Happy Birthday Dave Arbus!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0e28lJ_tC4&feature=plcp
On Monday, October 8, 2012 4:51:37 PM UTC+1, Eidem wrote:
> ... and more October 8 birthdays –
> Pete Drake (aka Roddis Drake, 1932) – pedal steel guitarist ("Stand By
> Your Man").
> Fred Cash (1940) – Soul singer, The Impressions.
> Dave Arbus (1941) – flautist/saxophonist/trumpeter for East Of Eden,
> violin on “Baba O’Reilly.”
> Reese “Buzz” Clifford (1941) – singer, one hit wonder (“Baby Sittin’
> Boogie.”)
> Susan Raye (1944) – Country singer (“L.A. International Airport”).
> Butch Rillera (1945) – drummer for Redbone.
> Ray Royer (1945) – guitarist for Procol Harum.
> Tony Wilson (1947) – bassist for Hot Chocolate.
> Hamish Stuart (1949) – bassist/guitarist for Average White Band and
> Paul McCartney.
> Harry Bowens (1949) – vocalist for Was Not Was.
> Robert “Kool” Bell (1950) – Kool and The Gang.
> Cliff Adams (1952) – trombonist for Kool and The Gang.
> Steve Perry (1963) – vocalist for The Cherry Poppin’ Daddies.
> Priscilla “CeCe” Winans (1964) – Gospel singer.
> C.J. Ramone (aka Christopher Ward, 1965) – bassist for The Ramones.
> Bruno Mars (aka Peter Hernandez, 1985) – singer/songwriter.
>
> October 8 R.I.P. –
> B. J. Wilson (1990) – Age 43. Drummer for Procol Harum.
> Jimmy Ferguson (1997) – Age 57. The Irish Rovers.
> Shirley Ellis (2005) – Age 76. Novelty song singer (“The Name Game”).
> Gidget Gein (aka Bradley Stewart, 2008) – heroin overdose. Age 39.
> Bassist for Marilyn Manson.
> Mikey Welsh (2011) – heart attack. Age 40. Weezer.
> Roger Williams (2011) – pancreatic cancer. Age 86. Pianist (“Born
> Free”).
>
> October 8 album releases –
> John Lennon – Imagine (1971) UK
> Hawkwind – In Search Of Space (1971)
> Billy Preston – Music Is My Life (1972)
> Prince – Dirty Mind (1980)
> Talking Heads – Remain In Light (1980)
> Mike Love – Looking Back With Love (1981)
> Ringo Starr – Ringo Starr And His All-Star Band (1990)
> Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger (1991)
> Eric Clapton – 24 Nights (1991)
> Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – The Last DJ (2002)
> Gov’t Mule – The Deep End, Volume 2 (2002)
>
> October 8 events –
> 1935 – Band leader Ozzie Nelson marries his vocalist, Harriet
> Hilliard.
> 1941 – The Benny Goodman Orchestra records "Buckle Down Winsocki" with
> Tom Dix on vocals.
> 1956 – ABC-TV debuts Lawrence Welk’s Top Tunes And New Talent. The
> show lasts two years.
> 1957 – Jerry Lee Lewis records “Great Balls Of Fire” at the Sun Studio
> in Memphis.
> 1957 – Frank Sinatra completes his recording of “Come Fly With Me” at
> Capitol.
> 1958 – Tommy Edwards records "Please, Mr. Sun." at Metropolitan
> Studios in New York City.
> 1962 – While on tour in the UK, Sam Cooke, Little Richard, and Otis
> Redding appear at the Gaumont Theatre in Doncaster, England. Little
> Richard was duped into being part of the tour by being told it would
> be a gospel tour.
> 1964 – The Beatles record “She’s A Woman.”
> 1965 – The Rolling Stones appear at The ABC in Stockton on Tees.
> Opening acts include The Spencer Davis Group, Unit Four + 2, The
> Checkmates, The End, and Charles Dickens and The Habits.
> 1966 – Cream drummer Ginger Baker collapses on stage at Sussex
> University after completing his epic 20-minute solo on "Toad."
> 1967 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
> and John’s Children all appear at the Saville Theatre in London.
> 1968 – Mama Cass Elliot's solo engagement at Caesar’s Palace never
> materializes, with Elliot collapsing from exhaustion the first night.
> While hospitalized, she contracts tonsillitis, forcing the
> cancellation of the entire two-week engagement.
> 1977 – NBC airs The Paul Simon Special, which again reunites the
> singer with old friend Art Garfunkel.
> 1985 – Little Richard passes out behind the wheel of his sports car
> and is seriously injured when he runs into a telephone pole in West
> Hollywood.
> 1987 – The acclaimed Chuck Berry documentary, Hail! Hail! Rock 'N'
> Roll premieres in U.S. theaters on the same day that Berry is awarded
> a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
> 1987 – The three members from ZZ Top make advance bookings for seats
> on the first passenger flight to the Moon. They’re still waiting to
> go.
> 1988 – Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon finally falls off
> Billboard's Hot 200 Album Chart after a record 741 weeks.
> 1988 – Keith Richards is the musical guest on Saturday Night Live.
> 1992 – The U.S. Postal Service issues a booklet of commemorative rock
> and roll stamps featuring Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Otis Redding,
> Bill Haley, Ritchie Valens, Clyde McPhatter, and Dinah Washington.
> 1999 – Shedaisy makes their Grand Ole Opry debut.
> 1999 – Debbie Rowe divorces Michael Jackson, giving him full custody
> of their two children.
> 2001 – Liza Minnelli performs at the White House at a Columbus Day
> celebration.
> 2003 – Coldplay’s Chris Martin has his attorney, Megan Cusack, ask the
> court in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia, to drop a charge of
> malicious damage for allegedly attacking a photographer's car in July.
> The charge carries a maximum five-year prison sentence.
> 2003 – Tommy Chong begins serving a nine-month federal prison sentence
> for selling drug paraphernalia over the Internet.
> 2004 – Britney Spears splits with her manager of nine years, Larry
> Randolph, when they mutually agree not to re-new her contract.
> 2007 – The Arctic Monkeys are voted the best band in the world at the
> Q Awards in London.
> 2010 – Singer/songwriter Ben Harper files for divorce from his wife,
> actress Laura Dern.
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