THIS DATE IN MUSIC HISTORY (October 23rd): 1940: Freddie Marsden (Gerry And The Pacemakers, drums) was born -- he died in 2006 1961: Runaround Sue began a two-week run at #1 on the US singles charts for Dion (Dion Francis DiMucci) 1962: Stevie Wonder recorded his first single for Motown Records (at age 12) 1963: The recording of I Wanna Be Your Man was completed to wrap up The Beatles second album With the Beatles 1963: At the Odeon Theater, in Nottingham, England, The Everly Brothers, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Mickie Most, The Rolling Stones, Julie Grant and The Flintstones 1964: All four members of Buddy and the Kings were killed in a plane crash -- the singer in the band, Harold Box, had replaced Buddy Holly in The Crickets after his death in a plane crash 1966: Hey Joe, the first single recorded by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, was completed at De Lane Lea Studios in London 1980: Mark David Chapman quit his security job and signed out for the last time -- instead of signing out with his usual Chappy, he wrote John Lennon 1989: Nirvana played their first ..... well, Nevermind 2002: The lawsuit of Johnnie Johnson (Chuck Berrys piano player), against Chuck Berry, for royalties on multiple songs was dismissed by a federal judge -- too much time had passed to initiate a royalties suit
Posted on: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 09:26:37 +0000
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