Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
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Significant Events In Music This Week - 11.29 - 12.5
November 29th In Music
1977 - Kansas' ‘Point of Know Return’ album is certified Platinum.
Birthdays:
1939 - Meco Monardo. 1977 US No. 1 single 'Star Wars Theme’.
1940 - Denny Doherty. From American folk rock vocal group The Mamas & the Papas who had the 1965 hit 'California Dreamin'', the 1966 US No. 1 single 'Monday Monday' and the 1967 hit 'Dedicated to the One I Love'. Doherty started his musical career in 1956 with a band called the Hepsters and in 1963, established a friendship with Cass Elliot when she was with a band called The Big 3. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Doherty died on 1.19.2007 at 66.
1943 - Tim Davis. American drummer, singer and songwriter, who co-founded the Steve Miller Band who had the 1974 US No. 1 single 'The Joker', the 1976 hit 'Fly Like an Eagle' and the 1982 US No. 1 hit 'Abracadabra'. He died on 9.20.1988 age 44.
1944 - Felix Cavaliere. Keyboards, with American rock band, The Rascals (initially known as The Young Rascals) who had the US No. 1 hits 'Good Lovin'' (1966), 'Groovin'' (1967), and 'People Got to Be Free' (1968). Born in Pelham, New York.
1951 - Barry Goudreau. Guitar, Boston, 1977 single 'More Than A Feeling', 1986 US No. 1 single 'Amanda'. Boston have sold more than 75 million records worldwide, including 31 million albums in the United States, of which 17 million were from their self-titled debut album and seven million were for their second album, Don't Look Back, making them one of the world's best-selling artists. Born in Boston, Massachusetts.
November 30th In Music
1979 - Pink Floyd's album The Wall is released, and sells over 13 million copies. The powerful concept album's themes of isolation and despair resonate with legions of fans, and it even spawns a No. 1 single - "Another Brick In The Wall (part II).
Birthdays:
1929 - Dick Clark. The "world's oldest teenager," he becomes a cultural icon as host of US TV's longest running music show American Bandstand and he created and produced the annual American Music Awards show. Born in Mount Vernon, New York. Clark died on 4.18.2012.
1945 - Roger Glover. Bassist with Deep Purple who had the 1970 single 'Black Night' and the 1973 US No. 4 single 'Smoke On The Water'. Born in Wales.
1954 - George McArdale. From Australian group, Little River Band who scored the 1978 US No. 3 single 'Reminiscing' plus 12 other US Top 40 singles selling more than 30 million records.
1955 - Billy Idol. Born in Stanmore, Middlesex, England.
December 1st In Music
1966 - The Mamas and The Papas' album ‘Cass, John, Michelle and Denny’ is certified gold.
1967 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience released their second studio album Axis: Bold as Love.
2012 - San Diego mayor Jerry Sanders declares "Peaceful Easy Feeling Day" in honor of Jack Tempchin, who wrote the Eagles hit ’In the city’. The ceremony takes place at a hot dog joint called “Der Wienerschnitzel,” where he wrote the last verse while waiting for his order. Tempchin is presented with a golden wiener at the event.
Birthdays:
1944 - Eric Bloom. Guitar, vocals, Blue Öyster Cult. Scored the 1976 US No. 12 single '(Don't Fear) The Reaper'. Blue Öyster Cult have sold over 24 million records worldwide. Born in New York City.
1944 - John Densmore. Drums, The Doors, who had the 1967 US No. 1 single 'Light My Fire' & 1971 single 'Riders On The Storm'. Densmore allowed 'Riders on the Storm' to be used to sell Pirelli Tyres, in the UK only and later stated that he "heard Jim's voice" in his ears and ended up donating the money earned to charity. In 2002, Densmore vetoed an offer by Cadillac for $15 million for 'Break on Through (To the Other Side)' because of Morrison's vehement opposition to licensing the Doors' music for commercial use. Born in Los Angeles, California.
December 2nd In Music
1972 - The Temptations "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" hits No. 1 in the US. Running 6:58, it's one of the longest chart-topping singles.
Birthdays:
1906 - Dr Peter Carl Goldmark, who invented the long-playing microgroove record in 1945. The invention went on to revolutionize the way people listened to music.
1941 - Tom McGuinness. Guitar, vocals, Manfred Mann, who had the 1964 US No. 1 single 'Do Wah Diddy Diddy'. McGuinness later became a member of The Blues Band. Born in Wimbledon, South London, England.
1960 - Rick Savage. Bass player, Def Leppard, (1987 single 'Animal’, 1987 world wide No. 1 album Hysteria, 1988 US No. 1 single 'Love Bites'). Born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.
1964 - The animated TV special Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer debuts on CBS, with Burl Ives as the voice of Sam the Snowman. The special is based on the 1949 song, which has become a perennial favorite.
1968 - Cream's ‘Fresh Cream’ album is certified gold.
1968 - Iron Butterfly's In-a-Gadda-da-Vida album is certified gold.
1971 - Deep Purple arrive in Montreux, Switzerland to record their Machine Head album at the Montreux Casino. It doesn't go as planned: The casino burns down the next day and they end up recording in a hotel using the Rolling Stones' mobile unit. They tell the tale in the song "Smoke On The Water."
1976 - During the shoot for Pink Floyd’s Animals album cover, a 40-foot inflatable pig being photographed at Battersea Power Station on the River Thames in London breaks free. Pilots in the area are warned of a pig loose in the skies, which reaches a height of 18,000 feet before coming down in Kent.
1994 - Adam Sandler performs "The Chanukah Song" on the Weekend Update segment of Saturday Night Live, enlightening us to the fact that Harrison Ford, Paul Newman and David Lee Roth (among many others) are, in fact, Jewish. Released as a single the following year, the song reaches No. 10 in the US and become a seasonal favorite.
Birthdays:
1948 - Ozzy Osbourne. He becomes the lead singer of Black Sabbath who had the 1970 UK No. 4 single 'Paranoid'. The bands self-titled 1970 album was voted as the best British rock album ever by Kerrang! in 2005. He had the 1986 solo UK No. 20 single 'Shot In The Dark’. Born in Birmingham, England.
1949 - Mickey Thomas. Best known as one of the lead vocalists of Jefferson Starship and Starship, (1987 US No. 1 single 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us'). Thomas also worked with the Elvin Bishop Group. Born in Cairo, Georgia.
1951 - Kimberley Rew. British-American rock band Katrina And The Waves, best known for the 1985 hit 'Walking on Sunshine'
1952 - Duane Roland. Guitarist from American Southern rock/hard rock band Molly Hatchet who had the 1980 album 'Beatin' The Odds and their hit song 'Flirtin' with Disaster'. Born in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
December 4th In Music
1954 - The Chordettes' "Mr. Sandman" hits No. 1 in America.
1960 - The Crickets released the single 'I Fought the Law' on Coral Records. Written by Sonny Curtis of the Crickets.
1965 - The Byrds started a three week run at No. 1 on the US singles chart with 'Turn! Turn! Turn!' the group's second No. 1. Mr. Tambourine Man being their first No. 1.
1971 - Led Zeppelin released the Four Symbols album, otherwise known as Led Zeppelin IV. Featuring the 8-minute track 'Stairway To Heaven', the album stayed on the US chart for one week short of five years, selling over 23 million copies in the US alone.
1971 - During a Frank Zappa concert, the Montreux Casino in Switzerland catches fire when someone fires a flare gun, inspiring Deep Purple's "Smoke On The Water." Deep Purple are there to record their album Machine Head the following day, but end up using the Grand Hotel and including the song as a last-minute addition.
1975 - Kiss earn their first Gold album with Alive!
1980 - Two months after the tragic death of drummer John Bonham, Led Zeppelin made the decision to break up. The surviving members decided that it was not right to tamper with their legacy by bringing someone else in to play drums. In a statement, the band explained their decision: "We wish it to be known, that the loss of our dear friend and the deep respect we have for his family, together with the deep sense of undivided harmony felt by ourselves and our manager, have led us to decide that we could not continue as we were." They never fully re-form, but do play some memorial shows with Jason Bonham filling in for his father.
Birthdays:
1944 - Dennis Wilson. American musician, singer, and songwriter who co-founded The Beach Boys. He is best remembered as their drummer and as the middle brother of bandmates Brian and Carl Wilson. (1966 US No. 1 single 'Good Vibrations', plus over 25 other UK Top 40 singles). Born in Inglewood, CA. Wilson died on 12.28.1983.
1944 - Chris Hillman. American musician who with The Byrds had the 1965 US No. 1 single 'Mr Tambourine Man'. He was also a member of Flying Burrito Brothers, and The Souther, Hillman, Furay Band. Hillman was a key figure in the development of country rock. Born in Los Angeles, California.
1951 - Gary Rossington. American musician best known as a founder of southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd who had the 1974 US No. 8 single 'Sweet Home Alabama' the 1977 US No. 5 album Street Survivors and the 1982 UK No.21 single 'Freebird'. Born in Jacksonville, FL.
December 5th In Music
1969 - Badfinger release "Come And Get It.”
1975 - Fleetwood Mac's self-titled album is certified Gold.
1975 - Earth, Wind and Fire's Gratitude album is certified Gold.
Birthdays:
1947 - Rick Wills. British bass guitarist. He is best known for his work with Foreigner and his associations with Small Faces, Peter Frampton, and Bad Company.
1952 - Andy Kim. Singer, 1974 US No. 1 single 'Rock Me Gently’.
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