TODAY IN HISTORY – MAY 25TH
1926 - Born this day, [Dewey] Miles Davis, jazz musician, trumpeter, flugelhorn player, composer, 1959 album Kind of Blue, major influence on jazz music, in Alton, Illinois. Died 28 September 1991.
1951 - Born this day, Patti D'Arbanville, actress. (Had well publicized relationships with Cat Stevens and Don Johnson)
1958 - Born this day, Paul Weller, singer, bassist, The Jam, (1980 UK No.1 single Going Underground, plus over 15 other UK top 40 singles including Eton Rifles, Town Called Malice, David Watts/A Bomb In Wardour Street, Down In The Tube Station At Midnight, Strange Town, All Around The World, Start, Absolute Beginners, The Bitterest Pill, Beat Surrender. With Style Council - 1983 UK No.3 single Long Hot Summer, plus 14 other UK top 40 singles including Speak Like A Child, Solid Bond In Your Heart, My Ever Changing Moods, Walls Came Tumbling Down, also solo, 1995 UK No.7 single The Changing Man.)
1967 - John Lennon took delivery of his psychedelic painted Rolls Royce.
1973 - Demetri Evan Martin (born May 25, 1973) is an American comedian, actor, artist, musician, writer and humorist. Martin is best known for his work as a stand-up comedian, being a contributor on The Daily Show and for his Comedy Central show Important Things with Demetri Martin.
1978 - After seeing The Hype (U2) appearing at the Project Arts Centre, Dublin, Paul McGuinness became their manager.
1978 - Keith Moon performed for the last time with the Who. (Died age 32 on September 7th from “accidental misadventure”)
1985 - The pop rock group, Wham!, featuring George Michael, became the first group since the Bee Gees in 1979 to place three consecutive singles in the number one spot on the American music charts. Everything She Wants started a 2-week run at number one. The other Wham! number one-ers were Careless Whisper (16 February 1985 - 3 weeks) and Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (17 November 1984 - 3 weeks).
1985 - Dire Straits scored their second UK No.1 album with Brothers In Arms, it was also No.1 in the US and 24 other countries. It went on to sell over 20 million copies worldwide.
1997 - A report showed that Elvis Presley was now the world's best selling posthumous entertainer with worldwide sales over 1 Billion, over 480 active Fanclubs and an estimated 250,000 UK fans who still buying his records, he died owing $3 million.
1997 - Bob Dylan was hospitalised in Los Angeles with pericarditis.
2001 - Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher won a damages settlement from The Daily Mirror after they had claimed that he lied in court during divorce proceedings with Meg Matthews.
1926 - Born this day, [Dewey] Miles Davis, jazz musician, trumpeter, flugelhorn player, composer, 1959 album Kind of Blue, major influence on jazz music, in Alton, Illinois. Died 28 September 1991.
1951 - Born this day, Patti D'Arbanville, actress. (Had well publicized relationships with Cat Stevens and Don Johnson)
1958 - Born this day, Paul Weller, singer, bassist, The Jam, (1980 UK No.1 single Going Underground, plus over 15 other UK top 40 singles including Eton Rifles, Town Called Malice, David Watts/A Bomb In Wardour Street, Down In The Tube Station At Midnight, Strange Town, All Around The World, Start, Absolute Beginners, The Bitterest Pill, Beat Surrender. With Style Council - 1983 UK No.3 single Long Hot Summer, plus 14 other UK top 40 singles including Speak Like A Child, Solid Bond In Your Heart, My Ever Changing Moods, Walls Came Tumbling Down, also solo, 1995 UK No.7 single The Changing Man.)
1967 - John Lennon took delivery of his psychedelic painted Rolls Royce.
1973 - Demetri Evan Martin (born May 25, 1973) is an American comedian, actor, artist, musician, writer and humorist. Martin is best known for his work as a stand-up comedian, being a contributor on The Daily Show and for his Comedy Central show Important Things with Demetri Martin.
1978 - After seeing The Hype (U2) appearing at the Project Arts Centre, Dublin, Paul McGuinness became their manager.
1978 - Keith Moon performed for the last time with the Who. (Died age 32 on September 7th from “accidental misadventure”)
1985 - The pop rock group, Wham!, featuring George Michael, became the first group since the Bee Gees in 1979 to place three consecutive singles in the number one spot on the American music charts. Everything She Wants started a 2-week run at number one. The other Wham! number one-ers were Careless Whisper (16 February 1985 - 3 weeks) and Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (17 November 1984 - 3 weeks).
1985 - Dire Straits scored their second UK No.1 album with Brothers In Arms, it was also No.1 in the US and 24 other countries. It went on to sell over 20 million copies worldwide.
1997 - A report showed that Elvis Presley was now the world's best selling posthumous entertainer with worldwide sales over 1 Billion, over 480 active Fanclubs and an estimated 250,000 UK fans who still buying his records, he died owing $3 million.
1997 - Bob Dylan was hospitalised in Los Angeles with pericarditis.
2001 - Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher won a damages settlement from The Daily Mirror after they had claimed that he lied in court during divorce proceedings with Meg Matthews.