Musical birthdays today include guitarist and arranger Al Caiola (93), ex-Weavers singer Ronnie Gilbert (87), Sonny Rollins (83), country singer Ronnie Dove (78), composer Olly Wilson (76), R&B singer Latimore (74), Gloria Gaynor (64), Chrissie Hynde (62), Benmont Tench (62), Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians co-founder Brad Houser (53) and rapper Sean 'Slug' Daley (41).
Shoutout to the Great Beyond for dixieland jazz trumpeter Max Kaminsky, born on this day in 1908... for easy listening pianist Arthur Ferrante, born in 1921... for Buddy Holly, who would have been 77 today... for former Dave Matthews Band saxophonist LeRoi Moore, who would have been 52... for Keith Moon, who died of a drug overdose today in 1978 at the age of 31... for former Beatles and Byrds publicist Derek Taylor, who passed away in 1997... and for Warren Zevon, who left us 10 years ago today.
Also on September 7: The Rolling Stones and Traffic are in the audience as the Doors make their London debut at the Playhouse Theatre. The sold out gig is also filmed by Granada TV (1968)... Led Zeppelin make their live debut [though still billed as the New Yardbirds] in the gymnasium of a Danish high school in the Copenhagen suburb of Gladsaxe. Teen Club president Lars Abel introduces the lead singer to the 1,200 spectators as 'Robert Platt'. The band receive rave reviews in the local press (1968)... At London's Trident Studios, David Bowie begins the sessions for what will become The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars' album. The character of Ziggy was inspired by Bowie's meeting with British rock 'n' roll singer Vince Taylor, who after a breakdown believed himself to be a cross between a god and an alien (1971)... Topping the charts in the US is Abba's 'Dancing Queen', the group's only American no.1 (1976)... Michael Jackson kicks off the HIStory tour with a concert in Letna Park, Prague, in the Czech Republic. The 82 shows will be attended by some 4.5 million fans worldwide (1996)... The Jackson Five are reunited with their brother at Madison Square Garden for a 30th anniversary show, as Michael performs live in the US for the first time in 11 years. Whitney Houston, Gladys Knight, Eminem, Britney Spears and Destiny's Child also join in the music-making (2001)... A World Health Organization study shows that rock stars are twice as likely to die prematurely as the rest of the population. The organization says the problem is so bad that the industry should be labelled a 'high risk profession' (2007).
Shoutout to the Great Beyond for dixieland jazz trumpeter Max Kaminsky, born on this day in 1908... for easy listening pianist Arthur Ferrante, born in 1921... for Buddy Holly, who would have been 77 today... for former Dave Matthews Band saxophonist LeRoi Moore, who would have been 52... for Keith Moon, who died of a drug overdose today in 1978 at the age of 31... for former Beatles and Byrds publicist Derek Taylor, who passed away in 1997... and for Warren Zevon, who left us 10 years ago today.
Also on September 7: The Rolling Stones and Traffic are in the audience as the Doors make their London debut at the Playhouse Theatre. The sold out gig is also filmed by Granada TV (1968)... Led Zeppelin make their live debut [though still billed as the New Yardbirds] in the gymnasium of a Danish high school in the Copenhagen suburb of Gladsaxe. Teen Club president Lars Abel introduces the lead singer to the 1,200 spectators as 'Robert Platt'. The band receive rave reviews in the local press (1968)... At London's Trident Studios, David Bowie begins the sessions for what will become The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars' album. The character of Ziggy was inspired by Bowie's meeting with British rock 'n' roll singer Vince Taylor, who after a breakdown believed himself to be a cross between a god and an alien (1971)... Topping the charts in the US is Abba's 'Dancing Queen', the group's only American no.1 (1976)... Michael Jackson kicks off the HIStory tour with a concert in Letna Park, Prague, in the Czech Republic. The 82 shows will be attended by some 4.5 million fans worldwide (1996)... The Jackson Five are reunited with their brother at Madison Square Garden for a 30th anniversary show, as Michael performs live in the US for the first time in 11 years. Whitney Houston, Gladys Knight, Eminem, Britney Spears and Destiny's Child also join in the music-making (2001)... A World Health Organization study shows that rock stars are twice as likely to die prematurely as the rest of the population. The organization says the problem is so bad that the industry should be labelled a 'high risk profession' (2007).
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