May 28 Born –
Aaron "T-Bone" Walker (1910) – Blues guitarist/singer.
“Papa” John Creach (1917) – fiddler for Jefferson Airplane and Hot
Tuna.
Albert "Sonny" Burgess (1931) – Rockabilly singer/guitarist, The
Pacers.
Prince Buster (aka Cecil Campbell, 1938) – Jamaican ska musician.
Myrna Smith (1941) – singer/songwriter with Carl Wilson, The Sweet
Inspirations.
Tony Mansfield (1943) – drummer for Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas.
Billy Vera (aka William McCord, 1944) – Billy Vera and The Beaters.
Gladys Knight (1944) – singer/songwriter.
Gary Stewart (1944) – Country singer/songwriter ("She's Actin' Single
(I'm Drinkin' Doubles)").
John Fogerty (1945) – singer/songwriter, Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Ray Laidlaw (1948) – drummer for Lindisfarne.
Wendy O. Williams (1949) – vocalist for The Plasmatics.
Steve Strange (1959) – vocalist for Visage.
Roland Gift (1961) – vocalist for Fine Young Cannibals.
Wes Burt-Martin (1964) – guitarist for Edie Brickell and The New
Bohemians.
Kylie Minogue (1968) – Australian singer.
Mark Richardson (1970) – drummer for Skunk Anansie, Little Angels, and
Feeder.May 28 R.I.P. – Vaughn De Leath (1943) – alcoholism. Age 42. Singer, "The First Lady of Radio." Mary Lou Williams (1981) – bladder cancer. Age 71. Pianist/composer with Tommy Dorsey. Roy Plomley (1985) – pleurisy. Age 71. BBC radio host, Desert Island Discs. Sy Oliver (1988) – Age 77. Jazz trumpeter/composer, band leader. Duncan Browne (1993) – cancer. Age 46. British singer/songwriter. Doctor Ross (1993) – Age 67. Blues singer/musician, “The Harmonica Boss.” Jimmy Rowles (1996) – heart disease. Age 78. Jazz pianist with Ella Fitzgerald. Tony Ashton (2001) – cancer. Age 55. British session keyboardist, Ashton, Gardner & Dyke. Jerry Cole (2008) – Age 68. Session guitarist with the Wrecking Crew. Thomas "Slim" Bryant (2010) – Age 101. Country music singer/songwriter with Jimmie Rodgers. May 28 album releases – Graham Nash – Songs For Beginners (1971) Peter Frampton – I’m In You (1977) Cher – I Paralyze (1982) U.S. Glenn Frey – No Fun Aloud (1982) The Jacksons – 2300 Jackson Street (1989) Electronic – Electronic (1991) Smashing Pumpkins – Gish (1991) May 28 events – 1941 – Frank Sinatra, with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, records "This Love Of Mine." 1941 – Ernest Tubb releases his single, “Walking The Floor Over You” b/ w “I’m Missing You” on Decca Records. The single sells a million copies, and “Walking The Floor Over You” sets the bar for Country’s “honky tonk” music genre. 1955 – Billboard magazine reports that "The Ballad Of Davy Crockett" is America's most popular tune, with four different versions of the song on the charts. 1955 – Elvis Presley performs at the Big D Jamboree at the Sportatorium in Dallas, Texas, for the first time, which is broadcast on radio station KRLD. 1957 – The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) is formed. 1958 – Buddy Holly receives his draft notice, but is refused induction due to a stomach ulcer and poor eye sight. 1960 – Elvis Presley visits Las Vegas. His entourage is dubbed "The Memphis Mafia" because of their long coats and sunglasses. 1964 – The BBC receives 8,000 postal applications for tickets for The Rolling Stones' upcoming appearance on Juke Box Jury. 1966 – Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass' album, What Now My Love, enters the Billboard Top 10 alongside three other Tijuana Brass albums - South Of The Border, Going Places, and Whipped Cream And Other Delights - setting a record for most albums in the Top 10 by a single act. 1966 – All four Beatles spend the day with Bob Dylan in his room at the Mayfair Hotel watching clips of D.A. Pennebaker's forthcoming 1965 Dylan tour documentary, Don't Look Back. 1966 – Love appears at the Whiskey A Go-Go on the Sunset Strip, with opening act The Doors. 1966 – Ike and Tina Turner release their single, “River Deep, Mountain High” b/w “I’ll Keep You Happy” on Philles Records. 1967 – The Association makes their television debut on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, performing "Along Comes Mary." 1967 – The Temptations makes their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing "My Girl" and "(I Know) I'm Losing You." Other musical guests include Robert Goulet, Jane Morgan, and Tessie O’Shea. 1967 – Country music singer Barbara Mandrell marries her drummer, Ken Dudney. They are still married. 1969 – Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull are arrested at their Cheyne Walk apartment for possession of marijuana. 1969 – Judy Collins appears on The Tonight Show. 1973 – Ronnie Lane quits Faces. 1976 – Gregg Allman testifies against Allman Brothers road manager Scooter Herring in order to avoid prosecution in a drug trafficking sting. The band, considering Gregg's actions a betrayal against a member of the "family," breaks up. Herring is sentenced to 75 years in prison. 1977 – Bruce Springsteen settles a two-year legal battle with former manager Mike Appel, freeing him to return to the studio. 1977 – In Southgate, Kentucky, singer John Davidson escapes injury when the Beverly Hills Supper Club, where he is performing, catches fire. 165 people die in the blaze, and 130 others are injured. 1977 – Heart, The Steve Miller Band, The Eagles and Foreigner perform at the Oakland-Alameda County Stadium in Northern California. 1977 – New band Strontium 90, featuring Mike Howlett, Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers, perform their only gig at a Gong reunion concert in Paris, France. 1978 – David Cassidy appears in the "A Chance To Live" episode of Police Story on NBC-TV. 1982 – Promoter Bill Graham holds a special Vietnam Veterans benefit concert at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, starring Jefferson Starship, The Grateful Dead and Country Joe McDonald. 1983 – The second US Festival begins at the Glen Helen Regional Park near Devore, San Bernardino, with “New Wave Day,” featuring Divinyls, INXS, Wall Of Voodoo, Oingo Boingo, The English Beat, A Flock Of Seagulls, Stray Cats, Men At Work, and The Clash. 1983 – Short-lived Los Angeles band Rapidfire, featuring singer Axl Rose, plays their final gig together (just three days after recording their first demos) at Gazzarri’s On The Strip. Guitarist Saul Hudson - also known as Slash - is in the audience. 1986 – ABC-TV airs the Dick Clark call-in show, America Votes The #1 Song. Guests include Air Supply, Frankie Avalon, Roberta Flack, The Four Tops, The Kingston Trio, Mr. Mister, Barbara Mandrell, Frankie Valli and Tony Orlando. Bill Haley’s “Rock Around The Clock,” Simon and Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” and Lionel Richie’s “All Night Long” are voted the greatest rock songs of the era. 1988 – Aerosmith's Steven Tyler marries his second wife, clothing designer Teresa Barrick. They remain married for 18 years. 1990 – Jimi Hendrix Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell sues Private Eye magazine in High Court over defamatory statements. 1996 – Depeche Mode singer Dave Gahan overdoses and dies on a speedball, but is revived by paramedics while being rushed to Cedars- Sinai Hospital in L.A., and is later arrested for possession of heroin and cocaine. 2003 – Paul McCartney and wife Heather Mills announce she is pregnant. 2007 – Right Said Fred singer Richard Fairbrass and others are attacked by fascists during a gay rights march in Russia. 2007 – The Police begin their 152-date Reunion Tour at the General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. 2008 – The band Rush makes a $100,000 donation to the Canadian Museum of Human Rights. 2009 – Depeche Mode singer Dave Gahan undergoes surgery to remove a malignant tumor from his bladder. 2010 – Kevin Eubanks makes his final appearance as the bandleader of The Tonight Show after 18 years. 2011 – Aretha Franklin returns to the stage at the Seneca Niagara Casino Events Center in Niagara Falls, after undergoing surgery for an undisclosed ailment. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Diamond Headz" group. 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