... and more October 16 birthdays –
Bert Kaempfert (1923) – orchestra leader, composer/producer
("Wonderland By Night").
Sugar Pie DeSanto (aka Umpeylia Balinton, 1935) – R&B singer (“I Want
To Know”).
Emile Ford (aka Michael Telford-Miller, 1937) – singer (“What Do You
Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For?").
Nico (aka Christa Päffgen, 1938) – The Velvet Underground.
Dave Lovelady (1942) – drummer for The Fourmost.
Tony Carey (1953) – keyboardist for Rainbow.
Gary Kemp (1959) – guitarist/songwriter for Spandau Ballet.
Bob Mould (1960) – guitarist/vocalist for Hüsker Dü.
Flea (aka Michael Balzary, 1962) – bassist for Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Wendy Wilson (1969) – Wilson Phillips.
John Mayer (1977) – singer/songwriter/guitarist.October 16 R.I.P. – Gene Krupa (1973) – leukemia and heart failure. Age 64. Drummer. Dan Dailey (1978) – anemia. Age 62. Actor/dancer/singer (“In The Good Old Summertime”). Doyle Wilburn (1982) – cancer. Age 52. The Wilburn Brothers (“Hurt Her Once For Me”). Art Blakely (1990) – Age 71. Jazz drummer, bandleader. Ole Beich (1991) – drowned. Age 46? Original bassist for L.A. Guns and Guns ‘N Roses. Ella Mae Morse (1999) – respiratory failure. Age 75. Singer (“Cow Cow Boogie”). Etta Jones (2001) – cancer. Age 72. Jazz singer (“Don’t Go To Strangers”). Pete Rugolo (2011) – Age 95. Jazz composer, television theme songwriter (Leave It To Beaver). October 16 album releases – The Supremes – A Bit Of Liverpool (1964) Three Dog Night – Three Dog Night (1968) Three Dog Night – Captured Live At The Forum (1969) Creedence Clearwater Revival – Live In Europe (1973) The Rolling Stones – It’s Only Rock ‘N Roll (1974) Thin Lizzy – Johnny The Fox (1976) Thin Lizzy – Life:Live (1983) Ozzy Osbourne – Down To Earth (2001) Gov’t Mule – Mighty High (2007) October 16 events – 1948 – George Morgan becomes a member of the Grand Ole Opry. 1951 – Jump-blues singer Richard Penniman, already going by the stage name Little Richard, makes his first recordings at Atlanta radio station WGST. 1951 – Johnny Ray and The Four Lads record “Cry” at Columbia Studios in New York City. 1953 – Carl Butler makes his Grand Ole Opry debut. 1954 – Still smarting from his Grand Ole Opry rejection, Elvis Presley makes his debut appearance on the Louisiana Hayride from Memorial Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana. 1955 – Bill Haley and His Comets and Elvis Presley are the opening acts for country music singer Hank Snow for two shows at the Municipal Auditorium in Oklahoma City. After the second show, Snow introduces Presley to Colonel Tom Parker. 1957 – Sam Cook’s “You Send Me” hits the charts. 1957 – The Alan Freed movie Mister Rock And Roll premieres at the Paramount Theatre in New York. The film includes performances by Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Brook Benton, Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers, Clyde McPhatter and others. 1961 – Patsy Cline releases her single, “Crazy” b/w “Who Can I Count On?” 1962 – The Miracles record “You Really Got A Hold On Me” at Hitsville U.S.A. in Detroit, after which they depart for Washington, DC and Motown’s first package tour, which includes The Miracles, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, Little Stevie Wonder and Mary Wells. 1965 – The Lovin’ Spoonful, Ray Peterson, Peter & Gordon, Glen Campbell and Kelly Garrett all appear on Shindig! Actor Hugh O’Brien is the host. 1965 – The Beatles record “Day Tripper” and “If I Needed Someone” at Abbey Road Studios. 1965 – The Family Dog hosts "A Tribute To Dr. Strange," San Francisco's first psychedelic event. 1965 – Singer Leslie Uggams marries theatrical manager and television script writer, Grahame Pratt. They’re still married. 1966 – Folk singer Joan Baez is among 124 antiwar protesters arrested for blocking entrance to the Army Induction Center in Oakland, California. She is sentenced to ten days in jail. 1967 – Singer Dolly Parton replaces Norma Jean on The Porter Wagoner Show. 1968 – Jay and The Americans record “This Magic Moment.” 1971 – Isaac Hayes’ “Theme From Shaft” hits the Billboard Hot 100. 1972 – Creedence Clearwater Revival breaks up. 1974 – The Grateful Dead plays the first of five nights at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. 1982 – Thanks to Shakin' Stevens being ill and not able to appear, Culture Club appears on Top Of The Pops, performing “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me.” 1986 – A concert is held at the Fox Theatre in St Louis, Missouri, to celebrate Chuck Berry’s 60th birthday, which is two days away. Participants include Berry, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Etta James, Linda Ronstadt, Julian Lennon and others. The concert is filmed and recorded for release. 1990 – Country music singer Naomi Judd announces her retirement after being diagnosed with Hepatitis C. 1992 – Bob Dylan celebrates the 30th anniversary of his recording debut with a concert at Madison Square Garden. Guest performers include Neil Young, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Ron Wood and others. Sinéad O'Connor is also on the bill and gets booed off the stage for her tearing up the Pope’s picture on Saturday Night Live two weeks earlier. 1993 – Aretha Franklin sings “The National Anthem” at the World Series games between the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies. 2001 – Bob Dylan, who chose to hire extra security guards for his comeback Love And Theft Tour, fires two of those guards when they refuse Dylan admittance into his own concert. 2002 – Dolly Parton begins her first tour of the United Kingdom in nearly 20 years. 2003 – Simon and Garfunkel begin their Old Friends Tour in Wilkes- Barre, Pennsylvania. 2007 – French rock star Bertrand Cantat is freed from jail after serving half of an eight-year sentence for killing his actress girlfriend, Marie Trintignant. 2007 – Macedonian pop star Toše Proeski is killed in a car crash in Croatia. 2007 – Madonna signs a ground-breaking $120 million recording and touring contract with concert promoter Live Nation, becoming the first major star to choose an all-in-one agreement with a tour company over a traditional record contract. 2010 – Auburn University graduate student Justin Havird names a new species of fish, Lepidocephalichthys zeppelini, because the fish's pectoral fin reminded him of the double-neck guitar used by Jimmy Page.
