Good Monday afternoon to all. I hope you had a great weekend, and it is my hope you will have a great week as well. This Day In The History Of Music for today. 1952: "3 Wishes after Jamie" closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 94 performances. 1963: The Rolling Stones released their debut single, 'Come On'. Recorded the previous month, the track was originally written and released by Chuck Berry in 1961. The B-side was also a cover version, Willie Dixon’s 'I Want to Be Loved'. The single reached No.21 in the UK chart. 1964: Beatles travel canals of Amsterdam. 1964: During their first-ever US tour The Rolling Stones were booed off stage at a gig in San Antonio, Texas. Some performing Monkeys who had been the act on before the Stones were brought back on stage for another performance. 1964: During a world tour, The Beatles flew from Amsterdam to Hong Kong. When the plane stopped to refuel in Beirut, police turned firefighting foam on hundreds of fans who had invaded the runway at the airport. 1969: The Who's fourth album, 'Tommy' album entered the UK chart, peaking at No.2. One of two full-scale rock operas from The Who (the other being the 1973 'Quadrophenia'). The double album tells a loose story about a "deaf, dumb and blind boy" who becomes the leader of a messianic movement, Tommy was the first musical work to be billed overtly as a rock opera. 1969: British supergroup Blind Faith, featuring Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Rick Grech, and Steve Winwood made their live debut at a free concert in London's Hyde Park. Their only album release provoked controversy because the cover featured a topless pubescent girl, holding a silver space ship which some perceived as a phallic symbol. The US record company issued it with an alternative cover that showed a photograph of the band on the front. Rumors about the girl's relationship to the band fuelled the controversy; among them were that she was a groupie kept as a slave by the band members. 1969: Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, and Joni Mitchell both appeared on the first ABC TV Johnny Cash Show from Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Dylan sang I Threw It All Away and Living The Blues and duetted with Johnny Cash on Girl From The North Country. 1969: Tommy James and the Shondells released "Crystal Blue Persuasion". 1970: The Who's "Tommy" is performed at NY's Lincoln Center. 1972: Musical "Grease" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 3,388 performances. 1975: "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" by John Denver hits #1. 1975: Elton John's ninth studio album 'Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboys', went to No.1 on the US album chart, the first album ever to enter the US chart at No.1. (where it stayed for seven weeks). Captain Fantastic' is a concept album that gives an autobiographical glimpse at the struggles John (Captain Fantastic) and Taupin (the Brown Dirt Cowboy) had in the early years of their musical careers in London. 1977: Led Zeppelin played the first of six sold-out nights in New York City during their 11th and final North American tour. Playing a 3-hour set, tickets cost $8.50 - $10.50. 1977: The Sex Pistols held a party on a boat as it sailed down The River Thames in London. The Pistols performed 'Anarchy In The UK' outside The Houses Of Parliament resulting in members from the party being arrested when the boat docked later that day. 1979: Rock 'n' roll musician Chuck Berry is charged with tax evasion. 1980: "Billy Bishop Goes to War" closes at Morosco NYC after 12 performances. 1980: "Cars" by Gary Numan hits #9. 1982: 16th Music City News Country Awards: Barbara Mandrell. 1986: Madonna's: single "Live to Tell" goes #1. 1987: 41st Tony Awards: Fences & Les Miserables win. 1987: David Bowie played a concert in West Berlin in front of the Reichstag with the speakers pointing towards the nearby Berlin Wall where thousands of young East Berliners stood and listened. 1990: Michael Jackson: hospitalized for chest pains. 1992: "Small Family Business" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 48 performances. 1993: 27th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson & Vince Gill. 1993: Singer Prince celebrates his birthday by changing his name to a symbol. 1995: Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood was admitted to the hospital after his ear was leaking blood. The problem was diagnosed as his arm movement from continuous guitar playing. 1997: Hanson started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'MMMbop'. Originally called The Hanson Brothers, lead singer Zak Hanson was just 13-years-old at the time of the hit. One of the biggest debut singles of all time; reaching No.1 in 27 countries. 1997: Patti Smith, Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher played a five-song set at the Tibet Freedom Concert, in New York City. U2, Patti Smith, and Radiohead also appeared at the concert. 1998: Songwriter Wally Gold died in a New Jersey hospital aged 70. Wrote 'It's My Party' hit for Lesley Gore and 'It's Now or Never', hit for Elvis Presley. Member of late 50s group The Four Esquires produced Kansas & Gene Pitney. 2002: Virgin Records announced they had dropped Victoria Beckham after her debut solo album, which cost over £3 million ($5.1 million) to make, had sold only 50,000 copies. 2004: "Live Like You Were Dying" single released by Tim McGraw (Grammy Award Best Country Song, 2004; Billboard Song of the Year, 2004). 2007: The funeral of guitarist, singer Bo Diddley took place in Gainesville, Florida. Many in attendance chanted "Hey Bo Diddley" shortly after family members had passed by his coffin as a gospel band played Bo Diddley's music. At the service, they presented a floral tribute in form of his trademark square guitar. 2009: 63rd Tony Awards: "Billy Elliot the Musical" and "God of Carnage" win. 2010: Former Stereophonics drummer and BBC Radio Wales presenter Stuart Cable, was found dead at his home near Aberdare in Wales aged 40. His new band Killing for Company had been due to appear at the Download rock festival at Donington Park in a few day's time. Cable had also been presenting a Rock show on BBC Radio Wales. 2010: Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh was granted a restraining order against an elderly neighbor who allegedly threatened to kill him. The man was also ordered to pay more than $1,500 in legal fees. 2012: Bob Welch an early member of Fleetwood Mac who enjoyed a successful solo career with hits such as 'Ebony Eyes,' was found dead after an apparent suicide at home in Nashville. He was 66. Police said Welch's body was found by his wife Wendy with a single gunshot wound to the chest, and he had left a suicide note. Welch was part of Fleetwood Mac in their early years from 1971 to 1974 and worked on such albums as Future Games and Bare Trees. 2015: Sir Elton John lost his cool during a performance in England after he likened a steward to Hitler as she tried to stop crowds from surging forward during a gig. In an expletive-laden rant, John went on to say it was "not China" and he picked out a female steward, telling her: "You put a uniform on and you think you're Hitler - well you're not." Born On This Day In The Music World: 1730: Georg von Pasterwiz, Austrian composer, born in Passau, Germany (d. 1803). 1833: Alexander Ritter, German composer, born in Narva, Estonia (d. 1896). 1845: Leopold von Auer, Hungarian-American violinist, born in Veszprém, Hungary (d. 1930). 1846: Władysław Górski, Polish violinist, composer, and teacher, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1915). 1867: Luigi Maurizio Tedeschi, Italian composer, born in Turin, Italy (d. 1944). 1873: Landon Ronald, British composer, pianist, and teacher (Guildhall School of Music), born in Kensington, London (d. 1938). 1874: Theodor Streicher, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1940). 1885: Percy Brier, Australian composer, born in North Pine, Queensland (d. 1970). 1891: Athos Palma, Argentine composer, born in Buenos Aires (d. 1951). 1897: George Szell, Hungarian-born American conductor (Cleveland Orchestra, 1946-70), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1970). 1908: Boris Goldovsky, Russian-American conductor, educator (Tangle wood, 1942-62), and opera broadcast commentator (Metropolitan Opera, 1946-85), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2001). 1911: Franz Reizenstein, German-British pianist, composer (Concerto Popolare), and educator, born in Nuremberg, Germany (d. 1968). 1911: Silas Roy Crain, American gospel singer (founder of The Soul Stirrers Gospel Quartet), born in Augustine, Texas (d. 1996). 1917: Dean Martin American singer, actor, comedian, and film producer, nicknamed the "King Of Cool". He was a member of the Rat Pack and the host of the television variety program The Dean Martin Show (1965–1974) and The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast (1974–1985). Hits include t 1956 UK & US No.1 single 'Memories Are Made Of This' and 'Everybody Loves Somebody'. He died on December 25th, 1995. 1921: Tal Farlow, American jazz guitarist, born in Greensboro, North Carolina (d. 1998). 1922: Hubert Du Plessis, South African pianist, and composer, born in Malmesbury, Cape Province, Union of South Africa (d. 2011). 1922: Beryl Booker, American swing and cool jazz pianist (Dinah Washington), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1978). 1924: Dolores Gray [Sylvia Dolores Finkelstein], American singer and actress (Designing Woman, Kismet), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2002). 1926: **ahem** Williams, an American singer and choral director (Andy Williams Show), born in Wall Lake, Iowa (d. 2018). 1928: Charles Strouse, American composer (Bye Bye Birdie; Annie), born in NYC, New York. 1928: Anthony Ortega, American session and jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, and flutist ( A Man and His Horns), born in Los Angeles, California. 1931: (Nii Moi) "Speedy" Acquaye, Ghanian drummer, percussionist, and fire-eater (Tubby Hayes; Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames; Ginger Baker's Airforce), born in Accra, Gold Coast (now Ghana) (d. 1993). 1932: Tina Brooks, American blues and funk saxophonist (True Blue), born in Fayetteville, North Carolina (d. 1974). 1934: Philippe Entremont, French pianist and conductor (Vienna Chamber Orchestra, 1976-91), born in Reims, France. 1934: Samuel Lipman, American pianist and music critic, born in Los Gatos, California (d. 1994). 1937: Neeme Järvi, Estonian-American conductor (Gothenburg Symphony, 1982-2004; Detroit Symphony, 1990-2005), born in Tallinn, Estonia. 1938: Idris Sardi, Indonesian violinist, and composer noted for his film scores, born in Jakarta, Indonesia (d. 2014). 1939: Yuli Turovsky, Russian-Canadian cellist (Borodin Trio, 1976-91), conductor (I Musici de Montreal Chamber Orchestra, 1983-2011), and teacher, born in Moscow, USSR (d. 2013). 1939: Eri Klas, Estonian conductor (Netherlands Radio Symphony; Aarhus Symphony; Estonian National Opera, 1975-95), and educator, born in Tallinn, Estonia (d. 2016). 1940: Thomas Woodward, (Tom Jones), Welsh singer who has sold over 100 million records. Scored the 1965 UK No.1 and US No.10 single 'It's Not Unusual' plus over 20 other UK and US Top 40 hit singles. Jones was awarded an OBE in 1999 and received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for "services to music" in 2006. From 2012 to 2015 Jones was one of the four coaches on the BBC television talent show The Voice UK. 1941: Jaime Laredo, Bolivian violinist (Queen Elisabeth of Belgium Prize, 1959), conductor (Vermont Symphony, 1999-), and educator, born in Cochabamba, Bolivia. 1941: (Cecil) Hotep Idris Galeta, South African jazz pianist, composer, and educator, born in Crawford, Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2010). 1944: Clarence White American bluegrass and country guitarist and singer, who was a member of the bluegrass ensemble the Kentucky Colonels and The Byrds. White also worked as a session musician, appearing on recordings by The Everly Brothers, Joe Cocker, Ricky Nelson, The Monkees, Randy Newman, Gene Clark, Linda Ronstadt, Arlo Guthrie, and Jackson Browne amongst others. White died on July 14th, 1973. 1944: Clarence White, American session and country-rock guitarist (The Byrds, 1968-73 - "Ballad of Easy Rider"), born in Lewiston, Maine (d. 1973). 1946: Micky Jones, Welsh rock guitarist (Man), born in Merthyr Tydfil (d. 2010). 1946: English record producer and songwriter Phil Wainman noted for his work with Sweet, XTC, Dollar, Mud, and the Bay City Rollers. His greatest chart success was the production of 'I Don't Like Mondays' the 1979 hit by The Boomtown Rats. 1949: Jack Ryland, American rock bassist (Three Dog Night, 1973-75 - "The Show Must Go On"; "Play Something Sweet") (d. 1996). 1952: Royce Campbell, touring, session, and jazz guitarist (Marvin Gaye; Henry Mancini), born in North Vernon, Indiana. 1953: Johnny Clegg, South African musician "The White Zulu", born in Bacup, Lancashire (d. 2019). 1955: Joey Scarbury, American singer-songwriter ("Theme from The Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not)"), born in Ontario, California. 1955: Jon Balke, Norwegian jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader (Magnetic North Orchestra), born in Furnes, Norway. 1957: Juan Luis Guerra, Dominican pop and merengue singer, composer, and record producer, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 1957: Paddy McAloon, English singer-songwriter with Prefab Sprout who had the 1988 UK No.7 single 'The King Of Rock 'N' Roll'. McAloon has written songs covered by Kylie Minogue, Jimmy Nail, The Zombies, Lisa Stansfield, and Snow Patrol. 1958: Prince Rogers Nelson, the American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actor. He produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career including the 1984 US No.1 & UK No.4 single 'When Doves Cry. His releases have sold over 80 million copies worldwide. He won seven Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe, and an Academy Award. Prince died on April 21, 2016, aged 57 after being found unresponsive, in an elevator at Paisley Park his Minnesota home. 1960: Aldo Brizzi, Italian conductor, and contemporary classical-world fusion composer, born in Alessandria, Italy. 1961: Dave Catching, American session and touring musician (Eagles of Death Metal; earthlings?), born in Memphis, Tennesee. 1962: Patrick "Paddy" McAloon, British singer-songwriter (Prefab Sprout - "When Love Breaks Down"), born in Witton Gilbert, Durham, England... 1962: American drummer Michael Cartellone the former drummer of **ahem** Yankees. He has also worked with John Fogerty, Peter Frampton, Freddie Mercury, Cher, Adrian Belew, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. 1963: Roberto Alagna, Italian-French operatic tenor, born in Clichy-sous-Bois, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. 1963: Gordon Gano, American musician (Violent Femmes), born in Connecticut. 1966: Eric Kretz American musician, producer, and drummer with Stone Temple Pilots. Along with lead vocalist Scott Weiland, Kretz wrote the lyrics to the Grammy Award-winning hit 'Plush' off Stone Temple Pilots 1992 debut album Core. 1967: David Navarro an American guitarist, singer-songwriter, and actor, best known as a founding member of Jane's Addiction, (1991 UK No.34 single 'Been Caught Stealing'), and as a former member of Red Hot Chili Peppers from 1993 - 1998. (1994 UK No.9 single 'Give It Away). Also worked with Alanis Morissette on her album Jagged Little Pill and the band Deconstruction and The Panic Channel. 1973: Nihad Hrustanbegović, Bosnian-Dutch concert and jazz accordionist, and composer, born in Bijeljina, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia. 1976: Necro [Ron Braunstein], Jewish American rapper, born in Brooklyn, New York. 1978: Tony An, Korean singer (H.O.T). 1985: Charlie Simpson guitar, vocals, from English pop-rock band Busted. Formed in 2000, the band had four UK No.1 singles and released two studio albums - Busted (2002) and A Present for Everyone (2003) - before disbanding in January 2005. 1990: Iggy Azalea Australian singer who scored the 2014 US No.1 single 'Fancy'. 1991: American rapper Fetty Wap, (Willie Maxwell II). His debut single 'Trap Queen', reached No.2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 2015 and his eponymous debut studio album peaked at No.1 on the US chart. 1993: English singer-songwriter George Ezra. His 2014 hit single 'Budapest' reached the top 10 in numerous countries and his debut studio album Wanted on Voyage reached No.1 in the UK and was the third best-selling album of 2014 in the UK. Until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.
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