October 18 Born –
Lotte Lenya (1898) – Austrian actress/singer (“Alabama Song”). Bobby Troup (1918) – pianist/songwriter/actor (“(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66”). Anita O’Day (aka Anita Colton, 1919) – Jazz singer with Gene Krupa and Woody Herman. Willis Conover (1920) – Jazz broadcaster on the Voice of America radio show. Allyn Ferguson (1924) – TV show theme composer (Charlie's Angles, Barney Miller). Chuck Berry (1926) – singer/songwriter/guitarist, rock ‘n’ roll pioneer. Ronnie Bright (1938) – The Valentines, The Cadillacs. Cynthia Weil (1940) – songwriter (“On Broadway”). Russ Giguere (1943) – The Association. Joe Egan (1946) – Steelers Wheel. Laura Nyro (1947) – singer/songwriter/pianist. Gary Richrath (1949) – guitarist for REO Speedwagon. Dick Crippen (1956) – bassist for Tenpole Tudor. Denise Dufort (1958) – drummer for Girlschool. Wynton Marsalis (1961) – trumpeter/composer. Tim Cross (1966) – bassist for Sponge. Mark Morriss (1971) – vocalist for The Bluetones. Anders Peter Svensson (1974) – guitarist for The Cardigans. Simon Rix (1977) – bassist for Kaiser Chiefs. Ne-Yo (aka Shaffer Smith, 1982) – rapper. October 18 R.I.P. – Thomas Edison (1931) – diabetes. Age 84. Inventor of the phonograph. Orville "Hoppy" Jones (1944) – Age 42. The Ink Spots. Lee Allen (1994) – Age 67. Saxophonist for Little Richard. Julie London (2000) – complications from a stroke. Age 74. Actress/singer (“Cry Me A River”). Dee Dee Warwick (2008) – effects of years of drug addiction. Age 66. Soul singer (“You’re No Good”). Bob Brunning (2011) – heart attack. Age 68. Bassist for Fleetwood Mac and Savoy Brown. October 18 album releases – Cactus – Restrictions (1971) The Jacksons – Triumph (1980) Hawkwind – Sonic Attack (1981) Hall & Oates – Rock ‘N Soul Part 1 (1983) The Carpenters – Voice Of The Heart (1983) Frank Zappa – Them Or Us (1984) The Cult – Love (1985) The Traveling Wilburys – Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 (1988) Anita Baker – Giving You The Best That I Got (1988) Duran Duran – Big Thing (1988) Martika – Martika (1988) Paul Simon – Negotiations And Love Songs 1971-1986 (1988) The Bangles – Everything (1988) The Smithereens – Smithereens 11 (1989) Insane Clown Posse – Carnival Of Carnage (1992) Carcass – Heartwork (1993) Kenny G – Montage (1993) Sophie B. Hawkins – Whaler (1994) B*Witched – Awake And Breathe (1999) Westlife – Flying Without Wings (1999) Alcazar – Casino (2000) Sweden Brian Wilson – What I Really Want For Christmas (2005) Bryan Adams – Anthology (2005) Stevie Wonder – A Time To Love (2005) The Rolling Stones – Brussels Affair (Live 1973) (2011) digital download Chris Isaak – Beyond The Sun (2011) October 18 events – 1922 – The British Broadcasting Company Ltd (BBC) is formed by British and American electrical companies doing business in the United Kingdom (anxious to build sales of their products by ensuring that there were radio broadcasts to which their radio-buying customers could listen) and licensed by the British General Post Office<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Post_Office> . 1935 – Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra make their second recording of “I’m Getting Sentimental Over You.” 1952 – Country artist Hank Williams marries 19-year old Billie Jean Eshliman. It is the second marriage for both. Following Williams’ death two and a half months later, a judge rules that their marriage was invalid because Billie Jean’s divorce from her first husband was not yet finalized when they wed. 1954 – Texas Instruments announces plans for the production of the Regency TR-1 - the first transistor radio to be commercially sold to the public. 1956 – 21-year-old Elvis Presley pulls into a Memphis gas station where he starts to attract a small crowd of autograph seekers. After repeatedly asking Elvis to move on so he could resume normal business, station manager Ed Hopper slaps Presley on the head. Elvis then punches Hopper in the face. Station employee Aubrey Brown tries to help his boss, but is no match for Presley. After police are called, Hopper, Brown and Presley are arrested. 1957 – Paul McCartney <http://www.beatlesbible.com/people/paul-mccartney/> appears onstage with The Quarrymen for the first time at the New Clubmoor Hall in Norris Green, Liverpool, as a guitar player. 1957 – The Frank Sinatra Show debuts on ABC-TV and runs for 31 weeks, five weeks less than CBS’ Frank Sinatra Show which ran from 1950 to 1951. 1959 – The Quarrymen, now drummer-less and consisting of only John, Paul and George, audition for Carroll Levis’ Star Search television show at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool, re-naming themselves Johnny and The Moondogs prior to their audition, which they pass. 1959 – 75 teens are arrested outside of the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Kansas, after a riot breaks out at a concert, further goading civic leaders to decry the rock and roll "menace." 1963 – Chuck Berry is released from prison on his birthday after serving 19 months for violating the Mann Act by “transporting a minor across state lines for immoral purposes.” 1964 – The Animals make their debut appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing “House Of The Rising Sun” and “I’m Crying.” Other musical guests include Van Johnson, Rita Pavone and Joan Sutherland. 1964 – During a nine-hour session at Abbey Road studios, The Beatles record eight songs: “Eight Days A Week,” “Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!” “Mr. Moonlight,” “I Feel Fine,” “I’ll Follow The Sun,” “Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby,” “Rock And Roll Music” and “Words Of Love.” 1965 – The Beatles record “In My Life” at Abbey Road studios. 1966 – Frank Sinatra records “That’s Life” in Hollywood. 1967 – The John Lennon movie, How I Won The War, has its world premiere at the London Pavilion. All four Beatles attend, as well as Jimi Hendrix, Cass Elliot and Cilla Black. 1968 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono are arrested for marijuana possession at their apartment in London's Montagu Square, a flat leased to them by Ringo, and previously lived in by Jimi Hendrix. 1969 – Rod Stewart and Ron Wood joins Small Faces, who soon drop the “Small” and just become Faces. 1969 – The first Rock 'N' Roll Revival concert is held at Madison Square Garden’s Felt Forum. Chuck Berry, The Platters, The Coasters, The Shirelles and Sha Na Na all appear, including a visibly ill Bill Haley, who receives an eight minute standing ovation after his performance. 1969 – The Jackson 5 makes their national television debut on The Hollywood Palace, performing “I Want You Back.” Also on the show are The Supremes and Sammy Davis, Jr. 1970 – The Carpenters, B.B. King and Tony Bennett all appear on The Ed Sullivan Show. 1974 – Al Green's ex-girlfriend, Mary Woodson, still jealous over his infidelities, breaks into his home in Memphis and dumps a pot of boiling grits on the singer's naked body while he’s in the bathtub. She then goes into the next room and takes her life with a handgun. 1975 – The second episode of NBC’s Saturday Night features re-united musical guests Simon and Garfunkel, who perform "Scarborough Fair," "The Boxer" and their new single, "My Little Town." 1979 – Police break up a 15-man robbery ring set up in the parking lot of Madison Square Garden during an Earth, Wind & Fire concert. 1979 – Johnny Cash receives the United Nations' Humanitarian Award. 1982 – Michael Jackson releases the first single from his upcoming Thriller album, the Paul McCartney collaboration, “The Girl Is Mine” b/w Jackson’s “Can’t Get Outta The Rain.” 1986 – Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie marries her second husband, Portuguese songwriter/keyboardist Eduardo “Eddy” Quintela. They separated in 1990, and divorced some years later. 1990 – The city of Los Angeles declares the day "Rocky Horror Picture Show Day" in honor of the 1975 cult classic musical. 1993 – The short-lived successor to Ralph Emery's Nashville Now TV series, Music City Tonight debuts on cable’s The Nashville Network. 1997 – Hanson sings the National Anthem at Game 1 of the World Series at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Garden, Florida. 2002 – Citing a contract all group members signed in 1963, the New York Court of Appeals overturns an earlier ruling that awarded $3 million in unpaid royalties to The Ronettes, thus ending a 15-year court battle for the group. 2005 – In an interview in Attitude magazine, Madonna admits she begged and groveled to ABBA, asking if she could sample their song “Gimme, Gimme, Gimme” for her latest single, “Hung Up.” 2005 – The Rolling Stone magazine cover of a naked John Lennon curled around Yoko Ono, taken by Annie Leibovitz on the last day of his life, is named the top U.S. magazine cover of the past 40 years. 2005 – Midge Ure receives the Officer of the British Empire (OBE) from Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. 2007 – South African reggae star Lucky Dube is shot dead by car thieves in a botched hijacking attempt as he is dropping his teenage son and daughter off at their uncle’s in a Johannesburg suburb. 2007 – Amy Winehouse and her husband Blake Fielder-Civil are arrested in Bergen, Norway, for possession of marijuana. 2007 – The Spice Girls’ U.S. record label announces that their forthcoming greatest hits album will be made available exclusively at Victoria's Secret lingerie chain shops in the U.S. two months ahead of other outlets. 2009 – An auction of Elvis Presley memorabilia is held by the Leslie Hindman auction house in Chicago. Among the things auctioned are clothes, handkerchiefs, and a lock of his hair which sells for $15,000. -- 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.
