Dunno how deep you wanna go, but birthday boy Cozy Powell was also in Emerson, Lake & Powell.
On Saturday, December 29, 2012 11:24:55 AM UTC-5, Eidem wrote: > > ... and more December 29 birthdays – > Cozy Powell (1947) – drummer for The Jeff Beck Group and Rainbow. > Charlie Spinosa (1948) – trumpeter for John Fred & His Playboy Band. > Rob Parissi (1950) – vocalist for Wild Cherry (“Play That Funky > Music”). > Neil Giraldo (1955) – guitarist for Pat Benatar. > Jim Reid (1961) – singer for The Jesus And Mary Chain. > Mark “Cow” Day (1961) – guitarist for Happy Mondays. > Bryan “Dexter” Holland (1965) – guitarist/vocalist for The Offspring. > Glen Phillips (1970) – vocalist for Toad The Wet Sprocket. > > December 29 R.I.P. – > Paul Whiteman (1967) – Age 77. Bandleader, "King of Jazz." > Freddie Hubbard (2008) – heart attack. Age 70. Jazz trumpeter. > Bobby Purify (2011) – Age 72. James and Bobby Purify. > > December 29 album releases – > Grand Funk Railroad – Grand Funk (1969) > America – America (1971) > The Trammps – Disco Inferno (1976) > Neil Young – Trans (1982) > Meat Beat Manifesto – 99% (1990) > > December 29 events – > 1943 – Bing Crosby, along with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra, > records “San Fernando Valley” in Los Angeles. > 1945 – Sheb Wooley records the first commercial records ever produced > in Nashville, recording four songs for the Bullet label, which is > owned by radio station WSM, home of the Grand Ole Opry. > 1952 – Patti Page releases her single, “(How Much Is) That Doggie In > The Window” b/w “My Jealous Eyes” on Mercury Records. > 1953 – Perry Como, along with the Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra and > Choir, records “Wanted” at the Manhattan Center in New York City. > 1955 – 13-year old Barbara Streisand makes her first recording, > “You’ll Never Know,” in New York. > 1956 – While driving North on Avenue K in Lubbock, Texas, a not-yet- > famous Buddy Holly notices a woman screaming "Stop that thief!" and > chases down a fleeing shoplifter, making the local newspaper for his > good deed. > 1957 – Singers Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé are married at the El > Rancho Hotel in Las Vegas. They’re still married. > 1957 – Chuck Berry records “Reelin’ And Rockin’,” “Sweet Little > Sixteen” and “Johnny B. Goode” at Chess Studios in Chicago, with > Lafayette Leake on piano, Willie Dixon on bass, and Fred Below on > drums. > 1958 – Frank Sinatra records “French Foreign Legion” at the Capitol > Tower in Hollywood. > 1958 – The Platters record “Enchanted” at Capitol Studios in > Hollywood. > 1962 – Bob Dylan appears at the Troubadour folk club in London. > 1963 – Folk icons The Weavers perform their farewell concert at > Chicago's Orchestra Hall. > 1963 – New York radio stations WMCA and WABC begin playing The > Beatles’ new Capitol single “I Want To Hold Your Hand.” > 1964 – Liverpool’s Youth Employment Service reports that recent > graduates are having trouble getting jobs with their Beatle-style > haircuts and suits. > 1965 – The Supremes release their single, “My World Is Empty Without > You” b/w “Everything Is Good About You” on Motown. > 1966 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience makes their debut appearance on the > BBC’s Top Of The Pops, performing “Hey Joe.” > 1966 – Paul McCartney begins recording “Penny Lane” at Abbey Road, > laying down several piano tracks before adding percussion and sound > effects. > 1966 – Pink Floyd plays the Marquee club in London, with opening act > Syn (featuring bassist Chris Squire). > 1967 – Dave Mason quits Traffic for a solo career. > 1967 – The Doors appear at the Family Dog in Denver, Colorado. > 1968 – Led Zeppelin opens for Vanilla Fudge at the Civic Auditorium in > Portland, Oregon. > 1968 – Sly and The Family Stone perform a medley of their hits, and > Judy Collins sings "Both Sides Now" on The Ed Sullivan Show. Also on > the show are Lainie Kazan, Eddie Albert and Earl Wilson, Jr. > 1969 – Motown artists hold five of the top seven spots on Billboard’s > singles chart, including the top three: a milestone for the record > company. > 1975 – Jefferson Airplane's Paul Kantner and Grace Slick are divorced. > 1982 – Jamaica issues its first set of Bob Marley commemorative > stamps. > 1999 – Three ferrets named Beckham, Posh Spice and Baby Spice are used > to lay power cables for a New Year’s Eve concert by Simply Red, The > Eurythmics and Bryan Ferry at Royal Park in Greenwich, London, when > workers are not allowed to dig up the turf at the park. Organizers > choose to utilize existing gopher tunnels to run the cables through, > but find that rods can not push the cables through the tiny > underground tunnels, which frequently bend and dog-leg, so the ferrets > are put into nylon harnesses and successfully pull the cables through > the tunnels with them. > 2001 – Aretha Franklin sues the Star tabloid newspaper for $50 million > for reporting the singer has alcohol problems. > 2004 – The Bobby Darin biopic, Beyond The Sea, premieres in theaters. > The film’s star, Kevin Spacey, sings all of Darin’s songs in the movie > himself. > 2006 – Burlesque dancer and model Dita Von Teese files for divorce > from husband Marilyn Manson, citing irreconcilable differences. >
