May 6 Born –
Carmen Cavallaro (1913) – American pianist, “The Poet of the Piano.”
Kal Mann (aka Kalman Cohen, 1917) – lyricist (“Teddy Bear”).
Herbie Cox (1939) – The Cleftones.
Colin Earl (1942) – keyboardist for Mungo Jerry.
Sandra Tilley (1943) – The Velvelettes and Martha and The Vandellas.
Jimmie Dale Gilmore (1945) – The Flatlanders.
Bob Seger (1945) – singer/songwriter.
Mary MacGregor (1948) – American singer ("Torn Between Two Lovers").
Robbie McIntosh (1950) – drummer for The Average White Band.
Davey Johnstone (1951) – guitarist for Elton John.
John Flansburgh (1960) – guitarist for They Might Be Giants.
Larry Steinbachek (aka Lawrence Cole, 1960) – keyboardist for Bronski
Beat.
Ian "Stan" Cullimore (1962) – guitarist for The Housemartins.
Tony Scalzo (1964) – vocalist/bassist for Fastball.
David Narcizo (1966) – drummer for Throwing Muses.
Mark Bryan (1967) – lead guitarist for Hootie and The Blowfish.
Tony Wright (1968) – vocalist for Terrorvision.
Chris Shiflett (1971) – guitarist for Foo Fighters.
May 6 R.I.P. –
Ted Weems (1963) – emphysema. Age 61. Bandleader (“Heartaches”).
Don Drummond (1969) – heart failure in prison. Age 37. Ska trombonist.
Kai Winding (1983) – brain tumor. Age 60. Jazz trombonist ("More,"
Theme from Mondo Cane).
Paul Wilson (1988) – Age 53. The Flamingos.
Otis Blackwell (2002) – heart attack. Age 71. Songwriter ("Great Balls
Of Fire").
Barney Kessel (2004) – brain tumor. Age 80. Jazz/session guitarist
with the Wrecking Crew.
Grant McLennan (2006) – heart attack. Age 48. The Go-Betweens.
May 6 album releases –
Paul Revere and The Raiders – Midnight Ride (1966)
Manfred Mann – The Mighty Quinn (1968) U.S.
Poco – Poco (1970)
Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway – Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
(1972)
Denny Laine – Holly Days (1977)
Camel – The Single Factor (1982)
The Cure – Standing On A Beach (1986)
Ash – 1977 (1996) UK
Hanson – Middle Of Nowhere (1997)
The Bee Gees – Still Waters (1997) U.S.
Styx – Return To Paradise (1997)
Joe Jackson – Summer In The City: Live In New York (2000)
Jack Johnson – On And On (2003)
David Cook – Analog Heart (2006)
May 6 events –
1957 – Chuck Berry records "Rock And Roll Music" at Chess in Chicago.
1960 – Elvis Presley records “Tonight’s All Right For Love,” “Big
Boots,” “Frankfort Special” and several other songs at Radio Recorders
in Hollywood at his final session for the G.I. Blues soundtrack.
1960 – Tony Bennett records "Put On A Happy Face" at CBS Studios in
New York City.
1964 – The Beach Boys begin recording "All Summer Long" at Western in
Hollywood.
1965 – Keith Richards and Mick Jagger write "(I Can't Get No)
Satisfaction" in a Clearwater, Florida hotel room after Richards
purchases a new Gibson fuzz box.
1965 – James Brown records “I Got You (I Feel Good)” at Criterion
Studios in Miami, Florida.
1965 – Marianne Faithful marries artist John Dunbar in Cambridge, with
Peter Asher as best man.
1966 – During a four month world tour, Bob Dylan plays the first night
of 11 UK dates at the ABC Cinema in Belfast, Ireland.
1967 – In an interview in Melody Maker magazine, Keith Moon offers
insightful advice to young drummers everywhere with, "To get your
playing more forceful, hit the drums harder."
1969 – The Beatles begin recording "You Never Give Me Your Money,"
needing 36 takes to get the backing track right.
1973 – Paul Simon begins his first solo tour at the Music Hall in
Boston. The show is recorded for a live album release.
1977 – The Boomtown Rats play their first ever gig in England, at
Studio 51 in London.
1978 – At the United Nations, The Bee Gees announce they will be
participating in a series of concert benefitting Unicef.
1982 – Diana Ross gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1982 – Former Bay City Rollers manager, Tam Paton, is convicted of
gross indecency with teenage boys and sentenced to three years in
jail.
1984 – Spinal Tap plays a show at CBGBs in New York City.
1993 – The IRS raids the Nesbit, Mississippi home of Jerry Lee Lewis
and seizes property to satisfy a $1.6 million tax debt.
1995 – James Taylor and Natalie Cole receive honorary degrees at
Berklee College of Music's 50th anniversary commencement.
1996 – Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville perform at the White House for
President and Mrs. Clinton. The event is filmed and is later shown on
PBS as “In Performance At The White House.”
1996 – The Tragically Hip give the first of two surprise performances
at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto.
1997 – Joni Mitchell is a no-show at the 12th annual Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame ceremony, wanting to avoid the media hoopla of her
reunion with her daughter. Neil Young also refuses to attend because
the Rock Hall committee would only give him one free guest ticket.
2002 – Albany State University in Georgia awards Ray Charles an
honorary Doctorate of Philosophy.
2002 – Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" is chosen as the UK's favorite
single of all time by the Guinness Hit Singles book.
2004 – An auction of Beatles memorabilia at Christie's in London
proves to be the most successful and lucrative in the history of the
company.
2004 – David Bowie cancels a concert at the James L. Knight Center in
Miami after a stagehand falls to his death before the show.
2005 – Audioslave becomes the first American rock group to play in
Cuba, at the Plaza Anti Imperialista in Havana.
2005 – Coffee giant Starbucks bans Bruce Springsteen's album Devils
And Dust because of the adult nature of the lyrics in one of the
songs.
2005 – A life-size bronze statue of James Brown is unveiled on Broad
Street in Augusta, Georgia.
2006 – Nancy Sinatra receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2008 – Cher returns to the Las Vegas stage with her show, Cher At The
Colosseum, for a planned 200 shows. She only completes 78 of those
shows.
2008 – Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty is released from Wormwood
Scrubs jail after serving 29 days for probation violations.
2009 – Michael Jackson is sued by his former publicist for $44 million
for non-payment of services.
2010 – Bachman-Turner Overdrive's Tim Bachman turns himself in to
Canadian police and is arrested for sexually assaulting a 14-year old
girl over a three-year period. He will be acquitted of all charges on
May 1, 2013.
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