1958: Jerry Lee Lewis married his 13-year-old cousin, Myra.
1961: "Mother-In-Law" moved to #1 for Ernie K-Doe, replacing the classic "Runaway" from Del Shannon. "Daddy's Home from Shep & the Limelites was #3 followed by "A Hundred Pounds of Clay" by Gene McDaniels and Ricky Nelson's "Travelin' Man". The rest of the Top Ten: "Mama Said" from the Shirelles at #6, "Running Scared", up from 16 to 7 for Roy Orbison, "Breakin' In a Brand New Broken Heart" by Connie Francis, Ricky Nelson moving from 15 to 9 with "Hello Mary Lou" and Linda Scott's "I've Told Every Little Star".
1965: Barbra Streisand released the album My Name Is Barbra.
1965: The Who performed at the Astoria Ballroom in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England
1965: Marvin Gaye's "I'll Be Doggone" topped the R&B chart.
1965: "Crying in the Chapel" was a huge hit for Elvis Presley on the Adult Contemporary chart. It moved to the top slot on this date and stayed there for 7 weeks.
1965: The Four Tops had the biggest mover of the week, with "I Can't Help Myself" jumping from #67 to #32. It would wind up as the biggest hit of their career.
1965: "Ticket To Ride" became the Beatles' eighth number one song in their first two years.
1967: With their current album More of the Monkees still #1, the Monkees released their third LP Headquarters.
1967: Jackie DeShannon released "What the World Needs Now Is Love". 44 years later, it still does.
1967: Florence Ballard appeared with the Supremes for the final time on The Tonight Show.
1968: Frank Sinatra performed with a full orchestra at the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum for a Democratic fundraiser.
1968: Gary Puckett, from Twin Falls, Idaho, & the Union Gap hit #1 in the U.K. with "Young Girl".
1970: Elvis Presley signed a movie contract with MGM for three pictures.
1971: "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" was #1 for Lobo on the Adult Contemporary chart for the second week in a row.
1971: Three Dog Night had one of the biggest Songs of the Rock Era* with "Joy To the World", which remained at #1 for a sixth week.
1972: The Guess Who recorded their album "Live at the Paramount" in Seattle, Washington.
1973: The Eagles performed at the Capitol Center in Largo, Maryland.
1976: The Rolling Stones played at Earl's Court in London.
1976: "Kiss and Say Goodbye" was #1 on the R&B chart.
1976: Wings moved into the #1 slot with "Silly Love Songs" as "Boogie Fever" by the Sylvers fell to #4.
1977: Blondie opened for Television at the Apollo Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland.
1980: U2 began their "11 O'clock Tick Tock" tour in London at the Hope & Anchor.
1980: Five gold records belonging to Jimi Hendrix were stolen from the Electric Ladyland studios in New York City.
1982: Madness ("Our House") led the way on the U.K. album chart with Complete Madness.
1987: Roy Orbison appeared on Saturday Night Live.
1992: Michael Jackson paid the funeral expenses for a nine-year-old boy that had been killed in a drive-by shooting.
1993: Janet Jackson spend a second week at the top with "That's the Way Love Goes".
1993: Ace of Base began a three-week stay at #1 in the U.K. with "All That She Wants".
1997: Fleetwood Mac recorded a show for the MTV series Unplugged that would air on the former music channel in the summer of that year.
1997: Radiohead began the first of two shows at the Zeleste in Barcelona, Spain.
1999: An astonishing 15 shows by Bruce Springsteen at Continental Airlines Arena in New Jersey were sold out.
2000 - Steely Dan received the Founders Award for a lifetime of songwriting at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards.
2003: A new wax model of J. Lo was revealed at Madame Tussauds in London.
2003: U2 earned a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ivor Novello Awards in England. Coldplay was honored for Songwriters of the Year.
2005: The Dave Matthews Band scored the top album with Stand Up, which nearly reached gold status in its first week.
2005: Oasis achieved their seventh #1 son in the U.K. with "Lyla".
2006: Mary Wilson, former member of the Supremes had heart bypass surgery.
2010: Jackson Browne was given the Strings & Voices For Dialogue and Civil Rights Award By the City of Sarzana, Italy.
Born This Day:
1931: Kenny Ball, who gave us the instrumental "Midnight in Moscow", was born in Ilford, Essex, England
1936: Drummer Dallas Taylor, who played for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young among others, was born in Chicago, Illinois
1941: Bruce Rowlands of Fairport Convention was born in Park Royal, Middlesex, England
1942: Calvin Simon of Parliament and Funkadelic ("One Nation Under a Groove") was born in Beckley, West Virginia
1948: Doug Gray of the Marshall Tucker Band
1950: Bernie Taupin, the famed songwriter for Elton John, but who has also written hits such as "We Built This City" for Starship, was born in Lincolnshire, England
1955: Iva Davies of Icehouse was born in Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia
1934: Peter Nero (Bernard Nierow) was born in Brooklyn, New York
1955: Jimmy Lyon, guitarist for Eddie Money 1959: Morrissey of the Smiths was born in Davyhulme, Urmston, Lancashire
1962: Jesse Valenzuela of the Gin Blossoms was born in Tempe, Arizona
1966: Johnny Gill was born in Washington, D.C.
1967: Dan Roberts, bass player for the Crash Test Dummies was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaSource URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/05/this-day-in-rock-music-history-may-22.html
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1961: "Mother-In-Law" moved to #1 for Ernie K-Doe, replacing the classic "Runaway" from Del Shannon. "Daddy's Home from Shep & the Limelites was #3 followed by "A Hundred Pounds of Clay" by Gene McDaniels and Ricky Nelson's "Travelin' Man". The rest of the Top Ten: "Mama Said" from the Shirelles at #6, "Running Scared", up from 16 to 7 for Roy Orbison, "Breakin' In a Brand New Broken Heart" by Connie Francis, Ricky Nelson moving from 15 to 9 with "Hello Mary Lou" and Linda Scott's "I've Told Every Little Star".
1965: Barbra Streisand released the album My Name Is Barbra.
1965: The Who performed at the Astoria Ballroom in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England
1965: Marvin Gaye's "I'll Be Doggone" topped the R&B chart.
1965: "Crying in the Chapel" was a huge hit for Elvis Presley on the Adult Contemporary chart. It moved to the top slot on this date and stayed there for 7 weeks.
1965: The Four Tops had the biggest mover of the week, with "I Can't Help Myself" jumping from #67 to #32. It would wind up as the biggest hit of their career.
1965: "Ticket To Ride" became the Beatles' eighth number one song in their first two years.
1967: With their current album More of the Monkees still #1, the Monkees released their third LP Headquarters.
1967: Jackie DeShannon released "What the World Needs Now Is Love". 44 years later, it still does.
1967: Florence Ballard appeared with the Supremes for the final time on The Tonight Show.
1968: Frank Sinatra performed with a full orchestra at the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum for a Democratic fundraiser.
1968: Gary Puckett, from Twin Falls, Idaho, & the Union Gap hit #1 in the U.K. with "Young Girl".
1970: Elvis Presley signed a movie contract with MGM for three pictures.
1971: "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" was #1 for Lobo on the Adult Contemporary chart for the second week in a row.
1971: Three Dog Night had one of the biggest Songs of the Rock Era* with "Joy To the World", which remained at #1 for a sixth week.
1972: The Guess Who recorded their album "Live at the Paramount" in Seattle, Washington.
1973: The Eagles performed at the Capitol Center in Largo, Maryland.
1976: The Rolling Stones played at Earl's Court in London.
1976: "Kiss and Say Goodbye" was #1 on the R&B chart.
1976: Wings moved into the #1 slot with "Silly Love Songs" as "Boogie Fever" by the Sylvers fell to #4.
1977: Blondie opened for Television at the Apollo Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland.
1980: U2 began their "11 O'clock Tick Tock" tour in London at the Hope & Anchor.
1980: Five gold records belonging to Jimi Hendrix were stolen from the Electric Ladyland studios in New York City.
1982: Madness ("Our House") led the way on the U.K. album chart with Complete Madness.
1987: Roy Orbison appeared on Saturday Night Live.
1992: Michael Jackson paid the funeral expenses for a nine-year-old boy that had been killed in a drive-by shooting.
1993: Janet Jackson spend a second week at the top with "That's the Way Love Goes".
1993: Ace of Base began a three-week stay at #1 in the U.K. with "All That She Wants".
1997: Fleetwood Mac recorded a show for the MTV series Unplugged that would air on the former music channel in the summer of that year.
1997: Radiohead began the first of two shows at the Zeleste in Barcelona, Spain.
1999: An astonishing 15 shows by Bruce Springsteen at Continental Airlines Arena in New Jersey were sold out.
2000 - Steely Dan received the Founders Award for a lifetime of songwriting at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards.
2003: A new wax model of J. Lo was revealed at Madame Tussauds in London.
2003: U2 earned a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ivor Novello Awards in England. Coldplay was honored for Songwriters of the Year.
2005: The Dave Matthews Band scored the top album with Stand Up, which nearly reached gold status in its first week.
2005: Oasis achieved their seventh #1 son in the U.K. with "Lyla".
2006: Mary Wilson, former member of the Supremes had heart bypass surgery.
2010: Jackson Browne was given the Strings & Voices For Dialogue and Civil Rights Award By the City of Sarzana, Italy.
Born This Day:
1931: Kenny Ball, who gave us the instrumental "Midnight in Moscow", was born in Ilford, Essex, England
1936: Drummer Dallas Taylor, who played for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young among others, was born in Chicago, Illinois
1941: Bruce Rowlands of Fairport Convention was born in Park Royal, Middlesex, England
1942: Calvin Simon of Parliament and Funkadelic ("One Nation Under a Groove") was born in Beckley, West Virginia
1948: Doug Gray of the Marshall Tucker Band
1950: Bernie Taupin, the famed songwriter for Elton John, but who has also written hits such as "We Built This City" for Starship, was born in Lincolnshire, England
1955: Iva Davies of Icehouse was born in Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia
1934: Peter Nero (Bernard Nierow) was born in Brooklyn, New York
1955: Jimmy Lyon, guitarist for Eddie Money 1959: Morrissey of the Smiths was born in Davyhulme, Urmston, Lancashire
1962: Jesse Valenzuela of the Gin Blossoms was born in Tempe, Arizona
1966: Johnny Gill was born in Washington, D.C.
1967: Dan Roberts, bass player for the Crash Test Dummies was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaSource URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/05/this-day-in-rock-music-history-may-22.html
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