On This Day In Music ♫ - 9th January. Your welcome to share your favourite music from this list, using Youtube :) 1920 Clive Dunn born in Covent Garden, London. Singer, actor in UK TVs Dads Army 1971 UK No.1 single Granddad. Dunn died in Portugal on 6 November 2012 from complications following an operation which took place earlier that week 1940 Jimmy Boyd born in McComb, Pike County, Mississippi. US Childrens singing Star. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - 1952 1941 Joan Baez born in New York. US folk rock singer, songwrite,and policital activist (1971 US No.3 & UK No.6 single The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down). 1943 Roy Head - US Singer with Roy Head & The Traits. 1943 Kenneth Kelley born in New Jersey. Second Tenor Vocalist with The Manhattans, (1976 US No.1 & UK No.4 single Kiss And Say Goodbye). 1943 Dick Yount born in Santa Cruz, California. Guitarist/Vocalis with Harpers Bizarre, (1967 US No. 13 & UK No.34 single The 59th Street Bridge Song, Feelin Groovy). 1944 Jimmy Page born in England. UK Guitarist and Producer with The Yardbirds & Led Zeppelin. 1969 US No.4 single Whole Lotta Love. The bands fourth album released in 1971 featuring the rock classic Stairway To Heaven has sold over 11 million copies. The Honeydrippers 1944 Scott Walker (Scott Engel) born in Ohio. One of the unrelated Walker Brothers - Vocalist with The Walker Brothers, (1966 UK No.1 & US No.13 single The Sun Aint Gonna Shine Anymore). 1948 Tim Hart - UK Singer/Guitarist with Steeleye Span, UK folk group, (1975 UK No.5 single All Around My Hat). 1948 Paul King born in Dagenham, England. Banjo/Guitarist/Jug player with Mungo Jerry, (1970 UK No.1 & US No.3 single In The Summertime). 1948 William Cowsill born in Newport, Rhode Island. US Guitarist/Singer with the sibling group The Cowsills. (1967 US No.2 single The Rain, The Park & Other Things, 1969 US No.2 single the theme from Hair). TVs Partrige Family was based on The Cowsills fa 1951 Crystal Gayle (Brenda Webb) born in Paintsville, Kentucky. US Country Singer/Songwriter & Younger Sister of Loretta Lyn. (1977 US No.2 & UK No.5 single Dont It Make Your Brown Eyes Blue). 1952 Keith Lamb born in England. Lead Singer for Australian 70s rock band Hush. 1955 Rosemary Clooney was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with Mambo Italiano the singers second No.1. The song was banned by all ABC owned stations in the US because it did not reach standards of good taste. 1955 1955 Bill Haley & The Comets Rock Around The Clock became the first rocknroll 45 rpm to be released in Australia. 1957 On 9th January 1957, on the very first rock n roll tour of Australia, Bill Haley and the Comets The Platters LaVern Baker Big Joe Turner Freddie Bell and the Bell Boys played the first of two nights at Brisbane Stadium. 1959 Cliff Richards backing group, The Drifters (who changed their name six months later to The Shadows), auditioned for EMI at Abbey Road Studios, recording what would be their first single, Feelin Fine. It was not a hit. 1960 Crash Craddock went to No.1 on the Australain Singles Chart with Boom Boom Baby staying at the Top Spot for 3wks. 1960 Emile Ford and the Checkmates, a U.K. group of Bahamian immigrants, becomes the first homeland black act to top the British charts when What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?, hits Number One. Arrow 93 disc jockey Robin Banks friend Ray Stock, played drums on the single. Banks said Stock was not allowed to sit down at a drum kit. He had to stand up and bash a snare drum. 1961 Bert Kaempfert started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Wonderland By Night. Kaempfert produced The Beatles first recording session when they were in Hamburg. 1961 Bob Newhart went to No.1 on the US album chart with The Button Down Mind Strikes Back! 1961 Rubber Ball by Bobby Vee peaked at #6 on the US singles chart. 1962 The Lion Sleeps single by Tokens, The was certified Gold by the RIAA 1963 Drummer Charlie Watts joined The Rolling Stones after leaving Blues Incorporated. 1964 Phil Hartnoll, Orbital, (1996 UK No.11 single The Box). 1964 The Temptations recorded the song The Way You Do The Things You Do at Motown Studios in Detroit. 1965 Haddaway (Alexander Nestor Haddaway) born in Trinidad. is a German singer.musician. The son of a Dutch oceanographer and a local Trinidadian nurse, he grew up in Europe and the United States, and has lived in Cologne, Germany since 1989. (1993 UK No.2 What Is Love). 1965 The Beatles started a nine week run at No.1 on the US album chart with Beatles 65, the groups fourth No.1. 1965 The Beatles dominated the Top 10 of the Billboard Top-200 album chart with three entries -- Beatles 65...A Hard Days Night...and The Beatles Story. 1965 Leader Of The Laundromat by The Detergents peaked at #19 on the US singles chart; it was a parody of Shangri-Las Leader Of The Pack. 1965 Amen by The Impressions peaked at #7 on the US singles chart. 1965 Any Way You Want It by The Dave Clark Five peaked at #14 on the US singles chart. 1965 1965 Sha La La by Manfred Mann peaked at #12 on the US singles chart. 1967 Dave Matthews, guitar, vocals, Dave Matthews Band. (1998 US No.1 album Before These Crowded Streets, 2001 US No.1 album Everyday, 2001 UK No. 35 single The Space Between). 1967 Steve Harwell born in Santa Clara, California. Lead Vocalist with Smash Mouth, (1997 UK No.19 single Walkin On The Sun). 1969 The Beatles were at No.1 on the UK album chart with the White Album, The Rolling Stones were at No.2 with Beggars Banquet and The Seekers were at No.3 with Best Of The Seekers. 1970 During a UK tour Led Zeppelin appeared at The Royal Albert Hall, London, the night of Jimmy Pages 26th birthday. (John Lennon, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck were all in the audience). The two and a quarter hour set was recorded and filmed but shelved for several decades, eventually seeing a release on a 2003 official DVD. 1971 Led Zeppelin played at Londons Royal Albert Hall. 1971 TVs Dads Army star Clive Dunn was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with Grandad. 1971 One Man Band by Three Dog Night peaked at #19 on the US singles chart. 1971 Pay To The Piper by Chairmen Of The Board peaked at #13 on the US singles chart. 1971 Black Magic Woman by Santana peaked at #4 on the US singles chart. 1973 Lou Reed married a cocktail waitress called Betty in New York. 1973 Mick Jagger was refused a Japanese visa on an account of a 1969 drug conviction causing The Rolling Stones to cancel a forthcoming tour. 1973 It Never Rains In Southern California single by Albert Hammond was certified Gold by the RIAA 1975 Carl Douglas went to No.1 on the Australian Singles Chart with Kung Fu Fighting staying at the top spot for 1wk. 1975 Stormbringer album by Deep Purple was certified Gold by the RIAA 1976 Queen were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with Bohemian Rhapsody. The single enjoyed a nine week run on the chart selling more than a million copies by the end of the month. It reached No.1 again in 1991 for five weeks following Mercurys death, eventually becoming the UKs third best selling single of all time. 1977 Country singer Emmylou Harris married record producer Brian Ahern. 1978 A.J McLean born (Alexander James McLean) in West Palm Beach, Florida. Vocalist with The Backstreet Boys, (1997 US No.2 single Quit Playing Games With My Heart, 1999 UK No.1 single I Want It That Way). 1978 Diamantina Cocktail album by Little River Band was certified Gold by the RIAA 1979 The music for UNICEF concert took place in New York City featuring Rod Stewart, The Bee Gees, Earth Wind and Fire, Abba and Donna Summer. 1981 Terry Hall and Jerry Dammers from The Specials were both fined £400 ($680) after being found guilty of using threatening words during a gig in Cambridge, England. 1982 Under Pressure by Queen & David Bowie peaked at #29 on the US singles chart. 1982 The Human League went back to No.1 on the UK album chart for three weeks with Dare. 1984 Pipes Of Peace album by Paul McCartney was certified Gold by the RIAA. Also including Say Say Say & So Bad. 1985 Valotte album by Julian Lennon was certified Gold by the RIAA. Also including Too Late For Goodbyes & Say Youre Wrong. 1987 Paolo Nutini, Scottish singer, songwriter, (2006 UK No.3 album These Streets, 2009 UK No.1 album Sunny Side Up). 1988 Whitney Houston scored her sixth consecutive No.1 in the US with So Emotional. 1988 Cherry Bomb by John Cougar Mellencamp peaked at #8 on the US singles chart. 1989 Ian Moss hit Tuckers Daughter was released. 1997 David Bowie performed his 50th Birthday Bash concert (the day after his birthday) at Madison Square Garden, New York with guests Frank Black, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, The Foo Fighters, Lou Reed, and Billy Corgan and Placebo. Proceeds from the concert went to the Save The Children fund. 2000 The chauffeur who drove Puff Daddy and his girlfriend Jennifer Lopez from a night-club after a shooting was reported to be co-operating with prosecutors. Puff Daddy faced up to 15 years in jail for allegedly pulling a gun in a New York club. 2000 DMX were at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘...And Then There Was X.’ 2001 Winners at the 28th annual American Music Awards; Favourite Album, Creed, Human Clay, Male Artist, Kid Rock, Favourite Female Artist, Faith Hill, Favourite Group, Backstreet Boys, Favourite New Artist, 3 Doors Down. 2002 Irish singer, songwriter David McWilliams died of a heart attack at his home in Ballycastle, County Antrim aged of 56. Released over 10 solo albums and wrote The Days Of Pearly Spencer, 1992 UK No.4 for Marc Almond. 2003 A grand piano once owned by Elvis Presley was sold for $685,000 (£425,711). Music producer Robert Johnson and partner Larry Moss sold the piano to the chairman of the Blue Moon Group, Michael Muzio who was planning to take the piano on a casino-sponsored promotional tour. He was then planning for the piano to be shown at the proposed rock museum at Walt Disney World. 2005 Elvis Presley went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with Jailhouse Rock. The single sold just 21,262 copies to reach No.1, the lowest sales ever for a UK chart topper since data began in 1969. The single was released to celebrate the 70th anniversary of his birth, a previous Elvis chart topper was re-released each week. 2005 The Scissor Sisters went to No.1 on the UK album chart with their self-titled album. They went on to win Best International Album as well as best international Group and International Breakthrough act at the 2005 Brit awards. 2008 Sugababes singer Amelle Berrabah was arrested after an alleged attack on a car in Aldershot, Hampshire. She was bailed to appear at Aldershot police station later in the month. 2008 Spice Girl Victoria Beckham was named the worst dressed celebrity in an annual list of fashion disasters. Fashion critic Richard Blackwell, who had compiled the poll every year since 1960, said Beckham stepped out in one skinny-mini monstrosity after another. Amy Winehouses trademark beehive and tattoos helped earn her second place in the list. 2009 Dave Dee died at the age of 65, following a three-year battle with cancer. The UK singer had eight top 10 hits, with Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich including a UK number one single in 1968 with The Legend of Xanadu, in which Dee famously cracked a whip. The singer, whose real name was David Harman, was originally a police officer and as a police cadet was called to the scene of the car crash that killed Eddie Cochrane during a UK tour in 1960. 2014 Rolling Stone magazine published their Readers Poll: The 10 Greatest Double Albums of All Time. The top 5 were: 5. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti, 4. Bruce Springsteen - The River, 3. The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street, 2. Pink Floyd - The Wall, and winning the poll was The Beatles - The White Album.
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