Music Almanac: October 21, 2017

Birthdays 

• 1915 - Owen Bradley (d. 1998)
• 1917 - Dizzy Gillespi (d. 1993)
• 1925 - Celia Cruz (d. 2003)
• 1925 - Doctor Ross (born Charles Ross) (d. 1993)
• 1935 - Mel Street (d. 1978)
• 1937 - Norman Wright (Del-Vikings) (d. 2010)
• 1940 - Manfred Mann (born Manfred Lubowitz) (77)
• 1941 - Steve Cropper (76)
• 1941 - Jimmy Beaumont (Skyliners) (d. 2017)
• 1942 - Elvin Bishop (75)
• 1943 - Ron Elliott (Beau Brummels) (74)
• 1945 - Kathy Young (Kathy Young & the Innocents) (72)
• 1946 - Lee Loughnane (Chicago) (71)
• 1946 - Tetsu Yamauchi (Free) (71)
• 1946 - Lux Interior (Cramps) (d. 2009)
• 1952 - Brent Mydland (Grateful Dead) (65)
• 1953 - Charlotte Caffey (Go-Go's) (64)
• 1953 - Eric Faulkner (Bay City Rollers) (64)
• 1957 - Steve Lukather (Toto) (60)
• 1957 - Julian Cope (Teardrop Explodes) (60)
• 1959 - Rose McDowell (Strawberry Switchblade) (58)
• 1964 - Jon Carin (Pink Floyd) (53)
• 1969 - Garfield Bright (Shai) (48)
• 1970 - Tony Mortimer (East 17) (47)
• 1971 - Nick Oliveri (Queens of the Stone Age) (46)
• 1972 - Matthew Friedberger (Fiery Furnaces) (45)
• 1973 - Charlie Lowell (Jars of Clay) (44)
• 1976 - Josh Ritter (41)
• 1980 - Brian Pittman (Reliant K) (37)

Deaths

• 1965 - Bill Black - Brain tumor (39)
• 1978 - Mel Street - Suicide (43)
• 1995 - Maxene Andrews (Andrews Sisters) - Heart attack (79)
• 1995 - Shannon Hoon (Blind Melon) - Cocaine overdose (28)
• 2003 - Elliott Smith - Stabbed (not known if suicide or homicide) (34)
• 2003 - Syl Rice (Flatlanders)
• 2006 - Sandy West (Runaways) - Lung cancer (47)
• 2007 - Paul Fox (Ruts) - Lung cancer (56)
• 2013 - Sid Bernstein (promoter) (95)

On This Day

• 1957 - Elvis Presley's film Jailhouse Rock premiered.
• 1975 - Elton John received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• 1976 - Keith Moon played his last show with the Who at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.
• 1978 - The Clash fired manager Bernie Rhodes and replaced him with Caroline Coon from Melody Maker.
• 1985 - Carl Perkins was the subject of a tribute concert at London's Limehouse Studio with guests Rosanne Cash, Dave Edmunds, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Eric Clapton.
• 1992 - George Michael sued Sony over his contract. He would lose the case two years later.
• 1992 - Elton John sued the program Hard Copy for saying he moved to Atlanta to be near an AIDS treatment center.
• 1992 - Madonna released her book Sex.
• 1995 - Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day was arrested and fined $141 for mooning the audience in Milwaukee, WI.
• 1997 - The Guinness Book of World Records named Candle in the Wind 97 the biggest selling record of all time with 31.8 million in sales.
• 1998 - Paul Stanley and Bruce Kulick of Kiss were sued by Alice Cooper over their song Dreamin' which it is said sounds too much like his Eighteen.
• 2001 - Concerts were held in Madison Square Garden and RFK Stadium in Washington for the victims of the 9/11 attacks. Performers included Michael Jackson, Elton John, The Who, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, Aerosmith, *NSYNC, P Diddy, James Brown, Paul McCartney and David Bowie.
• 2001 - The Country Freedom Concert was held in Nashville with George Strait, Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Martina McBride, Lonestar, Hank Williams Jr., Tim McGraw, Trisha Yearwood, Vince Gill and Lee Ann Womack.
• 2003 - Destiny's Child was sued by a Miami producer who claimed they stole their song Survivor from him.
• 2003 - David Gest sued ex-wife Liza Minnelli for $10 million saying that she beat him up while drunk.
• 2003 - Elton John signed with Caesar's Palace to play 75 shows in their Colosseum.
• 2004 - Bo Diddley postponed a concert in California while he recovered from having a toe amputated. The operation was made necessary by his diabetes.
• 2007 - Kid Rock and members of his entourage were arrested in an Atlanta, GA Waffle House after a fight.
• 2012 - Gartha Brooks, Connie Smith and Hargus "Pig" Robbins were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. 
• 2014 - Wilko Johnson announced he was cured of his terminal pancreatic cancer.

Marriages

• 2007 - Joe Dee Messina and Chris Deffenbaugh

Recorded

• 1936 - Wabash Cannonball - Roy Acuff
• 1957 - Buzz, Buzz, Buzz - Bobby Day & the Hollywood Flames
• 1958 - True Love Ways, Raining in My Heart, Moondreams, It Doesn't Matter Anymore - Buddy Holly (final recording session)
• 1965 - Norwegian Wood, Nowhere Man - Beatles
• 1965 - Keep on Running - Spencer Davis Group

Released

• 1960 - Blue Angel - Roy Orbison (single)
• 1970 - New Morning - Bob Dylan

Broadcasts

• 1962 - Ed Sullivan - Cliff Richard
• 1965 - Shindig! - Dave Clark Five, Kingsmen
• 1966 - Ready Steady Go (U.K.) - Who

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1944 - You Always Hurt the One You Love - Mills Brothers (2 weeks (1 previous week)
• 1957 - Jailhouse Rock / Treat Me Nice - Elvis Presley (6 weeks)
• 1967 - To Sir With Love - Lulu (5 weeks)
• 1972 - My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry (2 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Albums 

• 1972 - Superfly - Curtis Mayfield (4 weeks)
• 1995 - Daydream - Mariah Carey (3 weeks)
• 2000 - Kid A - Radiohead (1 week)
• 2006 - The Open Door - Evanesence (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles

• 1944 - Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You - Nat King Cole Trio (4 weeks)
• 1957 - Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley (5 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles

• 1978 - Tear Time - Dave & Sugar (1 week)
• 1989 - Living Proof - Ricky Van Shelton (1 week)
• 1995 - She's Every Woman - Garth Brooks (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles

• 1967 - It Must Be Him - Vikki Carr (3 weeks)
• 1978 - Right Down the Line - Gerry Rafferty (3 weeks)
• 1989 - Healing Hands - Elton John (1 week)
• 2006 - Bad Day - Daniel Powter (1 week)

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 1989 - That's What I Like - Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers (3 weeks)
• 2000 - Beautiful Day - U2 (1 week)
• 2006 - Welcome to the Black - My Chemical Romance (2 weeks)

Number Ones – U.K. Albums 

• 1961 - The Black & White Minstrel Show -George Mitchell Minstrels (1 week (6 previous weeks))
• 1989 - Enjoy Yourself - Kylie Minogue (1 week)
• 1995 - Life - Simply Red (3 weeks)