1958: Disc Jockey Alan Freed quit WINS in New York City after they refused to stand behind him in the wake of recent charges of inciting a riot at a Boston concert.
Bill Black's Combo pictured with the Beatles during a tour
1960: The great instrumental "White Silver Sands" by Bill Black's Combo was #1 for the third out of four weeks on the R&B chart.
1963: The Rolling Stones signed a contract with manager Andrew Loog Oldham's company Impact, agreeing to license their records in the U.K. to Decca Records.
1964: The Animals, Chuck Berry and the Nashville Teens played at the Astoria Theatre in London.
1964: "Hello, Dolly!" by Louis Armstrong ended the Beatles' 14-week monopoly at #1.
1964: The Beatles' Second Album continued to top the chart with Meet the Beatles! coming in second. Hello, Dolly! remained at #3, the Dave Clark Five moved up to #4 with Glad All Over and Al Hirt had the fifth-biggest album with Honey in the Horn.
1966: The Beatles recorded "For No One".
1966: The Doors auditioned to be the house band at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California.
1966: Karen Carpenter signs her first recording contract with Magic Lamp Records at the age of 16.
1967: Sandy Shaw had the #1 record in the U.K. with "Puppet On a String".
1970: Tyrone Davis owned the #1 song on the R&B chart for the second consecutive week with "Turn Back the Hands of Time".
1973: Mick Jagger contributed $150,000 for victims of a Nicaraguan earthquake.
1974: Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie performed "Blowin in the Wind" and "Spanish is the Loving Tongue" for a benefit concert for Chile at New York City's Felt Forum.
1974: Bruce Springsteen gave a two-hour performance at the Boston Arena in opening for Bonnie Raitt. Jon Landau, who would later become the manager and producer for Springsteen, famously said in Boston's The Real Paper, "I saw the future of rock and roll and its name is Bruce Springsteen."
1974: The Eagles performed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for their On the Border tour.
1978: Fee Waybill of the Tubes fell off a stage in England, breaking his leg.
1981: "Morning Train" by Sheena Easton remained at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1981: Styx had a #1 album with Paradise Theater, knocking off Hi Infidelity from REO Speedwagon. Arc of a Diver by Steve Winwood was #3 followed by the Who's Face Dances and the great Grover Washington, Jr. album Winelight. The rest of the Top Ten: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC/DC, Moving Pictures from Rush, Another Ticket by Eric Clapton at #8, Double Fantasy from John Lennon and Dad Loves His Work by James Taylor at #10.
1987: Starship began a four-week stay at #1 in the U.K. with "Nothing's Gonna' Stop Us Now". It made lead singer Grace Slick the oldest woman (48) to ever hit #1 in the U.K.
1987: The Cutting Crew remained at #1 with "(I Just) Died In Your Arms". Jody Watley was #2 with "Looking For a New Love" while U2 held down #3 "With Or Without You". The rest of the Top Ten: "La Isla Bonita" from Madonna, "Don't Dream It's Over", the former #1 now at #5, "Sign 'O' the Times" from Prince at 6, Chris DeBurgh scored his first top ten with an 16-8 jump for "The Lady in Red", Fleetwood Mac was at 9 with "Big Love" and Aretha Franklin & George Michael slid to #10 with "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)".
1987: Atlantic Starr moved into the #1 slot on the R&B chart with "Always".
1987: The Joshua Tree continued to set the pace on the album chart for U2. Licensed To Ill by the Beastie Boys was at 2 with Slippery When Wet from Bon Jovi still hanging around the top. The rest of the Top Ten: Look What the Cat Dragged In from Poison, Paul Simon's landmark Graceland album, Sign "O" the Times by Prince at #6, Trio from Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris at #7, Europe's The Final Countdown at #8, Bryan Adams at #98 with Into the Fire and Whitesnake moving from 19-10 with their self-titled album.
1987: "The Finer Things" by Steve Winwood spent a third week atop the Adult Contemporary chart.
1992: Bruce Springsteen appeared on the "Saturday Night Live" television show.
1992: "Under the Bridge" gave the Red Hot Chili Peppers their first top ten song.
1992: "Hazard" by Richard Marx was the new #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1995: Elton John won the Polar Music Prize in Sweden.
1998: Brian Wilson performed his first-ever solo concert in St. Charles, Illinois.
1998: The Soundtrack to "Titanic" was #1 for the 16th week in a row with One Step at a Time from George Strait and another soundtrack, City of Angels close behind. Let's Talk About Love by Celine Dion was #4 followed by the great debut from Savage Garden that held down #5.
2003: Wyclef Jean of the Fugees signed with J Records.
2009: Anne Murray received an honorary degree from University of Prince Edward Island in Canada.
Born This Day:
1937: Dave Prater (Sam and Dave) was born in Ocilla, Georgia; died in a one-car automobile accident in Sycamore, Georgia on April 9, 1988
1937: Sonny Curtis of the Crickets (also wrote songs for the Everly Brothers) was born in Meadow, Texas
1939: Nokie Edwards, guitarist of the Ventures, was born in Lahoma, Oklahoma
1941: Pete Birrell
1941: Danny Rapp of Danny & the Juniors; died April 5, 1983 of an apparent suicide
1942: Tommy Roe was born in Atlanta, Georgia
1943: Bruce Milner (Every Mother's Son)
1944: Don Dannemann (The Cyrkle)
1944: Richie Furay of Buffalo Springfield and Poco, was born in Yellow Springs, Ohio
1945: Steve Katz of Blood, Sweat and Tears
1945: Lou Reed was born in Brooklyn, New York
1946: Clint Holmes ("Playground in My Mind") was born in Bournemouth, Hampshire (now Dorset), England
1949: Billy Joel was born in Long Island, New York
1950: Tom Petersson, bassist with Cheap Trick, was born in Rockford, Illinois
1953: John Edwards, bass guitar player for Status Quo.
1962: Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode was born in Epping, England
1971: Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan, bassist for Oasis
1975: Ryan "Nik" Vikedal, drummer for Nickelback
1975: Tamia (Tamla Marilyn Washington) was born in Windsor, Ontario, CanadaSource URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/05/this-day-in-rock-music-history-may-9.html
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Bill Black's Combo pictured with the Beatles during a tour
1960: The great instrumental "White Silver Sands" by Bill Black's Combo was #1 for the third out of four weeks on the R&B chart.
1963: The Rolling Stones signed a contract with manager Andrew Loog Oldham's company Impact, agreeing to license their records in the U.K. to Decca Records.
1964: The Animals, Chuck Berry and the Nashville Teens played at the Astoria Theatre in London.
1964: "Hello, Dolly!" by Louis Armstrong ended the Beatles' 14-week monopoly at #1.
1964: The Beatles' Second Album continued to top the chart with Meet the Beatles! coming in second. Hello, Dolly! remained at #3, the Dave Clark Five moved up to #4 with Glad All Over and Al Hirt had the fifth-biggest album with Honey in the Horn.
1966: The Beatles recorded "For No One".
1966: The Doors auditioned to be the house band at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California.
1966: Karen Carpenter signs her first recording contract with Magic Lamp Records at the age of 16.
1967: Sandy Shaw had the #1 record in the U.K. with "Puppet On a String".
1970: Tyrone Davis owned the #1 song on the R&B chart for the second consecutive week with "Turn Back the Hands of Time".
1973: Mick Jagger contributed $150,000 for victims of a Nicaraguan earthquake.
1974: Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie performed "Blowin in the Wind" and "Spanish is the Loving Tongue" for a benefit concert for Chile at New York City's Felt Forum.
1974: Bruce Springsteen gave a two-hour performance at the Boston Arena in opening for Bonnie Raitt. Jon Landau, who would later become the manager and producer for Springsteen, famously said in Boston's The Real Paper, "I saw the future of rock and roll and its name is Bruce Springsteen."
1974: The Eagles performed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for their On the Border tour.
1978: Fee Waybill of the Tubes fell off a stage in England, breaking his leg.
1981: "Morning Train" by Sheena Easton remained at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1981: Styx had a #1 album with Paradise Theater, knocking off Hi Infidelity from REO Speedwagon. Arc of a Diver by Steve Winwood was #3 followed by the Who's Face Dances and the great Grover Washington, Jr. album Winelight. The rest of the Top Ten: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC/DC, Moving Pictures from Rush, Another Ticket by Eric Clapton at #8, Double Fantasy from John Lennon and Dad Loves His Work by James Taylor at #10.
1987: Starship began a four-week stay at #1 in the U.K. with "Nothing's Gonna' Stop Us Now". It made lead singer Grace Slick the oldest woman (48) to ever hit #1 in the U.K.
1987: The Cutting Crew remained at #1 with "(I Just) Died In Your Arms". Jody Watley was #2 with "Looking For a New Love" while U2 held down #3 "With Or Without You". The rest of the Top Ten: "La Isla Bonita" from Madonna, "Don't Dream It's Over", the former #1 now at #5, "Sign 'O' the Times" from Prince at 6, Chris DeBurgh scored his first top ten with an 16-8 jump for "The Lady in Red", Fleetwood Mac was at 9 with "Big Love" and Aretha Franklin & George Michael slid to #10 with "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)".
1987: Atlantic Starr moved into the #1 slot on the R&B chart with "Always".
1987: The Joshua Tree continued to set the pace on the album chart for U2. Licensed To Ill by the Beastie Boys was at 2 with Slippery When Wet from Bon Jovi still hanging around the top. The rest of the Top Ten: Look What the Cat Dragged In from Poison, Paul Simon's landmark Graceland album, Sign "O" the Times by Prince at #6, Trio from Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris at #7, Europe's The Final Countdown at #8, Bryan Adams at #98 with Into the Fire and Whitesnake moving from 19-10 with their self-titled album.
1987: "The Finer Things" by Steve Winwood spent a third week atop the Adult Contemporary chart.
1992: Bruce Springsteen appeared on the "Saturday Night Live" television show.
1992: "Under the Bridge" gave the Red Hot Chili Peppers their first top ten song.
1992: "Hazard" by Richard Marx was the new #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1995: Elton John won the Polar Music Prize in Sweden.
1998: Brian Wilson performed his first-ever solo concert in St. Charles, Illinois.
1998: The Soundtrack to "Titanic" was #1 for the 16th week in a row with One Step at a Time from George Strait and another soundtrack, City of Angels close behind. Let's Talk About Love by Celine Dion was #4 followed by the great debut from Savage Garden that held down #5.
2003: Wyclef Jean of the Fugees signed with J Records.
2009: Anne Murray received an honorary degree from University of Prince Edward Island in Canada.
Born This Day:
1937: Dave Prater (Sam and Dave) was born in Ocilla, Georgia; died in a one-car automobile accident in Sycamore, Georgia on April 9, 1988
1937: Sonny Curtis of the Crickets (also wrote songs for the Everly Brothers) was born in Meadow, Texas
1939: Nokie Edwards, guitarist of the Ventures, was born in Lahoma, Oklahoma
1941: Pete Birrell
1941: Danny Rapp of Danny & the Juniors; died April 5, 1983 of an apparent suicide
1942: Tommy Roe was born in Atlanta, Georgia
1943: Bruce Milner (Every Mother's Son)
1944: Don Dannemann (The Cyrkle)
1944: Richie Furay of Buffalo Springfield and Poco, was born in Yellow Springs, Ohio
1945: Steve Katz of Blood, Sweat and Tears
1945: Lou Reed was born in Brooklyn, New York
1946: Clint Holmes ("Playground in My Mind") was born in Bournemouth, Hampshire (now Dorset), England
1949: Billy Joel was born in Long Island, New York
1950: Tom Petersson, bassist with Cheap Trick, was born in Rockford, Illinois
1953: John Edwards, bass guitar player for Status Quo.
1962: Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode was born in Epping, England
1971: Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan, bassist for Oasis
1975: Ryan "Nik" Vikedal, drummer for Nickelback
1975: Tamia (Tamla Marilyn Washington) was born in Windsor, Ontario, CanadaSource URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/05/this-day-in-rock-music-history-may-9.html
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