... and more December 9 birthdays –
Freddy Martin (1906) – saxophonist, band leader (“Tonight We Love”).
Jessie Hill (1932) – R&B/blues singer/songwriter (“Ooh Poo Pah Doo”).
David Houston (1935) – Country artist (“Livin’ In A House Full Of
Love”).
Dan Hicks (1941)
Kenny Vance (aka Ken Rosenberg, 1943) – Jay and The Americans.
Neil Innes (1944) – The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and The Rutles.
Shirley Brickley (1944) – The Orlons.
Jack Sonni (1954) – guitarist for Dire Straits.
Nick Seymour (1958) – bassist for Crowded House.
Paul Landers (1964) – guitarist for Rammstein.
Brian Bell (1968) – guitarist for Weezer.
Jakob Dylan (1969) – The Wallflowers.
Tré Cool (aka Frank Wright III, 1972) – drummer for Green Day.
December 9 R.I.P. –
Sonny Til (1981) – diabetes, heart failure. Age 53. The Orioles.
Razzle (1984) – car crash. Age 24. Drummer for Hanoi Rocks.
Patty Donahue (1996) – lung cancer. Age 40. The Waitresses.
Mary Hansen (2002) – hit by a truck while riding her bicycle. Age 36.
Stereolab.
Mike Botts (2005) – colon cancer. Age 61. Drummer for Bread.
Georgia Gibbs (2006) – leukemia. Age 87. Singer/entertainer ("Tweedle
Dee").
Freddie Marsden (2006) – Age 66. Drummer for Gerry and The Pacemakers.
James Moody (2010) – pancreatic cancer. Age 85. Jazz saxophonist.
December 9 album releases –
The Supremes – Meet The Supremes (1962)
Cream – Fresh Cream (1966)
The Who – A Quick One (1966) UK
The Hollies – For Certain Because…(1966)
The Rolling Stones – Their Satanic Majesties Request (1967) U.S.
The Temptations – Live At The Copa (1968)
Neil Diamond – Hot August Night (1972)
George Harrison – Dark Horse (1974)
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts – Good Music (1986)
Bryan Adams – Unplugged (1997)
December 9 events –
1935 – Red Foley records "Old Shep" in a studio at the Furniture Mart
Building in Chicago.
1953 – Frank Sinatra records “Young At Heart” at Capitol Studios in
Hollywood.
1955 – Elvis Presley performs at the Swifton High School gymnasium in
Arkansas in an afternoon concert. In the evening, Presley opens at the
B&I Club in Swifton for Johnny Cash, Conway Twitty and Sonny Burgess,
performing "Heartbreak Hotel" for the first time, and telling the
audience, "It's gonna be my first hit."
1957 – The Bill Justis Combo performs "Raunchy" on American Bandstand.
1961 – The Beatles travel nine hours to play at the Palais Ballroom in
Aldershot in southern England. The show is not advertized and only 18
people show up.
1962 – Bobby Darin is the mystery guest on What's My Line?
1962 – EMI producer George Martin attends an evening show by The
Beatles at the Cavern Club in Liverpool with the idea of recording the
group live on their home turf and releasing it as their first album.
Also on the bill are The Fourmost, The Blue Jeans and The Zenith Six
Jazz Band. Martin will later tell Beatles manager Brian Epstein that
he also enjoyed The Fourmost, which will prompt Epstein to offer them
a management contract.
1962 – The Four Seasons perform “Big Girls Don’t Cry” on The Ed
Sullivan Show. Also on the show are Peggy Lee and Anthony Newley.
1963 – Brenda Lee releases her single, “As Usual” b/w “Lonely Lonely
Me” on Decca Records.
1964 – Manfred Mann, Kelly Garrett, Chubby Checker, The Righteous
Brothers, Tommy Quickly and The Dixie Cups all appear on Shindig!
1967 – The Doors' Jim Morrison is maced backstage before their concert
at the old New Haven Arena in Connecticut when a security guard
mistakes him for an errant fan. Morrison takes the stage, and during
the song “Back Door Man,” goes on a rant about the incident. Police
walk on stage and arrest Morrison and take him to jail.
1967 – Glen Campbell lip-synchs to “By The Time I Get To Phoenix” on
American Bandstand.
1968 – The Supremes and Temptations television special, TCB, airs on
NBC.
1970 – Jerry Lee Lewis and his third wife and cousin Myra Gale are
divorced after 13 years of marriage.
1972 – An all-star orchestral version of The Who's Tommy takes place
at London's Rainbow Theatre, performing two shows. The show is a major
disappointment, with most of the "actors" floundering (except Who
singer Roger Daltrey and Steve Winwood as Tommy's father), and
narrator Pete Townshend being too drunk.
1972 – Helen Reddy’s single “I Am Woman” hits #1 on the Billboard Hot
100, becoming the first #1 hit on the Billboard chart by an Australian-
born artist, and the first Australian-penned song to win a Grammy
Award.
1978 – The Blues Brothers release their single, “Soul Man” b/w
“Excusez Moi Mon Cherie.”
1980 – The day following her husband’s murder, Yoko Ono issues a
statement: "There is no funeral for John. John loved and prayed for
the human race. Please do the same for him. Love, Yoko and Sean."
1984 – Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil crashes his car while speeding on
his way to a liquor store, killing his passenger, Hanoi Rocks drummer
Razzle (aka Nicholas Dingley), instantly. Neil will be charged with
vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence, and serve 20
days in jail and pay $2.6 million in compensation to Dingley’s family.
1984 – The Jacksons’ Victory Tour plays its final date at Dodger
Stadium in Los Angeles. It is the last Jackson tour Michael will be a
part of.
1988 – Michael Jackson plays the first of nine nights at the Tokyo
Dome in Japan.
1990 – Paula Abdul is hospitalized at the North Hollywood Medical
Center in L.A. after a car crash.
1991 – After a long legal battle, Bob Marley’s $11.5 million estate is
finally awarded to his widow, Rita, and her children. Later in the
day, Ziggy Marley’s wife gives birth to their daughter, who is named
Justice in honor of the day.
1991 – Guns ‘N Roses plays the first of three nights at Madison Square
Garden on their Use Your Illusion Tour.
1992 – After 30 years, Bill Wyman quits The Rolling Stones.
1992 – Tom Petty presents George Harrison with the first Billboard
magazine Century Award at the Universal Amphitheatre in L.A. Harrison
thanks The Beatles, Eric Clapton, The Wilburys and Billboard.
2000 – Sharon Corr of The Corrs calls for the legalization of
marijuana, claiming that the drug has medicinal properties, saying,
“Some people with certain conditions can get a brief reprieve from
their symptoms through cannabis.”
2000 – U2 makes their debut appearance on NBC’s Saturday Night Live.
2001 – BBC TV’s Channel 4 apologizes to its viewers after Madonna uses
the word “motherfucker” on air during live coverage at the Tate
Gallery in London while presenting an award to artist Martin Creed.
2002 – Britney Spears files for a restraining order against a 41-year-
old Japanese man who she claims has been stalking her since September.
2002 – Pat Boone returns to the Billboard Hot 100 after a 40-year
absence with his new song, "Under God."
2005 – The Big Sing takes place at the Royal Albert Hall in London,
featuring Joss Stone, Lemar, Ms. Dynamite, the African Children's
Choir and 293,978 school children throughout the UK singing “Lean On
Me,” setting a new world record for the most children singing
simultaneously. The performance is broadcast to more than a half
million people.
2005 – Eliab Aguilar appears in a Las Vegas courtroom, charged with
stealing more than $300,000 worth of Elvis Presley's jewelry from the
Elvis-A-Rama museum. Aguilar was arrested on November 3rd after
approaching a retired Elvis impersonator and offering to sell him
several items, including Presley's 1953 class ring from Humes High
School worth $32,000, a 41 carat ruby and diamond ring worth $77,000,
and a gold-plated Smith & Wesson .38 special.
2006 – Singer Mariah Carey sues porn star Mary Carey in an attempt to
stop her from trademarking her similar-sounding stage name, believing
fans could get the two performers confused if the adult film actress
Mary Carey's trademark application is successful.
2006 – U2 appears in Hawaii for the first time in 21 years on the
final night of their Vertigo Tour at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, and
are joined on stage during their encore by members of Green Day and
Pearl Jam.
2010 – Jim Morrison is posthumously pardoned from obscenity charges by
a unanimous vote of the Florida Board of Clemency stemming from a
March 1, 1969 concert performance in Miami.
2010 – Eric Clapton announces he will be selling off 70 of his guitars
to raise money for his Crossroads rehab center in Antigua.
