Hamish Stuart played guitar for the Dream Police prior to joining the
Average White band!
On Tuesday, 8 October 2013 16:01:55 UTC+1, Eidem wrote:
> 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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