April 24 Born –
Aaron Bell (1921) – Jazz bassist with Duke Ellington and Dizzy
Gillespie.
Johnny Griffin (1928) – hard bop jazz saxophonist with Thelonious
Monk.
Freddie Scott (1933) – Soul singer/songwriter ("Hey, Girl").
Shirley Boone (1934) – gospel singer, The Pat Boone Family.
Ed Roberts (1936) – Ruby and The Romantics.
Joe Henderson (1937) – Jazz saxophonist.
Dick Kniss (1937) – Folk bassist for John Denver and Peter, Paul &
Mary.
Michael Parks (1940) – actor/singer ("Long Lonesome Highway").
George Tomsco (1940) – guitarist for The Fireballs.
Barbara Streisand (1942) – singer.
Richard Sterban (1943) – The Oak Ridge Boys.
Glen Dale (1943) – guitarist for The Fortunes.
St. Clair Lee (aka Bernard Henderson, 1944) – vocalist for The Hues
Corporation (“Rock The Boat”).
Linda Stein (1945) – manager of The Ramones.
Doug "Cosmo" Clifford (1945) – drummer for Creedence Clearwater
Revival.
Robert Knight (1945) – American singer ("Everlasting Love").
Hubert Ann Kelley (1947) – The Hues Corporation.
Steve York (1948) – bassist for Manfred Mann.
Nigel Harrison (1951) – bassist for Blondie.
Boris Williams (1952) – drummer for The Cure.
Jack Blades (1954) – vocalist/bassist for Night Ranger and Damn
Yankees.
Gary Cambra (1955) – keyboardist for The Tubes.
David J (aka David Haskins, 1957) – bassist for Bauhaus and Love And
Rockets.
Billy Gould (1963) – bassist for Faith No More.
Paul Ryder (1964) – bassist for Happy Mondays.
Patty Schemel (1967) – drummer for Hole.
Shannon Larkin (1967) – drummer for Godsmack and Ugly Kid Joe.
Aaron Commess (1968) – drummer for The Spin Doctors.
Brian Marshall (1973) – bassist for Creed.
Barry Stock (1974) – guitarist for Three Days Grace.
Kelly Clarkson (1982) – singer.
Tyson Ritter (1984) – bassist/vocalist for The All-American Rejects.April 24 R.I.P. – Otis Spann (1970) – liver cancer. Age 40. Blues pianist for Muddy Waters. Pete Ham (1975) – suicide. Age 27. Badfinger. Mel Powell (1998) – liver cancer. Age 75. Jazz pianist, classical music composer. Al Hibbler (2001) – Age 85. Jazz singer with Duke Ellington and Count Basie. Bonnie Owens (2006) – Alzheimer’s disease. Age 76. Country music singer. April 24 album releases – Ringo Starr – Sentimental Journey (1970) U.S. David Bowie – Diamond Dogs (1974) Cameo – Cameosis (1980) Tom Petty – Full Moon Fever (1989) Black Sabbath – Headless Cross (1989) The Cure – Wish (1992) Helloween – Better Than Raw (1998) The Bee Gees – This Is Where I Came In (2001) Lou Reed – Hudson River Wind Meditations (2007) April 24 events – 1954 – Billboard magazine's headline reads, "Teenagers Demand Music with a Beat - Spur Rhythm and Blues." 1957 – Ricky Nelson releases his first single, “A Teenager’s Romance” b/w “I’m Walkin’.” 1958 – Dion and The Belmonts release their single, “I Wonder Why” b/w “Teen Angel.” 1958 – Bobby Darin records “Early In The Morning,” “Mighty Mighty Man,” “You’re Mine” and “Now We’re One” at Decca’s Pythian Temple Studios in New York City. 1958 – Alan Freed's Big Beat Show plays three shows at the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, featuring Danny and The Juniors, The Pastels, Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers, The Diamonds, Dickie Doo and The Don’ts, Jo Ann Campbell, Ed Townsend and many others. 1959 – After 24 years on radio and television, Your Hit Parade airs its last episode. 1959 – The Drifters release their single "There Goes My Baby" b/w "Oh My Love." 1961 – Bob Dylan makes his recording debut, playing harmonica on Harry Belafonte's "Calypso King," earning him $50. 1963 – 18-year old Brenda Lee marries 19-year old Ronnie Shacklett. They’re still married. 1965 – Brian Epstein wins the "star prize" of an album when he has his letter published in the UK music weekly Melody Maker, informing its readers that Paul McCartney plays lead guitar on "Ticket To Ride." 1966 – The Dave Clark 5, Roberta Peters, Steve Sanders, The Kessler Twins and Allan Sherman all perform on The Ed Sullivan Show. 1968 – Apple Records passes on signing David Bowie. 1968 – At age 66, Louis Armstrong becomes the oldest act ever to score a #1 hit in the UK with his single "What A Wonderful World." The song stalled at #32 in the U.S. 1968 – Keith Moon drives a Lincoln Continental into the swimming pool at a Holiday Inn in Flint, Michigan. 1968 – Bobby Goldsboro records "Autumn Of My Life" at RCA Studios in Nashville. 1970 – Grace Slick, invited to attend a tea party at the White House by Tricia Nixon, arrives with Abbie Hoffman in an ill-conceived plan to try and dose Tricia with LSD. Hoffman is turned away at the door, and Slick leaves with him. 1970 – Fleetwood Mac appears at Roundhouse Chalk Farm in London. 1972 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono release their single "Woman Is The Nigger Of The World" b/w "Sisters O Sisters." 1976 – Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels offers The Beatles $3,000 to re-unite and appear on the show. McCartney is visiting Lennon at the Dakota and they are watching, and consider going across town to appear live on the program, but decide against it. 1979 – The state of Georgia officially adopts "Georgia On My Mind" as the official state song. Ray Charles performs the song on the floor of the state legislature. 1981 – New Order begins work on their first album at Strawberry Studios in Stockport, England. 1984 – Amid questions regarding the mysterious death of his fifth wife, Jerry Lee Lewis, 48, marries his sixth wife, Kerrie McCarver, the 22-year old president of his fan club. 1990 – While building the stage and set for Roger Waters' The Wall performance in Potsdamer Platz, Germany, the road crew finds an unexploded World War II bomb. 1992 – The Cleveland Orchestra sues Michael Jackson for $7 million for using a portion of their recording of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony on his album Dangerous. 1992 – David Bowie marries model Iman. 1992 – CBS airs Elvis: The Great Performances, a collection of clips from Graceland hosted by Priscilla Presley. 1993 – Farm Aid VI is held in Ames, Iowa, featuring Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Arlo Guthrie, Ringo Starr, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Lyle Lovett, The Charlie Daniels Band, Bryan Adams and others. 1995 – Oasis releases their CD-single/EP “Some Might Say,” with “Talk Tonight,” “Acquiesce” and “Headshrinker.” 2002 – Singer Jewel is thrown from a horse while riding on her boyfriend’s Texas ranch, and suffers a broken rib and collarbone. 2005 – The Beach Boys musical, Good Vibrations closes on Broadway after 94 performances. 2007 – President George W. Bush is denied a luxury suite at the Imperial Hotel in Vienna because Mick Jagger, in town with The Rolling Stones, booked it first. 2007 – On her website, Sheryl Crow comments that everyone should conserve toilet paper and use one square per bathroom visit, thus helping the environment. 2007 – The Arctic Monkeys' debut album, Favourite Worst Nightmare, becomes the fastest selling album in UK history, selling 85,000 copies out of shops on the first day. 2010 – All four original members of The Rascals reunite for a one-off benefit show at the Kristen Ann Carr Fund gala in New York. 2012 – Sinéad O'Connor cancels the remaining dates of her world tour, saying she is still recovering from a "very serious breakdown" due to her bipolar disorder. She also deletes her website and Twitter account. 2012 – The Beach Boys begin their 37-date 50th Anniversary Reunion Tour of the U.S. at the Anselmo Valencia Amphitheater in Tucson, Arizona. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Diamond Headz" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
