ON THIS DAY IN MUSIC!

May 28th

1964 - The Rolling Stones

The BBC received over 8,000 postal applications for tickets for The Rolling Stones' forthcoming appearance on the British TV show, Juke Box Jury. The British TV program stretches its rules to accommodate the five judges [rather than the traditional four]. However, the band's sullen demeanor creates plenty of press outrage the following day.

1966 - Percy Sledge

Percy Sledge started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'When A Man Loves A Woman'. A No.4 hit on the UK chart and No.2 when re-issued in 1987. Before the recording session, the song had no title or lyrics. The session proceeded with the expectation that Sledge would produce them for the vocal takes. When it came time to record the vocals, Sledge improvised the lyrics with minimal pre-planning, using the melody as a guide for rhythm and phrasing. The performance was so convincing that others working on the session assumed Sledge had the lyrics written down.

1966 - The Beatles

All four Beatles spent the day with Bob Dylan in his room at the Mayfair hotel in London, England, watching rushes of D.A. Pennebakers's forthcoming documentary film, Dont Look Back, which covered Dylan's 1965 concert tour of the United Kingdom.

1969 - Marianne Faithfull

Rolling Stone Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull were arrested at their London home and charged with possession of cannabis, they were both later released on £50 ($85) bail.

Marianne and Mick leave court

1973 - Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of The Moon was on both the UK and US album charts. It remained in the US charts for 741 discontinuous weeks from 1973 to 1988, longer than any other album in history. (After moving to the Billboard Top Pop Catalog Chart, the album notched up a further 759 weeks, and had reached a total of over 1,500 weeks on the combined charts by May 2006).

Didn't like it when it came out and I don't care for it now. Can't recall the last time I listened to it. Many years ago now and find it clumsy and cloying, hackneyed and clichéd. Dave Gilmour's work I still enjoy but on his own or covering past work in live concerts that I have enjoyed. 

BIRTHDAYS!

1910 - T-Bone Walker

American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, T-Bone Walker who was a pioneer and innovator of the jump blues and electric blues sound. His most famous song, 'Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)' was released in 1947. He died of bronchial pneumonia on 16 March 1975 at the age of 64.

The writer of one off the first blues tracks I loved and that is Chris Farlowe's version of 'Stormy Monday' I bought when I was about 13. Released as Little Joe Cook because it was thought no-one would believe it was a white guy singing. The band was the Thunderbirds and featured the legendary Albert Lee allegedly recorded in a break from recording . . . . . . . 

One of the greatest bluesmen who ever drew breath and picked up a geetar!