TODAY IN HISTORY – September 9th
1941 - Born this day, Otis Redding, in Dawson, Georgia, USA. He released his first single in 1959 as Otis & the Shooters. Otis formed his own record label, Jotis Records, in 1966. His biggest hit was the 1968 US No.1 and UK No.3 single Sittin' On, The Dock Of The Bay, and also had 10 other UK Top 40 and 8 US Top 40 singles. His Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) became the theme for the US TV show The $64,000 Question.
During his early career Otis worked in a car wash. The 1965 album Otis Blue - Otis Redding Sings Soul is regarded as one of the all time great soul albums. On 10 December 1967, flying to that night's concert in Madison, the plane carrying Otis Redding and his band crashed at 3.28pm into icy waters of Lake Monoma near Madison. Only, Ben Cauley from his backing group survived the crash. Otis had recorded his best known song Sittin' On, The Dock Of The Bay, only three days earlier.
1952 - Born this day, David Stewart, musician, guitarist, keyboardist, Longdancer, Tourists, 1979 UK No.4 single I Only Want To Be With You, Eurythmics, 1983 US No.1 and UK No.2 single Sweet Dreams, 1985 UK No.1 single There Must Be An Angel, solo, 1990 UK No.6 single Lilly Was Here.
1956 - 54,000,000 viewers (82.6 percent of the US television audience) turned their TV dials to CBS as Ed Sullivan introduced 21-year-old singer Elvis 'The Pelvis' Presley. Elvis sang Hound Dog and Love Me Tender. Ed Sullivan, watching out for the moral safety of the viewing public (plus a live audience of screaming Elvis fans in the show's New York theatre) demanded that the CBS cameras not venture lower than Elvis' waist. Elvis got the largest fee to that date for appearing on Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town, a cool $50,000. (Another source says actor Charles Laughton was the fill-in host).
1965 - The Rolling Stones were at No.1 in the UK with (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, giving them their 4th UK No.1 single.
1968 - Working at Abbey Road studios The Beatles recorded 'Helter Skelter'. John Lennon played bass and honked on a saxophone, roadie Mal Evans tried his best at playing trumpet. Paul McCartney recorded his lead vocal and George Harrison ran about the studio holding a flaming ashtray above his head.
1969 - Born this day, Rachel Hunter, former model and former Mrs Rod Stewart (a divorce that cost Rod a reported $65 million). Born in Auckland NZ she first came to national prominence as the “girl on the trumpet icecream tv commercials” as a 17 year old. Was paid $1.8 million to pose nude for Playboy magazine in 2004. Starred in the video to the 2003/04 hit song “Stacy’s Mom” by Fountains Of Wayne!
1972 - Jim Croce started a five week run at No.1 on the US album chart with You Don't Mess Around With Jim.
1975 – Born this day, Michael Buble, Swing singer. Born in British Columbia, Canada, his family first noticed his singing ability when he was 15 singing “White Christmas” at Christmas time. By the age of 16 he was singing in nightclubs facilitated by his Italian grandfather who was a plumber. His grandfather would exchange plumbing jobs to get his grandson some stage time.
1977 - David Bowie appeared on Marc Bolan’s ITV show, Marc, singing ‘Heroes’ as well as a duet with Bolan, ‘Standing Next To You’, which is prematurely terminated when Bolan fell from the stage, much to Bowie’s amusement. After the show the pair recorded demos together which were never finished because Bolan was killed in a car crash a week later.
1978 - A Taste Of Honey started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Boogie Oogie Oogie', it made No.3 in the UK.
1989 - Italian based Black Box started a six-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Ride On Time'. The track sampled the uncredited use of Loleatta Holloway's song 'Love Sensation', who objected resulting in a settlement that paid the singer an undisclosed sum. New pressings had M People singer Heather Small singing the vocals. Biggest selling single of 1989.
1989 - New Kids On The Block scored their second US No.1 single with 'Hangin' Tough', a No.1 in the UK in 1990. The group also went to No.1 on the US album chart on this day with 'Hangin Tough'.
1992 - Nirvana's Chris Novoselic knocked himself unconscious during the MTV music and video awards after being hit on the head with his guitar after throwing it skywards
1999 - Fatboy Slim scored a hat trick at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York when he won best direction, breakthrough and choreography awards.
2005 - Liverpool City Council confirmed it was to demolish Ringo Starr's birthplace because it had "no historical significance." The house in Dingle, was one of 460 properties to be demolished for a regeneration project. The council said Madryn Street had no significance because Ringo had spent only three months of his life there.
2007 – The 2 ex husbands of former Baywatch actress, Pamela Anderson, are involved in a stoush at the MTV Awards in Las Vegas. According to Tommy Lee, Kid Rock (who Lee calls Kid Pebble) punched him in the face after their ex wife sat on Tommy’s knee in the front row. Lee insists it all started because Rock is jralous of the relationship (Lee) has with his ex wife.
2008 - A man was charged with assault after an attack on Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher during the band's set at the V Festival in Canada. Gallagher was admitted to hospital after a man ran on stage and pushed him over while he played guitar. Toronto police said Daniel Sullivan, 47, had been charged over the incident. A band statement said the guitarist "fell heavily on to his monitor speakers"
2009 – Beatles box sets (in both Mono & Stereo) are released on this day as is the “Beatles: Rock Band” game introducing a whole new generation to the Beatles music. Port FM runs a “B-Day” promotion highlighting the releases and giving away Beatles CD’s.
1941 - Born this day, Otis Redding, in Dawson, Georgia, USA. He released his first single in 1959 as Otis & the Shooters. Otis formed his own record label, Jotis Records, in 1966. His biggest hit was the 1968 US No.1 and UK No.3 single Sittin' On, The Dock Of The Bay, and also had 10 other UK Top 40 and 8 US Top 40 singles. His Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) became the theme for the US TV show The $64,000 Question.
During his early career Otis worked in a car wash. The 1965 album Otis Blue - Otis Redding Sings Soul is regarded as one of the all time great soul albums. On 10 December 1967, flying to that night's concert in Madison, the plane carrying Otis Redding and his band crashed at 3.28pm into icy waters of Lake Monoma near Madison. Only, Ben Cauley from his backing group survived the crash. Otis had recorded his best known song Sittin' On, The Dock Of The Bay, only three days earlier.
1952 - Born this day, David Stewart, musician, guitarist, keyboardist, Longdancer, Tourists, 1979 UK No.4 single I Only Want To Be With You, Eurythmics, 1983 US No.1 and UK No.2 single Sweet Dreams, 1985 UK No.1 single There Must Be An Angel, solo, 1990 UK No.6 single Lilly Was Here.
1956 - 54,000,000 viewers (82.6 percent of the US television audience) turned their TV dials to CBS as Ed Sullivan introduced 21-year-old singer Elvis 'The Pelvis' Presley. Elvis sang Hound Dog and Love Me Tender. Ed Sullivan, watching out for the moral safety of the viewing public (plus a live audience of screaming Elvis fans in the show's New York theatre) demanded that the CBS cameras not venture lower than Elvis' waist. Elvis got the largest fee to that date for appearing on Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town, a cool $50,000. (Another source says actor Charles Laughton was the fill-in host).
1965 - The Rolling Stones were at No.1 in the UK with (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, giving them their 4th UK No.1 single.
1968 - Working at Abbey Road studios The Beatles recorded 'Helter Skelter'. John Lennon played bass and honked on a saxophone, roadie Mal Evans tried his best at playing trumpet. Paul McCartney recorded his lead vocal and George Harrison ran about the studio holding a flaming ashtray above his head.
1969 - Born this day, Rachel Hunter, former model and former Mrs Rod Stewart (a divorce that cost Rod a reported $65 million). Born in Auckland NZ she first came to national prominence as the “girl on the trumpet icecream tv commercials” as a 17 year old. Was paid $1.8 million to pose nude for Playboy magazine in 2004. Starred in the video to the 2003/04 hit song “Stacy’s Mom” by Fountains Of Wayne!
1972 - Jim Croce started a five week run at No.1 on the US album chart with You Don't Mess Around With Jim.
1975 – Born this day, Michael Buble, Swing singer. Born in British Columbia, Canada, his family first noticed his singing ability when he was 15 singing “White Christmas” at Christmas time. By the age of 16 he was singing in nightclubs facilitated by his Italian grandfather who was a plumber. His grandfather would exchange plumbing jobs to get his grandson some stage time.
1977 - David Bowie appeared on Marc Bolan’s ITV show, Marc, singing ‘Heroes’ as well as a duet with Bolan, ‘Standing Next To You’, which is prematurely terminated when Bolan fell from the stage, much to Bowie’s amusement. After the show the pair recorded demos together which were never finished because Bolan was killed in a car crash a week later.
1978 - A Taste Of Honey started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Boogie Oogie Oogie', it made No.3 in the UK.
1989 - Italian based Black Box started a six-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Ride On Time'. The track sampled the uncredited use of Loleatta Holloway's song 'Love Sensation', who objected resulting in a settlement that paid the singer an undisclosed sum. New pressings had M People singer Heather Small singing the vocals. Biggest selling single of 1989.
1989 - New Kids On The Block scored their second US No.1 single with 'Hangin' Tough', a No.1 in the UK in 1990. The group also went to No.1 on the US album chart on this day with 'Hangin Tough'.
1992 - Nirvana's Chris Novoselic knocked himself unconscious during the MTV music and video awards after being hit on the head with his guitar after throwing it skywards
1999 - Fatboy Slim scored a hat trick at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York when he won best direction, breakthrough and choreography awards.
2005 - Liverpool City Council confirmed it was to demolish Ringo Starr's birthplace because it had "no historical significance." The house in Dingle, was one of 460 properties to be demolished for a regeneration project. The council said Madryn Street had no significance because Ringo had spent only three months of his life there.
2007 – The 2 ex husbands of former Baywatch actress, Pamela Anderson, are involved in a stoush at the MTV Awards in Las Vegas. According to Tommy Lee, Kid Rock (who Lee calls Kid Pebble) punched him in the face after their ex wife sat on Tommy’s knee in the front row. Lee insists it all started because Rock is jralous of the relationship (Lee) has with his ex wife.
2008 - A man was charged with assault after an attack on Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher during the band's set at the V Festival in Canada. Gallagher was admitted to hospital after a man ran on stage and pushed him over while he played guitar. Toronto police said Daniel Sullivan, 47, had been charged over the incident. A band statement said the guitarist "fell heavily on to his monitor speakers"
2009 – Beatles box sets (in both Mono & Stereo) are released on this day as is the “Beatles: Rock Band” game introducing a whole new generation to the Beatles music. Port FM runs a “B-Day” promotion highlighting the releases and giving away Beatles CD’s.