No chart action at all for John Otway on this side of the pond. According to the singles chart action site that I sometimes reference...he has never had a single released here (altho' the chart info isn't necessarily complete).
On Wednesday, October 2, 2013 11:36:09 AM UTC-4, Jurgenhaim wrote: > > Did John Otway register in the USA? > > Here's his only UK hit with Wild Willy Barratt, Really Free! > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lnRJuUGEvI > > > On Wednesday, 2 October 2013 15:20:44 UTC+1, Eidem wrote: > >> October 2 Born – >> >> Howard Roberts (1929) – Jazz/session guitarist with the Wrecking Crew. >> >> “Diamond” Dave Somerville (1933) – The Diamonds (“Little Darlin’”). >> >> Nick Gravenites (1938) – Blues/rock singer/songwriter. >> >> Lolly Vasquez (1939) – vocalist/guitarist for Redbone. >> >> Don McLean (1945) – singer/songwriter (“American Pie”). >> >> Ron Meagher (1946) – bassist for The Beau Brummels. >> >> Ron Griffiths (1946) – The Iveys. >> >> Chris LeDoux (1948) – Country music singer/songwriter. >> >> Richard “Hell” Meyers (1949) – Television, and The Voidoids. >> >> Mike Rutherford (1950) – Genesis, and Mike + The Mechanics. >> >> Sting (aka Gordon Sumner, 1951) – The Police. >> >> John Otway (1952) – British singer/songwriter. >> >> Philip Oakey (1955) – vocalist for The Human League. >> >> Freddie Jackson (1956) – Soul singer (“Rock Me Tonight”). >> >> Robbie Nevil (1958) – singer/songwriter ("C'est La >> Vie<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%27est_La_Vie_(Robbie_Nevil_song)> >> "). >> >> Al Connelly (1960) – guitarist for Glass Tiger. >> >> Sigtryggur “Siggi” Baldursson (1962) – The Sugarcubes. >> >> Floyd “Bud” Gaugh (1967) – drummer for Sublime. >> >> Badly Drawn Boy (aka Damon Gough, 1969) – British singer/songwriter. >> >> Tiffany (aka Tiffany Darwish, 1971) – Canadian bubble-gum pop singer (“I >> Think We’re Alone Now”). >> >> >> >> October 2 R.I.P. – >> >> Denny Vaughan (1972) – cancer. Age 49. Canadian singer, TV show host, >> “The English Elvis.” >> >> Quentin "Butter" Jackson (1976) – Age 77. Jazz trombonist. >> >> Harriet Nelson (1994) – heart failure. Age 85. Actress, vaudeville and >> big band singer. >> >> Gene Autry (1998) – lymphoma. Age 91. Country artist. >> >> Hamilton Camp (2005) – heart attack. Age 70. Singer/songwriter/actor >> (“Pride Of Man”). >> >> “Big” Jim Sullivan (2012) – Age 71. Prolific British session guitarist. >> >> >> >> October 2 album releases – >> >> The Kinks – Kinks (1964) UK >> >> The Kinks – You Really Got Me (1964) U.S. >> >> Pink Floyd – Atom Heart Mother (1970) >> >> Dolly Parton – Coat Of Many Colors (1971) >> >> The J. Geils Band – The Morning After (1971) >> >> Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart – Bongo Fury (1975) >> >> The Beach Boys – M.I.U. (1978) >> >> Neil Young – Comes A Time (1978) >> >> Chicago – Hot Streets (1978) >> >> Bob Marley and The Wailers – Survival (1979) >> >> The Police – Ghost In The Machine (1981) >> >> The Replacements – Let It Be (1984) >> >> Sheena Easton – A Private Heaven (1984) >> >> Neil Young – Freedom (1989) >> >> The Kinks – UK Jive (1989) >> >> Tiffany – New Inside (1990) >> >> Oasis – (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? (1995) >> >> Richard Marx – The Best Of Richard Marx (2000) >> >> Radiohead – Kid A (2000) >> >> Machine Head – Supercharger (2001) >> >> Bob Dylan – Dylan (2007) >> >> Matchbox Twenty – Exile On Mainstream (2007) >> >> John Fogerty – Revival (2007) >> >> Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More (2009) >> >> Van Morrison – Born To Sing: No Plan B (2012) >> >> >> >> October 2 events – >> >> 1928 – The first professional recordings take place in Nashville when >> DeFord Bailey lays down eight tracks at Victor Records Studios. >> >> 1939 – The Benny Goodman Sextet records “Flying Home” in New York City. >> >> 1949 – Frankie Laine records “Mule Train” for Mercury Records. >> >> 1954 – Elvis Presley makes his first and only appearance at the Grand Ole >> Opry. After his performance, Opry manager Jim Denny tells Presley to go >> back to driving a truck. >> >> 1957 – Connie Francis records “Who’s Sorry Now” at Coastal Studios in New >> York City for MGM. >> >> 1957 – Alan Freed’s Biggest Show Of Stars ’57 package tour plays the >> Will Rogers Memorial Auditorium in Fort Worth, Texas. Acts include The >> Everly Brothers, Frankie Lymon, LaVerne Baker, Paul Anka, Buddy Knox, Clyde >> McPhatter, Eddie Cochran, Jimmy Bowen and The Rhythm Orchids, Fats Domino, >> The Crickets, The Drifters, and Chuck Berry. >> >> 1957 – Larry Williams releases his single, “Bony Maronie” b/w “You Bug >> Me, Baby” on Specialty Records. >> >> 1959 – Fifteen Elvis Presley fans are arrested in Germany after marching >> through the streets of Leipzig shouting, "Long live Elvis Presley!" >> >> 1961 – The Crystals release their single, “Oh Yeah, Maybe Baby” b/w >> “There’s No Other (Like My Baby)” on Philles Records: the first release on >> Phil Spector’s and Lester Sill’s new label. >> >> 1962 – Elvis Presley releases his single, “Return To Sender” b/w “Where >> Do You Come From.” >> >> 1962 – The Cookies release their single, “Chains” b/w “Stranger In My >> Arms” on the London label. >> >> 1964 – Brian Epstein’s autobiography, A Cellarful Of Noise - ghostwritten >> by Derek Taylor - is published in the UK. >> >> 1964 – Roger Miller records “Do-Wacka-Do” at Columbia Studios in >> Nashville. >> >> 1965 – Manfred Mann plays Prague in Czechoslovakia, becoming the first >> Western band to take the stage behind the “Iron Curtain.” >> >> 1965 – The Four Tops, Gerry and The Pacemakers, Billy Joe Royal, Linda >> Gayle, Ray Peterson, and The Blossoms all appear on Shindig! Also on the >> show is The Who, making their U.S. television debut via video, performing >> “I Can’t Explain.” >> >> 1966 – Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons perform “I’ve Got You Under My >> Skin” on The Ed Sullivan Show. Also on the show is Connie Francis, who >> sings an extensive medley of Gershwin show tunes. >> >> 1967 – The Beatles begin recording “Hello Goodbye” at Abbey Road studios. >> >> 1967 – The Grateful Dead are arrested at their home at 710 Ashbury Street >> for possession of narcotics. >> >> 1968 – Motown sues their most prolific songwriting team - Brian Holland, >> Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland - for their refusal to write more songs >> until their royalty rate is increased. Holland, Dozier and Holland leave >> Motown. >> >> 1971 – Soul Train makes its national television debut, with guests Gladys >> Knight and The Pips and Eddie Kendricks. >> >> 1976 – Joe Cocker appears on Saturday Night Live and duets with John >> Belushi’s Cocker character on “Feelin’ Alright.” >> >> 1976 – Glen Campbell records “Southern Nights” at Capitol Studios in >> Hollywood. >> >> 1977 – The bodies of Elvis Presley and his mother Gladys are moved from >> Forest Hill Cemetery to Graceland after police uncover a plot to steal >> Elvis’ body. >> >> 1977 – Kenny Rogers marries his fourth wife, Marianne Gordon. They stay >> married 16 years. >> >> 1978 – Toto releases their debut single, “Hold The Line” b/w “Takin’ It >> Back.” >> >> 1979 – ABBA appears at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on their >> only U.S. tour. >> >> 1980 – Leaveil Degree of The Whipers begins serving a two-year prison >> term for his role in a 1979 gem heist. >> >> 1982 – Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett re-unite with their former Genesis >> band mates for a one-time benefit performance for Gabriel's WOMAD project >> (World of Music, Arts and Dance) at the Milton Keynes Bowl in >> Buckinghamshire. >> >> 1983 – ABBA's Agnetha Fältskog is involved in a car crash in Skane, >> Sweden, and suffers a concussion. >> >> 1985 – The Patsy Cline bio-pic, Sweet Dreams, opens in theaters across >> America and Canada. >> >> 1986 – The Everly Brothers are awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of >> Fame. >> >> 1994 – John “Cougar” Mellencamp confirms to the press that he recently >> had a mild heart attack, more than likely brought on by his four packs a >> day cigarette habit. >> >> 1996 – Pearl Jam’s concert in Hartford, Connecticut ends in a riot when >> a mass brawl breaks out among the 30,000 strong crowd. >> >> 2000 – Paul Anka files for divorce from his wife of 37 years, Anne de >> Zogheb. >> >> 2001 – Come Together: A Night For John Lennon's Words And Music takes >> place at New York's Radio City Music Hall, with performances by Alanis >> Morissette, Moby, Stone Temple Pilots and Dave Mathews Band. >> >> 2002 – Adam Ant (aka Stuart Goddard) pleads guilty to threatening >> drinkers with a replica pistol in a London pub, but escapes a prison >> sentence when the judge rules that the incident was a result of mental >> illness and notes that Ant was currently undergoing voluntary psychiatric >> treatment. >> >> 2002 – Robbie Williams signs the most lucrative British record deal in >> history when he signs with EMI for £80 million. >> >> 2003 – Courtney Love is arrested for being under the influence of a >> controlled substance when police are called to a suspected burglary at the >> Los Angeles house of Love's former boyfriend and ex-manager Jim Barber in >> the early hours. >> >> 2004 – 55-year old Billy Joel marries his third wife, 23-year old cooking >> student Katie Lee, at his Long Island home. They stay married for five >> years. >> >> 2007 – Because of her partying and out of control lifestyle, a Los >> Angeles judge orders Britney Spears to turn over her children to their >> father, Kevin Federline. >> >> 2009 – Crystal Gayle receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. >> >> 2010 – Farm Aid celebrates its 25 year anniversary with a concert at >> Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with performances by The Bo Deans, >> Jeff Tweedy, Norah Jones, Jason Mraz, Kenny Chesney, Dave Matthews with Tim >> Reynolds, Neil Young, Robert Francis, Amos Lee, Band Of Horses, John >> Mellencamp, and Willie Nelson. >> > -- 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.
