_Annabelle_ Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 December 19: 1944: Alvin Lee, guitarist and vocalist for Ten Years After, is born. 1955: Carl Perkins records what will be his biggest pop hit, "Blue Suede Shoes", at Sun Studios in Memphis. The song reaches #2. 1957: Elvis Presley had his draft notice served on him for the US Army. 1964: The Beatles fourth album Beatles For Sale started a seven-week run at No.1 on the UK album charts. 1969: Mick Jagger was fined £200 plus 50 guineas costs at Marlborough Magistrates Court for illegal possession of cannabis. 1993: Michael Clarke of The Byrds died of liver failure aged 49. 2000: 10,000 Maniacs guitarist Robert Buck died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Don Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 Sunday December 19 Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire ("September") is 63 The late Zal Yanovsky of the Lovin' Spoonful ("Summer In The City") is born in 1944 Charlie Ryan ("Hot Rod Lincoln") is 89 Pops Staples of the Staple Singers ("Heavy Makes You Happy") dies in 2000 Michael Clarke of the Byrds ("Mr. Tambourine Man") dies of liver failure in 1993 Ron Wood joins the Rolling Stones, 1974 Neil Diamond's "Christmas in Washington" special airs on NBC-TV, 1992 Dolly Parton's "Nine To Five" film opens in 1980 Carl Perkins records "Blue Suede Shoes", 1955 The Friends of Distinction record "Grazin' In The Grass", 1968 Bobby Darin records "Mack The Knife", 1958 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 1947- Peter Criss (drummer for Kiss) is born. 1967- "It ain´t heavy, he´s my brother", Hollies, released. 2004- Keith Richards had a party two days ago. 2004- I had a few gifts and a peacefull day yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Don Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Monday December 20 Bobby Darin ("Mack The Knife") dies after heart surgery in 1973 Charles Randolph Grean ("Quentin's Theme") dies in 2003 Jethro Tull is formed, 1967 Elvis Presley receives his draft notice, 1957 Joe Walsh joins the Eagles, 1975 The Main Ingredient record "Everybody Plays The Fool", 1971 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvish Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 December 20th: 1966 - Chris Robinson, singer with The Black Crowes ("Jealous Again," "She Talks To Angels," "Remedy"), solo artist, was born in Atlanta, Georgia. 1980 - John Lennon's "(Just Like) Starting Over" hit #1 in the U.K. just 12 days after his death. 1992 - Blues singer and guitarist Albert King dies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 The door to Uncle's luxury car froze closed this morning. Brrrr ....be careful out there, kids. It'll chill yer willy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Annabelle_ Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 December 21: 1940: Frank Zappa is born. 1946: Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys is born. 1969: Diana Ross gives her last performance as a member of the Supremes, on The Ed Sullivan Show. 1974: The Doobie Brothers' "Black Water" is released. 1979: The Eagles, Chicago and Linda Ronstadt perform at a benefit show for the presidential campaign for California governor Jerry Brown, who also happens to be Ronstadt's boyfriend. 1992: Albert King, blues guitarist, died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Don Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Tuesday December 21 The late Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys ("God Only Knows") is born in 1946 Ray Hildebrand of Paul & Paula ("Hey Paula") is 64 Carla Thomas ("Gee Whiz") is 62 Gwen McCrae ("Rockin' Chair") is 61 Betty Wright ("Clean Up Woman") is 51 The late Frank Zappa ("Dancing Fool")is born in 1940 Crosby, Stills & Nash form in 1968 Elvis Presley visits U.S. President Richard Nixon at the White House, 1970 Martha & the Vandellas disband in 1971 Elvis Presley is inducted into the Los Angeles Indian Tribal Council on the day his "Flaming Star" movie opens, 1960 The first solo Janis Joplin concert is in Memphis, Tennessee, 1968 David Crosby of Crosby, Stills & Nash and the Byrds guests on ABC-TV's "Roseanne", 1992 LaVern Baker records "Jim Dandy", 1955 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_jr_ Posted December 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 So let me get this straight....Albert King died on December 20th and December 21st? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 So let me get this straight....Albert King died on December 20th and December 21st? It was a slow, agonizing death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Annabelle_ Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 All the resources I've checked say 21st... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 Maybe he started dying at 11.59 PM and he finished dying two minutes later... :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Don Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 Wednesday December 22 Twin Bee Gees Robin and the late Maurice Gibb ("I Started A Joke") are born in 1949 Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick ("I Want You To Want Me") is 58 Dave Dudley ("Six Days On The Road") dies of a heart attack in 2003 Eric Burdon leaves the Animals, 1968 Isaac Hayes files for bankruptcy in 1976 Ike & Tina Turner are robbed of $86,000 in concert receipts, 1975 The stage version of Harry Nilsson's "The Point" opens in London with Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz of the Monkees in the cast, 1978 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvish Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 So let me get this straight....Albert King died on December 20th and December 21st? Oh, well. I've also found a website that says he died in 1993. Just goes to show you can't believe everything you read on the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 Oh, well. I've also found a website that says he died in 1993. Just goes to show you can't believe everything you read on the internet. Sorry Elvish, I don't believe you! nya nya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 Unky, you´d be surprised at what things I found in the web... and Happy Christmas to everybody! I must go now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 Unky, you´d be surprised at what things I found in the web... and Happy Christmas to everybody! I must go now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_jr_ Posted December 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 Now look, I'm only going to say this once more....the whole reason i started this thread is so that I wouldn't have to look this stuff up every day. Don't make me have to do this again. Annabelle, you're on double secret probation. I neeeed you to do this. No soup for you!! December 23: 1940 Jorma Kaukonen, guitarist for Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, is born. 1943 Harry Shearer (aka Derek Smalls of Spinal Tap) is born. 1955 Keyboardist Bruce Hornsby is born. 1965 Guns 'n' Roses guitarist Slash is born. Events 1964 The Beach Boys make their first appearance on "Shingdig!" singing "Little Saint Nick," "Dance, Dance Dance," "Johnny B. Goode" and "Monster Mash." 1966 BBC-TV broadcasts "Ready, Steady Go!" for the last time after more than three years during which the weekly show was the U.K.'s most popular pop-music television program. The special guests for the farewell show are the Who. 1966 Pink Floyd perform at the opening of a London club called the Night Tripper, which will soon change its name to the UFO Club and become the center of London's psychedelic underground. 1967 The Jimi Hendrix Experience's "Foxy Lady" is released. 1969 Elton John and Bernie Taupin begin writing songs together. 1970 Joni Mitchell, earns her first gold disc as a performer with her third album, Ladies of the Canyon. 1972 Former Grand Funk Railroad manager Terry Knight shows up at a benefit show staged by the group armed with two deputy sheriffs and a 20-foot moving van. Knight has a court order giving him the right to seize and hold $1 million in money or assets pending settlement of several lawsuits between the him and the band. However, since the show can't go on without the equipment, Knight is told by lawmen not to touch the amps or drums until after the concert. 1972 John Lennon's film "Imagine" premiers on national TV. 1974 Just as John Lennon had done three years earlier, George Harrison releases a holiday single, "Ding Dong, Ding Dong." The song only reaches #36. 1978 Rod Stewart's "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" is released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Don Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 Thursday December 23 Eugene Records of the Chi-Lites ("Oh Girl") is 64 The late "Little" Esther Phillips ("Release Me") is born in 1935 Elton John and Bernie Taupin begin writing songs together, 1969 Cat Stevens converts to Islam, changing his name to Yusef Islam, 1977 Chuck Berry is arrested for transporting a minor across a state line foir an immoral purpose, 1959 Simon & Garfunkel donate a million dollars to the Children's Heart Fund, 2003 Jim Croce receives a posthumous #1 record with "Time In A Bottle", 1973 James Brown unsuccessfully sues the producers of the movie "The Commitments? over the use of his image, 1991 The Drifters record "This Magic Moment", 1959 The Champs record "Tequila", 1957 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 Friday December 24 1941 Robert Allen Zimmerman (Bob Dylan)is born. 1942 Bing Crosby is #1 in the charts with "White Christmas". It is the biggest selling record of all time (over 30 million) until Elton John's "Candle In The Wind 97". 1944 Patricia Holt (Patti LaBelle) is born. 1954 R&B great Johnny Ace dies (aged 25) while reportedly playing Russian Roulette. 50 years later many still regard his death as suspicious. 1955 Roseanne Cash (daughter of Johnny)is born. 1965 The Beatles "Rubber Soul" goes Gold less than 3 weeks after it's release. 1970 Rolling Stone magazine runs an article on a Bob Dylan album track "If Dogs Run Free", which claims that one line, if played backwards contains a message about a possible invasion from Mars? (CAN YOU REALLY PLAY A RECORD BACKWARDS ). 1972 A Miami concert by Manfred Mann's Earth Band is stopped by police after complaints about the volume by neighbours. This leads to a riot by students of the Miami University. 1974 Jazz legend Duke Ellington dies of lung cancer aged 75. I'll pass the baton here. I really would like to know if it's possible to play a record backwards to see if I've missed out on any "subliminal messages". Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 55...it's easy to play a record backwards...you do it by hand. Just put the needle down on the record surgface and rotate the record counter-clockwise until you find the right speed. Just prepare yourself for the disappointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Don Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 Friday December 24 The late Lee Dorsey ("Ya Ya") is born in 1924 Mike Curb ("Burning Bridges") is 60 Johnny Ace ("Pledging My Love") dies playing Russian roulette backstage at a Houston concert, 1954 ABBA members Bjorn and Agnetha divorce in 1978 Olivia James Taylor, Carly Simon, Linda Ronstadt and Joni Mitchell go Christmas carolling in Hollywood, 1974 Miami police cut the power to a noisy Manfred Mann concert, causing a two-hour riot, 1972 Tommy James & the Shondells record "I Think We're Alone Now", 1966 Bobby Darin records "Beyond The Sea", 1958 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 55...it's easy to play a record backwards...you do it by hand. Just put the needle down on the record surgface and rotate the record counter-clockwise until you find the right speed. Just prepare yourself for the disappointment. Thanks Uncle. I wondered how I could get my turntable to play backward. I don't think I'll risk my precious vinyls. Maybe we could start a thread sometime on some of the supposed advertising and "satanic" messages that are supposed to be contained in some records. I have quite a few attributed to Tipper Gore. Have a great Christmas and Happy New Year my friend. Darryl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Don Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 Saturday December 25 Jimmy Buffett ("Margaritaville") is 58 The late Chris Kenner ("Land Of 1000 Dances") is born in 1929 Dean Martin ("That's Amore") dies of acute respiratory failure in 1995 Damita Jo (recorded the answer songs "I'll Save The Last Dance For You" and "I'll Be There") dies from respiratory illness, 1998 Paul McCartney announces his engagement to Jane Asher (they break up eight months later), 1967 James Taylor receives his first guitar for Christmas at the age of 12, 1960 Robbie Bachman of Bachman-Turner Overdrive gets his first drum set for Christmas, 1969 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Annabelle_ Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 Annabelle, you're on double secret probation. I neeeed you to do this. No soup for you!! Lol, sorry Jr, but my computer has been acting strange. Sometimes it wouldn't let me get on SF and other times it wouldn't let me post. Besides, Crazy Don, Elvish, Old 55 and Edna are doing a great job. December 25: 1958: Alan Freed's Christmas Rock & Roll Spectacular opens a ten-day run at the Loew's State Theater in Manhattan with seventeen acts, including Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Eddie Cochran, the Moonglows, Jackie Wilson, Frankie Avalon, the Everly Brothers and Johnnie Ray. 1964: George Harrison's girlfriend Patti Boyd is attacked by female Beatle fans at one of the groups Christmas shows in London. 1965: Lou Christie's biggest hit, "Lightning Strikes," enters the US Hot 100 where it stays for 15 weeks, eventually giving Christie his only Number One hit. 1965: The Beatles 6th album Rubber Soul started a nine-week run at No.1 on the UK chart. 1965: The Dave Clark Five hit Number One on the U.S. pop chart with "Over and Over.", their only US No.1 single. 1976: The Eagles started a eight-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with Hotel California . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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