... and more October 4 birthdays – Leroy Van Dyke (1929) – Country singer (“Walk On By”). Pirkle Lee Moses (1937) – The El Dorados. Marlena Davis (1944) – The Orlons. Jody Stephens (1952) – drummer for Big Star. Barbara MacDonald Kooyman (1958) – Timbuk3. Chris Lowe (1959) – Pet Shop Boys. Leo Barnes (1965) – saxophonist for Hothouse Flowers.
October 4 R.I.P. – Glenn Gould (1982) – stroke. Age 50. Classical pianist. J. Frank Wilson (1991) – alcoholism. Age 49. J. Frank Wilson and The Cavaliers (“Last Kiss”). Danny Gatton (1994) – suicide. Age 49. Guitarist. Jerry Rivers (1996) – cancer. Age 68. Fiddler for Hank Williams (“Hey Good Lookin’”). Art Farmer (1999) – Age 71. Jazz trumpeter with Lionel Hampton and Gerry Mulligan. Mike Gibbins (2006) – natural causes. Age 57. Drummer for Badfinger. October 4 album releases – The Hollies – In The Hollies Style (1965) Canada Frank Zappa – 200 Motels (1971) The Who – Odds & Sods (1974) John Lennon – Walls And Bridges (1974) UK Elton John – Rock Of The Westies (1975) Hall & Oates – H2O (1982) Jefferson Starship – Winds Of Change (1982) Paul McCartney – Run Devil Run (1999) October 4 events – 1939 – Perry Como, along with Ted Weems and His Orchestra, records “Goody Goodbye,” “Two Blind Loves” and “That Old Gang Of Mine” for Decca. 1957 – In the annual New Musical Express music poll, Elvis Presley comes in second as England's most popular vocalist, behind Pat Boone. 1957 – Jackie Wilson appears on American Bandstand, performing “Reet Petite.” 1963 – Billboard magazine reports that hot-rodding songs are the latest teen fad, replacing surfing songs. 1963 – 17-year old Eric Clapton joins The Yardbirds on stage for the first time at the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, following the departure of original guitarist Anthony “Top” Topham. 1963 – The Beatles make their first appearance on Ready, Steady Go! and are interviewed by Dusty Springfield. 1964 – Louis Armstrong performs “Hello Dolly!” on The Ed Sullivan Show. Also on the show are Abbe Lane and Pat Boone. 1966 – The Byrds begin a 13 night residency at the Village Gate in New York City. 1968 – Cream plays the first night of their farewell tour at the Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California. 1968 – Paul McCartney records “Martha My Dear” at Trident Studios in London. 1969 – Crosby, Stills & Nash’s “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” hits the charts. 1974 – Thin Lizzy debuts their new twin-guitar attack with additions Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson at their concert in Wales. 1975 – Billie Jean Campbell files for divorce from singer Glen Campbell after 17 years of marriage. 1978 – Country singer Tammy Wynette claims to have been kidnapped at a Nashville shopping center by an unknown man in a ski mask, beaten, and forced at gunpoint to drive roughly 90 miles. The claims are never substantiated. 1980 – Prior to the football game, members of Fleetwood Mac present the USC Trojan Marching Band with a platinum record of the album Tusk for their participation in its recording. 1980 – Carly Simon collapses on stage in Pittsburgh from a case of “nervous exhaustion.” 1982 – The Smiths make their stage debut at The Ritz in Manchester. 1988 – Ringo Starr and wife Barbara Bach check into the Sierra Tucson Rehabilitation Clinic in Arizona to get sober. They stay for six weeks. 1991 – Diamond Rio makes their Grand Ole Opry debut. 1994 – The Eagles postpone their Hell Freezes Over reunion tour due to required stomach surgery for band member Glenn Frey. 1996 – The Tom Hanks movie That Thing You Do! opens in theaters. 1999 – Jimi Hendrix's half-sister Janie announces her plans to exhume the body of her famous brother and move it to a mausoleum where curious onlookers can view it for a price. The public outcry forces her to shelve the idea. 2006 – Former R Kelly employee, Henry Vaughn, files a lawsuit against the singer accusing him of assault, false imprisonment, and breach of contract that defrauded him of songwriting royalties. 2007 – Phil Spector’s attorneys step down barely a month before his retrial, citing other cases and other clients.
