Good Wednesday morning, This Day In The History Of Music, have a great Wednesday.   1901: 1st complete performance of Claude Debussy's orchestral composition "Nocturnes". 1945: "Carib Song" closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 36 performances. 1950: Paul Creston's 3rd Symphony, "Triumph of St Joan" premieres. 1952: "My Darlin' Aida" opens at Winter Garden Theater in NYC for 89 performances. 1957: Buddy Holly & The Crickets started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'That'll Be The Day. It was also a No.3 hit in the US where it went on to sell over a million. The song was inspired by a trip to the movies by Holly, Jerry Allison, and Sonny Curtis in June 1956. The John Wayne film The Searchers was playing and Wayne's frequently-used, world-weary catchphrase, "that'll be the day" inspired the young musicians. 1960: Singer Ben E. King records "Spanish Harlem" & "Stand By Me". "Spanish Harlem" is a song recorded by Ben E. King in 1960 for Atco Records. It was written by Jerry Leiber and Phil Spector and produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. "Stand by Me" is a song originally performed in 1961 by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King and written by him, along with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who together used the pseudonym Elmo Glick. According to King, the title is derived from, and was inspired by, a spiritual written by Sam Cooke and J. W. Alexander called "Stand by Me Father," recorded by the Soul Stirrers with Johnnie Taylor singing lead. 1962: "Beyond the Fringe" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 673 performances. 1964: "Ben Franklin in Paris" opens at Lunt Fontanne NYC for 215 performances. 1964: (Sonny and Cher) 31-year-old Salvatore Philip Bono married 18-year-old Cherilyn Sarkisian La Piere. For a time they performed together as Caesar and Cleo before changing the name of their act to Sonny and Cher. Their union lasted 12 years. 1966: The Four Tops were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Reach Out I'll Be There.' The group's only UK No.1. 1969: Muddy Waters was seriously injured in a car crash in Champagne, Illinois. Three people were killed in the accident. 1970: "Light, Lively & Yiddish" opens at Belasco Theater in NYC for 87 performances. 1973: Gladys Knight and the Pips started a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Midnight Train To Georgia'. It was the group's 18th Top 40 hit and first No.1. The record won the 1974 Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group, Or Chorus and has become Knight's signature song. 1975: (Bruce Springsteen) After releasing the single and album Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen had the rare honor of simultaneous covers on both Time and Newsweek magazines in the US. 1977: Baccara was at No.1 in the UK singles chart with 'Yes Sir, I Can Boogie. They were the first Spanish act to score a UK No.1, and the first female duo to do so. 'Yes Sir, I Can Boogie' is also one of the thirty all-time singles to have sold 10 million (or more) copies worldwide. 1977: American musician Roy Estrada is known as a founding member of Little Feat and who also worked with Frank Zappa was convicted of sexual assault on a child. Estrada served six years in prison. In January 2012, he pleaded guilty to a charge of continuous sexual abuse of a child which happened in March 2008. In the plea bargain agreement, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison and is not eligible for parole. 1979: During a US tour, Elton John collapsed on stage at Hollywood's Universal Amphitheatre suffering from exhaustion. 1980: (John Lennon). Mark Chapman bought a five-shot .38 special for $169. A little over six weeks later, he would use the gun to kill John Lennon outside his New York City apartment. 1980: (Steve Took) Former T. Rex member Steve Took, choked to death on a cherry stone, after some magic mushrooms he had eaten, numbed all sensation in his throat, he was aged 31. Took was also a member of The Deviants with Pink Fairies members Twink and Mick Farren. 1981: Former Beatle member Ringo Starr releases the single "Wrack My Brain" in the US, which was written and produced by another former Beatle member. George Harrison. 1984: (Grateful Dead). During a US tour, Grateful Dead allocated a specific recording area for fans to bootleg the show; tonight's gig was in Berkeley, California. 1986: "Pretty Little Head" is a song by Paul McCartney, co-written by McCartney, and 10cc guitarist Eric Stewart. The track is on his sixth studio solo album Press to Play. 1987: Peter Shaffer's musical "Lettice & Lovage" premieres in London. 1988: U2's film 'Rattle And Hum', received its worldwide premiere in the group's hometown Dublin. 1988: "Les Miserables" opens at Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia. 1989: U2 bass player Adam Clayton was convicted of a drink-driving offense by a Dublin court after being found driving twice over the legal limit. He was fined £500 and banned from driving for 1 year. 1990: "Michael Feinstein in Concert" closes at Golden NYC after 30 performances. 1991: "Andre Heller's Wonderhouse" closes at Broadhurst NYC after 9 performances. 1991: "Homecoming" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 49 performances. 1992: Bo Diddley took his ex-manager to court claiming he had taken $75,000 through unauthorized personal expenses. 2000: Lonnie Donegan went to Buckingham Palace to receive his MBE for his services to pop music. Lonnie pioneered skiffle in the 1950s and inspired a generation of teenagers to start bands. 2002: (Tom Dowd). American record producer Tom Dowd died of emphysema. He recorded albums by many artists including Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Derek, and the Dominos, Rod Stewart, Aretha Franklin, Cream, Lulu, Chicago, The Allman Brothers Band, The J. Geils Band, Meat Loaf, Sonny & Cher, The Rascals, Willie Nelson, Diana Ross, Kenny Loggins, Dusty Springfield, The Drifters and Otis Redding. 2003: Scott Weiland singer with The Stone Temple Pilots was arrested on his birthday in Hollywood, California, after being involved in a traffic collision. He was charged with driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, but these charges were later dismissed after the singer successfully completed rehab and underwent subsequent drug tests. 2005: (50 Cent). The distributor of rapper 50 Cent's new film said it would remove posters advertising the film after complaints that glorify gun violence. Posters for 'Get Rich or Die Tryin' showed 50 Cent holding a gun in his left hand and a microphone the other. Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich wrote to Paramount Pictures urging them to take down the posters. The company said it had taken down one poster near a Los Angeles nursery school, and planned to remove more. 2006: Amy Winehouse released her second and final studio album Back to Black. The album spawned five singles: 'Rehab', 'You Know I'm No Good', 'Back to Black', 'Tears Dry on Their Own' and 'Love Is a Losing Game and won Best Pop Vocal Album at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. Back to Black sold 3.58 million copies in the UK alone, becoming the UK's second best-selling album of the 21st century. Worldwide, the album has sold over 20 million copies. 2007: Keith Richards marched with campaigners protesting against possible Sussex hospital cuts. The Stones guitarist joined 15,000 people for the walkthrough Chichester to oppose plans which could see St Richard's Hospital downgraded. A spokeswoman for the guitarist said: "Keith is a long-standing member of the West Wittering community and is pleased to lend his support to local efforts to save St Richard's Hospital.’ 2007: Former Moloko singer Roisin Murphy was recovering in hospital after damaging her eye socket during a show in Russia. The singer hit her head on a chair during the show at Moscow's Ikra Club and was rushed to hospital for surgery. A spokesman said she lost "a lot of blood" and had a severe concussion, but her vision was unaffected and she was "recovering well". 2009: Eric Clapton pulled out of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert in New York City after he underwent an operation to remove gallstones. His gig was taken by Jeff Beck. 2013: (Lou Reed). Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed died at the age of 71. An admitted hard drinker and drug user for many years, he underwent a liver transplant in Cleveland in April 2013. Afterward, he claimed on his website to be 'bigger and stronger than ever. 2014: The Pet Shop Boys 'Always On My Mind' was voted the top cover version of all time in a BBC Music vote. The song, written by John Christopher, Mark James, and Wayne Carson, was first made famous by Brenda Lee and Elvis Presley in 1972. Johnny Cash's cover of Nine Inch Nails' 'Hurt' came in second place, followed by The Stranglers' version of Dionne Warwick's 'Walk On By'. Jimi Hendrix's take on Bob Dylan's 'All Along The Watchtower' came fourth and Jeff Buckley's cover of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' completed the top five. 2014: (Sting). The Last Ship, Sting's musical about shipbuilding in northeast England, opened on Broadway. The former frontman with The Police described watching the opening night as "an out-of-body experience". Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, and Blondie's Deborah Harry were among the first night audience at the Neil Simon Theatre. 2014: Taylor Swift releases her 5th studio album “1989” (2015 Billboard Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2016). 2014: "Montevallo" debut album by Sam Hunt is released (American Country Countdown Award Digital Album of the Year 2016, Billboard Album of the Year 2015). 2016: (John Lennon). A letter John Lennon wrote to the Queen explaining why he was returning his MBE was found tucked in a record sleeve from a £10 car boot haul. The anonymous owner took the document to a valuation day at The Beatles Story in Liverpool and discovered it was worth about £60,000. Lennon had returned the MBE in protest at Britain's involvement in a civil war. 2019: Scottish singer, songwriter Lewis Capaldi achieved his first No.1 single in the US with ‘Someone You Loved’ after the track had spent 23 weeks in the US charts before reaching the top. The singer celebrated by painting his face in the style of the Stars and Stripes. Born On This Day In The Music World: 1739: Franz Ignaz Kaa, a German composer, was born in Offenburg, Baden-Württemberg (d. 1818) 1746: Georg Anton Kreusser, a German composer, was born in Triefenstein, Germany (d. 1810) 1775: Traugott Maximilian Eberwein, a German composer, was born in Weimar, Germany (d. 1831) 1782: Niccolo Paganini, an Italian composer and violin virtuoso (Princess Lucca) was born in Genoa, Italy (d. 1840) 1817: Anton de Kontski [Antoni Kątski], a Polish-American pianist and composer (Awakening Of The Lion) was born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1899) 1868: Annie Patterson, an Irish organist, composer, and musicologist was born in Lurgan, Ireland (d. 1934) 1873: Henry Tate, an Australian composer, and poet was born in Melbourne (d. 1926) 1893: Johan G Dancer, a Dutch poet (Meetings) 1907: Helmut Walcha, a blind German organist (church music) was born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1991) 1910: Folke Eriksberg [Eriksberger], Swedish jazz and session guitarist, and composer was born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1976) 1912: Conlon Nancarrow, an American-Mexican composer, often of player piano music (Soundings 4) was born in Texarkana, Arkansas (d. 1997) 1917: Carl "Bama" Warwick, an American jazz trumpeter (Dizzy Gillespie; John Kirby; Woody Herman; Buddy Rich) was born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2003) 1919: Babs Gonzales [Lee Brown], an American bebop jazz vocalist, poet, and songwriter ("Oop-Pop-A-Da") was  born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1980) 1921: Anestis Logothetis, an Austrian composer, was born in Burgas, Bulgaria (d. 1994) 1922: Poul Bundgaard, a Danish comic actor (Olsen-Banden films) and operetta singer (Royal Danish Theatre, 1958-73) was born in Hellerup, Denmark (d. 1998) 1924: Bonnie Lou [Mary Joan Okum], an American rockabilly musician ("Tennessee Mambo") was born in Towanda, Illinois (d. 2015) 1924: Gary Chester [Cesario Gurciullo], an Italian-American session drummer (Ben E. King; Dionne Warwick; John Denver) and drum instructor, was born in Siracusa, Italy (d. 1987) 1924: George Wallington [Giacinto Figlia], an Italian-American jazz pianist, composer ("Lemon Drop"; "Godchild"), and bandleader, was born in Palermo, Sicily (d. 1993) 1927: Dominick Argento, an American composer (Colonel Jonathan the Saint) was born in York, Pennsylvania (d. 2019) 1927: Bernard Parmegiani, a French composer (L'Oeil écoute - The Eye Listens) was born in Paris (d. 2013)   1933: Floyd Cramer, country piano player, (1961 UK No.1 single 'On The Rebound'). Worked with Elvis Presley on 'Heartbreak Hotel' and other hits. Cramer died on 31st December 1997.   1934: Barre Phillips, an American jazz double bassist, based in France, was born in San Francisco, California.   1938: Elliot del Borgo, an American music educator (SUNY/Crane School of Music, 1966-95) and composer (1980 Winter Olympics) was born in Port Chester, New York (d. 2013)   1940: Anthea Joseph, a British folk music promoter, and record company publicist, was born in London, England (d. 1997)   1940: Julius Eastman, an American pianist, vocalist, and minimalist composer (The Holy Presence of Joan d'Arc; Gay Guerrilla) was born in New York City (d. 1990)   1942: Lee Greenwood, American country singer ("God Bless the USA"; "I Don't Mind the Thorns (If You're The Rose)") was born in South Gate, California.   1942: Mike Appel, an American musician, songwriter, and producer (Sir Lord Baltimore; Bruce Springsteen) was born in Flushing, Queens, New York   1942: Philip Catherine, a Belgian jazz guitarist (Chet Baker; Stephane Grappelli; Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen; Jean-Luc Ponty) was born in London, England.   1946: Peter Martins, a Danish dancer, and choreographer was born in Copenhagen, Denmark.   1947: Edgar Broughton, a British rocker ("Out Demons, Out!") was born in Warwick, Warwickshire, England.   1948: Byron Allred, an American rock keyboardist (Steve Miller Band) was born in Logan, Utah.   1948: Sherman Robertson, an American blues guitarist (I'm the Man) was born in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.   1949: American musician and record producer Garry Tallent is the bass player with the Bruce Springsteen E Street Band. He started playing with Springsteen in 1971 and as of 2013, and not counting Springsteen himself, Tallent is the only original member of the E Street Band remaining in the band.   1949: Byron Allred, keyboards, Steve Miller Band, (1974 US No.1 & 1990 UK No.1 single 'The Joker')  1949: Jack Daniels, an American country guitarist (Highway 101 - "Cry, Cry, Cry"; "Who's Lonely Now?") was born in Choctaw, Oklahoma.   1951: K. K. Downing, English guitarist and songwriter, and one of the founding members of the British heavy metal band Judas Priest. Downing officially left Judas Priest in 2011.   1953: Peter Dodd, guitar, The Thompson Twins, (1984 UK No.2 single 'You Take Me Up', 1984 US No.3 single, 'Hold Me Now').  1954: Uffe Steen, the Danish jazz, rock, and blues electric guitarist was born in Odense, Denmark.   1956: Ben Besiakov, the Danish jazz pianist and jazz-fusion keyboard player was born in Copenhagen, Denmark.   1958: Hazell Dean, UK singer, (1988 UK No.4 single 'Who's Leaving Who').   1958: Simon Le Bon, vocals, Duran Duran who scored the 1983 UK No.1 single 'Is There Something I Should Know, plus 25 other UK Top 40 singles, and the 1984 US No.1 single 'The Reflex'. Le Bon is also a member of its offshoot Arcadia, which had the 1985 UK No.7 single 'Election Day. Le Bon went to Pinner County Grammar School, the same school that Elton John attended some years earlier.   1958: Manu Katché, a French session and touring drummer (Peter Gabriel; Preface; Sting) was born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France   1960: Oleg Bryjak, a Kazakhstani-German bass-baritone opera singer (Deutsche Oper am Rhein) was born in Jezkazgan, Kazakhstan, USSR (d. 2015)   1961: Håkan Hardenberger, a Swedish classical trumpet soloist, and conductor, was born in Malmö, Sweden.   1961: Igor Butman, a Russian-American jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader was born in Leningrad, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia)   1967: Scott Weiland, vocals, Stone Temple Pilots, (1993 UK No.23 single 'Plush'). Velvet Revolver, (2004 US No.1 & UK No.11 album 'Contraband'). Weiland has also established himself as a solo artist, releasing three studio albums, a cover album, and collaborations with several other musicians since 1998. Weiland died on December 3, 2015, after being found in cardiac arrest on his tour bus in Bloomington, Minnesota, just before he was scheduled to go on stage with his band The Wildabouts. He was 48 years old.   1970: Adrian Erlandsson, a Swedish drummer (Cradle of Filth) was born in Malmö, Sweden.   1972: Elissa [Elissar Zakaria Khoury] a Lebanese singer, was born in Deir el Ahmar, Lebanon.   1972: Marika Krook, a Finnish singer (Edea) was born in Stockholm, Sweden.   1975: Igor Lumpert, a Slovene jazz-fusion saxophonist (The Sidewinders) was born in Novo Mesto, Yugoslavia.   1978: Vanessa-Mae [Vanakorn Nicholson] a Singaporean-British violinist and Olympic alpine skier, was born in Singapore China.   1978: Dmitri Kogan, a Russian concert violinist (Five Great Violins) was born in Moscow, USSR (d. 2017)   1980: Tanel Padar, an Estonian singer (46th Eurovision Song Contest winner) was born in Utena, Estonia.   1984: Kelly Osbourne (2002 UK No.3 single 'Papa Don't Preach', 2003 UK No.1 with Ozzy Osbourne, 'Changes'. Hopefully, until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Wednesday morning, I will be adding three songs to the GSOTD post and playlist. The first two songs I will be adding are from @ShannonPandora's playlist challenge #11 selections and from @AlyssaPandora's playlist challenge #11 selections. Enjoy the music, have a great Wednesday.   Synth-pop// Electropop: Do What You Want (Feat. Christina Aguilera) (Clean) by Lady Gaga. Do What You Want (feat. Christina Aguilera) (Clean)  Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta was born on March 28, 1986, at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, New York City, to an upper-middle-class Catholic family. Both of her parents have Italian ancestry, and she also has more distant French-Canadian roots. Her parents are Cynthia Louise (née Bissett), a philanthropist and business executive, and Internet entrepreneur Joseph Germanotta, and she has a younger sister named Natali.  R&B//Soul: Fruit by Abra.  Fruit   Born in Queens, New York into a family of missionaries, Abra spent her first eight years in London, where her parents built the church they would ultimately work in. Her introduction to singing came from that church, too, where her father was the pastor and her mother oversaw praise and worship. After London, her family settled in the quiet suburb of Lilburn outside Atlanta. At 14, Abra began playing guitar. She attended Parkview High school and was an active member of the drama department, graduating in 2007. Rock: You Don't Bring Me Flowers (With Neil Diamond) by Barbara Streisand. You Don't Bring Me Flowers (With Neil Diamond)   You Don't Bring Me Flowers is Neil Diamond's twelfth studio album. It was released in 1978 to capitalize on the success of the title song of the same name, a duet with Barbra Streisand, which had originally appeared as a solo recording on Diamond's previous album, I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight. Hopefully, until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.    ... View more

@AmieCharles76 good morning, you can collect songs to make a playlist and or playlists, you can download on an android device and listen offline if you are a premium customer of Pandora, you cannot download to a computer or a laptop computer. I hope this was helpful for you. Take care and stay safe. ... View more

@UncleBud the song is a great piece, I listened to it earlier this afternoon. Any more requests just reply here in this post, be sure to tag me so I know, or you can just simply drop a private message if you prefer. Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Tuesday afternoon, I will be adding three songs to the GSOTD post and playlist. The first song comes by request from @UncleBud and he requested "Perfect Symphony (With Andrea Bocelli)" by Ed Sheeran. The last two songs I will be adding I have taken from the Monday Mood: Feel Good R&B playlist posted by @Pandora. Thank you @UncleBud and @Pandora. Have a great Tuesday.   Classical Crossover: Perfect Symphony (With Andrea Bocelli) by Ed Sheeran. Perfect Symphony (With Andrea Bocelli)   This song is a version of Ed Sheeran's song "Perfect" from his album "÷". It is a duet with Andrea Bocelli. The song is a ballad written about Cherry Seaborn, Ed Sheeran's girlfriend, whom he knew from school. The inspiration for these lyrics came to Ed Sheeran after his visit to James Blunt's house in Ibiza. Contemporary R&B: Beautiful by Mali Music. Beautiful   Kortney Jamaal Pollard, who performs under the stage name Mali Music, is an American recording artist, singer-songwriter, and producer. His two independently released albums, The Coming and The 2econd Coming earned him much critical and underground acclaim. In 2011, he was the first inspirational artist to be a part of BET's acclaimed "Music Matters" series. Signed to RCA Records in 2013, Mali released the single "Beautiful" in anticipation of his first major album release Mali Is..., which was released on June 17, 2014, and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album. R&B//Soul: Anything For You (The Duet) by Ledisi & PJ Morton. Anything For You (The Duet)   As the two sing their parts, harmonize and trade ad-libs, the sweet ballad turns into almost a competition between lovers to see who can love the other more, with Ledisi boasting, “You will never know how far my love will go.” Now, this is a beautiful duet. Hopefully, until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Tuesday morning, This Day In The History Of Music. Have a great Tuesday.   1919: B.C Hilliam's musical "Buddies" premieres in NYC. Bentley Collingwood Hilliam, usually credited as B. C. Hilliam, was an English singer, songwriter and musician, and the first-named member of the comedy duo Mr. Flotsam and Mr. Jetsam. 1919: Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85, his last notable work, premieres in Queen's Hall London. 1927: Duke Ellington sings "Creole Love Song". 1930: Dmitri Shostakovich's ballet "Zolotoy Vyek" premieres in Leningrad. 1958: Bill Haley and his Comets played the first rock 'n' roll concert in Germany. Over 7,000 rock 'n' roll fans turned the show into a riot. 1962: The Rolling Stones (known as The Rollin' Stones), and consisting of Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones pianist Ian Stewart, and drummer Tony Chapman recorded their first demo tape at Curly Clayton Studios in Highbury, London. They recorded three songs, Jimmy Reed's 'Close Together', Bo Diddley's 'You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover', and Muddy Waters' 'Soon Forgotten.' 1962: The Beatles' record "Ask Me Why".  (Side Note: On This Day states "Ask Me Why was recorded this day in 1962, This Day In Music makes no mention of the recording, and Wikipedia states this about the recording of the song"Ask My Why" was originally recorded at Abbey Road Studios on June 6, 1962, with an unknown number of takes as part of the Beatles' EMI audition. The two quarter-inch tape reels from that session were later destroyed by EMI. It was recorded again on November 26, 1962, the same day the Beatles rehearsed "Tip of My Tongue", another Lennon and McCartney song which, along with "Ask Me Why", was also being considered for the B-side of the "Please Please Me").   1965: Queen Elizabeth II invested The Beatles with their MBE's at Buckingham Palace, London. According to an account by John Lennon, the group smoked marijuana in one of the palace bathrooms to calm their nerves. Many former recipients gave their MBE's back in protest, to which John Lennon responded "Lots of people who complained about us receiving the MBE received theirs for heroism in the war, for killing people." He continued: "We received ours for entertaining other people. I'd say we deserve ours more." 1966: English singer Alma Cogan died of stomach cancer aged 34. She scored the 1955 UK No.1 single 'Dreamboat', plus 20 other UK Top 40 hits. In the 50s Cogan was the most consistently successful female singer in the UK and the youngest female act to top the charts during the 50s. 1968: The two-day San Francisco Pop Festival was held at Alameda County Fairgrounds. The Animals, Procol Harum, Iron Butterfly, Jose Feliciano, Deep Purple, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Canned Heat all appeared. 1970: (Janis Joplin). A wake was held at Lion's Share in San Anselmo, California to celebrate the life of Janis Joplin. The singer who died of an accidental drugs overdose had left $2,500 in her will to throw a wake party in the event of her demise. The party was attended by her sister Laura and Joplin's close friends; Brownies laced with hashish were unknowingly passed around amongst the guests. Joplin was cremated in the Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Mortuary in Los Angeles; her ashes were scattered from a plane into the Pacific Ocean and along Stinson Beach. 1973: Wings’ single ‘Helen Wheels’ was released in the United Kingdom on 26 October 1973. Helen Wheels was the name of the McCartneys’ Land Rover, a pun on the phrase ‘hell on wheels. The song was recorded during sessions for the Band On The Run album. 1979: AC/DC appeared at The Mayfair, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, supported by Def Leppard. The bands were booked to appear the night before but after a fire at the venue in the afternoon, the show was canceled. 1984: 19-year-old John D. McCollum killed himself with a .22 caliber handgun after spending the day listening to Ozzy Osbourne's records. One year later, McCollum's parents took court action against Ozzy and CBS Records, alleging that the song "Suicide Solution" from the album Blizzard of Ozz contributed to their son's death. The case was eventually thrown out of court. 1985: Whitney Houston went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Saving All My Love For You', also a No.1 hit in the UK. 1986: "Into the Light" closes at Neil Simon Theater NYC after 6 performances. 1991: (Bill Graham). Legendary Rock concert promoter Bill Graham was killed when the Bell 206B JetRanger III helicopter he was riding in struck the top of a Pacific Gas and Electric transmission tower near Sears Point, northwest of Vallejo, and exploded. The crash, which left the helicopter's wreckage dangling near the top of the towering structure, killed Graham, his girlfriend Melissa Gold, and pilot Steve Kahn. Graham had founded the Fillmore theaters in San Francisco and New York and had played key roles in supporting such bands as The Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Janis Joplin, The Band, Bob Dylan, The J. Geils Band, The Allman Brothers Band, and The Rolling Stones. 1993: (Madonna). Catholic churches in San Juan, Puerto Rico asked residents to tie black ribbons on trees in protest against Madonna's first live appearance in the country. 1996: The Spice Girls had their second UK No.1 single when 'Say You'll Be There' started a two-week run at the top of the charts. The song included a harmonica solo, played by Judd Lander who also played the harmonica solo on Culture Club's 1984 hit 'Karma Chameleon'. 1999: (Hoyt Axton). American singer, songwriter, and actor Hoyt Axton died of a heart attack in Victor, Montana aged 61. He wrote songs for, Elvis Presley, Three Dog Night, (1971 US No.1 'Joy To The World'), John Denver, Ringo Starr, Glen Campbell. His mother Mae Boren Axton wrote 'Heartbreak Hotel'. 2002: Moscow Theatre Siege ends: Approximately 50 Chechen rebels and 150 hostages die when Russian Spetsnaz storm a theater building in Moscow, which had been occupied by the rebels during a musical performance three days before. 2004: (U2). Apple launched the U2 Special Edition iPod as part of a partnership between Apple, U2, and Universal Music Group. The new U2 iPod held up to 5,000 songs and featured a red Click Wheel and custom engraving of U2 band member signatures. The iPod was being introduced as the band released their new album 'How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.' 2004: Elvis Presley came top of a list of the highest-earning dead celebrities. Forbes.com listed the Top 5 dead music earners; 1. Elvis Presley $40m (£22m), 2. John Lennon $21m (£11m), 3. George Harrison $7m (£3.8m), 4. Bob Marley $7m and at 5. George and Ira Gershwin $6m. 2007: (Bob Dylan). 1,730 guitarists played the immortal Bob Dylan classic, 'Knocking On Heaven's Door' in a bid to break a record in the state of Meghalaya, North East India. The guitarists hoped their achievement would earn them a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. The current Guinness World Record was held by a guitar ensemble from Kansas City in the US when 1,683 guitarists, played Deep Purple's 'Smoke On The Water'. 2007: Rapper TI was released on $3m (£1.5m) bail in Atlanta after he was charged with unlawfully possessing firearms, unregistered machine guns, and silencers. US Magistrate Judge Alan Baverman said the singer would remain under house arrest in Henry County, Georgia, being monitored 24 hours a day by a private firm paid for by himself. The rapper was also electronically tagged. 2007: Pete Doherty was given a suspended prison term for drugs and motoring offenses after admitting to driving while uninsured, having no MOT, and while in possession of crack cocaine, heroin, ketamine, and cannabis. The Babyshambles singer was sentenced to four months in jail, suspended for two years at West London Magistrates' Court. He was also given an 18-month supervision order and a 12-month drug rehabilitation order and was ordered to pay a £475 fine for driving without insurance or an MOT. 2008: AC/DC went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Black Ice' the Australian band's fifteenth studio album which went on to become a No.1 hit in 29 different countries and the second-best-selling album of 2008. 2010: Forbes Magazine released its annual list of the Top-Earning Dead Celebrities. Michael Jackson led the way at $275 million, Elvis Presley was second at $60 million and John Lennon was fifth at $17 million. 2010: (Boy George). Former Culture Club vocalist Boy George stunned an audience in London, England after reportedly flying into a rage and tossing his drink on a woman who was talking during his show. Before emptying his glass on her from the stage, George was heard shouting, "Why don't you shut the f**k up, you rude c**t!" 2011: Aerosmith was forced to delay a concert in South America after Steven Tyler fell in his hotel bathroom. The singer suffered cuts to his face and lost two of his teeth ahead of a concert in Asuncion, Paraguay. He was said to have received stitches and had emergency dental work, forcing the gig to be postponed by 24 hours. 2011: (Amy Winehouse). A coroner's inquest on the death of Amy Winehouse reached a verdict of misadventure. The report explained that Winehouse's blood alcohol content was 416 mg per decilitre at the time of her death, more than five times the legal drink-drive limit. According to the coroner, ‘The unintended consequences of such potentially fatal levels was her sudden death. 2013: Producer Quincy Jones was suing the estate of the late Michael Jackson for millions of dollars. He said the singer's estate and Sony Music Entertainment improperly re-edited songs to deprive him of royalties and production fees. Mr. Jones stated that they also broke an agreement giving him the right to remix master recordings for albums released after Jackson's death in 2009. 2015: Justin Bieber cleaned up at the MTV's EMAs - (European Music Awards), winning best male, best North American act, best collaboration for 'Where Are You Now?', with Skrillex and Diplo, biggest fans and best look. One Direction won the prize for best pop, Taylor Swift's 'Bad Blood' won the best song, and Rihanna was named best female. 2017: National Party of New Zealand found guilty of breaching the copyright of rapper Eminem's publisher and ordered to pay $413,000 for use of the song “Eminem Esque”. 2018: Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor announces she has converted to Islam. 2019: (Kurt Cobain). An olive green Manhattan brand acrylic and mohair cardigan was worn by Kurt Cobain during Nirvana's famed appearance on MTV Unplugged become the most expensive sweater sold at auction after fetching £260,388. A custom Fender guitar built-in 1993 that Cobain used during the band's In Utero tour was also sold for £265,066. 2019: American musician Paul Barrere died at age 71. He was a member of Little Feat, which he joined in 1972. Barrere later played with Phil Lesh and Friends and also toured with Bob Dylan. Born On This Day In The Music World:  1483: Hans Buchner, a German composer, was born in Ravensburg (d. 1538) 1685: Domenico Scarlatti, an Italian composer and harpsichordist (La Silvia) was born in Naples, Italy (d. 1757) 1694: Johan Helmich Roman, a Swedish composer, conductor, and violinist, was born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1758) 1719: Joaquín Martínez de Oxinagas, a composer, was born in Bilbao, Basque Country (d. 1789) 1740: Ernest Louis Muller, a Polish composer, and flutist was born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1811) 1758: Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, a French classical cellist, and composer was born in Lauzerte, France (d. 1811) 1789: Joseph Mayseder, an Austrian violinist and composer, was born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1863) 1795: Nikolaos Mantzaros, an Italian-Greek composer, was born in Corfu Island, Greece (d. 1872) 1813: Henry Smart, an English organist, and composer was born in London (d. 1879) 1818: Stefano Golinelli, an Italian pianist and composer, was born in Bologna, Italy (d. 1891) 1830: Polibo Fumagalli, an Italian composer, was born in Inzago, Italy (d. 1900) 1845: Hendrik Waelput, a Flemish composer and conductor (Forest, Stella) was born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1885) 1859: Arthur Friedheim, a Russian composer, was born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1932) 1864: Joseph Moorat, a British composer (Prunella) (d. 1938) 1869: August Halm, a German composer, was born in Vellberg, Germany (d. 1929) 1871: Hermann Löhr, a British composer, was born in Plymouth, England (d. 1943) 1886: Gustav Hermann Unger, a German composer, was born in Kamenz, Germany (d. 1958) 1898: Beryl Rubinstein, an American pianist, and composer was born in Athens, Georgia (d. 1952) 1907: Giovanni Salviucci, an Italian composer was born in Rome (d. 1937) 1911: American gospel singer Mahalia Jackson. Known as the "Queen of Gospel Music" she recorded over 30 albums and became one of the most influential gospel singers in the world and was heralded internationally as a singer and civil rights activist. She died on 27 January 1972 of heart failure and diabetes complications aged 60. 1914: Alexander "Sasha" Argov [Abramovich], an Israeli composer, was born in Moscow, Russian Empire (d. 1995) 1915: Golfredo Corradetti, a Canadian conductor and composer, was born in Calgary, Alberta; (d. 1995) 1929: Hans Peter Haller, a German composer, was born in Radolfzell, Germany (d. 2006) 1929: Neal Matthews, Jr., an American singer (The Jordanaires) was born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2000) 1934: Hans-Joachim Rödelius, a German composer and musician (Cluster, Harmonia) was born in Berlin Germany. 1934: Jacques Loussier, a French pianist and composer who created jazz arrangements of Bach and other classical music, was born in Angers, France (d. 2019) 1936: Bruce Belland, an American singer (Tim Conway Hour) was born in Chicago, Illinois. 1936: American guitarist Alvin (Al) Casey. Mainly noted for his work as a session musician and as a member of the Wrecking Crew, Casey worked with The Beach Boys, Phil Spector, Elvis Presley, Glen Campbell, The Association, The Monkees, Johnny Cash, Simon And Garfunkel, 5th Dimension, Harry Nilsson, The Partridge Family, Frank Sinatra, and Nancy Sinatra. Casey died on 17 September 2006, in Phoenix, Arizona aged 69. 1942: Dietmar Polaczek, an Austrian composer and writer, was born in Bendsburg, Upper Silesia (now Będzin, Poland) 1944: Mike Piano, an American rocker (Sandpipers) was born in Rochester, New York. 1944: Kenneth Lee Ascher, an American jazz pianist, composer ("Rainbow Connection"), and arranger (John Lennon) was born in Washington, D.C. 1946: Keith Hopwood, 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: Marilyn Middleton Pollock, an American jazz and blues singer, was born in Chicago, Illinois. 1951: American musician and singer-songwriter Bootsy Collins. He played with James Brown, Parliament, Funkadelic, and Bootsy's Rubber Band. 1951: Maggie Roche, singer, songwriter, The Roches, worked with Paul Simon and Loudon Wainwright. 1952: Andy Richards, a British-Australian session and touring keyboard player ("Relax"; "Careless Whisper"), and producer, was born in London, England. 1952: David Was, founder of the American 1980s pop group Was Not Was, who had the 1992 UK No.4 single 'Shake Your Head'. Was produced two soundtrack albums for the X-Files TV show and feature film. 1953: Keith Strickland, guitar, keyboards, drums, with the American new wave band The B-52's. Best known for their 1978 debut single 'Rock Lobster and the 1990 UK No.2 & US No.3 single 'Love Shack'.   1955: Christine Brewer, an American operatic soprano, was born in Grand Tower, Illinois.   1956: Rita Wilson, an American actress, singer, and film producer, was born in Los Angeles, California.   1956: Mike LeDonne, an American jazz Hammond organist, pianist, and composer (Benny Golson; The Groover Quartet) was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut.   1958: Bassam Sabam, Lebanese violinist, oud, and nay player (New York Arabic Orchestra; Silk Road Ensemble) was born in Tripoli, Lebanon (d. 2020).   1962: Steve Wren, with English rock band Then Jerico who had the 1989 UK No.13 single 'Big Area'.   1963: Natalie Merchant, singer, songwriter from the American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs that was founded in 1981. After the recording of MTV Unplugged (1993) Merchant left the band to pursue a solo career.   1965: Judge Jules, UK remixer, producer. He was voted best DJ in the world by DJ Mag in the year 1995.   1965: Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing, a Hong Kong singer, was born in Hong Kong.   1965: Sakari Oramo, a Finnish conductor (the City of Birmingham Symphony, 1998-2008; Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, 2008-21; BBC Symphony, 2013-23) was born in Helsinki, Finland.   1966: Masaharu Iwata, a Japanese video game composer, was born in Tokyo Japan.   1967: Keith Urban, country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. In 1991, he released a self-titled debut album and charted four singles in Australia before moving to the United States in 1992. Eventually, Urban found work as a session guitarist before starting a band known as The Ranch. Since 2006, he has been married to actress Nicole Kidman.   1971: Anthony Rapp, an American singer, and actor, was born in Joliet, Illinois.   1974: Lisa [Elizabeth Sakura Narita], a Japanese musician (M-Flo) was born in Tokyo Japan.   1978: Mark Barry, from English pop group BBMak who scored the 2001 UK No.5 single 'Back Here' which was also a No.1 hit in Japan.   1981: Guy Sebastian, an Australian singer-songwriter, winner of the first Australian Idol series. (2003 Australian No.1 single, ‘Angels Brought Me Here’).   1984: Amanda Overmyer, an American singer (American Idol season 7 finalist) was born in Mulberry, Indiana.   1986: Schoolboy Q, (Quincy Matthew Hanley) an American hip hop artist who had the 2014 US No.1 album Oxymoron. 1996: Onutė Gražinytė, a Lithuanian classical pianist, was born in Vilnius, Lithuania. Hopefully, until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@UncleBud I have always loved music, but it has been therapeutic for me in the last 13 years, it has helped me get through some rough moments, but to be honest it has been more the LORD GOD Almighty that has kept me alive and thriving, for I do know had it not been for Him I would have been gone long ago. Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

My favorite is Thor, the fact that he will sit down with you and have a meal with coffee.   This scene made me laugh loudly. You take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@Sami73 I believe the badges are just to allow you and others to know how long you have been with Pandora, and how long you have listened to stations, playlists, podcasts, and so forth. @AlyssaPandora, @ErickPandora, @AdamPandora, @TannerPandora, and @ShannonPandora please correct me if I'm wrong about the badges that one has earned and their uses. @Sami73 you take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@UncleBud I will make a note of your request for tomorrow's post and playlist. I will also make mention of you for the request, just as I do for all requestees. Have a great night, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Monday afternoon, I will be adding four songs to the GSOTD post and playlist, have a great Monday.    Pop Ballad: Turning Tables by Adele. Turning Tables   "Turning Tables" received acclaim from music critics, who praised Adele's vocals and its production. The song reached the top-twenty of the singles charts in four countries, including Belgium, Italy, and the Netherlands. Orchestral Pop: Too Good At Goodbyes by Sam Smith. Too Good At Goodbyes  "Too Good at Goodbyes" is a song by English singer Sam Smith. It was written by James Napier, Tor Hermansen, Mikkel Eriksen, and Smith, and produced by Napes, Steve Fitzmaurice, and StarGate. It was released on 8 September 2017 through Capitol Records, as the lead single from their second studio album, The Thrill of It All. The song reached number one in the UK and number four on the Billboard Hot 100. Adult contemporary: When I Was Your Man by Bruno Mars. When I Was Your Man  While working on the album, Bruno Mars said: "I'm never singing another ballad again," but that came from the gut – it's the most honest, real thing I've ever sung," he says. "When there are no safe bets, that's when I feel my blood move." Movie Soundtrack: Glory (From The Motion Picture Selma) by Common & John Legend.  Glory (From The Motion Picture Selma)  John Legend and Common received their first Oscar and Golden Globe nods for “Glory,” the song that collaboration director Ava DuVernay chose as the inspirational coda to Selma, her film about Dr. Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement. “’ Glory’ is about humanity,” explains rapper Common. “We wanted people to feel inspired to go out and help create change for a better world [and] pay homage to those who fought for our freedom and equality.” Hopefully, until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Monday morning, and afternoon. "This Day In The History Of Music". Have a great Monday.   1577: Pope Gregory XIII asks renewal of ecclesiastical hymns. 1875: The first performance of the Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is given in Boston, Massachusetts with Hans von Bülow as soloist. 1885: The Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 by Johannes Brahms is the last of his symphonies. Brahms began working on the piece in Mürzzuschlag, then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in 1884, just a year after completing his Symphony No. 3. It was premiered on October 25, 1885.   1938: The Archbishop of Dubuque, Francis J. L. Beckman, denounces Swing music as "a degenerated musical system... turned loose to gnaw away at the moral fiber of young people", warning that it leads down a "primrose path to hell".   1940: Duke, Latouche & Felter's musical premieres in NYC.   1947: "Under the Counter" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 27 performances.   1953: The Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 by Dmitri Shostakovich was premiered by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra under Yevgeny Mravinsky on 17 December 1953, following the death of Joseph Stalin in March of that year. It is not clear when it was written: according to the composer's letters composition was between July and October 1953, but Tatiana Nikolayeva stated that it was completed in 1951. Sketches for some of the material date from 1946. The theme was made up of the violence and brutality they suffered under Stalin.    1958: Cliff Richard made his British radio debut on the BBC's 'Saturday Club.' The show had started life as Saturday "Skiffle" club in 1957 hosted by Brian Matthew and was broadcast from 10 am to 12 noon Saturday mornings on the BBC Light Programme.   1963: The Beatles kicked off their first tour of Sweden by playing two shows at Nya Aulan, Sundstavagen, Karlstad, Sweden. The local pop reviewer was not impressed, saying The Beatles should be grateful to their screaming fans for drowning out the group's terrible performance, adding that The Beatles "were of no musical importance whatsoever and that their local support group, The Phantoms, decidedly outshone them."   1964: The Ed Sullivan Show, The Rolling Stones appeared for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show from New York, performing ‘Around And Around’ and ‘Time Is On My Side. A riot broke out in the studio, prompting Sullivan’s infamous quote, ‘I promise you they’ll never be back on our show again.’ The Rolling Stones went on to make a further five appearances on Sullivan’s show between 1965 and 1969.   1964: "Get Off of My Cloud" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards for a single to follow the successful "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction". Recorded in Hollywood, California, in early September 1965, the song was released in September in the United States and October in the United Kingdom.    1966: On 25 October 1966 the Jimi Hendrix Experience played their first UK gig as a private showcase at Scotch of St. James. The club was also where Paul McCartney first met Stevie Wonder, after the latter's live performance at the club on 3 February 1966. During its heyday in the mid-1960s, bands such as The Gass were employed as the house band.   1966: Aged 7 months old, Jeff Healey had his right eye surgical removed (and subsequently his left eye, 4 months later), and replaced with artificial ones, necessitated by a form of cancer of the eyes called retinoblastoma. Three years later Healey was given his first guitar by his father. At the age of 13, the Canadian guitarist formed his first band, Blue Direction.   1968: Led Zeppelin played a gig at Surrey University, England. Although there are unconfirmed reports of earlier shows, this appears to be the band's first gig with their new name after initially performing as The New Yardbirds. In 2003 a poster for the Surrey gig (billing the group like The New Yardbirds) sold at auction for £2,400.   1968: The double album 'Electric Ladyland' by The Jimi Hendrix Experience was released. It was also made available as two albums with changed artwork after complaints about the naked women who were pictured on the sleeve. The female models were each paid £5 for the photoshoot and another £5 if they posed completely naked.   1968: Yoko Ono announces she is having John Lennon's baby; she later suffers a miscarriage.   1969: 'Sugar Sugar' by The Archies was at No.1 on the UK singles chart. It stayed at the top for eight weeks, and was also No.1 in the US, selling over six million copies worldwide. The Archies were a rock group based on comic book characters.   1970: President Nixon speaking at a US radio conference, President Nixon asked programmers to ban all songs containing drug references.   1974: Dmitri Shostakovich's 15th String Quartet premieres in Leningrad. 1974: Wings release single "Junior's Farm". (Side Note: On This Day states the release was on this day in 1974, according to US single release: Junior's Farm by Paul McCartney and Wings (beatlesbible.com)  Paul McCartney and Wings’ single ‘Junior’s Farm’ was released in the United States on 4 November 1974, with ‘Sally G’ on the b-side. The single reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, and four on the Cash Box Top 100).   1975: Art Garfunkel was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with his version of 'I Only Have Eyes For You.' Written in 1934 for the film Dames the song was a No.2 hit for Ben Selvin in 1934 and most notably a hit for The Flamingos in 1959.   1980: Barbra Streisand scored her fourth US No.1 album with 'Guilty.' Also on this day, Streisand started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with a song written by The Bee Gees 'Woman In Love', the singers only UK No.1.   1985: Actor and singer Gary Holton died of a drug overdose. Member of The Heavy Metal Kids, and one-half of the duo Casino Steel. Holton appeared in the film Quadrophenia and UK TV's Auf Wiedersehen Pet.   1985: R.E.M. The Smiths and Tom Waits all appeared on the music TV show The Tube broadcast live from Tyne Tree Television Studios, Newcastle upon Tyne, England.   1986: Bon Jovi went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Slippery When Wet'. Featuring two US No.1 singles, 'You Give Love A Bad Name' and 'Livin' On A Prayer'. The album went on to sell over 8 million copies worldwide.   1986: For the first time in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, the top three spots were held by female solo acts. Cyndi Lauper's 'True Colors' held down the No.1 position, followed by Tina Turner's 'Typical Male' at No.2 and Janet Jackson's 'When I Think Of You' at No.3.   1989: Nirvana and Tad appeared at the Duchess Of York, Leeds, England. The two acts were on the third night of their debut European tour.   1990: "Les Miserables" opens again at Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia.   1992: "Dancing at Lughnasa" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 421 performances.   1992: Jake's Women opened on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theater on March 24, 1992, and closed on October 25, 1992, after 245 performances and 14 previews.   1992: Roger Miller died of lung and throat cancer in a hospital in Los Angeles. Scored the 1965 UK No.1 & US No.4 single 'King Of The Road’. Miller won eleven Grammy Awards as a songwriter and seven Tony awards for writing the music and lyrics for 'Big River. The Proclaimers had the 1990 UK No.9 hit with their version of 'King Of The Road.'    1995: "Victor/Victoria" opens at Marquis Theater NYC for 738 performances.   1997: After falling over on stage when reaching for a guitar pick, Johnny Cash announced during a gig in Michigan that he was suffering from Parkinson's disease.   1997: The Spice Girls went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Spice Up Your Life'. Taken from their second album 'Spiceworld' the single set a new record, making them the only act to have their first five singles reach No.1.   2000: William Martin drummer with Sam The Sham & the Pharaohs died of a heart attack. The quintessential Tex-Mex band of the 1960s had the 1965 US No.2 & UK No.11 single 'Wooly Bully'.   2001: 13 law firms were still involved in claims to Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia's $10m estate six years after his death. Former wives & girlfriends continued to fight on how to distribute his estate and annual royalties of $4.6m.   2002: Richard Harris, who had the 1968 US No.2 & UK No.4 hit 'MacArthur Park' died of cancer. The 72-year-old Irish-born actor had been undergoing chemotherapy at a private clinic in London. Though he charted three other times, Harris was better known for his acting roles on stage and film, most recently playing Albus Dumbledore in two Harry Potter films.   2003: Johnny Cash's step-daughter, Rosey Nix Adams, and her fiddle player Jimmy Campbell were found dead on their tour bus in Clarksville, Tennessee from Carbon monoxide poisoning. Heaters that had been left on were blamed for the accident.   2004: John Peel died in Cuzco, Peru of a heart attack, aged 65. He was BBC’s longest-serving radio DJ and the first DJ to introduce the Ramones, The Smiths, Rod Stewart, Blur, the Sex Pistols, T Rex, and others to the masses. He founded Dandelion Records in 1969 and was also known for his ‘Peel Sessions’, releases of live radio sessions. Peel was appointed an OBE in 1998.   2007: Three workers building the set for an Akon outdoor show at Emory University in Atlanta were taken to hospital after a canopy fell on top of them. The concert was later canceled   2012: Forbes magazine reported that Michael Jackson topped their list of highest-earning dead musical celebrities by earning $145 million in the past year. Elvis Presley ranked No.2 with $55 million in earnings and Bob Marley No.3 with $17 million.   2014: Jack Bruce, best known as one-third of Cream died of liver disease aged 71. Bruce played bass, sang, and was the principal songwriter in Cream, and his CV reads like a comprehensive guide to the British blues boom, with spells in Alexis Korner’s Blues Inc, the Graham Bond Organisation, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, and Manfred Mann.   2015: American guitarist and saxophonist Marlo Henderson died aged 67. As a session musician, he played on albums such as Off the Wall by Michael Jackson and worked with Paul McCartney and Minnie Riperton.   Born On This Day In The Music World:   1576: Thomas Weelkes, an English organist and composer of madrigals, was baptized in Elstead (d. 1623)   1709: Georg Gebel, a German musician, and composer was born in Brzeg, Silesia (d. 1753)    1716: Petronio Maria Pio Sgabazzi, an Italian composer, was born in Bologna, Italy.   1721: Pierre Talon, a French composer and cellist, was born in Reims (d. 1785)   1772: Corneille Vander Planken, a Belgian violinist and composer (d. 1849)   1815: Ernesto Camillo Sivori, an Italian violinist and composer, was born in Genoa, Italy (d. 1894)   1815: Philipp Fahrbach the Elder, an Austrian composer, was born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1885)   1825: Johann Baptist Strauss Jr., an Austrian composer (Waltz King) was born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1899)   1838: Georges Bizet, a French composer (Carmen) was born in Paris (d. 1875)   1864: Alexander Gretchaninov, a Russian composer, was born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1956)   1866: Georg Alfred Schumann, a German composer, was born in Königstein, Saxony, Germany (d. 1952   1879: Jean Rogister, a Belgian virtuoso violist and composer, was born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1964)   1879: Mayhew Lester Lake, an American composer, was born in Southville, Massachusetts (d. 1955)   1882: Tony Jackson, an American ragtime pianist and singer-songwriter ("Pretty Baby") was born in New Orleans (d. 1921)   1887: Willem Andriessen, a Dutch composer, and pianist (Beethoven), was born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1964)   1902: Eddie Lang [Salvatore Massaro], an American jazz guitarist known as the "father of jazz guitar", was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1933)   1924: Earl Palmer, an American rock and roll drummer (The Wrecking Crew) was born in New Orleans (d. 2008)   1925: Oralia Domínguez, a Mexican mezzo-soprano, was born in San Luis Potosí (d. 2013)   1926: Galina Vishnevskaya, a Russian soprano opera singer (Britten's "War Requiem") was born in Leningrad, Russia (d. 2012)   1926: Jimmy Heath "Little Bird", an American jazz saxophonist and composer, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)   1927: Barbara Cook, an American stage singer, and actress (Music Man) was born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2017)   1935: Zdeněk Pololáník, a Czech composer and organist, was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia.   1941: Helen Reddy, an Australian singer, and songwriter who had the 1975 US No.1 & UK No.5 single 'Angie Baby'). Cher had previously turned down the song. Reddy died on 29 September 2020 at age 78. 1943: Roy Lynes, an English rock organist (Status Quo) was born in Redhill, Surrey, England.   1943: Charlie Smalls, an American Tony Award-winning composer, and songwriter (The Wiz) was born in Queens, New York City (d. 1987)   1944: English singer and songwriter Jon Anderson, who was a member of The Warriors, and Yes who scored the 1983 UK No.28 & US No.1 single 'Owner Of A Lonely Heart'. Anderson is also noted for his solo career and collaborations with other artists, including Vangelis as Jon and Vangelis.   1944: Taffy Danoff, from the American pop group Starland Vocal Band, had the 1976 US No.1 & UK No.18 single 'Afternoon Delight' one of the biggest-selling singles of 1976.   1947: John Hall from the British pop, R&B, and rock group The Equals who had the 1968 UK No.1 & US No.32 single 'Baby Come Back' written by Eddy Grant.   1947: Glenn Tipton, an English rock guitarist (Judas Priest-Breakin' the Law) was born in Blackheath, England. (Side Note: On This Day & Wikipedia agree with his DOB, This Day In Music has his DOB in 1948).   1949: Walter Hyatt, an American singer, and songwriter (Uncle Walt's Band) was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina (d. 1996)   1950: Chris Norman, from the English rock band Smokie who had the 1975 UK No.3 single 'If You Think You Know How To Love Me. Their most popular hit single was 'Living Next Door to Alice'.   1951: Richard Lloyd, an American guitarist with Television. The group's debut album, Marquee Moon, is often considered one of the defining releases of the punk era.   1951: Ransom Wilson, an American conductor, and flutist (Soliste NY)   1955: Robin Eubanks, an American jazz trombonist, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   1955: Matthias Jabs, from German rock band Scorpions. Their 1990 power ballad 'Wind Of Change' topped the European charts and was a No.4 hit in the US. The Scorpions hold the record for the best-selling single by a German artist and band. (Side Note: On This Day has his DOB in 1956, This Day In Music & Wikipedia agree his DOB in 1955).   1957: Robbie Macintosh, an English rock guitarist, and vocalist (The Pretenders) was born in Sutton, Surrey, England.   1958: Phil Daniels, a British stage and screen actor (Quadrophenia; EastEnders - "Kevin") and rock singer, was born in Islington, London, England.   1958: Mark Miller, an American singer (Sawyer Brown - "This Missin' You Heart of Mine"; "Thank God For You") was born in Dayton, Ohio.   1959: Marina Minkin, an Israeli harpsichordist, and teacher (Ad Libitum Ensemble) was born in Ukraine.   1959: Christine Joy Amphlett was an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. She was best known as the frontwoman of the Australian rock band Divinyls. Amphlett grew up in Geelong in Victoria, Australia. She left home as a teenager and traveled to the United Kingdom, France, and Spain. She was detained for three months in Spain, for singing on the streets. (Side Note: On This Day & Wikipedia agree her DOB was 1959, This Day In Music has her DOB in1960).   1959: Luc Brewaeys, a Belgian pianist, conductor, and composer, was born in Mortsel, Belgium (d. 2015)   1961: Chad Gaylord Smith is an American musician who has been the drummer of the band Red Hot Chili Peppers since 1988. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. Smith is also the drummer of the hard rock supergroup Chickenfoot, formed in 2008, and of the all-instrumental outfit Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats, formed in 2007. He worked with The Chicks on Taking the Long Way, an album that won 5 Grammy Awards in 2007. (Side Note: On This Day & Wikipedia agree his DOB in 1961, This Day In Music has his DOB in 1962).   1963: John Leven, Europe, (1986 UK No.1 single 'The Final Countdown').   1964: Nicholas Bernard Thorp, an English musician (Curiosity Killed the Cat) was born in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey. (Side Note: On This Day & Wikipedia agree his DOB in 1964, This Day In Music has his DOB in 1965).    1968: Todd Thomas, from American alternative hip hop group, Arrested Development who scored the 1992 UK No.2 and 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.   1970: Ed Robertson, guitar, with Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies who scored the 1998 US No.1 & UK No.5 single 'One Week'. The group has sold over 15 million records including albums and singles and was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in March of 2018.   1971: Midori [Gotō], a Japanese-born American violinist, was born in Osaka Japan.   1975: Eirik Glambek Bøe, a Norwegian musician (Kings of Convenience) was born in Bergen, Norway.  1981: Jerome "Romeo" Jones, American singer (Food for Thought) was born in Los Angeles, California.   1981: Austin John Winkler, an American lead vocalist (Hinder) was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  1982: Eman Lam, Hong Kong singer (at17), born in Hong Kong   1984: Sara Lumholdt, a Swedish musician (A-Teens) was born in Stockholm, Sweden.   1984: Katy Perry, (born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson) American singer-songwriter, scored 2008 single ‘I Kissed a Girl’ which was a worldwide hit topping the charts in over 20 countries. Her 2013 single 'Roar' gave the singer her eighth non-consecutive US No.1 hit.   1985: Ciara Princess Harris, an American singer, songwriter, record producer, (2004 US No.1 single ‘Goodies’, 2006 US No.1 album Ciara: The Evolution).   1986: DJ Webstar, an American disc jockey and record producer (Chicken Noodle Soup) was born in Harlem, New York. Hopefully, until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@UncleBud this playlist was created by me so every time a song is added or deleted it will be noticed by all who have collected that playlist, and of course the same goes for all who have shared a playlist here in the community. The only way you can keep the songs even after I delete them is if you add them to your own personal collection, Playlist. Sometimes you will also notice songs become unavailable even after they are on the playlist, this just recently happened with my favorite music artist Jewel, her complete album "Pieces Of You" all except for one song just went unavailable, so I took them off the GSOTD playlist due to the fact they can no longer be played. When songs show up as unavailable is because of music rights between the artist and Pandora. I hope this helps with any of your questions. Take care and stay safe.  Correction: The album that came unavailable by Jewel is called "Perfectly Clear" not Pieces Of You. Only one song remains available from her album Perfectly Clear, and that song is "Stronger Woman".  ... View more

@Suge that is what I love about these topics, you can love to agree. and love to disagree. This topic can be argued for months on end and everyone would still come up with different top 10, 100, and 500 all-time songs. I'm actually considering making up my top 500 and posting them here in the community. I'm actually more interested in the reaction it would create. But that is what makes it fun as well as exciting. I'm not one that likes to debate anything, but sometimes you need to stand your ground on certain subjects, beliefs, and various relationships. However, this is one topic that will have countless upon countless opinions. as well as a topic that should hold back on arguing due to the fact that music is loved by billions of people, and we all have our different tastes in love for the music we do love. Well, I hope you have a great Sunday and a great beginning to your week. You take care and stay safe. ... View more

@Jay_Jess_Ross congrats on your new life together, may it last your lifetime. Here is a song I think you may like. 2 Become 1 by Jewel. Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Saturday evening, I will be adding four songs to the GSOTD post and playlist, the first two songs are coming from a playlist that was submitted here in the Community by @kristinhanggitx and her playlist is called Another City Playlist. Thank you @kristinhanggitx for your playlist.    Psychedelic/Electronic Rock: Is It True by Tame Impala. Is It True Tame Impala is a psychedelic Hypno-groove melodic rock band from Perth, Australia. The music is intended for moving one’s body, and it’s intended for keeping still and observing other forms of movement. It’s bombastic but it’s swirling, think of the shoulder bones of a giant striding feline creature through some kind of tunnel. Indie/Indie-pop: Hide by Washed Out. Hide  Ernest Weatherly Greene Jr., known professionally as Washed Out, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Indie Rock: Love Like Ghosts by Lord Huron.  Love Like Ghosts    Lord Huron is an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles. The band was founded by guitarist and lead singer Ben Schneider and is composed of Mark Barry (drums, percussion), Miguel Briseño (bass, keyboard, theremin), and Tom Renaud (guitar). Singer-Songwriter: Inner Demons by Julia Brennan.  Inner Demons   Specializing in dramatic pop piano ballads, Minneapolis singer/songwriter Julia Brennan earned a deal with Columbia in 2016. Just 18 years old at the time, Brennan had self-released a handful of songs earlier that summer, one of which, the emotional "Inner Demons," became a regional hit on her local pop radio station. After signing her major-label deal, Columbia released her debut EP, Inner Demons, in late 2016. Hopefully, I will be at it again on Monday, take care and stay safe.    ... View more

@ocasec2000 no problem at all, if I can be of any help to you or for any other Pandorian users I will do what I can. You take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Saturday evening, This Day In The History Of Music. Have a great weekend.   1890: "On October 23, 1890, Prince Igor was produced, at last, rehearsed fairly well by K. A. Kuchera, as Nápravník had declined the honor of conducting Borodin's opera.  (St Petersburg) 1919: Romberg & Atteridge's musical "Passing Show" premieres in NYC. 1921: Leos Janacek's opera "Kat'a Kabanova" premieres in Brno. 1942: All 12 passengers and crewmen aboard an American Airlines DC-3 airliner were killed when it is struck by a U.S. Army Air Forces bomber near Palm Springs, California. Amongst the victims is composer Ralph Rainger ("Thanks for the Memory") 1961: "Kwamina" opens at 54th St Theater in NYC for 32 performances. 1961: Dion started a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Runaround Sue', it reached No.11 in the UK. 1962: 12-year-old Little Stevie Wonder recorded his first single for Motown Records, 'Thank You For Loving Me All The Way' backed by the Funk Brothers. 1963: Bob Dylan recorded 'The Times They Are A-Changin' at Columbia Recording Studios in New York City. Dylan wrote the song as a deliberate attempt to create an anthem of change for the time, influenced by Irish and Scottish ballads. In January 1984, a young Steve Jobs would recite the second verse of 'The Times They Are a-Changin' during his opening of the 1984 Annual Apple Shareholders Meeting, where he famously unveiled the Macintosh computer for the first time. 1963: The Beatles completed the final session for their second album 'With the Beatles' recording 'I Wanna Be Your Man.' The group then drove to London airport for a flight to Stockholm, Sweden to start their first foreign tour. The Fab four were met at Stockholm airport by hundreds of girl fans that had taken the day of school. 1963: The Everly Brothers, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Mickie Most, The Rolling Stones, Julie Grant, and The Flintstones all appeared at Odeon Theatre, Nottingham, England. 1964: All four members of the US band Buddy and the Kings were killed when they hired a Cessna Skyhawk to take them to a gig in Harris County. Piloted by the band's drummer Bill Daniels, the plane crashed nose-first killing all on board. Singer with the group Harold Box had replaced Buddy Holly in The Crickets after his death in a plane crash. He sang lead vocals on 'Peggy Sue Got Married.' The Great Gig In The Sky 1966: The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded their first single 'Hey Joe', at De Lane Lea studios in London. The earliest known commercial recording of the song is the late-1965 single by the Los Angeles garage band The Leaves; the band then re-recorded the track and released it in 1966 as a follow-up single which became a hit. 1967: "Henry, Sweet Henry" opens at The Palace Theater in NYC for 80 performances. 1968: "Maggie Flynn" opens at The ANTA Theater in NYC for 82 performances. 1969: "Jimmy" opens at Winter Garden Theater in NYC for 84 performances. 1972: "Pippin" opens at Imperial Theater in NYC for 1944 performances. Pippin (musical) Bob Fosse, who directed the original Broadway production, also contributed to the libretto. The musical uses the premise of a mysterious performance troupe, led by a Leading Player, to tell the story of Pippin, a young prince in his search for meaning and significance. 1972: "I'm Still in Love with You" is the fifth studio album by the American gospel and soul singer Al Green, released on October 23, 1972, on Hi Records. Recording sessions took place during 1972. The album was produced solely by Willie Mitchell. The album peaked at number four on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and produced four singles: "Love and Happiness" which was rated ninety-eight on Rolling Stones' 500 Greatest Songs of All Time as well as "I'm Still in Love with You" and "Look What You Done for Me" which were top-five hits on the US Pop Chart. 1976: The Jam played an afternoon show in Soho Market, London, England, and in the evening, The Clash appeared at The ICA in London. 1976: Chicago started a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'If You Leave Me Now. It was the group's 18th Top 40 and first US No.1, also a No.1 in the UK. It went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance. 1976: Led Zeppelin made their US television debut on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, they performed ‘Black Dog’ and ‘Dazed And Confused’. 1978: Sid Vicious attempts suicide while at Riker’s Detention Center in New York City following the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend Nancy Spungen. 1980: "Tintypes" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 93 performances. 1980: Mark David Chapman quit his security job and signed out for the last time. Instead of the usual "Chappy", he wrote "John Lennon". Chapman would murder Lennon on December 8th of this same year outside his New York City home. 1982: Culture Club was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Do You Really Want To Hurt Me, the group's first chart-topper and the first of 12 UK Top 40 hits. The song became a major hit after their memorable debut performance on Top Of The Pops when they stood in for Shakin' Stevens who was ill and not able to appear. 1989:  Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989 is a compilation album by English musician George Harrison, released in October 1989. His second compilation, after the Capitol / EMI collection The Best of George Harrison (1976), contains songs from Harrison's releases on his Dark Horse record label between 1976 and 1987. 1989: Nirvana played their first-ever European show when they appeared at Newcastle's Riverside Club in North East England. It was the first night of a 36 date European tour for the group who were sharing the bill with Tad. 1991: "Les Miserables" opens at Mogador Theatre, Paris. 1993: Meat Loaf had his first UK No.1 with 'I'd Do Anything For Love' (But I Won't Do That). It stayed at No.1 for seven weeks. A No.1 in twenty-eight countries and gave Meat Loaf his first US No.1 hit. 1993: Take That scored their first UK No.1 album with their second release 'Everything Changes.' The album which was nominated for the 1994 Mercury Prize became the third best-selling album of 1993 in the UK. 1995: Def Leppard gave themselves a place in the Guinness Book Of World Records, by playing three gigs on three continents in 24 hours. Tangier, London, and Vancouver. 1997: (30 reviews) Opening: October 23, 1997 Closing: January 04, 1998, # Performances: 85: Theatres: Royale Theatre (New York, NY) 1998: Baby One More Time" was released as Spears's debut single on September 30, 1998, by Jive Records, when she was only 16 years old. The singer has named "...Baby One More Time" as one of her favorite songs from her entire career, naming "Toxic" and "He About to Lose Me" as the other two. 1999: The wife of Los Lobos singer Sandra Ann-Rosas disappeared. Police charged her half-brother Gabriel Gomez with the kidnapping and murder. 2002: Kanye West was involved in a car crash after he fell asleep at the wheel while driving home from a recording studio in West Hollywood. No other cars were involved in the incident which left West with his jaw fractured in three places. 2002: A federal judge in St. Louis dismissed a lawsuit against Chuck Berry by Johnnie Johnson, a piano player and former collaborator who wanted royalties for more than 30 songs written between 1955 and 1966. The songs in question included ‘No Particular Place To Go’, ‘Roll Over Beethoven’, and ‘Sweet Little Sixteen’. Johnson's lawsuit argued that he and Berry were co-writers on many of the songs, but because Berry copyrighted them in his name alone, Johnson got none of the royalties. The judge ruled that too many years had passed to bring about a royalties suit. 2005: Arctic Monkeys scored their first UK No.1 single with 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor', the Sheffield band's debut single. 2006: Amy Winehouse released her "signature song" 'Rehab' as a single, taken from her second studio album, Back to Black. The lyrics are autobiographical and talk about Winehouse's refusal one time to enter a rehabilitation clinic. It won three Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and also won an Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song. 2006: Beyonce released the single “Irreplaceable” in 2006. It was named the Soul Train Music Awards Best R&B/Soul Single 2007 and the Billboard Song of the Year in 2007.   2006: "The Black Parade" 3rd studio album by My Chemical Romance is released. (Source is On This Day) (This source is from Wikipedia)The Black Parade is the third studio album by the American rock band My Chemical Romance. Released in Europe on October 20, 2006, through Reprise Records, it was produced by the band with Rob Cavallo, known for having produced multiple albums for the Goo Goo Dolls and Green Day. It is a rock opera centering on a dying character with cancer known as "The Patient". The album tells the story of his apparent death, experiences in the afterlife, and subsequent reflections on his life. It is the band's only studio album to feature drummer Bob Bryar before his departure in 2010. (Side Note: On This Day dates the release of "The Black Parade" album this day in 2006, Wikipedia dates the release 10/20/2006, and This Day In Music makes no mention of the album.)   2007: Rapper Foxy Brown was given 11 weeks in solitary confinement after fighting with another inmate in prison. She was also said to have been abusive to guards and refused to take a random drug test. Brown was serving a year in jail for violating her probation after a fight she had in a New York nail salon.   2007: Illegal Downloads, British and Dutch police shut down a "widely-used" source of illegally downloaded music after raids in Teesside and Amsterdam as part of an Interpol investigation into the members-only website OiNK. The UK-run site had leaked 60 major pre-release albums this year alone.  2007: Raising Sand is a Grammy-award-winning collaboration album by rock singer Robert Plant and bluegrass-country singer Alison Krauss. It was released on October 23, 2007, by Rounder Records. Raising Sand won Album of the Year at the 2008 Americana Music Honors & Awards and at the 2009 Grammy Awards.   2008: Beyonce went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'If I Were A Boy, the singer's fourth UK No.1 hit. Taken from her third solo album, I Am Sasha Fierce.   2012: It was reported that Bee Gees star Robin Gibb, who died last May at the age of 62, left an estate worth £93 million, ($148 million).   2014: Alvin Stardust died after a short illness. His death came just weeks before he was due to release his first album after 30 years. He had recently been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer. The UK singer first performed under the name of Shane Fenton.   2015: Adele released 'Hello' as the lead track from her third studio album, 25. The music video for the song broke the Vevo Record by achieving over 27.7 million views within 24-hours and entered the top of the UK Singles Chart with 333,000 combined sales, of which 259,000 were downloads, making it the biggest-selling No.1 single on the UK chart in three years.   2015: Jamie Lawson, the first act signed to Ed Sheeran's Gingerbread Man label, topped the UK album chart with his self-titled new record. Lawson had released his first album 12 years ago.   2016: English singer-songwriter and television personality Pete Burns died following a sudden cardiac arrest. He was a member of the Mystery Girls (with Pete Wylie and Julian Cope), and then Dead Or Alive who scored the 1985 UK No.1 single 'You Spin Me Round, Like A Record'.   2018: Freddie Mercury biofilm "Bohemian Rhapsody" directed by Bryan Singer, starring Rami Malek (Best Actor Academy Awards 2019) premieres in London.   2020: Bruce Springsteen released a new studio album with the E Street Band entitled ‘Letter To You’ on Friday 23rd October 2020 via Columbia Records. The Boss’s 20th studio album was recorded completely live with the E Street Band over just five days at Springsteen’s home studio in New Jersey.   Born On This Day In the Music World:   1654: Johann Bernhard Staudt, an Austrian Jesuit composer, was born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1712)   1773: Pietro Generali, an Italian composer, was born in Masserano, Kingdom of Sardinia (d. 1832   1794: Joseph Panny, an Austrian violinist, and composer was born in Kollmitzberg, Austria (d. 1838)   1801: (Gustav) Albert Lortzing, a German Spieloper composer and actor (Zar und Zimmerman), was born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1851)   1819: Isac Baker Woodbury, an American composer, and musicologist (The Dulcimer: Or the New York Collection of Sacred Music), was born in Beverly, Massachusetts, (d. 1858)   1846: Alexander Arkhangelsky, a Russian composer, was born in Penza, Russian Empire (d. 1924)   1851: Guillaume Couture, a Canadian choir conductor, composer, and teacher, was born In Montreal, Quebec (d. 1915)   1869: Jacobus H "Koos" Speenhoff, a Dutch cabaret singer, was born in Kralingen, Holland (d. 1945)   1893: Jean Absil, a Belgian organist and composer (Benedictions; Peau d'Ane), was born in Bonsecours; (d. 1974)   1902: Otmar Nussio, a Swiss conductor and composer (Boccaccio Suite), was born in Grossetto, Italy; (d. 1990)   1902: Otto J. Gombosi, a Hungarian-American musicologist, was born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1955)   1903: Milford Dolliole, an American pioneer jazz drummer, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1994)   1905: Alexander Shamil'yevich Melik-Pashayev, a Georgian conductor and composer (Bol’shoy Theatre, 1931-62), was born in Tbilisi (d. 1964)   1906: Miriam Gideon, an American composer, was born in Greeley, Colorado (d. 1996)   1919: Katie Lee, an American folk singer, environmentalist, and author (Colorado River Songs) was born in Aledo, Illinois (d. 2017)   1921: İlhan Usmanbaş, a Turkish contemporary classical composer, was born in Constantinople (now İstanbul), Turkey.   1921: Denise Duval, a French soprano (music of Francis Poulenc), was born in Paris (d. 2016)   1923: Ned Rorem, an American composer and author (Sky Music), was born in Richmond, Indiana.   1925: Manos Hadjidakis, a Greek composer and conductor (Never on Sunday), born in Xanthi, Greece (d. 1994)   1927: William "Sonny" Criss, an American bebop jazz saxophonist (Jazz U.S.A.), was born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1977)   1928: Alexander Tanev, a Bulgarian composer, was born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1996)   1928: Patrick Peter Sacco, an American composer, was born in Albion, New York (d. 2000)   1931: Diana Dors [Fluck], a British actress and singer (Berserk!, Steaming), was born in Swindon, Wiltshire (d. 1984)   1935: Jimmy Dale, a British-Canadian pianist and orchestra leader (The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour), was born in London, England (d. 2017)   1935: Zbigniew Rudzinski, a Polish composer (Mannequins), was born in Czechowice, Poland.   1937: Yvonne Staples, an American R&B singer (The Staple Singers), was born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2018)   1939: Charlie Foxx, an American soul songwriter, guitarist, and singer (Mockingbird), was born in Greensboro, North Carolina (d. 1998)   1940: Ellie Greenwich, an American singer-songwriter (Da Doo Ron Ron, Leader of the Pack), was born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2009)   1940: English musician Freddie Marsden who with Gerry And The Pacemakers had the 1963 UK No.1 single 'How Do You Do It and the 1965 US No.6 single, 'Ferry Cross The Mersey'. In common with The Beatles, they came from Liverpool, were managed by Brian Epstein, and were recorded by George Martin.   1941:Alfred Gregory Ridley (23 October 1941 – 19 November 2003) was an English rock bassist and a founding member of Humble Pie. (Side Note: On This Day has his DOB in 1947, This Day In Music has his DOB in 1943, Wikipedia has his DOB in 1941, and as you can see I went with Wikipedia). 1945: Kim Larsen, a Danish rock singer (In the Middle of the Night), was born in Copenhagen (d. 2018)   1946: Gerda Havertong, a Surinam-Dutch singer and actress (Sesame St), was born in Paramaribo, Suriname.   1949: Würzel [Michael Burston], a British musician (Motörhead), was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (d. 2011)   1949: Michael Burston, Motorhead, (1980 UK No.15 single 'Ace Of Spades').   1950: Harry Sacksioni, a Dutch guitarist (Around the Corner)   1951: Charly García, an Argentine singer (Sui Generis, Serú Girán), was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina.   1952: Pierre Moerlen, a French rock-jazz fusion drummer and percussionist (Gong: Mike Oldfield), was born in Colmar, France (d. 2005)   1953: Pauline Black [Belinda Magnus], an English ska singer (Selecter -"On My Radio"), was born in Romford, East London.   1955: Toshio Hosokawa, a Japanese composer (Circulating Ocean), was born in Hiroshima Japan.   1956: Dwight Yoakam, country singer, actor, and film director, who is most famous for his pioneering country music which has sold over 25 million records with 5 Billboard No.1 Albums, 12 Gold Albums, and 9 Platinum Albums. Yoakam is the most frequent musical guest in the history of The Tonight Show and has also starred in many films, most notably in critically acclaimed performances as an ill-tempered, abusive, live-in boyfriend in Sling Blade.   1957: Kelly Marie, a singer who had the 1980 UK No.1 single 'Feels like I'm In Love', which was written by Ray Dorset of Mungo Jerry.   1958: Jonathan Wolff, an American musician and TV theme composer (Seinfeld, Will & Grace), was born in Louisville, Kentucky.   1959: Weird Al Yankovic, minor US hits parodying songs such as 'Eat It', Michael Jackson's 'Beat it' and 'Like A Surgeon', ( Madonna's 'Like A Virgin').   1964: Roberto Trujillo, bassist, Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves, Black Label Society, Jerry Cantrell, and Ozzy Osbourne's band before joining Metallica in 2003.   1967: Dale Crover is an American rock musician. Crover is best known as the drummer for Melvins and has also been the drummer for Men of Porn, Shrinebuilder, Crystal Fairy, and, for a brief time, Nirvana. He is also a guitarist and vocalist for Altamont. He has toured with Fantômas, Off!, and Redd Kross. In 2016, Rolling Stone listed him as the 69th greatest drummer of all time.   1972: Richard McNamara, guitarist from English alternative rock band Embrace, had the 2006 UK No. 2 single ‘Natures Law’, the 2006 UK No.1 album This New Day, and two other UK No.1 albums. 1975: Jessicka [Jessica Fodera], an American goth-rock, alt-pop singer-songwriter, and artist, was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida 1985: Miguel [Pimentel], an American R&B singer (Kaleidoscope Dream), was born in San Pedro, California. 1987: Faye [Hamlin], a Swedish pop singer (Play), was born in Stockholm Sweden. 1987: Seo In-Guk, a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor (The Master's Sun) was born in Ulsan, South Korea. 1990: Stevie Brock, an American pop singer, was born in Dayton, Ohio. Hopefully, I will be back on Monday. Have a great weekend. Take care and stay safe. ... View more

@Misnicole if you have any requests for the GSOTD post please leave your request here and I will be sure to add it but please tag me so I know you left me a reply. You take care and stay safe. ... View more

@UncleBud thanks for the recommendation, I will for sure check this version out, just as soon as I finish my Music History post. Take care and stay safe.  ... View more