Music Almanac: October 27, 2017

Birthdays

• 1933 - Floyd Cramer (d. 1997)
• 1939 - Dallas Frazier (78)
• 1939 - Ruby Wright (d. 2009)
• 1942 - Lee Greenwood (75)
• 1945 - Mark Ryan (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (72)
• 1949 - Byron Allred (Steve Miller Band) (68)
• 1949 - Jack Daniels (Highway 101) (68)
• 1949 - Garry Tallent (E-Street Band) (68)
• 1951 - K. K. Downing (Judas Priest) (66)
• 1953 - Peter Dodd (Thompson Twins) (64)
• 1956 - Hazel Dean (61)
• 1958 - Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran, Arcadia) (59)
• 1967 - Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots, Arcadia) (d. 2015)
• 1982 - Keri Hilson (35)
• 1984 - Kelly Osbourne (33)

Deaths

• 1980 - Steve Took (T Rex) - Choked on cherry (31)
• 1994 - Robert White (Funk Brothers) (57)
• 2002 - Tom Dowd (producer) - Emphysema (77)
• 2013 - Lou Reed - Liver Disease (71)

On This Day

• 1962 - Sonny James joined the Grand Ole Opry.
• 1969 - Muddy Waters was seriously injured in a car crash that killed three others.
• 1970 - Black Sabbath played their first live show in the U.S. at Glassboro State College.
• 1975 - Bruce Springsteen, a relative unknown, was on the cover of both Time and Newsweek.
• 1979 - Elton John collapsed from exhaustion while playing the Hollywood Bowl.
• 1988 - The U2 film Rattle and Hum premiered in Dublin, Ireland.
• 1988 - Def Leppard finished their Hysteria Tour in Tacoma, WA after 232 dates.
• 1989 - Adam Clayton of U2 was fined and had his drivers license suspended for one year after being found guilty of DWI.
• 1990 - Musical Youth's Michael Waite was sentenced to four years in prison for robbery.
• 1992 - Bo Diddley sued his manager who he claimed took $75,000 in unauthorized expenses.
• 1995 - Gloria Estefan performed for Pope John Paul II.
• 1995 - Yolanda Saldivar was sentenced to life in prison for the killing of singer Selena.
• 1997 - The publicist for Johnny Cash confirmed that he was suffering from Parkinson's disease.
• 1998 - Peggy Lee was hospitalized with a stroke.
• 1999 - Tina Turner announced that her Millennium 2000 Twenty Four Seven Tour would be her last.
• 2000 - Lonnie Donegan received his MBE from Queen Elizabeth.
• 2005 - Jay-Z and Naz put their feud to rest at a New York radio station concert.
• 2006 - Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth premiered her movie Perfect Partner in Montclair, NJ.
• 2007 - Howard Donald of Take That missed a show on the group's current tour due to a chest injury he sustained the previous show.
• 2009 - Eric Clapton canceled his appearance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 25th Anniversary Concert for gall stone surgery. Jeff Beck took his place.
• 2009 - Michael Jackson's film This is It was released simultaneously in fifteen cities around the world.
• 2013 - Kenny Rogers, Bobby Bare and Cowboy Jack Clement were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. 
• 2014 - Sting' musical, The Last Ship, opened on Broadway.

Marriages

• 1964 - Sonny Bono and Cher Sarkisian
• 1984 - Rick Springfield and Barbara Porter
• 1991 - Jimmy Dean and Donna Meade
• 1991 - Lorrie Morgan and Brad Thompson
• 1991 - Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Alannah Currie

Recorded

• 1936 - Ernest Tubb had his first recording session.
• 1956 - Ain't Got No Home - Clarence “Frogman” Henry
• 1960 - Spanish Harlem, Stand By Me - Ben E. King (first solo recordings)
• 1969 - Sentimental Journey - Ringo Starr (first day of recording)

Released

• 1958 - Lovers Never Say Goodbye - Flamingos (single)
• 1964 - Come See About Me - Supremes (single)
• 1982 - 1999 - Prince

Awards

• 2003 - Radio Music Awards
• Legend Award - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
• 2005 - International Bluegrass Music Association Awards
• Entertainer of the Year - Cherryholmes
• Vocal Group - Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
• Instrumental Group - Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
• Female Vocalist - Rhonda Vincent
• Male Vocalist - Larry Sparks
• Song of the Year - Me and John and Paul - Harley Allen (recorded by the Grascals)
• Album of the Year, Recorded Event - 40 - Larry Sparks
• Instrumental Recorded Performance - Slide Effects - Phil Leadbetter
• Gospel Recorded Performance - Praise His Name - Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
• Emerging Artist - Grascals
• Banjo - Jim Mills
• Guitar - Bryan Sutton
• Fiddle - Stuart Duncan
• Bass - Mike Bub
• Dobro - Phil Leadbetter
• Mandolin - Adam Steffey
• Hall of Fame - Red Allen, Benny Martin

Broadcasts

• 1999 - South Park - Korn (they debut their new single Falling Away From Me)
• 2006 - CMT Cross Country - Vince Gill, Alison Krauss

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1973 - Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips (2 weeks)
• 1990 - Black Cat - Janet Jackson (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. Albums 

• 2007 - Rock N Roll Jesus - Kid Rock (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles

• 1958 - Topsy (Part 2) - Cozy Cole (6 weeks)
• 1962 - Green Onions - Booker T. & the MGs (1 week (3 previous weeks))
• 1990 - Say You Like What You See - Samuelle
• 2007 - No One - Alicia Keys (10 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles

• 1945 - With Tears in My Eyes - Wesley Tuttle (1 week)
• 1962 - Mama Sang a Song - Bill Anderson (2 weeks)
• 1973 - We're Gonna Hold On - George Jones & Tammy Wynette (2 weeks)
• 1984 - If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band) / I'm Not That Way Anymore - Alabama (1 week)
• 2001 - Only in America - Brooks & Dunn (1 week)
• 2007 - Don't Blink - Kenny Chesney (4 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles

• 1962 - Only Love Can Break a Heart - Gene Pitney (2 weeks)
• 1990 - Love Takes Time - Mariah Carey (1 week)
• 2001 - Only Time - Enya (1 week (1 previous week))

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 1966 - Reach Out I'll Be There - Four Tops (3 weeks)
• 1973 - Daydream / The Puppy Song - David Cassidy (3 weeks)
• 1979 - One Day at a Time - Lena Martell (3 weeks)
• 1990 - A Little Time - Beautiful South (1 week)
• 2001 - Because I Got High - Afroman (3 weeks)
• 2012 - Sweet Nothing - Calvin Harris & Florence Welch (1 week)
• 2016 - Shout Out to My Ex - Little Mix (3 weeks)

Number Ones – U.K. Albums 

• 1956 - Rock N Roll Stage Show - Bill Haley & His Comets (1 week)
• 1962 - Out of the Shadows - Shadows (3 weeks)
• 1973 - Hello! - Status Quo (1 week)
• 1984 - Steeltown - Big Country (1 week)
• 1990 - The Rhythnm of the Saints - Paul Simon (2 weeks)
• 2001 - Gold: The Greatest Hits - Steps (2 weeks)
• 2007 - Pull the Pin - Stereophonics (1 week)
• 2012 - Jake Bugg - Jake Bugg (1 week)
• 2016 - Walls - Kings of Leon (1 week)