October 13 Born –
Gerald Marks (1900) – songwriter (“All Of Me”). Art Tatum (1909) – Jazz pianist. Yves Montand (aka Ivo Livi, 1921) – French actor, singer with Édith Piaf<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89dith_Piaf> . Ray Brown (1926) – Jazz bassist with Oscar Peterson. Bruce “Cousin Brucie” Morrow (1935) – renowned New York DJ. Chris Farlowe (aka John Deighton, 1940) – British singer (“Out Of Time”). Pharoah Sanders (1940) – Jazz saxophonist. Paul Simon (1941) – singer/songwriter, Simon and Garfunkel. Neil Aspinall (1941) – roadie for The Beatles. Robert Lamm (1944) – keyboardist/vocalist for Chicago. Dorothy Moore (1946) – R&B singer (“Misty Blue”). Lacy J. Dalton (aka Jill Byrem, 1946) – Country singer/songwriter. Sammy Hagar (1947) – singer/songwriter for Montrose, Van Halen and Chickenfoot. John Ford Coley (1948) – England Dan & John Ford Coley. Pete Spencer (1948) – drummer for Smokie. Simon Nicol (1950) – guitarist for Fairport Convention. Marie Osmond (1959) – singer. Gerry Darby (1959) – drummer for Carmel. Joey Belladonna (aka Joseph Bellardini, 1960) – vocalist for Anthrax. Rob Marche (1962) – guitarist for Jo Boxers. Carlos Marin (1968) – singer with Il Divo. October 13 R.I.P. – Ed Sullivan (1974) – cancer. Age 73. Entertainment writer, variety show host. Shirley Brickley (1977) – murdered by an intruder. Age 32. The Orlons. Wade Flemons (1993) – cancer. Age 53. Vocalist for Earth, Wind & Fire. Craig “Butch” Atkinson (1998) – complications from surgery. Age 50. Drummer for The Count Five. Peter Doyle (2001) – throat cancer. Age 52. The New Seekers. Tom Dawes (2007) – stroke. Age 64. Bassist for The Cyrkle. Al Martino (2009) – Age 82. Singer/entertainer. "General" Norman Johnson (2010) – lung cancer. Age 69. Chairmen Of The Board. October 13 album releases – Manfred Mann – Manfred Mann’s Greatest Hits (1966) Herbie Hancock – Head Hunters (1973) Triumph – Triumph (1976) AC/DC – If You Want Blood You’ve Got It (1978) Billy Joel – 52nd Street (1978) The Carpenters – Christmas Portrait (1978) XTC – Go 2 (1978) Elton John – Victim Of Love (1979) INXS – INXS (1980) KISS – Creatures Of The Night (1982) Sting – …Nothing Like The Sun (1987) Ace Frehley – Trouble Walkin’ (1989) Prince and The New Power Generation – (Prince Androgynous/Love Symbol) (1992) Mudhoney – Piece Of Cake (1992) East 17 – Steam (1994) Jurassic 5 – Jurassic 5 EP (1995) (EP) The Blood Divine – Mystica (1997) Bob Dylan – The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The “Royal Albert Hall” Concert (1998) James – Millionaires (1999) Blondie – The Curse Of Blondie (2003) Tina Turner – Tina Live (2009) U.S. Bob Dylan – Christmas In The Heart (2009) October 13 events – 1937 – Len Slye - soon to become Roy Rogers - quits Western singing group The Sons Of The Pioneers after successfully auditioning for, and signing a seven-year contract with, Republic Pictures, who are looking to replace singing cowboy Gene Autry. 1939 – In Chicago, Harry James and His Orchestra, along with Frank Sinatra on vocals, records “On A Little Street In Singapore” for Columbia Records. 1953 – Tony Bennett records “Stranger In Paradise” at CBS Studios in New York City. 1957 – The Ford Motor Company sponsors The Edsel Show on CBS-TV, featuring Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney and The Four Preps all singing the praises of the new Ford Edsel. 1958 – The Everly Brothers record “Problems” at RCA Studios in Nashville. 1958 – The last single of the big band era to hit the pop music chart - “Tea For Two Cha Cha” b/w “My Baby Just Cares For Me” - by Warren Covington and The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, reaches #4 on the singles chart. 1962 – Don Everly collapses from exhaustion during rehearsals at London's Prince of Wales Theatre for The Everly Brothers' upcoming tour of the UK. Brother Phil continues the tour alone. 1963 – Beatlemania begins in earnest when The Beatles perform at the London Palladium. 15 million people tune in in the UK to watch their performance on ITV’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium. 1963 – Lesley Gore sings a medley of “It’s My Party” and “She’s A Fool” on The Ed Sullivan Show. Also on the show is Tony Bennett, who performs "Moment Of Truth," "Smile," "Don't Wait Too Long" and "Smile You Sinners." 1965 – The Who record “My Generation” at Pye Studios in London. 1965 – The Beatles record “Drive My Car” at EMI Studios. The session is the first to go past midnight, which in coming years will become the norm. 1967 – The new American Basketball Association plays their first games, with Oakland Oaks team owner Pat Boone singing the National Anthem at their game. 1968 – The Supremes' Florence Ballard gives birth to premature twin daughters, Michelle and Nicole. 1968 – John Lennon records “Julia” - the last song recorded for The Beatles double album. 1968 – The Beach Boys appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing “Do It Again” and “Good Vibrations.” Other musical guests include Pearl Bailey and Gilbert Becaud. 1970 – Janis Joplin's cremated ashes are scattered from an airplane into the Pacific Ocean at Stinson Beach in California. 1975 – Neil Young undergoes throat surgery in Los Angeles to remove a growth from his vocal cords. 1987 – David Bowie plays the first of two nights at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena - the final dates on the North American leg of his Glass Spider Tour. 1990 – Bob Dylan performs at West Point Military Academy, and sings his scathing anti-war song "Masters Of War." Several cadets turn his protest song "Blowin' In The Wind" into a sing-along. 1998 – Eric Clapton opens his Crossroads drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Antigua. 1999 – In a British courtroom, BBC radio DJ Johnny Walker is convicted of possessing cocaine and fined £2,000 after being set up by The News Of The World, who filmed the DJ taking the drug in a London hotel. 2000 – UK newspaper The Mirror reports that Toni Braxton pulled out of this year’s U.S. Mobo Awards after one of her breast implants popped. 2000 – The Eagles' Don Henley is sued by a fan who claims the singer bashed her on the head with maracas after she tried to take his picture at a concert in Arkansas. 2001 – Merle Haggard, who has a history of heart disease, cancels the remainder of his U.S. tour after complaining of tightness in his chest. 2002 – The UK rock band Muse sues Céline Dion after she announces her forthcoming Las Vegas show will be called “Muse.” The band’s singer, Matt Bellamy, said, “We don't want anyone to think we're Céline Dion's backing band.” 2004 – The Internal Revenue Service charges The Isley Brothers’ Ronald Isley with five counts of tax evasion for failing to report income from 1997-2002. 2006 – Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley declares the day as "Diddy Day" in honor of Sean “P. Diddy” Combs' charity work. 2008 – In a video message on his website, Ringo Starr announces that he no longer has time to sign autographs and asks fans not to send him any mail at all. "No more fan mail and no objects to be signed. Nothing." 2010 – Crosby/Stills partner and former Hollies singer Graham Nash is appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. -- 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.
