... and more October 24 birthdays –
Sonny Terry (aka Saunders Terrell, 1911) – Blues musician.
Willie Mabon (1925) – R&B singer/songwriter ("I Don't Know").
Lewis Hamlin (1930) – trumpeter for James Brown’s Famous Flames.
Santo Farina (1937) – pedal steel guitarist, Santo & Johnny
(“Sleepwalk”).
Bettye Swann (aka Betty Champion, 1944) – Soul singer (“Make Me
Yours”).
Robbie Van Leeuwen (1944) – guitarist for Shocking Blue.
Edgar Broughton (1947) – The Edgar Broughton Band.
Paul Ryan (aka Paul Sapherson, 1948) – songwriter, Paul & Barry Ryan
(“Eloise”).
Barry Ryan (aka Barry Sapherson, 1948) – singer, Paul & Barry Ryan
(“Eloise”).
Perry “Tiny” Tavares (1949) – Tavares.October 24 R.I.P. – Kim Gardner (2001) – cancer. Age 53. The Creation. October 24 album releases – The Grateful Dead – Grateful Dead (1971) John Lennon – Shaved Fish (1975) Roxy Music – Siren (1975) Cheap Trick – All Shook Up (1980) Billy Idol – Don’t Stop (1981) Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks – Orange Crate Art (1995) Smashing Pumpkins – Melon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995) October 24 events – 1939 – Benny Goodman and His Orchestra records “Let’s Dance.” 1957 – Bing Crosby marries his second wife, Kathy Grant. They will remain married until his death in 1977. 1959 – Private First Class Elvis Presley is hospitalized at the 97th General Hospital in Frankfort, Germany, for tonsillitis. 1959 – On his 23rd birthday, Bill Wyman marries his first wife, Diane Cory. 1960 – Neil Sedaka records two songs for his next single, “Calendar Girl” and “The Same Old Fool.” 1962 – James Brown appears at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, and pays out of his own pocket to record the show for album release. 1963 – The Beatles record a radio appearance in front of a live, non- screaming audience of about 200 on the Swedish National Radio show Pop ’63, performing seven songs, including “I Saw Her Standing There,” “From Me To You,” “Money (That's What I Want),” “Roll Over Beethoven,” “You Really Got A Hold On Me,” “She Loves You” and “Twist And Shout.” 1964 – The Rolling Stones begin their second U.S. tour at New York’s Academy of Music. 1965 – Duke Ellington, Herman’s Hermits, Marvin Gaye and The Smothers Brothers all appear on The Ed Sullivan Show. 1966 – Donovan releases his single, “Mellow Yellow” b/w “Sunny South Kensington” in the U.S. 1967 – Pink Floyd is forced to cancel dates on their first U.S. tour because they are unable to get their work permits on time. 1969 – The Plastic Ono Band releases their single, “Cold Turkey” b/w “Don’t Worry, Kyoko (Mummy’s Only Looking For Her Hand In The Snow)” in the UK. 1970 – Picking up on an earlier speech by his Vice-President, Richard Nixon delivers a White House address to the National Association of Broadcasters, urging radio stations to ban any and all songs with drug- related lyrics. 1971 – John Lennon releases his single, “Imagine” b/w “Working Class Hero” in the UK. 1973 – Rolling Stone Keith Richards is fined $500 for possession of heroin, quaaludes, and illegal firearms in his London home. 1973 – John Lennon sues the U.S. Government for wire tapping his phone during its investigation of him and his "radical antiwar elements against society.” 1974 – The movie Stardust, starring David Essex, Adam Faith, Marty Wilde, Keith Moon, Dave Edmunds, Rosalind Ayres and Edd Byrnes premieres in London. 1975 – Bob Dylan re-records his song “Hurricane” after Columbia attorneys raise concerns about Dylan’s lyrics and the people he mentions in the song. 1977 – The controversial biopic The Buddy Holly Story, starring Gary Busey as the legendary rocker, begins filming in Hollywood. 1978 – The Motown Productions and Universal Pictures film, The Wiz, starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson, premieres in New York City. 1978 – Rolling Stone Keith Richards pleads guilty to heroin possession in Toronto, Canada, and is given a one-year suspended sentence, providing The Rolling Stones are willing to play a gig for charity. 1980 – John Lennon releases his single, “(Just Like) Starting Over” b/ w Yoko Ono’s “Kiss, Kiss, Kiss.” 1980 – The Guinness Book of World Records presents Paul McCartney with a special rhodium album for being the best-selling songwriter in the history of recorded music, having written 43 platinum songs and sold over 100 million records. 1981 – The Rolling Stones play the first of two shows at the Citrus Bowl in Florida, with opening act Van Halen. 1989 – Former Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman John Fogerty is sued in L.A. by former Fantasy Records label head, Saul Zaentz, for plagiarizing himself with the song "The Old Man Down The Road," supposedly a re-write of his Creedence song "Run Through The Jungle." 1995 – New York mayor Rudy Giuliani declares the day "Tony Bennett Day" in honor of the native singer. Later that night, Bennett celebrates with a gig at Radio City Music Hall. 1995 – The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde sings “The National Anthem” before Game 3 of the World Series. 1996 – Motown Records founder Berry Gordy receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 1998 – Former Stone Roses lead singer Ian Brown is jailed for 4 months after being found guilty of disorderly behavior during a flight from Paris to Manchester for threatening to chop the hands off an air stewardess during a heated exchange. 2000 – Singer/actress Shelley Fabares receives a liver transplant after being diagnosed with hepatitis. 2003 – Singer/songwriter/dancer Shakira is appointed as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. 2005 – Cream reunites and plays the first of three sold-out nights at Madison Square Garden. 2005 – Madonna gives a surprise lecture at Hunter College in New York, arriving unannounced to discuss her career and new film as part of the MTV series Stand In. Students expect a screening of her new documentary, "I'm Going To Tell You A Secret," but are also given the chance to question the singer. 2006 – Rapper Foxy Brown is sentenced to three years probation for assaulting two New York nail salon workers in 2004. 2007 – A Thames Magistrates' Court judge removes a drug treatment order for Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty when the singer appears sober in court for a review of the order. 2008 – The mother and brother of singer Jennifer Hudson are found murdered in their Chicago home. Her 7-year old nephew is also missing and presumed kidnapped.
