On This Day In Music History

Welcome to this weeks edition of On This Day where we look back on what happened in music history, this edition features Eddie Cochran, Cubby Checker, Alice Cooper, Duran Duran and Elton John just to name a few. We kick off this week in 1957

Lonnie Donegan

On This Day …..

1957

🎙 Lonnie Donegan was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Gamblin’ Man / Putting On The Style‘, the singers second UK No.1. It was the last UK No.1 to be released as a 78rpm as well as a 7’ vinyl record.

1960

🎙 Eddie Cochran was at No.1 in the UK with the single ‘Three Steps To Heaven‘. The American singer had been killed 3 months earlier in a car crash while touring the UK.

1962

🎙 Ray Charles started a 14-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music‘.

🎙 The film soundtrack to ‘West Side Story‘ went to No.1 on the UK chart for the first time. It spent a total of 13-weeks at No.1 on seven different occasions.

1965

🎙 The Yardbirds appeared at The City Hall, Salisbury, England. Admission was 10 shillings ($1.40).

1966

🎙 The Beatles had their tenth consecutive UK No.1 single with ‘Paperback Writer / Rain‘. The track is marked by the boosted bass guitar sound throughout, partly in response to John Lennon demanding to know why the bass on a certain Wilson Pickett record far exceeded the bass on any Beatles records. It was also cut louder than any other Beatles record, due to a new piece of equipment used in the mastering process.

1970

🎙 Cubby Checker was arrested in Niagara Falls after police discovered marijuana and other drugs in his car.

1973

🎙 10cc were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Rubber Bullets‘, the first of three UK No.1’s for the band, (who also had a No.1 as Hotlegs).

🎙 George Harrison started a five-week run at No. 1 on the US album chart with ‘Living In The Material World‘, his second US No.1. His third studio solo album was the follow-up to 1970’s acclaimed ‘All Things Must Pass‘ and his massive charity project, The Concert For Bangladesh.

Alice Cooper

1975

🎙 During his ‘Welcome To My Nightmare‘ tour in Vancouver, Canada, Alice Cooper fell from the stage and broke six ribs.

🎙 Bob Marley and The Wailers played the first of 14 shows over 7 nights at Paul’s Mall in Boston, Massachusetts, as part of their ‘Natty Dread Tour.’

1976

🎙 Paul McCartney and Wings played the last date on their ‘Wings Over America Tour ‘at the Forum in Los Angeles.

Duran Duran

1984

🎙 Duran Duran started a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘The Reflex‘, the group’s first US No.1, was taken from their third album, Seven and the Ragged Tiger.

1989

🎙 George Michael received the Sliver Clef Award for outstanding achievements to British Music.

1990

🎙 13-year-old Keith Sorrentino filed a $500,000 (£294,118) lawsuit against Madonna, claiming he suffered nightmares and bed-wetting problems after an incident outside Madonna’s home when she allegedly flung him to the ground.

🎙 Elton John had his first UK solo No.1 single with ‘Sacrifice / Healing Hands‘ after achieving over 50 previous UK hits and 6 chart topper’s in the US

🎙 Buddy Holly’s Gibson acoustic guitar sold for £139,658 ($237,419) in a Sotheby’s auction. The guitar was in a tooled leather case made by Holly himself.

1995

🎙 Drummer Alan White made his live debut with Oasis at Glastonbury Festival. Also former Take That member Robbie Williams appeared on stage with the band during the show.

1996

🎙 Bryan Adams went to No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘18-Till I Die‘. Metallica went to No.1 on the US album chart with their sixth studio album ‘Load‘. The album has now sold over five million copies in America alone.

2002

🎙 The top pop earners from US sales during 2001 were listed by Rolling Stone magazine as:
• Madonna at No.5 with £29.1 million ($49.5 million)
• Dave Mathews Band at No.4 with £31 milion ($52.7 million)
• The Beatles at No.3 with £34.2 million ($58 million)
• Dr. Dre at No.2 with £37.1 million ($63 million)
• U2 at No.1 with £44.2 million ($75 million)

2003

🎙 Diana Ross appeared in court and testified that she was coerced and felt intimidated into taking a breath test that showed her blood alcohol level was 0.2 (well over the 0.08 limit). The singer said, “If I didn’t take the breath tests, I was either going to the hospital or jail”. After the hearing, Ross asked the judge if it would be possible to have court paperwork processed using her married name of Diana Naess. The City Magistrate said he thought it was “a little late” for that now.

2004

🎙 UK DJ Tony Blackburn was suspended by radio station Classic Gold Digital for playing songs by Cliff Richard which was against station policy.

🎙 Bob Dylan was awarded an honorary degree by the University of St. Andrews Scotland’s oldest University and made a “Doctor of Music”.

2008

🎙 Coldplay appeared at Madison Square Garden in New York City on the first night of the North American leg, Viva la Vida, 161-date world tour.

2009

🎙 Chris Brown pleaded guilty to one count of assault on his former girlfriend, Rihanna. The 19 year-old R&B singer was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to do six months community service. Brown had faced charges of assaulting Rihanna, 21, during a row in February. The last-minute plea deal came before a hearing at Los Angeles court at which Rihanna was due to give evidence. The Los Angeles County Superior Court judge also ordered Brown and Rihanna to stay at least 50 yards from each other, except at entertainment industry events when the distance is reduced to 10 yards.

Bob Dylan

 

2010

🎙 62-year-old Gregg Allman underwent a successful liver transplant operation at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Allman had begun a series of treatments for Hepatitis C, but chronic damage of his liver led doctors to recommend a transplant. In a statement to the press, Allman said “I changed my ways years ago, but we can’t turn back time. Every day is a gift.”

The Yardbirds

Well folks that concludes this weeks edition of On This Day for the 23rd June 2016, there are some great songs on this week’s On This Day’s – Spotify Playlist, which you can check out below.

https://open.spotify.com/user/1289837564/playlist/5x0GuapAxvp7MkmPNsm5gO