... and more October 7 birthdays –
Vaughn Monroe (1911) – singer/trumpet, big band leader ("Let It Snow,
Let It Snow, Let It Snow").
“Papa” Jo Jones (1911) – Jazz drummer for Count Basie.
Colin Cooper (1939) – saxophonist for Climax Blues Band.
Martin Murray (1939) – The Honeycombs.
Norm Ezell (1941) – guitarist for The Five Americans.
Bob Webber (1945) – guitarist for Sugarloaf.
Kevin Godley (1945) – 10cc, and Godley & Crème.
Dave Hope (1949) – original bassist for Kansas.
David Taylor (1950) – bassist for Edison Lighthouse.
John “Cougar” Mellencamp (1951)
Hector “Tico” Torres (1953) – drummer for Bon Jovi.
Simon Cowell (1959) – producer, A&R man, American Idol judge.
Samantha “Sam” Brown (1964) – British singer/songwriter.
Toni Braxton (1967) – R&B singer.
Thom Yorke (1968) – Radiohead.
October 7 R.I.P. –
Mario Lanza (1959) – pulmonary embolism. Age 38. Tenor singer.
Smiley Lewis (1966) – stomach cancer. Age 53. R&B musician ("I Hear
You Knocking").
Billy Daniels (1988) – cancer. Age 73. Singer (“That Old Black
Magic”).
Donald Banks (2011) – cancer. Age 72. The Tymes (“So Much In Love”).
October 7 album releases –
The Beach Boys – Little Deuce Coupe (1963)
Dire Straits – Dire Straits (1978)
Heart – Dog & Butterfly (1978)
John Cougar Mellencamp – Uh-Huh (1983)
Talking Heads – True Stories (1986)
R.E.M. – Automatic For The People (1992)
Gov’t Mule – The Deepest End, Live In Concert (2003)
October 7 events –
1940 – Artie Shaw records “Stardust” in L.A.
1940 – Bill Monroe and The Blue Grass Boys record “Mule Skinner Blues”
and “No Letter In The Mail” in Atlanta.
1950 – The Frank Sinatra Show debuts on CBS-TV. Slated to run for five
years, the show lasts 36 weeks.
1952 – After a month on air showing short music films, the re-vamped
and more familiar dance-oriented Bandstand debuts on WFIL-TV in
Philadelphia, with host Bob Horn.
1957 – RCA Victor announces they have already received 500,000 advance
orders for Elvis’ Christmas Album.
1960 – Elvis Presley records “Flaming Star” at Radio Recorders in
Hollywood for the movie soundtrack.
1961 – The Platters, Del Shannon, The Drifters, Brook Benton, Gary
U.S. Bonds, Dee Clark, The Cleftones, and Curtis Lee all perform at
the Forum in Wichita, Kansas.
1963 – The Rolling Stones record the Lennon/McCartney song, “I Wanna
Be Your Man” at De Lane Lea Studios in London.
1964 – The Beatles appear on ABC-TV in the U.S. on the British
Invasion edition of Shindig! (filmed on October 3). They perform
"Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!," "I'm A Loser" and "Boys." Also on
the show is P.J. Proby and Sandie Shaw.
1965 – The Kinks, Dee Dee Sharp, Billy Preston, Charlie Rich, Evie
Sands and Bobby Sherman all appear on Shindig!
1967 – Mama Cass Elliott is arrested and jailed overnight after being
accused of running out on a hotel bill.
1967 – Promoter Sid Bernstein offers $1 million to The Beatles to
undertake a third concert tour of the U.S. They refuse.
1968 – Jose Feliciano stuns and outrages baseball fans at Game 5 of
the World Series in Detroit with his jazzy acoustic take on the
National Anthem.
1969 – The Jackson 5 releases their single, “I Want You Back” b/w
“Who’s Lovin’ You.”
1971 – Michael Jackson releases his first solo single, “Got To Be
There” b/w “Maria (You Were The Only One).”
1975 – The U.S. Court of Appeals overturns the longstanding
deportation order for John Lennon, ruling that Lennon, in being held
accountable for violating a foreign law (a 1968 rap for possession of
marijuana in England), had been denied due process.
1976 – Dennis Edwards announces he is leaving The Temptations.
1977 – Guitarist Steve Hackett quits Genesis.
1978 – The Rolling Stones host and are the musical guest on Saturday
Night Live.
1978 – Merle Haggard marries his third wife, bassist for Loretta Lynn,
Leona Williams.
1978 – Billboard magazine reveals that Marvin Gaye has declared
bankruptcy twice in the past year, claiming debts of over $7 million.
1982 – Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page is given a one year suspended
sentence for cocaine possession.
1984 – The movie, Songwriter, starring Willie Nelson, Kris
Kristofferson, Melinda Dillon, Rip Torn, and Lesley Ann Warren
premieres in Nashville.
2000 – KISS drummer Peter Criss destroys his drums on stage in a fit
of rage on the final night of the band’s Farewell Tour in North
Charleston, South Carolina.
2004 – Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars undergoes full hip replacement
surgery in L.A.
2004 – Melissa Etheridge cancels her tour to undergo surgery and
treatment for breast cancer.
2005 – Boy George summons police to his Manhattan apartment to report
a break in, and is arrested when police find cocaine in his apartment.
2006 – Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty cancels the remainder of the
band’s British tour in order to have more time to sober up.
2007 – Rapper Lil’ Wayne is arrested after his concert in Boise,
Idaho, on felony drug possession charges, and is jailed without bail.
2008 – Lisa Marie Presley gives birth to twin girls, Harper and Finley
Lockwood.
2009 – Davy Jones slams his former Monkees band mates in an article in
the National Enquirer, ruling out any chance of a future reunion.
