October 5 Born –
Mrs. Miller (aka Elva Miller, 1907) – singer.
Margie Singleton (aka Margaret Ebey, 1935) – Country music singer.
George “Wydell” Jones (1936) – The Edsels (“Rama Lama Ding Dong”).
Abi Ofarim (aka Abraham Reichstadt, 1937) – Esther & Abi (“Cinderella
Rockafella”).
Johnny Duncan (1938) – Country music singer (“Thinkin’ Of A Rendezvous”).
Carlo Mastrangelo (1938) – Dion and The Belmonts.
Arlene Smith (1941) – The Chantels (“Maybe”).
Wally Lester (1941) – The Skyliners (“Since I Don’t Have You”).
Richard Street (1942) – The Temptations.
Steve Miller (1943) – singer/songwriter.
Brian Connolly (1945) – Sweet.
Brian Johnson (1947) – vocalist for AC/DC.
Lucius “Tawl” Ross (1948) – guitarist for Funkadelic.
Russell Mael (1948) – Sparks.
Carter Cornelius (1948) – Cornelius Brothers And Sister Rose (“Too Late To
Turn Back Now”).
B. W. Stevenson (aka Louis Stevenson, 1949) – singer/songwriter ("My
Maria").
"Fast" Eddie Clarke (1950) – guitarist for Fastway and
Motörhead<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mot%C3%B6rhead>
.
Bob Geldof (1951) – Boomtown Rats.
Harold Faltermeyer (1952) – keyboardist/composer (“Top Gun Anthem”).
Lee Thompson (1957) – vocalist/saxophonist for Madness.
Dave Derderer (1964) – guitarist/singer for The Presidents Of The United
States Of America.
Heather Headley (1974) – Trinidadian singer/songwriter/producer.
James Valentine (1978) – guitarist for Maroon 5.
Paul Thomas (1980) – bassist for Good Charlotte.
October 5 R.I.P. –
Don Barbour (1961) – car accident. Age 44. The Four Freshmen.
Jud Strunk (1981) – heart attack/plane crash. Age 45. Singer/songwriter,
banjo player ("A Daisy A Day").
Brian Keenan (1985) – heart attack. Age 42. Drummer for The Chambers
Brothers.
Eddie Kendricks (1992) – lung cancer. Age 52. The Temptations.
Dick Jurgens (1995) – cancer. Age 85. Swing bandleader (“One Dozen Roses”).
Marcel King (1995) – brain hemorrhage. Age 37. Sweet Sensation.
Arthur Tracy (1997) – Age 98. Singer, “The Street Singer.”
Bert Jansch (2011) – cancer. Age 67. Pentangle.
October 5 album releases –
Muddy Waters – Electric Mud (1968)
Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin III (1970)
Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
The Rolling Stones – No Stone Unturned (1973) UK
Bryan Ferry – The Foolish Things (1973)
The Police – Regatta de Blanc (1979)
Joe Jackson – I’m The Man (1979)
The Who – Quadrophenia Soundtrack (1979)
Saxon – Denim And Leather (1981)
Depeche Mode – Speak & Spell (1981)
Mike + The Mechanics – Mike + The Mechanics (1985)
Terence Trent D’Arby – Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent
D’Arby (1987) U.S.
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Legend (1987)
Belinda Carlisle – Heaven On Earth (1987)
American Music Club – Everclear (1991)
Heart – Rock The House Live! (1991)
Bonnie Tyler – Angel Heart (1992)
Siouxsie and The Banshees – Twice Upon A Time: The Singles (1992)
Uncle Tupelo – Anodyne (1993)
Afghan Whigs – Gentlemen (1993)
Def Leppard – Retro Active (1993)
Republica – Republica (1993) UK
Ash – Nu-Clear Sounds (1998) UK
XTC – Homespun (1999)
R.E.M. – Around The Sun (2004)
Korn – Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (2004)
Son Volt – Okemah And The Melody Of Riot (2005)
October 5 events –
1939 – Perry Como, along with Ted Weems and His Orchestra, records “I
Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now” for Decca Records.
1947 – The first taped radio show is broadcast on ABC; a performance by
Bing Crosby that demonstrated the capabilities of the new Ampex 200
recorder.
1953 – Eartha Kitt, along with Henri René and His Orchestra, records "Santa
Baby" in New York City.
1957 – Cliff Richard plays his first gig with The Shadows at the Victoria
Hall in Hanley.
1959 – The movie Girls Town, starring Paul Anka, Mel
Tormé<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Torm%C3%A9>
and Mamie Van Doren <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamie_Van_Doren>,
premieres in theaters. The film also features music by The Platters.
1959 – Bobby Darin’s “Mack The Knife” hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and
stays there for nine weeks.
1960 – Johnny Burnette releases his fourth single for Liberty Records,
“You’re Sixteen” b/w “I Beg Your Pardon.”
1961 – Neil Sedaka records “Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen” at RCA Studios
in New York City.
1961 – The Marcels release their single, “Heartaches” b/w “My Love For You”
on the Colpix label.
1962 – The Beatles release their debut single, “Love Me Do” b/w “P.S. I
Love You” on Parlophone.
1966 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience is formed in London as Hendrix, Mitch
Mitchell and Noel Redding play together for the first time.
1967 – The Doors play their fifth and final night at Steve Paul’s The Scene
club in New York City.
1968 – Iron Butterfly lip-synchs to the single version of
“In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” on American Bandstand. Also on the show is Eddie Floyd.
1969 – Gladys Knight and The Pips sing a medley of songs on The Ed Sullivan
Show. Also on the show is Sasha Distel. Stevie Wonder is in the audience
and takes a bow.
1970 – Country music’s husband and wife team George Jones and Tammy Wynette
welcome
the arrival of their only child, daughter Georgette.
1973 – Neil Young, Graham Nash and David Crosby join Stephen Stills and
Manassas on stage at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom.
1973 – Ringo Starr releases his single, “Photograph” b/w “Down And Out.”
1974 – Harry Chapin releases his single, “Cat’s In The Cradle” b/w
“Vacancy” on Elektra Records.
1975 – The three original Wailers - Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Bunny
Wailer - perform together for the last time at Stevie Wonder's benefit
event, The Wonder Dream Concert, in Kingston, Jamaica.
1984 – Queen plays the first of nine scheduled non-consecutive nights at
the Sun City Super Bowl in Bophuthatswana, South Africa. However, concert
dates on the 7th, 9th and 12th are cancelled due to voice issues for
Freddie Mercury.
1987 – Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr begins rehearsals with The
Pretenders in preparation for the band supporting U2 on their North America
tour.
1989 – Country music artist Clint Black performs at Carnegie Hall in New
York City.
1999 – Country music singer Trisha Yearwood files for divorce from
Mavericks bass player Robert Reynolds after five years of marriage, citing
irreconcilable differences.
1999 – Roger Daltrey announces that The Who will re-unite for a concert in
Las Vegas on October 29.
2000 – The Beatles’ Anthology book is published.
2006 – Bob Marley is posthumously honored with a heritage plaque at his
former north London home at 34 Ridgmount Gardens in Camden.
2006 – Jeffrey Borer, owner of the company that sold Michael Jackson his
private Gulfstream jet, is sentenced to six months in prison for ordering
employee Arvel Jett Reeves to install two video cameras in it in order to
catch Jackson saying or doing something for which he could be blackmailed.
2007 – In Duluth, Minnesota, single mother Jammie
Thomas<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jammie_Thomas>is ordered
to pay $220,000 to six record companies - Sony
BMG<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG>
, Arista
Records<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arista_Records_LLC&action=edit&redlink=1>
, Interscope Records <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interscope_Records>, UMG
Recordings
Inc.<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=UMG_Recordings_Inc.&action=edit&redlink=1>
, Capitol Records <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Records_Inc.> and
Warner
Bros. Records Inc <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records_Inc>.
- a sum of $9,250 for each of the 24 songs they focused on in her Kazaa
file sharing lawsuit case. She was accused of sharing a total of 1,702
songs through her Kazaa account.
2007 – 26-year old Isaac Hanson of the group Hanson (“MMMBop”) undergoes
emergency life-saving surgery for a pulmonary embolism after being
diagnosed with Paget-Schroetter Syndrome. He makes a full recovery.
2009 – Former KISS drummer Peter Criss announces on his website that he was
diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008, and had been treated successfully -
making the announcement to let men know that not only women can get breast
cancer.
2009 – Elvis Presley’s 17-year old grandson, Benjamin Keough, signs a $5
million/5 album contract with Universal Records.
2011 – David Cassidy sues Sony for unpaid royalties involving Partridge
Family merchandise bearing his image, including lunch boxes, magazines and
board games.
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