Today in the History of Rock.......
1928
Tom Donahue was born.
1941
Ronald Isley was born.
1943
Hilton Valentine, guitarist for the Animals, is born.
1951
Roy Brown hits #6 on the R&B chart with "Bar Room Blues".
1951
Percy Mayfield hit #8 on the R&B chart with "What A Fool I Am".
1955
Roy Hamilton hits #1 on the R&B chart and #6 on the pop chart with "Unchained Melody" and #10 on the R&B chart with "Forgive This Fool".
1955
Chuck Berry records "Maybellene" – an uptempo rewrite of the country-flavored "Ida Red" – with pianist Johnnie Johnson, bass player Willie Dixon and drummer Jasper Thomas. It is the first of Berry's many hits for Chess Records.
1956
Brenda Lee signs with Decca Records.
1966
'If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears' -- a vocal-group classic that includes "California Dreamin'" and "Monday, Monday" -- reaches #1. Its 105-week tenure on the album chart surpasses that of any Beatles album save 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.'
1966
The Byrd's "Eight Miles High" is banned by some radio stations because of the lyrics' alleged drug references.
1972
Oh Girl (Chi-Lites) was a hit.
1973
'Call Me,' the quintessential Al Green album, is released. It yields three hits: “You Ought to Be With Me” (#1 R&B, #3 pop), “Call Me (Come Back Home)” (#2 R&B, #10 pop), “Here I Am (Come and Take Me)” (#2 R&B, #10 pop).
1977
“First Cut Is the Deepest,” Rod Stewart’s interpretation of a Cat Stevens songs, is lodged at #1 in the U.K., holding the Sex Pistols’ “God Save the Queen” at bay.
1977
“Sheena Is a Punk Rocker,” by the Ramones, enters the British singles charts, where it will peak at #22 – their first Top Forty hit.
1981
Bob Marley is given a state funeral in Jamaica and buried at Nine Miles in St. Ann’s Parish, beside the house in which he was born.
1983
Def Leppard hits #12 with "Photograph".
1988
White Lion hits #8 with "Wait".
1992
MTV premieres "The Real World," a reality based soap opera. The 13-part series follows three months in the lives of seven young adults who meet for the first time and live in a New York City loft together.
1928
Tom Donahue was born.
1941
Ronald Isley was born.
1943
Hilton Valentine, guitarist for the Animals, is born.
1951
Roy Brown hits #6 on the R&B chart with "Bar Room Blues".
1951
Percy Mayfield hit #8 on the R&B chart with "What A Fool I Am".
1955
Roy Hamilton hits #1 on the R&B chart and #6 on the pop chart with "Unchained Melody" and #10 on the R&B chart with "Forgive This Fool".
1955
Chuck Berry records "Maybellene" – an uptempo rewrite of the country-flavored "Ida Red" – with pianist Johnnie Johnson, bass player Willie Dixon and drummer Jasper Thomas. It is the first of Berry's many hits for Chess Records.
1956
Brenda Lee signs with Decca Records.
1966
'If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears' -- a vocal-group classic that includes "California Dreamin'" and "Monday, Monday" -- reaches #1. Its 105-week tenure on the album chart surpasses that of any Beatles album save 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.'
1966
The Byrd's "Eight Miles High" is banned by some radio stations because of the lyrics' alleged drug references.
1972
Oh Girl (Chi-Lites) was a hit.
1973
'Call Me,' the quintessential Al Green album, is released. It yields three hits: “You Ought to Be With Me” (#1 R&B, #3 pop), “Call Me (Come Back Home)” (#2 R&B, #10 pop), “Here I Am (Come and Take Me)” (#2 R&B, #10 pop).
1977
“First Cut Is the Deepest,” Rod Stewart’s interpretation of a Cat Stevens songs, is lodged at #1 in the U.K., holding the Sex Pistols’ “God Save the Queen” at bay.
1977
“Sheena Is a Punk Rocker,” by the Ramones, enters the British singles charts, where it will peak at #22 – their first Top Forty hit.
1981
Bob Marley is given a state funeral in Jamaica and buried at Nine Miles in St. Ann’s Parish, beside the house in which he was born.
1983
Def Leppard hits #12 with "Photograph".
1988
White Lion hits #8 with "Wait".
1992
MTV premieres "The Real World," a reality based soap opera. The 13-part series follows three months in the lives of seven young adults who meet for the first time and live in a New York City loft together.