December 9 Born –
Freddy Martin (1906) – saxophonist, band leader (“Tonight We Love”).
Jessie Hill (1932) – R&B/blues singer/songwriter (“Ooh Poo Pah Doo”).
Donald Byrd (aka Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II, 1932) – R&B/blues
trumpeter.
Junior Wells (aka Amos Blackmore, Jr., 1934) – Blues singer, harmonica
player.
David Houston (1935) – Country artist (“Livin’ In A House Full Of Love”).
Dan Hicks (1941) – singer/songwriter (“I Scare Myself”).
Sammy Strain (1941) – The Imperials and The O’Jays.
Kenny Vance (aka Ken Rosenberg, 1943) – Jay and The Americans.
Neil Innes (1944) – The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and The Rutles.
Shirley Brickley (1944) – The Orlons.
Joan Armatrading (1950) – British singer/songwriter (“Love And Affection”).
Jack Sonni (1954) – guitarist for Dire Straits.
Donny Osmond (1957) – singer, The Osmond Brothers, Donny & Marie.
Steve Askew (1957) – guitarist for Kajagoogoo.
Nick Seymour (1958) – bassist for Crowded House.
Paul Landers (1964) – guitarist for Rammstein.
Michael Foster (1964) – drummer for FireHouse.
Brian Bell (1968) – guitarist for Weezer.
Jakob Dylan (1969) – The Wallflowers.
Zac Foley (1970) – bassist for EMF.
Geoff Barrow (1971) – producer, multi-instrumentalist for Portishead.
Tré Cool (aka Frank Wright III, 1972) – drummer for Green Day.
December 9 R.I.P. –
Sonny Til (1981) – diabetes, heart failure. Age 53. The Orioles.
Razzle (1984) – car crash. Age 24. Drummer for Hanoi Rocks.
Garnett Silk (1994) – fire. Age 28. Jamaican reggae singer/musician.
Patty Donahue (1996) – lung cancer. Age 40. The Waitresses.
Mary Hansen (2002) – hit by a truck while riding her bicycle. Age 36.
Stereolab.
Mike Botts (2005) – colon cancer. Age 61. Drummer for Bread.
Georgia Gibbs (2006) – leukemia. Age 87. Singer/entertainer ("Tweedle Dee").
Freddie Marsden (2006) – Age 66. Drummer for Gerry and The Pacemakers.
James Moody (2010) – pancreatic cancer. Age 85. Jazz saxophonist.
Jenni Rivera (2012) – plane crash. Age 43. Latin singer/songwriter, “La
Diva de la Banda.”
December 9 album releases –
The Supremes – Meet The Supremes (1962)
Cream – Fresh Cream (1966)
The Who – A Quick One (1966) UK
The Hollies – For Certain Because…(1966) UK
The Hollies – Stop! Stop! Stop! (1966) U.S., Canada
The Rolling Stones – Their Satanic Majesties Request (1967) U.S.
The Temptations – Live At The Copa (1968)
Neil Diamond – Hot August Night (1972)
George Harrison – Dark Horse (1974)
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts – Good Music (1986)
Bryan Adams – Unplugged (1997)
December 9 events –
1935 – Red Foley records "Old Shep" in a studio at the Furniture Mart
Building in Chicago.
1953 – Frank Sinatra records “Young At Heart” at Capitol Studios in
Hollywood.
1955 – Elvis Presley performs at the Swifton High School gymnasium in
Arkansas in an afternoon concert. In the evening, Presley opens at the B&I
Club in Swifton for Johnny Cash, Conway Twitty and Sonny Burgess,
performing "Heartbreak Hotel" for the first time, and telling the audience,
"It's gonna be my first hit."
1957 – The Bill Justis Combo performs "Raunchy" on American Bandstand.
1961 – The Beatles travel nine hours to play at the Palais Ballroom in
Aldershot in southern England. The show is not advertized and only 18
people show up.
1962 – Bobby Darin is the mystery guest on What's My Line?
1962 – EMI producer George Martin attends an evening show by The Beatles at
the Cavern Club in Liverpool with the idea of recording the group live on
their home turf and releasing it as their first album. Also on the bill are
The Fourmost, The Blue Jeans and The Zenith Six Jazz Band. Martin will
later tell Beatles manager Brian Epstein that he also enjoyed The Fourmost,
which will prompt Epstein to offer them a management contract.
1962 – The Four Seasons perform “Big Girls Don’t Cry” on The Ed Sullivan
Show. Also on the show are singers Peggy Lee and Anthony Newley.
1963 – Brenda Lee releases her single, “As Usual” b/w “Lonely Lonely Me” on
Decca Records.
1964 – Manfred Mann, Kelly Garrett, Chubby Checker, The Righteous Brothers,
Willy Nelson, Tommy Quickly and The Dixie Cups all appear on Shindig!
1967 – The Doors' Jim Morrison is sprayed in the face with mace backstage
before their concert at the old New Haven Arena in Connecticut when a
security guard mistakes him for an errant fan. Morrison takes the stage,
and during the song “Back Door Man,” goes on a rant about the incident.
Police walk on stage and arrest Morrison and take him to jail.
1967 – Glen Campbell lip-synchs to “By The Time I Get To Phoenix” on
American Bandstand.
1968 – The Supremes and The Temptations television special, TCB, airs on
NBC.
1968 – Free appears at the Marquee Club in London.
1970 – Jerry Lee Lewis and third wife/cousin Myra Gale are divorced after
13 years of marriage.
1972 – An all-star orchestral version of The Who's Tommy takes place at
London's Rainbow Theatre, performing two shows. The event is a major
disappointment, with most of the "actors" floundering (except Who singer
Roger Daltrey and Steve Winwood as Tommy's father), and narrator Pete
Townshend being too drunk.
1972 – Helen Reddy’s single “I Am Woman” hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100,
becoming the first #1 hit on the Billboard chart by an Australian-born
artist, and the first Australian-penned song to win a Grammy
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1978 – The Blues Brothers release their single, “Soul Man” b/w “Excusez Moi
Mon Cherie.”
1980 – The day following John Lennon’s murder, Yoko Ono issues a statement:
"There is no funeral for John. John loved and prayed for the human race.
Please do the same for him. Love, Yoko and Sean."
1984 – Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil crashes his car while speeding on his
way to a liquor store, instantly killing his passenger, Hanoi Rocks drummer
Razzle (aka Nicholas Dingley). Neil will be charged with vehicular
manslaughter and driving under the influence, and serve 20 days in jail and
pay $2.6 million in compensation to Dingley’s family.
1984 – The Jacksons’ Victory Tour plays its final date at Dodger Stadium in
Los Angeles. It is the last Jackson tour Michael will be a part of.
1988 – Michael Jackson plays the first of nine nights at the Tokyo Dome in
Japan.
1990 – Paula Abdul is hospitalized at the North Hollywood Medical Center in
L.A. after causing a three-car crash on Laurel Canyon Blvd. in Studio City.
1991 – After a long legal battle, Bob Marley’s $11.5 million estate is
finally awarded to his widow Rita and her children. Later in the day, Ziggy
Marley’s wife gives birth to their daughter, Justice: named in honor of the
day.
1991 – Guns ‘N Roses plays the first of three nights at Madison Square
Garden on their Use Your Illusion Tour.
1992 – After 30 years, Bill Wyman quits The Rolling Stones.
1992 – Tom Petty presents George Harrison with the first Billboard magazine
Century Award at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. Harrison thanks
The Beatles, Eric Clapton, The Wilburys and Billboard.
2000 – Sharon Corr of The Corrs calls for the legalization of marijuana,
claiming that the drug has medicinal properties, saying, “Some people with
certain conditions can get a brief reprieve from their symptoms through
cannabis.”
2000 – U2 makes their debut appearance on NBC’s Saturday Night Live.
2001 – BBC TV’s Channel 4 apologizes to its viewers after Madonna uses the
word “motherfucker” on air during live coverage at the Tate Gallery in
London while presenting an award to artist Martin Creed.
2002 – Britney Spears files for a restraining order against a 41-year-old
Japanese man, who she claims has been stalking her since September.
2002 – Pat Boone returns to the Billboard Hot 100 after a 40-year absence
with his new song, "Under God."
2005 – The Big Sing takes place at the Royal Albert Hall in London,
featuring Joss Stone, Lemar, Ms. Dynamite, and the African Children's
Choir, as well as 293,978 school children throughout the UK singing “Lean
On Me,” setting a new world record for the most children singing
simultaneously. The performance is broadcast to more than half a million
people.
2005 – Eliab Aguilar appears in a Las Vegas courtroom, charged with
stealing more than $300,000 worth of Elvis Presley's jewelry from the
Elvis-A-Rama museum. Aguilar was arrested on November 3rd after approaching
a retired Elvis impersonator and offering to sell him several items,
including Presley's 1953 class ring from Humes High School (worth $32,000),
a 41-carat ruby and diamond ring (worth $77,000), and a gold-plated Smith &
Wesson .38 special.
2006 – Singer Mariah Carey sues porn star Mary Carey in an attempt to stop
her from trademarking her similar-sounding stage name, believing fans could
get the two performers confused if the adult film actress Mary Carey's
trademark application was successful.
2006 – U2 appears in Hawaii for the first time in 21 years on the final
night of their Vertigo Tour at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, and is joined on
stage during their encore by members of Green Day and Pearl Jam.
2010 – Jim Morrison is posthumously pardoned from obscenity charges by a
unanimous vote of the Florida Board of Clemency stemming from a March 1,
1969 concert performance in Miami.
2010 – Eric Clapton announces he will be selling off 70 of his guitars to
raise money for his Crossroads rehab center in Antigua.
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