TODAY IN HISTORY – August 11th
1949 - Born this day, Eric Carmen, in Cleveland, Ohio, musician, bassist, keyboardist, singer, songwriter, The Rasperries, 1972 US No.5 single Go All The Way, solo, 1976 US No.2 single All By Myself.
1955 - Born this day, Joe Jackson, in Burton on Trent, UK, singer, songwriter, 1980 UK No.5 single It's Different For Girls. (Is She Really Going Out With Him).
1956 - Elvis Presley's double sided hit 'Don't Be Cruel / Hound Dog was released. The single went to No.1 on the US chart, where it stayed for 11 weeks - a record that would not be broken until 1992's Boyz II Men hit 'End of the Road'.
1964 - The High Numbers, (later to become The Who), played at The Railway Hotel in Harrow, England. Just before the band were due on stage, Roger Daltry's father-in law came into the venue and dragged the singer outside and hit him. The band started their set and Daltry appeared back on stage after the fight.
1965 - The Beatles' second movie, Help!, opened in New York to hundreds of waiting teenage fans, two weeks after its premiere in London.
1966 - At a press conference held at The Astor Towers Hotel in Chicago, John Lennon apologised for his remarks that The Beatles were ‘more popular than Jesus'. Lennon told reporters "Look, I wasn’t saying The Beatles are better than God or Jesus, I said ‘Beatles’ because it’s easy for me to talk about The Beatles. I could have said ‘TV’ or ‘Cinema’, ‘Motorcars’ or anything popular and would have got away with it’’.
1972 - Cheech & Chong Day was declared in San Antonio, Texas.
1978 - Born on this day, Chris Kelly, Kris Kross, (1992 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Jump'. The duo of Chris Smith and Chris Kelly were 12 and 13 when they recorded the song. Kelly died on 1st May 2013 in an Atlanta hospital at the age of 34.
1979 - The Knack started a five week run at No.1 on the US album chart with Get The Knack.
1981 - Born on this day, Sandi Thom, Scottish singer /songwriter, 2006 UK and Australian No.1 single ‘I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (with Flowers in My Hair)’
1984 - Ray Parker Jr's single, Ghostbusters, hit the No.1 spot on the Billboard's record charts on this date, and stayed there for 3 weeks. Parker also wrote and produced the song, which was the title theme song for one of the highest-grossing comedy films in movie history. He later received an Academy Award nomination for it. A No.2 hit in the UK. Parker had been a session guitarist for Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye.
1987 - The Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was called "the best album made during the last 20 years" by the respected music publication, Rolling Stone magazine.
1999 - Kiss arrived on Hollywood Boulevard to unveil their own star on The Walk Of Fame. The band had released over 30 albums and sold over 80 million records world-wide.
2000 - Madonna gave birth to a baby boy, Rocco Ritchie at The Cedars-Sinai Hospital, Beverly Hills.
1949 - Born this day, Eric Carmen, in Cleveland, Ohio, musician, bassist, keyboardist, singer, songwriter, The Rasperries, 1972 US No.5 single Go All The Way, solo, 1976 US No.2 single All By Myself.
1955 - Born this day, Joe Jackson, in Burton on Trent, UK, singer, songwriter, 1980 UK No.5 single It's Different For Girls. (Is She Really Going Out With Him).
1956 - Elvis Presley's double sided hit 'Don't Be Cruel / Hound Dog was released. The single went to No.1 on the US chart, where it stayed for 11 weeks - a record that would not be broken until 1992's Boyz II Men hit 'End of the Road'.
1964 - The High Numbers, (later to become The Who), played at The Railway Hotel in Harrow, England. Just before the band were due on stage, Roger Daltry's father-in law came into the venue and dragged the singer outside and hit him. The band started their set and Daltry appeared back on stage after the fight.
1965 - The Beatles' second movie, Help!, opened in New York to hundreds of waiting teenage fans, two weeks after its premiere in London.
1966 - At a press conference held at The Astor Towers Hotel in Chicago, John Lennon apologised for his remarks that The Beatles were ‘more popular than Jesus'. Lennon told reporters "Look, I wasn’t saying The Beatles are better than God or Jesus, I said ‘Beatles’ because it’s easy for me to talk about The Beatles. I could have said ‘TV’ or ‘Cinema’, ‘Motorcars’ or anything popular and would have got away with it’’.
1972 - Cheech & Chong Day was declared in San Antonio, Texas.
1978 - Born on this day, Chris Kelly, Kris Kross, (1992 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Jump'. The duo of Chris Smith and Chris Kelly were 12 and 13 when they recorded the song. Kelly died on 1st May 2013 in an Atlanta hospital at the age of 34.
1979 - The Knack started a five week run at No.1 on the US album chart with Get The Knack.
1981 - Born on this day, Sandi Thom, Scottish singer /songwriter, 2006 UK and Australian No.1 single ‘I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (with Flowers in My Hair)’
1984 - Ray Parker Jr's single, Ghostbusters, hit the No.1 spot on the Billboard's record charts on this date, and stayed there for 3 weeks. Parker also wrote and produced the song, which was the title theme song for one of the highest-grossing comedy films in movie history. He later received an Academy Award nomination for it. A No.2 hit in the UK. Parker had been a session guitarist for Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye.
1987 - The Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was called "the best album made during the last 20 years" by the respected music publication, Rolling Stone magazine.
1999 - Kiss arrived on Hollywood Boulevard to unveil their own star on The Walk Of Fame. The band had released over 30 albums and sold over 80 million records world-wide.
2000 - Madonna gave birth to a baby boy, Rocco Ritchie at The Cedars-Sinai Hospital, Beverly Hills.