TODAY IN HISTORY – OCTOBER 13th
1934 – Born this day, Nana Mouskouri. Greek singer who made translation to English and has become one of the worlds best selling artists selling more than 230 million records internationally recording about 1500 songs in 15 languages on 450 albums. 13th on all time list snuggled between Madonna and Pink Floyd.
1941 - Born this day, Paul Simon, singer, songwriter, actor, born in Newark, New Jersey, USA. (with Art Garfunkel formed duo Simon and Garfunkel. They were originally known as 'Tom and Jerry'. (1970 UK & US No.1 single with Simon and Garfunkel, Bridge Over Trouble Water, other songs - Homeward Bound, I Am A Rock, Mrs Robinson, The Boxer, Bridge Over Troubled Water, America, A Hazy Shade Of Winter), and solo, (1986 UK No.4 single You Can Call Me Al, Kodachrome, 1 Trick Pony).
1944 - Born this day, Robert Lamm, vocals, keyboards, Chicago, 1976 UK and US No.1 single If You Leave Me Now.
1947 - Born this day, Sammy Hagar, Montrose, Van Halen,
1959 - Born this day, [Olive] Marie Osmond, in Ogden, Utah, singer, actress, 1973 US No.5 and UK No.2 single Paper Roses. Sister of the Osmonds.
1962 - Don Everly collapsed during rehearsals on stage at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London on the eve of a 22 date Everly Brothers UK tour. He was flown back to the US for treatment and the tour continued with Phil Everly performing solo.
1965 - The Who recorded 'My Generation', at Pye studios, London. When released as a single it reached No.2 on the UK chart, held off the No.1 position by The Seekers 'The Carnival Is Over'. Roger Daltrey would later say that he stuttered the lyrics to try to fit them to the music. The BBC initially refused to play the song because it did not want to offend people who stutter.
1970 - Janis Joplin's ashes were scattered at Stinson Beach in Marin County, California. The singer had been found dead on the floor beside her bed at the Landmark Hotel in Hollywood California on 4th Oct. The official cause of death was an overdose of heroin, possibly combined with the effects of alcohol.
1974 - TV host Ed Sullivan died. Leader of the Ed Sullivan Singers and Orchestra. Introduced The Beatles and other UK acts to America via his Ed Sullivan TV show, from New York City, which ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, 1971, on CBS every Sunday night at 8pm. The Beatles appearance on February 9th 1964 is considered a milestone in American pop culture and the beginning of the British Invasion in music. The broadcast drew an estimated 73 million viewers.
1979 - Michael Jackson went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Don't Stop Till You Get Enough, his second US solo No.1, it made No.3 in the UK. (His first No.1 14 October 1972 - aged 14, was a ratty little number about Ben).
1979 - 'Reggatta De Blanc' the second album from The Police started a four-week run at No.1 in the UK. The album which features the band's first two No.1 hits, 'Message in a Bottle' and 'Walking on the Moon', cost only £6,000 to record.
1984 - U2 scored their second UK No.1 album with 'The Unforgettable Fire.' The album was produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois and featured the single 'Pride (In The Name Of Love').
2000 - UK daily newspaper The Mirror reported that Toni Braxton had pulled out of this year's US Mobo awards after one of her breast implants had exploded. A spokesman for her Arista label said 'We don't comment on our artistes personal lives'.
2002 - UK rock band Muse took legal action against Celine Dion after she announced her forthcoming Las Vegas show would be called 'Muse'. Singer Matt Bellamy from the band said 'We don't want anyone to think we're Celine Dion's backing band.'
2004 - The US Internal Revenue Service charged 63-year-old Ronald Isley, lead singer of the Isley Brothers, with tax evasion for failing to report income from royalties and performances by the band between 1997 and 2002. He was later found guilty and sentenced to three years in prison.
2008 - In a video message on his website, Ringo Starr announced that he no longer has time to sign autographs and asked fans not to send him any mail at all. "No more fan mail and no objects to be signed. Nothing." After finishing a tour of the US and Canada, he was dividing his time between Los Angeles, the South of France and his UK home in Surrey.
2010 – Most popular song played on all NZ radio this past week is “Choose You” by Stan Walker.
1934 – Born this day, Nana Mouskouri. Greek singer who made translation to English and has become one of the worlds best selling artists selling more than 230 million records internationally recording about 1500 songs in 15 languages on 450 albums. 13th on all time list snuggled between Madonna and Pink Floyd.
1941 - Born this day, Paul Simon, singer, songwriter, actor, born in Newark, New Jersey, USA. (with Art Garfunkel formed duo Simon and Garfunkel. They were originally known as 'Tom and Jerry'. (1970 UK & US No.1 single with Simon and Garfunkel, Bridge Over Trouble Water, other songs - Homeward Bound, I Am A Rock, Mrs Robinson, The Boxer, Bridge Over Troubled Water, America, A Hazy Shade Of Winter), and solo, (1986 UK No.4 single You Can Call Me Al, Kodachrome, 1 Trick Pony).
1944 - Born this day, Robert Lamm, vocals, keyboards, Chicago, 1976 UK and US No.1 single If You Leave Me Now.
1947 - Born this day, Sammy Hagar, Montrose, Van Halen,
1959 - Born this day, [Olive] Marie Osmond, in Ogden, Utah, singer, actress, 1973 US No.5 and UK No.2 single Paper Roses. Sister of the Osmonds.
1962 - Don Everly collapsed during rehearsals on stage at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London on the eve of a 22 date Everly Brothers UK tour. He was flown back to the US for treatment and the tour continued with Phil Everly performing solo.
1965 - The Who recorded 'My Generation', at Pye studios, London. When released as a single it reached No.2 on the UK chart, held off the No.1 position by The Seekers 'The Carnival Is Over'. Roger Daltrey would later say that he stuttered the lyrics to try to fit them to the music. The BBC initially refused to play the song because it did not want to offend people who stutter.
1970 - Janis Joplin's ashes were scattered at Stinson Beach in Marin County, California. The singer had been found dead on the floor beside her bed at the Landmark Hotel in Hollywood California on 4th Oct. The official cause of death was an overdose of heroin, possibly combined with the effects of alcohol.
1974 - TV host Ed Sullivan died. Leader of the Ed Sullivan Singers and Orchestra. Introduced The Beatles and other UK acts to America via his Ed Sullivan TV show, from New York City, which ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, 1971, on CBS every Sunday night at 8pm. The Beatles appearance on February 9th 1964 is considered a milestone in American pop culture and the beginning of the British Invasion in music. The broadcast drew an estimated 73 million viewers.
1979 - Michael Jackson went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Don't Stop Till You Get Enough, his second US solo No.1, it made No.3 in the UK. (His first No.1 14 October 1972 - aged 14, was a ratty little number about Ben).
1979 - 'Reggatta De Blanc' the second album from The Police started a four-week run at No.1 in the UK. The album which features the band's first two No.1 hits, 'Message in a Bottle' and 'Walking on the Moon', cost only £6,000 to record.
1984 - U2 scored their second UK No.1 album with 'The Unforgettable Fire.' The album was produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois and featured the single 'Pride (In The Name Of Love').
2000 - UK daily newspaper The Mirror reported that Toni Braxton had pulled out of this year's US Mobo awards after one of her breast implants had exploded. A spokesman for her Arista label said 'We don't comment on our artistes personal lives'.
2002 - UK rock band Muse took legal action against Celine Dion after she announced her forthcoming Las Vegas show would be called 'Muse'. Singer Matt Bellamy from the band said 'We don't want anyone to think we're Celine Dion's backing band.'
2004 - The US Internal Revenue Service charged 63-year-old Ronald Isley, lead singer of the Isley Brothers, with tax evasion for failing to report income from royalties and performances by the band between 1997 and 2002. He was later found guilty and sentenced to three years in prison.
2008 - In a video message on his website, Ringo Starr announced that he no longer has time to sign autographs and asked fans not to send him any mail at all. "No more fan mail and no objects to be signed. Nothing." After finishing a tour of the US and Canada, he was dividing his time between Los Angeles, the South of France and his UK home in Surrey.
2010 – Most popular song played on all NZ radio this past week is “Choose You” by Stan Walker.