Posted on 11/23/2007 5:32:40 PM PST by andyssister
Today in music history-
Spooky Tooth called it quits in 1974, after releasing seven albums since 1968. They had several shifts in personnel, and saw the likes of Gary Wright, Mick Jones (later with Foreigner), Chris Stainton (who went on to work with Joe Cocker), Henry McCullough (recruited by Paul McCartney and Wings) and vocalist Mike Harrison. They were an all-British band but never charted at home, experiencing their greatest success in the U.S.
Jerry Lee Lewis was arrested for the second time in two days in 1976. He was arrested on a drunk driving charge and then the next day, drove to Graceland demanding to see Elvis Presley, while waving a pistol at the Memphis mansion. Two months previously, Lewis literally almost became “The Killer” when he shot holes through his office door, hitting Norman Owens, his bass player, in the chest. Owens recovered and later sued.
Tom Evans of Badfinger committed suicide on November 23rd, 1983, not long after a heated telephone argument with bandmate, Joey Molland. Fellow group member, Pete Ham, also hanged himself, back in 1975. Their last album had been Say No More, from 1981.
Big Joe Turner died in 1985. He was one of the first artists to play rock and roll when he had a hit with “Shake, Rattle and Roll” in 1954. The song was soon covered by Bill Haley and His Comets. Likewise, Turner preceded B.B. King with “Sweet Sixteen,” and wrote “Honey Hush,” a hit song also recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis and Paul McCartney.
1987, Sly Stone was charged with possession of cocaine in Santa Monica.
1979, Keith Richard's girlfriend Anita Pallenburg was cleared by a court of shooting a man found dead at her home.
1956, sheet metal worker Louis Balint was arrested after punching Elvis Presley at a Hotel in Toledo. Balint claimed that his wife's love for Elvis had caused his marriage to break up. He was fined $19.60 but ended up being jailed because he was unable to pay the fine.
Sheet metal worker Louis Balint was arrested after punching Elvis Presley at a Hotel in Toledo. Balint claimed that his wife's love for Elvis had caused his marriage to break up. He was fined $19.60 but ended up being jailed because he was unable to pay the fine.
Birthdays include...
1954,Bruce Hornsby
1949, Sandra Stevens, Brotherhood Of Man,
1949, Alan Paul, singer, Manhattan Transfer
1940, Freddie Marsden, Gerry And The Pacemakers
OK, that was an SNL skit, right?
Yup. A favorite SNL clip, Dennis Miller pissing Joe Walsh off by introducing the wrong song, isn’t on YouTube anymore.
Oh boy, thank you for posting that. That song and I go way back.
Think any of those starship dudes were straight? Gaaaaaaaaayyyyyyuh.
Ok, how about an actually good song from then...
Don’t need a gun, Billy Idol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM-SljDTTLA
A very good song, great video too. Kind of a D Day, Elvis Prestley thing... Very gripping song, makes me think of Saving Private Ryan.
My Chemical Romance - The Ghost Of You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sJqEccwliQ
Stupid Youtube...
My Chemical Romance - The Ghost Of You
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