Today,in the history of Rock and Roll, October 19th: 1945: Doobie Brothers guitarist/vocalist, Patrick Simmons, is born 1955: For the first and only time, Elvis Presley and Pat Boone share the bill for a performance at the Circle Theatre in Cleveland, OH. 1957: Elvis Presley gets his draft notice. His military service begins the following year. 1961: At a show in Litherland Town Hall in Liverpool, England, two popular local groups combine on stage to form the Beatmakers, performing Jerry Lee Lewis Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On, Ray Charles Whatd I Say?, the pop standard Red Sails in the Sunset, and Charles Hit the Road, Jack. The groups? Gerry and the Pacemakers and the Beatles. 1963: The Greatest Record Show, a package tour of American rock and pop acts, begins at Londons Finsbury Park Astoria, featuring Lesley Gore, Brook Benton, Dion, Trini Lopez and Timi Yuro. 1964: The incredibly influential English concert called the American Negro Blues Festival kicks off, featuring Howlin Wolf, Willie Dixon, Lightnin Hopkins, and Sonny Boy Williamson, among others. It is the first glimpse of these bluesmen for many upcoming British R&B and rock legends. 1966: The Yardbirds, now featuring Jeff Beck on lead guitar and Jimmy Page on rhythm guitar, arrive in New York City to start their first American tour. \m/ 1967: Hour Glass, with Duane and Gregg Allman (Allman Brothers Band), open for Eric Burdon & The Animals at San Francisco’s Fillmore West Auditorium. 1968: Peter Frampton performs with the Small Faces at a London concert. A short time later Small Faces’ guitarist/singer Steve Marriott and Frampton launch Humble Pie. 1970: Working from a design sketched out by his wife and himself, Elvis Presley orders a dozen 14-karat gold pendants from a Beverly Hills jeweler featuring the letters TCB set around a lightning bolt. Designed as totems for the Memphis Mafia (and also for security issues), the symbol stands, in Elvis words, for Taking Care of Business in a Flash. They would eventually come to symbolize the 70s era for Presley. 1970: The Australian outlaw film Ned Kelly, featuring Mick Jagger in his first starring role, is released to scathing reviews. 1980: Meanwhile, AC/DC begin their first U.K. tour since the death of singer Bon Scott. Brian Johnson, whose vocals had impressed Scott, is onboard. 1981: At the Holiday Star Theater in Merriville, IN, Bob Dylan calls up longtime friend Larry Kegan, wheelchair-bound since the age of 15, and lets his perform Chuck Berrys No Money Down as tonights encore. 1989: Still angry over the previous night’s less than stellar Guns N’ Roses performance in L.A. (opening for the Rolling Stones), vocalist Axl Rose states “these will be the last Guns N’ Roses shows you’ll ever f***ing see” if band members don’t clean up their act. 2004: Artemis Records issues a tribute to the late Warren Zevon, Enjoy Every Sandwich: The Songs Of Warren Zevon. The album features Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, Don Henley and The Pixies. Studebaker is performed by Zevons son, Jordan and Jakob Dylan McDermott 2004: It’s announced that Melissa Etheridge is at home in California recovering from two operations to treat breast cancer. A tumor and lymph nodes were removed. Earlier, Etheridge canceled tour dates to undergo treatment. 2004 2004: Guitarist Slash (Guns N’ Roses & Velvet Revolver) picks his ultimate compilation guitar CD for the November issue of Q magazine. Among the songs selected are, “Machine Gun” and “All Along The Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin’s “No Quarter,” “I Ain’t Superstitious” from Jeff Beck, Derek & the Dominoes’ “Layla,” “The Thrill Is Gone” by B.B. King, Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode” and “Burn” from Deep Purple. Ol’ Slash has pretty good taste. 2007: Alice Cooper receives the Rock Immortal honor at the Scream Awards (Spike TVs celebration of horror, sci-fi, comics and fantasy) in L.A. Cooper performs, accompanied by ex-Guns N Roses guitarist Slash and Rob Zombie. Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards nabs the Best Cameo Award (for Pirates Of The Caribbean: At Worlds End). The show also features Avenged Sevenfold and Ozzy Osbourne. Its broadcast four days later. 2009: New Yorks Empire State Building is adorned with psychedelic lights to give it a tie-dye appearance in honor of the Grateful Dead. The light show precedes The Grateful Dead: Now Playing at the New York Historical Society exhibit. The display features an array of original art and documents related to the band, its members, performances, and productions. 2010: Bob Dylan issues the ninth volume of his “Bootleg Series.” It’s the first official collection of the Witmark Demos, 47 songs that Dylan recorded between ‘62 and ‘64 for his first two music publishers. Releases: 1967: The Kinks, Autumn Almanac 1973: David Bowie releases an album of covers called “Pin Ups.” Recording: 1965: The Beatles, The Beatles Third Christmas Record 1967: The Beatles, Hello Goodbye Charts: 1974: Billy Prestons Nothing From Nothing hits #1 1974: Bachman-Turner Overdrives Not Fragile hits #1 1979: Journey’s “Evolution” LP goes platinum. ♪♫If the sun refused to shine, I would still be loving you ~ if the mountains crumbled to the sea... there would still be you and me ♫♪
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