Roger McGough also recorded with GRIMMS (poetry, satire and rock ensemble)! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimms http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGZQc4wy_cg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQZcgrTU9hs The whole band http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFLphSNYkgY
On Saturday, 9 November 2013 16:12:52 UTC, Eidem wrote: > November 9 Born – > > George Dewey Hay (1895) – founder of The Grand Ole Opry. > > Robert White (1936) – Motown session guitarist with the Funk Brothers. > > Mary Travers (1936) – Peter, Paul and Mary. > > Roger McGough (1937) – The Scaffold. > > Tom Fogerty (1941) – Creedence Clearwater Revival. > > John Dean (1941) – The Reflections (“(Just Like) Romeo And Juliet”). > > Lee Graziano (1943) – drummer for The American Breed (“Bend Me, Shape Me”). > > Phil May (1944) – The Pretty Things. > > Benny Mardones (1946) – singer (“Into The Night”). > > Alan Gratzer (1948) – drummer for REO Speedwagon. > > Joe Bouchard (1948) – bassist for Blue Öyster Cult. > > Tommy Caldwell (1949) – bassist for The Marshall Tucker Band. > > Dennis Stratton (1952) – guitarist for Iron Maiden. > > Michael Mullins (1953) – singer/songwriter for Modern Romance. > > Demetra “Dee” Plakas (1960) – drummer for L7. > > Steve “Silk” Hurley (1962) – House-music producer, DJ. > > Sandy “Pepa” Denton (1969) – Salt-n-Pepa. > > Scarface (aka Brad Jordon, 1970) – rapper with The Geto Boys. > > Susan Tedeschi (1970) – Blues/soul singer, The Tedeschi Trucks Band. > > Nick Lechay (1973) – 98 Degrees. > > Joe C. (aka Joseph Calleja, 1974) – rapper with Kid Rock. > > Sisqó (aka Mark Andrews, 1978) – hip-hop vocalist for Dru Hill. > > > November 9 R.I.P. – > > Sigmund Romberg (1951) – stroke. Age 64. Composer (“The Desert Song”). > > Paul McCartney (1966) – car crash. Age 24. The Quarrymen and The Beatles. > > Yves Montand (1991) – heart attack. Age 70. French actor, singer with Édith > Piaf <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89dith_Piaf>. > > Herb Abramson (1999) – Age 82. Record executive, producer. > > Miriam Makeba (2008) – heart attack. Age 76. South African singer, civil > rights activist (“Pata Pata”). > > Major Harris (2012) – congestive heart failure. Age 65. The Delfonics. > > > November 9 album releases – > > Elvis Presley – Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962) > > The Beach Boys – The Beach Boys’ Christmas Album (1964) > > Badfinger – No Dice (1970) U.S. > > Billy Preston – Encouraging Words (1970) U.S. > > Roberta Flack – Quiet Fire (1971) > > Diana Ross – Lady Sings The Blues (1972) (soundtrack) > > Santana – Welcome (1973) > > Billy Joel – Piano Man (1973) > > Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers (1976) > > Iron Maiden – The Soundhouse Tapes (1979) (EP) > > Men At Work – Business As Usual (1981) > > The Stranglers – La Folie (1981) > > Aerosmith – Done With Mirrors (1985) > > Twisted Sister – Come Out And Play (1985) > > Y&T – Down For The Count (1985) > > W.A.S.P. – The Last Command (1985) > > Loudness – Thunder In The East (1985) U.S. > > Dokken – Under Lock And Key (1985) > > Candlemass – Nightfall (1987) > > Eurythmics – Savage (1987) > > Madonna – The Immaculate Collection (1990) > > The Tubes – The Best Of The Tubes (1992) > > Genesis – The Way We Walk, Vol. 1 (The Shorts) (1992) > > Outlaws – Hittin’ The Road Live! (1993) > > Phil Collins – Both Sides (1993) > > Céline Dion – The Colour Of My Love (1993) > > The Dubliners – Further Along (1999) > > Jimmy Buffett – Buffett Live: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays (1999) > > Anal Cunt – It Just Gets Worse (1999) > > .38 Special – Live At Sturgis (1999) > > Tonic – Sugar (1999) > > Prince – Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic (1999) > > Linda Ronstadt – Hummin’ To Myself (2004) > > > November 9 events – > > 1955 – Harry Belafonte records “Jamaica Farewell,” “Dolly Dawn” and “Come > Back, Liza” at RCA Studios in New York City. > > 1955 – The Everly Brothers make their first recordings under their new > Columbia Records contract at the Old Tulane Hotel in Nashville, recording > four songs in 22 minutes: “If Her Life Isn’t True,” “That’s The Life I Have > To Live,” plus “The Sun Keep Shining” and “Keep A Lovin’ Me,” which > Columbia will release as a single to no response. The Everly Brothers will > soon be dropped by Columbia. > > 1956 – Buddy Holly begins his first solo tour, opening for country music > singers George Jones and Hank Locklin. > > 1956 – Marvin Rainwater records his first country songs at Music City > Recordings in Nashville, recording “Gonna Find Me A Bluebird,” “’Cause I’m > A Dreamer,” “So You Think You’ve Got Troubles” and “Lonesome I’ll Never Be.” > > 1958 – Elvis Presley's hit single "Hound Dog" b/w "Don't Be Cruel" hits > the 3 million mark in sales, becoming only the third record in history to > sell that many copies, behind Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" and Gene > Autry's "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer." > > 1959 – RCA executives guarantee Sam Cooke $100,000 if he signs with them > when his contract expires with Keen Records. > > 1960 – Hank Locklin joins the Grand Ole Opry. > > 1960 – Dee Clark records “Your Friends” in Chicago for Vee-Jay Records. > > 1960 – Elvis Presley begins filming his seventh movie, Wild In The > Country, in Napa, California. > > 1961 – Brian Epstein and Alistair Taylor go to the Cavern Club to catch > The Beatles’ lunch time performance. John, Paul, George and Pete, who all > know Epstein from his NEMS record store, chat with him after the gig. > > 1962 – The Miracles release their single, “You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me” > b/w “(Have A) Happy Landing” on Tamla. > > 1962 – Roy Acuff becomes the first living member inducted into the > Country Music Hall of Fame. > > 1963 – The Kingsmen’s “Louie Louie” hits the Billboard Hot 100. > > 1963 – The Beatles’ new and yet to be released single, "I Want To Hold > Your Hand," becomes the first UK single to receive advance orders of a > million copies. > > 1963 – Little Richard begins headlining a UK package tour, performing two > shows at the Regal Cinema in Edmonton, London. Other acts on the tour > include The Shirelles, Micky Most, The Flintstones, The Roof-Raisers and > The Hi-Fi’s. > > 1964 – RCA Records releases the Elvis Presley single, “Blue Christmas” b/w > “Wooden Heart.” > > 1965 – Bob Dylan, Rolling Stone Brian Jones, and Robbie Robertson are > visiting in Dylan’s Hilton hotel room when New York City is hit with its > infamous total blackout. The three light candles and jam through the night. > > 1966 – John Lennon meets Yoko Ono for the first time at the Indica Art > Gallery in London. > > 1967 – David Crosby is fired from The Byrds after an argument with Roger > McGuinn. > > 1967 – The first issue of Rolling Stone hits news stands, with John Lennon > on the cover. > > 1968 – Led Zeppelin makes their London debut at the Roundhouse. Other acts > on the bill include John Lee Hooker, The Deviants, John James, and Tyres. > Earlier in the day, Robert Plant married his girlfriend of two years, > Maureen Wilson, and they remained married for 15 years. > > 1969 – Simon and Garfunkel record “Bridge Over Troubled Water” and “So > Long, Frank Lloyd Wright” in Los Angeles. > > 1970 – Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn, backed by The Jordanaires, record > “After The Fire Is Gone” at Bradley’s Barn in Tennessee. > > 1971 – Singer/songwriter Carly Simon attends James Taylor's concert at > Carnegie Hall. They meet after the show. > > 1972 – Elvis Presley appears at the Tucson Convention Center in Arizona. > > 1973 – The Grateful Dead play the first of three nights at the Winterland > Ballroom in San Francisco. > > 1973 – Cat Stevens makes his U.S. national television debut on ABC’s In > Concert. > > 1978 – Queen plays the first of two nights at the Cobo Arena in Detroit on > their Jazz Tour. > > 1980 – Mark David Chapman flies back to New York City from Atlanta with > bullets. > > 1990 – The Internal Revenue Service seizes Willie Nelson's bank accounts, > real estate holdings and other assets to pay off $16 million in back taxes. > > 1991 – Promoting his Rush-In Rush-Out Street Tour, singer Richard Marx > performs five shows in five different cities in a day: Baltimore, New York > City, Cleveland, Chicago, and the Burbank Airport in California. > > 1996 – For the first time ever, Bob Dylan licenses one of his songs - "The > Times They Are A-Changin'" - for commercial use to the Bank of Montreal. > > 1996 – Oasis’ Liam Gallagher is pulled over by police following the Q > Awards and is arrested for possession of cocaine. > > 1996 – Michael Jackson begins the 11-date Australian leg of his HIStory > Tour at Ericsson Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. > > 1997 – Paul Weller is arrested and jailed for destroying his hotel room > in France. > > 1998 – Michael Jackson settles his lawsuit against London's Daily Mirror > newspaper, > which claimed his face was permanently disfigured by endless cosmetic > surgeries. > > 1998 – Funkster Rick James, rocking out and “banging” his head back and > forth during a performance in Denver, causes a blood vessel in his neck to > rupture and has a minor stroke. > > 1999 – Gary Glitter goes on trial for sexually assaulting a 14-year old > girl. > > 1999 – The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announces the > biggest-selling artists of the century in the U.S., with The > Beatles<http://www.artistfacts.com/detail.php?id=1>having sold the most > albums (106 million), Garth > Brooks <http://www.songfacts.com/search-artist.php?Garth+Brooks> as the > best-selling male solo act, and Barbra > Streisand<http://www.songfacts.com/search-artist.php?Barbra+Streisand>the > best-selling female. Elton John’s “Candle > In The Wind <http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1313> ‘97” is the > best-selling single of the century, and the best-selling album is the > Eagles <http://www.artistfacts.com/detail.php?id=45>'s Greatest Hits > 1971-1975. > > 2002 – The Columbia Tristar film company announces that it will not > release Madonna’s new movie, Swept Away, in the UK because of its complete > failure in U.S. theaters. > > 2004 – A Dutch man is jailed for nine months after being found guilty of > stalking and harassing former Spice Girl Mel C (aka Melanie Chisholm). > > 2007 – Former vocalist for The Mindbenders, Wayne Fontana, shows up to > court dressed as Lady Justice and is found guilty of arson for setting a > police car on fire. He is given an 11 month sentence but is released, > having already spent time in a mental hospital since the incident. > > 2007 – 26-year old personal assistant Natavia Lowry is arrested for the > murder of her boss, Ramones manager Linda Stein. > > 2009 – Bon Jovi performs at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, as part > of the 20th anniversary celebration of the fall of the Berlin Wall. > > 2010 – A warehouse in San Carlos, California, leased by Neil Young, > containing cars, musical equipment, paintings and other memorabilia, is > heavily damaged by fire. The fire causes $1 million in damages even though > much of the belongings are salvageable. > > 2011 – Country music singer Miranda Lambert makes Billboard Country Album > chart history when her new album, Four The Record, debuts on the chart at > #1, making her the first artist in the 47-year history of the chart to > debut each of her first four albums in the #1 spot. > > 2012 – Bob Dylan performs at the United Center in Chicago as part of his > Never Ending Tour, with opening act Mark Knopfler. > >> -- 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.
