Bootsy was bassist for Parliament-Funkadelic and also James Brown's band in
the 70's
On Saturday, October 26, 2013 9:08:49 AM UTC-7, Eidem wrote:
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> October 26 Born –
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> Mahalia Jackson (1911) – singer, “The Queen of Gospel.”
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> Charlie Barnet (1913) – Jazz saxophonist (“Cherokee”).
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> Jimmy DeKnight (aka James Myers, 1919) – songwriter ("Rock Around The
> Clock").
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> Neal Matthews (1929) – The Jordanaires.
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> Al Casey (1936) – session guitarist with the Wrecking Crew.
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> Mike Piano (1944) – The Sandpipers.
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> Keith Hopwood (1946) – guitarist for Herman’s Hermits.
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> Maggie Roche (1951) – The Roches.
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> William “Bootsy” Collins (1951) – Funk bassist, Bootsy’s Rubber Band.
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> David Was (aka Dave Weiss, 1952) – Was Not Was.
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> Keith Strickland (1953) – drummer/guitarist for The B-52s.
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> Steve Wren (1962) – drummer for Then Jericho.
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> Natalie Merchant (1963) – singer/songwriter, 10,000 Maniacs.
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> Keith Urban (1967) – Australian country music artist.
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> October 26 R.I.P. –
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> Alma Cogan (1966) – ovarian cancer. Age 34. British singer.
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> Wilbert Harrison (1994) – stroke. Age 65. Singer (“Kansas City”).
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> Hoyt Axton (1999) – heart attack. Age 61. Singer/songwriter.
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> Natina Reed (2012) – hit by a car. Age 32. Rapper/singer for Blaque.
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> Louis Nunley, Sr. (2012) – Age 81. Singer with The Jordanaires and The
> Anita Kerr Singers.
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> October 26 album releases –
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> Sam and Dave – Soul Men (1967)
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> Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye – Diana & Marvin (1973)
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> Jethro Tull – War Child (1974) UK
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> Neil Diamond – Serenade (1974)
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> Pat Benatar – In The Heat Of The Night (1979)
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> The Fall – Dragnet (1979)
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> The J. Geils Band – Freeze Frame (1981)
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> Gary Numan – Berserker (1984)
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> Meatloaf – Live At Wembley (1987)
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> The Hooters – Zig Zag (1989)
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> The Velvet Underground – Live MCMXCIII (1993)
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> 10,000 Maniacs – MTV Unplugged (1993)
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> The Cure – Paris (1993)
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> Bob Dylan – World Gone Wrong (1993)
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> Blur – The Special Collector’s Edition (1994)
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> R.E.M. – Up (1998)
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> Napalm Death – Words From The Exit Wound (1998) UK
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> Akinyele – Aktapuss (1999)
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> Incubus - Make Yourself (1999)
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> Stone Temple Pilots – No. 4 (1999)
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> Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Looking Forward (1999)
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> Bush – The Science Of Things (1999)
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> Genesis – Turn It On Again: The Hits (1999)
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> October 26 events –
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> 1934 – Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra, along with Peggy Healy and John
> Hauser on vocals, record Cole Porter’s “You’re The Top,” from the musical
> Anything Goes.
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> 1935 – 12-year old Judy Garland makes her radio debut, singing “Broadway
> Rhythm” on NBC’s Shell Chateau Hour.
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> 1949 – Bing Crosby records “Mule Train” and “Dear Hearts And Gentle
> People” for Decca Records.
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> 1957 – Gene Vincent appears on American Bandstand.
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> 1958 – Berlin, Germany, hosts its first rock and roll concert with a
> performance by Bill Haley and His Comets at the Berlin Sportpalast. The
> show ends in chaos as the East Berliners in the crowd of 7,000 begin to
> fight with the West Berliners. Twenty policemen are injured; one losing his
> sight permanently.
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> 1959 – The Everly Brothers leave Cadence Records and sign with Warner
> Brothers.
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> 1959 – Marty Robbins releases his single, “El Paso” b/w “Running Gun” on
> Columbia.
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> 1961 – Bob Dylan signs with Columbia Records.
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> 1961 – Elvis Presley records “Riding The Rainbow,” “Home Is Where The
> Heart Is” and “A Whistling Tune” at Radio Recorders in Hollywood for the
> soundtrack to his film Kid Galahad.
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> 1962 – Bob Dylan records “Corrina, Corrina,” “Mixed-Up Confusion” and
> “That’s All Right, Mama” at Columbia Studios in New York City.
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> 1962 – Once again, Bobby Rydell hosts the Miss Teenage America Pageant in
> Dallas, Texas.
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> 1962 – The first Motown revue tour begins in Washington DC, with
> performances by headliner Mary Wells, as well as Marvin Gaye, Martha and
> The Vandellas, The Contours, Little Stevie Wonder and The Marvelettes.
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> 1962 – The Rollin’ Stones - Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Ian
> Stewart and Tony Chapman - record their first demo tape at Curly Clayton
> Studios in Highbury, London, recording three songs: Jimmy Reed's “Close
> Together,” Bo Diddley's “You Can’t Judge A Book By The Cover,” and Muddy
> Waters' “Soon Forgotten.”
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> 1963 – Bob Dylan performs at Carnegie Hall to a sold-out house. The show
> is recorded for album release.
>
> 1964 – The Beatles record “Honey Don’t” and re-make “What You’re Doing” to
> complete their fourth album, Beatles For Sale, after which they record
> their second Christmas message for their fan club.
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> 1965 – The Beatles receive their MBE medals at Buckingham Palace from
> Queen Elizabeth II.
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> 1968 – Having been fired from New York station WOR-FM the year before,
> legendary DJ Murray The K moves across town, becoming one of the WMCA-AM
> "Good Guys."
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> 1968 – Big Brother and The Holding Company, with lead singer Janis Joplin,
> make their national television debut on ABC's The Hollywood Palace.
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> 1968 – The two-day San Francisco International Pop Festival begins at the
> Alameda Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, California. This day’s music includes
> performances by The Buddy Miles Express, The Fraternity Of Man, Iron
> Butterfly, Eric Burdon and The Animals, Jose Feliciano, and Johnny Rivers.
>
> 1969 – Waylon Jennings marries singer Jessi Colter. They remain married
> until Jennings’ death in 2002.
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> 1969 – Santana, Mason Williams, Liza Minnelli and Henry Mancini all appear
> on The Ed Sullivan Show.
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> 1970 – Mrs. Alta Mae Anderson, mother of Meredith Hunter - the Rolling
> Stones concertgoer murdered by Hell's Angels at their Altamont show on
> December 6, 1969 - sues the band for $500,000 for hiring the infamous biker
> club as security.
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> 1970 – A wake is held at the Lion's Share in San Anselmo, California, to
> celebrate the life of Janis Joplin. Janis left $2,500 in her will to throw
> a wake party in the event of her demise.
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> 1970 – The Osmond Brothers record “One Bad Apple” at Fame Studios in
> Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
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> 1973 – Paul McCartney & Wings release their single, “Helen Wheels” b/w
> “Country Dreamer” in the U.S.
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> 1978 – The Police make their live U.S. stage debut at the Rat Club in
> Boston.
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> 1979 – AC/DC performs at the Mayfair Ballroom in Newcastle upon Tyne, with
> opening act Def Leppard.
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> 1980 – Jefferson Starship’s Paul Kantner is hospitalized after he suffers
> what is thought to be a stroke while recording the band's latest album. It
> is later revealed to be a brain embolism, and he recovers after two weeks
> of care.
>
> 1984 – 19-year old John McCollum kills himself with a .22 caliber handgun
> after spending the day listening to Ozzy Osbourne records. McCollum’s
> parents will take legal action against Ozzy and CBS Records in the coming
> year, but the case will be thrown out.
>
> 1990 – William S. Paley, who turned the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
> from a small series of radio stations to a national radio and television
> network, passes away at age 89.
>
> 1991 – Ozzy Osbourne breaks his foot during a concert at the Aragon
> Ballroom in Chicago, and cancels the remainder of his tour to heal.
>
> 1993 – In San Juan, Puerto Rico, Catholic Church leaders urge residents
> to tie black ribbons around trees to protest Madonna's first concert
> appearance in their country.
>
> 1998 – U.S. Federal courts refuse to issue an injunction against the
> makers of mp3 players, much to the dismay of the RIAA, who has been pushing
> for legislation due to rampant piracy.
>
> 1998 – Fats Domino is awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Bill
> Clinton.
>
> 2000 – Garth Brooks announces his retirement from recording and
> performing. He stays retired for nine years.
>
> 2002 – Singer Jessica Simpson marries former 98 Degrees singer Nick
> Lachey. They stay married four years.
>
> 2004 – Elvis Presley tops Forbes’ list of the Highest Earning Dead
> Celebrities with $40 million. John Lennon comes in second at $21 million,
> followed by George Harrison and Bob Marley at $7 million, and George and
> Ira Gershwin at $6 million.
>
> 2004 – Apple Computers launches the U2 Special Edition iPod as part of a
> partnership between Apple, U2 and Universal Music Group. The new U2 iPod
> holds up to 5,000 songs on 20GB of storage and features a red Click Wheel
> and custom engraving of U2 band member signatures.
>
> 2006 – Guitarist Andy Taylor quits Duran Duran just hours before the
> band’s show at the Sears Centre in Chicago.
>
> 2007 – Rapper T.I. (aka Clifford Harris) is released on $3 million bail
> in Atlanta after being charged with unlawfully possessing firearms,
> unregistered machine guns and silencers. Judge Alan Baverman keeps the
> rapper under house arrest in Henry County, Georgia, and has him
> electronically tagged and monitored 24 hours a day by a private firm.
>
> 2007 – Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty is given a suspended prison term
> for drugs and motoring offenses after admitting to driving while uninsured
> and having no Ministry of Transport certification while in possession of
> crack cocaine, heroin, ketamine and marijuana.
>
> 2007 – Hit and run charges against Britney Spears are dropped when the
> singer pays restitution to the other driver.
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> 2007 – 1,730 guitarists play Bob Dylan’s classic “Knocking On Heaven's
> Door” in the state of Meghalaya, in northeast India, and make their way
> into the Guinness Book of World Records.
>
> 2007 – Sixties folk/pop singer Donovan announces his plans for The
> Invincible Donovan University, a college for studying transcendental
> meditation.
>
> 2008 – Patti LaBelle sings the National Anthem before Game 4 of the World
> Series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, and butchers the melody and
> words.
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> 2010 – Boy George stuns his audience during his concert in London when he
> flies into a rage and tosses his drink on a woman who is talking during his
> show.
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> 2010 – Forbes magazine publishes their annual Highest Earning Dead
> Celebrity list, with Michael Jackson soundly taking the top spot with $275
> million in earnings, followed by Elvis Presley at $60 million, and John
> Lennon at $17 million in earnings.
>
> 2011 – Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler falls in a hotel bathroom in South
> America, knocking out two teeth and suffering cuts to his face, forcing the
> band to postpone their concert in Asuncion, Paraguay for 24 hours.
>
> 2011 – A coroner's inquest into the death of Amy Winehouse reaches a
> verdict of misadventure, with Winehouse's blood alcohol content at 416 mg
> per decilitre at the time of her death: more than five times over the legal
> drunk driving limit.
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