October 8 Born –
Pete Drake (aka Roddis Drake, 1932) – pedal steel guitarist ("Stand By Your
Man").
Doc Green (1934) – The Drifters.
Fred Cash (1940) – Soul singer, The Impressions.
George Bellamy (1940) – guitarist for The Tornados.
Dave Arbus (1941) – flutist/saxophonist/trumpeter for East Of Eden, violin
on “Baba O’Reilly.”
Reese “Buzz” Clifford (1941) – singer, one hit wonder (“Baby Sittin’
Boogie.”)
Susan Raye (1944) – Country singer (“L.A. International Airport”).
Butch Rillera (1945) – drummer for Redbone.
Ray Royer (1945) – guitarist for Procol Harum.
Tony Wilson (1947) – bassist for Hot Chocolate.
Johnny Ramone (aka John Cummings, 1948) – guitarist for The Ramones.
Hamish Stuart (1949) – bassist/guitarist for Average White Band and Paul
McCartney.
Michael Rosen (1949) – trumpeter for Average White Band.
Harry Bowens (1949) – vocalist for Was Not Was.
Robert “Kool” Bell (1950) – Kool and The Gang.
Cliff Adams (1952) – trombonist for Kool and The Gang.
James Johnstone (1959) – saxophonist for Pigbag.
Steve Perry (1963) – vocalist for The Cherry Poppin’ Daddies.
Priscilla “CeCe” Winans (1964) – Gospel singer.
C.J. Ramone (aka Christopher Ward, 1965) – bassist for The Ramones.
Teddy Riley (1967) – singer/songwriter/keyboardist/producer, Blackstreet,
and Guy.
Leeroy Thornhill (1968) – keyboardist for The Prodigy.
Bruno Mars (aka Peter Hernandez, 1985) – singer/songwriter.
October 8 R.I.P. –
Harold Dorman (1988) – Age 61. Singer/songwriter (“Mountain Of Love”).
B. J. Wilson (1990) – Age 43. Drummer for Procol Harum.
Jimmy Ferguson (1997) – Age 57. The Irish Rovers.
Shirley Ellis (2005) – Age 76. Novelty song singer (“The Name Game”).
Gidget Gein (2008) – heroin overdose. Age 39. Bassist for Marilyn Manson.
Mikey Welsh (2011) – heart attack. Age 40. Weezer.
Roger Williams (2011) – pancreatic cancer. Age 86. Pianist (“Born Free”).
October 8 album releases –
Dusty Springfield – Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty (1965)
The Hollies – Distant Light (1971) UK
The Move – Message From The Country (1971)
John Lennon – Imagine (1971) UK
Hawkwind – In Search Of Space (1971)
Billy Preston – Music Is My Life (1972)
The Moody Blues – This Is The Moody Blues (1974)
Prince – Dirty Mind (1980)
Talking Heads – Remain In Light (1980)
Mike Love – Looking Back With Love (1981)
Joy Division – Still (1981)
Madness – The Rise & Fall (1982)
The Fall – The Wonderful And Frightening World Of… (1984)
Ringo Starr – Ringo Starr And His All-Star Band (1990)
Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger (1991)
Eric Clapton – 24 Nights (1991)
Primal Scream – Screamadelica (1991)
The Pixies – Trompe Le Monde (1991)
John Mellencamp – Whenever We Wanted (1991)
Robert Earl Keen – A Bigger Piece Of The Sky (1993)
Chris Isaak – Baja Sessions (1996)
Marilyn Manson – Antichrist Superstar (1996)
Jimmy Buffett – Christmas Island (1996)
Chemlab – East Side Militia (1996)
Colin James – National Steel (1997)
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – The Last DJ (2002)
Gov’t Mule – The Deep End, Volume 2 (2002)
Bon Jovi – Bounce (2002)
Slaughter – Then And Now: Slaughter (2002)
October 8 events –
1935 – Band leader Ozzie Nelson marries his vocalist, Harriet Hilliard.
1941 – The Benny Goodman Orchestra records "Buckle Down Winsocki," with Tom
Dix on vocals.
1956 – ABC-TV debuts Lawrence Welk’s Top Tunes And New Talent. The show
runs for two years.
1957 – Jerry Lee Lewis records “Great Balls Of Fire” at the Sun Studio in
Memphis.
1957 – Frank Sinatra completes his recording of “Come Fly With Me” at
Capitol Studios in Hollywood.
1958 – Tommy Edwards records "Please, Mr. Sun" at Metropolitan Studios in
New York City.
1962 – While on tour in the UK, Sam Cooke, Little Richard, and Otis Redding
appear at the Gaumont Theatre in Doncaster, England. Little Richard was
duped into being part of the tour by being told it would be a gospel tour.
1964 – The Beatles record “She’s A Woman” at EMI Studios in a five hour
session.
1965 – The Rolling Stones appear at The ABC in Stockton on Tees. Opening
acts include The Spencer Davis Group, Unit Four + 2, The Checkmates, The
End, and Charles Dickens and The Habits.
1965 – The Castiles, featuring 16-year old Bruce Springsteen, perform at
the I.B. Club in Howell, New Jersey, with opening act The Florescents.
1966 – Cream drummer Ginger Baker collapses on stage at Sussex University
after completing his epic 20-minute solo on "Toad."
1967 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown and
John’s Children all appear at the Saville Theatre in London.
1968 – Mama Cass Elliot's debut solo engagement at Caesar’s Palace in Las
Vegas is a disaster, with Elliot collapsing from exhaustion the first
night. While hospitalized, she contracts tonsillitis, forcing the
cancellation of the entire two-week engagement.
1968 – The Beatles record two new John Lennon songs at Abbey Road studios -
“I’m So Tired” and “The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill.”
1976 – EMI signs The Sex Pistols.
1977 – NBC airs The Paul Simon Special, which again reunites the singer
with old friend Art Garfunkel.
1982 – R.E.M. performs at the Peppermint Lounge in New York City.
1984 – Singer Anne Murray becomes the first female artist to win Album of
the Year at the Country Music Association Awards for her album A Little
Good News.
1985 – Little Richard passes out behind the wheel of his sports car and is
seriously injured when he runs into a telephone pole in West Hollywood.
1987 – The acclaimed Chuck Berry documentary, Hail! Hail! Rock 'N' Roll,
premieres
in U.S. theaters on the same day that Berry is awarded a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1987 – The three members from ZZ Top make advance bookings for seats on the
first passenger flight to the Moon. They’re still waiting to go.
1988 – Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon finally falls off Billboard's Hot
200 Album Chart after a record 741 weeks.
1988 – Keith Richards is the musical guest on Saturday Night Live.
1992 – The U.S. Postal Service issues a booklet of commemorative rock and
roll stamps featuring Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Otis Redding, Bill Haley,
Ritchie Valens, Clyde McPhatter, and Dinah Washington.
1994 – The live pay-per-view television event, Harrah's Casinos Presents
Elvis Aaron Presley: The Tribute, takes place at the Pyramid Arena in
Memphis, Tennessee. Performers include Michael Bolton, Cher, Carl Perkins,
L7, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Tony Bennett and others. Lisa Marie Presley and
husband Michael Jackson attend the show.
1999 – SheDaisy makes their Grand Ole Opry debut.
1999 – Debbie Rowe divorces Michael Jackson, giving him full custody of
their two children.
2001 – Liza Minnelli performs at the White House at a Columbus Day
celebration.
2003 – Coldplay’s Chris Martin has his attorney, Megan Cusack, ask the
court in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia, to drop a charge of
malicious damage for allegedly attacking a photographer's car in July. The
charge carries a maximum five-year prison sentence.
2003 – Upon appeal, Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty is released from
prison after only two months of his six-month sentence for drug possession.
2004 – Britney Spears splits with her manager of nine years, Larry
Randolph, when they mutually agree not to re-new her contract.
2007 – The Arctic Monkeys are voted the Best Band in the World at the Q
Awards in London.
2010 – Singer/songwriter Ben Harper files for divorce from his wife,
actress Laura Dern.
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