TODAY IN HISTORY – 24th October
1936 - Born this day, Bill Wyman [William Perks], in Lewisham, London, UK, rock singer, musician, bassist, and former Rolling Stone. 1969 UK and US No.1 single Honky Tonk Women, and over 30 top 40 UK and US singles and albums, left the group in 1993. Solo, 1981 UK solo No.14 Je Suis Un Rock Star. He was the only one to do his national service.
1959 - Born this day, Weird Al Yankovic, minor US hits parodying songs such as Eat It, Michael Jackson's Beat It and Like A Surgeon parodyinng Madonna's Like A Virgin.
1962 - US Soul singer James Brown recorded his legendary 'Live At The Apollo' album. The album was listed at No.24 in Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
1964 - Leader of the Pack, recorded by the female group The Shangri-Las, entered
1973 - Keith Richards was fined £205 after admitting to having cannabis, tiny amounts of Chinese heroin, mandrax tablets and a revolver at his Chelsea home.
1973 - John Lennon began litigation against the US government, accusing them of tapping his telephone.
1975 - Former Beatle John Lennon released his greatest hits album. Only he called it Shaved Fish.
1977 - Gary Busey began filming The Buddy Holly Story. The star was a dead-ringer for the rock idol.
1977 - Keith Richards pleaded guilty to possessing heroin to a court in Toronto and was given a one year suspended sentence and ordered to perform a benefit concert for the blind.
1979 - Paul McCartney received a medallion cast in rhodium after being declared the most successful composer of all time. From 1962 to 1978, McCartney had written or co-written 43 songs that had sold over a million copies each.
1980 - John Lennon released (Just Like) Starting Over in the UK.
1987 - Michael Jackson started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Bad', a No.3 hit in the UK. A music video for 'Bad', directed by Martin Scorsese and co-starring one of the first appearances of yet-undiscovered Wesley Snipes, was released in late 1987.
1987 - Sting went to No.1 on the UK album chart with his third solo release 'Nothing Like The Sun.' The title comes from Shakespeare's Sonnet #130 ("My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun"), which Sting used in the song "Sister Moon". The album won Best British Album at the 1988 Brit Awards.
1988 - John Fogerty's ex-record label sued him for self-plagiarism, claiming his solo song, The Old Man Down The Road, was too similar to Creedence Clearwater Revival's Run Through The Jungle. (He eventually won). PLAY
1998 - Former Stone Roses lead singer Ian Brown was jailed for 4 months after being found guilty of disorderly behaviour during a flight from Paris to Manchester. Brown had threatened to chop the hands-off an airstewardess during a heated exchange.
2002 - American record producer Tom Dowd died of emphysema. He recorded albums by many artists including: Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Derek and the Dominos, Rod Stewart, Aretha Franklin, Cream, Lulu, Chicago, The Allman Brothers Band, The J. Geils Band, Meat Loaf, Sonny & Cher, The Rascals, Willie Nelson, Diana Ross, Kenny Loggins, Dusty Springfield, The Drifters and Otis Redding.
2004 - Queen became the first rock act to receive an official seal of approval in Iran. Western music was still strictly censored in the Islamic republic, where homosexuality is considered a crime, but an album of Queen's greatest hits was released this week in Iran. Freddie Mercury, was proud of his Iranian ancestry, and illegal bootleg albums and singles had made Queen one of the most popular bands in Iran.
2006 - Forbes.com revealed that Kurt Cobain had overtaken Elvis Presley as the highest earning dead celebrity. Cobain's work earned $50m (£27m) in the 12 months to October 2006, compared with Presley's $42m (£22m). Former Beatle John Lennon earned $35m (£19m).
2009 - Michael Buble' went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Crazy Love', the Canadian singers fourth studio album.
2013 - NME published their latest '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list. The top 5 read: 1. The Smiths - 'The Queen Is Dead', 2. The Beatles - 'Revolver', 3. David Bowie - 'Hunky Dory', 4. The Strokes - 'Is This It' and at 5. The Velvet Underground & Nico - 'The Velvet Underground'.
1936 - Born this day, Bill Wyman [William Perks], in Lewisham, London, UK, rock singer, musician, bassist, and former Rolling Stone. 1969 UK and US No.1 single Honky Tonk Women, and over 30 top 40 UK and US singles and albums, left the group in 1993. Solo, 1981 UK solo No.14 Je Suis Un Rock Star. He was the only one to do his national service.
1959 - Born this day, Weird Al Yankovic, minor US hits parodying songs such as Eat It, Michael Jackson's Beat It and Like A Surgeon parodyinng Madonna's Like A Virgin.
1962 - US Soul singer James Brown recorded his legendary 'Live At The Apollo' album. The album was listed at No.24 in Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
1964 - Leader of the Pack, recorded by the female group The Shangri-Las, entered
1973 - Keith Richards was fined £205 after admitting to having cannabis, tiny amounts of Chinese heroin, mandrax tablets and a revolver at his Chelsea home.
1973 - John Lennon began litigation against the US government, accusing them of tapping his telephone.
1975 - Former Beatle John Lennon released his greatest hits album. Only he called it Shaved Fish.
1977 - Gary Busey began filming The Buddy Holly Story. The star was a dead-ringer for the rock idol.
1977 - Keith Richards pleaded guilty to possessing heroin to a court in Toronto and was given a one year suspended sentence and ordered to perform a benefit concert for the blind.
1979 - Paul McCartney received a medallion cast in rhodium after being declared the most successful composer of all time. From 1962 to 1978, McCartney had written or co-written 43 songs that had sold over a million copies each.
1980 - John Lennon released (Just Like) Starting Over in the UK.
1987 - Michael Jackson started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Bad', a No.3 hit in the UK. A music video for 'Bad', directed by Martin Scorsese and co-starring one of the first appearances of yet-undiscovered Wesley Snipes, was released in late 1987.
1987 - Sting went to No.1 on the UK album chart with his third solo release 'Nothing Like The Sun.' The title comes from Shakespeare's Sonnet #130 ("My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun"), which Sting used in the song "Sister Moon". The album won Best British Album at the 1988 Brit Awards.
1988 - John Fogerty's ex-record label sued him for self-plagiarism, claiming his solo song, The Old Man Down The Road, was too similar to Creedence Clearwater Revival's Run Through The Jungle. (He eventually won). PLAY
1998 - Former Stone Roses lead singer Ian Brown was jailed for 4 months after being found guilty of disorderly behaviour during a flight from Paris to Manchester. Brown had threatened to chop the hands-off an airstewardess during a heated exchange.
2002 - American record producer Tom Dowd died of emphysema. He recorded albums by many artists including: Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Derek and the Dominos, Rod Stewart, Aretha Franklin, Cream, Lulu, Chicago, The Allman Brothers Band, The J. Geils Band, Meat Loaf, Sonny & Cher, The Rascals, Willie Nelson, Diana Ross, Kenny Loggins, Dusty Springfield, The Drifters and Otis Redding.
2004 - Queen became the first rock act to receive an official seal of approval in Iran. Western music was still strictly censored in the Islamic republic, where homosexuality is considered a crime, but an album of Queen's greatest hits was released this week in Iran. Freddie Mercury, was proud of his Iranian ancestry, and illegal bootleg albums and singles had made Queen one of the most popular bands in Iran.
2006 - Forbes.com revealed that Kurt Cobain had overtaken Elvis Presley as the highest earning dead celebrity. Cobain's work earned $50m (£27m) in the 12 months to October 2006, compared with Presley's $42m (£22m). Former Beatle John Lennon earned $35m (£19m).
2009 - Michael Buble' went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Crazy Love', the Canadian singers fourth studio album.
2013 - NME published their latest '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list. The top 5 read: 1. The Smiths - 'The Queen Is Dead', 2. The Beatles - 'Revolver', 3. David Bowie - 'Hunky Dory', 4. The Strokes - 'Is This It' and at 5. The Velvet Underground & Nico - 'The Velvet Underground'.