Musical
birthdays today include operatic soprano Jessye Norman (72), ex-Night Ranger
drummer Kelly Keagy (65), Bad Brains guitarist Gary 'Dr. Know' Miller
(59), Super Furry Animals lead guitarist Huw Bunford (50), Franz
Ferdinand drummer Paul Thomson (41), and Clare Maguire (30).
Shoutout to the Great Beyond for early country star Roy Acuff, born 110 years ago today... for Preservation Hall Jazz Band trumpeter George 'Kid Sheik' Colar, born in 1908... for cabaret singer Bobby Short, born in 1924... for jazz legend Cannonball Adderley, who would have been 89... for original Jefferson Airplane lead singer Signe Toly Anderson, who would have been 76... for Iron Butterfly bassist Lee Dorman, who would have been 75... for ABBA drummer Ola Brunkert, who would have been 71... for composer Anton Webern, who died on this date in 1945... for Miles Davis collaborator and pianist Bill Evans, who passed away in 1980... for Johnny Ramone, who died of cancer in 2004... and for Pink Floyd keyboardist Rick Wright, who left us eight years ago today.
Also on September 15: The first recording of Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra is released, with Eduard van Beinum conducting the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam (1948)... Elvis hits № 1 on the Billboard chart with 'Don't Be Cruel' (1956)... John Coltrane goes into the studio to begin recording 'Blue Train', his only album for the Blue Note label (1957)... A group from Hawthorne, California calling themselves The Pendletones go into the Hite Morgan Studio in L.A. to record the single 'Surfin'. Leader Brian Wilson decides soon after that The Beach Boys is a more suitable name for the outfit (1961)... The Four Seasons become the first American act to have three № 1 singles in succession when 'Sherry' tops the charts (1963)... A Beatles concert at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, OH is halted when fans engulf the stage midway through the performance. After police succeed in getting the group safely back to their dressing room, publicist Derek Taylor goes on the PA system and pleads for order to be restored so that the show does not have to be cancelled (1964)... The Ford Motor Company become the first automakers to offer an 8-track tape player as an option for the entire line of vehicles on sale in the US (1965)... Shooting for the Magical Mystery Tour today consists of filming the Beatles having lunch at James and Amy Smedley's fish & chips shop in Taunton, Somerset (1967)... The Doors are forced to play as an instrumental trio in Amsterdam after Jim Morrison collapses while dancing during the Jefferson Airplane's opening set (1968)... Pink Floyd release 'Wish You Were Here' in the US (1975)... Bob Dylan kicks off the longest US tour of his career thus far in Augusta, Maine, playing the first of 65 gigs in 62 cities (1978)... Frankie Goes to Hollywood's 'Relax' enters its 40th week on the UK singles charts (1984)... A reel to reel tape of the Quarrymen performing at a St. Peter's Parish Church garden party in Liverpool in 1957 sells for £69,000 at auction in London (1994)... The Band release their 10th and final studio album, Jubilation (1998)... Johnny Cash is buried next to June Carter Cash in a funeral ceremony in Hendersonville, TN. Among those attending are Johnny's daughter Roseanne, Emmylou Harris, Cheryl Crow and former vice president Al Gore (2003)... Madonna arrives in Tel Aviv for Rosh Hashana. The Kabbala enthusiast is planning to visit the graves of various rabbinical sages, and is accompanied by an entourage including designer Donna Karan and Donald Trump's ex Marla Maples (2004).
Shoutout to the Great Beyond for early country star Roy Acuff, born 110 years ago today... for Preservation Hall Jazz Band trumpeter George 'Kid Sheik' Colar, born in 1908... for cabaret singer Bobby Short, born in 1924... for jazz legend Cannonball Adderley, who would have been 89... for original Jefferson Airplane lead singer Signe Toly Anderson, who would have been 76... for Iron Butterfly bassist Lee Dorman, who would have been 75... for ABBA drummer Ola Brunkert, who would have been 71... for composer Anton Webern, who died on this date in 1945... for Miles Davis collaborator and pianist Bill Evans, who passed away in 1980... for Johnny Ramone, who died of cancer in 2004... and for Pink Floyd keyboardist Rick Wright, who left us eight years ago today.
Also on September 15: The first recording of Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra is released, with Eduard van Beinum conducting the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam (1948)... Elvis hits № 1 on the Billboard chart with 'Don't Be Cruel' (1956)... John Coltrane goes into the studio to begin recording 'Blue Train', his only album for the Blue Note label (1957)... A group from Hawthorne, California calling themselves The Pendletones go into the Hite Morgan Studio in L.A. to record the single 'Surfin'. Leader Brian Wilson decides soon after that The Beach Boys is a more suitable name for the outfit (1961)... The Four Seasons become the first American act to have three № 1 singles in succession when 'Sherry' tops the charts (1963)... A Beatles concert at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, OH is halted when fans engulf the stage midway through the performance. After police succeed in getting the group safely back to their dressing room, publicist Derek Taylor goes on the PA system and pleads for order to be restored so that the show does not have to be cancelled (1964)... The Ford Motor Company become the first automakers to offer an 8-track tape player as an option for the entire line of vehicles on sale in the US (1965)... Shooting for the Magical Mystery Tour today consists of filming the Beatles having lunch at James and Amy Smedley's fish & chips shop in Taunton, Somerset (1967)... The Doors are forced to play as an instrumental trio in Amsterdam after Jim Morrison collapses while dancing during the Jefferson Airplane's opening set (1968)... Pink Floyd release 'Wish You Were Here' in the US (1975)... Bob Dylan kicks off the longest US tour of his career thus far in Augusta, Maine, playing the first of 65 gigs in 62 cities (1978)... Frankie Goes to Hollywood's 'Relax' enters its 40th week on the UK singles charts (1984)... A reel to reel tape of the Quarrymen performing at a St. Peter's Parish Church garden party in Liverpool in 1957 sells for £69,000 at auction in London (1994)... The Band release their 10th and final studio album, Jubilation (1998)... Johnny Cash is buried next to June Carter Cash in a funeral ceremony in Hendersonville, TN. Among those attending are Johnny's daughter Roseanne, Emmylou Harris, Cheryl Crow and former vice president Al Gore (2003)... Madonna arrives in Tel Aviv for Rosh Hashana. The Kabbala enthusiast is planning to visit the graves of various rabbinical sages, and is accompanied by an entourage including designer Donna Karan and Donald Trump's ex Marla Maples (2004).
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