April 9, April 9, April 9, April 9, April 9, April 9, April 9, April 9 ... Born – Paul Robeson (1898) – American singer (Ol Man River). Art Van Damme (1920) – pneumonia. Age 89. Jazz accordionist. George Weiss (1921) – songwriter (“What A Wonderful World”). Tom Lehrer (1928) – singer/songwriter (I Got It From Sally). Monty Sunshine (1928) – clarinetist for The Chris Barber Jazz Band. Carl Perkins (1932) – singer/songwriter (“Honey Don’t”). “Rockin’ Sidney” Simien (1938) – R&B/zydeco singer/songwriter (“My Toot Toot”). Terry Knight (aka Richard Knapp, 1943) – producer for Cameo-Parkway Records, manager of Grand Funk Railroad, Terry Knight and The Pack. Robert Calvert (1944) – Hawkwind. Emil Stucchio (1944) – The Classics. Gene Parsons (1944) – The Flying Burrito Brothers. Steve Gadd (1945) – session drummer. Les Gray (1946) – singer for Mud. Phil Wright (1946) – drummer/vocalist for Paper Lace. Dave Chico Ryan (1948) – Sha Na Na. Mark Kelly (1961) – keyboardist for Marillion. Kevin Martin (1969) – lead vocalist for Candlebox. Gerard Way (1977) – vocalist for My Chemical Romance. Rachel Stevens (1978) – singer for S Club 7. Albert Hammond, Jr. (1980) – guitarist for The Strokes. R.I.P. – Phil Ochs (1976) – suicide. Age 35. American protest singer. Brook Benton (1988) – pneumonia. Age 56. Singer/songwriter (Rainy Night In Georgia). Dave Prater (1988) – car crash. Age 50. Sam and Dave (“Soul Man”). Mae Boren Axton (1997) – drowned after a heart attack. Age 82. Songwriter (Heartbreak Hotel). Harry Babbitt (2004) – Age 90. Singer with Kay Kyser and His Orchestra. Randy Cain (2009) – Age 63. The Delfonics. Randy Wood (2011) – fall. Age 94. Producer, founder of Dot Records. Orrin Tucker (2011) – Age 100. Bandleader (“Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!”). Roger Nicholls (2011) – pancreatic cancer. Age 66. Recording engineer for Steely Dan and John Denver. Album releases – Bob Dylan – Nashville Skyline (1969) Dr. John – Remedies (1970) America – Hideaway (1976) Rainbow – Long Live Rock N Roll (1978) R.E.M. – Reckoning (1984) Roxette – Crash! Boom! Bang! (1994) Chino XL – Here To Save You All (1996) Bonnie Raitt – Silver Lining (2002) Roy Buchanan – Strange Kind Of Feeling (2002) Events – 1860 – French inventor Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville makes the first sound recording when he records a female voice singing into his invention, the Phonautograph. Unfortunately, the inventor records the sound waves only to study them, not knowing how to play them back. They have since been processed into a recordable format and heard. 1953 – Elvis Presley performs Keep Them Cold Icy Fingers Off Of Me at the Humes High School talent show. He goes over so well that they bring him back to sing Till I Waltz Again With You. 1956 – Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps record “Be-Bop-A-Lula” at the WCMS Radio studio in Norfolk, Virginia. 1956 – Frank Sinatra records “Hey! Jealous Lover” at Capitol Studios in Hollywood. 1958 – Johnny Cash records “Oh Lonesome Me” and two other songs for his next single, “Guess Things Happen That Way” and “Come In Stranger,” at Sun Studio in Memphis. 1962 – The film adaptation of the musical West Side Story walks away with 10 Oscars, including Best Musical Score and Best Sound Recording at the 34th Academy Awards ceremony held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Henry Mancini’s and Johnny Mercer’s “Moon River” wins for Best Original Song. 1963 – The Beatles have a busy day, first recording an interview for the BBC radio show Pop Inn at the BBC Paris Studio in London, then travelling to Wembley Studios for the television show Tuesday Rendezvous, where they lip-synch “From Me To You.” In the evening, the group performs at the Gaumont Cinema in Kilburn, London. 1964 – Capitol Records settles their lawsuit against Vee Jay Records out of court, which has Vee Jay paying Capitols fees and royalties to The Beatles, while retaining their licensing agreement until October. 1965 – The Rolling Stones make their first live appearance on Ready, Steady, Go! 1965 – Bruce Johnston joins The Beach Boys, replacing Glen Campbell who replaced Brian Wilson. 1965 – The Beatles release their single, Ticket To Ride b/w Yes It Is, in the UK. 1966 – The Byrds Eight Miles High debuts on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. 1966 – Jeff Beck collapses on stage from exhaustion during a Yardbirds concert in Marseilles, France. 1967 – The Doors and Jefferson Airplane play two shows at The Cheetah on the Santa Monica Pier. 1969 – Ray Charles, Lynn Kellogg and John Hartford perform on The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour. 1970 – Pink Floyd kicks off their second North American tour at Fillmore East in New York City. 1971 – Ringo Starr releases his single, “It Don’t Come Easy” b/w “Early 1970,” in the UK. 1972 – Elvis Presley performs two shows at the Hampton Roads Coliseum in Virginia. 1973 – Newly-signed Queen plays their first concert, a showcase gig, for the execs and staff of their new label, EMI, at the Marquee in London. 1973 – Wings release their single, “My Love” b/w “The Mess,” in the U.S. 1974 – The Jackson 5 plays the first of 15 shows at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, featuring appearances by siblings LaToya, Randy and Janet. 1974 – Bruce Springsteen meets rock critic Jon Landau at Charleys Place in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Landau will soon become Springsteens manager. 1977 – Shaun Cassidy lip-synchs to “Da Doo Ron Ron” on American Bandstand. 1981 – The Carl Perkins Museum opens on the singers 59th birthday in his restored childhood home in Jackson, Tennessee. 1986 – Dave Clarks “Time - The Musical” opens at the Dominion Theatre in London, featuring Laurence Olivier and Cliff Richard. Future cast members will include David Cassidy and Freddie Mercury. 1989 – 52-year-old Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman announces he is marrying 19-year-old Mandy Smith. The marriage will last two years. 1990 – Billy Idol releases his single, “Cradle Of Love” b/w “311 Man.” 1990 – Gospel singer Amy Grant sues Marvel Comics for using her likeness in a Dr. Strange comic. 1994 – 52-year-old Wayne Newton marries his second wife, 30-year-old attorney Kathleen McCrone. 1998 – Michael Jackson wins $2.7 million in his slander/defamation of character lawsuit against free-lance writer Victor Gutierrez and the television show Hard Copy. 1999 – Country music singer Faith Hill begins her first solo tour, Faith Hills This Kiss Tour, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 2003 – Willie Nelson throws himself a 70th birthday bash at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, with guests Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, ZZ Top, Leon Russell and others. 2003 – Paul McCartney plays his first show in Manchester in 24 years, appearing at the Manchester Evening News Arena on his Back In The World tour. 2004 – Seattle police arrest and charge James Speedy, 30, with stalking 19-year-old singer Avril Lavigne. 2007 – Tanya Tucker is sued by her manicurist for $300,000, claiming Tuckers dogs attacked her when she went to the stars home to give a manicure. 2008 – Elton John holds a benefit concert at Radio City Music Hall for Hillary Clintons presidential campaign, raising $2.5 million.
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