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 act at the annual Mississippi-Alabama bring together 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 donate $100,000 annually to the charity. The setlist for this afternoon's show in his hometown was "Heartbreak Hotel," "Long Tall Sally," "I Was The One," "I be You. I Need You. I like You," "I Got A Woman," "Don't Be Cruel," "Ready 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 adjoin of a Goffin and King composition that has already been a modest U. S summer 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 master to the label and yet another hot British group was launched. Herman's Hermits will also sight 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 will be real affect."1968 - Newly signed to Atlantic Records. Dusty Springfield begins recording in Memphis backed by the cream of local session talent under the direction of label producers Tom Dowd. Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler. Her label debut completed in less than a week will 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 emit therapy will 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. Rick Rubin--released its first single. "I Need A defeat" by aviate rapper LL Cool J. This is 16-year-old James Todd Smith who started creating hip-hop demos on DJ equipment at domiciliate in Queens three years ago and sent one to an impressed Rubin. Initially run out of Rubin's NYU dormitory. Def Jam ordain change state on rap/hip-hop material signing a distribution agreement early next year with Columbia Records. While Simmons (who has been instrumental in the open of gritty urban hip-hop via his management of Run-D. M. C.) will cerebrate on black rap. Rubin ordain widen their roster signing color thrash metal bind Slayer next year. Next month the affiliate's second 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 act 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 journey will go 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 cause of death is determined to be a massive heart contend. He was vacationing in the French capital with his partner. Mary Ambrose after traveling from the United Kingdom where he had been recording a career retrospective TV schedule. Palmer is interred at the cemetery in Lugano. Switzerland where he made his home for the measure 15 years. Source: Luke Crampton and Dafydd Rees. "Rock & Roll - year by year" [ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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