October 23rd: On this Day in Music History 1943, Born on this day, Alfred Gregory Greg Ridley was one of the more visible rock bassists in England, and a founding member of the successful rock band Humble Pie.As a teenager he became part of British rock & rolls third wave. Ridley died on 19th November 2003. 1949, Born on this day, Michael Burston commonly known by the stage name Würzel, was an English musician and formerly a guitarist in the British heavy metal band, Motörhead until his passing July 9, 2011. 1956, Born on this day, Dwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music. Popular since the early 1980s, he has recorded more than 21 albums and compilations, charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, and sold more than 25 million records. Yoakam has recorded 5 Billboard #1 Albums, 12 Gold Albums, and 9 Platinum Albums, including the Triple Platinum This Time. In addition to his many achievements in the performing arts, Yoakam is also the most frequent musical guest in the history of The Tonight Show. 1962, 12 year old Little Stevie Wonder recorded his first single for Motown Records, Thank You For Loving Me All The Way backed by the Funk Brothers.More On Stevie Wonder 1963, Bob Dylan recorded The Times They Are A-Changin at Columbia Recording Studios in New York City. 1964, All four members of US band Buddy and the Kings were killed when they hired a Cesna Skyhawk to take them to a gig in Harris County. Piloted by the bands drummer Bill Daniles, the plane crashed nose first killing all on board. Singer with the group Harold Box had replaced Buddy Holly in The Crickets after his death in a plane crash. He sang lead vocals on Peggy Sue Got Married. 1964, Born on this day, Robert Trujillo is an American bassist known for his role as the current bassist of American heavy metal band Metallica. He also was a member of crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies, funk metal supergroup Infectious Grooves, heavy metal band Black Label Society (formed by Zakk Wylde), and he has worked with Jerry Cantrell from the rock band Alice in Chains, and Ozzy Osbourne. 1966, The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded their first single a cover of Billy Roberts’ Hey Joe, at De Lane Lea studios in London. The earliest known commercial recording of the song is the late-1965 single by the Los Angeles garage band the The Leaves; the band then re-recorded the track and released it in 1966 as a follow-up single which became a hit. 1976, Led Zeppelin made their US television debut on Don Kirshners Rock Concert, they performed ‘Black Dog’ and ‘Dazed And Confused’. 1980, Mark David Chapman signed out of his job as a security guard for the last time, signing out as John Lennon. 1989, Nirvana performed their first European concert at the Riverside Club in Newcastle, U.K. 1995, Def Leppard earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records by performing three concerts on three continents in one day. They performed at the Cave of Hercules in Tangiers, Shepherd’s Bush London and the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver to promote their first greatest hits album Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980-1995). 1998, The Fort Zumwalt (MO) high school marching band is forbidden from playing an instrumental version of Jefferson Airplane’s “White Rabbit.” The school superintendent feels the song promotes the drug culture. The case goes to a federal judge who sides with the superintendent. 1999, The wife of Los Lobos singer Sandra Ann-Rosas disappeared. Police charged her half brother Gabriel Gomez with the kidnapping and murder. 1999, Santana reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart for the first time with “Smooth” a duet with Matchbox Twenty singer Rob Thomas. The track was recorded for Santana’s comeback album, Supernatural. With lyrics by Thomas, the songs stays on top for an impressive 12 weeks. 2004, Neil Young`s 18th annual Bridge School Benefit Concert features, Paul McCartney, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Sonic Youth. The two-day event takes place in Mountain View, CA. 2007, System Of A Down singer Serj Tankian issues his debut solo album, Elect The Dead. With System, its a process where four people have to agree on what songs to use, he explains. When youre doing it by yourself, all the decisions come and go with you. 2012, Guns N Roses frontman Axl Rose has his first sit-down, live television broadcast interview in more than 20 years on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Rose promotes GN’Rs 12 show residency at The Joint in Las Vegas. 2012, Light & Shade: Conversations with Jimmy Page, written by journalist Brad Tolinski, is in book stores. Tolinski, editorial director of Guitar World and Revolver magazines edited more than 50 hours of Page interviews covering his entire career.
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