TODAY IN HISTORY – NOVEMBER 2ND
1941 - Born this day, Bruce Welch [Bruce Cripps], born in Bognor Regis, UK, musician, guitarist, The Shadows, (1960 UK No.1 single Apache plus 28 other UK top 40 singles), Marvin Welch and Farrar. Part of backing group for Cliff Richard.
1957 - Elvis Presley had eight hits in the UK top 30 on this day, an all-time record.
1961 - Born this day, Bobby Dall, musician, bassist, rock musician (Poison: Every Rose Has a Thorn).
1961 - Born this day, k. d. lang [Kathryn Dawn Lang], singer, songwriter, (& the Reclines-Absolute Torch & Twang), 1993 UK No.15 single Constant Craving.
1964 - During a live 'Ready Steady Go!' TV show, singing 'Donna The Prima Donna' Dion walked off the show after becoming irritated by the audience dancing around him.
1967 - The Beatles completed recording their next single ‘Hello Goodbye’ at Abbey Road studios London with a second Paul McCartney bass line. The McCartney song had been selected for the A-side for The Beatles next single, the flip side to be Lennon’s ‘I Am the Walrus.’
1969 - The Rolling Stones' Sympathy For The Devil film debuted in San Francisco.
1969 - 'Sugar Sugar' by The Archies was at No.1 on the UK singles chart. The single became the longest running one hit wonder in the UK with eight week's at the top of the charts.
1974 - Crosby Stills Nash & Young went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'So Far', the group's third US No.1.
1974 - Stevie Wonder went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'You Haven't Done Nothin', the singers fourth US No.1. It featured The Jackson Five on backing vocals.
1979 - The Who's Quadrophenia movie opened.
1984 - The Rev Marvin Gaye Sr. was sentenced to five years in prison for the manslaughter of his son, Marvin Gaye.
1985 - Simple Minds scored their second UK No.1 album with Once Upon A Time.
1985 - Stevie Wonder went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Part-time Lover, his ninth US No.1, a No.3 hit in the UK.
1985 - For only the second time, a TV soundtrack LP topped the album charts. Miami Vice (title track by Jan Hammer) enjoyed a run of 11 (nonconsecutive) weeks. The only other TV soundtrack LP to chart at No.1 was Henry Mancini's Peter Gunn in 1959.
1991 - U2 had their second UK No.1 single with The Fly.
1994 - David Crosby of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills and Nash, was hospitalised in Los Angeles for liver failure. He eventually received a transplant.
1996 - Counting Crows went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Recovering From Satellites'. The album peaked at No.4 in the UK.
1999 - Foo Fighters released their third studio album 'There Is Nothing Left to Lose', the album marks the first appearance of drummer Taylor Hawkins. Early pressings of the disc included a temporary tattoo, similar to the one featured on the album cover.
2002 - Armed police arrested an international terrorist gang who were planning to kidnap former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham and her two young children. The gang had planned to ransom Victoria for £5 million.
2004 - Guitarist Eric Clapton collected his CBE from Buckingham Palace for his services to music.
2007 - Led Zeppelin's eagerly-awaited reunion concert in London was postponed for two weeks after guitarist Jimmy Page broke a finger. The tribute concert in honour of late Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun scheduled for 26 November would now take place on 10 December. More than a million fans applied for the 20,000 tickets available, which cost £125 each. Profits from the show would go towards scholarships in Ertegun's name in the UK, USA and the country of his birth Turkey.
2007 - Ozzy Osbourne claimed his reputation had been tarnished after a party supposedly involving him was organised by US police officers to round up missing criminal suspects. Over 500 people in North Dakota with outstanding arrest warrants were sent invitations and more than 30 suspects turned up. Osbourne said it was "insulting" that his name had been used but police argued it was a "creative" way to fight crime. Ozzy had been selected because he was due to play a gig in a nearby arena, which was used to explain why he would supposedly have attending the party.
2011 – Most played on NZ radio this week has been “Don’t Forget Your Roots” by Kiwi band, Six60.
1941 - Born this day, Bruce Welch [Bruce Cripps], born in Bognor Regis, UK, musician, guitarist, The Shadows, (1960 UK No.1 single Apache plus 28 other UK top 40 singles), Marvin Welch and Farrar. Part of backing group for Cliff Richard.
1957 - Elvis Presley had eight hits in the UK top 30 on this day, an all-time record.
1961 - Born this day, Bobby Dall, musician, bassist, rock musician (Poison: Every Rose Has a Thorn).
1961 - Born this day, k. d. lang [Kathryn Dawn Lang], singer, songwriter, (& the Reclines-Absolute Torch & Twang), 1993 UK No.15 single Constant Craving.
1964 - During a live 'Ready Steady Go!' TV show, singing 'Donna The Prima Donna' Dion walked off the show after becoming irritated by the audience dancing around him.
1967 - The Beatles completed recording their next single ‘Hello Goodbye’ at Abbey Road studios London with a second Paul McCartney bass line. The McCartney song had been selected for the A-side for The Beatles next single, the flip side to be Lennon’s ‘I Am the Walrus.’
1969 - The Rolling Stones' Sympathy For The Devil film debuted in San Francisco.
1969 - 'Sugar Sugar' by The Archies was at No.1 on the UK singles chart. The single became the longest running one hit wonder in the UK with eight week's at the top of the charts.
1974 - Crosby Stills Nash & Young went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'So Far', the group's third US No.1.
1974 - Stevie Wonder went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'You Haven't Done Nothin', the singers fourth US No.1. It featured The Jackson Five on backing vocals.
1979 - The Who's Quadrophenia movie opened.
1984 - The Rev Marvin Gaye Sr. was sentenced to five years in prison for the manslaughter of his son, Marvin Gaye.
1985 - Simple Minds scored their second UK No.1 album with Once Upon A Time.
1985 - Stevie Wonder went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Part-time Lover, his ninth US No.1, a No.3 hit in the UK.
1985 - For only the second time, a TV soundtrack LP topped the album charts. Miami Vice (title track by Jan Hammer) enjoyed a run of 11 (nonconsecutive) weeks. The only other TV soundtrack LP to chart at No.1 was Henry Mancini's Peter Gunn in 1959.
1991 - U2 had their second UK No.1 single with The Fly.
1994 - David Crosby of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills and Nash, was hospitalised in Los Angeles for liver failure. He eventually received a transplant.
1996 - Counting Crows went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Recovering From Satellites'. The album peaked at No.4 in the UK.
1999 - Foo Fighters released their third studio album 'There Is Nothing Left to Lose', the album marks the first appearance of drummer Taylor Hawkins. Early pressings of the disc included a temporary tattoo, similar to the one featured on the album cover.
2002 - Armed police arrested an international terrorist gang who were planning to kidnap former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham and her two young children. The gang had planned to ransom Victoria for £5 million.
2004 - Guitarist Eric Clapton collected his CBE from Buckingham Palace for his services to music.
2007 - Led Zeppelin's eagerly-awaited reunion concert in London was postponed for two weeks after guitarist Jimmy Page broke a finger. The tribute concert in honour of late Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun scheduled for 26 November would now take place on 10 December. More than a million fans applied for the 20,000 tickets available, which cost £125 each. Profits from the show would go towards scholarships in Ertegun's name in the UK, USA and the country of his birth Turkey.
2007 - Ozzy Osbourne claimed his reputation had been tarnished after a party supposedly involving him was organised by US police officers to round up missing criminal suspects. Over 500 people in North Dakota with outstanding arrest warrants were sent invitations and more than 30 suspects turned up. Osbourne said it was "insulting" that his name had been used but police argued it was a "creative" way to fight crime. Ozzy had been selected because he was due to play a gig in a nearby arena, which was used to explain why he would supposedly have attending the party.
2011 – Most played on NZ radio this week has been “Don’t Forget Your Roots” by Kiwi band, Six60.