THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY (October 20th): 1890: Jelly Roll Morton was born -- he died in 1941 1951: Alan Greenwood (Foreigner, keyboards) was born 1953: Tom Petty was born -- for his parents, that day, the waiting was the hardest part 1955: Elvis Presley and Bill Haley and his Comets both appeared at the Brooklyn High School auditorium in Cleveland 1960: Only The Lonely was at #1 in the UK for Roy Orbison (his first #1 in the UK) 1962: Monster Mash began a two-week run at #1 on the US singles charts for Bobby Boris Pickett and the Crypt Kickers -- at the same time, it was banned in the UK as being offensive, but rose to #3 on the UK charts eleven years later 1969: The Who opened a six-night run at The Fillmore East in NYC 1973: Angie was at #1 on the US singles charts for The Rolling Stones 1979: The Long Run started a nine-week run atop the US album charts for The Eagles
Posted on: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 20:51:38 +0000
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