He may deny it however I have it on very good authority that Justin Currie
may also be The Uncle Devil Show's vocalist and bass guitar player Jason
Barr!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W_oO20Wj04
On Wednesday, 11 December 2013 15:18:48 UTC, Eidem wrote:
> December 11 Born –
>
> Elliott Carter (1908) – classical composer.
>
> Perez Prado (1916) – Cuban band leader, “King of the Mambo.”
>
> Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (1926) – R&B singer/songwriter ("Ball 'N'
> Chain").
>
> Benny Spellman (1931) – R&B singer ("Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette)").
>
> Rita Moreno (aka Rosa Alverío, 1931) – actress/singer (West Side Story).
>
> Curtis Williams (1934) – The Penguins.
>
> Tom Brumley (1935) – pedal steel guitarist for The Buckaroos and The Stone
> Canyon Band.
>
> David Gates (1940) – Bread.
>
> J. Frank Wilson (1941) – J. Frank Wilson and The Cavaliers (“Last Kiss”).
>
> Brenda Lee (aka Brenda Tarpley, 1944) – singer.
>
> Tony Brown (1946) – pianist, record producer.
>
> Philip “Spike” Edney (1951) – British session keyboardist.
>
> Jermaine Jackson (1954) – bassist/singer for The Jackson 5.
>
> Mike Mesaros (1957) – bassist for The Smithereens.
>
> Nikki Sixx (aka Frank Feranna, Jr., 1958) – bassist for Mötley Crüe.
>
> Darryl “The Munch” Jones (1961) – session bassist, current bassist for The
> Rolling Stones.
>
> Curtis Williams (1962) – keyboardist for Kool And The Gang.
>
> Justin Currie (1964) – singer/songwriter for Del Amitri.
>
> DJ Yella (aka Antoine Carraby, 1967) – rapper/producer for N.W.A.
>
> Mos Def (aka Dante Smith, 1973) – hip-hop artist/actor.
>
> Zacky Vengeance (aka Zachary Baker, 1981) – guitarist for Avenged
> Sevenfold.
>
>
> December 11 R.I.P. –
>
> Sam Cooke (1964) – shot to death. Age 33. Singer/songwriter (“Cupid”).
>
> Walter Ward (2006) – Age 66. The Olympics.
>
> Ravi Shankar (2011) – heart failure. Age 92. Sitar player.
>
>
> December 11 album releases –
>
> Blood, Sweat & Tears – Blood, Sweat & Tears (1968)
>
> Deep Purple – The Book Of Taliesyn (1968) U.S.
>
> John Lennon – John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
>
> Yoko Ono – Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
>
> King Crimson – Lizard (1970)
>
> The Rolling Stones – More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies) (1972)
>
> Monty Python – Monty Python Sings (1989)
>
> Fine Young Cannibals – The Raw & The Remix (1990)
>
> No Doubt – Rock Steady (2001)
>
> Dave Matthews Band – Live At Piedmont Park (2007)
>
>
> December 11 events –
>
> 1939 – Marlene Dietrich records an English version of the German song
> "Ich Bin von Kopf bis Fuß auf Liebe Eingestellt" as "Falling In Love
> Again.”
>
> 1944 – NBC Radio begins broadcasting The Chesterfield Supper Club, a
> 15-minute radio program airing at 7pm weeknights. Perry Como is the host.
> During the show’s seven year stay on air, other hosts included Jo Stafford
> and Peggy Lee.
>
> 1956 – Billy Lee Riley records “Flying Saucer Rock And Roll” and “I Want
> You Baby” at Sun Studio in Memphis, with Jerry Lee Lewis on piano.
>
> 1957 – Jerry Lee Lewis secretly marries his 13-year old cousin Myra Brown
> in Hernando, Mississippi, even though Lewis is still married to his first
> wife.
>
> 1958 – The Coasters record "Charlie Brown" in New York City, with King
> Curtis on saxophone.
>
> 1960 – Aretha Franklin makes her New York debut at the Village Vanguard.
>
> 1961 – Bing Crosby’s first Christmas special airs on ABC-TV. The show was
> filmed in black and white in London, and features guests Shirley Bassey,
> Terry Thomas and Bob Hope.
>
> 1964 – Sam Cooke is shot and killed under mysterious circumstances at the
> Hacienda Hotel in Los Angeles after the married singer picks up a young
> woman at a party. According to the woman’s testimony, she fled the hotel
> room when she claimed Cooke attempted to rape her. Cooke chased after her,
> wearing nothing but a sport coat and shoes, and entered the hotel’s office,
> allegedly assaulting hotel manager Bertha Franklin, and demanding to know
> the girl's whereabouts. After breaking free from Cooke, Franklin got her
> gun and shot Cooke once in the abdomen, later telling police it was in self
> defense. After 49 years, the incident is still in dispute.
>
> 1965 – The Mamas and The Papas, The Grass Roots, and Barry McGuire all
> appear on Shindig!
>
> 1966 – Little Richard appears at Brian Epstein’s Saville Theatre in
> London. After the show, Epstein offers to manage the singer. Richard
> declines.
>
> 1966 – The Mamas and The Papas make their debut appearance on The Ed
> Sullivan Show, performing "Monday Monday," "California Dreamin'" and "Words
> Of Love." Also on the show is Lana Cantrell.
>
> 1967 – NBC airs the Nancy Sinatra special, Movin’ With Nancy, with guest
> appearances by her dad, Frank, Dean Martin, Lee Hazelwood, and Sammy Davis,
> Jr.
>
> 1968 – The Rolling Stones film what is intended to be a BBC television
> program entitled The Rolling Stones Rock And Roll Circus at the InterTel
> video facility at Stonebridge House in Wembley, London. Filming begins at
> 2:00 in the afternoon and stretches on for the next 15 hours, until 5:00
> the next morning. Acts participating in the show include The Who, Taj
> Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, The Dirty Mac (John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Keith
> Richards and Mitch Mitchell), Yoko Ono, and The Rolling Stones. After
> viewing the footage, Jagger refuses to release the film due to The Stones’
> lackluster performance.
>
> 1968 – An airplane is hijacked to Cuba carrying country artist Tex Ritter.
> The plane lands without incident.
>
> 1969 – Pat Boone appears as himself in the “She Never Had The Vegas
> Notion” episode of That Girl.
>
> 1971 – John Lennon debuts his new song, "John Sinclair," at a Free John
> Sinclair Rally in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Stevie Wonder and Phil Ochs also
> appear, among others.
>
> 1972 – James Brown is arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after
> his concert in Knoxville, Tennessee, when a conversation Brown has with
> fans from the stage is somehow mistaken for an attempt to incite a riot.
> Charges are later dropped after Brown threatens to sue the city for $1
> million for police brutality.
>
> 1972 – Genesis makes their U.S. stage debut at Boston's Brandeis
> University in Massachusetts.
>
> 1980 – U2 appears at the Mudd Club in New York City: the first date of
> four U.S. shows which also take the band to Boston and Washington DC.
>
> 1982 – The Jam plays their final gig together at the Brighton Centre in
> England.
>
> 1985 – The most expensive non-oil acquisition in U.S. history takes place
> when the General Electric Company agrees to buy the RCA Corporation -
> which includes the record division, as well as NBC radio and television -
> for $6.3 billion.
>
> 1988 – A Roy Orbison tribute concert is held at the Wiltern Theatre in Los
> Angeles, featuring Don Henley, Tom Petty, Graham Nash and Bonnie Raitt.
>
> 1989 – Four Led Zeppelin albums - Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin,
> Presence, and In Through The Out Door are certified multi-platinum by the
> RIAA.
>
> 1992 – During a gig at the National Ballroom in Kilburn, London, Nicky
> Wire of Manic Street Preachers tells the audience, "In this season of
> goodwill, let's pray that Michael Stipe (of R.E.M.) goes the same way as
> Freddie Mercury." He later apologizes for the remark.
>
> 1996 – Johnny Marr and Morrissey lose their court case over unpaid
> royalties with former Smiths members Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce, leaving
> them with a £300,000 legal bill.
>
> 1998 – During a gig in Rialto Theatre in Tucson, Arizona, a bottle is
> thrown from the audience and hits Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson. A
> security guard is later stabbed trying to eject a man from the crowd.
>
> 2001 – East 17 singer Brian Harvey undergoes emergency surgery after
> suffering a serious head injury after being attacked by a group of youths
> as he left the Works nightclub in Nottingham, after appearing at a
> promotional event.
>
> 2001 – Actor/singer David Soul wins his £20,000 libel lawsuit against
> London theater critic Matthew Wright, who ridiculed Soul's stage
> performance and play, The Dead Monkey, saying it was the worst West End
> show he had ever seen, even though he never saw the play.
>
> 2008 – Simon Cowell says he is "very embarrassed" after contracts signed
> by this year's X Factor contestants are leaked to the Daily Mirror
> newspaper. The 80-page document, which is enforceable "anywhere in the
> world or the solar system," was signed by all 12 finalists before the live
> shows began. It includes a clause that prevents them from saying anything
> "unduly negative, critical or derogatory" about Cowell. Also, the show
> claims the prize as a "£1 million recording contract," but the contestants'
> contract says the prize money is only £150,000.
>
> 2008 – Roman Catholic Cardinal Jorge Medina criticizes Madonna’s first
> concert in Santiago, Chile, stating, “This woman comes here and in an
> incredibly shameless manner, she provokes a crazy enthusiasm, an enthusiasm
> of lust, lustful thoughts, impure thoughts."
>
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