1955: Elvis Presley, Johnny Horton and Floyd Cramer were featured on the famous Louisiana Hayride broadcast from Shreveport Auditorium.
55 Years Ago Today--
1956: Les Baxter had the #1 song "The Poor People of Paris".
1960: Percy Faith was enjoying a long stay at #1 with "Theme From a Summer Place".
50 Years Ago Today--
1961: The Marcels had the #1 song with "Blue Moon"
1964: The Beatles made it four #1 songs in the UK with "Can't Buy Me Love". The single scored 2.1 million in advanced copies, still an all-time record.
1964: The Beach Boys recorded "I Get Around", which would soon become their first #1 song.
1965: The television show "Ready Steady Goes Live!" premiered in the UK.
1965: The Who made their debut on radio on the UK show "Joe Loss Pop Show".
45 Years Ago Today--
1966: Sonny & Cher, the Turtles, the Mamas and the Papas, Donovan and Jan & Dean all appeared at a charity concert at the Hollywood Bowl.
1967: Steve Winwood left the Spencer Davis Group to form Traffic.
1967: The Rolling Stones had more trouble at their concerts when 154 Austrian fans were arrested after a riot broke out.
1968: Jimi Hendrix appeared in concert at the Paul Suave Arena in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
1969: Bruce Springsteen and his group Child appeared at the Pandemonium Club in Wanammasa, New Jersey.
1970: Phil Spector completed final editing and mixing for the Let It Be album.
40 Years Ago Today--
1971: The Temptations had the #1 song "Just My Imagination".
1971: Ringo Starr released his first solo record "It Don't Come Easy".
1971: Janis Joplin was on top with the album Pearl.
1972: John Lennon and Yoko Ono held a press conference to discuss their side of the story in the Immigration Department's attempt to deport John.
1975: Minnie Riperton scored her biggest hit with the #1 "Lovin' You".
1975: The Bay City Rollers had the #1 UK song with their remake of the Four Seasons' song "Bye Bye Baby". It would finish the year as the best-selling song.
1977: Stevie Wonder released "Sir Duke".
1977: Abba controlled the singles chart with their fifth #1 in the UK, "Knowing Me, Knowing You", a Top 10 song in over 15 countries.
1977: Fleetwood Mac enjoyed the first week of many at #1 with the landmark album Rumours. The group began a seven-day tour of the UK at the Odeon in Birmingham, England.
30 Years Ago Today--
1981: Blondie had the #1 song with "Rapture".
1981: CBS announced the "Nice Price" promotion of back catalog items. Early LP's from Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, Billy Joel, Abba and Janis Joplin could be picked up for just £2.99.
1983: Pink Floyd had the top album in the UK with The Final Cut.
1987: U2 began a North American tour to promote The Joshua Tree with a concert at the Arizona State Activity Center in Tempe.
1990: Eric Clapton was fined by Walton-on-Thames Magistrate Court after being arrested for speeding at 105 mph.
1990: Nirvana was busy working on demos of "In Bloom", "Sappy", "Dive", "Lithium", "Pay to Play", "Imodium" and "Polly" at Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin.
20 Years Ago Today--
1991: Gloria Estefan had the #1 song "Coming Out of the Dark".
1991: LL Cool J donated a pair of sneakers to every student and teacher at The Thompson Middle School in Dorchester after the school won the "Foot Locker Cool School Video" contest.1993: Roberta Flack appeared on the ABC soap opera, "Loving".
1994: Ace of Base had the #1 album with The Sign.
1995: 2Pac began a four-week stay at #1 with the album Me Against the World.
1997: Joni Mitchell was reunited with Kilauren Gibb, the daughter she had given up for adoption in 1965.
1998: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened a new wing in Cleveland, Ohio.
1998: Rob Pilatus of the ill-fated Milli Vanilli was found dead in Frankfurt, Germany after taking a deadly dose of drugs and alcohol.
1998: Metallica debuted the "Poor Re-Touring Me Tour" at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre in Newcastle, Australia.
10 Years Ago Today--
2001: Crazy Town was #1 with "Butterfly".
2001: Mariah Carey signed the most lucrative recording deal in music history, signing with Virgin Records for $80 million, only to be paid off later not to do any more albums for them.
2003: R. Kelly announced he was recording a tribute to members of the military "Soldier's Heart". Proceeds of the song went to families of the soldiers.
2003: Edwin Starr, who gave us the timeless classic "War" died at his British home at the age of 61.
5 Years Ago Today--
2006: John Lennon's schoolbook containing the 12-year-old's drawing of the Lewis Carroll poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter" was auctioned off at the price of $239,733. That poem was the inspiration for the 1967 hit "I Am the Walrus".
2006: Gnarls Barkley had one of the decade's top hits as "Crazy" began an eight-week stay at the top of the UK charts.
Born This Day:
1939: Marvin Gaye, who was shot one day prior to his 45th birthday by his father.
1941: Dr. Demento, radio personality and creator of the "Funny Five"
1941: Leon Russell, who was recently inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame.
1943: Glen Dale, guitarist and vocalist with the Fortunes
1946: Kurt Winter of the Guess Who. Winter died December 15, 1997.
1947: Leon Wilkeson, bassist for Lynyrd Skynyrd
1953: David Robinson of the Cars
1956: Gregory Abbott ("Shake You Down")
1963: Karen Woodward of Bananarama
1967: Greg Camp (Smash Mouth)
1979: Jesse Carmichael, keyboardist for Maroon 5
1983: Jasiel A. Robinson (Jung Joc)Source URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/04/this-day-in-rock-history-april-2.html
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55 Years Ago Today--
1956: Les Baxter had the #1 song "The Poor People of Paris".
1960: Percy Faith was enjoying a long stay at #1 with "Theme From a Summer Place".
50 Years Ago Today--
1961: The Marcels had the #1 song with "Blue Moon"
1964: The Beatles made it four #1 songs in the UK with "Can't Buy Me Love". The single scored 2.1 million in advanced copies, still an all-time record.
1964: The Beach Boys recorded "I Get Around", which would soon become their first #1 song.
1965: The television show "Ready Steady Goes Live!" premiered in the UK.
1965: The Who made their debut on radio on the UK show "Joe Loss Pop Show".
45 Years Ago Today--
1966: Sonny & Cher, the Turtles, the Mamas and the Papas, Donovan and Jan & Dean all appeared at a charity concert at the Hollywood Bowl.
1967: Steve Winwood left the Spencer Davis Group to form Traffic.
1967: The Rolling Stones had more trouble at their concerts when 154 Austrian fans were arrested after a riot broke out.
1968: Jimi Hendrix appeared in concert at the Paul Suave Arena in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
1969: Bruce Springsteen and his group Child appeared at the Pandemonium Club in Wanammasa, New Jersey.
1970: Phil Spector completed final editing and mixing for the Let It Be album.
40 Years Ago Today--
1971: The Temptations had the #1 song "Just My Imagination".
1971: Ringo Starr released his first solo record "It Don't Come Easy".
1971: Janis Joplin was on top with the album Pearl.
1972: John Lennon and Yoko Ono held a press conference to discuss their side of the story in the Immigration Department's attempt to deport John.
1975: Minnie Riperton scored her biggest hit with the #1 "Lovin' You".
1975: The Bay City Rollers had the #1 UK song with their remake of the Four Seasons' song "Bye Bye Baby". It would finish the year as the best-selling song.
1977: Stevie Wonder released "Sir Duke".
1977: Abba controlled the singles chart with their fifth #1 in the UK, "Knowing Me, Knowing You", a Top 10 song in over 15 countries.
1977: Fleetwood Mac enjoyed the first week of many at #1 with the landmark album Rumours. The group began a seven-day tour of the UK at the Odeon in Birmingham, England.
30 Years Ago Today--
1981: Blondie had the #1 song with "Rapture".
1981: CBS announced the "Nice Price" promotion of back catalog items. Early LP's from Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, Billy Joel, Abba and Janis Joplin could be picked up for just £2.99.
1983: Pink Floyd had the top album in the UK with The Final Cut.
1987: U2 began a North American tour to promote The Joshua Tree with a concert at the Arizona State Activity Center in Tempe.
1990: Eric Clapton was fined by Walton-on-Thames Magistrate Court after being arrested for speeding at 105 mph.
1990: Nirvana was busy working on demos of "In Bloom", "Sappy", "Dive", "Lithium", "Pay to Play", "Imodium" and "Polly" at Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin.
20 Years Ago Today--
1991: Gloria Estefan had the #1 song "Coming Out of the Dark".
1991: LL Cool J donated a pair of sneakers to every student and teacher at The Thompson Middle School in Dorchester after the school won the "Foot Locker Cool School Video" contest.1993: Roberta Flack appeared on the ABC soap opera, "Loving".
1994: Ace of Base had the #1 album with The Sign.
1995: 2Pac began a four-week stay at #1 with the album Me Against the World.
1997: Joni Mitchell was reunited with Kilauren Gibb, the daughter she had given up for adoption in 1965.
1998: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened a new wing in Cleveland, Ohio.
1998: Rob Pilatus of the ill-fated Milli Vanilli was found dead in Frankfurt, Germany after taking a deadly dose of drugs and alcohol.
1998: Metallica debuted the "Poor Re-Touring Me Tour" at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre in Newcastle, Australia.
10 Years Ago Today--
2001: Crazy Town was #1 with "Butterfly".
2001: Mariah Carey signed the most lucrative recording deal in music history, signing with Virgin Records for $80 million, only to be paid off later not to do any more albums for them.
2003: R. Kelly announced he was recording a tribute to members of the military "Soldier's Heart". Proceeds of the song went to families of the soldiers.
2003: Edwin Starr, who gave us the timeless classic "War" died at his British home at the age of 61.
5 Years Ago Today--
2006: John Lennon's schoolbook containing the 12-year-old's drawing of the Lewis Carroll poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter" was auctioned off at the price of $239,733. That poem was the inspiration for the 1967 hit "I Am the Walrus".
2006: Gnarls Barkley had one of the decade's top hits as "Crazy" began an eight-week stay at the top of the UK charts.
Born This Day:
1939: Marvin Gaye, who was shot one day prior to his 45th birthday by his father.
1941: Dr. Demento, radio personality and creator of the "Funny Five"
1941: Leon Russell, who was recently inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame.
1943: Glen Dale, guitarist and vocalist with the Fortunes
1946: Kurt Winter of the Guess Who. Winter died December 15, 1997.
1947: Leon Wilkeson, bassist for Lynyrd Skynyrd
1953: David Robinson of the Cars
1956: Gregory Abbott ("Shake You Down")
1963: Karen Woodward of Bananarama
1967: Greg Camp (Smash Mouth)
1979: Jesse Carmichael, keyboardist for Maroon 5
1983: Jasiel A. Robinson (Jung Joc)Source URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/04/this-day-in-rock-history-april-2.html
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