   1978: English musician, Will Champion, drummer with Coldplay who had the 2000 UK No.4 single 'Yellow', the 2000 UK No.1 album Parachutes, and 2005 worldwide No.1 album X&Y. In December 2009, Rolling Stone readers voted the group the fourth-best artist of the 2000s.   1978: Zac Brown American singer and guitarist with the Grammy Award-winning country music group, Zac Brown Band. Their 2015 album Jekyll + Hyde which debuted at No.1 on the US chart featured the single 'Heavy Is the Head' with vocals from Chris Cornell.   1979: Jade Kwan, a Hong Kong singer, was born in Hong Kong.   1981: Ira Losco, a Maltese singer (Walk on Water), was born in Sliema, Malta.   1981: Matthew Sanders, an American singer (Avenged Sevenfold), was born in Huntington Beach, California.   1981: M. Shadows American vocalist, songwriter, and founding member of Avenged Sevenfold who had the 2010 US No.1 album Nightmare and the 2013 US No.1 album Hail to the King.   1983: Yola [Yolanda Quartey], a British folk-roots-country-soul singer, and songwriter ("Walk Through Fire") was born in Bristol, England.   1994: An American hip hop recording artist Lil Uzi Vert who had the 2017 US No.1 album Luv Is Rage 2 which includes guest appearances from The Weeknd and Pharrell Williams. Until sometime on Monday. Have a great weekend.    ... View more

Good Friday morning, This Day In The History Of Music. Have a great Friday, and a great weekend.    1792: 500 Marseillaisian men sing France's national anthem for 1st time.  1824: Gioachino Rossini becomes the manager of Theatre Italian, Paris. 1954: Elvis Presley joins the Memphis Federation of Musicians, Local 71.   1954: Hillbilly Hoedown, Slim Whitman, Billy Walker, Sugarfoot Collins, Sonny Harvelle, Tinker Fry, Curly Harris, and a young Elvis Presley, all appeared at the Hillbilly Hoedown, Overton Park Shell, in Memphis Tennessee. Elvis was so nervous he stood upon the balls of his feet and shook his leg in time with the music, when he came offstage he asked why people were yelling at him. Someone told him it was because he was shaking his leg, which with the baggy pleated pants created a wild gyrating effect in time with the music.   1955: Johnny Cash recorded his first version of 'Folsom Prison Blues' at the Sun Recording Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. Cash was inspired to write this song after seeing the movie Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951) while serving in West Germany in the United States Air Force at Landsberg, Bavaria (itself the location of a famous prison).   1965: Charles Ives' "From the Steeples & the Mountains" premieres.   1965: Duke Ellington's "Golden Brown & the Green Apple" premieres.   1966: The Beatles started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Yesterday...And Today', the group's 8th No.1 album. Issued only in the United States and Canada, the album is remembered primarily for the controversy surrounding its original cover image, the "butcher cover" featuring the band dressed in white smocks and covered with decapitated baby dolls and pieces of meat.   1966: The Troggs started a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Wild Thing'. Because of a distribution dispute, The Troggs' single was available on two competing labels: Atco and Fontana. Because both pressings were taken from the identical master recording, Billboard combined the sales for both releases, making it the only single to simultaneously reach No. 1 for two companies.   1968: The Beatles closed their Apple Boutique in London after seven months of business, giving away all the stock to passers-by and Apple staff.   1969: The Beatles continued working on Abbey Road recording overdubs on ‘Come Together, ‘Polythene Pam/She Came In Through the Bathroom Window’, ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’ and ‘Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight’. The Beatles began to assemble the "medley" that would make up side two of the album. Paul McCartney told tape operator John Kurlander to discard ‘Her Majesty’, but Kurlander tacked it onto the end of the tape, about 20 seconds after the end of ‘The End. Hearing it like this, Paul decides to keep it, including the lengthy silence preceding it.   1971: George Harrison releases single "Bangladesh"   1972: "Ain't Supposed to Die Death" closes at Barrymore NYC after 325 performances.   1974: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played The Troubadour in Los Angeles, California on a double bill with Roger McGuinn from The Byrds.    1977: The Bee Gees younger brother Andy Gibb started a four-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I Just Wanna Be Your Everything', his first of three US No.1's, it peaked at No.26 in the UK.   1986: John Denver Variety magazine reported that RCA had dropped John Denver from its roster after the release of his single, ‘What Are We Making Weapons For’. Variety said the song upset the record company's new owner, General Electric, one of the largest defense contractors in the US.   1987: David Bowie kicked off the North American leg of The Glass Spider Tour in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The tour's set, described at the time as "the largest touring set ever," was designed to look like a giant spider. It was 60 feet (18.3m) high, 64 feet (19.5m) wide. A single set took 43 trucks to move from each city.   1988: Steve Winwood started a four-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Roll With It', a No.53 hit in the UK. Later Motown songwriters Holland-Dozier-Holland were credited with co-writing the song due to its resemblance to the Junior Walker hit (I'm a) Roadrunner.   1991: A police officer was forced to tear up a traffic ticket given to the limousine that Axl Rose was traveling in after it made an illegal turn. Rose threatened to pull that night's Guns N' Roses gig if the ticket was issued.   1991: Heavy metal band Metallica release their single "Enter Sandman".   1993: Founder member and original bassist for The Wonder Stuff, Rob Jones died in New York aged 29. Vic Reeves and The Wonder Stuff had the 1991 UK No.1 with 'Dizzy', (a No.1 for Tommy Roe in 1969).   1997: A judge in Los Angeles ruled that Michael Jackson and members of his family were not liable for losses incurred by the producers of the failed 1994 Jackson Family Honors TV special. The show was delayed for several weeks because Jackson was ill and could not perform solo as expected.   2003: Sam Phillips the founder of Sun Records and studio died of respiratory failure at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. In the 1940s, Phillips worked as a DJ for Muscle Shoals, Alabama radio station WLAY. Phillips recorded what some consider to be the first rock and roll record, ‘Rocket 88’ by Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats in 1951. He discovered Elvis Presley, worked with Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Ike Turner, B.B. King, and Jerry Lee Lewis.   2003: SARS Benefit Concert, The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Rush, The Guess Who, Justin Timberlake, The Flaming Lips, Sass Jordan, and The Isley Brothers played a benefit concert in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to prove that the city is safe from SARS. With 450,000 spectators, it was the largest concert in Canadian history.   2005: A new book published to mark the 35th anniversary of the death of Jimi Hendrix claimed the guitarist pretended to be gay so he would be discharged from the army. 'Room Full of Mirrors' by Charles Cross said army records showed Hendrix was discharged from the 101st Airborne Division aged 19 in 1962 for "homosexual tendencies."   2006: Shakira feat Wyclef Jean started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Hips Don't Lie.’ A remake of Wyclef Jean's 2004 song 'Dance Like This', the song went on to top the charts in over 50 countries. The song is the biggest selling single of the 21st century by a female artist worldwide.   2006: British gay magazine Attitude listed the ‘Top 10 Gay Albums’ of all time. No.1 was Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters, 2, Arrival - ABBA, 3, Vauxhall and I - Morrissey, 4, Light Years - Kylie Minogue, 5, Older - George Michael, 6, Welcome To The Pleasuredome - Frankie Goes To Hollywood, 7, Erotica - Madonna, 8, I Am a Bird Now - Antony and the Johnsons, 9, Bad Girls - Donna Summer and No. 10 The Man Who Sold The World - David Bowie.   2006: World's longest-running music show "Top of the Pops" is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show aired for 42 years.   2007: A man admitted bootlegging charges after hearing evidence from Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page. Robert Langley, 57, from Buckingham, originally denied three trademark and two copyright infringements after being caught at a record fair in Glasgow. The seizure of CDs and DVDs two years ago included £11,500 of counterfeit Led Zeppelin material.   2009: Procol Harum organist Matthew Fisher won his long battle to be recognized as co-writer of the band's hit ’A Whiter Shade Of Pale. Law Lords ruled that Fisher, who claimed he wrote the song's organ melody, was entitled to a share of future royalties. In 2006, the High Court ruled he was entitled to 40% of the copyright, but the Court Of Appeal overturned the ruling in 2008 saying he waited too long, 38 years, to bring the case to court.   2014: American rock guitarist, and songwriter **ahem** Wagner, who worked with Alice Cooper and Lou Reed died from a lung infection aged 71. One of the best-known songs written by Wagner is 'Only Women Bleed', which was one of Alice Coppers' biggest hits.   2014: A ban on steel-string guitars in prison cells in England and Wales was reversed after a campaign including Billy Bragg, David Gilmour, Elbow's Guy Garvey, and Johnny Marr. Billy Bragg founded Jail Guitar Doors, a scheme that has sent around 350 guitars to prisons since 2007.   2015: American country music singer, Lynn Anderson, died aged 67. The multi-award-winning singer scored the 1970 US No.3 & 1971 UK No.3 single 'Rose Garden', and charted 12 No.1, 18 Top 10, and more than 50 Top 40 hits. Anderson was the first female country artist to win the American Music Award (in 1974).   2016: Jack White’s mission to play the first record in space was accomplished. 'A Glorious Dawn' by composer John Boswell, mixed with audio of American scientist Carl Sagan describing the universe, was played 28,000 meters above Earth on a “space-proof” turntable. The record played for about 80 minutes until the high-altitude balloon which carried the contraption burst and propelled the turntable back towards Marsing, Idaho.   2019: Kraftwerk won a long-running legal battle over their song ‘Metal On Metal’ when The European Court of Justice ruled against the sampling of the track by hip-hop producers Moses Pelham and Martin Haas in 1999. The ‘Metal On Metal’ sample, specifically a drum sequence repeated throughout, was used by the producers over a version of the Sabrina Setlur song ‘Nur Mir (Only Me)’.   Born On This Day In the Music World:   1747: Antonio Benedetto Maria Puccini, an Italian composer, was born in Lucca, Italy (d. 1832) 1751: Maria Anna Mozart, an Austrian pianist, and Wolfgang's sister was born in Salzburg, Austria (d. 1829) 1793: Joseph-François Snel, a Belgian composer, was born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1861) 1824: Eugenio Terzani, an Italian composer, was born in Rome (d. 1889) 1875: James W. Tate, an English composer, was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire (d. 1922) 1877: Charles Radoux-Rogier, a Belgian composer, was born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1952) 1886: Algot Haquinius, a Swedish composer, was born in Sveg, Sweden (d. 1966) 1899: Gerald Moore, an English pianist (Am I Too Loud), was born in Watford, Hertfordshire (d. 1987) 1899: John Woods Duke, an American composer, was born in Cumberland, Maryland (d. 1984) 1906: Ľudovít Rajter, a Slovak composer and conductor, was born in Pezinok, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 2000) 1906: Serafin Pro, a Cuban composer, was born in La Habana (d. 1977) 1913: Ivo Lhotka-Kalinski, a Yugoslav composer, was born in Zagreb, Croatia (d. 1987) 1918: Joe Daley, an American jazz tenor, clarinet, and flute player, was born in Salem, Ohio (d. 1994) 1921: Grant Johannesen, an American concert pianist, was born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2005) 1922: Zbigniew Wiszniewski, a Polish composer, was born in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland (d. 1999) 1924: Christopher Shaw, a British composer, was born in London (d. 1995) 1925: Antoine Duhamel, a French composer, born in Valmondois, was Val-d'Oise, France (d. 2014) 1929: Christine McGuire, an American pop vocalist (McGuire Sisters - "Sincerely"; "Sugartime"), was born in Middletown, Ohio (d. 2018) 1934: André Prévost, a Canadian composer, born in Hawkesbury, was Ontario, Canada (d. 2001) 1936: George "Buddy" Guy, American blues guitarist and singer. Critically acclaimed, he is a pioneer of the Chicago blues sound.   1936: István Zelenka, a Swiss composer, was born in Budapest, Hungary.   1936: Yuri Alexandrovich Falik, a Russian composer, was born in Odesa, Ukraine.   1940: Reva Rose, an American singer, and actress (Temperatures Rising) was born in Chicago, Illinois.  1941: Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and actor Paul Anka. He had the 1957 UK & US No.1 single 'Diana' which sold over 9 million copies worldwide. He wrote many classic songs including the English lyrics to Claude François and Jacques Revaux's music for Frank Sinatra's signature song, 'My Way' which has been recorded by many, including Elvis Presley. Two songs he co-wrote with Michael Jackson, 'This Is It' and 'Love Never Felt So Good' became posthumous hits for Jackson.   1944: American multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Chris Darrow. He was considered to be a pioneer of country-rock music in the late-1960s and performed and recorded with numerous groups, including Kaleidoscope and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Darrow played bass on Leonard Cohen’s debut Songs of Leonard Cohen. Darrow died on 15 January 2020 at age 75.   1944: Teresa Cahill, a British soprano opera singer, was born in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England.   1945: David Sanborn, an American jazz saxophonist (David Letterman Show) he also played for Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, and David Bowie, was born in Tampa, Florida.   1946: Jeffrey Hammond former bass guitar player for the progressive rock band Jethro Tull. Hammond appeared on the classic Tull albums Aqualung (1971) and Thick as a Brick (1972).   1947: John Siomos, an American rock drummer, was born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2004)   1949: Joyce Jones, a singer, First Choice, (1973 UK No.9 single 'Smarty Pants).   1949: Hugh Nicholson, from Scottish pop-rock band Marmalade, (originally formed in 1961 as The Gaylords). They scored the 1969 UK No.1 single with their version of The Beatles song 'Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da'.   1949: Richard "Duck" Baker, an American acoustic guitarist, was born in Washington, D.C.   1950: Wime de Craene, a Flemish singer and composer, was born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1990)   1955: Rat Scabies [Chris Miller], a British rock drummer (the Damned), was born in Surrey, England.   1956: Phil Fearon, vocals, Galaxy, (1983 UK No.4 single 'Dancing Night').   1957: Chris Miller (Rat Scabies), a drummer from English punk rock band The Damned, had the 1983 UK No.3 single 'Eloise'.   1958: Kate Bush a UK singer, songwriter, had the 1978 UK No.1 single 'Wuthering Heights' (at the age of 19). Her 1985 UK No.1 album 'Hounds Of Love' spent 52 weeks on the chart. In 1987, she won a Brit Award for Best British Female Solo Artist, and in 2002 an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. Bush was appointed Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to music.   1958: Kevin Mahogany, American jazz vocalist (Double Rainbow), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2017)   1959: Vaughan Toulouse, Dept S. He died from an Aids-related illness in 1991, Dept S had the 1981 UK No.22 single 'Is Vic There'.   1965: Tex [Anthony] Axile, English rocker (Transvision Vamp-Velveteen), born in Crawley, Sussex, England.   1966: Jyoti Mishra, White Town, (1997 UK No.1 single 'Your Woman').   1966: Craig Gannon, from Scottish indie rock band The Bluebells who had the 1993 UK No.1 single with the re-issued 'Young At Heart' after it was used in a Volkswagen television advertisement.   1968: Sean Moore, drums, Manic Street Preachers, (1996 UK No.2 single 'A Design For Life' 1998 UK No.1 album 'This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours').   1972: Brad Hargraves, Third Eye Blind, (1997 US No.4 & UK No. 33 single 'Semi-Charmed Life').   1973: Sonu Nigam, an Indian playback singer, was born in Haryana, India.   1975: Tifini Hale, an American rocker (Party-Rodeo, That's Why), was born in Palm Springs, California.   1980: Seth Avett, lead singer and founding member of the folk-rock band The Avett Brothers. Had the 2013 US No.5 album 'Magpie And The Dandelion'. Until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Friday morning, I will be adding four songs to the GSOTD post and playlist. One of the songs is by Laura Reed "Better Days (Single)". According to the number of monthly listeners, she only has 173, after hearing this song I was quite shocked she only had 173 listeners, I really liked this song, it is my hope that many of you will as well. at least give it a fair chance. Have a great Friday, enjoy the music.    Indie//Alternative Rock//Pop: Better Days (Single)    Laura Reed Drops Inspirational Anthem “Better Days” South African-born, Nashville and NC-based singer-songwriter Laura Reed brings the fire on her rousing new track “Better Days. The song is about pushing forward during hard times and not becoming disheartened by life’s many setbacks because things will eventually get better. R&B//Soul: Give It To Me Right (Album Version) by Melanie Fiona. Give It To Me Right (Album Version)    "Give It to Me Right" is a song by Canadian R&B singer Melanie Fiona from her debut album, The Bridge. Written and produced by Andrea Martin and Rod Argent. Soul//R&B: 1+1 by Beyonce'.  1+1   "1+1" is a song recorded by American recording artist Beyoncé for her fourth studio album, 4. It was released by Columbia Records in the United States on May 25, 2011, as a promotional single. Serving as the opening track on 4, it was written and produced by The-Dream, Tricky Stewart, and Beyoncé. "1+1" was originally titled "Nothing But Love" and The-Dream had initially planned to include it on his second studio album, Love vs. Money. Progressive Rock// Rock: Lady by Styx.  Lady    "Lady" is a 1973 song written and performed by the rock band Styx. It was first released on Styx II and was a local hit in the band's native Chicago, but initially failed to chart nationally. The song gained success shortly after Styx left Wooden Nickel Records to move to A&M Records in 1974 as it began picking up airplay nationwide, eventually peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1975. "Lady" was written by Dennis DeYoung for his wife, Suzanne Feusi, the first song he ever wrote for her.  Until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Thursday evening, for GSOTD for this Thursday I will be adding five songs from the Family Road Trip playlist that was created by@Pandora. Thank you@Pandorafor the playlist. Enjoy the music.    Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Everything Is Better by Kieran & Heather Shudall. Everything Is Better    Everything Is Better. Kieran Shudall Heather Shudall | Length: 02:44 Composer: Tom Howe. This track is on the following album: A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Rock and roll: Twist And Shout (Remastered 2009) by The Beatles. Twist And Shout (Remastered 2009)   The song “Twist and Shout" was not written by the Beatles. The songwriters are Bert Russell Berns and Phil Medley. The Beatles’ 1963 version resembles the Isley Brothers' record from 1962. Pop//Motown//R&B: Ain't Too Proud To Beg by The Temptations.  Ain't Too Proud To Beg    "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" is a 1966 song and hit single by The Temptations for Motown Records' Gordy label, produced by Norman Whitfield and written by Whitfield and Edward Holland Jr. The song peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Pop Chart and was a number-one hit on the Billboard R&B charts for eight non-consecutive weeks. The song's success, in the wake of the relative underperformance of the previous Temptations single, Soul//R&B: Superstition by Stevie Wonder. Superstition   "Superstition" is a song by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder. It was released on October 24, 1972, as the lead single from his fifteenth studio album, Talking Book, by Tamla. The lyrics describe popular superstitions and their negative effects. Pop: Down Under by Men At Work. Down Under   "Down Under" is a song recorded by the Australian rock band Men at Work. It was originally released in 1980 as the B-side to their first local single titled "Keypunch Operator", released before the band signed with Columbia Records. Both early songs were written by the group's co-founders, Colin Hay and Ron Strykert. The early version of "Down Under" has a slightly different tempo and arrangement from the later Columbia release. The most well-known version was then released on Columbia in 1981 as the third single from their debut album Business as Usual. Until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.    ... View more

Good Thursday evening, This Day In The History Of Music. Have a great night.   1956: Carl Perkins was on the UK singles chart with his debut UK hit 'Blue Suede Shoes. Johnny Cash planted the seed for the song in the fall of 1955, while Perkins, Cash, Elvis Presley toured throughout the South. Cash told Perkins of a black airman whom he had met when serving in the military in Germany. He had referred to his military regulation air shoes as "blue suede shoes." Cash suggested that Carl write a song about the shoes. 1961: Bob Dylan was injured in a car accident. 1963: With the US charts full of Hot Rod songs, Capitol Records sent disc jockeys a list of car terms and phrases to help promote The Beach Boys latest release ‘Little Deuce Coupe’. The song first appeared as the B-side to The Beach Boys' 1963 single 'Surfer Girl'. The car referred to is the 1932 Ford Model 18 (deuce being for the year).   1963: Elvis Presley was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with '(You're The) Devil In Disguise'. His 14th UK No.1. In 1963, when the song was debuted to a British audience on the BBC television show Juke Box Jury, the celebrity guest John Lennon voted the song “a miss” stating on the new song that Elvis Presley was "like Bing Crosby now."   1965: The Beatles' second feature film Help! had its UK premiere at The Pavilion in London. The Beatles' later said the film was shot in a "haze of marijuana".   1966: Databook published Maureen Cleave’s interview with John Lennon in which he said ‘We’re bigger than Jesus now.’ American Christians reacted with outrage, organizing ‘Beatle bonfires’ burning the group's records.   1966: Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker made their live debut as Cream at The Twisted Wheel, Manchester, England. The group's third album, Wheels of Fire, was the world's first platinum-selling double album.   1966: Bob Dylan was riding his Triumph 55 motorcycle to a garage near his home in Woodstock, New York for repairs when the rear wheel locked. Dylan lost control and was thrown over the handlebars, suffering a broken neck vertebra. His recuperation led to a period of reclusive inactivity.   1967: The Doors started a three-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with an edited version of 'Light My Fire'. The group's first US No.1, only reached No.49 on the UK chart. Eventually, many radio stations in the US would start playing the full six-minute and fifty-second album cut, which features a longer instrumental break.   1967: The International Love-In Festival took place at Alexandra Palace London with Pink Floyd, Brian Auger Trinity with Julie Driscoll, The Animals, Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Tomorrow, Blossom Toes, Creation, The Nervous System, and Apostolic Intervention.   1968: Gram Parsons left The Byrds on the eve of a tour of South Africa, refusing to play to segregated audiences.   1968: The first recording session of The Beatles' seven-minute epic ‘Hey Jude’ took place at Abbey Road studios London. The Paul McCartney song was written about John Lennon's son Julian.     1972: Screaming Lord Sutch was arrested in London after jumping from a bus in Downing Street with four nude women. Sutch was publicizing his forthcoming London gigs.   1973: Led Zeppelin has more than $200,000 in cash stolen from a safety deposit box at the Drake Hotel in New York. The crime has never been solved.    1974: Mamas & the Papas singer Cass Elliot died in her sleep from a heart attack after playing a sold-out show in London, England. She was staying at Harry Nilsson's London flat when she died. Her solo hits included 'Dream a Little Dream of Me,' which also featured the rest of The Mamas & the Papas and 'It's Getting Better'. Had also been a member of The Mugwumps.   1978: The film soundtrack to Grease featuring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John went to No.1 on the US album chart.   1980: David Bowie stars in the dramatic stage play "The Elephant Man" at the Auditorium Theater in Denver, Colorado.   1986: English songwriter, producer, and manager Gordon Mills died of stomach cancer. Worked with Engelbert Humperdinck, Tom Jones, and Gilbert O'Sullivan. Wrote the 1963 No.4 UK hit ‘I'll Never Get Over You’, for Johnny Kidd and the Pirates, and ‘I'm The Lonely One’ a hit for Cliff Richard.   1987: Michigan state governor James Blanchard declared an annual state-wide 'Four Tops Day', honoring the group for its contribution to American music.   1988: American record producer and pedal steel guitar player Pete Drake died of lung disease. Worked with Elvis Presley, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. Played on such hits as Lynn Anderson's ‘Rose Garden’, Charlie Rich's ‘Behind Closed Doors', Bob Dylan's ‘Lay Lady Lay, and Tammy Wynette's ‘Stand by Your Man’.   1990: Elton John checked into a Chicago clinic to cure bulimia and an addiction problem, taking over a year off from touring and recording.   1992: "Chinese Coffee" closes at Circle in the Square Theater, NYC, after 18 performances.   2003: The chairman of the Professional Association of Teachers Jim O'Neill warned that children were being put under pressure to grow up too soon by pop stars who use a sexy image. "Kylie Minogue might be a great singer but in many of these things you can see more of her bottom than you hear of her voice," said Mr. O'Neill.   2004: Keyboard player Huby Heard died from heart problems. Member of Billy Preston's, The God Squad, and worked with Teddy Pendergrass, Ray Charles, Little Bootsy Collins, The Brothers Johnson, The Rolling Stones, and Bill Wyman.   2006: Pamela Anderson married for the second time to US rapper Kid Rock, on a yacht off the French resort of St Tropez. The 39-year-old former Baywatch star divorced from rock star Tommy Lee in 1998, had recently got back together with Kid Rock after a brief engagement ended in 2003. Anderson and Rock split after four months of marriage.   2007: Heart problems forced Kiss singer and guitarist Paul Stanley to abandon a show in California. Paramedics stopped and restarted his heart to give it a regular rhythm after his heart spontaneously jumped to 190 plus beats per minute.   2010: American trumpet player and session musician Roy Caton died aged 83. As a session player in Hollywood recording studios, Caton worked with Nancy Sinatra, The Monkees, (The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees), Harpers Bizarre, (Feelin' Groovy), The Byrds, (The Notorious Byrd Brothers), Love, (Forever Changes), The Righteous Brothers and The Beach Boys on (Pet Sounds)   2011: Gene McDaniels, who scored the 1961 US No.3 hit 'A Hundred Pounds Of Clay' died at the age of 76 after a short illness. Gene also wrote Roberta Flack's 1974 No.1 hit 'Feel Like Makin' Love' which won a Grammy Award.   2019: 'Old Town Road', the viral rap song by Lil Nas X, became the longest-running No.1 in US chart history after it topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 17 weeks, overtaking Luis Fonsi's 'Despacito' and Mariah Carey's 'One Sweet Day, which both spent 16 weeks at No.1. The rapper, a college dropout from Atlanta, recorded the song in 2018, using a backing track he bought online for $30 (£24.70).   Born On This Day In The Music World:   1590: Gilles Hayne, a Flemish composer, was born in Liège (d. 1650) baptismal date   1646: Johann Theile, a German composer (Adam & Eve)   1723: Christlieb Siegmund Binder, a composer   1739: Johannes Ritschel, a composer.   1755: Franz Gotz, a Bohemian composer, was born in Strašice (d. 1815)   1778: Carl Borromaus Neuner, a German composer, was born in Munich, Bavaria (d. 1830)   1853: Henry Morton Dunham, a composer.   1857: Iacob Mureșianu, a Romanian composer, was born in Brașov, Austrian Empire (d. 1917)   1865: Nicola Spinelli, a composer.   1883: Manuel Infante, a Spanish composer/conductor.   1887: Rudi Stephan, a German composer (Die ersten Menschen), born in Worms, Hesse (d. 1915)   1887: Sigmund Romberg, Nagykanizsa Hungary, operetta composer (Blossom Time)   1900: Alexander Vasil'yevich Mosolov, a composer [OS]   1900: Don Redman, American jazz musician and orchestra leader (Sugar Hill Times) was born in Piedmont, West Virginia (d. 1964)   1909: Georgy Mushel, an Uzbek pianist and composer, was born in Tambov, Russia (d. 1989)   1911: Ján Cikker, a Slovak composer, was born in Banská Bystrica, Austria-Hungary (d. 1989)   1916: Charlie Christian, American jazz and swing guitarist (Benny Goodman Sextet) was born in Bonham, Texas (d. 1942)   1923: Jim Marshall, a British businessman and electric guitar amplifier pioneer known as "The Father of Loud", was born in Acton, West London, England (d, 2012)   1924: Robert Horton [Meade Howard Horton Jr.], American actor and singer (Kings Row; Wagon Train; Arena), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2016)   1925: Mikis Theodorakis, Greek classical and film music composer (Raven; Zorba the Greek; Serpico), was born on the island of Chios, Greece.   1928: Bidzina Alexandrovich Kvernadze, a Georgian composer, was born in Sighnaghi, Georgia (d. 2010)   1928: Konstantin Orbelyan, Armenian pianist, jazz and classical composer, and orchestra leader (State Estrada (Pops) Orchestra) was born in Armavir, Armenia (d. 2014)   1930: Paul Taylor, American dancer, and choreographer (Paul Taylor Dance Company) was born in Wilkinsville, Pennsylvania (d. 2018)   1935: Peter Schreier, German tenor, and conductor (Dresden State Opera, 1962-2000) was born in Meissen, Saxony, Germany (d. 2019)   1939: Annea Lockwood, American composer (Piano Burning) was born in Christchurch, New Zealand.  1945: Mike Garson, American rock and jazz pianist (David Bowie) was born in New York City.   1946: Neal Doughty, keyboards, from American rock band REO Speedwagon, who had the 1981 US No.1's 'Keep On Loving You' and 'Can't Fight This Feeling'. They named the band REO Speedwagon, from the REO Speed Wagon, a flatbed truck.   1947: Carlo Santanna, guitarist, from Paper Lace who scored the 1974 UK No.1 single 'Billy Don't Be A Hero', and the 1974 US No.1 single 'The Night Chicago Died.   1947: Lenny Zakatek [du Platel], Indian-English rock singer (Alan Parsons Project; Gonzalez) was born in Karachi, British India   1951: Dean Pitchford, American songwriter ("Fame"; "Let's Hear It For The Boy"), and screenwriter (Footloose), was born in Honolulu, Hawaii.    1953: Geddy Lee, bass, vocals, Rush, (1980 UK No.13 single 'Spirit Of Radio' 1982 US No. 21 single 'New World Man'). Lee was made an Officer of the Order of Canada on May 9, 1996. The trio was the first rock band to be so honored, as a group.   1953: American singer-songwriter Patti Scialfa has worked with The Rolling Stones and on Keith Richards' Talk Is Cheap album. She toured with Bruce Springsteen Band from 1984 Born in the USA tour and later married Springsteen on June 8th, 1991. She has released two solo albums. Scialfa was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the E Street Band.  (Side Note: This Day & Wikipedia agree on 1953, On This Day has her DOB in 1956.)    1957: Alessandra Marc [Judith Borden], an American operatic soprano (Turandot) was born in Berlin, Germany.   1959: John Sykes, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, (1987 US No.1 & UK No.9 single 'Here I Go Again') Tygers Of Pan Tang.   1962: Martin McCarrick, guitarist with an alternative metal band from Northern Ireland Therapy? who had the 1993 UK No.9 single 'Screamager'.   1966: Miles Hunt, singer from British alternative rock band The Wonder Stuff who had the 1991 UK No.1 single with their version of the Tommy Roe hit 'Dizzy' (with Vic Reeves).   1966: Martina McBride, an American country singer, and songwriter ("Independence Day"; "This One's For The Girls"; virtual duet with Dean Martin -"Baby It's Cold Outside") was born in Sharon, Kansas.   1968: Paavo Lötjönen, a Finnish Cellist (Apocalyptica) was born in Kuopio, Finland   1971: Lisa Ekdahl, a Swedish pop and jazz singer-songwriter (Vem Vet) was born in Hägersten, Stockholm, Sweden.   1972: Simon Jones, the bassist from English rock band The Verve, had the 1997 album Urban Hymns, one of the best-selling albums in UK Chart history. The album features the hit singles 'Bitter Sweet Symphony', 'The Drugs Don't Work', and 'Lucky Man'.   1973: Wanya Morris, from American R&B vocal group Boyz II Men, who had the 1992 US & UK No.1 single 'End Of The Road' which set a new record for longevity, staying at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for thirteen weeks, breaking the decades-old record held by Elvis Presley.   1973: James Otto, American country singer (MuzikMafia), was born in Fort Lewis, Washington.   1977: American musician, songwriter, and producer Danger Mouse, (Brian Joseph Burton). He formed Gnarls Barkley with CeeLo Green and has worked with Adele, Gorillaz, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and many other artists. 1983: Ashley McBryde, American country music singer-songwriter ("Girl Goin' Nowhere"; "A Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega"), was born in Waldron, Arkansas 1987: Sabra Johnson, an American dancer (So You Think You Can Dance) was born in The Netherlands. Until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.    ... 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Good Monday morning and afternoon. I will be adding three songs to the GSOTD post and playlist. All three songs are coming from @jmyers81 and from his playlist that he had shared here in the community. The name of that playlist is called Delton July '21 by jaymyers 1981. Thank you @jmyers81 for sharing your music.    Country: Heart On fire by Eric Church. Heart On Fire  "'Heart On Fire' was the first song we recorded when we got to North Carolina. I already had pretty much, I wrote this song by myself, but I already had this song on the rails and we were heading down the path of what this was going to be," said Church. "I thought we needed to kind of break the ice and get started on something, you know, we were doing something that was tough to do – writing the song the same day we were recording it. This was the song that was kind of the icebreaker for the whole project, and I credit this song a lot for getting us to where we ended up getting to with the project." Country: 7 Summers by Morgan Wallen. 7 Summers   "7 Summers" is a song by American country music singer Morgan Wallen. He first performed a portion of the track on his Instagram, whereafter it was released on August 14, 2020, following its popularity on TikTok. Country: Drive (For Daddy Gene) by Alan Jackson.  Drive (For Daddy Gene)   "Drive (For Daddy Gene)" is a song written and recorded by American country singer Alan Jackson. It was released in January 2002 as the second single from his album, Drive. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks in May 2002 and also peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. Until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.    ... View more

Good Monday morning, This Day In The History Of Music, have a great Monday.   1882: Richard Wagner's opera "Parsifal" premieres in Bayreuth, Germany. 1962: Frank Ifield was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I Remember You. The singer's first of four UK No.1's.   1968: The Jackson Five signed a one-year contract with Motown Records. They made history in 1970 as the first recording act to have their first four singles to reach No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100, with the songs being 'I Want You Back, 'ABC', 'The Love You Save' and 'I'll Be There'.   1969: Johnny Cash released the single, 'A Boy Named Sue, a song written by Shel Silverstein. Cash was at the height of his popularity when he recorded the song live at California's San Quentin State Prison at a concert on February 24, 1969. The song tells the tale of a young man's quest for revenge on a father who abandoned him at 3 years of age and whose only contribution to his entire life was naming him Sue.   1970: Jimi Hendrix played in his hometown of Seattle for the last time when he appeared at Sicks Stadium.   1973: Peter Shaffer's musical "Equus" premieres in London.   1975: Van McCoy and the Soul City went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'The Hustle', his only US chart hit, it made No.3 in the UK. McCoy died on 6th July 1979.   1977: Led Zeppelin cut short their 11th North American tour after Robert Plant's five-year-old son Karac died unexpectedly of a virus at their home in England, UK.   1980: The Rolling Stones started a seven-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Emotional Rescue, the group's eighth US No.1. Emotional Rescue was the first Rolling Stones album recorded following Keith Richards' exoneration from a Toronto drugs charge that could have landed him in jail for years.   1986: Peter Gabriel went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Sledgehammer', a No.4 hit in the UK. The song's music video has won a number of awards, including a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards, and Best British Video at the 1987 Brit Awards. Gabriel was also nominated for three Grammy Awards. As of 2011, 'Sledgehammer' is the most played music video in the history of MTV.   1990: American keyboardist and vocalist Brent Mydland from the Grateful Dead was found dead on the floor of his home aged 38 from a drug overdose. His eleven-year tenure was longer than that of any other keyboardist in the band.   1992: "Man of La Mancha" closes at Marquis Theater NYC after 108 performances.   1992: American singer and Motown artist, Mary Wells, referred to as The First Lady of Motown and who had a 1964 US No. 1 and the UK No. 5 single ‘My Guy’, died aged 49 of laryngeal cancer. Wells was forced to give up her career and with no health insurance, was forced to sell her home. Wells’ old Motown friends including Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, The Temptations, and Martha Reeves, along with Dionne Warwick, Rod Stewart, Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin, and Bonnie Raitt, personally pledged donations in support.   2000: Oasis were booed off the stage during a show at the Paleo Festival in Switzerland after singer Liam Gallagher had insulted the 35,000 strong audience.  2006: Jeffrey Borer and Arvel Jett Reeves pleaded guilty to secretly videotaping Michael Jackson as he flew to Santa Barbara, California, to surrender in a child molestation investigation. The two men admitted they installed two digital video recorders to record Jackson and his lawyer as the pair was traveling on a private jet from Las Vegas to Santa Barbara in November 2003.   2006: The final edition of Top Of The Pops was recorded at BBC Television Centre in London. Just under 200 members of the public were in the audience for the show which was co-hosted by veteran disc jockey Sir Jimmy Savile, its very first presenter. Classic performances from the Spice Girls, Wham, Madonna, Beyonce Knowles, and Robbie Williams featured in the show alongside The Rolling Stones who were the very first band to appear on Top of the Pops on New Year's Day in 1964.   2006: The guitar on which Sir Paul McCartney learned his first chords sold for £330,000 at an auction at London's Abbey Road Studios. The Rex acoustic guitar helped McCartney persuade John Lennon to let him join his band, The Quarrymen, in 1957.   2008: Klaxons singer Jamie Reynolds postponed the group's Australian tour dates after he broke his leg at a gig in France. The bands' singer said he "drastically misjudged" the distance when he jumped from the stage during their final song in the set.   2009: AC/DC singer Brian Johnson appeared as the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car on the BBC television program Top Gear. His time of 1:45.9 tied him with Simon Cowell for the second-fastest time. He was introduced by host Jeremy Clarkson as "a man who has sold more albums than The Beatles and I bet almost none of [the audience] have ever heard of him."   2013: US singer-songwriter JJ Cale died of a heart attack at the age of 74. He became famous in 1970 when Eric Clapton covered his song 'After Midnight'. In 1977 Clapton also popularised Cale's 'Cocaine. The two worked together on an album that won a Grammy award in 2008.   2017: A jury awarded Quincy Jones $9.4 million in royalties for the use of Michael Jackson songs he produced in two Cirque du Soleil shows and the This Is It documentary. Jones filed suit in 2013, asking for $30 million.   2018: Sir Paul McCartney performs a secret gig at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, where the Beatles began.   2019: A number of lawsuits over royalties on Drake's first six albums were officially settled included lawsuits and counterclaims spanning back to 2017 filed between Aspire Music Group and Cash Money Records. Aspire had claimed that in 2008 it signed an exclusive recording agreement with Drake before making a deal with Cash Money in June 2009 allowing Drake to record for the label in exchange for one-third of the net profits. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.   2020: English blues-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Peter Green died in his sleep at age 73. As the founder of Fleetwood Mac, his songs, such as 'Albatross', 'Black Magic Woman', 'Oh Well', 'The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)' and 'Man of the World' became worldwide hits. Green left the band in 1970 as he struggled with his mental health. He was eventually diagnosed with schizophrenia and spent time in hospital in the mid-70s.   Born On This Day In The Music World:   1694: Johann Samuel Endler, a German composer, was born in Olbernhau, Germany (d. 1762)   1782: John Field, an Irish pianist, and composer (Nocturnes) was born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1837)   1791: Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, an Austrian composer and 6th child of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1844)   1863: Jāzeps Vītols, a Latvian composer, was born in Valmiera, Russian Empire (d. 1948)   1874: Serge Koussevitzky, a Russian-American conductor (Boston Symphony, 1924-49) was born in Vishny Volochyok, Russia (d. 1951)   1876: Ernest Schelling, an American composer, and conductor (Victory Ball) was born in Belvidere, New Jersey (d. 1939)   1892: Philipp Jarnach, a French composer, was born in Noisy-le-Sec, France (d. 1982)   1903: Donald Voorhees, an American conductor (Bell Telephone Hour) was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania (d. 1989)   1904: Jack Westrup, an English composer, was born in London (d. 1975)   1906: Armando José Fernandes, a Portuguese neoclassical composer, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1983)  1907: Gioconda de Vito, an Italian-British violinist, was born in Martina Franca, Italy (d. 1994)   1914: Ralph Blane [Hunsecker], an American songwriter ("Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"; "The Trolley Song") was born in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma (d. 1995)   1914: Erskine Hawkins, an American trumpeter and composer ("After Hours") was born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1993)   1922: Andrzej Koszewski, a Polish choral, and orchestral composer, and musicologist, was born in Poznań, Poland (d. 2015)   1928: Hans Haselböck, an Austrian organist and composer, was born in Nesselstauden, Lower Austria   1928: Tadeusz Baird, a Polish composer (Four Essays; Psychodrama; Voices From Afar) co-founder of Warsaw Autumn festival, and educator was born in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland (d. 1981)   1929: Alexis Weissenberg, a Bulgarian born pianist (Levintritt Prize, 1948) was born in Sofia, Bulgaria (d. 2012)   1934: Anthony Gilbert, a British composer, was born in London.   1936: Antonio Mastrogiovanni, an Uruguayan composer, was born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2010)   1938: Bobby Hebb, an American country singer, and songwriter ("Sunny") was born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2010)   1940: Dobie Gray [Lawrence Brown], an American musician and singer ("Drift Away") was born in Simonton, Texas (d. 2011)   1940: Tolis Voskopoulos, a Greek singer (Oi Erastes tou Oneirou), was born in Kokkinia, Piraeus, Greece   1941: Brenton Wood [Alfred Smith], an American rock musician ("Gimme Little Sign"), was born in Shreveport, Louisiana.   1941: Darlene Love [Wright], an American singer ("He's a Rebel"; "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" ), was born in Los Angeles, California.   1941: Bobby Hebb, a US singer, (1966 US No.2 and UK No.12 single 'Sunny'). The song was written about Bobby's brother, who had been killed by a mugger in 1963, and started out as an album filler until it was picked for a single release.   1941: Neil Landon, singer, and songwriter with the band Fat Mattress, which he co-founded with guitarist/singer Noel Redding. He later joined The Flower Pot Men, who scored a hit in 1967 with 'Let's Go To San Francisco' which reached No.4 in the UK Singles Chart. Landon was a member of The Ivy League who had the 1965 UK No.3 single 'Tossing and Turning'. He died on 26 March 2020, at age 78. 1942: Dobie Gray, a US singer, (1965 US No.13 and UK No.25 single 'The In Crowd', 1973 US No.5 single 'Drift Away'). Gray died on December 6, 2011, from complications of cancer surgery in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 71.     1943: Mick Jagger singer, songwriter with The Rolling Stones, (1969 UK & US No.1 single 'Honky Tonk Women', and over 35 UK & US Top 40 singles and albums). Solo (1985 UK No.1 single with David Bowie 'Dancing In The Street'). 1985 UK No. 6 solo album 'She's The Boss.' In 2003 he was knighted for his services to popular music and in early 2009 he joined the electric supergroup SuperHeavy.   1943: Roger Smalley, a British-Australian composer, was born in Swinton, Lancashire (d. 2015)   1947: Al Anderson, an American songwriter, and guitarist (NRBQ - "Ridin' In My Car") was born in Windsor, Connecticut.   1949: Roger Taylor, drums, vocals, Queen, (1975 UK No.1 single 'Bohemian Rhapsody' also UK No.1 in 1991, plus over 40 other UK Top 40 singles, 1980 US No.1 single 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love). Also, a member of The Cross.   1950: Duncan Mackay, a British composer, and keyboard player was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.  1952: Jan Randall, a Canadian film and TV composer, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   1953: Robert Phillips, an American classical guitarist, was born in NYC, New York.   1958: Angela Hewitt, a Canadian classical pianist, was born in Ottawa, Canada.   1961: Gary Cherone, singer with Extreme who had the 1991 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'More Than Words. Also toured and recorded with Van Halen.   1961: Andy Connell, Swing Out Sister, (1986 UK No.4 single 'Breakout').   1961: Keiko Matsui, a Japanese musician, and composer was born in Tokyo.   1962: Miranda Joyce, vocals, The Belle Stars, (1983 UK No.3 single 'Sign Of The Times').   1963: Scott Francis Crago, an American session drummer, worked with the Eagles since 1994 as well as Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, Bryan Adams, Stevie Nicks, Jackson Browne, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Bob Seger, and Chris Isaak.   1963: Andy Timmons, an American guitarist (Danger Danger-Screw It), was born in Scottsdale, Arizona.   1965: Jim Lindberg, an American musician (Pennywise), was born in Hermosa Beach, California.   1967: Tim Barnwell, DJ Headliner, from American alternative hip hop group who scored the 1992 UK No.2 and the US No. 8 single 'People Everyday. The group won two Grammy Awards in 1993 for Best New Artist and Best Rap Performance and was also named Band of the Year by Rolling Stone magazine. 1974: Dan Konopka, an American musician (OK Go)   1977: Rebecca St. James, an Australian Christian pop-rock singer, was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.   1980: Dave 'Brown Sound' Baksh, guitarist with Sum 41, who had the 2001 UK No 13 single 'In Too Deep'. He quit Sum 41 in 2006 to pursue his career with his second band Brown Brigade and The Organ Thieves.   1980: Mat Shaw, an American pop singer (Mat and Savanna), and a real estate agent was born in California.   1985: Audrey De Montigny, a Quebec singer, was born in Sainte-Julienne, Quebec.   1993: Taylor Momsen, an American singer, songwriter with The Pretty Reckless who released their debut album Light Me Up in 2010. Was born in St. Louis Missouri.  1993: Stormzy [Michael Owuo Jr.] an English rapper (Shut Up), was born in London, England. 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Good Sunday afternoon, This Day In The History Of Music. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday.   1933: 1st Dutch live radio concert: Duke Ellington. 1960: Roy Orbison reached No.2 on the US singles chart with ‘Only the Lonely,’ his first hit. The song was turned down by The Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley, so Orbison decided to record the song himself. 1964: The Beatles' third album 'A Hard Day's Night' started a twenty-one-week run at the top of the UK charts. This was the first Beatles album to be recorded entirely on four-track tape, allowing for good stereo mixes.   1964: "Here's Love" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 338 performances.   1965: Dressed in Carnaby Street threads, the ever-changing Bob Dylan plugged in for his headlining set backed by the Butterfield Blues Band at The Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island. Folk music ‘purists’ tried to boo him off the stage, while the rest of the audience gave him an enthusiastic response. It is usually said that the reason for the crowd's hostile reception was Dylan's 'abandoning' of the folk orthodoxy, or poor sound quality on the night (or a combination of the two).   1966: Brian Jones' final performance as a Rolling Stone.   1969: 70,000 attend Seattle Pop Festival (across 3 days); performers included: Bo Diddley, Flying Burrito Brothers, Ten Years After, Guess Who, Santana, Tim Buckley, Byrds, Ike & Tina Turner Revue, Chicago Transit Authority, Chuck Berry, Led Zeppelin, and The Doors.   1969: Neil Young appeared with Crosby, Stills, and Nash for the first time when played at The Fillmore East in New York. Young was initially asked to help out with live material only but ended up joining the group on and off for the next 30 years.   1970: The Carpenters started a four-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with '(They Long To Be) Close To You'. The first of three US No.1's and 17 other Top 40 hits. The song was written in 1963 by Hal David and Burt Bacharach and was first offered to Herb Alpert, who said he didn't feel comfortable singing the line 'so they sprinkled moon dust in your hair.   1971: T Rex was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Get It On, the group's second UK No.1 which spent four weeks at the top of the charts. In the US it was retitled Bang A Gong, (Get It On). Power Station had a UK & US hit with their version of the song in 1985.   1973: George Harrison pays £1,000,000 tax on his Bangladesh concert & album.   1975: David Bowie releases his single "Fame".   1978: John Lydon forms the rock group Public Ltd Image.   1980: AC/DC released their sixth internationally released studio album Back In Black, the first AC/DC album recorded without former lead singer Bon Scott who died on 19 February 1980 at the age of 33. The album has sold an estimated 49 million copies worldwide to date, making it the second highest-selling album of all time, and the best-selling hard rock or heavy metal album.    1981: Air Supply went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'The One That I Love', the group's only US No.1 and the first Australian band to top the US singles chart.   1983: American heavy metal band Metallica released their debut studio album Kill 'Em All. The release is regarded as a groundbreaking album for thrash metal because of its precise musicianship, which fuses a new wave of British heavy metal riffs with hardcore punk tempos.   1984: Willie Mae ‘Big Mama’ Thornton died at the age of 58 died in Los Angeles of heart and liver complications. She had a No.1 R&B hit in 1953 with ‘Hound Dog’ (later covered by Elvis Presley). She also wrote and recorded ‘Ball 'n' Chain,’ which Janis Joplin recorded.   1987: Terence Trent D'arby went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Introducing The Hardline According to Terence Trent D'arby'.   1990: "Les Miserables" opens at Princess Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver.   1995: Grammy Award-winning country singer, songwriter Charlie Rich died in his sleep aged 62 years old. Rich began as a Rockabilly artist for Sun Records in Memphis in 1958. He scored the 1974 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'The Most Beautiful Girl' and 'Behind Closed Doors, which was a No.1 country hit.   1997: Rocker Rick Danko (The Band) gets suspended sentence in Japan for drug smuggling.   1998: Jamiroquai went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Deeper Under Ground', their thirteenth hit and first UK No.1.   1999: This year Woodstock Festival ended with riots resulting in 120 people being arrested. Three people died during the 3-day festival in separate incidents and many were hospitalized after drinking polluted water.   2002: Two former members of Destiny's Child settled out of court over the lyrics to 'Survivor', which they claimed were libelous. LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson, who left the group in 2000, said that the song broke an agreement, which stops both sides from making 'any public comment of a disparaging nature concerning one another. The line, which they were suing over, said 'You thought that I'd be stressed without you, but I'm chillin'. You thought I wouldn't sell without you, sold nine million'.   2003: Erik Braun from the American psychedelic rock band Iron Butterfly died of cardiac failure at the age of 52. Braun was just 16 years old when he joined Iron Butterfly who had the 1968 US No.14 single 'In-A- Gadda-Da-Vida’.   2010: Paul McCartney's former wife, Heather Mills, told the press that the trauma and pain she went through after losing her leg in a traffic accident was nothing compared to the way she felt after she and the former Beatle split up. The two separated in 2006 after four years of marriage and went on to fight a bitter public divorce battle which saw her gain a $38.9 million settlement.   2014: The pop star parodist, Weird Al Yankovic became the first comedy act to hit the top spot for more than 50 years. Mandatory Fun, Yankovic’s 14th album, and his best-selling since Straight Outta Lynwood, which was released in 1991 went to No.1 on the US album chart. The last comedy album to reach No 1 in the US was Allan Sherman’s My Son, the Nut in 1963.   2017: Justin Bieber apologized to his fans after canceling the remaining dates of his Purpose World Tour because of "unforeseen circumstances". The move affects 14 dates in Asia and North America which were coming up over the next three months. The singer had performed more than 150 shows on the tour, promoting his 2015 album Purpose, since March 2016. The tour had grossed $93.2m (£71.5m) in the first half of 2017.   2020: British musician, author, broadcaster, and lecturer CP Lee died at age 70. He was a member of the band Greasy Bear and became a linchpin of the punk rock explosion with Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias. In 1977 Lee wrote the 'snuff-rock' musical Sleek.   Born On This Day In The Music World:   1579: Valerius Otto, German composer, born in Leipzig (d. after 1612)   1654: Agostino Steffani, Italian-German diplomat and composer, born in Castelfranco Veneto, Italy (d. 1728)   1657: Philipp Heinrich Erlebach, German composer, born in Esens, Germany (d. 1714)   1772: Gottlob Benedikt Bierey, German composer, born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1840)   1780: Christian Theodor Weinlig, German composer, teacher, and choirmaster, born in Dresden, Saxony (d. 1842)   1786: Giacomo Cordella, Italian composer, born in Naples, Italy (d. 1846)   1832: Simon Hassler, German-American composer, born in Germany (d. 1901)   1855: Edward Solomon, English composer, born in Lambeth, London (d. 1895)   1878: Heinrich Gebhard, German-born American composer, born in Sobernheim, Rhineland-Palatinate (d. 1963)   1883: Alfredo Casella, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (La Giara), born in Turin, Italy (d. 1947)   1893: Dorothy Dickson, American actress and dancer (Paying The Piper; Danny Boy), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1995)   1895: Yvonne Printemps, French singer and actress (Paris Waltz; Voyage to America), born in Ermont, France (d. 1977)   1897: Hermann Ambrosius, German composer, born in Hamburg (d. 1983)   1903: André Fleury, French organist, and composer, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 1995)   1907: (Cornelius) "Johnny" Hodges, American jazz alto saxophonist (Duke Ellington Orchestra), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 1970)   1908: Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, Indian Carnatic vocalist, born in Tirukkodikaval, Thanjavur District, India (d. 2003)   1909: Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Italian composer and conductor, born in Bergamo, Italy (d. 1996)   1925: Bennie Benjamin session drummer, one of ‘The Funk Brothers’ who played on many Tamla Motown hits including, The Four Tops, Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and The Supremes. He died on 20 April 1969.   1926: Teodor Grigoriu, Romanian classical music and film score composer, born in Galați, Romania (d. 2014)   1930: Maureen Forrester, Canadian operatic contralto (Mahler's "Resurrection" Symphony), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2010)   1930: Annie Ross, British-American jazz singer (Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - "Twisted") and actress, born in London (d. 2020)   1931: Paul Danblon, Belgian composer, opera director, opera administrator, and scientific journalist, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 2018)   1932: Gibson Kente, South African playwright, and composer, born in Duncan Village, Eastern Cape (d. 2014)   1937: Dmitry Smolsky, Belarusian orchestral, choral, theater, and pop music composer, and teacher (Belarusian State Academy of Music, 1962-2014), born in Minsk, Belorussian SSR (d. 2017)   1939: Richard Akre Trythall, an American composer, was born in Knoxville, Tennessee.   1942: Bruce Woodley, from Australian folk-influenced pop quartet The Seekers who scored the 1965 UK No.1 single 'I'll Never Find Another You. They were the first Australian group to achieve major chart and sales success in the UK and the US.   1943: English musician Jim McCarty is best known as the drummer for the Yardbirds and Renaissance. With The Yardbirds he had the 1965 UK No.3 & US No.6 single 'For Your Love').   1943: Roy Acuff Jr., American country musician ("Looks Like a baby's Gone"), was born in Nashville, Tennessee.   1944: Tom Dawes from American rock and roll band Cyrkle who had the 1966 US No.2 single 'Red Rubber Ball'. They were signed by Brian Epstein and supported The Beatles on their 1966 US tour. He died on 13 October 2007.   1945: Donna Theodore, American actress, and singer (Hollywood Talent Scouts) was born in Pleasanton, California.   1945: Labi Siffre, English singer-songwriter, was born in London, England.   1946: Nicaraguan percussionist Jose Chepito Areas was a member of Santana from 1969 - 1977. During this time Santana had the 1970 US No.4 single 'Black Magic Woman', 1977 UK No.11 single 'She's Not There'.   1948: Steve Goodman, American folk singer, and songwriter ("City of New Orleans"; "You Never Even Called Me by My Name"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1984)  1950: Mark Clarke, from English rock band Uriah Heep who had the 1975 UK No.7 album Return To Fantasy. They have sold over 40 million albums worldwide.   1951: Verdine White, the bassist with Earth, Wind & Fire, had the 1975 US No.1 single 'Shining Star', and the 1981 UK No.3 single 'Let's Groove'. The band has received 20 Grammy nominations and was the first African-American act to sell out Madison Square Garden. Verdine is the only remaining founding member left in the band.   1951: Vanessa [Connie Witteman], a Dutch model and singer, was born in Voorburg, Netherlands.   1954: Ken Greer, Canadian rock guitarist (Red Rider - "Lunatic Fringe"; "Big League"), was born in Toronto, Ontario   1957: Roger Clinton Jr., American actor and lounge singer, President Clinton's half-brother, born in Hot Springs, Arkansas.   1958: Thurston Moore, American musician with Sonic Youth, who had the 1990 album Goo which featured the single 'Kool Thing'. In the early 1990s, Moore formed the sideband Dim Stars, with Richard Hell. Moore was ranked 34th in Rolling Stone's 2004 edition of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time."   1958: Henk Wanders, Dutch bassist (Frank Boeijen Group), born in Nijmegen, Netherlands.   1965: Marty Brown, an American country singer ("It Must Be The Rain"; "Wildest Dreams"), was born in Maceo, Kentucky.   1966: American musician Maureen Herman is known as the bassist for the Minneapolis-based band Babes in Toyland, released three studio albums: Spanking Machine (1990), Fontanelle (1992), and Nemesisters (1995)   1966: Lynda Lemay, a French-Canadian chanson singer, was born in Portneuf, Quebec.   1969: Trevor Peres, American metal guitarist (Obituary - "The End Complete") was born in Tampa, Florida.   1971: Roger Creager, American country music singer-songwriter ("Bad Friend to a Good Man") was born in Corpus Christi, Texas.   1973: Dani Filth [Daniel Davey], British lyricist, and heavy metal singer (Cradle of Filth) was born in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England.   1974: English music producer, musician, and songwriter Paul Epworth who has worked with Adele, Florence and the Machine, Coldplay, Cee Lo Green, U2, John Legend, Paul McCartney, Bruno Mars, and many other artists. 1980: Diam's [Mélanie Georgiades], French rapper, born in Nicosia, Cyprus. 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Good Sunday afternoon, I will be adding three songs for today's GSOTD post and playlist. Two of the three are Opera. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday, and I hope you also enjoy the music.   Christian & Gospel: Everything by Lauren Daigle. Everything  Lauren is telling us is that when we worry, God is always there to comfort us. In every bad, or good situation. God will also provide for our every need, and that all He wants from us is to trust Him and have faith in Him.  Opera/Classical: Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro K. 492/Act 2 - "Voi che sapete" by Frederica von Stade, Weiner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan. Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro K. 492/Act 2 - "Voi che sapete"    Figaro premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienna on 1 May 1786, with a cast listed in the " Roles " section below. Mozart himself directed the first two performances, conducting seated at the keyboard, the custom of the day. Opera/Classical: Rossini: II barbiere di Siviglia / Act 1 - "Largo al factotum" by Leo Nucci, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna & Giuseppe Patane'.  Rossini: II Barbiere Di Siviglia / Act 1 - " Largo al factotum"    The Barber of Seville was commissioned by the impresario of the Teatro Argentina at the end of 1815 when Rossini was nearly 24 years of age. In deference to Giovanni Paisiello, a popular Italian composer who in 1782 had himself based an opera on the Beaumarchais play, Rossini called his own work Almaviva. Until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@Vweekly19 good Sunday afternoon, I think you are on the right track already. You pretty much can post whatever you would like here in the community. I am the curator for GSOTD (clean only) post and playlist. I also curate "This Day In The History Of Music" you can reply to posts that you like, or you can create your own to create a conversation with those in the community. If you ever have any questions, problems, or even concerns about anything, here are the five people you can reach out to for help. @ErickPandora, @AdamPandora, @TannerPandora, @ShannonPandora, and @AlyssaPandora. One of these fabulous five will help you in any way they can. If you have any favorite music selections that you would like to see posted and added to the GSOTD (clean only) post and playlist, then please reply at the GSOTD post, I will also make mention of you on the post as well. You take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Saturday evening, This Day In The History Of Music. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.   1917: Trial of Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari begins in Paris for allegedly spying for Germany and thus causing the deaths of 50,000 soldiers. 1942: Irving Berlin's musical "This is the Army" premieres in NYC. 1964: A riot broke out during a Rolling Stones gig at The Empress Ballroom in Blackpool, Lancashire, after Keith Richards kicked a yob in the mouth who was spitting at the group. Two policemen and 30 fans were injured and the damage was estimated at over £4,000. The Rolling Stones were then banned from playing in Blackpool for forty-four years, (until the ban was lifted). 1965: "Flora, the Red Menace" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 87 performances. 1965: The Byrds were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their version of the Bob Dylan song 'Mr. Tambourine Man'. The first Bob Dylan song to reach No.1. The Byrds' recording of the song was influential in initiating the musical subgenre of folk-rock, leading many contemporary bands to mimic its fusion of jangly guitars and intellectual lyrics. Bob Dylan also releases Like A Rolling Stone.    1965: Rock group "The Animals" 1st time making it on the  British charts.   1967: The Beatles meet Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, whose lecture on Transcendental Meditation (TM) they had gone to hear at the Hilton Hotel in London. TM involved the silent repetition of a word or sound to produce a state of mind that reduces stress, calms the mind, and energizes both mind and body. The Maharishi invited The Beatles to travel with him to Bangor, in North Wales, to attend more lectures. They accepted his invitation.   1967: The Beatles sign a petition in Times to legalize marijuana.   1969: Paul McCartney recorded a demo of his new song ‘Come and Get It’ at Abbey Road studios in London. McCartney gave the song to The Iveys, (soon to become known as Badfinger). The song was later used as the theme for the movie The Magic Christian. The Beatles also recorded ‘Sun King/Mean Mr. Mustard’ for their forthcoming Abbey Road album.   1971: Paul Revere and the Raiders went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Indian Reservation'. The song was first recorded in 1959 by Marvin Rainwater and released as 'The Pale Faced Indian' and then later by Don Fardon in 1968.   1972: Bobby Ramirez drummer with Edger Winters White Trash was killed after becoming involved in a brawl in a Chicago bar. The fight started after comments were made about the length of his hair.   1974: George McCrae was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Rock Your Baby'. Written and produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch of KC and the Sunshine Band. Regarded by some as the first Disco No.1.   1976: Elton John scored his first UK number 1 single with ‘Don't Go Breaking My Heart’ a duet with Kiki Dee. It was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin under the pseudonym "Ann Orson" and "Carte Blanche" and was Elton's first UK No.1 after 16 Top 40 hits. John had met Dee when she was working as a backing singer. John would later re-record the song with RuPaul for his 1993 'Duets' album.   1977: Donna Summer was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with the Giorgio Moroder produced 'I Feel Love'. The disco diva's only UK chart-topper.   1978: The Robert Stigwood film Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was released, featuring The Bee Gees and Peter Frampton. The film received extremely negative reviews from most critics and barely broke even at the box office.   1982: "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" closes at E O'Neill NYC after 63 performances.   1982: Survivor started a six-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Eye Of The Tiger', taken from the film 'Rocky III'. Also No.1 in the UK. Survivor won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance for the song.   1983: "Mame" opens at Gershwin Theater NYC for 41 performances.   1984: The Rev. C.L. Franklin died, (father of soul singer Aretha Franklin). Franklin who was an American Baptist minister as well as a Civil Rights activist had been in a coma since 1979 after being shot by burglars at his home in Detroit.   1984: "Careless Whisper" single released by George Michael (credited in the US to Wham!) (Billboard Song of the Year 1985)   1993: U2 started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Zooropa' the Irish bands' fourth US No.1. Zooropa won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 1994.   1993: UB40 started a seven-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Can't Help Falling In Love'. Elvis Presley had the first hit with the song, in 1961, Corey Hart was next up with a top 30 hit in 1987, and Hall and Oates recorded the song for the 1990s, The Last Temptation of Elvis charity album. UB40 originally covered the song for the Honeymoon in Vegas soundtrack, but Bono’s version was chosen instead. Also on the same day, UB40 went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Promises And Lies'.   1997: Police gave Oasis singer Liam Gallagher a formal caution after he admitted criminal damage following an incident with a cyclist in Camden, north London. Gallagher had grabbed the rider from the window of his chauffeur-driven car and broken the man's Ray-Bans sunglasses.   1999: Phil Collins married for the third time. The 48-year-old drummer wed marketing consultant Orianne Cevey in Lausanne, Switzerland. Guests at the wedding included Elton John, Eric Clapton, and Mark Knopfler.   2002: A garden center was sued over claims it killed a collection of the late singer Freddie Mercury's prized koi fish. Mercury's former partner, Mary Austin who inherited the Japanese koi collection claimed 84 fish died when the electricity powering a temporary pond was accidentally turned off by a worker from Clifton Nurseries, of Maida Vale, West London. At the time of Mercury's death, he had amassed one of the best collections of fish in the UK. One koi can be worth £250,000.   2003: Johnny Cash picked up six nominations in the MTV Video Music Awards for his remake of Nine Inch Nails' 'Hurt' from his album, American IV: The Man Comes Around. The video, featuring images from Cash's life and directed by Mark Romanek, was also named the best video of the year by the Grammy Awards and CMA Awards, and the best video of all time by NME.   2005: Bad Beat singer Patrick Sherry died after a stage dive went wrong during a gig at the Warehouse in Leeds, England. Sherry lept towards the crowd at the end of the band's set and tried to grab a lighting rig from the ceiling but missed and hit the floor.   2007: Beyonce tripped down twelve stairs while performing "Ring the Alarm" on tour in Orlando, Florida. Video from the night of the concert captured her stepping on her trench coat and then tumbling head-first down twelve steps at the Amway Arena appeared within hours on YouTube.   2008: Pete Doherty pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage after smashing a photographer's camera. The 29-year-old lost his temper with news agency employee Catherine Mead when she followed him around Crewkerne, Somerset, in August 2007. Yeovil Magistrates' Court heard how he grabbed the camera and broke the lens, he was ordered to pay £918.27 in compensation to Ms. Mead.   2008: Rapper 50 Cent was suing Taco Bell claiming the US fast-food chain used his name and image without permission in an advertising campaign. New York court papers say the advert features the star being encouraged to change his name to 79 Cent, 89 Cent, or 99 Cent. The rapper is accusing the chain of ‘diluting the value of his good name’. The advertisement is part of Taco Bell's ‘Why Pay More’’ campaign, which promotes items for under a dollar.   2014: Duran Duran took legal action against a US company charged with running their fan club over unpaid revenues. The group claimed they are owed $40,000 (£23,500) by the Illinois-based outfit WorldWide Fan Clubs. The company had been charged with managing subscriptions and fan records for Duran Duran, with 75% of profits going to the musicians.   2017: Linkin Park released their first official statement after the death of frontman Chester Bennington the previous week. "Our hearts are broken. The shock waves of grief and denial are still sweeping through our family as we come to grips with what has happened," it read.   2018: Singer Demi Lovato is hospitalized after a drug overdose in Los Angeles.   2019: Queen's iconic ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ video reached one billion views on YouTube, a new record for one of the band’s videos. The milestone made it the first pre-1990s video to reach one billion views on the platform. ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ was also named as the most Googled song of 2018.   Born On This Day In the Music World:   1725: John Newton, English cleric and hymnist, born in Wapping, London (d. 1807)   1818: Félix Godefroid, Belgian harpist and composer, born in Namur, Belgium (d. 1897)   1832: Johann Christoph Lauterbach, German violinist and concertmaster, born in Kulmbach, Germany (d. 1918)   1864: Michel-Gaston Carraud, French composer, born in Le Mée-sur-Seine, France (d. 1920)   1880: Ernest Bloch, Swiss-born American composer (MacBeth, Schelomo, Israel), born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1959)   1885: Desider Antalffy-Zsiross, Hungarian organist and composer, born in Nagybecskerek, Hungary (d. 1945)   1894: Walter Schulthess, Swiss composer, born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1971)   1898: Caterina Jarboro, African-American opera singer and 1st black female performer to sing on the opera stage in the US, born in Wilmington, North Carolina (d. 1986)   1902: Hans Chemin-Petit, German composer, born in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany (d. 1981)   1903: Robert Mills Delaney, American composer, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1956)   1904: Leo Arnaud, a French-American composer (Bugler's Dream), born in Lyon, France (d. 1991)   1907: Hughie Charles, English songwriter, and impresario, born in Manchester, England (d. 1995)   1913: Johnny McAfee, American singer (Sammy Kaye Show), born in Dallas, Texas   1914: Riccardo Malipiero, Italian composer, born in Milan (d. 2003)   1916: Bob Eberly [Robert Eberle], American singer (Jimmy Dorsey Band), born in Mechanicville, New York (d. 1981)   1917: Robert Farnon, Canadian classical and light music composer and conductor, born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2005)   1918: Ruggiero Ricci, American composer and violinist (Paganini), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2012)   1921: Giuseppe Di Stefano, Italian operatic tenor, born in Motta Sant'Anastasia, Catania, Sicily (d. 2008)   1922: Leo Kraft, American composer, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2014)   1924: Glenn Loren Glasow, American composer, born in Pine County, Minnesota (d. 2002)   1924: Janine Charrat, French ballerina and choreographer, born in Grenoble, France (d. 2017)   1927: Wilfred Josephs, English composer, born in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne (d. 1997)   1934: Jimmy Holiday, American singer (How Can I Forget), born in Sallis, Mississippi (d. 1987)   1935: English songwriter Les Reed. His major songwriting partners were Gordon Mills, Barry Mason, and Geoff Stephens, although he wrote songs with many others such as Roger Greenaway, Roger Cook, Peter Callander, and Johnny Worth. Reed co-wrote around sixty hit songs and is best known for 'It's Not Unusual', 'Green, Green Grass of Home' and 'Delilah', (hits for Tom Jones) as well as 'The Last Waltz' (Engelbert Humperdinck). He died on 15 April 2019 age 83.   1937: Barry Lloyd Vercoe, New Zealand composer and computer scientist (MIT Media Lab), was born in Wellington, New Zealand.   1938: Mike Mainieri, American vibraphonist (Steps Ahead), was born in the Bronx, New York.   1941: Barbara Love, The Friends Of Distinction, (1969 US No.3 single 'Grazing In The Grass').   1942: Heinz [Burt], British rock bassist (The Tornados - "Telstar"), born in Detmold, The Free State of Lippe (now Germany) (d. 2000)   1944: Irish guitarist Jim Armstrong, with Van Morrison and Them, who had the 1965 UK No.2 & US No.24 single 'Here Comes The Night'. Armstrong has also played with The Doors, Captain Beefheart, and Frank Zappa.   1947: Alan Whitehead, drummer, from Scottish pop-rock band Marmalade, (originally formed in 1961 as The Gaylords). They scored the 1969 UK No.1 single with their version of The Beatles song 'Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da'.   1947: Peter Serkin, American pianist (Tashi), born in NYC, New York (d. 2020)   1949: English drummer Graham Lear is best known for his time working with Gino Vannelli, Santana, Paul Anka, and REO Speedwagon.   1951: Jamaican-born British musician Lynval Golding, guitarist with The Specials who had the 1981 UK No.1 single 'Ghost Town'.   1953: Jon Faddis, an American jazz trumpeter and educator, was born in Oakland, California.   1953: American musician and guitarist Gary Shider. He was musical director of the P-Funk All-Stars and as a member of Parliament-Funkadelic he scored the hit 'One Nation Under A Groove'. He died on June 16, 2010, from cancer of the brain and lungs.   1957: Larry Gott, guitarist from English rock band James who scored the 1991 UK No.2 single 'Sit Down' and the hits 'Laid' and 'Come Home.   1957: Pam Tillis, American country singer (Melancholy Child), was born in Plant City, Florida.   1957: Robbie Grey, English rock singer (Modern English - "I Melt With You")   1957: Walter "Wattie" Buchan, Scottish punk rock singer (The Exploited), was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.   1958: Mick Karn [Andonis Michaelides], English musician (Japan), born in Nicosia, Cyprus (d. 2011)   1961: Paul Geary drummer with, Extreme who had the 1991 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'More Than Words). Geary is now a manager working with The Smashing Pumpkins, Creed, The Scorpions, Fuel, Steel Panther, Jason Bonham, and others.   1967: Jasper Teule, Dutch rock singer/bassist (Pilgrims-Once to Everything)   1968: Kristin Chenoweth, American singer, and actress (Wicked) was born in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.   1969: Jennifer "J.Lo" Lopez, American actress and pop singer (Selena) was born in The Bronx, New York.      (Side Note: On This Day & Wikipedia agree DOB 1969, This Day has her DOB in 1970.)  1971: John Partridge, British singer (Cats) and actor (EastEnders) was born in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England.   1973: Mecca, Digable Planets, (1993 UK No. 67 single 'Rebirth Of Slick').   1979: Stat Quo [Stanley Benton], American rapper, born in Atlanta, Georgia.   1982: Tord Øverland Knudsen, bass, keyboards for English indie rock band The Wombats.   1984: John Dhani Lennevald, Swedish pop singer (A-Teens), born in Stockholm   1990: Evan James Springsteen, American rocker and Bruce Springsteen's son was born in Los Angeles, California.   1990: Daveigh Chase, American actress, singer, and model (Samantha Darko, Donnie Darko), was born in Las Vegas, Nevada.   1990: British singer, songwriter Jay McGuiness with boy band The Wanted. 1997: Andreas Varady, a Hungarian-Romani jazz guitarist, was born in Rimavská Sobota, Slovakia. 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@Patriciagruteke now that is what I call a very relaxing as well as a very deep meditational walk. A great way to spend a long walk. Take care and stay safe.  P.S @mchalos and @Patriciagruteke if you have any favorites that you would to see added to the GSOTD (clean) post and playlist I would be more than happy to do so. I will also make mention of you in the post for your selections. Take care and stay safe.  ... View more