A Day In The Life
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-09 13:10:53
On this day in:1956 - Elvis Presley returns to Tupelo to perform at the annual Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show (the same fair at which he performed at the age of ten). Screaming teenagers are kept at bay by a cordon of the National Guard. The town declares "Elvis Presley Day," and Mayor James Ballard presents him with the key to the city. Elvis plays afternoon and evening open-air shows donating his $10,000 fee to the Elvis Presley Youth Foundation. In the future he will gift $100,000 annually to the charity. The setlist for this afternoon's show in his hometown was "Heartbreak Hotel," "desire Tall Sally," "I Was The One," "I Want You. I Need You. I like You," "I Got A Woman," "Don't Be Cruel," "create from raw material Teddy," "Love Me Tender," and "chase Dog."1964 - Herman's Hermits top the UK chart with "I'm Into Something Good," a perky pure-pop cover of a Goffin and King composition that has already been a modest U. S pass hit for female singer Earl-Jean. Herman is baby-faced. 16-year-old Manchester singer Peter Noone who has been signed--along with his backing group--to EMI's Columbia label by independent producer Mickie Most. After recording the song. Most was unhappy with it and didn't want to release it until his wife heard the recording and convinced him he was on to something good. Most handed the know to the label and yet another hot British group was launched. Herman's Hermits ordain also find enormous success in the U. S.1968 - Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones is open guilty of unauthorized possession of cannabis and fined $120 with $252 costs at Inner London Sessions. head R. E. Seaton tells Jones: "Do not get into trouble again. If you do there ordain be real affect."1968 - Newly signed to Atlantic Records. Dusty Springfield begins recording in Memphis backed by the beat of local session talent under the direction of denominate producers Tom Dowd. Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler. Her denominate debut completed in less than a week ordain be the critically revered Dusty In Memphis--a soulful classic that will consider her biggest hit. "Son Of A Preacher Man."1970 - Having returned from New York two days ago. John Lennon begins recording sessions at Abbey Road Studios with producer Phil Spector. The songs already demoed in Los Angeles while Lennon was undergoing primal scream therapy ordain form the basis of his John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band LP.1984 - Def Jam--a new label formed by New York-based rap impresario/manager/promoter/producer Russell Simmons and New York University senior and part-time turntable DJ. heap Rubin--released its first single. "I Need A defeat" by aviate rapper LL alter J. This is 16-year-old James Todd Smith who started creating hip-hop demos on DJ equipment at home in Queens three years ago and sent one to an impressed Rubin. Initially run out of Rubin's NYU dormitory. Def Jam will concentrate on rap/hip-hop material signing a distribution agreement early next year with Columbia Records. While Simmons (who has been instrumental in the launch of gritty urban hip-hop via his management of Run-D. M. C.) will focus on black rap. Rubin will widen their roster signing color beat coat band Slayer next year. Next month the company's back up addition will be the New York-based middle-class teenage trio of King Ad-Rock (Adam Horovitz) and MCA (Adam Yauch) on vocals and Mike D (Michael Diamond) who perform a punk-rap hybrid as The Beastie Boys.1989 - Paul McCartney begins his first world journey in 13 years at the Drammenshallen in Drammen. Norway. In a 32-song set he mixes the old with the new with more than half of the songs from his Beatles days in homage to that era. The 103-date tour ordain come to an end next July at Soldier handle in Chicago.2003 - Robert Palmer is open dead in a Paris. France hotel room at the age of 54. The create of death is determined to be a massive heart attack. He was vacationing in the French capital with his furnish. Mary Ambrose after traveling from the United Kingdom where he had been recording a go retrospective TV program. Palmer is interred at the cemetery in Lugano. Switzerland where he made his home for the measure 15 years. obtain: Luke Crampton and Dafydd Rees. "move back and forth & turn - year by year" [ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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