New Planet Radio 89-FM...G January 17th: On this Day 1953, American jazz singer Kay Starr (Katherine Starks) was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with Comes A Long A Love. Starr was born on an Indian reservation in Oklahoma; her father was a full-blooded American Indian and her mother Irish. 1963, The Velvets appeared at The Marquee Club, London with the Cyril Davies All Stars. Bottom of the bill, The Rolling Stones. Tickets cost 4 shillings, ($0.56). 1963, The Beatles played at the Cavern Club at lunchtime and in the evening played at the Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead. At the Majestic, every ticket had been sold in advance, leaving 500 disappointed fans waiting outside. 1964, The Rolling Stones released their first EP, which included, ‘You Better Move On’, ‘Poison Ivy’, ‘Bye Bye Johnny’ and ‘Money’. It peaked at No.15 on the UK chart. 1966, NBC-TV in the US bought The Monkees series, placing it on their 1966 autumn schedule. Read the full story 1967, The Daily Mail ran the story about a local council survey finding 4,000 holes in the road in Lancashire inspiring John Lennons contribution to The Beatles song A Day In The Life. more 1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded a session for Radio Luxembourgs Ready Steady Radio. The band ran up a bar bill of £2.5 shillings, ($6.21), which they were unable to pay. more 1967, 40-year-old David Mason recorded the piccolo trumpet solo for The Beatles Penny Lane at Abbey Road Studios in London. He was paid £27, 10 shillings ($42) for his performance. In August, 1987, the trumpet he used was sold at a Sothebys auction for $10,846. 1967, 1969, Led Zeppelin I, the bands debut album, was released in the US, coinciding with the bands first headlining US concert tour. It was to peak at No. 10 in the US chart, and at No. 6 in the UK. The RIAA in the US has now certified it as having sold over 10 million copies in the US alone. Read the full story 1970, R&B singer Billy Stewart and three of his band were killed when the car theyre traveling in crashed off a bridge. Had the 1966 US No.10 single Summertime. 1970, The Doors played the first of four shows at the Felt Forum in New York City. The shows were recorded for the bands forthcoming Absolutely Live album. more 1972, A section of Bellevue Boulevard in Memphis was renamed Elvis Presley Boulevard. The remaining length of road kept its original name after protests from the Bellevue Baptist Church. 1974, Dean Martins son Dino Martin was arrested after attempting to sell two AK-47 machine guns to an undercover agent. 1976, Barry Manilow scored his second US No.1 single with I Write The Songs, written by Beach Boy Bruce Johnson. 1981, Motley Crue formed when bass guitarist Nikki Sixx left the band London and began rehearsing with drummer Tommy Lee and vocalist, guitarist Greg Leon, (who later left). Sixx and Lee then added guitarist Bob Mick Mars Deal. Vince Neil accepted an offer to join (after turning them down) in April of this year. 1982, Tommy Tucker died, aged 48, after being overcome by poisonous fumes while he was renovating the floors of his New York City home. Tucker wrote the 1964 US No.11 hit Hi Heel Sneakers. 1986, David Bowie, Tom Donahue, The Jefferson Airplane, Gladys Knight And The Pips, Little Willie John, Pink Floyd, Pete Seeger, The Shirelles and The Velvet Underground were all inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 1987, Kate Bush started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with The Whole Story. more 1994, Donny Osmond took part in a charity boxing match held in Chicago against former Partridge Family member Danny Bonaduce, Donny lost 2-1. 1998, All Saints scored their first UK No.1 single with Never Ever. The track spent a total of twenty-four weeks on the UK chart and was the first of five No.1 singles for the London based girl group. more 1998, Savage Garden started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Truly Madly Deeply. 2003, A long-lost recording featuring John Lennon and Mick Jagger was set to spark a biding war at a London auction. The acetate record was recorded in 1974 with Jagger singing the blues song Too Many Cooks and Lennon playing guitar. The track had never been released because the two artists were both signed to different record companies. more 2003, Singer Lou Rawls was arrested at Albuquerque Airport, New Mexico after an incident with his companion, Nina Inman. Officers reported that she and Rawls had been talking about their relationship when the conversation escalated into a shoving match resulting in Rawls being booked on one count of battery on a household member. 2008, The Police played the first nine dates in Australian and New Zealand at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand, on their 152-date Reunion tour. 2011, Don Kirshner, the songwriter, manager, publisher and music executive who helped launch the careers of Neil Diamond, Bobby Darin, Carole King, Neil Sedaka, The Monkees, The Archies and Kansas, died of heart failure at the age of 76. January 17th: Born on this day 1927, Born on this day, Eartha Kitt, US female singer, (1955 UK No.7 single Under The Bridges Of Paris, 1989 UK No.32 single with Bronski Beat, Cha Cha Heels). Kitt died from colon cancer on December 25 2008 at her Weston, Connecticut home at the age of 81. 1943, Born on this day, Chris Montez, UK singer, (1962 UK No.2 & US No.4 single Lets Dance). 1945, Born on this day, William Hart, vocals, The Delfonics, (1968 US No.4 & 1971 UK No.19 single La-La Means I Love You). 1948, Born on this day, Mick Taylor, guitar, John Mayalls Bluesbreakers, joined The Rolling Stones, in 1969 (aged 20), left in 1974. (1971 US No.1 & UK No.2 single Brown Sugar). Also worked with Bob Dylan, Mike Oldfield, Jack Bruce and Ron Wood. more 1953, Born on this day, Sheila Hutchinson, vocals, The Emotions, (1977 US No.1 & UK No.4 single Best Of My Love). 1954, Born on this day, Cheryl Bentyne, singer, Manhattan Transfer, (1977 UK No.1 Chanson Damour, 1981 US No.7 single Boy From New York City). 1955, Born on this day, Steve Earle, US singer, songwriter who had the 1988 UK No. 45 single Copperhead Road and the Country and independent No.1 album Transcendental Blues. Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Gretchen Peters, Shawn Colvin and Eddi Reader have all covered his songs. 1956, Born on this day, Paul Young, singer, (1983 UK No.1 single Wherever I Lay My Hat, Thats My Home, 1985 US No.1 single Everytime You Go Away. The Streetband, (1978 UK No.18 single Toast. Also lead singer with 1980s Q-Tips a soul covers band. more 1958, Born on this day, Jez Strode, bass, Kajagoogoo, (1983 UK No.1 single Too Shy). more 1959, Born on this day, Susanna Hoffs, guitar vocals, The Bangles, (1986 UK No.2 single with Prince song Manic Monday, 1986 US No.1 single Walk Like An Egyptian). more 1960, Born on this day, John Crawford, bass, keyboards, Berlin, (1986 UK & US No.1 single Take My Breath Away). 1961, Born on this day, Dave Collard, keyboards, Jo Boxers, (1983 UK No.3 single Boxer Beat). 1963, Born on this day, Andy Rourke, bass, The Smiths, (1984 UK No.10 single Heaven Knows Im Miserable Now, plus 15 other UK Top 40 singles). more 1966, Born on this day, Shabba Ranks, singer, (1993 UK No.3 single Mr Loverman). 1971, Born on this day, Kid Rock, (Robert James Ritchie), American singer-songwriter, musician and rapper who had the 2000 US No.2 album History Of Rock and the 2007 US No.1 album Rock N Roll Jesus which featured the hit All Summer Long charting at #1 in eight countries. more 1971, Born on this day, Jon Wysocki, drummer, Staind, (2001 US No.1 album, Break The Cycle, 2001 US No. 7 & UK No. 15 single Its Been A While, 2005 US No.1 album Chapter V). 1978, Born on this day, Ricky Wilson, vocals, Kaiser Chiefs, (2005 UK No.3 album Employment, 2005 UK No.6 single Oh My God, 2007 UK No.1 single Ruby). 1984, Born on this day, Calvin Harris, singer-songwriter and producer. Has written and produced records for Kylie Minogue and Dizzee Rascal. Had the 2009 UK No.1 single Im Not Alone.
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