1960: Motown Records was formed.
1964: The great group the Hollies enjoyed the first hit of their career, when "Just One Look" debuted on this date.
1964: "My Guy" by Mary Wells was the new #1 song. "Hello, Dolly!" by Louis Armstrong fell to #2 after just one week at the top while the Beatles were closing fast with "Love Me Do", which moved from 12 to 3. The Dave Clark Five had #4 with "Bits and Pieces while the Beatles fell to #5 with "Do You Want To Know a Secret".
1965: The Rolling Stones and Chuck Berry performed on the television show "Hollywood A-Go-Go."
1965: The Beach Boys were on The Ed Sullivan Show singing "Help Me Rhonda".
1966: The Beach Boys released their landmark Pet Sounds album.
1968: Tony Joe White recorded the song 'Polk Salad Annie".
1969: Jack Cassady of Jefferson Airplane was arrested at the Royal Orleans Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana for possession of marijuana.
1969: Pete Townshend of the Who was arrested onstage after mistakenly kicking a New York police officer.
1970: The Guess Who's double sided hit "American Woman"/"No Sugar Tonight" remained at #1 for another week with the Jackson 5's former #1 "ABC" holding strong at #2. The Ides of March had a huge hit with "Vehicle" while the Beatles' former #1 "Let It Be" was now at #4. The rest of the Top Ten: "Cecilia" from Simon & Garfunkel moved from 14 to 5, Norman Greenbaum slipped to 6 with "Spirit in the Sky", funnyman Ray Steven's serious song "Everything Is Beautiful" was at #7, Tyrone Davis edged up one with "Turn Back the Hands of Time", CCR had a huge double-sided hit of their own with a 13-9 jump for "Up Around the Bend"/"Run Through the Jungle" and the Marmalade remained at #10 with "Reflections of My Life".
CSNY dislodged a classic from the top
1970: Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel finally relinquished its spot at #1 on the album chart after 10 weeks, falling to #2. The winner was the great Deja Vu by Crosby Stills, Nash & Young. McCartney, Paul's first solo release, went from 14-3 with Hey Jude from the Beatles at 4 and Band of Gypsys (sic) by Jimi Hendrix coming in fifth. The rest of the Top Ten: Chicago II at #6, Steppenwolf 'Live', It Ain't Easy from Three Dog Night moving from 18 to 8, the Guess Who at 9 with American Woman and Bobby Sherman scored a Top Ten album with Here Comes Bobby.
1970: Randy Bachman left the Guess Who. He would soon form the highly-successful Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
1970: Marty Balin of Jefferson Airplane was arrested for marijuana possession and for contributing to the delinquency of minors in Bloomington, Minnesota. (What the heck was going on on May 16? May be a good day to stay inside..)
1975: Chuck Berry hosted The Midnight Special with guests Lesley Gore and Danny & the Juniors.
1980: Star guitarist Brian May of Queen collapsed onstage from hepatitis.
1980: Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn of the Buggles joined Yes after the exit of Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman.
1980: Dr. George Nichopoulous was indicted on 14 counts of overprescribing drugs to Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and nine other patients in Memphis, Tennessee.
Carnes scored a #1 song
1981: "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes was the top song in America, leapfrogging "Just the Two Of Us" by Grover Washington, Jr. and Bill Withers. "Being With You" from Smokey Robinson was #3, followed by Juice Newton's "Angel of the Morning" and Sheena Easton's former #1 "Morning Train (Nine To Five)" at 5. The rest of the Top Ten: REO Speedwagon had another big hit with "Take It On the Run", Gino Vannelli edged up one with "Living Inside Myself", A Taste of Honey was at 8 with "Sukiyaki", Hall & Oates' former #1 "Kiss On My List" was #9 and Styx had a Top Ten song with "Too Much Time on My Hands".
1981: REO Speedwagon's album Hi Infidelity, which had already spent 9 weeks at #1, regained the top position from Styx's Paradise Theater, which fell to #2. Arc of a Diver by Steve Winwood was #3, followed by Face Dances by the Who and Grover Washington, Jr.s great album Winelight.
1981: Martin Chambers of the Pretenders married Tracy Atkinson.
1981: Ernie Freeman ("Raunchy") died of a heart attack.
1983: Michael Jackson performed the moonwalk for the first before a live audience in the television special "Motown 25: Yesterday, Today and Forever".
1984: Prince released "When Doves Cry".
1987: "Just To See Her" from Smokey Robinson was atop the Adult Contemporary chart.
1987: U2 scored a #1 song "With Or Without You", jumping over "Looking For a New Love". The biggest move within the Top Ten came from Atlantic Starr, which moved from 17 to 10 with "Always".
1987: David Crosby married Jan Dance in Los Angeles, California. Stephen Stills gave the bride away. Graham Nash renewed vows with his wife Susan.
1990: Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets and singles "Rainbow Connection" and "Rubber Duckie", died of pneumonia.
1990: Sammy Davis, Jr died at the age of 64 from throat cancer.
1991: Ray Charles was inducted into the Atlanta Celebrity Walk.
1992: Genesis took over the #1 position on the Adult Contemporary chart with "Hold On My Heart". It would remain there for five weeks.
1992: No Fences from Garth Brooks moved from 15 to 7 on the album chart. Adrenalize from Def Leppard
1993: Marv Johnson died in Columbia, South Carolina. Johnson helped get the Tamla Motown label off the ground in 1959 with "Come to Me".
1998: Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones fell again, this time off a chair in his Connecticut home, inuring his ribs and chest. The Stones had to cancel concert dates.
1999: Diana Ross starred in the television movie "Double Platinum".
2000: Pearl Jam released the album Binaural.
2000: "The Artist" announced that he was reclaiming the name "Prince" after his contract with Warner-Chappell had expired. (I can't explain it.)
2002: Cher was a guest star on the television show "Will & Grace".
2003: The post office in Frank Sinatra's hometown of Hoboken, New Jersey was named after him.
2003: Soul great Barry White suffered a stroke while undergoing dialysis treatment for kidney failure.
2004: Usher's "Burn" took over the #1 spot from his own "Yeah!".
2004: Carlos Santana, Alicia Keys and Andrea Bocelli performed at the We are the Future concert at the Circus Maximus in Rome, Italy. Circus Maximus was the first and largest chariot racing and entertainment facility that dates back to the second century before Christ and was built to hold 250,000 people. The show, organized by Quincy Jones, benefited child care centers in Africa and the Middle East.
2007: Parma, Italy named streets after Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald.
Born This Day:
1932: Drummer Isaac "Red" Holt, who gave us two of rock's great instrumentals ("Soulful Strut" with Young-Holt Unlimited and "The In Crowd" with the Ramsey Lewis trio)
1935: Corinthian "Kripp" Johnson
1945: Nicky Chinn, songwriter extraordinaire with Mike Chapman, was born in London
1946: Drummer Billy Cobham, who played for James Brown and Peter Gabriel, was born in Panama
1946: Robert Fripp of King Crimson was born in Dorset, England
1946: Roger Earl, drummer of Savoy Brown and Foghat
1956: Martyn Ware of the Human League was born in Sheffield, England; also produced "Let's Stay Together" for Tina Turner
1964: Boyd Tinsley of the Dave Matthews Band was born in Charlottesville, Virginia
1965: Chris Novoselic, bassist with Nirvana, was born in Compton, California
1966: Janet Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana
1968: Ralph Tresvant of the New Edition and later a solo star, was born in Boston, Massachusetts
1974: Sonny Sandoval, singer with P.O.D.Source URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/05/this-day-in-rock-music-history-may-16.html
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1964: The great group the Hollies enjoyed the first hit of their career, when "Just One Look" debuted on this date.
1964: "My Guy" by Mary Wells was the new #1 song. "Hello, Dolly!" by Louis Armstrong fell to #2 after just one week at the top while the Beatles were closing fast with "Love Me Do", which moved from 12 to 3. The Dave Clark Five had #4 with "Bits and Pieces while the Beatles fell to #5 with "Do You Want To Know a Secret".
1965: The Rolling Stones and Chuck Berry performed on the television show "Hollywood A-Go-Go."
1965: The Beach Boys were on The Ed Sullivan Show singing "Help Me Rhonda".
1966: The Beach Boys released their landmark Pet Sounds album.
1968: Tony Joe White recorded the song 'Polk Salad Annie".
1969: Jack Cassady of Jefferson Airplane was arrested at the Royal Orleans Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana for possession of marijuana.
1969: Pete Townshend of the Who was arrested onstage after mistakenly kicking a New York police officer.
1970: The Guess Who's double sided hit "American Woman"/"No Sugar Tonight" remained at #1 for another week with the Jackson 5's former #1 "ABC" holding strong at #2. The Ides of March had a huge hit with "Vehicle" while the Beatles' former #1 "Let It Be" was now at #4. The rest of the Top Ten: "Cecilia" from Simon & Garfunkel moved from 14 to 5, Norman Greenbaum slipped to 6 with "Spirit in the Sky", funnyman Ray Steven's serious song "Everything Is Beautiful" was at #7, Tyrone Davis edged up one with "Turn Back the Hands of Time", CCR had a huge double-sided hit of their own with a 13-9 jump for "Up Around the Bend"/"Run Through the Jungle" and the Marmalade remained at #10 with "Reflections of My Life".
CSNY dislodged a classic from the top
1970: Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel finally relinquished its spot at #1 on the album chart after 10 weeks, falling to #2. The winner was the great Deja Vu by Crosby Stills, Nash & Young. McCartney, Paul's first solo release, went from 14-3 with Hey Jude from the Beatles at 4 and Band of Gypsys (sic) by Jimi Hendrix coming in fifth. The rest of the Top Ten: Chicago II at #6, Steppenwolf 'Live', It Ain't Easy from Three Dog Night moving from 18 to 8, the Guess Who at 9 with American Woman and Bobby Sherman scored a Top Ten album with Here Comes Bobby.
1970: Randy Bachman left the Guess Who. He would soon form the highly-successful Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
1970: Marty Balin of Jefferson Airplane was arrested for marijuana possession and for contributing to the delinquency of minors in Bloomington, Minnesota. (What the heck was going on on May 16? May be a good day to stay inside..)
1975: Chuck Berry hosted The Midnight Special with guests Lesley Gore and Danny & the Juniors.
1980: Star guitarist Brian May of Queen collapsed onstage from hepatitis.
1980: Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn of the Buggles joined Yes after the exit of Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman.
1980: Dr. George Nichopoulous was indicted on 14 counts of overprescribing drugs to Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and nine other patients in Memphis, Tennessee.
Carnes scored a #1 song
1981: "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes was the top song in America, leapfrogging "Just the Two Of Us" by Grover Washington, Jr. and Bill Withers. "Being With You" from Smokey Robinson was #3, followed by Juice Newton's "Angel of the Morning" and Sheena Easton's former #1 "Morning Train (Nine To Five)" at 5. The rest of the Top Ten: REO Speedwagon had another big hit with "Take It On the Run", Gino Vannelli edged up one with "Living Inside Myself", A Taste of Honey was at 8 with "Sukiyaki", Hall & Oates' former #1 "Kiss On My List" was #9 and Styx had a Top Ten song with "Too Much Time on My Hands".
1981: REO Speedwagon's album Hi Infidelity, which had already spent 9 weeks at #1, regained the top position from Styx's Paradise Theater, which fell to #2. Arc of a Diver by Steve Winwood was #3, followed by Face Dances by the Who and Grover Washington, Jr.s great album Winelight.
1981: Martin Chambers of the Pretenders married Tracy Atkinson.
1981: Ernie Freeman ("Raunchy") died of a heart attack.
1983: Michael Jackson performed the moonwalk for the first before a live audience in the television special "Motown 25: Yesterday, Today and Forever".
1984: Prince released "When Doves Cry".
1987: "Just To See Her" from Smokey Robinson was atop the Adult Contemporary chart.
1987: U2 scored a #1 song "With Or Without You", jumping over "Looking For a New Love". The biggest move within the Top Ten came from Atlantic Starr, which moved from 17 to 10 with "Always".
1987: David Crosby married Jan Dance in Los Angeles, California. Stephen Stills gave the bride away. Graham Nash renewed vows with his wife Susan.
1990: Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets and singles "Rainbow Connection" and "Rubber Duckie", died of pneumonia.
1990: Sammy Davis, Jr died at the age of 64 from throat cancer.
1991: Ray Charles was inducted into the Atlanta Celebrity Walk.
1992: Genesis took over the #1 position on the Adult Contemporary chart with "Hold On My Heart". It would remain there for five weeks.
1992: No Fences from Garth Brooks moved from 15 to 7 on the album chart. Adrenalize from Def Leppard
1993: Marv Johnson died in Columbia, South Carolina. Johnson helped get the Tamla Motown label off the ground in 1959 with "Come to Me".
1998: Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones fell again, this time off a chair in his Connecticut home, inuring his ribs and chest. The Stones had to cancel concert dates.
1999: Diana Ross starred in the television movie "Double Platinum".
2000: Pearl Jam released the album Binaural.
2000: "The Artist" announced that he was reclaiming the name "Prince" after his contract with Warner-Chappell had expired. (I can't explain it.)
2002: Cher was a guest star on the television show "Will & Grace".
2003: The post office in Frank Sinatra's hometown of Hoboken, New Jersey was named after him.
2003: Soul great Barry White suffered a stroke while undergoing dialysis treatment for kidney failure.
2004: Usher's "Burn" took over the #1 spot from his own "Yeah!".
2004: Carlos Santana, Alicia Keys and Andrea Bocelli performed at the We are the Future concert at the Circus Maximus in Rome, Italy. Circus Maximus was the first and largest chariot racing and entertainment facility that dates back to the second century before Christ and was built to hold 250,000 people. The show, organized by Quincy Jones, benefited child care centers in Africa and the Middle East.
2007: Parma, Italy named streets after Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald.
Born This Day:
1932: Drummer Isaac "Red" Holt, who gave us two of rock's great instrumentals ("Soulful Strut" with Young-Holt Unlimited and "The In Crowd" with the Ramsey Lewis trio)
1935: Corinthian "Kripp" Johnson
1945: Nicky Chinn, songwriter extraordinaire with Mike Chapman, was born in London
1946: Drummer Billy Cobham, who played for James Brown and Peter Gabriel, was born in Panama
1946: Robert Fripp of King Crimson was born in Dorset, England
1946: Roger Earl, drummer of Savoy Brown and Foghat
1956: Martyn Ware of the Human League was born in Sheffield, England; also produced "Let's Stay Together" for Tina Turner
1964: Boyd Tinsley of the Dave Matthews Band was born in Charlottesville, Virginia
1965: Chris Novoselic, bassist with Nirvana, was born in Compton, California
1966: Janet Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana
1968: Ralph Tresvant of the New Edition and later a solo star, was born in Boston, Massachusetts
1974: Sonny Sandoval, singer with P.O.D.Source URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/05/this-day-in-rock-music-history-may-16.html
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