
01/31/2022
Louis Prima - Jungle Book
Louis Prima - Jungle Book
Rare footage of Louis Prima and the story behind the song, "I Wanna Be Like You."
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Louis Prima - Jungle Book
Rare footage of Louis Prima and the story behind the song, "I Wanna Be Like You."
Young Frankenstein Movie Documentary w/Mel Brooks (2002)
#youngfrankenstein #melbrooks #documentary Director, Mel Brooks, actresses, Cloris Leachman, Teri Garr and others celebrate the movie, "Young Frankenstein" i...
Stones vs Fab 4 @ Goodyear Hall
πΈ πππππ ππππππππ ππππ π. ππππππππππ (Born: October 7, 1951). Previously known as Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, and John Cougar Mellencamp, he is an American musician, singer-songwriter, painter and actor.
Happy 53rd birthday to Thom Yorke, born 7 Oct 1968, vocals, guitar, keyboards, Radiohead. Their 1993 debut single 'Creep' was initially unsuccessful, but it became a worldwide hit several months after the release of their debut album, Pablo Honey. Their 1997 album OK Computer appeared in many 1997 critics' lists and listener polls for best album of the year. In 2006, Yorke released his debut solo album, The Eraser, and in 2009 formed Atoms for Peace.
βCreepβ is taken from βPablo Honeyβ out on XL Recordings. Buy & stream it here: https://radiohead.ffm.to/pablohoneyDirected by Brett TurnbullCommissioned by ...
7 Oct 1995, Alanis Morissette went to No.1 on the US album chart with her third album Jagged Little Pill. The record produced six successful singles, including 'You Oughta Know', 'Ironic', 'You Learn', 'Hand in My Pocket', and 'Head over Feet' and went on to become the biggest selling album ever by a female artist with sales over 30m.
October 7th Happy Birthday to
Al Martino (1927), Colin Cooper - Climax Blues Band (1939), Martin Murry - The Honeycombs (1941), Tony Silvester - Main Ingredient (1941), Kevin Godley - 10CC (1945), David Hope - Kansas (1949), John Cougar Mellencamp (1951), Tico Torres - Bon Jovi (1953), David Taylor - Edison Lighthouse (1959), Simon Cowell (1959), Sam Brown (1964), Toni Braxton (1967), Thom York - Radiohead (1968), Taylor Hicks (1976), Alesha Dixon - Mis Teeq (1978)
Chart News
1978 The film soundtrack to 'Grease' at No.1 on the UK chart.
1989 Janet Jackson at No.1 on the US chart with 'Miss You Much'
1989 Paula Abdul at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Forever Your Girl'.
1985 Mick Jagger and David Bowie at No.1 on the Australian chart with βDancing in the Streetβ
1989 Tears For Fears at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'The Seeds Of Love.'
1995 Alanis Morissette at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Jagged Little Pill'
1995 Mariah Carey at No.1 on the Australian chart with βFantasyβ
2007 Bruce Springsteen at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Magic'
2007 Rascal Flatts at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Still Feels Good'
Gig News
1961 The Platters, Del Shannon, The Drifters, Brook Benton, U.S. Bonds, Dee Clark, The Clefftones and Curtis Lee all appeared at Wichita Forum, Kansas.
1978 The Buzzcocks appeared at The Liverpool Empire, England.
1984 Big Country kicked off an 11 date UK tour at The Glasgow Apollo.
1984 KISS played at Newcastle City Hall supported by a new band called Bon Jovi.
πΈ Remembering American musician and songwriter, ππππππ ππππππππ "πππππ" πππ πππππ on his πππππππ last year (January 26, 1955 β October 6, 2020).
π₯ Remembering English drummer and co-founder of the rock band Cream, πππππ ππππππ "ππππππ" πππππ on his πππππ πππππππππππ (Born: 19 August 1939 β Died: 6 October 2019).
October 6th Happy Birthday to
Robin Shaw - Flowerpot Men (1945), Millie Small (1946), Bobby Farrell - Boney M (1949), Thomas McClary - The Commodores (1949), David Hildago - Los Lobos (1954), Gavin Sutherland - The Sutherland Brothers (1951), Kevin Cronin - Reo Speedwagon (1951), Tim Mooney - American Music Club (1958), Richard Jobson - The Skids (1960), Tim Burgess - T'Pau (1961), Matthew Sweet - The Thorns (1964), Tommy Stinson - The Replacements (1966), William Pierce Butler - Arcade Fire (1982)
Chart News
1959 Jerry Keller at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Here Comes Summer'.
1970 Neil Diamond at No.1 on the US chart with 'Cracklin' Rose'
1973 Cher at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Half-Breed'
1973 Slade at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Sladest'
1979 Robert John at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Sad Eyes'
1984 David Bowie at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Tonight'
1990 Maxi Priest at No.1 on the US chart with 'Close To You'
1996 Celine Dion at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Falling Into You'
2002 Elvis Presley at No.1 on the US album chart with βElvis 30 #1 Hitsβ
2012 Psy at No.1 on the UK chart with βGangnam Styleβ
2016 James Arthur at No.1 on the UK chart with βSay You Wonβt Let Goβ
Gig News
1963 The Yardbirds appeared at Studio 51, Leicester Square, London.
1967 The Doors appeared at the Cal State Gymnasium, Los Angeles, California.
1967 Pink Floyd appeared at the Miss Teenage Brighton Contest, Top Rank Suite, Brighton, England, playing the musical interlude during the contest.
1979 Buzzcocks, supported by Joy Division appeared at the Odeon Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Music News
2018 Montserrat Caballe died, aged 85
2019 Ginger Baker, drummer with Cream, died.
6 Oct 1972, During sessions at RCA Studios, New York City, David Bowie recorded 'The Jean Genie', which became the lead single from his 1973 album Aladdin Sane. The track spent 13 weeks in the UK charts, peaking at No.2, making it Bowie's biggest hit to date. The line "He's so simple minded, he can't drive his module" would later give the Scottish band Simple Minds their name.
Recorded on 3rd January 1973, broadcast on 4th January 1973. Lost and never seen again until broadcast by the BBC on 21st December 2011. God bless the BBC ! ...
October 5th Happy Birthday to
Carlo Mastrangelo - Dion and the Belmonts (1938), Abraham Reichstadt (1937), Richard Street - The Temptations (1942), Steve Miller (1943), Brian Johnson - AC/DC, (1947), Delroy Wilson (1948), Lucius Ross - Funkadelic (1948), Brian Connolly - Sweet (1949), Eddie Clarke - Motorhead (1950), Harold Faltermeyer (1952), Bob Geldof (1951), Leo Barnes - Hothouse Flowers (1955), Russell Mael - Sparks (1948), Lee Thompson - Madness (1957), Paul Heard - M People (1960), David Bryson - Counting Crows (1961), Dave Dederer - Presidents of the USA (1964), Kele Le Roc (1977), James Valentine - Maroon 5 (1978)
Chart News
1961 The Shadows at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Kon-Tiki.'
1963 Helen Shapiro at No.1 in Australia with βNo Trespassing / Not Responsibleβ
1968 The Beatles at No.1 in Australia with βHey Jude / Revolutionβ
1974 Mike Oldfield at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Tubular Bells'
1974 Olivia Newton-John at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I Honestly Love You'
1974 The Beach Boys at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Endless Summer'
1985 Midge Ure at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'If I Was'
1981 Diana Ross and Lionel Richie at No.1 in Australia with βEndless Loveβ
1991 Bryan Adams at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Waking Up The Neighbours'
1991 Guns N' Roses at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Use Your Illusion II'.
1991 Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Good Vibrations'
1996 Deep Blue Something at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Breakfast At Tiffany's
1997 Elton John at No.1 on the Australian chart with βSomething About the Way You Look Tonightβ
2003 Beyonce at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Baby Boy.' Outkast at No.1 on the US album chart with βSpeakerbo### / The Love Below.β
2008 Pink at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'So What'
Gig News
1958 Cliff Richard and The Shadows played their first gig together at the Victoria Hall, Hanley, England.
1967 The Doors played at Steve Paul's Scene in New York City.
1975 Stevie Wonder appeared at the Wonder Dream Concert in Kingston, Jamaica. Along with Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, the three original Wailers, performing together for the last time.
1988 The Pixies appeared at The Mean Fiddler, London during a UK tour.
π πππππ ππππππππ to English singer and songwriter, πππππ π ππππππ πππππππ (Born: 5 October 1947). After the death of Bon Scott, he became the third lead singer of the Australian rock band AC/DC.
πΈ πππππ ππππππππ ππππππ πππππππ "πππππ" ππππππ (Born October 5, 1943). He is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, known as leader of the Steve Miller Band.
π πππππ ππππππππ to Irish singer-songwriter, author, political activist and occasional actor, ππππππ π ππππππππ πππππ "πππ" ππππππ KBE (Born: 5 October 1951). Geldof was the driving force behind the Band Aid-Live Aid relief project .
πΈ ππ ππππππ ππ ππππππ πππππ ππππππ ππ πππ ππππππππ (5 October 1950 β 10 January 2018). British guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke was a member of heavy metal bands Fastway and MotΓΆrhead.
October 4th Happy Birthday to Leroy Van D**e (1929), Jim Fielder - Blood Sweat &Tears (1947), Barbara Kooyman - Timbuk 3 (1958), Chris Lowe - Pet Shop Boys (1959), Jon Secada (1962), Lena Zavaroni (1963), Neil Sims - Catherine Wheel (1965), Katina Sergeevna - Tatu (1984)
Chart News
1962 The Tornadoes at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Telstar',
1969 Creedence Clearwater Revival at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Green River'
1969 The Beatles at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Abbey Road'
1975 David Essex at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Hold Me Close',
1975 Pink Floyd at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Wish You Were Here'.
1980 Queen at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Another One Bites The Dust.'
1986 Paul Simon at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Graceland.'
1997 Boyz II Men at No.1 on the US singles chart with '4 Seasons Of Loneliness'
2008 T.I. at No.1 on the US chart with βWhatever You Likeβ
2009 Paramore at No.1 on the UK album chart with βBrand New Eyesβ
2014 Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj at No.1 on the UK chart with βBang Bangβ
Gig News
1961 Bob Dylan played at New York's Carnegie Hall
1966 The Byrds played at The Village Gate, New York City.
1968 Led Zeppelin played their first ever gig at Newcastle Mayfair - billed as The New Yardbirds, the band changed their name ahead of the next date at the University of Surrey on 15th October
1971 Pink Floyd played at the Roman Ampitheater, Pompeii, Italy
1982 The Smiths made their live debut at the Ritz in Manchester England, supporting Blue Rondo A La Turk.
1983 Gary Numan performed at The Odeon, Birmingham, England.
Music News
1970 Janis Joplin died.
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