TODAY IN HISTORY – OCTOBER 7TH
1945 - Born this day, Kevin Godley, musician, drummer, 10CC, 1975 UK No.1 and US No.2 single I'm Not In Love, plus 10 other UK top 30 hits including 2 No.1's, also with Godley And Creme, 1981 UK No.3 single Under Your Thumb, video producer.
1950 - The Frank Sinatra Show debuted. It was the crooner's first plunge into TV, the beginning of a $250,000 per year, five-year contract. Ben Blue, The Blue Family, the Whippoorwills and Axel Stordahl's orchestra were regulars on the show.
1951 - Born this day, John Cougar Mellencamp, in Seymour, Indiana, rock musician, singer, songwriter, 1982 US No.1 and UK No.25 single Jack and Diane, 1982 US No.1 album American Fool.
1953 - Born this day, Tico Torres, drums, Bon Jovi, 1987 US No.1 and UK No.4 single Livin' On A Prayer, You Give Love a Bad Name.
1959 - Born this day, Simon Cowell, record executive and producer, judge on TV shows Popstars and American Idol.
1963 - The Rolling Stones recorded the Lennon and McCartney penned song ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’ at De Lane Lea Studios in London.
1964 - Born this day, Sam Brown, singer, 1989 UK No.4 single Stop, daughter of 60's singer Joe Brown.
1967 - Cass Elliot from The Mamas And The Papas spent the night in a London jail after being accused of stealing from a hotel (over a hotel bill), a TV and concert appearance had to be cancelled.
1967 - The Beatles turned down $1 million for a New York concert. It was offered by Sid Berstein.
1968 - Jose Feliciano performed a controversial version of The Star Spangled Banner before the fifth game of the World Series between the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals. As a result of his slow, Bluesy delivery, many radio stations refused to play his songs, and his career suffered.
1968 - Born on this day, Thom York, vocals, guitar, keyboards, Radiohead. Their 1993 debut single 'Creep' was initially unsuccessful, but it became a worldwide hit several months after the release of their debut album, 'Pablo Honey'. Their 1997 album 'OK Computer' appeared in many 1997 critics' lists and listener polls for best album of the year.
1975 - John Lennon was awarded his ‘Green Card’ - permanent residency status, at a hearing in New York which overturned previous efforts by the US Government to deport him. The three judge panel of the US Court of Appeals ruled that his 1968 arrest in Britain for possession of marijuana was "contrary to US ideas of due process and was invalid as a means of banishing the former Beatle from America."
1977 - Steve Hackett announced he was leaving Genesis.
1978 - The film soundtrack to 'Grease' featuring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John started a 13 week run at No.1 on the UK chart.
1982 - Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page was given a 12 month conditional discharge after being found guilty of possessing cocaine.
1984. U2 song “Pride (In The Name Of Love)” went to number 1 on this day. This was the first time a U2 song had been number 1 outside of Ireland- because of this, Bono always has a soft spot for New Zealand.
1989 - Paula Abdul went to No.1 on the US album chart with Forever Your Girl.
1995 - Alanis Morissette went to No.1 on the US album chart with Jagged Litle Pill. The album went on to become the biggest selling album ever by a female artist with sales over 27 million.
2002 - Mick Jagger donated £100,000 to his old Grammar school in Dartford to help pay for a music director and buy musical instruments. The new centre was also named after Mick Jagger.
2005 - Boy George was arrested in New York after Police found traces of drugs in his apartment. George had called the police after he thought somebody was breaking into his apartment. When police arrived and made a search they found traces of cocaine on a computer table.
2009 - Monkees vocalist Davy Jones ruled out ever reuniting with his former band mates after launching a scathing attack on each of his old pals in The National Enquirer. "It's not a case of dollars and cents. It's a case of satisfying yourself. I don't have anything to prove. The Monkees proved it for me."
2013 - Annie Lennox described the sexualised imagery of modern pop videos as "dark" and "pornographic". "I'm all for freedom of expression," she told BBC Radio 5 live, "but this is clearly one step beyond, and it's clearly into the realm of porn." The singer called for pop videos to be rated in the same way as films.
1945 - Born this day, Kevin Godley, musician, drummer, 10CC, 1975 UK No.1 and US No.2 single I'm Not In Love, plus 10 other UK top 30 hits including 2 No.1's, also with Godley And Creme, 1981 UK No.3 single Under Your Thumb, video producer.
1950 - The Frank Sinatra Show debuted. It was the crooner's first plunge into TV, the beginning of a $250,000 per year, five-year contract. Ben Blue, The Blue Family, the Whippoorwills and Axel Stordahl's orchestra were regulars on the show.
1951 - Born this day, John Cougar Mellencamp, in Seymour, Indiana, rock musician, singer, songwriter, 1982 US No.1 and UK No.25 single Jack and Diane, 1982 US No.1 album American Fool.
1953 - Born this day, Tico Torres, drums, Bon Jovi, 1987 US No.1 and UK No.4 single Livin' On A Prayer, You Give Love a Bad Name.
1959 - Born this day, Simon Cowell, record executive and producer, judge on TV shows Popstars and American Idol.
1963 - The Rolling Stones recorded the Lennon and McCartney penned song ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’ at De Lane Lea Studios in London.
1964 - Born this day, Sam Brown, singer, 1989 UK No.4 single Stop, daughter of 60's singer Joe Brown.
1967 - Cass Elliot from The Mamas And The Papas spent the night in a London jail after being accused of stealing from a hotel (over a hotel bill), a TV and concert appearance had to be cancelled.
1967 - The Beatles turned down $1 million for a New York concert. It was offered by Sid Berstein.
1968 - Jose Feliciano performed a controversial version of The Star Spangled Banner before the fifth game of the World Series between the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals. As a result of his slow, Bluesy delivery, many radio stations refused to play his songs, and his career suffered.
1968 - Born on this day, Thom York, vocals, guitar, keyboards, Radiohead. Their 1993 debut single 'Creep' was initially unsuccessful, but it became a worldwide hit several months after the release of their debut album, 'Pablo Honey'. Their 1997 album 'OK Computer' appeared in many 1997 critics' lists and listener polls for best album of the year.
1975 - John Lennon was awarded his ‘Green Card’ - permanent residency status, at a hearing in New York which overturned previous efforts by the US Government to deport him. The three judge panel of the US Court of Appeals ruled that his 1968 arrest in Britain for possession of marijuana was "contrary to US ideas of due process and was invalid as a means of banishing the former Beatle from America."
1977 - Steve Hackett announced he was leaving Genesis.
1978 - The film soundtrack to 'Grease' featuring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John started a 13 week run at No.1 on the UK chart.
1982 - Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page was given a 12 month conditional discharge after being found guilty of possessing cocaine.
1984. U2 song “Pride (In The Name Of Love)” went to number 1 on this day. This was the first time a U2 song had been number 1 outside of Ireland- because of this, Bono always has a soft spot for New Zealand.
1989 - Paula Abdul went to No.1 on the US album chart with Forever Your Girl.
1995 - Alanis Morissette went to No.1 on the US album chart with Jagged Litle Pill. The album went on to become the biggest selling album ever by a female artist with sales over 27 million.
2002 - Mick Jagger donated £100,000 to his old Grammar school in Dartford to help pay for a music director and buy musical instruments. The new centre was also named after Mick Jagger.
2005 - Boy George was arrested in New York after Police found traces of drugs in his apartment. George had called the police after he thought somebody was breaking into his apartment. When police arrived and made a search they found traces of cocaine on a computer table.
2009 - Monkees vocalist Davy Jones ruled out ever reuniting with his former band mates after launching a scathing attack on each of his old pals in The National Enquirer. "It's not a case of dollars and cents. It's a case of satisfying yourself. I don't have anything to prove. The Monkees proved it for me."
2013 - Annie Lennox described the sexualised imagery of modern pop videos as "dark" and "pornographic". "I'm all for freedom of expression," she told BBC Radio 5 live, "but this is clearly one step beyond, and it's clearly into the realm of porn." The singer called for pop videos to be rated in the same way as films.