TODAY IN HISTORY –October 28th
1941 - Hank B. Marvin was born in England, he was the lead guitarist for "The Shadows".
1945 - Wayne Fontana was born, he has a hit in 1965 with "The game of love".
1953 - Born this day. Songwriter, Desmond Child. His songs have sold more than 300 million around the world. First chart success with Kiss “I Was Made For Loving You” and went on to write numerous songs with Bon Jovi, “You Give Love a Bad Name”, “Livin On A Prayer”, “Bad Medicine”. Other big hits include “Dude Looks Like A Lady” (Aerosmith), “Poison” (Alice Cooper), “Just Like Jesse James” (Cher), “Old Before I Die” (Robbie Williams), “Keep The Faith” (Bon Jovi), “Waking Up In Vegas” (Katy Perry), “Kiss The Rain” (Billie Myers) and “Livin La Vida Loca” (Ricky Martin).
1957 - After a show at the Pan Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles, local police told Elvis Presley that he was not allowed to wiggle his hips onstage, the local press also ran headlines saying Elvis would have to clean up his act. The next night, the Los Angeles Vice Squad filmed his entire concert, to study his performance.
1967 - 'Diana Ross and the Supremes Greatest Hits' started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart. Although original member Florence Ballard is pictured on the cover and sings on all the tracks, by the time the LP was released, she had been fired from the group and replaced by Cindy Birdsong.
1969 - Born on this day, American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Ben Harper. Two-time Grammy Award winner, winning awards for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album, in 2005.
1973 - David Cassidy was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Daydreamer / The Puppy Song', the singers second No.1. 'The Puppy Song' was Cassidy's version of the Harry Nilsson song.
1978 - Nick Gilder went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Hot Child In The City', not a hit in the UK.
1978 - The animated cartoon, Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park, was shown on NBC-TV in the U.S. The four rock stars had to deal with a mad scientist who went crazy in an amusement park. All four members of Kiss had just released their individual solo albums.
1989 - Janet Jackson started a four week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814'. Only one of three albums to produce seven Top-ten US singles, (the other two being Thriller by Michael Jackson and Bruce Springsteen's Born In The USA).
1997 - R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry announced that he was leaving the group after 17 years, becoming a farmer.
2001 - Afroman (Joseph Foreman), started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Because I Got High.' The song about how cannabis use was degrading his quality of life, rose from obscurity to popularity after it was circulated around the Internet.
2004 - Courtney Love was ordered to stand trial on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon after Kristin King told a Los Angeles court Ms Love threw a bottle and a lit candle at her after turning up at the home of a former boyfriend in the early hours. Ms King told the court Ms Love was "vicious" and "erratic" when she allegedly attacked her while she slept on a sofa on 25 April. She said Ms Love then sat on her, pulled her hair and pinched her left breast in the "worst pinch I ever had", before managing to flee.
2007 - X Factor winner Leona Lewis went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with the first track from her debut album ‘Bleeding Love.’ Lewis had the biggest week one sales so far in 2007 this year outselling the rest of the top five put together, with 218,000 copies. She beat Take That's ‘Rule The World’ into second place.
2008 - A statue honouring AC/DC's Bon Scott was unveiled at the Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour in Western Australia. Although born in Scotland, Scott grew up in Fremantle after his family emigrated to Australia in 1952. Bon started out his newfound Australian life in Melbourne, his family lived in the suburb of Sunshine for 4 years before moving to Fremantle. Scott was born in 1946 died on 20th February 1980. He is buried in Fremantle cemetery.
2012 – One-time pop star Gary Glitter has been arrested as part of an investigation into allegations of child sex abuse by the late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile, the BBC said. It was the first arrest to be reported in a scandal that has already damaged the reputation of the publicly-funded BBC and the legacy of Savile, a former DJ who was one of the broadcaster's top show hosts and a dedicated charity fundraiser.
2013 - New Zealand singer Lorde, 16, topped the UK singles chart with her debut single, 'Royals', making her the youngest solo artist to score a UK No.1 since 15-year-old Billie Piper's 'Because We Want To' in 1998. Lorde was signed to Universal on a development deal at just 13 years old, after a friend's father sent them home recordings of her singing Duffy and Pixie Lott tracks.
1941 - Hank B. Marvin was born in England, he was the lead guitarist for "The Shadows".
1945 - Wayne Fontana was born, he has a hit in 1965 with "The game of love".
1953 - Born this day. Songwriter, Desmond Child. His songs have sold more than 300 million around the world. First chart success with Kiss “I Was Made For Loving You” and went on to write numerous songs with Bon Jovi, “You Give Love a Bad Name”, “Livin On A Prayer”, “Bad Medicine”. Other big hits include “Dude Looks Like A Lady” (Aerosmith), “Poison” (Alice Cooper), “Just Like Jesse James” (Cher), “Old Before I Die” (Robbie Williams), “Keep The Faith” (Bon Jovi), “Waking Up In Vegas” (Katy Perry), “Kiss The Rain” (Billie Myers) and “Livin La Vida Loca” (Ricky Martin).
1957 - After a show at the Pan Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles, local police told Elvis Presley that he was not allowed to wiggle his hips onstage, the local press also ran headlines saying Elvis would have to clean up his act. The next night, the Los Angeles Vice Squad filmed his entire concert, to study his performance.
1967 - 'Diana Ross and the Supremes Greatest Hits' started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart. Although original member Florence Ballard is pictured on the cover and sings on all the tracks, by the time the LP was released, she had been fired from the group and replaced by Cindy Birdsong.
1969 - Born on this day, American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Ben Harper. Two-time Grammy Award winner, winning awards for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album, in 2005.
1973 - David Cassidy was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Daydreamer / The Puppy Song', the singers second No.1. 'The Puppy Song' was Cassidy's version of the Harry Nilsson song.
1978 - Nick Gilder went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Hot Child In The City', not a hit in the UK.
1978 - The animated cartoon, Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park, was shown on NBC-TV in the U.S. The four rock stars had to deal with a mad scientist who went crazy in an amusement park. All four members of Kiss had just released their individual solo albums.
1989 - Janet Jackson started a four week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814'. Only one of three albums to produce seven Top-ten US singles, (the other two being Thriller by Michael Jackson and Bruce Springsteen's Born In The USA).
1997 - R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry announced that he was leaving the group after 17 years, becoming a farmer.
2001 - Afroman (Joseph Foreman), started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Because I Got High.' The song about how cannabis use was degrading his quality of life, rose from obscurity to popularity after it was circulated around the Internet.
2004 - Courtney Love was ordered to stand trial on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon after Kristin King told a Los Angeles court Ms Love threw a bottle and a lit candle at her after turning up at the home of a former boyfriend in the early hours. Ms King told the court Ms Love was "vicious" and "erratic" when she allegedly attacked her while she slept on a sofa on 25 April. She said Ms Love then sat on her, pulled her hair and pinched her left breast in the "worst pinch I ever had", before managing to flee.
2007 - X Factor winner Leona Lewis went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with the first track from her debut album ‘Bleeding Love.’ Lewis had the biggest week one sales so far in 2007 this year outselling the rest of the top five put together, with 218,000 copies. She beat Take That's ‘Rule The World’ into second place.
2008 - A statue honouring AC/DC's Bon Scott was unveiled at the Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour in Western Australia. Although born in Scotland, Scott grew up in Fremantle after his family emigrated to Australia in 1952. Bon started out his newfound Australian life in Melbourne, his family lived in the suburb of Sunshine for 4 years before moving to Fremantle. Scott was born in 1946 died on 20th February 1980. He is buried in Fremantle cemetery.
2012 – One-time pop star Gary Glitter has been arrested as part of an investigation into allegations of child sex abuse by the late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile, the BBC said. It was the first arrest to be reported in a scandal that has already damaged the reputation of the publicly-funded BBC and the legacy of Savile, a former DJ who was one of the broadcaster's top show hosts and a dedicated charity fundraiser.
2013 - New Zealand singer Lorde, 16, topped the UK singles chart with her debut single, 'Royals', making her the youngest solo artist to score a UK No.1 since 15-year-old Billie Piper's 'Because We Want To' in 1998. Lorde was signed to Universal on a development deal at just 13 years old, after a friend's father sent them home recordings of her singing Duffy and Pixie Lott tracks.