May 4 Born –
Ed Cassidy (1923) – drummer/founder of Spirit.
Maynard Ferguson (1928) – trumpeter, jazz bandleader.
Dick Dale (aka Richard Monsour, 1937) – guitarist/songwriter.
Tyrone Davis (1938) – soul singer ("Can I Change My Mind").
Ronnie Bond (aka Ron Bullis, 1940) – drummer for The Troggs.
David LaFlamme (1941) – vocalist/violinist for It's A Beautiful Day.
Richard Burns (1941) – vocalist for The Hondells.
Nickolas Ashford (1941) – songwriter, Ashford and Simpson.
Peggy Santiglia (1944) – The Angels.
Georg "Jojje" Wadenius (1945) – Swedish session guitarist/bassist.
Blood, Sweat & Tears.
Alistair "Zal" Cleminson (1949) – guitarist for The Sensational Alex
Harvey Band.
Stella Parton (1949) – Country music singer.
Mick Mars (aka Bob Deal, 1951) – guitarist for Mötley Crüe.
Bruce Day (1951) – bassist for Santana and Pablo Cruise.
Sigmund "Jackie" Jackson (1951) – The Jackson 5.
Randy Travis (1959) – Country music singer/songwriter.
Gregg Alexander (1970) – The New Radicals.
Mike Dirnt (aka Michael Pritchard, 1972) – bassist for Green Day.
Lance Bass (1979) – ‘N Sync.May 4 R.I.P. – Paul Butterfield (1987) – peritonitis. Age 44. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Adam Yauch (2012) – cancer. Age 47. The Beastie Boys. Mort Lindsey (2012) – Age 89. Composer/orchestrator/conductor for Judy Garland. May 4 album releases – Stevie Wonder – Up-Tight (Everything’s Alright) (1966) Martha and The Vandellas – Greatest Hits (1966) Stevie Wonder – Where I’m Coming From (1971) UK Wings – Red Rose Speedway (1973) UK The Beatles – The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl (1977) U.S. Frank Zappa – Orchestral Favorites (1979) David Crosby – Thousand Roads (1993) Curtis Mayfield – Live In New York City (1994) Therion – Vovin (1998) Robbie Williams – The Ego Has Landed (1999) Black Label Society – Sonic Brew (1999) U.S. Ryan Adams – Love Is Hell (2004) U.S. Toni Braxton – Pulse (2010) Extreme – Take Us Alive (2010) Tonic – Tonic (2010) May 4 events – 1886 – The Graphophone is patented by Chichester Bell and Charles Tainter. 1945 – Stan Kenton and His Orchestra, with singer June Christy, record “Tampico” and “Southern Scandal” at Universal Studios in Chicago. 1956 – Lonnie Donegan quits the Chris Barber Jazz Band to form a skiffle group. 1956 – Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps record "Be-Bop-A-Lula" at Owen Bradley's Quonset Hut studio in Nashville. 1956 – The New Musical Express erroneously reports that Elvis Presley will be performing an upcoming concert at the Palladium in London. Presley never performs in concert outside of the U.S. or Canada. 1957 – Alan Freed's Rock And Roll Revue debuts on ABC-TV, with performances by The Clovers, The Del-Vikings, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Sal Mineo and Guy Mitchell. 1958 – David Seville performs “Witch Doctor” on The Ed Sullivan Show. Also on the show are The Chordettes singing “Lollipop,” and Ed Townsend performing “For Your Love.” Other musical guests include Helen Gallagher, Lillian Roth, Denise Darcel, Amru Sani, and Carol Haney and Peter Gennaro. 1959 – The first Grammy Awards are held in New York City. Record of the Year and Song of the Year goes to Domenico Modugno's "Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)," and Henry Mancini's The Music From Peter Gunn soundtrack wins Album of the Year. The Champs' "Tequila" takes Best Rhythm and Blues Performance. 1960 – Johnny Burnette releases his single, “Dreamin’” b/w “Cincinnati Fireball” on Liberty Records. 1961 – The Jarmels record “A Little Bit Of Soap” for Laurie Records. 1964 – Ray Thomas, John Lodge and Mike Pinder form The Moody Blues. 1967 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience appears on Top Of The Pops, along with The Tremeloes, The Move, The Kinks, The Who, Chris Farlowe, Neil Diamond and Sandie Shaw. 1967 – The Beach Boys, Helen Shapiro, Simon Dupree and The Big Sound, and Terry Reid with Peter Jay's Jaywalkers all appear at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. 1968 – Steppenwolf makes their U.S. television debut on American Bandstand, lip-synching to "Born To Be Wild." Also on the show is Dyke & The Blazers. 1968 – An unknown Mary Hopkin appears on the BBC-TV show Opportunity Knocks. British model, Twiggy, is watching and is impressed, and calls Paul McCartney. 1973 – Led Zeppelin begins the North American leg of their highly- lucrative Houses Of The Holy Tour at Atlanta Stadium. 1975 – Elvis Presley kicks off a 31-date tour, playing two shows at the Civic Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The concert has become famous because of a bootlegged soundboard recording of the show. 1977 – The Patti Smith Group, David Johansen, Blondie, The Dead Boys, Suicide, and Richard Hell and The Voidoids all appear at the Punk Magazine benefit at CBGB's. 1979 – Bob Dylan records "Gotta Serve Somebody," "Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others)," "When He Returns" and "Man Gave Names To All The Animals" at Muscle Shoals in Alabama. 1985 – The Apollo Theatre in Harlem re-opens after a $10 million make- over, hosting the event Motown Returns To The Apollo, which is filmed for television broadcast. 1989 – Stevie Ray Vaughan begins his final tour at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia. 1989 – Happy Mondays singer Shaun Ryder is arrested and charged with possession of cocaine in Jersey. He is released on £5,000 bail. 1990 – Angie Bowie appears on The Joan Rivers Show and reveals that she once caught her ex-husband, David, in bed with Mick Jagger. 1990 – Madonna begins the North American leg on her 57-date Blond Ambition World Tour, playing the first of two nights at the Summit in Houston, Texas. 1991 – Travis Tritt makes his Grand Ole Opry debut. 1991 – Phil Collins and Al Jarreau receive Honorary Doctor of Music Degrees from Berklee College of Music during ceremonies in Boston. 1992 – Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke declares the day "KISS Day," and gives the band the key to the city. 2000 – Metallica turns over a list of 335,000 names to Napster and demands that those people be banned from the file-sharing site for illegally sharing and downloading the band's music. 2008 – Martha Reeves' Detroit home is burglarized and $1 million worth of recording equipment is stolen. Within hours the perpetrator is caught trying to sell the goods for $400. 2011 – Marie Osmond re-marries her first husband, Stephen Craig. -- 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.
