October 6 Born – Bob Neal (1917) – DJ, Elvis Presley’s second manager. Neil Korner (1942) – bassist for The Nashville Teens. Robin Shaw (1945) – vocalist for Flower Pot Men, and First Class. Millie Small (1946) – Jamaican singer/songwriter, one hit wonder (“My Boy Lollipop”). Thomas McClary (1949) – guitarist for The Commodores. Bobby Farrell (1949) – Boney M. Gavin Sutherland (1951) – bassist/vocalist for The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver. Kevin Cronin (1951) – singer for REO Speedwagon. David Hidalgo (1954) – guitarist for Los Lobos. Tim Mooney (1958) – drummer for American Music Club. Matthew Sweet (1964) – singer/songwriter. Tommy Stinson (1966) – bassist for The Replacements and Guns ‘N Roses. Taylor Hicks (1976) – singer/harmonica player, American Idol winner.
October 6 R.I.P. – Johnny O’Keefe (1978) – overdose, heart attack. Age 43. Australian singer (“Wild One”). Nelson Riddle (1985) – cardiac/kidney failure due to cirrhosis of the liver. Age 64. Bandleader. October 6 album releases – Genesis – Foxtrot (1972) John Cougar Mellencamp – John Mellencamp (1998) October 6 events – 1927 – The Jazz Singer, generally considered the first "talkie" film, premiers at Warner's Theatre in New York City. 1941 – Claude Thornhill records “Autumn Nocturne” for Columbia. 1956 – Elvis Presley releases his single, “Love Me Tender” b/w “Any Way You Want Me.” 1963 – The Angels perform “My Boyfriend’s Back” on The Ed Sullivan Show. Also on the show is Dick Dale and Kate Smith. 1964 – Bobby Rydell guest stars in his first dramatic role on the television show, Combat! 1964 – The Beatles record “Eight Days A Week.” 1965 – Gary Lewis and The Playboys, along with the Wrecking Crew, record “She’s Just My Style” and “Sure Gonna Miss Her” at Western. 1967 – The Doors appear at the Cal State Gymnasium in L.A., with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and The Sunshine Company as opening acts. 1967 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience performs on the BBC 1 radio show Top Gear. Also on the show is Stevie Wonder, who jams on drums with Jimi. 1967 – Pink Floyd appears at the Miss Teenage Brighton Contest in Brighton, England, playing the musical interlude during the contest. 1967 – Big Brother and The Holding Company, with Janis Joplin, appear at the Ark in Sausalito, California, with Jack & The Ripper as opening act. 1968 – Dionne Warwick, Tony Bennett and Tiny Tim all appear on The Ed Sullivan Show. 1969 – The Beatles release their single, “Something” b/w “Come Together” in the U.S. It is the first and only Beatles single to feature a George Harrison composition on the A side. 1971 – Pat Boone appears in “The Academy” episode of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery television show. 1977 – Actress Britt Eklund files a $15 million palimony suit against Rod Stewart. 1978 – Rolling Stone Mick Jagger apologizes to activist Jesse Jackson, who raised a public outcry over the lyrics of the Stones' song "Some Girls," specifically the line "black girls just want to get fucked all night." Even so, Jagger refuses to change the lyrics. 1978 – ABBA's Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad are married. 1979 – The Eagles’ “Heartache Tonight” hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. 1979 – The Buzzcocks appear at the Odeon Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland, with opening act Joy Division. 1980 – The Bee Gees file a $200 million mismanagement lawsuit against longtime manager Robert Stigwood and his label, RSO Records. 1983 – Barry Manilow sprains his ankle on stage at London's Royal Festival Hall while performing at a sold-out benefit concert before Prince Charles and Princess Diana. 1990 – Garth Brooks joins the Grand Ole Opry. Also on this night, Alan Jackson makes his Opry debut. 1991 – The September 19th all-star benefit concert honoring Ray Charles - Ray Charles: 50 Years In Music, Uh-Huh! - airs on the Fox television network. 1991 – Michael Jackson gives away the bride and hosts Elizabeth Taylor’s eighth wedding, this time to Larry Fortensky, at his Neverland Ranch. 1994 – Eagle Glen Frey undergoes colon surgery. 1996 – Country artists Faith Hill and Tim McGraw are married in McGraw’s hometown of Rayville, Louisiana. 1998 – Country act Alabama receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 1998 – London magazine Time Out publishes a music industry poll naming the top stars from the past 30 years. The top spots go to Marvin Gaye (#5), James Brown (#4), Bob Marley (#3), The Beatles (#2) and David Bowie (#1). 2000 – Rapper Busta Rhymes is sentenced to five years probation in Manhattan Supreme Court after pleading guilty to gun possession. 2002 – Mick Jagger donates £100,000 to the school he once attended in Dartford, England, for musical instruments and a band director. The resultant musical center is named after him. 2004 – Britney Spears douses a photographer with her soda outside a Subway restaurant in Malibu. 2005 – The Rolling Stones’ concert at Scott Stadium at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville is halted eight songs into the show after police receive a bomb threat targeting the stage area. A 45- minute police sweep of the area turns up nothing unusual, and the band completes the show. 2006 – The Four Tops sing the National Anthem at Game 3 of baseball’s American League division playoffs between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees. 2007 – Bruce Springsteen and his wife Patti Scialfa are sued in Florida by Todd Minikus for $850,000 for backing out of a contract to buy a horse. 2010 – The FBI confiscates a set of John Lennon’s fingerprints set for auction from a Manhattan memorabilia shop called Gotta Have It! Lennon’s prints were taken at a New York police station during his U.S. residency appeal. 2011 – Jefferson Starship's “We Built This City” is named the worst song of the 1980s in a poll by Rolling Stone magazine. “The Final Countdown” by the Swedish band Europe came in 2nd, and “Lady In Red” by Chris de Burgh is 3rd. Also making the top five are Wham!'s “Wake Me Up (Before You Go Go)” and “The Safety Dance” by Men Without Hats.
