TODAY IN HISTORY – DECEMBER 6th
1944 - Born on this day, Jonathan King, UK pop mogul, singer, producer, TV presenter, (1965 UK No.4 single 'Everyone's Gone To The Moon', plus 12 other UK Top 40 singles under various names, Bubblerock, Shag, Weathermen, Father Abraphart, Sakkarin). King was jailed for seven years in 2001 for sex attacks on five boys.
1949 - Died this day, Leadbelly [Huddie William Ledbetter] - The King of the Twelve-String Guitar. He was born 29 January 1889 in Shiloh, Louisiana, USA. He did, Goodnight Irene and The Midnight Special. Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee.
1956 - Born this day, Peter Buck, musician, guitarist, REM, over 20 top 40 UK singles, 1992 UK No.1 album Automatic For The People, 1993 UK No.7 single Everybody Hurts.
1961 - John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Pete Best met with Brian Epstein for further discussions about his proposal to manage them. Epstein wanted 25% of their gross fees each week. He promises that their bookings will be better organised, more prestigious, and will expand beyond the Liverpool area. He also promises that they will never again play for less than £15, except for Cavern lunchtime sessions, for which he will get their fee doubled to ten pounds. Lennon, as leader of The Beatles, accepts on their behalf.
1962 - Born on this day, Ben Watt, Everything But The Girl, (1995 UK No.3 & 1996 US No.2 single 'Missing').
1963 - The Beatles began the tradition of releasing a Christmas record for their fans.
1964 - The film 'Ferry Cross The Mersey' premiered in London. Featuring Gerry And The Pacemakers, Cilla Black and other Liverpool acts. It was written by Tony Warren, creator of the UK's longest running TV soap 'Coronation Street'.
1965 - Capitol released The Beatles hit single, We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper, and the album Rubber Soul, both on this date.
1969 - Led Zeppelin made their debut on the US singles chart with Whole Lotta Love, it went on to make No.4 on the chart and was the first of six top 40 singles for the group.
1969 - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye by Steam reached the No.1 spot on the US top 40. It stayed at the top for two weeks and was the only major hit for the group. The song became a UK No.5 single for girl group Bananarama in 1983.
1969 - The Rolling Stones played a free festival at Altamont in California, along with Jefferson Airplane, Santana, The Flying Burrito Brothers and Crosby Stills Nash & Young. Rolling Stones fan Meredith Hunter was stabbed to death as the group played by Hell's Angels who'd been hired to police the event. It's claimed Hunter was waving a revolver. One other man drowned, two men were killed by in a hit-and run accident and two babies were born.
1970 - Born this day, Ulf Ekberg, Ace Of Base, 1993 UK No.1 single All That She Wants, 1994 US No.1 single The Sign.
1972 - While reading the morning newspaper in Nice, France, The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards was surprised to learn that arrest warrants had been issued for him and his girlfriend, Anita Pallenberg for drug possession.
1975 - Paul Simon went to No.1 on the US album chart with Still Crazy After All These Years, his first US No.1 solo album.
1975 - Rev Charles Boykin of Tallahassee, Florida organised the burning of Elton John and Rolling Stones records, claiming they were sinful. Boykin was reacting to the results from a survey that said, 984 of the 1,000 local unmarried mothers had sex when listening to rock music.
1985 - John Cougar Mellencamp promised 24,000 people at a New York City concert that he would refund their $17.50 tickets. A power outage had caused a 20-minute interruption during this, his debut concert.
1986 - Europe were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Final Countdown'. They became only the second Swedish act to score a UK No.1. The song reached No.1 in 25 countries and the song's lyrics were inspired by David Bowie's song 'Space Oddity'.
1988 - Died this day, Roy Orbison, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, of a heart attack at the age of 52. He would be best-remembered for his hits 1964 UK and US No.1 single Pretty Woman and Only the Lonely. He scored over 30 UK top 40 singles, including three at No.1.
1995 - Michael Jackson collapsed and was treated for dehydration while rehearsing for the HBO special Michael Jackson: One Night Only at The Beacon Theater in New York.
2003 - Elvis Costello married jazz artist Diana Krall in a ceremony at Elton John's UK mansion. About 150 guests, including Sir Paul McCartney, attended the wedding. It was Costello's third marriage.
2005 - Robbie Williams accepted substantial libel damages over claims that he was secretly homosexual. The People newspaper, Star and Hot Stars magazines in 2004 published stories alleging Mr Williams had engaged in casual homosexual sex. The publications' owners, MGN Limited and Northern & Shell plc, now accepted the stories were untrue and had agreed undisclosed damages. Tom Shields QC, told the court: "Mr Williams is not, and has never been, homosexual."
1944 - Born on this day, Jonathan King, UK pop mogul, singer, producer, TV presenter, (1965 UK No.4 single 'Everyone's Gone To The Moon', plus 12 other UK Top 40 singles under various names, Bubblerock, Shag, Weathermen, Father Abraphart, Sakkarin). King was jailed for seven years in 2001 for sex attacks on five boys.
1949 - Died this day, Leadbelly [Huddie William Ledbetter] - The King of the Twelve-String Guitar. He was born 29 January 1889 in Shiloh, Louisiana, USA. He did, Goodnight Irene and The Midnight Special. Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee.
1956 - Born this day, Peter Buck, musician, guitarist, REM, over 20 top 40 UK singles, 1992 UK No.1 album Automatic For The People, 1993 UK No.7 single Everybody Hurts.
1961 - John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Pete Best met with Brian Epstein for further discussions about his proposal to manage them. Epstein wanted 25% of their gross fees each week. He promises that their bookings will be better organised, more prestigious, and will expand beyond the Liverpool area. He also promises that they will never again play for less than £15, except for Cavern lunchtime sessions, for which he will get their fee doubled to ten pounds. Lennon, as leader of The Beatles, accepts on their behalf.
1962 - Born on this day, Ben Watt, Everything But The Girl, (1995 UK No.3 & 1996 US No.2 single 'Missing').
1963 - The Beatles began the tradition of releasing a Christmas record for their fans.
1964 - The film 'Ferry Cross The Mersey' premiered in London. Featuring Gerry And The Pacemakers, Cilla Black and other Liverpool acts. It was written by Tony Warren, creator of the UK's longest running TV soap 'Coronation Street'.
1965 - Capitol released The Beatles hit single, We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper, and the album Rubber Soul, both on this date.
1969 - Led Zeppelin made their debut on the US singles chart with Whole Lotta Love, it went on to make No.4 on the chart and was the first of six top 40 singles for the group.
1969 - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye by Steam reached the No.1 spot on the US top 40. It stayed at the top for two weeks and was the only major hit for the group. The song became a UK No.5 single for girl group Bananarama in 1983.
1969 - The Rolling Stones played a free festival at Altamont in California, along with Jefferson Airplane, Santana, The Flying Burrito Brothers and Crosby Stills Nash & Young. Rolling Stones fan Meredith Hunter was stabbed to death as the group played by Hell's Angels who'd been hired to police the event. It's claimed Hunter was waving a revolver. One other man drowned, two men were killed by in a hit-and run accident and two babies were born.
1970 - Born this day, Ulf Ekberg, Ace Of Base, 1993 UK No.1 single All That She Wants, 1994 US No.1 single The Sign.
1972 - While reading the morning newspaper in Nice, France, The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards was surprised to learn that arrest warrants had been issued for him and his girlfriend, Anita Pallenberg for drug possession.
1975 - Paul Simon went to No.1 on the US album chart with Still Crazy After All These Years, his first US No.1 solo album.
1975 - Rev Charles Boykin of Tallahassee, Florida organised the burning of Elton John and Rolling Stones records, claiming they were sinful. Boykin was reacting to the results from a survey that said, 984 of the 1,000 local unmarried mothers had sex when listening to rock music.
1985 - John Cougar Mellencamp promised 24,000 people at a New York City concert that he would refund their $17.50 tickets. A power outage had caused a 20-minute interruption during this, his debut concert.
1986 - Europe were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Final Countdown'. They became only the second Swedish act to score a UK No.1. The song reached No.1 in 25 countries and the song's lyrics were inspired by David Bowie's song 'Space Oddity'.
1988 - Died this day, Roy Orbison, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, of a heart attack at the age of 52. He would be best-remembered for his hits 1964 UK and US No.1 single Pretty Woman and Only the Lonely. He scored over 30 UK top 40 singles, including three at No.1.
1995 - Michael Jackson collapsed and was treated for dehydration while rehearsing for the HBO special Michael Jackson: One Night Only at The Beacon Theater in New York.
2003 - Elvis Costello married jazz artist Diana Krall in a ceremony at Elton John's UK mansion. About 150 guests, including Sir Paul McCartney, attended the wedding. It was Costello's third marriage.
2005 - Robbie Williams accepted substantial libel damages over claims that he was secretly homosexual. The People newspaper, Star and Hot Stars magazines in 2004 published stories alleging Mr Williams had engaged in casual homosexual sex. The publications' owners, MGN Limited and Northern & Shell plc, now accepted the stories were untrue and had agreed undisclosed damages. Tom Shields QC, told the court: "Mr Williams is not, and has never been, homosexual."