TODAY IN HISTORY – NOVEMBER 1st
1944 - Born this day, Chris Morris, musician, guitarist, Paper Lace, 1974 UK No.1 single Billy Don't Be A Hero, 1974 US No.1 single The Night Chicago Died.
1950 - Born this day, Dan Peek, musician, guitarist, singer, America, 1972 US No.1 and UK No.3 single Horse With No Name.
1956 - Elvis Presley bought a new Harley Davidson motorbike, Presley spent the day riding round Memphis on his new bike with actress Natalie Wood.
1957 - Buddy Holly & The Crickets started a three week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with That'll Be The Day. It made No.3 in the US and sold over a million.
1957 - Born this day, Lyle Lovett, in Klein, Texas, 25 miles north of Houston, country singer, Desert Rose Band, Give Back My Heart, married actress Julia Roberts, supported Dire Straits on their 1990 world tour.
1962 - Born this day, Anthony Kiedis, Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1992 UK No.26 single Under The Bridge.
1963 - Born this day, Rick Allen, drums, Def Leppard, 1987 UK No.6 single Animal, and 1987 world wide No.1 album Hysteria, 1988 US No.1 single Love Bites.
1967 - The first issue of Rolling Stone hit the streets.
1968 - George Harrison released his first solo album, 'Wonderwall Music' on the Apple label. The songs which were mostly Harrison instrumentals, featured Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr and an unaccredited banjo contribution by Peter Tork of The Monkees.
1969 - Elvis Presley went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Suspicious Minds, his 18th US No.1 single. It made No.2 in the UK.
1969 - The Beatles scored their 13th US No.1 album with 'Abbey Road'. The final studio recordings from the group featured two George Harrison songs; 'Something' & 'Here Comes The Sun'. The cover supposedly contained clues adding to the ‘Paul Is Dead’ phenomenon: Paul is barefoot and the car number plate ‘LMW 281F’ supposedly referred to the fact that McCartney would be 28 if he was still alive. ‘LMW’ was said to stand for ‘Linda McCartney Weeps.’ And the four Beatles, represent; the priest (John, dressed in white), the Undertaker (Ringo, black suit), the Corpse (Paul, barefoot), and the Gravedigger (George, in jeans and a denim shirt).
1970 - Matthews Southern Comfort were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their version of the Joni Mitchell song 'Woodstock.' The group's only UK No.1 hit.
1980 - Bruce Springsteen scored his first No.1 US album with 'The River', featuring the US No.5 & UK No.44 single 'Hungry Heart.'
1986 - Walk Like An Egyptian, recorded by the female rock quartet Bangles, entered Billboard's pop record charts on this date, and later zoomed into the Number 1 spot for 4 weeks, staying on the charts for 15 weeks total.
1997 - Scandinavian dance-pop act Aqua started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Barbie Girl.' A massive world-wide hit the single has sold more than 8 million copies.
2000 - Robbie Williams offered to donate his bone marrow to save a fan's life after meeting leukaemia suffer Johanna MacVicar. Williams asked his fans to sign up as potential donor after being told of the desperate shortage of male donors.
2004 - 61-year old Terry Knight, the former manager of Grand Funk Railroad, was murdered at his home in Killeen, Texas. Knight was defending his daughter during a domestic disturbance, when he was stabbed by her boyfriend, 26 year old Donald Alan Fair. Knight began his music career by leading a Michigan band called Terry Knight and the Pack, who scored a Billboard top 50 hit with ‘I, Who Have Nothing’.
2004 - A man who allegedly stalked Australian pop star Natalie Imbruglia, was deemed too mentally ill to be interviewed by police. The 44-year-old fan was arrested after turning up on the doorstep of the singer's £2m home in Berkshire after flying to London from Australia.
2007 - Winners at this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards held in Munich, Germany included Avril Lavigne who was named best solo artist, and her song Girlfriend was voted most addictive track. Muse won two awards for best UK and Ireland act and best headline act, Linkin Park won the award for best band of 2007, and German band Tokio Hotel took the prize for best international act. Amy Winehouse won the Artist Choice prize, an award chosen by her fellow musicians and The ultimate urban prize went to R&B star Rihanna.
2012 - Metal Hammer magazine published a list of the "Top ten rock and heavy metal moustaches…Ever". The list which included moustaches worn by the likes of Frank Zappa, all the members of Black Sabbath, (except Ozzy Osbourne), James Hetfield, and Lemmy placed Freddie Mercury at the top of the list.
2012 – At the Vodaphone NZ Music Awards Kimbra (5 Tui’s) and Six60 (6 Tui’s) are the big winners!
1944 - Born this day, Chris Morris, musician, guitarist, Paper Lace, 1974 UK No.1 single Billy Don't Be A Hero, 1974 US No.1 single The Night Chicago Died.
1950 - Born this day, Dan Peek, musician, guitarist, singer, America, 1972 US No.1 and UK No.3 single Horse With No Name.
1956 - Elvis Presley bought a new Harley Davidson motorbike, Presley spent the day riding round Memphis on his new bike with actress Natalie Wood.
1957 - Buddy Holly & The Crickets started a three week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with That'll Be The Day. It made No.3 in the US and sold over a million.
1957 - Born this day, Lyle Lovett, in Klein, Texas, 25 miles north of Houston, country singer, Desert Rose Band, Give Back My Heart, married actress Julia Roberts, supported Dire Straits on their 1990 world tour.
1962 - Born this day, Anthony Kiedis, Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1992 UK No.26 single Under The Bridge.
1963 - Born this day, Rick Allen, drums, Def Leppard, 1987 UK No.6 single Animal, and 1987 world wide No.1 album Hysteria, 1988 US No.1 single Love Bites.
1967 - The first issue of Rolling Stone hit the streets.
1968 - George Harrison released his first solo album, 'Wonderwall Music' on the Apple label. The songs which were mostly Harrison instrumentals, featured Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr and an unaccredited banjo contribution by Peter Tork of The Monkees.
1969 - Elvis Presley went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Suspicious Minds, his 18th US No.1 single. It made No.2 in the UK.
1969 - The Beatles scored their 13th US No.1 album with 'Abbey Road'. The final studio recordings from the group featured two George Harrison songs; 'Something' & 'Here Comes The Sun'. The cover supposedly contained clues adding to the ‘Paul Is Dead’ phenomenon: Paul is barefoot and the car number plate ‘LMW 281F’ supposedly referred to the fact that McCartney would be 28 if he was still alive. ‘LMW’ was said to stand for ‘Linda McCartney Weeps.’ And the four Beatles, represent; the priest (John, dressed in white), the Undertaker (Ringo, black suit), the Corpse (Paul, barefoot), and the Gravedigger (George, in jeans and a denim shirt).
1970 - Matthews Southern Comfort were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their version of the Joni Mitchell song 'Woodstock.' The group's only UK No.1 hit.
1980 - Bruce Springsteen scored his first No.1 US album with 'The River', featuring the US No.5 & UK No.44 single 'Hungry Heart.'
1986 - Walk Like An Egyptian, recorded by the female rock quartet Bangles, entered Billboard's pop record charts on this date, and later zoomed into the Number 1 spot for 4 weeks, staying on the charts for 15 weeks total.
1997 - Scandinavian dance-pop act Aqua started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Barbie Girl.' A massive world-wide hit the single has sold more than 8 million copies.
2000 - Robbie Williams offered to donate his bone marrow to save a fan's life after meeting leukaemia suffer Johanna MacVicar. Williams asked his fans to sign up as potential donor after being told of the desperate shortage of male donors.
2004 - 61-year old Terry Knight, the former manager of Grand Funk Railroad, was murdered at his home in Killeen, Texas. Knight was defending his daughter during a domestic disturbance, when he was stabbed by her boyfriend, 26 year old Donald Alan Fair. Knight began his music career by leading a Michigan band called Terry Knight and the Pack, who scored a Billboard top 50 hit with ‘I, Who Have Nothing’.
2004 - A man who allegedly stalked Australian pop star Natalie Imbruglia, was deemed too mentally ill to be interviewed by police. The 44-year-old fan was arrested after turning up on the doorstep of the singer's £2m home in Berkshire after flying to London from Australia.
2007 - Winners at this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards held in Munich, Germany included Avril Lavigne who was named best solo artist, and her song Girlfriend was voted most addictive track. Muse won two awards for best UK and Ireland act and best headline act, Linkin Park won the award for best band of 2007, and German band Tokio Hotel took the prize for best international act. Amy Winehouse won the Artist Choice prize, an award chosen by her fellow musicians and The ultimate urban prize went to R&B star Rihanna.
2012 - Metal Hammer magazine published a list of the "Top ten rock and heavy metal moustaches…Ever". The list which included moustaches worn by the likes of Frank Zappa, all the members of Black Sabbath, (except Ozzy Osbourne), James Hetfield, and Lemmy placed Freddie Mercury at the top of the list.
2012 – At the Vodaphone NZ Music Awards Kimbra (5 Tui’s) and Six60 (6 Tui’s) are the big winners!