... and more October 22 birthdays –
Dory Previn (aka Dorothy Langan, 1925) – singer/songwriter/poet.
Ray Jones (1939) – bassist for Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas.
Bobby Fuller (1942) – The Bobby Fuller Four (“I Fought The Law”).
Stiv Bators (aka Steven Bator, 1949) – The Dead Boys.
Greg Hawkes (1952) – keyboardist for The Cars.
Cris Kirkwood (1960) – bassist for The Meat Puppets.
Shaggy (aka Orville Burrell, 1968) – rapper.
Shelby Lynne (1968) – singer/songwriter
Zac Hanson (1985) – drummer/vocalist for Hanson (“MMMBop”).
October 22 R.I.P. –
Tommy Edwards (1969) – brain aneurysm. Age 47. Singer (“It’s All In
The Game”).
Pablo Casals (1973) – Age 96. Cellist, conductor.
Keith Barrow (1983) – AIDS. Age 29. Soul singer (“Turn Me Up”).
Jane Dornacker (1986) – helicopter crash. Age 39. Singer/songwriter
(“Don’t Touch Me There”).
Ewan MacColl (1989) – Age 74. Songwriter ("The First Time Ever I Saw
Your Face").
Jimmy Miller (1994) – liver failure. Age 52. Record producer.
Rick Wiesend (2003) – cancer. Age 60. Tim Tam & The Turn-Ons (“Wait A
Minute”).
Bill Reed (2004) – Age 68. The Diamonds (“The Stroll”).
Luther Dixon (2009) – Age 78. Singer/songwriter/producer (“Soldier
Boy”).
Denis Simpson (2010) – brain hemorrhage. Age 59. The Nylons.
October 22 album releases –
Donovan – Fairytale (1965) UK
KISS – Hotter Than Hell (1974)
Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band – Night Moves (1976)
Elton John – Blue Moves (1976)
Paul McCartney – Give My Regards To Broad Street (1984)
Ozzy Osbourne – No Rest For The Wicked (1988)
Matthew Sweet – Girlfriend (1991)
Gov’t Mule – Live From The Roseland Ballroom (1996)
Santana – Shaman (2002)
Foo Fighters – One By One (2002)
October 22 events –
1957 – Alan Freed’s Biggest Show Of Stars 1957 tour plays the
Paramount Theater in Portland, Oregon, featuring Fats Domino, Buddy
Holly and The Crickets, Chuck Berry, The Everly Brothers, Eddie
Cochran, Paul Anka, The Drifters and others.
1961 – Chubby Checker appears on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing a
medley of his hits “The Twist” and “Let’s Twist Again.”
1963 – 24-year old Kenny Rogers marries his third wife, Margo
Anderson.
1964 – Mod rockers The High Numbers fail their audition with EMI.
Within the year they will sign with Brunswick Records as The Who.
1965 – The Kingston Trio guest star as themselves on "The Duel"
episode of NBC-TV's World War II drama, Convoy.
1966 – The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations” hits the Billboard Hot 100 at
#80.
1967 – Lulu appears on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing “To Sir With
Love.” Also on the show is Eddie Fisher and The McGuire Sisters.
1969 – Paul McCartney issues a statement saying he’s not dead, and
calls the rumor “rubbish.”
1971 – Fleetwood Mac and Deep Purple play Madison Square Garden’s Felt
Forum theater.
1975 – After nearly 20 years, a judge rules that Hank Williams’
marriage to Billie Jean Eshliman was valid, and that she is entitled
to half of his past and future royalties. Following Williams’ death in
1953, there was speculation whether their marriage was legal because
Billie Jean’s divorce from her first husband was not yet finalized.
1979 – The Pretenders appear at the Marquee Club in London.
1988 – Elton John sells out his show at Madison Square Garden and sets
a venue record of 26 sell outs.
1990 – The band Mookie Blalock - soon to become Pearl Jam - makes
their stage debut at the Off Ramp Café in Seattle, opening for
Inspector Luv & The Ride Me Babies, and Bathtub Gin.
1993 – Annette Funicello receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
on her 51st birthday.
1993 – Oasis signs a six-album deal with Creation Records and receives
a £40,000 advance.
1996 – Apple announces that The Beatles have sold an unprecedented 19
million albums this year as a result of their Anthology series.
1998 – Bob Dylan performs in Duluth, Minnesota, his birthplace, for
the first time to a sell-out crowd of nearly 8,000 at the Duluth
Entertainment Convention Center Arena.
2000 – Pearl Jam celebrates the 10th anniversary of their first live
performance with a show at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.
2007 – Following her dance routine on the television show Dancing With
The Stars, Marie Osmond faints on stage.
2008 – A life-size waxwork head of Paul McCartney is accidently left
on a train at Maidenhead Station in London by auctioneer Joby Carter,
who offers a £2,000 reward for its return.
2009 – In an interview on CNN, former KISS drummer Peter Criss
discusses his diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer and the
embarrassment that it brought, and his fight to keep it a secret to
avoid ridicule.
2010 – B.J. Thomas sings “The National Anthem” at Game 6 of baseball’s
American League Championship series.
