Music Almanac: October 20, 2017

Birthdays 

• 1885 - Jelly Roll Morton (d. 1941)
• 1908 - Stuart Hamblen (d. 1989) 
• 1913 - Grandpa Jones (born Louis Jones) (d. 1998)
• 1934 - Eddie Harris (d. 1996)
• 1937 - Wanda Jackson (80)
• 1938 - Kathy Kirby (d. 2011)
• 1939 - Jay Siegel (Tokens) (78)
• 1939 - Ray Jones (Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas) (d. 2000)
• 1942 - John Carter (born John Shakespeare) (producer, songwriter) (75)
• 1945 - Ric Lee (Ten Years After) (72)
• 1950 - Tom Petty (d. 2017)
• 1951 - Al Greenwood (Foreigner) (66)
• 1958 - Mark King (Level 42) (59)
• 1958 - Ricky Byrd (Joan Jett & the Blackhearts) (59)
• 1964 - Jim Sonefeld (Hootie & the Blowfish) (56)
• 1964 - Dave Ryan (Lemonheads) (56)
• 1965 - Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub) (52)
• 1966 - Fred Coury (Cinderella) (51)
• 1971 - Snoop Dogg (46)
• 1971 - Dannii Minogue (46)
• 1971 - Jimi Westbrook (Little Big Town) (46)
• 1976 - Tom Wisniewski (MxPx) (41)
• 1977 - Nick Hodgson (Kaiser Chiefs) (40)
• 1978 - Paul Wilson (Snow Patrol) (39)
• 1980 - Gary Jarman (Cribs) (37)
• 1989 - Jess Glynne (28)

Deaths

• 1977 - Ronnie Van Zandt (Lynyrd Skynyrd) - Plane crash (29)
• 1977 - Cassie Gaines (Lynyrd Skynyrd) - Plane crash (29)
• 1977 - Steve Gaines (Lynyrd Skynyrd) - Plane crash (28)
• 1983 - Merle Travis - Heart attack (65)
• 1997 - Henry Vestine (Canned Heat) - Heart and respiratory failure (52)
• 2007 - Paul Raven (Killing Joke) - Heart attack (46)
• 2010 - Ari Up (born Ariane Forster) (Slits) - Cancer (48)
• 2011 - Barry Feinstein (music photographer) (80)

On This Day

• 1951 - Hank Williams signed a movie contract with MGM.
• 1960 - The Elvis Presley film G.I. Blues premiered
• 1962 - LeRoy Van Dyke joined the Grand Ole Opry.
• 1964 - The Rolling Stones played their first live show in France at the Paris Olympia. The show ended in a riot.
• 1966 - Del Reeves became a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
• 1967 - Davy Jones opened a boutique in Greenwich Village, New York.
• 1976 - The Song Remains the Same, the Led Zeppelin concert film, premiered in New York.
• 1978 - The Police played live for the first time in the U.S. at CBGBs in New York.
• 1992 - The movie Pure Country, starring George Strait, premiered in Nashville. 
• 1994 - Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young joined Bob Dylan on stage at the Roseland Ballroom in New York.
• 1996 - Mark Morrison was arrested for conspiracy to rob a London store.
• 1999 - Ricky Martin started a North American tour in Miami, FL.
• 1999 - Johnny Cash was admitted to the hospital for the second time in a year suffering from pneumonia. 
• 2000 - The Vocal Group Hall of Fame held their second induction ceremony for the 1999 and 2000 classes. New members for 1999 were The Ink Spots, The Imperials, Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, The Moonglows and The Four Seasons among others. 2000 inductees were The Flamingos, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, Dion & The Belmonts, The Drifters and The Mama’s & The Papa’s.
• 2003 - Cheryl Tweedy of Girls Alive was found guilty of assaulting a worker at a nightclub.
• 2003 - The Kills postponed a U.K. tour due to exhaustion.
• 2003 - Jimmy Cliff was awarded Jamaica's Order of Merit.
• 2005 - Rapper Sticky Fingaz was arrested after leaving an unlicensed gun in his New York hotel room.
• 2006 - The movie Flicka, starring Tim McGraw, premiered. 

Marriages

• 1991 - Clint Black and Lisa Hartman
• 1996 - Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison
• 2013 - Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock

Recorded

• 1955 - The Banana Boat Song (Day-O) - Harry Belafonte
• 1965 - We Can Work it Out - Beatles

Released

• 1962 - Big Girls Don't Cry - Four Seasons (single)
• 1969 - The Wedding Album - John Lennon & Yoko Ono
• 1973 - The Joker - Steve Miller Band (single)
• 1980 - Boy - U2
• 1992 - Erotica - Madonna
• 2009 - Southern Voice - Tim McGraw

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1962 - Monster Mash - Bobby Boris Pickett & the Crypt Kickers (2 weeks)
• 1973 - Angie - Rolling Stones (1 week)
• 1979 - Rise - Herb Alpert (2 weeks)
• 1990 - I Don't Have a Heart - James Ingram
• 2001 - I'm Real (Murder Remix) - Jennifer Lopez Featuring Ja Rule (2 weeks (3 previous weeks))

Number Ones – U.S. Albums 

• 1945 - Selections From Going My Way - Bing Crosby (6 weeks)
• 1956 - Calypso - Harry Belafonte (7 weeks (4 previous weeks))
• 1962 - Peter, Paul & Mary - Peter, Paul & Mary (6 weeks)
• 2001 - Pain is Love - Ja Rule (2 weeks)
• 2007 - Magic - Bruce Springsteen (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles

• 1962 - Do You Love Me - Contours (1 week)
• 1973 - Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips (4 weeks)
• 2012 - Diamonds - Rihanna (14 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles

• 1958 - City Lights - Ray Price (13 weeks)
• 1979 - All the Gold in California - Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers (2 weeks)
• 1984 - I Don't Know a Thing About Love (The Moon Song) - Conway Twitty (1 week)
• 2007 - Love Me If You Can - Toby Keith (1 week)
• 2012 - We Are Never Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift (9 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles

• 1962 - I Remember You - Frank Ifield (1 week)
• 2007 - Home - Daughtry (2 weeks (8 previous weeks))

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 1960 - Only the Lonely - Roy Orbison (2 weeks)
• 1979 - Video Killed the Radio Star - Buggles (1 week)
• 1984 - Freedom - Wham! (3 weeks)
• 2012 - Don't You Worry Child - Swedish House Mafia Featuring John Martin (1 week)

Number Ones – U.K. Albums 

• 1962 - The Best of Ball, Barber & Bilk - Kenny Ball, Chris Barber & Mr. Acker Bilk (1 week)
• 1990 - Some Friendly - Charlatans (1 week)
• 2007 - Change - Sugarbabes (1 week)
• 2012 - Babel - Mumford & Sons (2 weeks (1 previous week))
• 2016 - Revolution Radio - Green Day (1 week)