TODAY IN HISTORY – September 28th
1902 - Born this day, Ed Sullivan [Edward Vincent Sullivan], in New York, NY, TV variety show host, gossip columnist, (Ed Sullivan Show). Died in New York on 13 October 1974 at the age of 73. (Both 1901 and 1902 are quoted as the year for his birth).
1938 - Born on this day, Ben E King, Benjmin Earl Nelson, The Drifters, 1960 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Save The Last Dance For Me'), 1987 UK No.1 solo single 'Stand By Me', first released in 1961.
1946 - Born on this day, Helen Shapiro, UK Singer, (1961 UK No.1 single 'Walking Back To Happiness').
1950 - Born this day, Paul Burgess, drums, 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.
1958 - Born this day, Lory Del Santo, in Verona, Italy, (Miss Italy-1980). The Italian model had an affair with Eric Clapton and was the mother of Conor Clapton, who tragically died when he fell from the window of his mother’s 53rd floor apartment in New York City at 11am on March 20th 1991. He landed on the roof of an adjacent 4 story building. Conor was only 4 and a half.
1960 - Born this day, Jennifer Rush, singer, 1985 UK No.1 single The Power Of Love.
1968 - American radio DJ Dewey Phillips died of heart failure aged 42. He was one of rock 'n' roll's pioneering disk jockeys. In July 1954, he was the first DJ to play the young Elvis Presley's debut record, 'That's All Right/Blue Moon Of Kentucky.'
1968 - The Beatles started a nine week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Hey Jude. The Paul McCartney song written about Lennon's son Julian gave the group their 16th US No.1 and the biggest seller of 1968.
1974 - Canadian singer Andy Kim went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Rock Me Gently, his only US No.1, it made No.2 in the UK. Kim was the co-writer of The Archies Sugar Sugar. Rock Me Gently debuted on Billboard's Hot 100 on 22 June 1974 and took 14 long weeks to climb to No.1.
1974 - Bad Company went to No.1 on the US album chart with their self-titled debut album. Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke had come out of Free, while Mick Ralphs had played guitar with Mott the Hoople and Boz Burrell was bass player for King Crimson before the group formed in 1973. They produced six albums together before disbanding in 1983.
1976 - A&M Records sued George Harrison for $6 million over non-delivery of a new album after he missed the deadline by two months.
1980 - The Police were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Don't Stand So Close To Me' the group's third No.1. Taken from their album 'Zenyatta Mondatta' and the best selling single of 1980.
1985 - Kate Bush scored her second UK No.1 album with 'Hounds Of Love'. The singers second No.1 album featured the tracks 'Running Up That Hill', 'Cloudbusting', 'Hounds of Love' and 'The Big Sky'.
1987 - Born this day, Hilary Duff, in Houston, Texas, singer, actress (Material Girls (not released yet), Cheaper By The Dozen 2 (Not yet released), The Pefect Man [2005], In Search Of Santa (did a voice over for Crystal) [2004], Raise Your Voice [2004], A Cinderella Story [2004], Cheaper By The Dozen [2003]). Albums Metamorphosis, Hilary Duff.
1991 - Guns N' Roses released two albums, Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II which debuted at No.1 and No.2 on the UK album chart. Both albums made No.1 and No.2 in the US.
1991 - Died this day, jazz artist Miles Davis, of a stroke and pneumonia aged 65. He invented an entirely new sound which became known as 'cool' jazz.
1994 - Bobby Brown witnessed a fatal drive-by-shooting. His sister's fiancee was killed in the incident.
2002 - Madonna was voted the greatest female singer of all-time by 750,000 music fans in a VH1 poll. But critics and music fans were unhappy with the position of Kylie Minogue who was voted into second place beating Diana Ross, (12th) and Annie Lennox (14th). The highest placed UK act was Kate Bush who was voted No.10.
2002 - Tina Turner's hometown, made famous in her song ‘Nutbush City Limits,’ named a stretch of State Highway 19 the ‘Tina Turner Highway.’ Turner lived in Nutbush, a small town about 50 miles northeast of Memphis, until she was 17.
2007 - Michael Jackson's spokeswoman, Raymone Bain, denied that the Pop star had married his children's nanny, Grace Rwaramba. A statement issued to the press read: "Wide-spreading reports regarding Michael Jackson being married are not true. Documents stating otherwise are a hoax." Jackson had already been married twice and had three children, Prince Michael I, Paris and Prince Michael II.
2009 - Lucy Vodden, the childhood pal of John Lennon's son Julian, passed away at the age of 46 after losing her battle with auto-immune disease lupus. She was the inspiration for The Beatles' track 'Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds', written mostly by John after Julian showed his father a nursery school drawing he called Lucy - in the sky with diamonds, depicting his classmate.
2010 – Most popular played song on NZ radio this past week has been “Teenage Dream” by Katy Perry who has also caused a bit of controversy with Elmo and the Sesame Street gang. Perry sang a song with Elmo but wore a skimpy outfit which caused alarm with parents at preview screenings. The segment was axed from the final cut of the episode so Perry appeared on Saturday Night Live with an Elmo t-shirt with her ample cleavage to the fore. Elmo then mentioned on Sesame Street that he and Katy were planning another get together.
2011 – Most popular song played on NZ radio this past week has been “Move’s like Jagger” by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aquilera. Interestingly after he first saw the video for the song Mick Jagger asked the band to reduce the amount of airtime he had in the video as he felt it was too much.
1902 - Born this day, Ed Sullivan [Edward Vincent Sullivan], in New York, NY, TV variety show host, gossip columnist, (Ed Sullivan Show). Died in New York on 13 October 1974 at the age of 73. (Both 1901 and 1902 are quoted as the year for his birth).
1938 - Born on this day, Ben E King, Benjmin Earl Nelson, The Drifters, 1960 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Save The Last Dance For Me'), 1987 UK No.1 solo single 'Stand By Me', first released in 1961.
1946 - Born on this day, Helen Shapiro, UK Singer, (1961 UK No.1 single 'Walking Back To Happiness').
1950 - Born this day, Paul Burgess, drums, 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.
1958 - Born this day, Lory Del Santo, in Verona, Italy, (Miss Italy-1980). The Italian model had an affair with Eric Clapton and was the mother of Conor Clapton, who tragically died when he fell from the window of his mother’s 53rd floor apartment in New York City at 11am on March 20th 1991. He landed on the roof of an adjacent 4 story building. Conor was only 4 and a half.
1960 - Born this day, Jennifer Rush, singer, 1985 UK No.1 single The Power Of Love.
1968 - American radio DJ Dewey Phillips died of heart failure aged 42. He was one of rock 'n' roll's pioneering disk jockeys. In July 1954, he was the first DJ to play the young Elvis Presley's debut record, 'That's All Right/Blue Moon Of Kentucky.'
1968 - The Beatles started a nine week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Hey Jude. The Paul McCartney song written about Lennon's son Julian gave the group their 16th US No.1 and the biggest seller of 1968.
1974 - Canadian singer Andy Kim went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Rock Me Gently, his only US No.1, it made No.2 in the UK. Kim was the co-writer of The Archies Sugar Sugar. Rock Me Gently debuted on Billboard's Hot 100 on 22 June 1974 and took 14 long weeks to climb to No.1.
1974 - Bad Company went to No.1 on the US album chart with their self-titled debut album. Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke had come out of Free, while Mick Ralphs had played guitar with Mott the Hoople and Boz Burrell was bass player for King Crimson before the group formed in 1973. They produced six albums together before disbanding in 1983.
1976 - A&M Records sued George Harrison for $6 million over non-delivery of a new album after he missed the deadline by two months.
1980 - The Police were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Don't Stand So Close To Me' the group's third No.1. Taken from their album 'Zenyatta Mondatta' and the best selling single of 1980.
1985 - Kate Bush scored her second UK No.1 album with 'Hounds Of Love'. The singers second No.1 album featured the tracks 'Running Up That Hill', 'Cloudbusting', 'Hounds of Love' and 'The Big Sky'.
1987 - Born this day, Hilary Duff, in Houston, Texas, singer, actress (Material Girls (not released yet), Cheaper By The Dozen 2 (Not yet released), The Pefect Man [2005], In Search Of Santa (did a voice over for Crystal) [2004], Raise Your Voice [2004], A Cinderella Story [2004], Cheaper By The Dozen [2003]). Albums Metamorphosis, Hilary Duff.
1991 - Guns N' Roses released two albums, Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II which debuted at No.1 and No.2 on the UK album chart. Both albums made No.1 and No.2 in the US.
1991 - Died this day, jazz artist Miles Davis, of a stroke and pneumonia aged 65. He invented an entirely new sound which became known as 'cool' jazz.
1994 - Bobby Brown witnessed a fatal drive-by-shooting. His sister's fiancee was killed in the incident.
2002 - Madonna was voted the greatest female singer of all-time by 750,000 music fans in a VH1 poll. But critics and music fans were unhappy with the position of Kylie Minogue who was voted into second place beating Diana Ross, (12th) and Annie Lennox (14th). The highest placed UK act was Kate Bush who was voted No.10.
2002 - Tina Turner's hometown, made famous in her song ‘Nutbush City Limits,’ named a stretch of State Highway 19 the ‘Tina Turner Highway.’ Turner lived in Nutbush, a small town about 50 miles northeast of Memphis, until she was 17.
2007 - Michael Jackson's spokeswoman, Raymone Bain, denied that the Pop star had married his children's nanny, Grace Rwaramba. A statement issued to the press read: "Wide-spreading reports regarding Michael Jackson being married are not true. Documents stating otherwise are a hoax." Jackson had already been married twice and had three children, Prince Michael I, Paris and Prince Michael II.
2009 - Lucy Vodden, the childhood pal of John Lennon's son Julian, passed away at the age of 46 after losing her battle with auto-immune disease lupus. She was the inspiration for The Beatles' track 'Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds', written mostly by John after Julian showed his father a nursery school drawing he called Lucy - in the sky with diamonds, depicting his classmate.
2010 – Most popular played song on NZ radio this past week has been “Teenage Dream” by Katy Perry who has also caused a bit of controversy with Elmo and the Sesame Street gang. Perry sang a song with Elmo but wore a skimpy outfit which caused alarm with parents at preview screenings. The segment was axed from the final cut of the episode so Perry appeared on Saturday Night Live with an Elmo t-shirt with her ample cleavage to the fore. Elmo then mentioned on Sesame Street that he and Katy were planning another get together.
2011 – Most popular song played on NZ radio this past week has been “Move’s like Jagger” by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aquilera. Interestingly after he first saw the video for the song Mick Jagger asked the band to reduce the amount of airtime he had in the video as he felt it was too much.