April 30 Born –
Reverend Gary Davis (1896) – Blues singer/guitarist.
Percy Heath (1923) – Jazz bassist with Miles Davis and Charlie Parker.
Johnny Horton (1925) – Country/rockabilly singer.
Bill Buchanan (1930) – Brill songwriter ("The Flying Saucer").
Willie Nelson (1933) – Country music singer/songwriter.
Johnny Farina (1941) – Santos & Johnny (“Sleepwalk”).
Bobby Vee (aka Robert Velline, 1943) – singer.
Richard Shoff (1944) – The Sandpipers.
Mimi Fariña (aka Margarita Baez, 1945) – singer/songwriter/activist.
Mike Beacon (1945) – Ox.
Wayne Kramer (1948) – guitarist for The MC5.
Des Tong (1951) – bassist for Sad Café.
Merrill Osmond (1953) – The Osmond Brothers.
Robert Reynolds (1962) – The Mavericks.
J. R. Richards (1967) – lead vocalist for Dishwalla.
Paulo Jr. (aka Paulo Xisto Pinto, Jr., 1968) – bassist for Sepultura.
Chris Henderson (1971) – guitarist for 3 Doors Down.April 30 R.I.P. – Richard Fariña (1966) – motorcycle accident. Age 29. American folk singer. Lester Bangs (1982) – overdose. Age 33. Rock journalist. Muddy Waters (1983) – heart failure. Age 70. Blues singer/songwriter. Darrell Sweet (1999) – heart attack before going on stage. Age 51. Nazareth. Norma-Jean Wofford (2005) – Guitarist with Bo Diddley, 1962-1966. Zola Taylor (2007) – pneumonia. Age 69. The Platters. Hilliard “Buddy” Saltzman (2012) – Age 87. Prolific New York session drummer. April 30 album releases – Marvin Gaye – M.P.G. (1969) Thin Lizzy – Thin Lizzy (1971) Wings – Red Rose Speedway (1973) U.S. J.J. Cale – Okie (1974) Elton John – Here And There (1976) Bob Marley and The Wailers – Rastaman Vibration (1976) The Moody Blues – Caught Live + 5 (1977) UK Sister Sledge – We Are Family (1979) UK Cheap Trick – One On One (1982) The Cure – The Top (1984) Keel – The Final Frontier (1986) Joe Jackson – Laughter & Lust (1991) Yes – Union (1991) Iced Earth – Night Of The Stormrider (1992) U.S. Dave Matthews Band – Crash (1996) The Cranberries – To The Faithful Departed (1996) April 30 events – 1940 – Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra records “Contrasts” for Decca. 1941 – Charlie Parker makes his first recording with The Jay McShann Band on the song "Swingmatism." 1945 – The musical variety radio show Arthur Godfrey Time begins its 27 year run on CBS Radio. 1953 – Nelson Riddle arranges his first recording session for Frank Sinatra. 1957 – Elvis Presley records "Jailhouse Rock" and “Young And Beautiful” at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. 1960 – Fats Domino records "Walking To New Orleans" at J&M Studios in New Orleans. 1962 – The Orlons record "The Wah Watusi" at Cameo-Parkway Studios in Philadelphia. 1964 – While on tour in Scotland, The Beatles are interviewed by Evelyn Elliot with a BBC Scotland camera crew at the Roman Camp Hotel in Callander, Perthshire, where the group is staying. The piece is shown that evening on the BBC 1 news show Six Ten. During the afternoon, the group visits Glasgow's Theatre Royal studios to record a contribution for the Scottish television show Roundup, where they chat to hosts Morag Hood and Paul Young, but don't perform. In the evening, The Beatles play two shows at the Odeon Cinema in Glasgow. Meanwhile, in the United States, The Beatles are paid $140,000 for the rights to have their pictures included on bubble gum cards. 1965 – Bob Dylan begins his UK tour at the City Hall in Sheffield. 1965 – Herman's Hermits make their U.S. stage debut with The Zombies as opening act. 1965 – The Kinks begin their first British tour as headliners at the Adelphi Cinema in Slough. Also on the bill are The Yardbirds, Goldie and The Gingerbreads, Jeff and Jon, The Riot Squad, and Val McKenna. 1967 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Walker Brothers, Engelbert Humperdinck and Cat Stevens wrap up their package tour with two shows at the Granada Theatre in Tooting. 1967 – Folksingers Ian & Sylvia appear at Carnegie Hall in New York City. 1967 – Paul Revere and The Raiders perform "Good Thing," "Ups And Downs," "Him Or Me (What's It Gonna Be?)" and "Kicks" on The Ed Sullivan Show. Also on the program are Melina Mercouri and Gilbert Price. 1968 – Organist Al Kooper announces he is leaving Blood, Sweat And Tears. 1968 – The Cilla Black Show debuts on the BBC, making Cilla the first Englishwoman to have her own television show. 1969 – At Abbey Road studios, George Harrison overdubs his lead guitar part onto "Let It Be," which will be included on the single version. Afterward, John and Paul record all the vocals to the May 1967 instrumental track “You Know My Name (Look Up The Number).” 1969 – The Righteous Brothers, Waylon Jennings and Liza Minnelli appear on The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour. 1970 – Allman Brothers road manager Twiggs Lyndon is arrested for murdering a club manager in Buffalo, New York over a contract dispute after the band showed up 15 minutes late to their gig. At the ensuing trial, Lyndon's lawyers argued that he had been temporarily insane at the time of the incident because touring with The Allman Brothers Band would drive anyone insane. Lyndon was found not guilty. 1976 – In New York City, Keith Moon pays nine cab drivers $100 each to block off each end of the street so he can throw all his hotel furniture out the window. 1977 – Led Zeppelin sets an attendance record when 76,229 people see their show at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. 1977 – Steve Miller’s single “Jet Airliner” enters the Billboard Hot 100 at # 71. 1980 – Roger Daltry premieres in his first acting role in the film, McVicar. 1983 – The original members of Manfred Mann reunite for the 25th anniversary of the Marquee Club in London. 1987 – The Beatles release Help! Rubber Soul and Revolver on compact disc. 1988 – For the first time since its release 15 years earlier, Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon leaves the Billboard charts, only to return a few months later. 1990 – Prince plays a benefit show at Rupert’s Nightclub in Golden Valley, Minnesota for the family of former bodyguard Charles "Big Chick" Huntsberry, who died suddenly from a heart attack. 1991 – Nirvana signs with Geffen’s DGC label for $290.000. 1993 – Elton John's single “Simple Life” enters Billboard's Top 40, breaking Elvis Presley's longstanding record with 24 consecutive years of Top 40 hits. 1995 – Singer/songwriter Rosanne Cash marries producer John Leventhal. They’re still married. 1999 – Former Spandau Ballet members Tony Hadley, Steve Norman and John Keeblelost lose their court case against band songwriter Gary Kemp, claiming they were owed £1 million in royalties. 2001 – A small aircraft carrying Sting, a friend and two pilots skids off the runway as it lands in Florence, Italy. No one is hurt, and faulty brakes are blamed. 2002 – Roger Daltry appears as a music teacher in the "That '70s Musical" episode of That '70s Show. 2003 – Sixties soul icon Earl King is buried in his hometown of New Orleans with an authentic jazz funeral. Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton send their condolences. 2004 – Michael Jackson is arraigned on child molestation charges, pleading not guilty to ten different criminal counts, including extortion and false imprisonment. 2004 – Ray Charles makes his final public appearance at the dedication of his music studio as a historic landmark in Los Angeles. 2005 – The Dave Matthews Band pays $200,000 in damages for dumping human waste from their tour bus as they drove over a bridge onto a boatload of people below in August 2004. 2008 – Gail Renard, owner of the hand-written lyrics to John Lennon's "Give Peace A Chance" announces his plans to sell the piece of paper at an auction. 2008 – The tattered remains of Roger Waters' inflatable pig, which floated away during his performance at the Coachella Festival on April 27, are found by two families in their yards in La Quinta, California. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Diamond Headz" group. 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