Music Almanac: October 25, 2017

Birthdays 

• 1912 - Minnie Pearl (d. 1996)
• 1932 - Andy Star (born Franklin Gulledge) (d. 2003)
• 1937 - Jeanne Black (d. 2014)
• 1941 - Helen Reddy (76)
• 1943 - Roy Lynes (Status Quo) (74)
• 1944 - Jon Anderson (Yes) (73)
• 1944 - Taffy Danoff (born Taffy Nivert) (Starland Vocal Band) (73)
• 1946 - John Hall (Equals) (71)
• 1947 - Glen Tipton (Judas Priest) (70)
• 1950 - Chris Norman (Smokie) (67)
• 1951 - Richard Lloyd (Television) (66)
• 1955 - Matthias Jabs (Scorpions) (62)
• 1957 - Robbie Macintosh (Pretenders) (60)
• 1958 - Mark Miller (Sawyer Brown) (59)
• 1959 - Christina Amphlett (Divinyls) (d. 2013)
• 1961 - Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chickenfoot) (56)
• 1963 - John Leven (Europe) (54)
• 1968 - Speech (born Todd Thomas) (Arrested Development) (49)
• 1970 - Ed Robertson (Barenaked Ladies) (47)
• 1970 - Chely Wright (47)
• 1981 - Romeo (born Jerome Jones) (36)
• 1984 - Katy Perry (born Kathrine Hudson) (33)
• 1984 - Sara Lumholdt (A-Teens) (33)
• 1985 - Ciara (born Ciara Harris) (32)

Deaths

• 1984 - Johnnie Lee Wills - Heart complications (72)
• 1985 - Gary Holton (Heavy Metal Kids) - Heroin overdose (33)
• 1991 - Bill Graham - Helicopter crash (60)
• 1992 - Roger Miller - Lung cancer (56)
• 1993 - Howie Blauvelt (Hassles (Billy Joel's first band) - Heart attack
• 2002 - Richard Harris - Hodgkin's lymphoma (72)
• 2004 - John Peel (influential British DJ) - Heart attack (65)
• 2010 - Gregory Isaacs - Lung cancer (59)
• 2014 - Jack Bruce - Liver disease (71)

On This Day

• 1958 - Cliff Richard made his radio debut on the BBC's Saturday Club.
• 1960 - Former schoolmates Mick Jagger and Keith Richards meet on a train ride.
• 1968 - Led Zeppelin plays for the first time since changing their name from the New Yardbirds at Surrey University in England.
• 1968 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono announced they were to be parents; however, Ono later miscarries.
• 1980 - New Order played live for the first time in Manchester, England.
• 1986 - Mark Knopfler broke his collarbone after crashing in a celebrity car race before the Australian Grand Prix.
• 1988 - Chico and Bobby DeBarge were convicted of trafficking cocaine.
• 1995 - Cliff Richard received his knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II.
• 1997 - Johnny Cash announced that he was suffering from Parkinson's Disease during a show in Michigan.
• 2002 - A home owned by Aretha Franklin in Bloomfield, MI burned to the ground. She had not lived in it in two years.
• 2003 - The 17th edition of the Bridge School Benefit concert was held in Mountain View, CA with performances including Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Dave Matthews Band, Neil Young, Pearl Jam, Willie Nelson, Pearl Jam, Incubus, Dashboard Confessional and Wilco
• 2005 - Charlie Daniels was named BMI Icon at the BMI Country Awards. 
• 2006 - Ronnie James Dio announced he was reuniting with his edition of Black Sabbath (Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward) under the name Heaven and Hell.
• 2006 - Andy Taylor quit Duran Duran.
• 2007 - Hank Williams, Jr. was honored at the CMT Giants concert in Los Angeles
• 2008 - Craig Morgan became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Kristy Lee Cook made her Opry debut. 

Marriages

• 1996 - Paula Abdul and Brad Beckerman
• 2003 - Dave Buckner (Papa Roach) and Mia Tyler

Released

• 1968 - Electric Ladyland - Jimi Hendrix Experience
• 1969 - Ummagumma - Pink Floyd
• 1972 - A Good Feeling to Know - Poco
• 1994 - Bedtime Stories - Madonna
• 2010 - Speak Now - Taylor Swift

Broadcasts

• 1964 - Ed Sullivan Show - Rolling Stones (first appearance)
• 2006 - Oprah Winfrey - Madonna

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1980 - Woman in Love - Barbra Streisand (3 weeks)
• 1986 - True Colors - Cyndi Lauper (2 weeks)
• 2008 - Womanizer - Britney Spears (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. Albums 

• 1947 - Dorothy Shay Sings - Dorothy Shay (1 week (4 previous weeks))
• 1980 - Guilty - Barbra Streisand (2 weeks)
• 1986 - Slippery When Wet - Bon Jovi (1 week)
• 1997 - The Velvet Rope - Janet Jackson (1 week)
• 2003 - Chick*N*Beer - Ludacris (1 week)
• 2014 - Old Boots, New Dirt - Jason Aldean (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles

• 1975 - To Each His Own - Faith, Hope & Charity (1 week)
• 1986 - Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott (2 weeks)
• 2008 - Spotlight - Jennifer Hudson (2 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles

• 1969 - The Ways to Love a Man - Tammy Wynette (2 weeks)
• 1975 - San Antonio Stroll - Tanya Tucker (1 week)
• 1986 - Cry - Crystal Gayle (1 week)
• 1997 - Everywhere - Tim McGraw (2 weeks)
• 2003 - Tough Little Boys - Gary Allan (2 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles

• 1986 - I'll Be Over You - Toto (2 weeks)

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 1969 - Sugar Sugar - Archies (8 weeks)
• 1975 - I Only Have Eyes For You - Art Garfunkel (2 weeks)
• 1980 - Woman in Love - Barbra Streisand (3 weeks)
• 1997 - Spice Up Your Life - Spice Girls (1 week)
• 2003 - Hole in the Head - Sugarbabes (1 week)

Number Ones – U.K. Albums 

• 1975 - 40 Golden Greats - Jim Reeves (3 weeks)
• 2008 - Perfect Symetry - Keane (1 week)
• 2014 - Chapter One - Ella Henderson (1 week)