This Day In Music History: 1954 – 2008
Boy, July 10th has been a busy day thoughout the last 70 years or so of music history. Take a gander . . .
The Beatles' Sgt Pepper Album Cover
2005, the four members of Led Zeppelin were voted the UK’s ideal supergroup after 3,500 music fans were asked to create their fantasy band for Planet Rock Radio. Jimmy Page won best guitarist, followed by Guns N’ Roses’ Slash and Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore. John Paul Jones was named top bassist, with John Bonham, who died in 1980, winning best drummer and Robert Plant beat the late Freddie Mercury to best singer.
2005, George Strait was at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Somewhere Down In Texas’, the US country singers third No.1 album.
2002, a group who said they had the name first, took UK boy band Blue to court. Scottish group Blue who had a UK No. 18 hit in 1977 had issued the band with a writ over who had the rights to the name.
2002, David Bowie, Suede, Divine Comedy, Green Day, No Doubt, Paul Weller, Ian Brown, Joe Strummer, New Order, Doves and Shed 7 all appeared at the four day Move festival, Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England.
The Move Festival
1993, Girl trio SWV started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Weak’, a No.33 hit in the UK.
1991, The Lemonheads, Buffalo Tom and Pearl Jam all appeared at the Avalon in Boston, Massachusetts.
1989, David F Pearsall age 18 from Manchester, New Jersey was charged with theft after stealing a guitar at a concert in Riverfront Park belonging to Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi.
1987, producer and record company executive John Hammond died. He brought Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Leonard Cohen and Bruce Springsteen to Columbia Records. Hammond also worked as a producer with Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman and Count Basie.
1987, The Stone Roses appeared at Planet X, Liverpool, England.
1980, Bob Marley and the Wailers began what would be Marley’s last ever UK tour when they appeared in Dublin, Ireland.
1980, during their 23 date ‘11 O’Clock Tick Tock’ tour U2 appeared at The Clarendon Hotel in London.
1979, Chuck Berry was sentenced to five months in jail after being found guilty of tax evasion.
1978, Rolling Stone Bill Wyman was knocked unconscious after falling from the stage during a Stones concert in the US.
1977, Cher gave birth to a baby girl Elijah Blue. Allman Brother Gregg Allman was the father.
1976, One hit wonders Starland Vocal Band started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Afternoon Delight’, it was also their only hit in the UK making No.18 on the chart.
1976, Rod Stewart scored his sixth No.1 UK album when ‘A Night On The Town’ went to the top.
1974, David Bowie played the first of five dates at The Tower Theatre in Philadelphia the recordings of which made up the ‘David Live’ album released later that year.
1969, The funeral of Rolling Stone Brian Jones took place at Hatherley Road Parish Church, Cheltenham. Canon Hugh Evan Hopkins read Jones’ own epitaph, ‘Please don’t judge me too harshly’.
1968, Eric Clapton announced that Cream would break-up after their current tour.
1968, The Nice were banned from appearing at London’s Royal Albert Hall after burning an American flag on stage.
1966, Johnny Tilotson, The Jive Five, The Tymes, The Shangra-Las and local band The Castiles (with Bruce Springsteen on vocals) all appeared at the Surf ‘n See Club in Seabright New Jersey.
1965, The Beatles started a six week run at No.1 on the US album charts with ‘Beatles VI’, the group’s fifth No.1.
1965, The Rolling Stones started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’, the group’s first US No.1. Some US stations cut out the last verse believing it referred to women’s ‘time of the month’.
1964, 200,000 Liverpudlians [*snicker*] took to the streets to celebrate The Beatles return to Liverpool for the northern premiere of the group’s first film ‘A Hard Days Night.’ The group were honored in a public ceremony in front of Liverpool Town Hall and as The Beatles stood on a balcony looking at the large crowd gathered below, John Lennon, gave a few Nazi “Sieg Heil” salutes. Not everyone appreciated his sense of humor.
1961, Bobby Lewis started a seven week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Tossin’ and Turnin’, the longest running No.1 single of 1961.
1954, Producer Sam Phillips took an acetate recording of Elvis Presley singing ‘That’s All Right’ to Memphis radio station WHBQ DJ Dewey Phillips. He played the song just after 9.30 that evening, the phone lines lit up asking the DJ to play the song again.
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