May 19 Born –
Georgie Auld (1919) – Jazz saxophonist, Georgie Auld and His Hollywood
All Stars.
Alma Cogan (1932) – British singer.
Mickey Newbury (1940) – American songwriter.
Pete Townshend (1945) – The Who.
Greg Herbert (1947) – sax player for Blood, Sweat & Tears.
Jerry Hyman (1947) – trombonist for Blood, Sweat & Tears.
Steve Currie (1947) – bassist for T. Rex.
Paul Brady (1947) – Irish singer/songwriter ("Night Hunting").
Tom Scott (1948) – saxophonist/songwriter.
Paul Williams (1948) – rock journalist, founder of Crawdaddy magazine.
Dusty Hill (aka Joe Hill, 1949) – bassist for ZZ Top.
Mike Wedgewood (1950) – bassist for Curved Air.
Romeo Challenger (1950) – drummer for Showaddywaddy.
Joey Ramone (aka Jeffrey Hyman, 1951) – The Ramones.
Grace Jones (1952) – singer.
Barbara Lomas (1952) – vocalist for B.T. Express.
Phil Rudd (1954) – drummer for AC/DC.
Martyn Ware (1956) – The Human League.
Iain Harvie (1962) – guitarist for Del Amitri.
Stuart Cable (1970) – drummer for Stereophonics.
Jenny Berggren (1972) – singer/songwriter for Ace Of Base.
May 19 R.I.P. –
Coleman Hawkins (1969) – pneumonia. Age 64. Jazz saxophonist.
Odia Coates (1991) – breast cancer. Age 49. Singer with Paul Anka
("(You're) Having My Baby").
Dorothy Donegan (1998) – cancer. Age 76. Boogie-woogie pianist with
Cab Calloway.
Mike Sammes (2001) – Age 73. British singer, The Mike Sammes Singers
("Delilah").
Susannah McCorkle (2001) – suicide. Age 55. Jazz singer.
Freddie Garrity (2006) – Age 69. Freddie and The Dreamers.
Frank Guida (2007) – Age 84. Songwriter/producer ("Quarter To Three").
Jack Duffy (2008) – natural causes. Age 81. Singer with Tommy Dorsey,
The Bob-O-Links.
Kathy Kirby (2011) – heart attack. Age 72. British singer ("Secret
Love").
May 19 album releases –
Brenda Lee – Johnny One Time (1969)
Spiral Starecase – More Today Than Yesterday (1969)
Poco – Pickin' Up The Pieces (1969)
Uriah Heep – Demons And Wizards (1972)
Elton John – Honky Château (1972)
The Kinks – Misfits (1978)
The Ramones – Animal Boy (1986)
Peter Gabriel – So (1986)
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam – Spanish Fly (1987)
KISS – Revenge (1992)
Billy Ray Cyrus – Some Gave All (1992)
Feeder – Polythene (1997) UK
Kansas – Always Never The Same (1998)
Calexico – The Black Light (1998)
Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood – Live From Madison Square Garden
(2009)
May 19 events –
1953 – Perry Como records "No Other Love" at Manhattan Center in New
York City for RCA.
1956 – The Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group makes their U.S. television
debut on The Perry Como Show, performing "Rock Island Line."
1956 – Roy Orbison re-releases "Ooby Dooby," this time as an A-side
and under his own name, with "Go, Go, Go (Down The Line)" as the B-
side on Sun Records.
1957 – Tommy Sands appears on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing
"Teenage Crush" and "Goin' Steady." Other musical guests include Rise
Stevens and Julie Wilson.
1958 – The first single recorded on an 8-track console, Bobby Darin's
"Splish Splash" b/w "Judy Don't Be Moody," is released on Atco
Records.
1958 – Peggy Lee records "Fever" at Capitol Studios in Hollywood.
1959 – Jerry Wallace records "Primrose Lane" and “By Your Side” at
Radio Recorders in Hollywood.
1960 – Alan Freed and seven other DJs are formally charged in the
Payola scandal for accepting more than $30,000 from six different
labels to play their songs.
1960 – Annette Funicello misses her high school graduation ceremony to
perform at Radio City Music Hall.
1960 – The Drifters record "Save The Last Dance For Me," “Nobody But
Me,” “I Count The Tears” and “Sometimes I Wonder.” The session is the
last for Ben E. King with the group.
1961 – The Everly Brothers form Calliope Records: the first artist-
owned label.
1962 – Marilyn Monroe sings "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to
President Kennedy at a fund raiser at Madison Square Garden.
1963 – The Beatles appear at the Gaumont Cinema in Stoke-on-Trent on
the second night of their tour with Roy Orbison. During the show,
three female fans climb a ladder to get through a window to meet to
the group backstage. The girls are caught and no charges are filed.
1965 – The FBI visits Wand Records to investigate the lyrics of The
Kingsmen's "Louie Louie."
1965 – The Zombies, Ray Charles, Dinah Lee, The Righteous Brothers,
Bobby Sherman, Donna Loren, Joe Williams, The Wellingtons, George Soul
and The Blossoms all appear on Shindig! Also on the show is Glen
Campbell, performing his new single, “Guess I’m Dumb.”
1966 – Country singer Eddy Arnold makes his stage debut at Carnegie
Hall.
1967 – Brian Epstein hosts a dinner party for The Beatles and select
journalists to preview the group's new album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely
Hearts Club Band.
1968 – The 5th Dimension appears on The Ed Sullivan Show, singing
"Stoned Soul Picnic" and “On Broadway.” Also on the show are Joel Grey
and The West Point Glee Club.
1971 – Elvis Presley records "Miracle Of The Rosary," "Seeing Is
Believing," "It's Still Here," "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen"
and "I Will Be True" at RCA Studios in Nashville.
1973 – Colonel Tom Parker and Vernon Presley contact Los Angeles
attorney Ed Hookstratten to look into who is supplying Elvis with
drugs.
1973 – Paul Simon's song "Kodachrome" hits the Billboard Hot 100.
1975 – The Eagles release their single, "One Of These Nights" b/w
"Visions."
1976 – Keith Richards falls asleep while driving and crashes his car
near Newport Pagnell in Bucks, and is arrested for possession of
marijuana and cocaine.
1978 – Dire Straits release their first single, "Sultans Of Swing" b/w
"Southbound Again" in the U.S. In the UK, the B-side is "Eastbound
Train."
1979 – Jessi Colter and husband Waylon Jennings become the proud
parents of their only child together, son Waylon Albright.
1980 – Ringo Star and girlfriend Barbara Bach sustain minor injuries
when Starr crashes his car into two lamp posts at 60 mph after
swerving to miss a lorry and losing control on slippery roads on their
way to a party in Surrey. The car is totaled.
1981 – Sting is named Songwriter of the Year at the 26th Ivor Novello
Awards.
1984 – Richard Carpenter marries his (adopted) first cousin, Mary
Rudolph. They are still married.
1985 – NBC-TV airs Motown Returns To The Apollo, which was filmed at
the theatre's grand re-opening on May 4, featuring performances by
James Brown, The Cadillacs, Joe Cocker, The Commodores, Sammy Davis
Jr., The Drifters, The Four Tops, Al Green, Thelma Houston, Chuck
Jackson, Patti Labelle, Little Richard, The Manhattans, Marilyn McCoo,
Wilson Pickett, Billy Preston, Lou Rawls, Martha Reeves, Smokey
Robinson, Diana Ross, Mavis Staples, Rod Stewart, The Temptations,
Sarah Vaughn, Mary Wells, and Stevie Wonder.
1997 – Burton Cummings, Randy Bachman and Tom Cochrane perform an
outdoor concert for nearly 40,000 people in Winnipeg at a CBC-
sponsored flood relief benefit.
2000 – The Allman Brothers Band announces that founding member and
guitarist Dicky Betts has left the group over creative differences.
2000 – Peter, Paul & Mary play the first of three shows in Las Vegas
to celebrate their 40th anniversary together.
2004 – Willie Nelson undergoes carpal tunnel surgery on his left hand
in L.A.
2007 – Attorneys for Michael Jackson drop their efforts to stop an
auction of the entertainer's personal items after a confidential
agreement is made between the two parties.
2009 – Former Billy Joel drummer Liberty DeVitto sues Joel for 10
years of unpaid royalties.
2011 – Chaka Khan receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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