This Day In Music: April 22nd 1957, Elvis Presley had his custom built Music Gates installed at Gracelands. The gates were designed by Abe Saucer and custom built by John Dillars Jr, of Memphis Doors inc. 1964, The President of The National Federation Of Hairdressers offered a free haircut to the next No.1 group in the UK pop charts. He said The Rolling Stones are the worst, one of them looks as if hes got a feather duster on his head. 1965, The Beatles were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with Ticket To Ride. Taken from the film Help! it was the groups seventh UK No.1. 1966, Wild Thing by The Troggs (who were originally called The Troglodytes) was released in the U.S. on both the Atco and Fontana labels. The song went on to reach No.1. Fronted by Reg Presley, Wild Thing became a major influence on garage rock and punk rock. 1969, On the roof of the Apple building in London, John Lennon changed his middle name from Winston to Ono. 1972, Deep Purple scored their second UK No.1 album with Machine Head. The album which features Smoke on the Water and Highway Star, is often cited as a major influence in the early development of the heavy metal music genre and commercially, it was Deep Purples most successful album. 1978, Bob Marley and the Wailers performed at the One Love Peace Concert in Jamaica. It was Marleys first public appearance in Jamaica since being wounded in an assassination attempt a year and a half earlier. 1978, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd made their first ever appearance as The Blues Brothers when they appeared on US TVs Saturday Night Live. 1989, Madonna started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Like A Prayer, the singers seventh US No.1, also a No.1 in the UK. 1991, The Dave Matthews Band played their first ever-live show when they appeared at The Earth Day festival in Charlottesville, Virginia. 2003, Songwriter Felice Bryant died of cancer. Wrote many hits with her husband Boudleaux including; The Everly Brothers, Bye Bye Love, All I Have To Do Is Dream, Wake Up Little Susie and Raining In My Heart a hit for Buddy Holly. Other acts to record their song include Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Tony Bennett, Simon & Garfunkel, Sarah Vaughan, Grateful Dead, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Beach Boys, Roy Orbison, Elvis Costello, Count Basie, Dean Martin, Ruth Brown, Cher, R.E.M. and Ray Charles. 2008, It was revealed that 60s singer Tommy Steele took Elvis Presley on a secret tour of London in 1958 after Presley struck up a friendship with Steele. When the rock legend flew into London for a day, Steele apparently took him round the city, showing him famous landmarks such as the Houses of Parliament. For more than 50 years, Presley fans had believed the only time Elvis ever set foot in the UK was during a stop-over at Prestwick Airport in Scotland in March 1960. 2013, Richie Havens, the folk singer who opened the legendary 1969 Woodstock rock festival, died of a heart attack at 72. He died at his home in Jersey City, New Jersey. April 22nd: Born on this day 1922, Born on this day, Jazz musician and bandleader Charles Mingus, died 5th January 1979 aged 56. His final project was collaboration with Joni Mitchell Mingus. 1936, Born on this day, Glen Campbell, country singer, songwriter, actor, TV presenter. Hits include ‘By the Time I Get to Phoenix’, ‘Wichita Lineman’, and ‘Rhinestone Cowboy’. As a session musician in the 1960s he worked with Bobby Darin, Ricky Nelson, The Monkees, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Velvet Underground and The Mamas & the Papas. He was a touring member of The Beach Boys, filling in for an ailing Brian Wilson in 1964/65. His guitar playing can be heard on ‘Strangers in the Night’ by Frank Sinatra, ‘Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin‘ by The Righteous Brothers and ‘Im a Believer’ by The Monkees. 1937, Born on this day, Jack Nitzsche, producer, songwriter. Produced The Rolling Stones, Neil Young and The Walker Brothers. Co-wrote, Up Where We Belong with Buffy Sainte-Marie. Died of a heart attack on 25th August 2000. 1944, Born on this day, Drummer Howard Wyeth, Worked with Bob Dylan, Don McLean, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell. He died of a heart attack 27th March 1996. 1950, Born on this day, Peter Frampton, guitar, vocals, The Herd, (1968 UK No.5 single I Dont Want Our Loving To Die), Humble Pie, (1969 UK No.4 single Natural Born Bugie) & solo, (1976 UK No.10 single Show Me The Way). Worked with David Bowie, George Harrison, Harry Nilsson. 1951, Born on this day, Paul Carrack, keyboards, guitar, vocals, Ace, (1974 UK No.20 single How Long) Squeeze, (1981 UK No.41 single Tempted), Mike And The Mechanics, (1989 US No.1 & UK No.2 single The Living years) and solo hits. 1974, Born on this day, Shavo Odadjian, bassist, System of a Down, (2005 US No.1 & UK No.2 album ‘Mezmerize’).
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