May 22 Born –
Sun Ra (aka Herman Blount, 1914) – Jazz keyboardist/composer.
Charles Aznavour (aka Shahnour Aznavourian, 1924) – French singer.
Jackie Cain (1928) – Jazz singer, Jackie and Roy.
Kenny Ball (1930) – British jazz trumpeter.
Jimmy Keyes (1930) – The Chords ("Sh-Boom").
Al Brown (1934) – Al Brown's Tunetoppers ("The Madison").
Peter Nero (1934) – pianist/conductor.
Ian Underwood (1939) – keyboards and woodwinds for The Mothers of
Invention.
Bruce Rowland (1941) – drummer for Joe Cocker and The Grease Band.
Jackie Jackson (1941) – The Chantels.
Calvin Simon (1942) – The Parliaments.
Doug Gray (1948) – keyboardist for The Marshall Tucker Band.
Des Dyer (1948) – drummer/vocalist for Jigsaw.
Chris Butler (1949) – The Waitresses.
Bernie Taupin (1950) – lyricist for Elton John.
Jerry Dammers (1955) – keyboardist for The Specials.
Iva Davies (1955) – vocalist for Icehouse.
Mary Black (1955) – Irish singer.
Steven Morrissey (1959) – The Smiths.
Jesse Valenzuela (1962) – original vocalist for Gin Blossoms.
Johnny Gill (1966) – R&B singer/songwriter, New Edition.
Dan Roberts (1967) – bassist for Crash Test Dummies.
Russell Pritchard (1979) – bassist for The Zutons.
May 22 R.I.P. –
Ada Jones (1922) – kidney failure. Age 48. Singer (“The Yama Yama
Man”).
Fayrene “Faye” Treadwell (2011) – breast cancer. Age 84. Manager of
The Drifters.
Joseph Brooks (2011) – suicide. Age 73. Songwriter ("You Light Up My
Life").
May 22 album releases –
Barbra Streisand – My Name Is Barbra (1965)
The Monkees – Headquarters (1967)
The Supremes – The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart (1967)
Minnie Ripperton – Adventures In Paradise (1975)
Diana Ross – Diana (1980)
Paul McCartney – McCartney II (1980) U.S.
Toyah – Anthem (1981)
Queen – The Miracle (1989)
Tin Machine – Tin Machine (1989)
The Pretenders – Packed! (1990)
Madonna – I'm Breathless: Music From And Inspired By The Film Dick
Tracy (1990)
Andrew Ridgeley – Son Of Albert (1990)
Ringo Starr – Time Takes Time (1992)
Ozzy Osbourne – Black Rain (2007)
May 22 events –
1954 – 13-year old Robert Zimmerman gets bar mitzvahed at the Agudath
Achim Synagogue in Hibbing, Minnesota, two days before his birthday,
and celebrates at the Androy Hotel with 400 guests.
1955 – A dance featuring Fats Domino is cancelled by Bridgeport,
Connecticut police for fear of rioting by rock and roll crazed
teenagers.
1957 – Joe Bennett and The Sparkletones record "Black Slacks."
1958 – Jerry Lee Lewis arrives at Heathrow Airport in London for his
first British tour, and reveals to a stunned press that his bride is
his 13-year old cousin. The 37-date tour is cancelled after only three
shows.
1960 – The Brothers Four appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing
"Greenfields." Other musical guests include Nelson Eddy and Gale
Sherwood, Anna Moffo, and Francis Faye.
1961 – Gary U.S. Bonds’ “Quarter To Three” enters the Billboard Hot
100.
1965 – Jackie DeShannon's "What The World Needs Now Is Love" hits the
Billboard Hot 100 at #7.
1967 – Florence Ballard makes her final televised appearance with The
Supremes on The Tonight Show, performing "The Happening."
1968 – Frank Sinatra performs with a full orchestra at the Oakland
Coliseum at a benefit for Vice President Hubert Humphrey's
presidential campaign.
1970 – Elvis Presley signs a three movie deal with MGM.
1972 – The Guess Who record what will become their first live album
when they tape their show at the Paramount Theater in Seattle.
1972 – The Who records "Join Together" at Olympic Studios in London.
1977 – Television and opening act, Blondie, begin their debut UK tour
at the Apollo in Glasgow, Scotland.
1980 – U2 kicks off their 11 O'Clock Tick Tock Tour at Hope And Anchor
in Islington, London.
1986 – Cher appears on NBC's Late Night with David Letterman for the
first time and calls him an "asshole" during their interview.
1987 – Roy Orbison is the musical guest on Saturday Night Live.
1989 – Promo man Ralph Tashjian is convicted under the 29-year old
Payola law for distributing cocaine and cash to get more radio airplay
for his artists.
1989 – Rap group Public Enemy fires member Professor Griff when he
makes anti-Semitic remarks during an interview with The Washington
Post.
1993 – Guns ‘N Roses appears in front of 40,000 at Park HaYarkon in
Tel Aviv, Israel.
1997 – Fleetwood Mac re-unites and begins the first of two days
filming their MTV Unplugged special.
2000 – Robbie Williams sets up the charity Give It Sum with $2 million
he earned from a deal with Pepsi.
2000 – Donald Fagen and Walter Becker of Steely Dan are awarded the
ASCAP Founders Award, the organization's most prestigious songwriter's
award, at the ASCAP Pop Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
2002 – All three members of Alien Ant Farm are hospitalized when their
tour bus crashes into a truck in Cáceres, Spain. 26-year old tour bus
driver Christopher Holland is killed in the accident.
2002 – Adam Ant (Stuart Goddard) appears at The Old Bailey and pleads
guilty to causing a fray - reduced from the initial charge of
threatening and terrorizing people with a fake firearm. He is fined
£500 and ordered to psychiatric care.
2003 – Madame Tussauds in London unveils a new wax model of J.Lo.
2004 – On his 45th birthday, Morrissey performs at the M.E.N. Arena in
Manchester after a 12 year absence.
2006 – Former Supreme Mary Wilson successfully undergoes heart bypass
surgery in Las Vegas.
2009 – White Stripes drummer Meg White marries Jackson Smith, son of
Patti and Fred "Sonic" Smith.
2011 – Former KISS lead guitarist Vinnie Vincent is arrested on
aggravated domestic assault charges. When police arrive at his
Tennessee home, they find four dead dogs in sealed containers.
2011 – "You Light Up My Life" songwriter Joseph Brooks commits suicide
while awaiting trial on rape charges after being accused in a series
of casting couch rapes.
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