October 28 Born –
Cleo Laine (aka Clementina Campbell, 1927) – Jazz singer. Cecil Blackwood (1934) – Gospel singer, The Blackwood Brothers. Charlie Daniels (1936) – Country music singer/songwriter, fiddler. Graham Bond (1937) – British R&B organist, The Graham Bond Organization. Jim Post (1939) – Folk singer/songwriter (“Reach Out Of The Darkness”). Jay Proctor (1940) – Jay and The Techniques (“Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie”). Curtis Lee (1941) – singer (“Pretty Little Angel Eyes”). Hank Marvin (aka Brian Rankin, 1941) – guitarist for The Shadows. Wayne Fontana (aka Glyn Ellis, 1945) – Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders. George Glover (1947) – keyboardist for Climax Blues Band. Telma Hopkins (1948) – singer/actress, Tony Orlando and Dawn. Rickie Reynolds (1948) – guitarist for Black Oak Arkansas. Desmond Child (aka John Barrett, 1953) – songwriter/producer (“Dude (Looks Like A Lady)”). Stephen Morris (1957) – drummer for Joy Division and New Order. William Reid (1958) – guitarist for The Jesus And Mary Chain. Neville Henry (1959) – saxophonist for The Blow Monkeys. Brad Paisley (1972) – Country music singer/songwriter (“He Didn’t Have To Be”). Natina Reed (1979) – rapper/singer for Blaque. October 28 R.I.P. – Earl Bostic (1965) – heart attack on stage. Age 52. Jazz saxophonist. Billy Wright (1991) – pulmonary embolism. Age 59. Jump blues singer, “Prince of the Blues.” Gil Mellé (2004) – heart attack. Age 72. Jazz saxophonist, album cover artist. Marijohn Wilkin (2006) – heart disease. Age 86. Country songwriter (“The Long Black Veil”). Porter Wagoner (2007) – lung cancer. Age 80. Country music artist. Jack Brokensha (2010) – congestive heart failure. Age 84. Vibraphonist for Motown. Beryl Davis (2011) – Alzheimer’s disease. Age 87. British big band singer. October 28 album releases – The Kinks – Face To Face (1966) UK Stevie Wonder – Talking Book (1972) Queen – News Of The World (1977) Neil Young – Decade (1977) ZZ Top – Afterburner (1985) Oingo Boingo – Dead Man’s Party (1985) Mike + The Mechanics – Living Years (1988) Deborah Harry – Def, Dumb & Blonde (1989) Richard Marx – Rush Street (1991) Genesis – We Can’t Dance (1991) Millencolin – Tiny Tunes (1994) The Beatles – Anthology 3 (1996) Michael McDonald – Blue Obsession (1997) KISS – Carnival Of Souls: The Final Sessions (1997) The Aquabats – The Fury Of The Aquabats! (1997) Dave Matthews Band – Live At Red Rocks 8.15.96 (1997) Asia – Live In Koln (1997) The Moody Blues – December (2003) The Cure – 4:13 Dream (2008) October 28 events – 1939 – Bill Monroe and his band, The Blue Grass Boys, join the Grand Ole Opry. 1948 – Chuck Berry marries his first and only wife, Themetta “Toddy” Suggs. 1955 – Buddy Holley and Bob Montgomery, performing as Buddy and Bob, open for Marty Robbins at a concert in Lubbock, Texas. 1955 – Dean Martin records “Memories Are Made Of This” at Capitol Studios, backed by Terry Gilkyson and The Easy Riders. 1956 – Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender" hits #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, making him the first artist to follow himself into the #1 position (preceded by “Don’t Be Cruel”). 1956 – Elvis Presley makes his second appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, and unlike the first appearance, Sullivan is hosting. Elvis sings "Don’t Be Cruel," "Love Me Tender," "Hound Dog," and "Love Me," after which Ed presents Presley with a gold record for "Love Me Tender." 1957 – The Four Lads record “Put A Light In The Window” at Columbia Studios in New York City. 1957 – Bill Haley and His Comets perform on American Bandstand. 1958 – Buddy Holly makes his final television appearance, performing “It’s So Easy” and “Heartbeat” on American Bandstand. 1960 – Wanda Jackson records “Right Or Wrong” at Owen Bradley’s Quonset Hut studio in Nashville. 1961 – Cavern Club regular Raymond Jones walks into NEMS music store in Liverpool and orders the single “My Bonnie” by local act The Beatles. Store owner Brian Epstein questions Jones about the group and their music and orders the single, which is by Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers. 1962 – Songwriters Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich are married and decide to partner up as a songwriting team even though they work for different publishing companies. 1962 – The Beatles make their stage debut at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool’s finest, playing two shows as opening act for Little Richard. Also on the bill are Craig Douglas (backed by The Beatles), Jet Harris and The Jetblacks, Kenny Lynch, The Breakaways, and Sounds Incorporated. 1963 – The Beach Boys release their single, “Be True To Your School” b/w “In My Room.” 1964 – The Santa Barbara Civic Center hosts the first day of Teenage Music International Show (later known as T.A.M.I.), featuring Chuck Berry, The Supremes, The Beach Boys, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, The Rolling Stones, The Miracles, Jan and Dean, Lesley Gore, Gerry and The Pacemakers, and Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas. A second show is held the next day. 1964 – Willie Nelson joins the Grand Ole Opry. 1964 – Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas, Dick and Dee Dee, The Wellingtons, Leon Russell, The Blossoms, Bobby Sherman and Chris Crosby all appear on Shindig! 1965 – The Supremes record “My World Is Empty Without You” at Hitsville U.S.A. in Detroit. 1965 – The Newbeats, Glen Campbell, The Toys, Manfred Mann, Jerry Naylor, The Blossoms, Dinah Lee and The Shindogs all perform on Shindig! 1971 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono record the backing track for “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” at the Record Plant in New York City. Musicians include Hugh McCracken, Nicky Hopkins and Jim Keltner, among others. 1972 – Diana Ross gives birth to her second daughter, Tracee: her first with husband Robert Ellis Silberstein. 1972 – The Who's song "Join Together" is adopted as the official song of the United States Council for World Affairs. 1974 – David Bowie plays the first of seven sold-out nights at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. 1977 – Steve Perry makes his stage debut with Journey at the Old Waldorf in San Francisco to a mixed reception. 1978 – KISS’s made-for-TV movie, KISS Meets The Phantom Of The Park, airs on NBC to scathing reviews. 1978 – Queen kicks off their 79-date Jazz Tour at the Dallas Convention Center Arena in Texas. 1986 – Marie Osmond marries her second husband, Brian Blosil. They stay married 11 years. 1997 – R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry announces that after 17 years he is leaving the group to become a farmer. 1999 – During a Kenny Rogers show in Dallas, Texas, a fan is injured when Kenny throws a Frisbee haphazardly into the audience. According to Kevin O’Toole’s subsequent $2 million lawsuit, the "accident" left him impotent. 2003 – David Bowie and his wife Iman begin appearing in ads for the Tommy Hilfiger fashion/clothing line. 2003 – The stage musical Tonight's The Night, based on the music of Rod Stewart, has its gala charity premiere at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London’s West End. 2004 – Courtney Love is ordered to stand trial on charges of assault with a deadly weapon after Kristin King tells a Los Angeles court that Love threw a bottle and a lit candle at her after turning up at the home of a former boyfriend in the early morning hours of April 25. King tells the court that Love was "vicious" and "erratic" when she attacked her while she slept on a sofa. 2005 – Former producer of the rap group So Solid Crew, Carl Morgan, goes to jail for the rest of his life for murdering his love rival, Colin Scarlett, in Tooting, south London. 2008 – A statue honoring AC/DC's Bon Scott is unveiled at the Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbor in Western Australia. 2009 – The Michael Jackson film This Is It, documenting the rehearsals for the singer’s ill-fated O2 concert dates, premieres in theaters. 2011 – Organizers of a planned Metallica concert in India are arrested for failing to refund tickets after the show is called off due to the collapse of a security barrier in front of the stage, leading fans of the band to destroy the stage and vandalize equipment. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Diamond Headz" group. 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