1962: 49 years ago, you would find the Beatles performing often at the Cavern Club in their native Liverpool, and that's where they were on this day 49 years ago. It was a special occasion sponsored by their ever-growing fan club.
1964: The Searchers made their U.S. debut with an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.
1967: The Turtles continued their run at #1 with one of the top songs of all-time, "Happy Together".
1970: The Beatles rose to #1 with "Let It Be", the title track from their final studio album.
1972: Elvis Presley began a 15-day tour with a concert at Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York.
1974: The Guess Who hosted a charity tennis event to benefit Ballet of Canada.
1976: Led Zeppelin released the album Presence.
1977: David Bowie was one of the guests on The Dinah Shore Show.
1978: Duran Duran made their first public appearance at the Lecture Theatre in Birmingham Polytechnic.
1979: The Genesis album Duke went to the top of the charts in the UK.
1980: R.E.M. appeared live for the first time at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Athens, Georgia.
1981: Bob Hite of Canned Heat died of a heart attack at the age of 36. 36? Sounds like mitigating circumstances.
1982: Record World magazine ceased publication and filed for bankruptcy.
1983: The Beach Boys were banned from a Fourth of July concert at the White House by President Ronald Reagan's staff. After public outcry, Reagan rescinded the ban two days later.
1983: Danny Rapp, leader of Danny and the Juniors, committed suicide at a hotel in Arizona.
1984: Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" was named Top Video at the 2nd annual MTV Music Awards.
1984: Marvin Gaye's funeral was at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles. Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Berry Gordy and other Motown luminaries were at the service.
1985: At 3:50 GMT, over 5,000 radio stations around the world played "We Are the World" by USA for Africa. Proceeds from the single benefited starving people in Africa.
1985: UB40, the Style Council, Spandau Ballet, Alison Moyet, Bronski Beat, the Pogues and Franklie Goes to Hollywood were featured on the UK music show The Tube.
1990: James Brown was transferred from a Georgia jail to the Lower Savannah Work Center in South Carolina. Brown spent the last part of his sentence counseling drug abusers.
1993: Construction began for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.
1994: Aerosmith captured seven awards at the Boston Music Awards.
1994: Kurt Cobain of Nirvana committed suicide at his home in Seattle. His body wasn't discovered until three days later by a worker who was there to install a security system. High amounts of heroin were found in his body.
1997: The Chemical Brothers worked their way to #1 in the UK with "Block Rockin' Beats". The song later won a Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.
1998: Drummer Cozy Powell was killed when his car ran into crash barriers on a road in Bristol, England. Powell had worked with Black Sabbath, Rainbow and Emerson, Lake and Palmer and was a session musician for Donovan, Jeff Beck, Roger Daltrey, Brian May, Gary Moore and Jack Bruce.
1998: The Spice Girls gave their first-ever UK concert in Glasgow, Scotland.
2002: Layne Staley of Alice in Chains died of a drug overdose.
2003: Paul McCartney began the UK portion of his "Back in the World" Tour at Hallam FM Arena.
2003: Carlos Santana attacked President George W. Bush and Iraq leader Saddam Hussein at a concert in Melborne, Australia. Santana said "We are the architects of the world and our agenda is different than Saddam Hussein and George Bush. Dignity and grace are our weapons--unity, salvation and elegance."
2006: Gene Pitney was found dead at the age of 65 in his bed in a Cardiff, England hotel. Pitney was on a tour of the UK.
2007: Former Kiss guitarist Mark St. John died of an apparent brain hemorrhage at the age of 51.
2008: Apple's iTunes became the largest music retailer in the United States.
2008: Danity Kane had the #1 album with Welcome to the Dollhouse.
2008: Lady GaGa had the #1 UK album with her debut The Fame.
Born This Day:
1928: Tony Williams of the Platters. Williams died August 14, 1992.
1929: Joe Meek, producer who helped the Tornadoes with their #1 "Telstar". Meek died February 3, 1967.
1935: Peter Grant, manager of Led Zeppelin. Grant also worked with the Everly Brothers, Chuck Berry, the Animals, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent. Grant died of a heart attack at the age of 60 on November 21, 1995.
1939: Ronnie White of the Miracles.
1941: Dave Swarbick, Fairport Convention.
1942: Alan Clarke, the great lead singer of the Hollies.
1944: Nicholas Caldwell of the Whispers.
1948: Dave Holland, drummer of Judas Priest.
1950: Agnetha Faltskog of ABBA.
1951: Everton Morton of the Beat ("Can't Get Used to Losing You").
1954: Stan Ridgeway of Wall of Voodoo.
1961: Jacob Slichter of Semisonic
1965: Mike McCready, guitarist of Pearl Jam
1968: Paula Cole ("I Don't Want To Wait")
1973: Pharrell Williams, songwriter who teamed with Chad Hugo and produced hits for Mystikal, Jay-Z, N' Sync, Britney Spears and Nelly.Source URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/04/this-day-in-rock-history-april-5.html
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1964: The Searchers made their U.S. debut with an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.
1967: The Turtles continued their run at #1 with one of the top songs of all-time, "Happy Together".
1970: The Beatles rose to #1 with "Let It Be", the title track from their final studio album.
1972: Elvis Presley began a 15-day tour with a concert at Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York.
1974: The Guess Who hosted a charity tennis event to benefit Ballet of Canada.
1976: Led Zeppelin released the album Presence.
1977: David Bowie was one of the guests on The Dinah Shore Show.
1978: Duran Duran made their first public appearance at the Lecture Theatre in Birmingham Polytechnic.
1979: The Genesis album Duke went to the top of the charts in the UK.
1980: R.E.M. appeared live for the first time at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Athens, Georgia.
1981: Bob Hite of Canned Heat died of a heart attack at the age of 36. 36? Sounds like mitigating circumstances.
1982: Record World magazine ceased publication and filed for bankruptcy.
1983: The Beach Boys were banned from a Fourth of July concert at the White House by President Ronald Reagan's staff. After public outcry, Reagan rescinded the ban two days later.
1983: Danny Rapp, leader of Danny and the Juniors, committed suicide at a hotel in Arizona.
1984: Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" was named Top Video at the 2nd annual MTV Music Awards.
1984: Marvin Gaye's funeral was at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles. Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Berry Gordy and other Motown luminaries were at the service.
1985: At 3:50 GMT, over 5,000 radio stations around the world played "We Are the World" by USA for Africa. Proceeds from the single benefited starving people in Africa.
1985: UB40, the Style Council, Spandau Ballet, Alison Moyet, Bronski Beat, the Pogues and Franklie Goes to Hollywood were featured on the UK music show The Tube.
1990: James Brown was transferred from a Georgia jail to the Lower Savannah Work Center in South Carolina. Brown spent the last part of his sentence counseling drug abusers.
1993: Construction began for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.
1994: Aerosmith captured seven awards at the Boston Music Awards.
1994: Kurt Cobain of Nirvana committed suicide at his home in Seattle. His body wasn't discovered until three days later by a worker who was there to install a security system. High amounts of heroin were found in his body.
1997: The Chemical Brothers worked their way to #1 in the UK with "Block Rockin' Beats". The song later won a Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.
1998: Drummer Cozy Powell was killed when his car ran into crash barriers on a road in Bristol, England. Powell had worked with Black Sabbath, Rainbow and Emerson, Lake and Palmer and was a session musician for Donovan, Jeff Beck, Roger Daltrey, Brian May, Gary Moore and Jack Bruce.
1998: The Spice Girls gave their first-ever UK concert in Glasgow, Scotland.
2002: Layne Staley of Alice in Chains died of a drug overdose.
2003: Paul McCartney began the UK portion of his "Back in the World" Tour at Hallam FM Arena.
2003: Carlos Santana attacked President George W. Bush and Iraq leader Saddam Hussein at a concert in Melborne, Australia. Santana said "We are the architects of the world and our agenda is different than Saddam Hussein and George Bush. Dignity and grace are our weapons--unity, salvation and elegance."
2006: Gene Pitney was found dead at the age of 65 in his bed in a Cardiff, England hotel. Pitney was on a tour of the UK.
2007: Former Kiss guitarist Mark St. John died of an apparent brain hemorrhage at the age of 51.
2008: Apple's iTunes became the largest music retailer in the United States.
2008: Danity Kane had the #1 album with Welcome to the Dollhouse.
2008: Lady GaGa had the #1 UK album with her debut The Fame.
Born This Day:
1928: Tony Williams of the Platters. Williams died August 14, 1992.
1929: Joe Meek, producer who helped the Tornadoes with their #1 "Telstar". Meek died February 3, 1967.
1935: Peter Grant, manager of Led Zeppelin. Grant also worked with the Everly Brothers, Chuck Berry, the Animals, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent. Grant died of a heart attack at the age of 60 on November 21, 1995.
1939: Ronnie White of the Miracles.
1941: Dave Swarbick, Fairport Convention.
1942: Alan Clarke, the great lead singer of the Hollies.
1944: Nicholas Caldwell of the Whispers.
1948: Dave Holland, drummer of Judas Priest.
1950: Agnetha Faltskog of ABBA.
1951: Everton Morton of the Beat ("Can't Get Used to Losing You").
1954: Stan Ridgeway of Wall of Voodoo.
1961: Jacob Slichter of Semisonic
1965: Mike McCready, guitarist of Pearl Jam
1968: Paula Cole ("I Don't Want To Wait")
1973: Pharrell Williams, songwriter who teamed with Chad Hugo and produced hits for Mystikal, Jay-Z, N' Sync, Britney Spears and Nelly.Source URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/04/this-day-in-rock-history-april-5.html
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