ON THIS DAY IN MUSIC

October 8th

1964 - The Beatles

Working at Abbey Road studios in London, The Beatles recorded their next single ‘She's a Woman’ in seven takes plus overdubs, recording the song from start to finish in five hours.

1965 - The Rolling Stones

During a UK The Rolling Stones appeared at The ABC, Stockton on Tees. Also on the bill, Spencer Davis Group, Unit Four + 2, The Checkmates, The End, and Charles Dickens and The Habits.

1966 - Cream

Cream drummer Ginger Baker collapsed during a gig at Sussex University, England after playing a 20 minute drum solo. He later recovered in a local hospital.

1967 - Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix, Arthur Brown and John's Children and not forgetting the Cryin Shames (sic?) all appeared at the Saville Theatre in London, England.

1969 - David Bowie

David Bowie played the first of a 10 date tour supporting Humble Pie at Coventry Theatre, Coventry, England. Fronted by former Small Faces singer Steve Marriott and featuring Bowies old school friend Peter Frampton. Frampton’s father, Owen taught Art at Beckenham Technical School were Bowie was a pupil. Another of his pupils was George Underwood, who became a painter and designed three David Bowie album covers, Space Oddity, Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust.

1971 - Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin II was enjoying its 100th week on the UK album charts. It was the band's first album to hit No.1 in the US, knocking The Beatles' Abbey Road twice from the top spot, where it remained for seven weeks. When first released the album had advance orders of 400,000 copies in the USA, (the advertising campaign was built around the slogan Led Zeppelin II Now Flying).

pretty sure loved Led Zepp II as much as the first album . . . the shock at the super human sounds not least Robert soaring vocal skills and Jimmy's ability to come up with a killer riff

1987 - Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His film biography, Hail, Hail Rock & Roll also premiered on the same night.

1988 - U2

On their 12th single release, U2 scored their first UK No.1 with 'Desire.' The track which was also a US No.3 hit was taken from their album 'Rattle And Hum.'

1988 - Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side of The Moon' finally left Billboard's Hot 200 Album Chart after a record breaking 741 weeks. I became convinced to finally leave them alone now after the amateurish, sophomoric lyricism and naivety of the Floyd left me cold at this point . . .  no fun and nothing original at all! Much as I still loved the other members , Gilmore and Wright and Mason, I couldn't really believe the Waters material could be this bad! (Hence why IMHO the last 16 album box set can be done entirely without him!) 

2000 - Radiohead

Radiohead started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart their fourth studio album 'Kid A'. The album became the first Radiohead release to debut at No.1 in the US.

2003 - Chris Martin

Coldplay singer Chris Martin asked Australian police to drop a charge of malicious damage after allegedly attacking a photographer's car. Martin was charged in July after breaking a windscreen with a rock after being photographed surfing. Martin did not appear in court at Byron Bay, New South Wales, when his lawyer, Megan Cusack, asked for the charge to be dropped.

2004 - Britney Spears

Britney Spears split with the manager who had guided her career since she was 13 years old. Larry Rudolph said he and the singer had "mutually agreed not to renew their nine-year management relationship". Can never help but see the narrowness of the gene pool of the no taste of several generation of poor white trash but Barbie in the trailer park about covers the style

2006 - The Killers

The Killers started a three week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Sam's Town' the US bands second album.

2007 - Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys were named the best act in the world at this year's Q Awards held in London. Best album went to Amy Winehouse for Back to Black and Muse won Best live act. The icon of the year went to Sir Paul McCartney, former Blur frontman Damon Albarn took the prize for inspiration, Classic songwriter award went to Billy Bragg and Lifetime achievement award went to Johnny Marr. The late Tony Wilson, founder of Manchester's Factory Records was named Q's hero.

any excuse . . . . . . 

2012 - The Beatles

Record label bosses at EMI recalled a vinyl, anniversary edition of The Beatles' hit single 'Love Me Do' after discovering they had accidentally pressed a version that included session musician Andy White playing drums instead of Ringo Starr. Copies of the disc featuring the wrong version were reportedly selling on eBay.

2013 - Philip Chevron

Philip Chevron, the guitarist with Irish folk-punk band The Pogues, died of cancer aged 56. He formed punk band The Radiators From Space in 1976 before joining The Pogues, who became best known for their 1987 Christmas hit single 'Fairytale of New York' featuring Kirsty MacColl.


Phil singing his heart out on Thousand are Sailing on St Patricks Day

BIRTHDAYS

1947 - Sheila Ferguson

American singer Sheila Ferguson from The Three Degrees, (singing lead vocals on most of the group's biggest hits), most notably the 1974 'When Will I See You Again', which was a huge international success topping the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number 2 on the US chart. Favourite of Prince Charles!

what can he have seen in her!?

1945 - Ray Royer

Ray Royer, guitarist, Procol Harum, 1967 UK No.1 & US No.5 single 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale' (one of the few singles to have sold over 10 million copies) and scored the hits 'Homburg', 'Conquistador'.

1932 - Pete Drake

Nashville-based record producer and pedal steel guitar player Pete Drake. He played on such hits as Lynn Anderson's 'Rose Garden', Charlie Rich's 'Behind Closed Doors' several Bob Dylan's albums Nashville Skyline, 'Lay Lady Lay' and on John Wesley Harding's "Down Along the Cove" and "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"even 'Self Portrait' and Tammy Wynette's 'Stand by Your Man'. Drake died on 29 July 1988 aged 55.