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Significant Events In Music Week Of 5.23 - 5.29

This is for those of you who were keeping up with Significant Events. this is for the 2nd week my computer was down.

Significant Events In Music This Week - 5.23 - 5.29

May 23rd In Music

1973 - Jefferson Airplane were prevented from giving a free concert in Golden Gate Park when San Francisco authorities passed a resolution banning electronic instruments. The group later wrote 'We Built this City' about the ban.

2006 - The King of Sweden presented the surviving members of Led Zeppelin with the Polar Music Prize in Stockholm recognizing them as "great pioneers" of rock music. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones were joined by the daughter of drummer John Bonham, who died in 1980. The Polar Music Prize was founded in 1989 by Stig Anderson, manager of Swedish pop group ABBA who named it after his record label, Polar Records.

Birthdays:

1934 - Dr. Robert Moog. Inventor of the synthesizer. He built his first electronic instrument, a theremin, at the age of 14 and made the MiniMoog, "the first compact, easy-to-use synthesizer" in 1970. Born in New York City. He died on 8.21.2005.

1946 - Daniel Klein. Bassist with American rock band The J Geils Band, who had the 1982 US No. 1 single 'Centerfold' which was taken from their US No. 1 1981 album Freeze Frame. Born in The Bronx, New York City.

1947 - Bill Hunt. Keyboardist and horn player for Electric Light Orchestra. Born in Birmingham, England.

1953 - Rick Fenn. English rock guitarist, best known for being a member of 10cc since 1976. He has also collaborated with Mike Oldfield, Rick Wakeman and Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason. Born in England.

May 24th In Music

1975 - Earth, Wind & Fire went to No. 1 on the US singles chart with 'Shining Star', the group's first and only US No. 1.

Birthdays:

1938 - Tommy Chong. Comedian of Cheech & Chong. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Not a musician, but I don’t care.)

1944 - Patti Labelle. American singer, songwriter, who scored the 1975 US No. 1 single 'Lady Marmalade', and the 1986 US No. 1 single with Michael McDonald, 'On My Own'. Labelle became the the first African-American vocal group to land the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1947 - Albert Bouchard. Drummer, guitarist, songwriter, from American hard rock band Blue Oyster Cult who scored the 1976 US No. 12 single '(Don't Fear) The Reaper'. Blue Oyster Cult have sold over 24 million records worldwide. Born in Watertown, New York.

May 25th In Music

1967 - Procol Harum's 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale' entered the UK chart for the first time, where it went on to become a No. 1 hit. 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale' became the most played song in the last 75 years in public places in the UK (as of 2009). The first video for the song was shot in the ruins of Witley Court in Worcestershire, England. 

1974 - Rick Wakeman became the first member of the group Yes to have a No. 1 album when 'Journey To The Centre Of The Earth' went to the top of the charts.

1977 - The Star Wars title theme, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, is a No. 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, and John Williams takes home numerous awards for the soundtrack, including an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Grammy Award.

Birthdays:

1936 - Donnie Elbert. American soul singer and songwriter who had a 1972 US No. 22 single with ‘I Can’t Help Myself, Sugar Pie Honey Bunch’ and a hit with 'A Little Piece of Leather'. He died on 1.26.1989.

1948 - Klaus Meine. From German rock band Scorpions. Their 1990 power ballad 'Wind Of Change' topped the European charts and was a No. 4 hit in the US. The Scorpions hold the record for the best-selling single by a German artist and band. Born in Hanover, Germany.

1950 - Robert Steinhardt. From American rock band Kansas, who scored the 1978 US No. 3 single 'Dust In The Wind', and the 1978 hit single 'Carry On Wayward Son'. which was the second-most-played track on US classic rock radio in 1995 and No. 1 in 1997. Born in Illinois.

May 26th In Music

1966 - The Rolling Stones were at No. 1 on the UK singles chart with 'Paint It Black', their sixth UK No. 1 single. It was the first No. 1 single to feature a sitar on the recording.

1967 - The Beatles release their landmark album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in the UK.

2016 - A set of stamps celebrating 50 years of Pink Floyd were unveiled by the Royal Mail. The ten stamps which would be available the following month marked five decades since the band turned professional. The collection included the band's most famous album covers as well as live performance shots.

Birthdays:

1945 - Gary Peterson. Drummer from Canadian rock band Guess Who who had the 1970 US No. 1 single 'American Woman'. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

1948 - Stevie Nicks. American singer-songwriter, from Fleetwood Mac who scored the 1977 US No. 1 single 'Dreams', taken from the world-wide No. 1 album Rumours and the 1987 UK No. 5 single 'Little Lies.’ She scored the solo, 1981 US No. 1 album Bella Donna, and the 1989 hit single 'Rooms On Fire'. Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac in 1975 along with her then boyfriend, Lindsey Buckingham. Born in Phoenix, Arizona,

1964 - Lenny Kravitz. American singer, songwriter, who had the 1990 UK hit single 'Let Love Rule', the 1999 UK No. 1 single 'Fly Away', and the 1993 UK No. 1 album 'Are You Gonna Go My Way'. Kravitz has also worked with Mick Jagger, Madonna and David Bowie. Born in Manhattan, New York.

May 27th In Music

1957 - Buddy Holly and the Crickets released 'That'll Be The Day' which became a US No. 3 hit. The song had its genesis in a trip to the movies by Holly, Allison and Sonny Curtis in June 1956. The John Wayne film The Searchers was playing. Wayne's frequently used, world-weary catchphrase, “That'll be the day" was the Inspiration behind the song.

Birthdays:

1948 - Pete Sears. Bassist, keyboardist, guitarist for Jefferson Starship. Born in Bromley, Kent, England.

May 28th In Music

1968 - Creedence Clearwater Revival released their debut album. The band had played for years as the Golliwogs, Saul Zaentz who had bought Fantasy Records offered the band a chance to record an album on the condition that they change their name. The album features an 8 minute version of the Dale Hawkins song 'Suzie Q' which became the band's only Top 40 hit not written by John Fogerty.

1973 - Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon was on both the UK and US album charts. It remained in the US charts for 741 discontinuous weeks from 1973 to 1988, longer than any other album in history. (After moving to the Billboard Top Pop Catalog Chart, the album notched up a further 759 weeks, and had reached a total of over 1,500 weeks on the combined charts by May 2006).

Birthdays:

1917 - Papa John Creech. American blues violinist, with Jefferson Airplane Jefferson Starship and Hot Tuna. He had also worked with Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Big Joe Turner, T-Bone Walker, Nat King Cole. Born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. He died in 1994 aged 76.

1945 - John Fogerty. American musician, singer, and songwriter from Creedence Clearwater Revival who had the 1969 US No. 2 single 'Bad Moon Rising', plus ten other US Top 30 hits and the 1970 US No. 1 album Cosmo's Factory. After CCR parted ways in 1972 Fogerty had a successful solo career. Born in Berkeley, California.

May 29th In Music

1962 - Chubby Checker won a Grammy Award for Best Rock and Roll Recording for ‘Let's Twist Again’ and Ray Charles won Best Rhythm & Blues Recording for ‘Hit The Road Jack’.

1965 - The Beach Boys started a two week run at No. 1 on the US singles chart with 'Help Me Rhonda', the group's second US No. 1.

1969 - Crosby, Stills & Nash released their self-titled debut on Atlantic Records label. It spawned two Top 40 hits: 'Marrakesh Express' and 'Suite: Judy Blue Eyes'.

1971 - The Rolling Stones started a two week run at No. 1 on the US singles chart with 'Brown Sugar', from Sticky Fingers. The first single released on Rolling Stones Records, it was the bands sixth US No. 1.

Birthdays:

1945 - Gary Brooker. English singer, songwriter, pianist and founder and lead singer of the rock band Procol Harum who had the 1967 UK No.1 and US No.5 single A Whiter Shade Of Pale. (one of the few singles to have sold over 10 million copies) and scored the hits 'Homburg', 'Conquistador'. Brooker founded The Paramounts in 1962 with his guitarist friend Robin Trower and has also worked with Eric Clapton, Alan Parsons and Ringo Starr. Born in Hackney, East London, England.

1955 - Mike Porcaro. Bassist with American rock band Toto who had the 1980s Top 5 hits 'Hold the Line', 'Rosanna', and 'Africa'. The band has released 17 studio albums, and has sold over 40 million records worldwide. Born in Windsor, Connecticut. Porcaro died on 3.15.2015.

Significant Events In Music Week Of 5.16 - 5.22

This is for those of you who were keeping up with Significant Events. this is for the 1st week my computer was down.

Significant Events In Music This Week - 5.16 - 5.22

May 16th In Music

1964 - Mary Wells started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'My Guy'. Written and produced by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles.

1966 - The Beach Boys released the classic album Pet Sounds widely ranked as one of the most influential records ever released and has been ranked at No.1 in several music magazines lists of greatest albums of all time, including New Musical Express, The Times and Mojo Magazine. In 2003, it was ranked No.2 in Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, (The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's came first).

1970 - Randy Bachman leaves The Guess Who to produce an album for Winnipeg band Brave Belt, which he eventually joins. Bachman recruits fellow Winnipeg bassist and vocalist C.F. Turner, and the band Bachman-Turner Overdrive is born.

1970 - Crosby Stills Nash & Young went to No. 1 on the US album chart with 'Deja Vu'. The album featured three Top 40 singles: 'Teach Your Children,' 'Our House,' and 'Woodstock'. In 2003, the album was ranked number 148 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

1986 - Host Johnny Carson and his bandleader Doc Severinsen wear fake beards in honor of ZZ Top, who perform "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Tush" on The Tonight Show

1987 - U2 started a three week run at No. 1 on the US singles chart 'With Or Without You', the group's first US No. 1. The third track from their 1987 album, The Joshua Tree, was the group's most successful single at the time. Their next single, "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," follows to No. 1, cementing their superstar status.

1990 - Muppets creator Jim Henson dies of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome at 53. Henson made music a key component of The Muppet Show, which featured a gnarly house band (The Electric Mayhem) and welcomed many superstars eager to interact with his creatures. Willie Nelson, Don Knotts, Leo Sayer, Linda Ronstadt, Elton John, Julie Andrews, John Denver and Loretta Lynn all appeared on the show.

Birthdays:

1946 - Roger Earl. Drummer for Foghat, Savoy Brown. Born in Hampton Court Palace, London, England.

1947 - Darrell Sweet. From Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, who had the 1976 US No. 8 single, 'Love Hurts'. Born in Bournemouth, England. Died on 4.30.1999.

1948 - Alto Reed. American saxophonist. He is best known as a long-time member of Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band and also worked with many artists including Grand Funk Railroad, Little Feat, Otis Rush, Spencer Davis, The Blues Brothers, The Ventures and George Thorogood. He died on 12.30.2020 age 72.

1949 - William Spooner. Guitarist, Grateful Dead. Born in Phoenix, Arizona.

May 17th In Music

1975 - Earth, Wind & Fire's LP That's The Way Of The World hits No. 1.

1989 - The Doobie Brothers release their reunion album, Cycles, which gets them back on the radio with the hit single "The Doctor."

Birthdays:

1948 - Bill Bruford. English drummer. He was the original drummer for the rock group Yes, from 1968–1972, and then joined King Crimson. He worked as the touring drummer for Genesis in 1976 and 1978.

1952 - Roy Adams. Drummer for The Climax Blues Band. Born in Birmingham, England.

May 18th In Music

1964 - The Animals record the folk song "House Of The Rising Sun" at a London studio. A few months later, it becomes a huge hit, going to No. 1 in both the UK and US.

1985 - Simple Minds were at No. 1 on the US singles chart with 'Don't You Forget About Me'.

2001 - The movie Shrek is released, fully reviving the song "I'm a Believer" (performed by Smash Mouth in the rave-up at the end of the film).

Birthdays:

1949 - William Wallace. From Canadian rock band Guess Who who had the 1970 US No. 1 single 'American Woman'. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

May 19th In Music

1979 - ABBA started a four week run at No. 1 on the UK album chart with 'Voulez-Vous' the group's fourth No. 1 album.

1979 - Supertramp went to No. 1 on the US album chart with 'Breakfast In America', the group's only US No. 1. It featured three US Billboard hit singles: 'The Logical Song', 'Goodbye Stranger' and 'Take the Long Way Home'.

Birthdays:

1945 - Pete Townshend. English musician, singer, songwriter, The Who. Had the 1965 UK No. 2 single 'My Generation' and the 1967 US No. 9 single 'I Can See For Miles' plus over 20 other UK Top 40 hit singles, 16 US Top 40 singles and rock opera albums 'Tommy' & 'Quadrophenia'. Although known primarily as a guitarist, he also plays keyboards, banjo, accordion, harmonica, ukulele, mandolin, violin, synthesizer, bass guitar, and drums. Born in Chiswick, United Kingdom.

1947 - Greg Herbert. From jazz-rock American music group Blood Sweat & Tears. They scored the 1969 US No. 2 single 'Spinning Wheel', and the 1969 US No. 12 single 'You've Made Me So Very Happy'. They had a US No. 1 with their second album Blood, Sweat & Tears in 1968. Herbert died on 1.31.1977.

1947 - Jerry Hyman. From jazz-rock American music group Blood Sweat & Tears. They scored the 1969 US No.2 single 'Spinning Wheel', and the 1969 US No.12 single 'You've Made Me So Very Happy'. They had a US No.1 with their second album Blood, Sweat & Tears in 1968. Born in Brooklyn, New York.

1949 - Dusty Hill. Bass, keyboardist, and co-vocalist with ZZ Top, who had the 1984 US No. 8 single 'Legs'. ZZ Top has had global album sales in excess of 50 million as of 2014. Along with his brother Rocky Hill and future fellow ZZ Top member Frank Beard, Hill played in local Dallas bands the Warlocks, the Cellar Dwellers, and American Blues. Born in Dallas, Texas.

1954 - Phil Rudd. Drums, AC/DC, from 1975 through 1983, and again from 1994 to 2015. Their 1980 US No. 14 album Back In Black has sold over 49 million copies). Born in Melbourne, Australia.

May 20th In Music

1954 - Bill Haley and His Comets' "Rock Around The Clock" is released for the first time. It stalls on the charts, but becomes a hit a year later when it is used in the movie Blackboard Jungle.

1967 - The Young Rascals started a two week run at No. 1 on the US singles chart with 'Groovin’.

1978 - Wings' "With A Little Luck" hits No. 1 in America.

Birthdays:

1944 - Joe Cocker. English singer and musician who had the 1968 No. 1 single with his cover of The Beatles 'With A Little Help From My Friends', plus 8 other UK Top 40 singles. Scored the 1982 US No. 1 single with Jennifer Warnes 'Up Where We Belong'. Born in Sheffield, England. Cocker died on 12.22.2014.

1959 - Israel Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole or IZ, a Native Hawaiian singer-songwriter, musician and Hawaiian sovereignty activist. His 1993 medley of ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World’ was featured in several films, television programs, and television commercials. He died on 6.26.1997. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Kamakawiwoʻole

1964 - Patti Russo. American singer/songwriter/actress. Best known as the female lead vocalist with Meat Loaf.

May 21st In Music

1977 - Fleetwood Mac's Rumours album takes over the No. 1 spot in the US from the Eagles' Hotel California.

2018 - The Hootie & the Blowfish album Cracked Rear View is certified for selling 21 million copies in America, overtaking Guns N' Roses' Appetite For Destruction as the top-selling debut album of all-time in that country.

Birthdays:

1941 - Ronald Isley. From American group The Isley Brothers who first came to prominence in 1959 with their fourth single, 'Shout', and then the 1962 hit 'Twist and Shout. Sixteen of their albums charted in the Top 40. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio.

1943 - Hilton Valentine. English musician, who was the original guitarist in The Animals who had the 1964 US No. 1 single 'House Of The Rising Sun'. Born in North Shields, Northumberland, England.

1947 - Bill Champlin. American singer, guitarist, keyboard player and songwriter who joined Chicago in 1981. He sang (with Peter Cetera) on the bands 1984 hit single 'Hard Habit to Break'. Born in Oakland, California.

1948 - Leo Sayer. British born singer-songwriter who had the 1977 US No. 1 single 'When I Need You', the Chrysalis record label their first UK No. 1. Sayer also co-wrote 'Giving It All Away', which gave Roger Daltrey of The Who his first solo hit in 1973. Born in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England.

1955 - Stan Lynch. American musician, songwriter and record producer who was the original drummer for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, (1977 single 'American Girl', 1989 UK No. 28 single 'I Won't Back Down', 1991 UK No. 3 album 'Into The Great Wide Open'). He partnered with longtime friend Don Henley to help put together Eagles' reunion album Hell Freezes Over and as a producer and writer, Lynch has worked with a diverse array of acts, such as The Band, Eagles, Don Henley, Jackopierce, Joe 90, Scotty Moore, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Jeff Healey Band, Tim McGraw and Ringo Starr. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio.

May 22nd In Music

1968 - Cream’s Disraeli Gears is certified gold.

1971 - The Rolling Stones album Sticky Fingers started a four-week run at No. 1 on the US charts, the group's second US No. 1 album. The album features the first usage of the "Tongue and Lip Design" designed by John Pasche.

1976 - Wings started a five week run at No. 1 on the US singles chart with 'Silly Love Songs', McCartney's fifth US No. 1 since leaving The Beatles.

1996 - Mission: Impossible debuts in theaters. A reboot of the classic '60s TV series, it features a hit electronic reimagining of Lalo Schifrin's iconic "Burning Fuse" theme from U2's Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen.

Birthdays:

1967 - Dan Roberts. Bassist with Canadian rock band Crash Test Dummies best known internationally for their 1993 single 'Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm'. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.