Carmine Appice also drummed for Rod Srewart's studio and touring band in
the mid to late 70s!
On Sunday, 15 December 2013 16:51:09 UTC, Eidem wrote:
> December 15 Born –
>
> John Hammond II (1910) – record producer, talent scout.
>
> Stan Kenton (1911) – Jazz pianist/composer.
>
> Edwin “Buddy” Cole (1916) – Jazz session pianist for Columbia Records.
>
> Max Yasgur (1919) – Woodstock farmer.
>
> Thomas Durden (1919) – songwriter/lyricist (“Heartbreak Hotel”).
>
> Alan Freed (1921) – disk jockey, promoter.
>
> Jerry Wallace (1928) – Country/pop singer ("If You Leave Me Tonight I'll
> Cry").
>
> Ernest Ashworth (1928) – Country music singer (“Talk Back Trembling Lips”).
>
> Jesse Belvin (1932) – songwriter ("Earth Angel").
>
> Margaret Ann Rich (1933) – songwriter ("Field Of Yellow Daisys").
>
> Cindy Birdsong (1939) – Patti LaBelle and The Bluebelles, The Supremes.
>
> Dave Clark (1942) – The Dave Clark 5.
>
> Harry Ray (1946) – The Moments.
>
> Carmine Appice (1946) – drummer for Vanilla Fudge, and Beck, Bogert &
> Appice.
>
> Don Johnson (1949) – actor/singer/songwriter (“Heartbeat”).
>
> Paul Simonon (1955) – bassist for The Clash.
>
> Tim Reynolds (1957) – touring guitarist with Dave Matthews Band.
>
> Anthony “Tich” Critchlow (1960) – drummer for Living In A Box.
>
> Nick Beggs (1961) – bassist for Kajagoogoo.
>
>
> December 15 R.I.P. –
>
> Len Spencer (1914) – Age 47. Singer (“Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom Der E”).
>
> Thomas "Fats" Waller (1943) – pneumonia. Age 39. Jazz
> pianist/singer/songwriter (“Ain’t Misbehavin’”).
>
> Jackie Brenston (1979) – heart attack. Age 49. R&B singer (“Rocket 88”).
>
> Jan Peerce (1984) – stroke. Age 80. Operatic and Broadway singer.
>
> Rufus Thomas (2001) – heart failure. Age 84. R&B/soul singer (“Walking The
> Dog”).
>
> Davey Graham (2008) – lung cancer. Age 68. British folk guitarist.
>
> Sean Byrne (2008) – cirrhosis of the liver. Age 62. Guitarist for The
> Count Five.
>
>
> December 15 album releases –
>
> The Beatles – Beatles ’65 (1964) U.S.
>
> The Who – The Who Sell Out (1967)
>
> The Rascals – See (1969)
>
> Creedence Clearwater Revival – Pendulum (1970)
>
> Status Quo – Piledriver (1972)
>
> Parliament – Mothership Connection (1975)
>
> Marvin Gaye – Here, My Dear (1978)
>
> Sid Vicious – Sid Sings (1979)
>
> The Steve Miller Band – Living In The 20th Century (1987)
>
> Dr. Dre – The Chronic (1992)
>
> Savatage – Final Bell/Ghost In The Ruins (1995)
>
> Busta Rhymes – E.L.E. Extinction Level Event - The Final World Front (1998)
>
>
> December 15 events –
>
> 1941 – Lena Horne records “Stormy Weather” in Hollywood for the Victor
> label.
>
> 1944 – Hank Williams marries Audrey Sheppard. It is her second marriage and
> his first. They will split in 1948, but reunite the following year, and
> stay together until their divorce in June 1952.
>
> 1944 – The single-engine plane of U.S. Army Major and bandleader Glenn
> Miller disappears in thick fog somewhere over the English Channel. The fate
> of Miller and his passengers, en route to play a Christmas concert in Paris
> with his Air Force band, has never been determined. Miller is listed as
> “missing in action.”
>
> 1955 – Johnny Cash releases his single, “Folsom Prison Blues” b/w “So
> Doggone Lonesome” on Sun Records.
>
> 1956 – Elvis Presley makes his last appearance on the Louisiana Hayride.
>
> 1957 – Mitch Miller and Sammy Davis, Jr. blast rock and roll, calling it
> “the comic books of music,” in a syndicated radio talk show hosted by
> Davis. Also on the show is MGM label president Arnold Maxim who disagrees,
> stating he sees no end to the fad in the near future.
>
> 1958 – Billboard's year-end review declares Domenico Modugno's "Volare"
> 1958's biggest-selling pop song, and gives R&B honors to Chuck Willis'
> "Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes." LP honors go to the My Fair Lady original
> cast recording, and EP honors to Elvis Presley's Jailhouse Rock.
>
> 1959 – The Everly Brothers record “Let It Be Me” at Bell Sound Studio in
> New York City.
>
> 1962 – The Beatles play two shows at the Majestic Ballroom in Birkenhead:
> the first is a regular gig, but the second is for the Mersey Beat poll
> awards, which begins at midnight and has the group closing the show at 4 AM
> the next morning.
>
> 1963 – Al Hirt performs “Java” on The Ed Sullivan Show. Also on the show
> is singer Georgia Brown.
>
> 1964 – Glenn Yarbrough records "Baby The Rain Must Fall" at RCA Studios
> in Hollywood.
>
> 1964 – Dusty Springfield is deported from South Africa for performing for
> a mixed audience.
>
> 1966 – At EMI Studios in London, George Martin records the brass and
> orchestra sections for “Strawberry Fields Forever,” after which John Lennon
> records and double-tracks his vocals. Martin makes a rough mix of the song,
> and four acetates are cut for the group to take home.
>
> 1967 – The Beach Boys have a meeting with the Maharishi Mahesh
> Yogi<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharishi_Mahesh_Yogi>
> at a UNICEF <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNICEF> Variety Gala in Paris,
> France.
>
> 1968 – Stevie Wonder and The Brooklyn Bridge appear on The Ed Sullivan
> Show. Jane Morgan and Anna Maria Alberghetti also perform on the show.
>
> 1968 – Jefferson Airplane appears on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour,
> performing their latest single "Crown Of Creation," after which singer
> Grace Slick - already in partial blackface - gives the fist-in-the-air
> "black power” salute.
>
> 1969 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono launch their War Is Over campaign, having
> billboards installed with the message, “WAR IS OVER! (IF YOU WANT IT) Happy
> Christmas from John and Yoko,” in 11 cities around the world, including New
> York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Rome, Athens, Amsterdam, Berlin, Paris ,
> London, Tokyo and Hong Kong. In the evening, UNICEF holds their Peace For
> Christmas charity concert at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, featuring the
> UK debut of The Plastic Ono Band, as well as The Rascals, Desmond Dekker
> and The Aces, and Blue Mink and Black Velvet. On this evening, The Plastic
> Ono Band consists of John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and the majority of the touring
> Delaney and Bonnie band, including George Harrison, Eric Clapton and
> Delaney Bramlett on guitars, Bonnie Bramlett on tambourine, Alan White and
> Jim Gordon on drums, Billy Preston on organ, Klaus Voormann on bass, with
> Bobby Keys on the sax and Jim Price on trumpet. It is Lennon's last stage
> appearance in England.
>
> 1973 – Jermaine Jackson marries Hazel Gordy, the daughter of Motown
> founder Berry Gordy. They stay married 15 years.
>
> 1973 – Aerosmith and Billy Preston lip-synch performances on American
> Bandstand.
>
> 1973 – Elvis Presley records “Promised Land” at Stax Studio in Memphis.
>
> 1975 – Cat Stevens appears at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
>
> 1977 – The Who perform a secret concert for fan club members at London's
> Shepperton Studios, with the show being filmed for Jeff Stein's upcoming
> Who documentary, The Kids Are Alright.
>
> 1977 – The Sex Pistols are refused entry into the U.S. two days before a
> scheduled appearance on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, citing Johnny Rotten’s
> drug conviction, Steve Jones’ criminal record, and Paul Cook’s and Sid
> Vicious’ “moral turpitude.”
>
> 1977 – Crystal Gayle records “Talking In Your Sleep” at Jack’s Tracks
> studio in Nashville.
>
> 1977 – Jerry Lee Lewis records “I’ll Find It Where I Can” in Nashville,
> Tennessee.
>
> 1979 – U2 plays a free gig at the Windsor Castle Pub in London: their
> first and only appearance at the venue.
>
> 1979 – Country music singer Alan Jackson marries his high school
> sweetheart, Denise Jackson. They are still married.
>
> 1982 – Country music artist Ronnie Milsap records "Stranger In My House"
> at Groundstar Laboratory in Nashville.
>
> 1984 – Olivia Newton-John marries actor Matt Lattanzi: the first marriage
> for each party. They stay married 11 years.
>
> 1988 – James Brown is sentenced to six and a half years in a South
> Carolina prison for his interstate car chase and numerous drugs, firearms,
> and assault offenses. He will serve a little more than two years.
>
> 1990 – Rod Stewart, 45, marries 21-year old model Rachel Hunter in
> Hollywood. They split after nine years, but remain married for another six
> before divorcing.
>
> 1990 – Former ABBA singer Agnetha Fältskog marries Swedish surgeon Thomas
> Sonnenfeld. They stay married two years.
>
> 1993 – After 13 years, John Williams makes his final appearance as
> conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra.
>
> 1994 – Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora marries actress Heather Locklear.
> The marriage lasts 10 years.
>
> 1997 – The Spice Girls movie, Spice World, premieres at the Empire in
> Leicester Square in London.
>
> 1998 – Former Backstreet Boys roadie Michael Barrett files a $3 million
> lawsuit against the group, citing physical damages from a 50 lb. cannon
> which fell on his head during a show.
>
> 1998 – After an eight-year court battle, Andrew Lloyd Webber is acquitted of
> plagiarism charges for his theme from The Phantom Of The Opera. Baltimore
> songwriter Ray Repp sued Webber for copying his song “Till You.”
>
> 1999 – Boy George is knocked unconscious when a mirror ball falls on his
> head during a show at a club in Dorset, England.
>
> 1999 – Former manager of The Sex Pistols Malcolm McLaren announces he is
> running for Mayor of London.
>
> 2001 – Joe Walsh receives an honorary doctorate of music from Kent State
> University in Ohio.
>
> 2003 – Courtney Love is sentenced to 18 months in drug rehabilitation
> after admitting in court to being under the influence of cocaine and
> opiates when arrested. As part of her sentence, she is banned from taking
> non-prescription drugs, drinking alcohol or being in places that serve
> alcohol.
>
> 2004 – James Brown undergoes prostate surgery at the Midtown Urology
> Surgical Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
>
> 2008 – Madonna pays former husband Guy Ritchie more than £50 million as
> part of their divorce settlement.
>
> 2008 – Chuck Berry’s home in St. Louis, where he wrote most of his early
> hit songs, is added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
>
> 2010 – Various Pink Floyd items are sold at an Entertainment Memorabilia
> auction by Bonhams in Knightsbridge, London, including a demo pressing of
> the single “Point Me To The Sky” b/w “Careful With That Axe Eugene,” and a
> demo pressing of the Syd Barrett single “Octopus” b/w “Golden Hair” from
> 1969.
>
> 2012 – The Rolling Stones perform their fifth and final concert of their
> 50th anniversary mini-tour at the Prudential Center in Newark. New Jersey.
> Guests joining the group on stage include former Stones guitarist Mick
> Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga, The Black Keys and John Mayer.
>
> 2012 – Paul McCartney makes his fourth appearance as the musical guest on
> NBC’s Saturday Night Live, performing his holiday tune, “Wonderful
> Christmastime.” McCartney is then joined on stage by guitarist Joe Walsh
> for the song “My Valentine.” Later in the show, Paul performs for the
> second time in three days with the former members of Nirvana for the song
> “Cut Me Some Slack.”
>
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