April 17 Born –
Chris Barber (1930) – British jazz trombonist ("Petite Fleur").
Don Kirshner (1934) – promoter, record executive.
Alexander "Pete" Graves (1936) – The Moonglows.
Tony Bellus (1936) – singer ("Robbin' The Cradle").
Billy Fury (aka Ronald Wycherley, 1940) – British singer.
Shelly Buchansky (1942) – Vito and The Salutations.
Bobby Curtola (1943) – Canadian singer, teen idol ("Fortune Teller").
Roy Estrada (1943) – bassist for The Mothers of Invention.
Tony Crane (1945) – The Merseybeats.
Jan Hammer (1948) – Jazz fusion keyboardist.
Michael Sembello (1954) – session musician/songwriter.
Pete Shelley (1955) – singer/guitarist for The Buzzcocks.
Valerie Jones (1956) – The Jones Girls.
Maynard James Keenan (1964) – singer for Tool and A Perfect Circle.
Liz Phair (1967) – singer/songwriter.
Matt Chamberlain (1967) – session drummer.
Posh Spice (aka Victoria Adams Beckham, 1974) – The Spice Girls.
April 17 R.I.P. –
Eddie Cochran (1960) – car crash. Age 21. Singer/songwriter
(“Summertime Blues”).
Carmen Lombardo (1971) – cancer. Age 67. Songwriter (“Sweethearts On
Parade”).
Vinnie Taylor (1974) – heroin overdose. Age 25. Guitarist for Sha Na
Na.
Felix Pappalardi (1983) – murdered. Age 43. Mountain.
Carlton "Carly" Barrett (1987) – murdered. Age 36. Drummer for Bob
Marley and The Wailers.
Jack Yellen (1991) – Age 98. Lyricist ("Ain't She Sweet").
Linda McCartney (1998) – breast cancer. Age 56. Wings.
Earl King (2003) – diabetes. Age 69. Blues singer/songwriter/guitarist
("Let The Good Times Roll").
Danny Federici (2008) – melanoma. Age 58. Keyboardist for The E Street
Band.
April 17 album releases –
Dusty Springfield – A Girl Called Dusty (1964)
Brinsley Schwarz – Brinsley Schwarz (1970)
Ten Years After – Cricklewood Green (1970)
Paul McCartney – McCartney (1970)
The Eagles – Desperado (1973)
Stiff Little Fingers – Go For It (1981)
Motörhead – Iron Fist (1982)
John Lennon – Live In New York City (1986) U.S.
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – The Good Son (1990)
April 17 events –
1950 – Tony Bennett begins recording "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams” at
CBS Studios in New York City, also recording "Sing You Sinners" and "I
Can't Give You Anything” at the same session.
1956 – The Platters record “My Prayer,” “Someone To Watch Over Me,”
“I'm Sorry,” and “At Your Beck And Call” at Mercury Sound Studios in
New York City.
1958 – Ricky Nelson records "Poor Little Fool" at Master Recorders in
Hollywood for Imperial Records.
1962 – Roy Orbison records “The Crowd” and “Mama” at RCA Studios in
Nashville.
1963 – Elvis Presley throws a party at Graceland, ordering 80 Tasty
Dogs and 115 Cokes.
1964 – The Beatles announce that their movie will be called A Hard
Day's Night.
1964 – Van Morrison makes his first live appearance with Them at the
Maritime Hotel in Belfast, Ireland.
1964 – After an extensive investigation, the FBI reports that the
allegedly "filthy" lyrics of The Kingsmen's "Louie Louie" are, in
fact, incomprehensible.
1965 – Paul McCartney spends the day shopping for furniture on
Portobello Road in London, disguised in a cloth cap, moustache,
glasses and overcoat.
1965 – RCA and LearJet Corporation announce the development of the 8-
track tape player.
1965 – Local L.A.-based television show Shivaree is nationally
syndicated and begins airing across the U.S., with guests The
Supremes, Johnny Tillotson and Brenda Holloway.
1966 – The Animals perform “Don’t Bring Me Down” and “Shake,” and
Petula Clark sings “A Sign Of The Times” and “Just Say Goodbye” on The
Ed Sullivan Show. Other musical guests include Jimmy Durante with
Sonny King, and Dorothy Kirsten with Franco Corelli.
1966 – The Beatles record the backing track for "Dr. Robert" in seven
takes at Abbey Road studios.
1966 – The Troggs release their single, “Wild Thing” b/w “From Home”
on the Fontana label in the U.S. Because of a U.S. distribution
dispute, “Wild Thing” is also released on the Atco label with the B-
side being “With A Girl Like You.”
1969 – After three years of touring with Bob Dylan as The Hawks, The
Band (as they are now known) plays their first solo show at the
Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco.
1970 – Santana begins sessions for the album that will become Abraxas,
at Wally Heider Recording Studios in San Francisco.
1970 – Johnny Cash performs at The White House at President Nixon's
invitation. Nixon requests Merle Haggard's "Okie From Muskogee," but
Cash declines and plays "A Boy Named Sue" instead.
1971 – All four Beatles have solo singles in the UK charts –
McCartney's "Another Day," Lennon's "Power To The People," Harrison's
"My Sweet Lord," and Starr's "It Don't Come Easy."
1972 – Elton John releases his single, "Rocket Man" b/w "Susie
(Dramas)."
1972 – Elvis Presley appears at the T.H. Barton Coliseum in Little
Rock, Arkansas.
1973 – Tito Jackson and Jackson 5 drummer Johnny Jackson (no relation)
are arrested for buying a stolen stereo and television.
1975 – Elvis Presley buys a Convair 880 jet from Delta Airlines for
$250,000 and christens it the Lisa Marie.
1977 – The Stranglers, Cherry Vanilla, The Police and The Jam all
appear at the Roundhouse in London.
1980 – In what he refers to as "the greatest honor of my life," Bob
Marley headlines the official Independence Day celebration for the
recently liberated country of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).
1981 – Ringo Starr’s movie Caveman premieres in theaters in the U.S.
1982 – Johnny Cash hosts Saturday Night Live, with musical guest Elton
John.
1991 – Nirvana appears at the O.K. Hotel in Seattle, Washington, and
debut their song “Smells Like Teen Spirit.”
1993 – The Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs marries movie director/producer Jay
Roach. They’re still married.
2000 – Gloria Gaynor appears as herself in the "I Will Survive"
episode of Ally McBeal.
2002 – Tammy Wynette's four daughters reach a confidential agreement
with Wynette's doctor over her death, after having filed a lawsuit
against him in 1998 claiming he contributed to her death, and having
her body exhumed in 1999 to determine the actual cause of death.
2002 – The New Musical Express publishes their list of the 50 most
influential pop acts of the last 50 years, with Public Enemy at #10,
U2 at #9, followed by The Jam, Radiohead and Oasis, and the Top 5
going to The Sex Pistols, David Bowie, The Stone Roses at #3, The
Beatles taking the #2 slot, and The Smiths as the most influential at
#1.
2004 – The Heritage-Odyssey Icons of 20th Century Music auction is
held in Dallas. Among other things, Kurt Cobain's Mark IV-style
Mosrite Gospel guitar sells for $100,000, Elton John and Bernie
Taupin's songwriting piano sells for $140,000, and Roger McGuinn's
1966 Rickenbacker guitar sells for $99,000.
2007 – Bryan Ferry apologizes for comments he made in an interview
regarding the pomp and circumstance of Nazi Germany, and the
"beautiful" way they had of presenting themselves.
2009 – Morrissey, a vegetarian, says, "I can smell burning flesh," and
walks off stage and cancels his show at the Coachella Festival in
California because of the smell of the festival's barbeque area.
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