May 31 Born –
Howard Scott (1920) – musician/producer, developer of the 33 1/3 vinyl
LP.
James “Red” Holloway (1927) – Jazz saxophonist.
Dick Garcia (1931) – Jazz guitarist.
Johnny Paycheck (aka Don Lytle, 1938) – Country music singer.
Peter Yarrow (1938) – Peter, Paul and Mary.
Lenny Welch (1938) – singer ("Since I Fell For You").
Augie Meyers (1940) – keyboardist for The Sir Douglas Quintet.
William "Junior" Campbell (1947) – guitarist/vocalist with Marmalade.
John Bonham (1948) – drummer for Led Zeppelin.
Martin Hannett (1948) – producer for Joy Division and Magazine.
Mike Edwards (1948) – cellist for Electric Light Orchestra.
Huby Heard (1951) – keyboardist for Billy Preston's band, The God
Squad.
Karl Bartos (1952) – electronic percussion for Kraftwerk.
Vicki Sue Robinson (1954) – disco singer ("Turn The Beat Around").
Danny Pearson (1959) – bassist for American Music Club.
Corey Hart (1962) – Canadian singer.
Wendy Smith (1963) – Prefab Sprout.
D.M.C. (aka Darryl McDaniels, 1964) – hip hop pioneer.
Steve White (1965) – drummer for The Style Council.
Andrew Hurley (1980) – drummer for Fall Out Boy.May 31 R.I.P. – Art Lund (1990) – Age 75. Singer with the Benny Goodman and Harry James orchestras. Elsberry Hobbs (1996) – throat and lung cancer. Age 59. The Drifters. Timothy Leary (1996) – prostate cancer. Age 75. LSD guru, professor, singer (“Give Peace A Chance”). Johnnie Taylor (2000) – heart attack. Age 66. Stax soul singer. Robert Quine (2004) – suicide by heroin overdose. Age 61. Session guitarist for Tom Waits. May 31 album releases – Talking Heads – Speaking In Tongues (1983) Boogie Down Productions – By All Means Necessary (1988) Gary Moore – Blues For Greeny (1995) Mike + The Mechanics – M6 (1999) Little Feat – Barnstormin’ Live, Vol. 1 (2005) The Butterfield Blues Band – Live (2005) May 31 events – 1879 – The Gilmore Gardens is re-named Madison Square Garden by William Vanderbilt. 1951 – Tony Bennett records "Cold, Cold Heart" at CBS Studios in New York City with Mitch Miller producing. 1955 – Elvis Presley appears on The Roy Orbison Show on KOSA-TV in Odessa, Texas. 1956 – Terry Gilkyson and The Easy Riders hold their first session for Columbia, recording "Marianne" at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. 1958 – Dick Dale and The Del-Tones appear at the Rendezvous Ballroom in Balboa, California, and play "Let's Go Trippin'" for the first time. 1959 – Bobby Darin appears on The Ed Sullivan Show, singing "Mack The Knife" and “Dream Lover.” Other musical guests include Edith Piaf, and Trude Adams. 1961 – Chuck Berry's Berryland Amusement Park opens outside of St. Louis. 1962 – The Beatles play their last show of their 48 night residency at the Star Club in Hamburg. 1964 – The Dave Clark 5 appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the second time, performing "Can't You See That She's Mine" and “Do You Love Me.” Also on the show is Abbe Lane. 1966 – Lulu's first movie, To Sir With Love, begins filming in London. 1966 – The Monkees begin filming their TV series with the episode, "Don't Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth." 1967 – Big Brother and The Holding Company are filmed for the Richard Lester movie, Petulia. 1968 – The Beatles continue work on Lennon’s new song “Revolution,” which dissolves into a loose jam with John yelling “alright” and Yoko speaking gibberish phrases. The jam will later become part of “Revolution 9.” 1969 – Diana Ross and The Supremes host The Hollywood Palace on ABC- TV, with guests The Jackson 5 and Sammy Davis, Jr. 1969 – Jimi Hendrix appears on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, #RS34. 1969 – Stevie Wonder's "My Cherie Amour" enters the Billboard Hot 100. 1971 – Badfinger records "Day After Day," with George Harrison producing. 1973 – John Bonham celebrates his 25th birthday with a Robert Plant- led audience sing-along of "Happy Birthday" at Led Zeppelin's concert at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Back at the hotel after the show, George Harrison playfully throws a birthday cake at Bonham, who tosses George into the hotel swimming pool. 1975 – 10cc releases their single, “I’m Not In Love” b/w “Good News.” 1976 – The Who officially becomes the world's loudest rock band at a show at Charlton Athletic Grounds in London when their 76,000 watt sound system generates 120dB of sound. 1977 – The stage show, Beatlemania! opens on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre. 1977 – The Patti Smith Group plays the first of nine nights at CBGB's in New York City. 1982 – The Rolling Stones play a surprise show at the 100 Club in London in front of 400 people. 1982 – R.E.M. signs a five record deal with I.R.S. Records. 1986 – The Notting Hillbillies, featuring Mark Knopfler, makes their live debut at The Grove pub in Leeds 1989 – Tin Machine makes their live debut at the International Music Awards in New York City. 1990 – Canadian singer Corey Hart marries his first wife, Erika Gagnon. The marriage lasts four years. 1991 – Country music artist Randy Travis marries his manager, Elizabeth Hatcher. They remain married for 19 years. 1994 – The Eagles appear at Irvine Meadows in California, on their Hell Freezes Over Tour. 1997 – Lee Ann Womack makes her Grand Ole Opry debut. 1998 – Geri Halliwell quits The Spice Girls. 2000 – Janet Jackson announces her divorce from Rene Elizondo, who she has been secretly married to for nine years. 2003 – British police announce that people attending rock music festivals will "voluntarily" be subjected to computerized drug testing through hand swab samples, and those who refuse will be searched. 2005 – After almost 70 years, Liverpool orphanage Strawberry Field closes its doors for the last time. 2005 – After several suicide attempts, East 17 singer Brian Harvey is re-admitted to the hospital in critical condition after being run over by his own car. Harvey was pushing his stalled auto when he fell and was run over, breaking his leg, pelvis, and crushing his abdomen and ribs. 2007 – Grass Roots singer Rob Grill is arrested for illegal possession of prescription pain killers at his home in Mount Dora, Florida. -- 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.
