Musical birthdays today include bluesman Delbert McClinton (73), trumpeter Chuck Mangione (73), ex-Supremes vocalist Scherrie Payne (69), Throbbing Gristle multi-instrumentalist Cosey Fanni Tutti (62), Chris Difford (59), Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess (57), Sean 'P Diddy ' Combs (44), and The Mars Volta frontman Cedric Bixler-Zavala (39).
Shoutout to the Great Beyond for hymn writer Augustus Toplady [best remembered for 'Rock of Ages'], born on this date in 1740... for pop singer Dickie Valentine, who would have been 84... for Irish folkie Tommy Makem, who would have been 81... for ex-Pretenders guitarist James Honeyman-Scott, who would have been 57... for former No use for a Name frontman Tony Sly, who would have been 43... for composer Felix Mendelssohn, who died today in 1847... for French composer Gabriel Fauré, who died in 1924... for Ink Spots founder member Ivory Watson, who passed away in 1969... and for former MC5 guitarist Fred 'Sonic' Smith, who left us today in 1994.
Also on November 4: Mozart's 36th Symphony is performed for the first time, in Linz, Austria (1783)... Bob Dylan makes his Carnegie Hall debut before an audience of 53 in the Chapter Hall rehearsal space (1961)... The Beatles top the bill at The Royal Variety Show at The Prince Of Wales Theatre, London. With the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret in the audience, John Lennon makes his famous quip "In the cheaper seats you clap your hands. The rest of you, just rattle your jewellery". The show will be broadcast on UK television on the 10th (1963)... The Rolling Stones are at no. 1 on both sides of the Atlantic with 'Get offa My Cloud' (1965)... The Beach Boys 'Good Vibrations' enters the British singles chart. It will go on to be a UK & US No.1 hit single. As a child, Brian Wilson's mother told him that dogs could pick up 'vibrations' from people, so that the dog would bark at 'bad vibrations'. Wilson turned this into the general idea for the song (1966)... Pink Floyd record ‘Point Me at the Sky’ and ‘Careful with That Axe, Eugene’ at Abbey Road Studios (1968)... Johnny Nash goes to no. 1 in the US with 'I Can See Clearly Now' (1972)... Martin Scorsese's The Last Waltz, his film of The Band's 1976 farewell concert, has its world premiere in NYC (1977)... Bob Marley is baptised at the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Kingston, Jamaica, converting to Christian Rastafarianism and taking on the new name Berhane Selassie (1980)... Prince plays the first of seven nights at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan at the start of his 87-date North American Purple Rain tour. The outing also marks the live debut of his new band The Revolution (1984)... Bobby 'Blue' Bland, Booker T. & The M.G.s, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, The Isley Brothers, Sam & Dave and The Yardbirds are all elected to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame (1991).
Shoutout to the Great Beyond for hymn writer Augustus Toplady [best remembered for 'Rock of Ages'], born on this date in 1740... for pop singer Dickie Valentine, who would have been 84... for Irish folkie Tommy Makem, who would have been 81... for ex-Pretenders guitarist James Honeyman-Scott, who would have been 57... for former No use for a Name frontman Tony Sly, who would have been 43... for composer Felix Mendelssohn, who died today in 1847... for French composer Gabriel Fauré, who died in 1924... for Ink Spots founder member Ivory Watson, who passed away in 1969... and for former MC5 guitarist Fred 'Sonic' Smith, who left us today in 1994.
Also on November 4: Mozart's 36th Symphony is performed for the first time, in Linz, Austria (1783)... Bob Dylan makes his Carnegie Hall debut before an audience of 53 in the Chapter Hall rehearsal space (1961)... The Beatles top the bill at The Royal Variety Show at The Prince Of Wales Theatre, London. With the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret in the audience, John Lennon makes his famous quip "In the cheaper seats you clap your hands. The rest of you, just rattle your jewellery". The show will be broadcast on UK television on the 10th (1963)... The Rolling Stones are at no. 1 on both sides of the Atlantic with 'Get offa My Cloud' (1965)... The Beach Boys 'Good Vibrations' enters the British singles chart. It will go on to be a UK & US No.1 hit single. As a child, Brian Wilson's mother told him that dogs could pick up 'vibrations' from people, so that the dog would bark at 'bad vibrations'. Wilson turned this into the general idea for the song (1966)... Pink Floyd record ‘Point Me at the Sky’ and ‘Careful with That Axe, Eugene’ at Abbey Road Studios (1968)... Johnny Nash goes to no. 1 in the US with 'I Can See Clearly Now' (1972)... Martin Scorsese's The Last Waltz, his film of The Band's 1976 farewell concert, has its world premiere in NYC (1977)... Bob Marley is baptised at the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Kingston, Jamaica, converting to Christian Rastafarianism and taking on the new name Berhane Selassie (1980)... Prince plays the first of seven nights at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan at the start of his 87-date North American Purple Rain tour. The outing also marks the live debut of his new band The Revolution (1984)... Bobby 'Blue' Bland, Booker T. & The M.G.s, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, The Isley Brothers, Sam & Dave and The Yardbirds are all elected to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame (1991).
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