Musical birthdays today include country singer Gene Watson (70), Daryl Hall (67), Jean-Jacques Goldman (62), country singer Paulette Carlson (61), ex-Hanoi Rocks lead guitarist Andy McCoy (51), rock violinist Petra Haden (42), Limp Bizkit guitarist Mike Smith (40), and Mogwait bassist Dominic Aitchison (37).
Shoutout to the Great Beyond for Art Blakey, who would have been 94 today... for jazzman Curtis Amy, who would have been 84... for country legend Dottie West, who would have been 81... for Marshall Tucker Band guitarist George McCorkle, who would have been 66... for composer Anton Bruckner, who died on this date in 1896... for Edith Piaf, who passed away in 1963 at the age of 47... and for Werner von Trapp of the Trapp Family Singers [of The Sound of Music fame], who left us today in 2009.
Also on October 11: The Beatles make their first appearance on the UK singles chart, as 'Love Me Do' cracks the top 40. It will eventually rise as high as no. 4 (1962)... The Doors appear at Danbury High School in Connecticut. Before the group comes on stage, the school principal warns the audience that anyone leaving their seat during the performance will be escorted from the venue (1967)... George Harrison recruits six saxophonists to get the sound he wants on 'Savoy Truffle', as work on the White Album continues (1968)... The Police have the no. 1 album in the UK today with Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)... Dave Grohl plays his first public performance with Nirvana, as the band appear at the North Shore Surf Club in Olympia, WA (1990)... Elton John has the no. 1 single in the US with the version of 'Candle in the Wind' re-written to commemorate Princess Diana's death... Across the Atlantic. the Verve go to no. 1 on the UK album chart with Urban Hymns (1997)... Mojo magazine readers vote Elvis Presley's session for 'That's Alright' the most important moment in rock history. Coming in second is Bob Dylan's electric debut at Newport in 1965, and no. 3 is the relese of the Clash's eponymous debut album in 1977 (2003).
Shoutout to the Great Beyond for Art Blakey, who would have been 94 today... for jazzman Curtis Amy, who would have been 84... for country legend Dottie West, who would have been 81... for Marshall Tucker Band guitarist George McCorkle, who would have been 66... for composer Anton Bruckner, who died on this date in 1896... for Edith Piaf, who passed away in 1963 at the age of 47... and for Werner von Trapp of the Trapp Family Singers [of The Sound of Music fame], who left us today in 2009.
Also on October 11: The Beatles make their first appearance on the UK singles chart, as 'Love Me Do' cracks the top 40. It will eventually rise as high as no. 4 (1962)... The Doors appear at Danbury High School in Connecticut. Before the group comes on stage, the school principal warns the audience that anyone leaving their seat during the performance will be escorted from the venue (1967)... George Harrison recruits six saxophonists to get the sound he wants on 'Savoy Truffle', as work on the White Album continues (1968)... The Police have the no. 1 album in the UK today with Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)... Dave Grohl plays his first public performance with Nirvana, as the band appear at the North Shore Surf Club in Olympia, WA (1990)... Elton John has the no. 1 single in the US with the version of 'Candle in the Wind' re-written to commemorate Princess Diana's death... Across the Atlantic. the Verve go to no. 1 on the UK album chart with Urban Hymns (1997)... Mojo magazine readers vote Elvis Presley's session for 'That's Alright' the most important moment in rock history. Coming in second is Bob Dylan's electric debut at Newport in 1965, and no. 3 is the relese of the Clash's eponymous debut album in 1977 (2003).
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