Music Almanac: April 16, 2018

Birthdays

• 1924 - Henry Mancini (d. 1994)
• 1924 - Rudy Pampilli (Bill Haley & the Comets) (d. 1976)
• 1929 - Roy Hamilton (d. 1969)
• 1929 - Ed Townsend (d. 2003)
• 1930 - Herbie Mann (d. 2003)
• 1933 - Perry Botkin, Jr. (85)
• 1934 - Vince Hill (84)
• 1935 - Bobby Vinton (83)
• 1935 - Haskell "Cool Papa" Sadler (d. 1994)
• 1936 - Judy Lynn (d. 2010)
• 1939 - Dusty Springfield (d. 1999)
• 1943 - Dave Peverett (Savoy Brown) (d. 2000)
• 1945 - Stefan Grossman (73)
• 1947 - Lee Kerslake (Uriah Heep, Blizzard of Oz) (71)
• 1947 - Gerry Rafferty (d. 2011)
• 1951 - John Bentley (Squeeze) (67)
• 1953 - Peter Garrett (Midnight Oil) (65)
• 1956 - Stephen Singleton (ABC) (62)
• 1956 - T Lavitz (Dixie Dregs) (d. 2010)
• 1962 - Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat, Fugazi) (56)
• 1963 - Jimmy Osmond (55)
• 1963 - Nick Berry (55)
• 1964 - Dave Pirner (Soul Asylum) (54)
• 1970 - Gabrielle (born Louise Bobb) (48)
• 1971 - Selena (born Selena Quintanilla-Perez) (d. 1995)
• 1973 - Akon (born Aliaune Thiam) (45)
• 1983 - Marié Digby (35)
• 1993 - Chance the Rapper (born Chancelor Bennett) (25)

Deaths

• 1980 - Morris Stoloff (81)
• 1999 - Skip Spence (Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape) - Lung cancer (52)

On This Day

• 1965 - The Hollies kicked off their first U.S. tour in New York.
• 1969 - Elektra Records dropped the MC5 after they took out an ad in a newspaper swearing at a Michigan department store who refused to stock their records.
• 1972 - The Electric Light Orchestra made their live debut in Croydon, London, U.K.
• 1974 - Queen played their first U.S. show in Denver, CO.
• 1976 - Aerosmith opened their North American Rocks tour in St. Louis, MO.
• 1976 - Boz Scaggs was beaten unconscious by two bouncers when he tries to visit friend Bobby "Blue" Bland at a concert. 
• 1990 - Peter Gabriel, Lou Reed, Simple Minds, Tracy Chapman and more play Wembley Stadium to celebrate Nelson Mandella's release from jail.
• 1992 - Nirvana was on the cover of the new issues of Rolling Stone. 
• 1993 - David Lee Roth was arrested in New York City for buying a bag of marijuana.
• 1993 - Billy Burnette said he was leaving Fleetwood Mac to work on his solo career.
• 1993 - Earth Day was celebrated at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Don Henley and Steve Miller.
• 1994 - Toby Keith broke his right ankle while playing in a University of Oklahoma alumni football game. 
• 1995 - George Michael angers the people at Sony when he allows Jesus to a Child to be aired for charity, raising $112,000. 
• 1996 - KISS announced that they would do a reunion tour complete with makeup. 
• 1997 - Mark Morrison was convicted of threatening an officer with a stun gun. 
• 1998 - Janet Jackson opened her Velvet Rope world tour in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
• 1999 - Sean "Puffy" Combs turned himself into New York police over an alleged attack on an Interscope executive.
• 1999 - Shania Twain was the first woman ever given songwriter/artist of the year by the Nashville Songwriters Association.
• 2003 - Luther Vandross entered the hospital after a stroke.
• 2003 - Sam Fogarino of Interpol was taken to a New York hospital after losing the feeling in his arm.
• 2007 - Ornate Coleman won the Pulitzer Prize for Music for his album Sound Grammar.
• 2008 - Barbra Streisand donated $5 million to L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for women's heart education and research. 
• 2010 - Alan Jackson received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 
• 2011 - It was Jimmy Buffett Day in the state of Florida. 
• 2014 - AC/DC announced that Malcolm Young would be taking a break from the band due to his health. 

Marriages

• 1994 - Harry Connick, Jr. and Jill Goodacre
• 1996 - Judy Collins and Louis Nelson

Divorces

• 1997 - Vince Gill and Janice Gill (Janice filed for divorce)
• 2003 - Jerry Lee Lewis and Kerrie McCarver Lewis (filed for divorce, sixth marriage)

Recorded

• 1944 - Woody Guthrie started his first recording session with Folkway Records and Moses Asch
• 1964 - Everybody Loves Somebody - Dean Martin
• 1964 - A Hard Day's Night - Beatles
• 1969 - Something and Old Brown Shoe - Beatles

Released

• 1956 - Blue Days, Black Nights - Buddy Holly (debut single)
• 1964 - Rolling Stones - Rolling Stones (U.K. release debut album)
• 1971 - Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones (U.K. single release, first on their own Rolling Stones label)
• 1971 - It Don't Come Easy - Ringo Starr (single)
• 1981 - I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool - Barbara Mandrell (single)
• 1991 - Temple of the Dog - Temple of the Dog (Chris Cornell, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder)

Broadcasts

• 1957 - 77 Sunset Strip (ABC) - Ed Byrnes (debut)
• 1963 - The 625 Show (BBC) - Beatles (first appearance on the BBC)
• 1973 - James Paul McCartney - Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Wings

Number Ones - U.S. Singles

• 1977 - Don't Give Up On Us - David Soul (1 week)

Number Ones - U.S. Albums

• 1966 - Going Places - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (5 weeks, 1 week previously at number 1)
• 1977 - Hotel California - Eagles (5 weeks, 1 week previously at number 1)
• 1994 - Longing In Their Hearts - Bonnie Raitt (1 week)
• 2011 - Femme Fatale - Britney Spears (1 week)
• 2016 - Mind of Mine - Zayn (1 week)

Number Ones - U.S. R&B Singles

• 1983 - Atomic Dog - George Clinton (4 weeks)
• 1988 - Get Out of My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean (1 week)
• 2005 - Hate It or Love It - The Game featuring 50 Cent (2 weeks)

Number Ones - U.S. Country Singles

• 1977 - It Couldn't Have Been Better - Johnny Duncan (1 week)
• 1983 - Dixieland Delight - Alabama (1 week)
• 1988 - I Wanna Dance With You - Eddie Rabbitt (1 week)
• 1994 - If the Good Die Young - Tracy Lawrence (2 weeks)
• 2011 - Colder Weather - Zac Brown Band (2 weeks)

Number Ones - U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles

• 1977 - Right Time of the Night - Jennifer Warnes (1 week)
• 1983 - It Might Be You - Stephen Bishop (2 weeks)

Number Ones - U.K. Singles

• 1954 - Secret Love - Doris Day (1 week)
• 1969 - Israelites - Desmond Dekker & the Aces (1 week)

Number Ones - U.K. Albums

• 1977 - Arival - ABBA (9 weeks)
• 1983 - Faster Than the Speed of Night - Bonnie Tyler (1 week)
• 2005 - Counting Down the Days - Natalie Imbruglia (1 week)