1955: Elvis Presley performed at the Peabody Auditorium in Daytona Beach, Florida.
1955: "Rock Around the Clock" was released by Bill Haley & His Comets. And a new era was born.
1958: The Champs performed their #1 smash "Tequila" on American Bandstand.
1964: The Searchers scored their third #1 song in the U.K. with "Don't Throw Your Love Away".
1966: The #1 album continued to be Going Places by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, followed closely by the group's Whipped Cream & Other Delights. Color Me Barbra by Barbra Streisand was #3. The rest of the Top Ten: Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) by the Rolling Stones, the Soundtrack to "The Sound of Music" was #5, Ballads of the Green Berets by Ssgt. Barry Sadler fell to #6, Nancy Sinatra had #7 with Boots, the Supremes' I Hear a Symphony was #8, The Dave Clark Five's Greatest Hits was #9 and If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears by the Mamas and Papas was #10.
1966: The Mamas & Papas rose to #1 with "Monday, Monday", displacing "Good Lovin'" by the Young Rascals. "Sloop John B" by the Beach Boys was #3, followed by "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" from the Righteous Brothers and "Kicks", the great anti-drug song by Paul Revere & the Raiders.
1966: The Percy Sledge classic "When a Man Loves a Woman" was on top for the first of four weeks on the R&B chart.
1967: Jimi Hendrix played two concerts at the Saville Theatre in London.
1968: Aretha Franklin recorded a live album in Paris, France.
1968: Reginald Dwight changed his name to Elton John.
1970: Pink Floyd performed at the home of UCLA, Pauley Pavilion, in Los Angeles.
1971: The Rolling Stones released "Brown Sugar", the first single from their Rolling Stones Records.
1972: The Stones released the album Exile On Main Street.
1977: Deniece Williams had the #1 U.K. song with "Free".
1977: Marvin Gaye had the #1 R&B song with "Got To Give It Up".
1977: Yvonne Elliman was #1 for a second week on the Adult Contemporary chart with her cover of "Hello Stranger".
1978: Bob Dylan sold 90,000 tickets in less than eight hours for upcoming shows at the Wembley Empire Pool in London.
1983: "I Won't Hold You Back" by Toto was #1 for a second week on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1983: Style Council debuted at an anti-nuclear benefit in London.
1986: John Mellencamp protested with farmers outside the Farmers Home Administration office in Chillicothe, Missouri.
1988: "Nite and Day" by Al B. Sure! was #1 on the R&B chart.
1988: Gloria Estefan remained at #1 with "Anything For You" on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1989: Ron Wilson, whose drumming you hear on the great instrumental "Wipe Out" by the Surfaris, died of a brain aneurysm.
1991: Wilson Pickett was arrested for driving drunk and threatening a neighbor, who happened to be the mayor, in Englewood, New Jersey.
1994: Aerosmith played the first of seven nights at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.
1998: Steve Perry left Journey to embark on a solo career.
1998: Eddie Rabbitt died of lung cancer at the age of 56.
1999: Lisa Stansfield made her acting debut in the U.K. comedy "Swing".
2002: Carole King was a guest star on the WB Networks show "Gilmore Girls".
2003: TNT and TBS announced they had signed Justin Timberlake to cover sports for the two cable channels.
2003: Fleetwood Mac began their Say You Will tour in Columbus, Ohio.
2003: Pete Townshend of the Who was cleared of possessing pornographic images of children, but found guilty of accessing a child pornography website in 1999. He was placed on a national register of sex offenders for five years.
2005: Giacomo, a 50-1 longshot owned by Jerry Moss, founder of A&M Records, won the Kentucky Derby.
2006: Snow Patrol had the #1 album in the U.K. with Eyes Open.
2006: Gnarls Barkley continued to rule the singles chart with their great song "Crazy".
2009: Dolly Parton received an honorary Doctorate Degree from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
Born This Day:
1927: Jim Lowe ("The Green Door")
1931: Teresa Brewer
1939: Johnny Maestro of the Crests ("Sixteen Candles") and Brooklyn Bridge ("The Worst That Could Happen") was born in New York City
1939: Jimmy Ruffin ("What Becomes of the Brokenhearted")
1943: Rick Westwood of the Tremeloes ("Silence Is Golden")
1943: Thelma Houston was born in Leland, Mississippi
1945: Bill Danoff of Starland Vocal Band
1946: Bill Kreutzmann, drummer of the Grateful Dead
1948: Pete Wingfield ("Eighteen With a Bullet") was born in England
1949: Keith, real name James Keefer ("98.6")
1960: Ann Dudley of Art of Noise
1961: Phil Campbell, lead guitarist with Motorhead
1969: Eagle-Eye Cherry ("Save Tonight")Source URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/05/this-day-in-rock-music-history-may-7.html
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1955: "Rock Around the Clock" was released by Bill Haley & His Comets. And a new era was born.
1958: The Champs performed their #1 smash "Tequila" on American Bandstand.
1964: The Searchers scored their third #1 song in the U.K. with "Don't Throw Your Love Away".
1966: The #1 album continued to be Going Places by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, followed closely by the group's Whipped Cream & Other Delights. Color Me Barbra by Barbra Streisand was #3. The rest of the Top Ten: Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) by the Rolling Stones, the Soundtrack to "The Sound of Music" was #5, Ballads of the Green Berets by Ssgt. Barry Sadler fell to #6, Nancy Sinatra had #7 with Boots, the Supremes' I Hear a Symphony was #8, The Dave Clark Five's Greatest Hits was #9 and If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears by the Mamas and Papas was #10.
1966: The Mamas & Papas rose to #1 with "Monday, Monday", displacing "Good Lovin'" by the Young Rascals. "Sloop John B" by the Beach Boys was #3, followed by "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" from the Righteous Brothers and "Kicks", the great anti-drug song by Paul Revere & the Raiders.
1966: The Percy Sledge classic "When a Man Loves a Woman" was on top for the first of four weeks on the R&B chart.
1967: Jimi Hendrix played two concerts at the Saville Theatre in London.
1968: Aretha Franklin recorded a live album in Paris, France.
1968: Reginald Dwight changed his name to Elton John.
1970: Pink Floyd performed at the home of UCLA, Pauley Pavilion, in Los Angeles.
1971: The Rolling Stones released "Brown Sugar", the first single from their Rolling Stones Records.
1972: The Stones released the album Exile On Main Street.
1977: Deniece Williams had the #1 U.K. song with "Free".
1977: Marvin Gaye had the #1 R&B song with "Got To Give It Up".
1977: Yvonne Elliman was #1 for a second week on the Adult Contemporary chart with her cover of "Hello Stranger".
1978: Bob Dylan sold 90,000 tickets in less than eight hours for upcoming shows at the Wembley Empire Pool in London.
1983: "I Won't Hold You Back" by Toto was #1 for a second week on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1983: Style Council debuted at an anti-nuclear benefit in London.
1986: John Mellencamp protested with farmers outside the Farmers Home Administration office in Chillicothe, Missouri.
1988: "Nite and Day" by Al B. Sure! was #1 on the R&B chart.
1988: Gloria Estefan remained at #1 with "Anything For You" on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1989: Ron Wilson, whose drumming you hear on the great instrumental "Wipe Out" by the Surfaris, died of a brain aneurysm.
1991: Wilson Pickett was arrested for driving drunk and threatening a neighbor, who happened to be the mayor, in Englewood, New Jersey.
1994: Aerosmith played the first of seven nights at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.
1998: Steve Perry left Journey to embark on a solo career.
1998: Eddie Rabbitt died of lung cancer at the age of 56.
1999: Lisa Stansfield made her acting debut in the U.K. comedy "Swing".
2002: Carole King was a guest star on the WB Networks show "Gilmore Girls".
2003: TNT and TBS announced they had signed Justin Timberlake to cover sports for the two cable channels.
2003: Fleetwood Mac began their Say You Will tour in Columbus, Ohio.
2003: Pete Townshend of the Who was cleared of possessing pornographic images of children, but found guilty of accessing a child pornography website in 1999. He was placed on a national register of sex offenders for five years.
2005: Giacomo, a 50-1 longshot owned by Jerry Moss, founder of A&M Records, won the Kentucky Derby.
2006: Snow Patrol had the #1 album in the U.K. with Eyes Open.
2006: Gnarls Barkley continued to rule the singles chart with their great song "Crazy".
2009: Dolly Parton received an honorary Doctorate Degree from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
Born This Day:
1927: Jim Lowe ("The Green Door")
1931: Teresa Brewer
1939: Johnny Maestro of the Crests ("Sixteen Candles") and Brooklyn Bridge ("The Worst That Could Happen") was born in New York City
1939: Jimmy Ruffin ("What Becomes of the Brokenhearted")
1943: Rick Westwood of the Tremeloes ("Silence Is Golden")
1943: Thelma Houston was born in Leland, Mississippi
1945: Bill Danoff of Starland Vocal Band
1946: Bill Kreutzmann, drummer of the Grateful Dead
1948: Pete Wingfield ("Eighteen With a Bullet") was born in England
1949: Keith, real name James Keefer ("98.6")
1960: Ann Dudley of Art of Noise
1961: Phil Campbell, lead guitarist with Motorhead
1969: Eagle-Eye Cherry ("Save Tonight")Source URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/05/this-day-in-rock-music-history-may-7.html
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