TODAY IN HISTORY – October 19th
1944 - Born this day, George McCrae, singer, 1974 UK and US No.1 single Rock Your Baby.
1944 - Born this day, Peter Tosh, guitar, vocals, The Wailers, left in 1974, murdered by burglars at his home on 11 September 1987. 1978 UK No.43 single You Gotta Walk, Don't Look Back.
1946 - Born this day, Keith Reid, Procol Harum, 1967 UK No.1 and US No.5 single A Whiter Shade Of Pale.
1957 - Born on this day, Karl Wallinger, keyboardist with The Waterboys, (1985 album 'This Is The Sea'). Wallinger quit the band in 1986. He went on to be singer and guitarist with World Party, (1993 UK No.19 single with ‘Is It Like Today’). The Wallinger penned song ‘She’s The One’ gave Robbie Williams a UK No.1 hit in 1999.
1966 - The Yardbirds arrived in New York for their first US tour with Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page on lead guitars. After two dates of the tour, Beck developed acute tonsillitis and quit the group. He would go on to form The Jeff Beck Group, that gave Rod Stewart his first major exposure.
1967 - The soundtrack to The Sound Of Music was at No.1 on the UK album chart, spending its 132 week on the chart. The Beatles were at No.2 with 'Sgt Pepper's' and Scott Walker was at No.3 with 'Scott.'
1968 - 18 year old Peter Frampton meet Steve Marriott at a Small Faces show in London. After striking up a friendship, the two started planning a new group which emerged as Humble Pie next April.
1973 - David Bowie released his seventh album Pin Ups. The album, which features supermodel Twiggy on the front cover, is a collection of cover versions of some of the singer’s favourite songs, including tracks by Pink Floyd, The Pretty Things, The Who, The Yardbirds and The Kinks.
1985 - A-Ha went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Take On Me, making them the first Norwegian group to score a US No.1.
1995 - African-American jazz trumpeter Don Cherry died of liver failure aged 58. Developed the genre of world fusion music, incorporating influences of Middle Eastern, traditional African, and Indian music into his playing. Is the stepfather to singer’s musicians Neneh Cherry and Eagle-Eye Cherry.
1995 - Nirvana were at No.1 on the US album chart with 'The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah.'
2000 - A judge ruled that Robbie Williams had substantially copied lyrics on his song Jesus Was A Camper Van from the Woody Guthrie song I Am The Way. EMI Records had offered 25% but the publishers, Ludlow Music, were demanding 50%.
2009 - A clump of hair believed to have been trimmed from Elvis Presley's head when he joined the US Army in 1958 sold for $15,000 (£9,200) at an auction in Chicago, America. Other items sold belonging to Presley included a shirt which sold for $52,000 (£32,000), a set of concert-used handkerchiefs, $732 (£450) and photos from the reception of Presley's 1967 wedding to Priscilla, sold for nearly $6,000 (£3,700).
2011 - At the involuntary manslaughter trial of Dr Conrad Murray, Dr Steven Shafer testified that it would have been impossible for Michael Jackson to have self-administered a lethal dose of the sedative propofol. He later said of Dr Murray's delay in calling 911: "I almost don't know what to say. That is so completely and utterly inexcusable."
2011 - Coldplay released their fifth studio album 'Mylo Xyloto' which charted at No.1 in thirty-four countries. In the UK 'Mylo Xyloto' became Coldplay's fifth album to debut at No.1 and became the group's third to debut at No.1 on the US Billboard 200.
2011 – Top 3 songs played on NZ radio this past week are unchanged from last week 3. “Don’t Forget Your Roots” – Six60 2. “Set Fire To The Rain” – Adele 1. “Moves Like Jagger” – Maroon 5
1944 - Born this day, George McCrae, singer, 1974 UK and US No.1 single Rock Your Baby.
1944 - Born this day, Peter Tosh, guitar, vocals, The Wailers, left in 1974, murdered by burglars at his home on 11 September 1987. 1978 UK No.43 single You Gotta Walk, Don't Look Back.
1946 - Born this day, Keith Reid, Procol Harum, 1967 UK No.1 and US No.5 single A Whiter Shade Of Pale.
1957 - Born on this day, Karl Wallinger, keyboardist with The Waterboys, (1985 album 'This Is The Sea'). Wallinger quit the band in 1986. He went on to be singer and guitarist with World Party, (1993 UK No.19 single with ‘Is It Like Today’). The Wallinger penned song ‘She’s The One’ gave Robbie Williams a UK No.1 hit in 1999.
1966 - The Yardbirds arrived in New York for their first US tour with Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page on lead guitars. After two dates of the tour, Beck developed acute tonsillitis and quit the group. He would go on to form The Jeff Beck Group, that gave Rod Stewart his first major exposure.
1967 - The soundtrack to The Sound Of Music was at No.1 on the UK album chart, spending its 132 week on the chart. The Beatles were at No.2 with 'Sgt Pepper's' and Scott Walker was at No.3 with 'Scott.'
1968 - 18 year old Peter Frampton meet Steve Marriott at a Small Faces show in London. After striking up a friendship, the two started planning a new group which emerged as Humble Pie next April.
1973 - David Bowie released his seventh album Pin Ups. The album, which features supermodel Twiggy on the front cover, is a collection of cover versions of some of the singer’s favourite songs, including tracks by Pink Floyd, The Pretty Things, The Who, The Yardbirds and The Kinks.
1985 - A-Ha went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Take On Me, making them the first Norwegian group to score a US No.1.
1995 - African-American jazz trumpeter Don Cherry died of liver failure aged 58. Developed the genre of world fusion music, incorporating influences of Middle Eastern, traditional African, and Indian music into his playing. Is the stepfather to singer’s musicians Neneh Cherry and Eagle-Eye Cherry.
1995 - Nirvana were at No.1 on the US album chart with 'The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah.'
2000 - A judge ruled that Robbie Williams had substantially copied lyrics on his song Jesus Was A Camper Van from the Woody Guthrie song I Am The Way. EMI Records had offered 25% but the publishers, Ludlow Music, were demanding 50%.
2009 - A clump of hair believed to have been trimmed from Elvis Presley's head when he joined the US Army in 1958 sold for $15,000 (£9,200) at an auction in Chicago, America. Other items sold belonging to Presley included a shirt which sold for $52,000 (£32,000), a set of concert-used handkerchiefs, $732 (£450) and photos from the reception of Presley's 1967 wedding to Priscilla, sold for nearly $6,000 (£3,700).
2011 - At the involuntary manslaughter trial of Dr Conrad Murray, Dr Steven Shafer testified that it would have been impossible for Michael Jackson to have self-administered a lethal dose of the sedative propofol. He later said of Dr Murray's delay in calling 911: "I almost don't know what to say. That is so completely and utterly inexcusable."
2011 - Coldplay released their fifth studio album 'Mylo Xyloto' which charted at No.1 in thirty-four countries. In the UK 'Mylo Xyloto' became Coldplay's fifth album to debut at No.1 and became the group's third to debut at No.1 on the US Billboard 200.
2011 – Top 3 songs played on NZ radio this past week are unchanged from last week 3. “Don’t Forget Your Roots” – Six60 2. “Set Fire To The Rain” – Adele 1. “Moves Like Jagger” – Maroon 5