TODAY IN HISTORY - October 29th
1944 - Born this day, Denny Laine [Brian Hines], The Moody Blues, 1965 UK No.1 single Go Now, Wings 1974 UK No.3 single Band on The Run and 1977 UK No.1 single Mull Of Kintyre.
1946 - Born this day, Peter Green, vocals, guitar, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, (replaced Eric Clapton), with Fleetwood Mac, 1969 UK No.1 single Albatross, left in 1970.
1951 - Born on this day, David Paton, Pilot, (1975 UK No.1 single 'January').
1961 - Dion (DiMucci) with Runaround Sue was in its second week at the top of the US chart. It was in the top 40 for three months.
1965 - The Who released the single 'My Generation' in the UK. The song was named the 11th greatest song by Rolling Stone on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and 13th on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Songs of Rock & Roll. It reached No. 2 in the UK, the Who's highest charting single in their home country but only No. 74 in America.
1966 - Good Vibrations recorded by The Beach Boys, debuted on Billboard's pop record charts. It stayed on the charts for 12 weeks, and was Number 1 for a week. It was later certified gold.
1967 - The youth culture-oriented rock musical, Hair, debuted off-Broadway at the Public Theatre in New York's East Village. The production, which included live nudity, upset many conservative patrons of the arts.
1970 - Neil Diamond received a gold record for the hit, Cracklin' Rose.
1971 - Duane Allman of The Allman Brothers Band was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle on a Macon, Georgia street while trying to swerve to avoid a tractor-trailer. He was three weeks shy of his 25th birthday.
1973 - The Who's double-track album, Quadrophenia, received the Gold Disc award. It stayed on the US record charts for 40 weeks and on Britain's charts for 12 weeks.
1977 - Baccara were at No.1 in the UK singles chart with Yes Sir, I Can Boogie.
1977 - The Belgian travel service issued a summons against The Sex Pistols claiming the sleeve to Holidays In The Sun infringed copyright of one of it's brochures.
1982 - Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson released The Girl is Mine.
1983 - After four weeks at No.1 on the pop music charts, Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart slipped to No.2. It was replaced by Islands In The Stream by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.
1983 - Islands In The Stream gave Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers a No.1 on the US singles chart, written by The Bee Gees and co-produced by Barry Gibb.
1983 - Pink Floyd's album Dark Side of the Moon became the longest listed album in the history of the American charts when it stayed in the charts for a 491st week.
1984 - American drummer Wells Kelly from Orleans and Meat Loaf died aged 45 after choking to death on his vomit. Had the 1976 US hit singles with Orleans, 'Still The One' and 'Dance with Me.'
1987 - 'Decades' Rolling Stones Ron Wood's first ever British art exhibition opened in London, featuring portraits of friends and rock stars from the past 20 years.
1987 - David Bowie played the first night of his 15 date Glass Spider Tour in Australia and New Zealand at the Boondall Entertainment Centre in Brisbane.
1988 - Dire Straits scored their fourth UK No.1 album with Money For Nothing.
1988 - Enya started a three week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Orinoco Flow.' Originally with family act, Clannad, Enya went solo and specialised in Celtic and New Age recordings.
1994 - UK reggae/rap performer Pato Banton (with Robin & Ali Campbell from UB40), started a four week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with his version of the 1968 Eddy Grant song and Equals hit 'Baby Come Back.'
1996 - The Stone Roses split up, singer Ian Brown said 'having spent the last ten years in the filthiest business in the universe, it's a pleasure to announce the end of The Stone Roses.'
2000 - The Spice Girls went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with Holler / Let Love Lead The Way. The group made musical history by scoring their ninth No.1 making them joint fourth in the list of acts who have had UK No.1 singles.
2003 - Research in the US found that songs get stuck in our heads because they create a ‘brain itch’ that can only be scratched by repeating a tune over and over. Songs such as the Village People's YMCA and the Baha Men's Who Let The Dogs Out owe their success to their ability to create a ‘cognitive itch’, according to Professor James Kellaris, of the University of Cincinnati College of Business Administration.
2007 - Walk the Line, the film about the life of singer Johnny Cash, was voted the greatest music biopic in a poll. The film starred Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon as Cash and his wife June Carter as the country stars and won the actress an Oscar in 2006. It was followed by rapper Eminem's 8 Mile, with Mozart's life story Amadeus next and Ray, starring Jamie Foxx as musician Ray Charles, at number four. The most recent film in the top 10 was Joy Division biopic Control
2009 – Yves St Laurent tops the Forbes “Dead Entertainers Rich List” for the 2008/09 year with a whopping $350 million earned (mainly through his art collection being sold by Christies), Rodgers & Hammerstein were in 2nd with $235 million, recently deceased Michael Jackson earned $90 million to grab 3rd and Elvis Presley is still doing well with $55 million for 4th spot.
2013 - John Lennon's first home, in Liverpool, was sold for £480,000 at an auction held at the Cavern Club. The red brick terrace at 9 Newcastle Road, Wavertree, was where the member of The Beatles lived from birth, in 1940, until he was five. The property has a rear yard and is a few streets away from Penny Lane, made famous by The Beatles.
1944 - Born this day, Denny Laine [Brian Hines], The Moody Blues, 1965 UK No.1 single Go Now, Wings 1974 UK No.3 single Band on The Run and 1977 UK No.1 single Mull Of Kintyre.
1946 - Born this day, Peter Green, vocals, guitar, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, (replaced Eric Clapton), with Fleetwood Mac, 1969 UK No.1 single Albatross, left in 1970.
1951 - Born on this day, David Paton, Pilot, (1975 UK No.1 single 'January').
1961 - Dion (DiMucci) with Runaround Sue was in its second week at the top of the US chart. It was in the top 40 for three months.
1965 - The Who released the single 'My Generation' in the UK. The song was named the 11th greatest song by Rolling Stone on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and 13th on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Songs of Rock & Roll. It reached No. 2 in the UK, the Who's highest charting single in their home country but only No. 74 in America.
1966 - Good Vibrations recorded by The Beach Boys, debuted on Billboard's pop record charts. It stayed on the charts for 12 weeks, and was Number 1 for a week. It was later certified gold.
1967 - The youth culture-oriented rock musical, Hair, debuted off-Broadway at the Public Theatre in New York's East Village. The production, which included live nudity, upset many conservative patrons of the arts.
1970 - Neil Diamond received a gold record for the hit, Cracklin' Rose.
1971 - Duane Allman of The Allman Brothers Band was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle on a Macon, Georgia street while trying to swerve to avoid a tractor-trailer. He was three weeks shy of his 25th birthday.
1973 - The Who's double-track album, Quadrophenia, received the Gold Disc award. It stayed on the US record charts for 40 weeks and on Britain's charts for 12 weeks.
1977 - Baccara were at No.1 in the UK singles chart with Yes Sir, I Can Boogie.
1977 - The Belgian travel service issued a summons against The Sex Pistols claiming the sleeve to Holidays In The Sun infringed copyright of one of it's brochures.
1982 - Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson released The Girl is Mine.
1983 - After four weeks at No.1 on the pop music charts, Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart slipped to No.2. It was replaced by Islands In The Stream by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.
1983 - Islands In The Stream gave Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers a No.1 on the US singles chart, written by The Bee Gees and co-produced by Barry Gibb.
1983 - Pink Floyd's album Dark Side of the Moon became the longest listed album in the history of the American charts when it stayed in the charts for a 491st week.
1984 - American drummer Wells Kelly from Orleans and Meat Loaf died aged 45 after choking to death on his vomit. Had the 1976 US hit singles with Orleans, 'Still The One' and 'Dance with Me.'
1987 - 'Decades' Rolling Stones Ron Wood's first ever British art exhibition opened in London, featuring portraits of friends and rock stars from the past 20 years.
1987 - David Bowie played the first night of his 15 date Glass Spider Tour in Australia and New Zealand at the Boondall Entertainment Centre in Brisbane.
1988 - Dire Straits scored their fourth UK No.1 album with Money For Nothing.
1988 - Enya started a three week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Orinoco Flow.' Originally with family act, Clannad, Enya went solo and specialised in Celtic and New Age recordings.
1994 - UK reggae/rap performer Pato Banton (with Robin & Ali Campbell from UB40), started a four week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with his version of the 1968 Eddy Grant song and Equals hit 'Baby Come Back.'
1996 - The Stone Roses split up, singer Ian Brown said 'having spent the last ten years in the filthiest business in the universe, it's a pleasure to announce the end of The Stone Roses.'
2000 - The Spice Girls went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with Holler / Let Love Lead The Way. The group made musical history by scoring their ninth No.1 making them joint fourth in the list of acts who have had UK No.1 singles.
2003 - Research in the US found that songs get stuck in our heads because they create a ‘brain itch’ that can only be scratched by repeating a tune over and over. Songs such as the Village People's YMCA and the Baha Men's Who Let The Dogs Out owe their success to their ability to create a ‘cognitive itch’, according to Professor James Kellaris, of the University of Cincinnati College of Business Administration.
2007 - Walk the Line, the film about the life of singer Johnny Cash, was voted the greatest music biopic in a poll. The film starred Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon as Cash and his wife June Carter as the country stars and won the actress an Oscar in 2006. It was followed by rapper Eminem's 8 Mile, with Mozart's life story Amadeus next and Ray, starring Jamie Foxx as musician Ray Charles, at number four. The most recent film in the top 10 was Joy Division biopic Control
2009 – Yves St Laurent tops the Forbes “Dead Entertainers Rich List” for the 2008/09 year with a whopping $350 million earned (mainly through his art collection being sold by Christies), Rodgers & Hammerstein were in 2nd with $235 million, recently deceased Michael Jackson earned $90 million to grab 3rd and Elvis Presley is still doing well with $55 million for 4th spot.
2013 - John Lennon's first home, in Liverpool, was sold for £480,000 at an auction held at the Cavern Club. The red brick terrace at 9 Newcastle Road, Wavertree, was where the member of The Beatles lived from birth, in 1940, until he was five. The property has a rear yard and is a few streets away from Penny Lane, made famous by The Beatles.