TODAY IN HISTORY - December 5th
1756 - Born this day, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer.
1791 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer, died of typhus, in Vienna. He was buried in an unmarked pauper's grave.
1932 - Born this day, Little Richard [Richard Wayne Penniman], in Macon, Georgia, rock 'n' roll singer, 1957 UK No.3 single Long Tall Sally, plus over 12 other UK top 40 singles.
1938 - Born this day, [John] J.J. Cale, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, musician, bassist, keyboardist, violaist, singer, songwriter, 1972 US No.22 single Crazy Mama, 1982 UK No.36 album Grasshopper.
1952 - Born this day, Andy Kim, singer, 1974 US No.1 and UK No.2 single Rock Me Gently.
1960 - Paul McCartney and Pete Best were arrested for pinning a condom to a brick wall and then igniting it. The two were told to leave Germany and The Beatles returned home, discouraged.
1964 - Lorne Greene star of the NBC TV show 'Bonanza' was at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Ringo', making him the second Canadian (after Paul Anka) to have a US No.1 single. The song was a No.22 hit in the UK.
1965 - Born this day, John Rzeznik, lead guitar, vocals, songwriter, Goo Goo Dolls, 1999 UK No.26 single Iris, 2002 US No.3 album Gutterflower.
1967 - The Beatles clothing store Apple on 94, Baker Street, London, opened.
1968 - The Rolling Stones released their classic Beggar's Banquet album. The release of The Rolling Stones’ new album Beggar’s Banquet, was celebrated at a party in London. A food fight with custard pies was the highlight of the event that went on without an ill Keith Richards. The original cover for the LP was in the form of a plain white invitation, but was later changed.
1968 - Graham Nash quit the Hollies, he later formed Crosby, Stills and Nash.
1970 - 'Amazing Grace' by Judy Collins entered the UK singles chart for the first of eight times, it spent a total of 67 weeks on the chart never making the No.1 position. 'Amazing Grace' is a Christian hymn with lyrics written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton which was first published in 1779.
1973 - The Band on the Run LP by Paul McCartney and Wings was released.
1976 - Music weekly New Musical Exress (NME) reviewed the Sex Pistols debut single Anarchy In The UK saying 'Johnny Rotten sings flat, the song is laughably naive, and the overall feeling is of a third-rate Who imitation'.
1987 - Fat Larry James, drummer, singer and leader of Fat Larry’s Band died of a heart attack aged 38. Scored the 1982 UK No.2 single 'Zoom'. The opening drum break from Down On The Avenue, from the band's first album, Feel It has been sampled by N.W.A. Ice-T, Jungle Brothers and Run-D.M.C.
1987 - Belinda Carlisle went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Heaven Is A Place On Earth, it was the ex Go-Go's first solo No.1, and also was a No.1 hit in the UK.
1987 - The Jesus And Mary Chain were banned from appearing on a US music TV show after complaints of blasphemy when the group's name was flashed across the screen. The CBS show asked the band to be called JANC but the group didn't agree.
1992 - Whitney Houston started a 10 week run at No.1 in the UK singles chart with I Will Always Love You as featured in the film Bodyguard.
1993 - Co-founder of Gin Blossoms Doug Hopkins died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds age 32. The guitarist and songwriter was in a detox unit of Phoenix's St. Luke's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona when he snuck out and bought a .38 caliber pistol. The next day Hopkins committed suicide.
2003 - Courtney Love was sentenced to 18 months in drug rehabilitation after she admitted being under the influence of cocaine and opiates. She was banned from taking non-prescription drugs, drinking alcohol or being in places that serve alcohol.
2004 - Band Aid 20 started a four week at No.1 on the UK singles chart with a new version of 'Do They Know It’s Christmas’' The third time the song had reached No.1. The new version featured, Joss Stone, Busted, Chris Martin, Bono, Justin Hawkins, Dizzee Rascal, Tom Chaplin, Ms Dynamite, Beverly Knight, Will Young, Jamelia, Fran Healy, Sugababes, Dido and Robbie Williams.
2004 - U2 started a two week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb', the bands ninth UK No.1 album. The band also went to No.1 on the US album chart giving them their sixth US No.1 album.
2009 - In an interview with the UK daily newspaper The Guardian, George Michael said he had cut back on his cannabis intake and now only smoked 'seven or eight' spliffs per day instead of the 25 he used to smoke.
2011 - After spending 45 weeks at the top end of the UK charts, singer Adele’s second album ‘21’ become the biggest selling LP in Britain this century, surpassing the late Amy Winehouse’s 2006 LP ‘Back to Black’.
1756 - Born this day, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer.
1791 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer, died of typhus, in Vienna. He was buried in an unmarked pauper's grave.
1932 - Born this day, Little Richard [Richard Wayne Penniman], in Macon, Georgia, rock 'n' roll singer, 1957 UK No.3 single Long Tall Sally, plus over 12 other UK top 40 singles.
1938 - Born this day, [John] J.J. Cale, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, musician, bassist, keyboardist, violaist, singer, songwriter, 1972 US No.22 single Crazy Mama, 1982 UK No.36 album Grasshopper.
1952 - Born this day, Andy Kim, singer, 1974 US No.1 and UK No.2 single Rock Me Gently.
1960 - Paul McCartney and Pete Best were arrested for pinning a condom to a brick wall and then igniting it. The two were told to leave Germany and The Beatles returned home, discouraged.
1964 - Lorne Greene star of the NBC TV show 'Bonanza' was at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Ringo', making him the second Canadian (after Paul Anka) to have a US No.1 single. The song was a No.22 hit in the UK.
1965 - Born this day, John Rzeznik, lead guitar, vocals, songwriter, Goo Goo Dolls, 1999 UK No.26 single Iris, 2002 US No.3 album Gutterflower.
1967 - The Beatles clothing store Apple on 94, Baker Street, London, opened.
1968 - The Rolling Stones released their classic Beggar's Banquet album. The release of The Rolling Stones’ new album Beggar’s Banquet, was celebrated at a party in London. A food fight with custard pies was the highlight of the event that went on without an ill Keith Richards. The original cover for the LP was in the form of a plain white invitation, but was later changed.
1968 - Graham Nash quit the Hollies, he later formed Crosby, Stills and Nash.
1970 - 'Amazing Grace' by Judy Collins entered the UK singles chart for the first of eight times, it spent a total of 67 weeks on the chart never making the No.1 position. 'Amazing Grace' is a Christian hymn with lyrics written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton which was first published in 1779.
1973 - The Band on the Run LP by Paul McCartney and Wings was released.
1976 - Music weekly New Musical Exress (NME) reviewed the Sex Pistols debut single Anarchy In The UK saying 'Johnny Rotten sings flat, the song is laughably naive, and the overall feeling is of a third-rate Who imitation'.
1987 - Fat Larry James, drummer, singer and leader of Fat Larry’s Band died of a heart attack aged 38. Scored the 1982 UK No.2 single 'Zoom'. The opening drum break from Down On The Avenue, from the band's first album, Feel It has been sampled by N.W.A. Ice-T, Jungle Brothers and Run-D.M.C.
1987 - Belinda Carlisle went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Heaven Is A Place On Earth, it was the ex Go-Go's first solo No.1, and also was a No.1 hit in the UK.
1987 - The Jesus And Mary Chain were banned from appearing on a US music TV show after complaints of blasphemy when the group's name was flashed across the screen. The CBS show asked the band to be called JANC but the group didn't agree.
1992 - Whitney Houston started a 10 week run at No.1 in the UK singles chart with I Will Always Love You as featured in the film Bodyguard.
1993 - Co-founder of Gin Blossoms Doug Hopkins died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds age 32. The guitarist and songwriter was in a detox unit of Phoenix's St. Luke's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona when he snuck out and bought a .38 caliber pistol. The next day Hopkins committed suicide.
2003 - Courtney Love was sentenced to 18 months in drug rehabilitation after she admitted being under the influence of cocaine and opiates. She was banned from taking non-prescription drugs, drinking alcohol or being in places that serve alcohol.
2004 - Band Aid 20 started a four week at No.1 on the UK singles chart with a new version of 'Do They Know It’s Christmas’' The third time the song had reached No.1. The new version featured, Joss Stone, Busted, Chris Martin, Bono, Justin Hawkins, Dizzee Rascal, Tom Chaplin, Ms Dynamite, Beverly Knight, Will Young, Jamelia, Fran Healy, Sugababes, Dido and Robbie Williams.
2004 - U2 started a two week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb', the bands ninth UK No.1 album. The band also went to No.1 on the US album chart giving them their sixth US No.1 album.
2009 - In an interview with the UK daily newspaper The Guardian, George Michael said he had cut back on his cannabis intake and now only smoked 'seven or eight' spliffs per day instead of the 25 he used to smoke.
2011 - After spending 45 weeks at the top end of the UK charts, singer Adele’s second album ‘21’ become the biggest selling LP in Britain this century, surpassing the late Amy Winehouse’s 2006 LP ‘Back to Black’.