TODAY IN HISTORY – JANUARY 31st
1946 - Born this day, Terry Kath, musician, guitar, Chicago, 1976 UK and US No.1 single If You Leave Me Now, Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?. Died 23 January 1978, after accidentally shooting himself.
1951 - Born this day, Harry Wayne Casey, musician, keyboard, singer, KC and the Sunshine Band, Do It Good, Queen of Hearts, Rock Your Baby, Get Down Tonight, 1975 US No.1 single That's The Way, I Like It), [Shake, Shake, Shake] Shake Your Booty, I’m Your Boogie Man, Keep It Comin’ Love, Please Don’t Go), 1983 UK No.1 single Give It Up.
1951 - Born this day, Phil Manzanera [Targett-Adams], musician, guitar, Roxy Music, 1972 UK No.4 single Virginia Plain, Pyjamarama, Do the Strand, Editions of You, In Every Dream a Heartache, All I Want is You, Out of the Blue. Solo, LPs: Diamond Head, Listen Now, K-Scope, Primitive Guitars.
1956 - Born this day, John Lydon [Johnny Rotten], singer, (groups: The Sex Pistols: Anarchy in the UK, 1977 UK No.2 single God Save The Queen, Pretty Vacant, Holidays in the Sun, 1977 UK No.1 album 'Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols; Public Image Ltd.: Flowers of Romance, 1983 UK No.5 single This Is Not A Love Song; actor: Cop Killer).
1959 - Bob Dylan was reported to be in the audience as Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper played Duluth, Minnesota three days before their fatal plane crash.
1961 - Born on this day, Lloyd Cole, UK singer born in Scotland, songwriter, who formed Lloyd Cole and the Commotions. Had the 1985 UK No.19 single 'Brand New Friend', from their debut album 'Rattlesnakes' and as a solo artist the 1995 UK No.24 'Like Lovers Do'. An avid golfer, he is known for playing concerts in towns suspiciously close to famous golf courses.
1963 - 17-year-old Neil Young performed his first professional date at a country club in Winnipeg.
1968 - Love Affair were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Everlasting Love'. Singer Steve Ellis was the only band member to perform on the recording.
1969 - Led Zeppelin played the first of two nights at The Fillmore East, New York City during the band's first North American tour. Porter's Popular Preachers opened the night, then Led Zeppelin took the stage. It is alleged that Zeppelin's show was so powerful and got such an enthusiastic audience that headliners Iron Butterfly refused to follow them.
1970 - The Jackson Five went to No.1 on the US singles chart with I Want You Back. The song was originally written for Gladys Knight & The Pips and was the first of four No.1's for the group. It made No.2 in the UK.
1970 - The members of the rock group The Grateful Dead were arrested for narcotics. They were in possession of LSD and barbiturates in New Orleans. Their bust for LSD and barbiturates in a New Orleans hotel became the inspiration for their song Truckin'.
1971 - The Jackson 5 received the key to their home town of Gary, Indiana. 32 years later the city gave another key to Michael - guess they must have changed the locks.
1976 - Abba's Mamma Mia knocked Queen's Bohemiam Rhapsody off the UK No.1 spot after a 9 week run at the top of the charts.
1976 - UK Music weekly Sounds readers Poll Winners included; best album 'A Night At The Opera', by Queen, best single 'Bohemian Rhapsody', Queen, best band Queen, musician Mike Oldfield, female singer Maddy Prior, Steeleye, Span, new band Rainbow, bore of the year The Bay City Rollers.
1978 - Greg Herbert saxophone player with Blood Sweat & Tears died of an accidental drug overdose in Amsterdam, Holland aged 30. Blood, Sweat & Tears won a Grammy Award in 1969 for Album of the Year.
1981 - Born this day, Justin Timberlake, 'N Sync, 1997 UK No.40 single Tearin Up My Heart, 2000 US No.1 single It's Gonna Be Me, 1999 UK No.5 single I Want You Back.
1981 - Blondie went to No.1 on the US singles chart with The Tide Is High, the groups third US No.1, also a No.1 in the UK.
1985 - John Fogerty, former leader of Creedence Clearwater Revival, returned to the A&M recording studios in Hollywood, California to give his first ‘live’ performance in 14 years. Actually, Fogerty performed in a video called Rock and Roll Girls.
1987 - Madonna’s record, Open Your Heart, moved to the number 2 spot on the US pop charts, behind At This Moment by Billy Vera and The Beaters. A week later, Open Your Heart became Madonna’s fifth number 1 hit since 1983. She had 11 consecutive singles in the Top 10; the most for any female artist of the rock era.
1987 - Born on this day, Marcus Mumford, English musician, best known as the lead singer of Mumford & Sons. Their second studio album 'Babel' released in 2012 debuted at number one on both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200. It became the fastest selling album of 2012 in the UK.
1987 - Paul Simon went back to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Graceland', the album stayed on the chart for a total 101 weeks. 'Graceland' later won the 1987 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, while the title song won the 1988 Grammy Award for Record of the Year.
1990 - The Stone Roses were granted conditional bail by Wolverhampton Magistrates court after the band had trashed their record company's offices.
1999 - US dance music producer Armand Van Helden went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'You Don't Know Me'. Helden also had a No.1 with the remix of the Tori Amos track 'Professional Widow'.
2000 - The Strokes played their first ever UK show when they appeared at The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth.
2007 - Jim Morrison was enlisted to help fight global warming more than 35 years after his death. 'Woman in the Window', a previously unreleased poem written and recorded by The Doors frontman shortly before he died in 1971 was being set to music and used to publicise the Global Cool campaign.
2008 - Natasha Bedingfield entered the US chart at number three with her album Pocketful of Sunshine, equaling the record set by soul singer Sade in having the highest-ever US chart debut for a UK-signed female. The British singer sold 50,000 copies of the record in its first week of release.
2010 – Pauly Fuemana (OMC) died today at the age of 40 surrounded by his family after a short illness (believed to be a neurological condition). Fuemana was responsible for the monster smash hit song “How Bizarre” which topped the charts in many countries around the world and made #2 on the US billboard chart in 1995.
1946 - Born this day, Terry Kath, musician, guitar, Chicago, 1976 UK and US No.1 single If You Leave Me Now, Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?. Died 23 January 1978, after accidentally shooting himself.
1951 - Born this day, Harry Wayne Casey, musician, keyboard, singer, KC and the Sunshine Band, Do It Good, Queen of Hearts, Rock Your Baby, Get Down Tonight, 1975 US No.1 single That's The Way, I Like It), [Shake, Shake, Shake] Shake Your Booty, I’m Your Boogie Man, Keep It Comin’ Love, Please Don’t Go), 1983 UK No.1 single Give It Up.
1951 - Born this day, Phil Manzanera [Targett-Adams], musician, guitar, Roxy Music, 1972 UK No.4 single Virginia Plain, Pyjamarama, Do the Strand, Editions of You, In Every Dream a Heartache, All I Want is You, Out of the Blue. Solo, LPs: Diamond Head, Listen Now, K-Scope, Primitive Guitars.
1956 - Born this day, John Lydon [Johnny Rotten], singer, (groups: The Sex Pistols: Anarchy in the UK, 1977 UK No.2 single God Save The Queen, Pretty Vacant, Holidays in the Sun, 1977 UK No.1 album 'Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols; Public Image Ltd.: Flowers of Romance, 1983 UK No.5 single This Is Not A Love Song; actor: Cop Killer).
1959 - Bob Dylan was reported to be in the audience as Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper played Duluth, Minnesota three days before their fatal plane crash.
1961 - Born on this day, Lloyd Cole, UK singer born in Scotland, songwriter, who formed Lloyd Cole and the Commotions. Had the 1985 UK No.19 single 'Brand New Friend', from their debut album 'Rattlesnakes' and as a solo artist the 1995 UK No.24 'Like Lovers Do'. An avid golfer, he is known for playing concerts in towns suspiciously close to famous golf courses.
1963 - 17-year-old Neil Young performed his first professional date at a country club in Winnipeg.
1968 - Love Affair were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Everlasting Love'. Singer Steve Ellis was the only band member to perform on the recording.
1969 - Led Zeppelin played the first of two nights at The Fillmore East, New York City during the band's first North American tour. Porter's Popular Preachers opened the night, then Led Zeppelin took the stage. It is alleged that Zeppelin's show was so powerful and got such an enthusiastic audience that headliners Iron Butterfly refused to follow them.
1970 - The Jackson Five went to No.1 on the US singles chart with I Want You Back. The song was originally written for Gladys Knight & The Pips and was the first of four No.1's for the group. It made No.2 in the UK.
1970 - The members of the rock group The Grateful Dead were arrested for narcotics. They were in possession of LSD and barbiturates in New Orleans. Their bust for LSD and barbiturates in a New Orleans hotel became the inspiration for their song Truckin'.
1971 - The Jackson 5 received the key to their home town of Gary, Indiana. 32 years later the city gave another key to Michael - guess they must have changed the locks.
1976 - Abba's Mamma Mia knocked Queen's Bohemiam Rhapsody off the UK No.1 spot after a 9 week run at the top of the charts.
1976 - UK Music weekly Sounds readers Poll Winners included; best album 'A Night At The Opera', by Queen, best single 'Bohemian Rhapsody', Queen, best band Queen, musician Mike Oldfield, female singer Maddy Prior, Steeleye, Span, new band Rainbow, bore of the year The Bay City Rollers.
1978 - Greg Herbert saxophone player with Blood Sweat & Tears died of an accidental drug overdose in Amsterdam, Holland aged 30. Blood, Sweat & Tears won a Grammy Award in 1969 for Album of the Year.
1981 - Born this day, Justin Timberlake, 'N Sync, 1997 UK No.40 single Tearin Up My Heart, 2000 US No.1 single It's Gonna Be Me, 1999 UK No.5 single I Want You Back.
1981 - Blondie went to No.1 on the US singles chart with The Tide Is High, the groups third US No.1, also a No.1 in the UK.
1985 - John Fogerty, former leader of Creedence Clearwater Revival, returned to the A&M recording studios in Hollywood, California to give his first ‘live’ performance in 14 years. Actually, Fogerty performed in a video called Rock and Roll Girls.
1987 - Madonna’s record, Open Your Heart, moved to the number 2 spot on the US pop charts, behind At This Moment by Billy Vera and The Beaters. A week later, Open Your Heart became Madonna’s fifth number 1 hit since 1983. She had 11 consecutive singles in the Top 10; the most for any female artist of the rock era.
1987 - Born on this day, Marcus Mumford, English musician, best known as the lead singer of Mumford & Sons. Their second studio album 'Babel' released in 2012 debuted at number one on both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200. It became the fastest selling album of 2012 in the UK.
1987 - Paul Simon went back to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Graceland', the album stayed on the chart for a total 101 weeks. 'Graceland' later won the 1987 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, while the title song won the 1988 Grammy Award for Record of the Year.
1990 - The Stone Roses were granted conditional bail by Wolverhampton Magistrates court after the band had trashed their record company's offices.
1999 - US dance music producer Armand Van Helden went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'You Don't Know Me'. Helden also had a No.1 with the remix of the Tori Amos track 'Professional Widow'.
2000 - The Strokes played their first ever UK show when they appeared at The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth.
2007 - Jim Morrison was enlisted to help fight global warming more than 35 years after his death. 'Woman in the Window', a previously unreleased poem written and recorded by The Doors frontman shortly before he died in 1971 was being set to music and used to publicise the Global Cool campaign.
2008 - Natasha Bedingfield entered the US chart at number three with her album Pocketful of Sunshine, equaling the record set by soul singer Sade in having the highest-ever US chart debut for a UK-signed female. The British singer sold 50,000 copies of the record in its first week of release.
2010 – Pauly Fuemana (OMC) died today at the age of 40 surrounded by his family after a short illness (believed to be a neurological condition). Fuemana was responsible for the monster smash hit song “How Bizarre” which topped the charts in many countries around the world and made #2 on the US billboard chart in 1995.