Born on this day: 1795 - Rowland Hill, introduced 1st adhesive postage stamp 1927 - Andy Williams 1944 - Ralph McTell (1975 UK No.2 single Streets of London) 1948 - John Michael Ozzy Osbourne 1951 - Mike Stock (Stock, Aitken & Waterman) 1951 - Nicky Stevens, singer (Brotherhood of Man) 1952 - Mel Smith 1953 - Franz Klammer 1959 - Eamonn Holmes 1960 - Daryl Hannah 1960 - Julianne Moore 1965 - Katarina Witt 1979 - Daniel Bedingfield 1985 - Amanda Seyfried Died on this day: 1888 - Carl Zeiss, German lens maker 1894 - Robert Louis Stevenson 1919 - Pierre-Auguste Renoir 1980 - Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, British Fascist politician 1991 - Alex Graham, cartoonist (Fred Basset) 1995 - Jimmy Jewel 1999 - Madeline Kahn In music: 1955, Elvis Presleys first release on RCA Victor Records was announced. The first two songs ‘Mystery Train’ and ‘I Forgot to Remember to Forget’ had been purchased from Sam Phillips of Sun Records. Elvis was described by his new record company as The most talked about personality in recorded music in the last 10 years. 1956, Guy Mitchell was at No.1 on the US singles chart with his version of Singing The Blues, which spent nine weeks at the top of the charts. Two other charting versions of the song were released almost simultaneously with Mitchells, one by UK singer Tommy Steele (with the Steelmen) and the other by US country singer Marty Robbins. 1961, Brian Epstein invited The Beatles into his office to discuss the possibility of becoming their manager. John Lennon, George Harrison and Pete Best arrived late for the 4pm meeting, (they had been drinking at the Grapes pub in Matthew Street), but Paul McCartney was not with them, because, as Harrison explained, he had just got up and was taking a bath. 1964, The Rolling Stones had their second UK No.1 single with their version of Little Red Rooster. The Stones had recorded the song at Chess Studios in Chicago, the same studios where Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters and Little Walter had recorded their blues classics. 1965, Rolling Stone Keith Richards was knocked unconscious by an electric shock on stage at the Memorial Hall In Sacramento, California, when his guitar made contact with his microphone. The Beatles set out on what would be their last ever UK tour at Glasgows Odeon Cinema. Also on the bill, The Moody Blues The Koobas and Beryl Marsden. The last show was at Cardiffs Capitol Cinema on 12th December. 1966, Ray Charles was given a five year suspended prison sentence and a $10,000 fine after being convicted of possessing heroin and marijuana. The Monkees made their live debut at the International Arena, Honolulu. 1969, The Rolling Stones recorded Brown Sugar at Muscle Shoals studios. The single went on to be a UK & US No.1. The song was written by Mick Jagger with Marsha Hunt in mind; Hunt was Jaggers secret girlfriend and mother of his first child Karis. 1976, An attempt was made on Bob Marleys life when seven gunmen burst into his Kingston home injuring Marley his wife Rita and manager Don Taylor, the attack was believed to be politically motivated. An estimated three and a half million people applied for Abbas forthcoming British Albert Hall concerts, there were just over 11 thousand tickets available. 1977, Wings started a nine-week run at No.1 in the UK with Mull Of Kintyre. The first single to sell over 2 million copies in the UK, (it was co-written by Denny Laine who sold his rights to the song when he became bankrupt). 1979, A concert by The Who at The Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, turned to disaster when 11 members of the audience were trampled to death after a stampede to claim unreserved seats, another 26 fans were injured. The concert was using festival seating where seats are available on a first come-first served basis. When the waiting fans outside the Coliseum heard the band performing a late sound check, they thought that the concert was beginning and tried to rush into the still-closed doors. 1983, Duran Duran scored their first UK No.1 album with their third release, Seven And The Ragged Tiger, which also peaked at No.8 on the US chart. 1986, Judas Priest were sued by two familys, alleging that the band were responsible for their sons forming a suicide pact and shooting themselves after listening to Judas Priest records. The parents and their legal team alleged that a subliminal message of do it had been included in the Judas Priest song Better By You, Better Than Me from the Stained Class album and alleged the command in the song triggered the suicide attempt. The trial lasted from 16 July to 24 August 1990, when the suit was dismissed. 1999, U2 singer Bono had his missing laptop computer returned after losing it. A young man had bought it for £300 discovered he had the missing laptop, which contained tracks from the forthcoming U2 album.
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