... and more October 28 birthdays – Cleo Laine (aka Clementina Campbell, 1927) – Jazz singer. Graham Bond (1937) – British R&B organist, The Graham Bond Organization. Jim Post (1939) – Folk singer/songwriter (“Reach Out Of The Darkness”). Jay Proctor (1940) – Jay and The Techniques (“Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie”). Curtis Lee (1941) – singer (“Pretty Little Angel Eyes”). Hank Marvin (aka Brian Rankin, 1941) – guitarist for The Shadows. George Glover (1947) – keyboardist for Climax Blues Band. Telma Hopkins (1948) – singer/actress, Tony Orlando and Dawn. Desmond Child (aka John Barrett, 1953) – songwriter/producer (“Dude (Looks Like A Lady)”). Stephen Morris (1957) – drummer for Joy Division and New Order. William Reid (1958) – guitarist for The Jesus And Mary Chain. Neville Henry (1959) – saxophonist for The Blow Monkeys.
October 28 R.I.P. – Earl Bostic (1965) – heart attack on stage. Age 52. Jazz saxophonist. Billy Wright (1991) – pulmonary embolism. Age 59. Jump blues singer, “Prince of the Blues.” Gil Mellé (2004) – heart attack. Age 72. Jazz saxophonist, album cover artist. Marijohn Wilkin (2006) – heart disease. Age 86. Country songwriter (“The Long Black Veil”). Porter Wagoner (2007) – lung cancer. Age 80. Country music artist. Jack Brokensha (2010) – congestive heart failure. Age 84. Vibraphonist for Motown. Beryl Davis (2011) – Alzheimer’s disease. Age 87. British big band singer. October 28 album releases – The Kinks – Face To Face (1966) UK Stevie Wonder – Talking Book (1972) Queen – News Of The World (1977) Neil Young – Decade (1977) ZZ Top – Afterburner (1985) The Beatles – Anthology 3 (1996) October 28 events – 1939 – Bill Monroe joins the Grand Ole Opry with his band, The Blue Grass Boys. 1948 – Chuck Berry marries his first and only wife, Themetta “Toddy” Suggs. 1955 – Buddy Holley and Bob Montgomery performing as Buddy and Bob open for Marty Robbins at a concert in Lubbock, Texas. 1955 – Dean Martin records “Memories Are Made Of This” at Capitol Studios, backed by Terry Gilkyson and The Easy Riders. 1956 – Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender" hits #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, making him the first artist to follow himself into the #1 position (preceded by “Don’t Be Cruel”). 1956 – Elvis Presley makes his second appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, and unlike the first appearance, Sullivan himself is hosting. Elvis sings "Don’t Be Cruel," "Love Me Tender," "Hound Dog," and "Love Me," after which Ed presents Presley with a gold record for "Love Me Tender." 1957 – The Four Lads record “Put A Light In The Window.” 1958 – Buddy Holly makes his final television appearance, performing “It’s So Easy” and “Heartbeat” on American Bandstand. 1962 – Songwriters Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich are married and decide to partner up as a songwriting team even though they work for different publishing companies. 1962 – The Beatles play the Empire Theatre, Liverpool’s finest, for the first time, sharing the bill with seven other acts opening for Little Richard. 1963 – The Beach Boys release their single, “Be True To Your School” b/ w “In My Room.” 1964 – The Santa Barbara Civic Center hosts the first day of Teenage Music International Show (later known as T.A.M.I.), featuring Chuck Berry, The Supremes, The Beach Boys, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, The Rolling Stones, The Miracles, Jan and Dean, Lesley Gore, Gerry and The Pacemakers, and Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas. A second show is held the next day. 1964 – Willie Nelson joins the Grand Ole Opry. 1964 – Billy J. Kramer, Dick & Dee Dee, The Wellingtons, Leon Russell and Chris Crosby all appear on Shindig! 1965 – The Supremes record “My World Is Empty Without You.” 1965 – The Newbeats, Glen Campbell, The Toys, Manfred Mann, The Blossoms and Dinah Lee all appear on Shindig! 1968 – Cynthia Lennon’s divorce from John becomes final. 1971 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono record the backing track for “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” at the Record Plant in New York City. Musicians include Hugh McCracken, Nicky Hopkins and Jim Keltner, among others. 1972 – Diana Ross gives birth to her second daughter, Tracee: her first with husband Robert Ellis Silberstein. 1972 – The Who's song "Join Together" is adopted as the official song of the United States Council for World Affairs. 1974 – David Bowie plays the first of seven sold-out nights at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. 1977 – Steve Perry makes his stage debut with Journey at a show in San Francisco. 1978 – KISS’s made for TV movie, KISS Meets The Phantom Of The Park, airs on NBC to scathing reviews. 1986 – Marie Osmond marries her second husband, Michael Blosil. 1997 – R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry announces that after 17 years he is leaving the group to become a farmer. 1999 – During a Kenny Rogers show in Dallas, Texas, a fan is injured by a Frisbee Kenny throws randomly into the audience. According to Kevin O’Toole’s subsequent $2 million lawsuit, the "accident" left him impotent. 2003 – David Bowie and his wife Iman begin appearing in ads for the Tommy Hilfiger fashion/clothing line. 2004 – Courtney Love is ordered to stand trial on charges of assault with a deadly weapon after Kristin King tells a Los Angeles court that Love threw a bottle and a lit candle at her after turning up at the home of a former boyfriend in the early hours of April 25th. King tells the court that Love was "vicious" and "erratic" when she attacked her while she slept on a sofa. 2005 – Former producer of the rap group So Solid Crew, Carl Morgan, goes to jail for the rest of his life for murdering his love rival, Colin Scarlett, in Tooting, south London. 2008 – A statue honoring AC/DC's Bon Scott is unveiled at the Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbor in Western Australia. 2009 – The Michael Jackson film This Is It, documenting the rehearsals for the singer’s ill-fated O2 concert dates, premieres in theaters. 2011 – Organizers of a planned Metallica concert in India are arrested for failing to refund tickets after the show is called off due to the collapse of a security barrier in front of the stage, leading fans of the band to destroy the stage and vandalize equipment.
