October 30th:

"Get Off My Cloud" enters the UK charts in 1965

Tim Schmit (bass player with Poco) was born in 1947

Frank Ifield was born in 1937

Bob Dylan's "Rolling Thunder Review" opens in Plymouth, Mass., USA in 1975

Also on October 30th:

Henry Winkler (The Fonz, who could forget "Happy Days"!) - 1945

Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane) - 1939

Lose your dreams and you will lose your mind...

Today in Music History - Oct. 31
The Canadian Press

Today is Oct. 31:

In 1937, folksinger Tom Paxton was born in Chicago. Paxton was part of the early-1960's folk revival that also saw the emergence of Bob Dylan and Joan Baez. He continues to have a devoted following, although his songs are best known in versions by others. Many artists have covered Paxton's "The Last Thing On My Mind," probably his best-known composition.

In 1953, "The Drifters," with Clyde McPhatter singing lead, made the Billboard rhythm-and-blues chart for the first time with "Money Honey." The record would go on to spend 11 weeks at No. 1.

In 1964, Bob Dylan brought Joan Baez on stage for three duets during a concert at Philharmonic Hall in New York. Baez had been instrumental in helping Dylan's career, and the two became lovers in 1963. But the liaison was over by the beginning of 1965, the year Dylan married a 25-year-old ex-model, Shirley Noznisky.

In 1964, Hal Willis' "The Lumberjack" entered the Billboard country chart. Willis was born Leonard Francis Gauthier in Roslyn, Que., but relocated to Nashville in 1958. "The Lumberjack" would make it to No. 5, the highest-charting country record in the U.S. by a Quebec-born artist.

In 1967, guitarist Brian Jones of "The Rolling Stones" was sentenced in Britain to nine months in jail on drug charges laid after he was arrested in May. The sentence was suspended on appeal. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards also had been arrested in January, and their jail sentences were also suspended after appeals. As a result of these troubles, "The Rolling Stones" temporarily withdrew from public appearances.

In 1968, the influential pre-punk band "MC5" recorded the now-legendary "Kick Out the Jams" LP live in Detroit. Some stores refused to stock the album because of the shouted profanity in the title tune. "MC5" responded with ads in the underground press, but nonetheless cut another version of "Kick Out the Jams" which substituted "brothers and sisters" for the offending phrase.

In 1970, singer Michelle Phillips of "The Mamas and The Papas" married actor Dennis Hopper. They divorced after eight days.

In 1975, "The Marshall Tucker Band" played a concert in Atlanta to raise funds for the U.S. presidential campaign of Jimmy Carter. The southern rock group also played at Carter's inauguration in 1977.

In 1986, Roger Waters, leader and bass guitarist with "Pink Floyd," applied in a British court to have the partnership between him and fellow group members David Gilmour and Nick Mason dissolved. Gilmore and Mason retained the "Pink Floyd" name, and began touring again in 1987. Waters started a solo performing career. "Pink Floyd," one of the most successful groups in rock history, has sold 60 million copies of such albums as "Dark Side of the Moon" and "The Wall."

In 1993, rapper Tupac Shakur was charged in Atlanta with two counts of aggravated assault for shooting two off-duty police officers after a traffic dispute. Prosecutors dropped the charges a year later because of conflicting statements from witnesses.

In 1993, singer Shannon Hoon of "Blind Melon" stripped and urinated over the stage apron during a concert in Vancouver. When police arrived to arrest him, Hoon climbed on top of the band's bus and shouted obscenities at the officers. He was charged with public nudity and committing an indecent act but was granted an absolute discharge a year later. Hoon apologized for the incident and performed another show in Vancouver two months after the incident, donating a portion of his fees to a children's charity.

In 1997, rocker-actress Courtney Love helped kick off a series of anti-drug ads sponsored by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America and the Musicians' Assistance Program. Love was a former addict and her husband, "Nirvana" lead singer Kurt Cobain, committed suicide. Others taking part in the ad campaign were rapper Chuck D, "Everclear," "The Fugees'" lead singer Lauryn Hill and "KISS."

In 1997, drummer Bill Berry announced in an MTV interview that he was quitting "R.E.M." It was the first lineup change in the group's 17-year history. The band did not replace Berry but used various guest drummers. Berry had suffered a brain aneurysm during an "R.E.M." tour in 1995.

In 1998, Alanis Morissette played a Toronto club date to mark the release of "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie." The follow-up to her 1995 release "Jagged Little Pill," which had sold 30 million copies worldwide, was available in stores three days later.

In 1999, after 4,226 performances over 10 years, the final curtain was lowered on the Toronto production of "The Phantom of the Opera."

In 2009, "Pearl Jam" played the last concert at the Philadelphia Spectrum. It was demolished on Nov. 23, 2010 to make way for a retail, restaurant and entertainment complex.

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This Day in Music, October 31: Led Zeppelin III

By Neil Cossar, Contributor
October 31, 2011 1:00 AM 0


On this day in 1970, Led Zeppelin started a four-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with Led Zeppelin III, the band's second US chart topper.

1969 had been a landmark year for Led Zeppelin, but exhausting: four US tours, five UK/European tours, two album releases and one huge single, "Whole Lotta Love," which was gold in the US and Number 1 in Germany.

1970 required an amount of time for recuperation and battery charging. Robert Plant had spent some childhood holidays in Wales and persuaded Jimmy Page and a couple of the road crew to spend some time in the Snowdonia mountains. The cottage, known as Bron-Yr-Aur, was situated three miles north of Machynlleth in Gwynedd, and had very basic facilities — no electricity, outside lavatory — so any creation would be strictly acoustic.

It wasn't intended to be a songwriting trip per se, but the experience proved to be a positive one for all concerned, and the influence of that time was to spread over a number of compositions.

Recorded between January and July 1970, Led Zeppelin III was released in October 1970. This album was regarded on release as representing a move towards a greater emphasis by the band on folk and acoustic sounds, and perhaps a step too far. However, this was not a correct analysis of Zeppelin's music to date, since at least a third of the content of Led Zeppelin and Led Zeppelin II could be said to be acoustic-based, and the album is now agreed to be one of Zeppelin's finest.

It is more likely that the huge success of "Whole Lotta Love" was felt to define the essence of the band, a misapprehension which Zeppelin was able to survive and disprove comprehensively from Led Zeppelin III onwards.

As significant was the introduction of an acoustic section into the band's live shows which was introduced at their Bath Festival show of 28 June 1970, when Zeppelin performed acoustically onstage in the UK for the first time, and this was to become a standard feature of their shows, even though some audiences found it difficult to keep quiet for the duration.

Led Zeppelin III marked the introduction of another place that was to loom large in the Zeppelin creative process: Headley Grange in Hampshire, UK. According to Dave Lewis, it was the Zeppelin office secretary Carole Browne who suggest they check out Headley Grange, an 18th century former workhouse in Headley in Hampshire, which was then popular with rock bands for rehearsal and routining tracks prior to recording, mainly because it was far enough from neighbours to avoid noise complaints.

Zeppelin, with the attitude of capturing the band's collective strength live in the studio as much as possible, took it one stage further and decamped there with the Rolling Stones' mobile studio. They laid down six of the album's tracks there, the balance being recorded at Olympic in Barnes and Island Studios in London's Basing Street, Notting Hill. Island (now owned by the SARM/ZTT empire), was a former church, and Zeppelin has the distinction of being the first artist to use the larger studio there. Engineer on the whole album was Andy Johns, younger brother of Glyn Johns, who had engineered the band's first album.

The elaborate sleeve for the original vinyl release included a cardboard wheel inside the front cover, which, when rotated, revealed various different photos of the group and other assorted designs. It was designed by Richard Drew, aka Zacron, a lecturer at Leeds Polytechnic, with photos of the band taken over a weekend by fellow young lecturer Martin Salisbury, who recalls he was paid 'about £20'.

The full version of Robert Plant's photograph sees him positioned in front of the bonnet of a vintage car, while Bonham is at the wheel of his Rolls Royce. Jimmy Page had known Drew from Kingston College of Art, seven years previously, and had contacted him regarding putting a sleeve design together. Page's original idea was based on a gardening catalogue, where the wheel would indicate what kind of soil or manure would be used with a particular plant. The sleeve was elaborate to manufacture and although Page was disappointed with the results, describing them as 'teeny-bopperish', the original vinyl sleeve complete with original wheel now sells for a good price on the collectors' market.

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Today in Music History - Nov. 1
The Canadian Press

Today is Nov. 1:

In 1847, Emma Albani, the first Canadian singer to distinguish herself in the international world of opera, was born in Chambly, Que.

In 1894, the first issue of "Billboard" magazine, then called "Billboard Advertising," was published by William Donaldson. It was only eight pages, and cost 10 cents a copy. In its early years, "Billboard" focused on state fairs, carnivals and live entertainment.

In 1923, Ottawa-born mezzo-soprano Eva Gauthier gave a historic recital at Aoelian Hall in New York. She sang the music of Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin and George Gershwin, with Gershwin at the piano.

In 1926, fiddler Jimmy Thompson made his first recordings. Thompson was the first featured performer on the Saturday night barn dance program that evolved into the Grand Ole Opry. He auditioned for the job -- at age 78 -- and he went on the air over Nashville station WSM in 1925. Thompson died six years later.

In 1949, singer-songwriter-arranger-producer David Foster was born in Victoria. After piano studies and brief periods in the 1960's pursuing a music career in England, Toronto and Edmonton, Foster returned to Vancouver to form the band "Skylark." After it broke up, Foster became a Los Angeles-based producer and a key influence on contemporary pop music. Beginning with "Earth Wind and Fire's" 1979 hit "After the Love is Gone," Foster produced hits for artists like Madonna, "Chicago," Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand. His credits also include Natalie Cole's Grammy-winning album, "Unforgettable," Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You," Celine Dion's "Because You Loved Me" and numerous movie scores. Foster also co-wrote Canada's 1985 song in aid of African famine relief, "Tears Are Not Enough," and penned the theme for the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.

In 1955, "The Famous Flames," featuring James Brown, recorded "Please, Please, Please" at a radio station in Macon, Ga.

In 1963, "The Rolling Stones'" second single, "I Wanna Be Your Man," written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, was released in Britain. It made the top 15.

In 1964, "The Dave Clark Five" performed on "The Ed Sullivan Show."

In 1968, Apple Records released "Wonderwall Music" by George Harrison, the first Beatle solo album.

In 1969, Elvis Presley scored his first No. 1 hit in more than seven years when "Suspicious Minds" topped the Billboard chart. It also proved to be the last chart-topper of his career.

In 1971, a funeral for guitarist Duane Allman was held in Macon, Ga. Allman had been killed in a motorcycle crash. At the funeral, "The Allman Brothers Band" performed several songs.

In 1986, composer and conductor Serge Garant, considered a pioneer of contemporary classical music in Quebec, died in Sherbrooke at the age of 57. He helped found the Contemporary Quebec Music Society, serving as artistic director until his death. Garant was also the longtime host of the Radio-Canada program, "Music of Our Century."

In 1986, Bob Dylan made a surprise appearance at a Markham, Ont., nightclub, playing lead and rhythm guitar with Toronto bluesman Paul James. Dylan was in the Toronto area to make a movie.

In 1986, blues singer Sippie Wallace, known as "The Texas Nightingale," died in a Detroit hospital on her 88th birthday.

In 1988, a judge in New York ruled that a Philadelphia woman was the widow of 1950's doo-wop singer Frankie Lymon, who co-wrote and sang the 1956 million-seller "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" Elizabeth Waters inherited Lymon's estate, estimated to be worth $750,000. Waters and two other women all claimed to have been married to Lymon, who died of a drug overdose in 1968. The court case inspired the 1997 movie, "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?"

In 1988, Sub Pop Records released "Nirvana's" first release, "Love Buzz/Big Cheese."

In 1989, Cher, John Travolta, David Bowie and Tina Turner were among the stars in the audience of 54,000 as "The Rolling Stones" played the first of two sold-out shows at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver.

In 1992, Flavor Flav of the rap group "Public Enemy" was charged in New York with attempted murder and reckless endangerment for allegedly trying to shoot another man in a dispute over a woman. A shot was fired but no one was hurt.

In 1995, Florence Greenberg, one of the first women to run a record company, died in Hackensack, N.J., following a stroke. She was 82. Greenberg helped discover "The Shirelles" in 1958, and based on the success of their first hit, "I Met Him on a Sunday," formed the Scepter label.

In 1996, gospel singer Kirk Franklin was seriously injured when he fell into the orchestra pit while walking off stage during a concert in Memphis, Tenn. No one in the audience saw him fall, but the accident was announced to the crowd and the show went on.

In 1998, a lawsuit against singer Sarah McLachlan began in a Vancouver courtroom as Darryl Neudorf claimed he co-wrote songs on McLachlan's 1988 "Touch" album but did not receive credit or compensation. The suit was dismissed in December, 1999.

In 2008, hip-hop label Def Jam Recordings' executive vice-president Shakir Stewart died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Stewart signed such artists as Rick Ross and Young Jeezy to the label before being named in June to the post once filled by Jay-Z.

In 2008, Yma Sumac, a Peruvian-born soprano who wowed international audiences in the 1950's with her stunning vocal range, died. She claimed to be a descendant of the Inca emperor Atahualpa, and played up her Andean origins. Dubbed the "Peruvian Songbird' and the "Nightingale of the Andes," Sumac's soaring, warbling voice -- reported to span well over three octaves -- was matched by her flamboyant outfits, studded with gold and silver jewelry, designed to make her look like an Incan princess.

In 2010, rapper T.I. (real name Clifford Harris) reported for a second time to an Arknasas federal prison, this time to serve 11 months for a probation violation of a weapons conviction in 2009. He was arrested on Sept. 1 in Los Angeles on drug charges. Prosecutors said they wouldn't file a felony drug charge against the rapper. (He was released Sept. 29, 2011).

In 2010, it was announced that 18-year-old Demi Lovato, one of Disney's biggest names, checked herself into a treatment centre to deal with "emotional and physical issues." The star of the "Camp Rock" movies and sitcom "Sonny With a Chance" was on an international tour as a special guest of the "Jonas Brothers," but left the tour to enter an undisclosed facility.

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Today 1 november new album with Decemberists....


I was driving home early Sunday morning through Bakersfield...

On the 6.11.75 "The Sex Pistols" played their first concert at St.Martins College of Art in London.

Nov. 5 1963 Stones played at the Cavern Club.

Cavern Club, Liverpool. Wall oustide with bricks re: artists that have played there. Taken Sept/2011

November 5th:

Ike Turner born in Clarkesdale, Mississippi in 1931

Art Garfunkel born in Forest Hills, NY in 1941

Gram Parsons born in Winter Haven, Florida in 1946

Steve Miller born in Milwaukee, Misconsin in 1943

Peter Noone (singer w/Herman's Hermits) born in Manchester, England in 1947

Johnny Horton died in a car crash in Texas in 1960

Miss Christine (the woman on the cover of Frank Zappa's "Hot Rats" album) of The GTOs died in 1972 of a drug overdose

The Beach Boys enter the UK charts in 1966 with "Good Vibrations"

Ahhh, Gram Parsons, Happy Birthday! I bet there's a party going on in heaven somewhere today, RIP.

Lose your dreams and you will lose your mind...

This Day in Music: November 7th
11.07.2011
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Born on this day:

1937, Mary Travers, singer, Peter Paul and Mary
1942, Johnny Rivers, singer, guitarist (For more on this story, see the This Day in Music Spotlight.)
1943, Joni Mitchell, singer, songwriter
1960, Tommy Thayer, guitarist, Kiss
1967, Sharleen Spiteri, vocals, Texas

1960, Elvis Presley released “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” which topped the American charts for six weeks and the U.K. charts for four.

1963, The Beatles went to Ireland to make their only two appearances ever in the country, playing two shows at the Adelphi Cinema, Dublin. The group hooked up with screenwriter Alun Owen, who had been appointed to write the screenplay for The Beatles' first (as yet untitled) motion picture. Owen spent three days with The Beatles observing their hectic, lifestyle for what would become A Hard Days Night.

1967, Reg Dwight (Elton John) and his songwriting partner, Bernie Taupin, signed to DJM publishing. Their signatures had to be witnessed by their parents because they were both under 21 years of age. Taupin answered an advertisement for a lyric writer placed in the New Musical Express. The pair have since collaborated on over 30 albums.

1969, The Rolling Stones kicked off their sixth North American tour at Fort Collins State University, Colorado. Also on the bill were Ike and Tina Turner, Chuck Berry and BB King.

1970, Led Zeppelin released their third album, which entered the U.K. chart at #1 and spent a total of 40 weeks on the Top 75.

1987, Bruce Springsteen went to #1 on the U.S. album chart with Tunnel of Love.

1987, Tiffany became the youngest act to score a U.S. #1 since Michael Jackson (“Ben,” in 1972) with “I Think We're Alone Now.”

2002, Twelve Guns N' Roses fans were arrested during a riot after a gig in Vancouver was cancelled. Promoters pulled the plug after Axl Rose's flight from Los Angeles was delayed.

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And another big anniversary today:

33 1/3 years (!) since the famous Detroit 1978 concert - known as Handsome Girls disc 1 and 2

November 7th:

Mose Allison born in Tippo, Mississippi in 1927

On this day - November 8th, 1971.....

Lifted from the Led Zeppelin.com email I just received

"40 years ago today, the greatest rock band of all-time released the greatest rock album of all-time, Led Zeppelin IV. A powerhouse from the legendary opening vocal intro of "Black Dog" to the final notes of the hypnotic Mississippi blues-infused "When The Levee Breaks," IV contains eight radio classics including "Rock And Roll," "The Battle Of Evermore," "Misty Mountain Hop," "Four Sticks," "Going To California," and, of course, the ultimate rock anthem, "Stairway To Heaven." "Hats Off" to Jimmy, Robert, John Paul, and John for creating a true work of art that only gets better with age."

November 8th:

Roy Wood (The Move, ELO, Wizzard) born in 1948

Bonnie Raitt born in 1949

Bonnie Bramlett (Delaney & Bonnie) born in 1944





Ivory Joe Hunter died in 1974

John and Cynthia Lennon were granted a Decree Nisi in their divorce case in 1968

Led Zeppelin II enters the UK charts

November 8,1964-The Rolling Stones returned for another session at Chess Studios in Chicago.

November 9th:

"Rolling Stone" magazine starts in San Francisco in 1967

November 11th:

Jesse Colin Young (The Youngboods) born in 1944

Vince Martell (Vanilla Fudge) born in 1945

Chris Dreja (The Yardbirds) born in 1946

Berry Oakley (The Allman Brothers) died in a motorcycle accident in 1972

November 12th:

Neil Young born in 1945

Booker T. Jones (Booker T. and The MGs) born in 1944





Jimmy Hayes (The Persuasions) born in 1943

John Walker (The Walker Brothers) born in 1943

November 13th:

Terry Reid born in 1949

The Who's "My Generation" enters the UK charts in 1965

Slade's "Coz I Luv You" reaches UK No. 1 in 1971

Timmy Thomas born in 1934

November 18th: (yesterday)

Junior Parker died in 1971 during an eye operation

Hank Ballard was born in 1936

Danny Whitten died of a heroin overdose in 1972

November 20th:

Duane Allman was born in 1946

Gary Green (Gentle Giant) was born in 1950

Isaac Hayes reaches No. 1 in 1971 in the USA with "The Theme From Shaft"

Norman Greenbaum was born in 1942

Nov. 23, 1889: S.F. Gin Joint Hears the World's First Jukebox
By Tony Long 11.23.07


For a nickel apiece a thrilled group tunes in on a screechy jukebox of the 1890s.
Photo: Bettmann/Corbis

1889: The first jukebox is installed at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco. It becomes an overnight sensation, and its popularity spreads around the world.

That first jukebox was constructed by the Pacific Phonograph Company. Four stethoscope-like tubes were attached to an Edison Class M electric phonograph fitted inside an oak cabinet. The tubes operated individually, each being activated by the insertion of a coin, meaning that four different listeners could be plugged in to the same song simultaneously.
Towels were supplied to patrons so they could wipe off the end of the tube after each listening.

The success of the jukebox eventually spelled the end of the player piano, then the most common way of pounding out popular music to a line of thirsty barflies.
The machine was originally called the “nickel-in-the-slot player” by Louis Glass, the entrepreneur who installed it at the Palais Royale. (A nickel then had the buying power of $1.08 today.) It came to be known as the jukebox only later, although the origin of the word remains a bit vague. It may derive from “juke house,” a slang reference to bawdy house, where music was not unknown.

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November 25th:

John Lennon returned his MBE to The Queen in 1969 in protest





Miles Davies makes his first recording as a member with Charlie Parker's Band in 1945

Bill Haley & The Comets - "Rock Around The Clock" makes the UK No. 1 in 1955

November 26th:

Tina Turner was born in 1938





John McVie (Fleetwood Mac) was born in 1945

John Rostill (The Shadows) died in 1973 (electrocuted in his home recording studio)

Undated -- On November 30th, 1965, the state of Colorado declared "Rolling Stones Day," in honor of the Stones concert in Denver.

In 1969, Simon and Garfunkel's first TV special was broadcast in the US.

In 1976, singers-songwriters Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson were married.

In 1977, David Bowie sang a duet of "Little Drummer Boy" with Bing Crosby on his Christmas special.

In 1988, LL Cool J performed the first rap concert in Africa, in Cote D'Ivoire.

In 1996, entertainer Tiny Tim died after performing his signature song, "Tiptoe Thru' The Tulips," at a benefit concert in Minneapolis. Reports put his age at either 64 or 66.

In 2000, Loverboy bassist Scott Smith was washed off his boat about four miles off the coast of San Francisco. His body was never found.

In 2004, Ken Jennings lost on "Jeopardy!" after winning 74 times and $2.5 million.

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November 30, 1981

30 Years ago today, I saw The Rolling Stones in concert for the first time.
The Pontiac Silverdome with Santana and Iggy Pop.

I skipped school and that day changed my life forever.
30 years, I feel a little bit old today. No matter, life is so sweet!

My Humble Blog Post: Today in Kurt Rock History

December 4, 1980

Led Zeppelin issued the following statement:

"The loss of our dear friend, and the deep sense of harmony felt by ourselves and our manager, has led us to decide that we could not continue as we were."

Led Zeppelin was gone forever. Four days later, the possibility of a Beatles reunion was gone forever, too.



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