ISIS DYLAN NEWS ☕ MARCH 23, 2014 , Posted On: What Happened On This Day All comments are welcomed! {check: see more/comments for details/videos/updates. } WHAT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY Mar 23,1913-Charles Harrison [aka Gyp The Blood], a waiter at the Tuxedo Ballroom, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, shoots and kills the owner, Harry Parker, and his associate Billy Phillips. The club will be closed down soon after, and the incident will become the subject of Gyp The Blood, a song by blues musician Richard Rabbit Brown. Mar 23,1917-Blues vocalist Granville H. Stick McGhee [brother of Brownie McGhee] is born in Knoxville, Tennessee Mar 23,1930-The Four Buzz Saws record Elevator Blues and Baptising Sister Lucy Lee for Vocalion Records in Atlanta, Georgia Mar 23,1932-Iverson Minter is born in Bessemer, Alabama, USA. He will find success as blues guitarist, harmonica player and singer Louisiana Red. Mar 23,1934-Amos, a pseudonym for singer/songwriter/guitarist Bumble Bee Slim [Amos Easton] records Squalling Panther Blues, Step Child, Sad And Lonesome, Bye Bye Baby Blues, Dead And Gone Mother and Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On, for Bluebird Records in Chicago, Illinois, . Mar 23,1934-Blues vocalist James Gordon records Neck Bone Blues for Bluebird Records in Chicago, Illinois Mar 23,1942-Torch singer and actress Libby Holman, accompanied on guitar by Josh White, records the LP Blues Till Dawn for Decca Records in New York City, USA. The album includes the songs House Of The Rising Sun, Fare Thee Well, Baby, Baby, Good Morning Blues, When The Sun Goes Down and Hansome Winsome Johnny. House of the Rising Sun-youtu.be/C4ZGrlO7JU4 Mar 23,1942, Born on this day, Jimmy Miller, New York-born record producer and musician. He is best known for his lengthy association with the Rolling Stones, for whom he produced a string of singles and albums during the bands career: Beggars Banquet (1968), Let It Bleed (1969), Sticky Fingers (1971), Exile on Main St. (1972) and Goats Head Soup (1973). Miller died on 22 October 1994. Mar 23,1944, Born on this day, Michael Nyman, UK composer, pianist, (1993 The Piano film soundtrack). Worked with Damon Albarn from Blur. Mar 23,1949, Born on this day, Ric Ocasek, The Cars, (1978 UK No.3 single My Best Friends Girl. 1984 US No.3 & 1985 UK No.4 Drive was used as part of the soundtrack for the Live Aid concert. Mar 23,1949-Sidney Bechet And His Blue Note Jazzmen record Basin Street Blues, Cake Walking Babies From Home, Joshua Fit De Battle Of Jericho, Tailgate Ramble, Fidgety Feet and At The Jazz Band Ball, for Blue Note Records in WOR Studios, New York City Mar 23,1949, Born on this day, Ric Ocasek, The Cars, (1978 UK No.3 single My Best Friends Girl. 1984 US No.3 & 1985 UK No.4 Drive was used as part of the soundtrack for the Live Aid concert. Mar 23,1950-Rnb saxophone star Earl Bostic records Serenade, in New York City youtu.be/AhoPYcFJ7nw Mar 23,1950-Arthur Big Boy Crudup records She Aint Nothing But Trouble at RCA Recording Studios, Chicago, Illinois Mar 23,1950-Singer and barrelhouse pianist Archibald records Stack-A-Lee [aka Stagger Lee] during his first recording session for Imperial Records, at Cosimo Matassas J And M Studios, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, supervised by Dave Bartholomew. Mar 23,1953, Born on this day, Chaka Khan, (Yvette Marie Stevens), US singer, (1984 UK No.1 & US No.3 single I Feel For You), Rufus, (1974 US No.3 single Tell Me Something Good). Mar 23,1953-Willie Love records Shout Brother, Shout, Way Back, Worried Blues, Wonderful Baby, Lonesome World Blues, Willie Mae and Ella Lee, for Trumpet Records in Jackson, Mississippi, USA, but the tracks will not be released. Mar 23,1957-Bo Diddley and Screamin Jay Hawkins play the second night in a week of dates at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, Mar 23,1961, Elvis Presley had his seventh UK No.1 single with Wooden Heart. The song was based on a German folk song and was featured in Presleys film GI Blues. Mar 23,1962-B.B. King releases a new single, Im Gonna Sit In Til You Give In, on ABC-Paramount Records in the USA. Mar 23,1963, Ruby and the Romantics went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Our Day Will Come, it made No.38 in the UK. Mar 23,1964, John Lennons book of verse and rhyme In His Own Write was published in the UK. Some of the content was first published in Lennons Beachcomber column in Mersey Beat. Mar 23,1964-John Mayalls Bluesbreakers play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, UK. Mar 23,1965-The Yardbirds play at Burtons Ballroom, Uxbridge, UK. Mar 23,1965-In London, The Rolling Stones record an appearance for UK tv show Top Of The Pops. Mar 23,1967-Jazz, boogie woogie and blues pianist Pete Johnson, who often accompanied Big Joe Turner, dies aged 62 in Meyer Hospital, Buffalo, New York State Mar 23,1967-Delta blues guitarist Skip James spends the second of three days recording tracks for his Vanguard Records LP Devil Got My Woman in New York City, USA. ) Mar 23,1967, At a ceremony held at the Playhouse Theatre in London, The Beatles were awarded three Ivor Novello awards for 1966: Best-selling British single ‘Yellow Submarine’, most-performed song ‘Michelle’, and next-most-performed song ‘Yesterday’. None of the Beatles attended and the winning songs were played by Joe Loss and his Orchestra. The lead vocal for ‘Michelle’ was sung by Ross MacManus, whose son would go on to become the professional musician Elvis Costello. Read the full story Mar 23,1969, During a UK tour Stevie Wonder played two shows at the Coventry Theatre in the West Midlands. Also on the bill, The Foundations, The Flirtations and Emperor Rosko. Mar 23,1971, Born on this day, American session drummer Abe Laboriel, Jr. Has worked with Paul McCartney for many years as well as many other artists including Shakira, B.B. King, Sting, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Les Paul, Ashlee Simpson and LeAnn Rimes. Mar 23,1972, The film of The Concert For Bangladesh featuring George Harrison, Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton premiered in New York. The event was the first benefit concert of this magnitude in world history. The concert raised $243,418.51 for Bangladesh relief, which was administered by UNICEF. Sales of the album and DVD continue to benefit the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF. Mar 23,1973, John Lennon was ordered to leave the US within 60 days by the immigration authorities; he began a long fight to win his Green Card which he was given on 27th July 1976. Mar 23,1974, Cher went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Dark Lady, the singers third solo No.1, it made No.36 in the UK. Mar 23,1974, Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross entered the UK singles chart with ‘You Are Everything’ which was originally recorded by the Philadelphia soul group The Stylistics. Released as the second UK single from the Diana & Marvin album, the song reached No.5 in the UK Singles Chart in this year. Mar 23,1977, Elvis Presley appeared at the Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. This was the first date of 49 date US tour over three months and Presleys last ever tour. (His last ever show was on 26th June 1977 at the Indianapolis Indiana Market Square Arena). Mar 23,1983, The Smiths played at The Rock Garden, London, England, the groups first ever London show. Mar 23,1985, Billy Joel married model Christie Brinkley on a boat moored alongside the Statue Of Liberty. They divorced in 1993. Mar 23,1985, Former Creedence Clearwater Revival front man John Fogerty went to No.1 on the US album chart with Centerfield. Mar 23,1990, Fleetwood Mac kicked off their Behind The Mask world tour with 14 dates in Australian starting at the Boondall Entertainment Centre in Brisbane. Mar 23,1991, R.E.M. scored their first UK No.1 album with their seventh LP Out Of Time featuring the singles Losing My Religion (which became R.E.M.s highest-charting hit in the US, reaching No.4), and Shiny Happy People. The video for Losing My Religion won two Grammy Awards and six MTV Awards. Mar 23,1992, Janet Jackson signed with Virgin Records for $16,000,000 (£9,412,000). Mar 23,1994, Oasis played at The Angel in Bedford, England. They were paid £100 ($170) for the gig. Mar 23,1995, Alan Barton of UK pop band Black Lace died. Had the 1984 UK No.2 single Agadoo. Black Lace represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 in which they finished in 7th position. Agadoo earned them the dubious accolade of being voted as the worst song of all time by a panel of music writers for Q Magazine. more Mar 23,1996, Celine Dion went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Because You Loved Me, her second US No.1, a No.5 hit in UK. The Diane Warren song was taken from the film Up Close And Personal starring Robert Redford and Michelle Pfeiffer. And on the same day her album Falling Into You went to No.1 on the UK album chart. Mar 23,1997, U2 were at No.1 on the US album chart with Pop the bands fifth US No.1 album. Mar 23,2004-Eric Clapton releases his sixteenth studio album, Me and Mr. Johnson, on Duck/Reprise Records. The album is a tribute to legendary bluesman Robert Johnson. Mar 23,2005, (Is This The Way To) Amarillo by Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay was the No.1 UK single, Candy Shop by 50 Cent was at No.1 on the US chart and Almost Here by Delta Goodrem and Brian McFadden was at No.1 on the Australian singles chart. Mar 23,2008, Neil Aspinall, who ran the Apple Corps music empire for the Beatles from 1970 - 2007 died at a hospital in New York from cancer aged 66. A school friend of Sir Paul McCartney and George Harrison, he was regarded by some of the band as the fifth Beatle becoming the Beatles road manager in 1961 before becoming their personal assistant. He led the legal battle with Apple computers over the use of the Apple name and a royalties dispute between the Beatles and record label EMI. Aspinall had also played background instruments on Beatles tracks including Magical Mystery Tour, Within You Without You and Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite. Mar 23,2008, Jack Johnson was at No.1 on the US album chart with his fifth album Sleep Through The Static, the album spent three weeks at the top of the charts. Also a No.1 in the UK and Australia. Mar 23,2008, British soul singer Estelle feat Kayne West started a four week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with American Boy. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Collaboration. MAR 23, 2009-BOB DYLAN- ERICSSON GLOBE ARENA-STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN-NEVERENDING TOUR SETLIST: Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 Lay, Lady, Lay Tangled Up In Blue Chimes Of Freedom High Water (For Charley Patton) Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again Love Sick Desolation Row Make You Feel My Love Highway 61 Revisited One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below) Thunder On The Mountain Like A Rolling Stone All Along The Watchtower Spirit On The Water Blowin In The Win Mar 23,2011, The Whos Pete Townshend told Uncut magazine that he regretted ever forming the band. What would I have done differently? I would never have joined a band. Even though I am quite a good gang member and a good trooper on the road, I am bad at creative collaboration. Mar 23,2013-Ronnie Earl And The Broadcasters play at Infinity Hall, Norfolk, Connecticut Mar 23,2013-Award-winning blues band King King play at The Greystones, Sheffield, UK. Mar 23,2013-Memphis by Boz Scaggs reaches No1 in the Billboard magazine Blues Albums Chart in the USA. Mar 23,2013-Blues-rock combo The Matt ORee Band plays at Rellas, Brielle, New Jersey Mar 23,2013-Robert Plant plays in the West Coast Blues n Roots Festival 2013 in Fremantle Park, Fremantle, Australia. MORE: What Happened On This Day on The Railroad Tracks of Bob Dylans Life RESEARCHED BY: Pamela Melenchen/Administrator/ The Railroad Tracks of Bob Dylans Life Facebook group & community pages - https://facebook/notes/the-railroad-tracks-of-bob-dylans-life/the-railroad-tracks-of-bob-dylanmy-new-page/504648119616636
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