Emerson, Lake and Palmer embark on the biggest and most expensive rock tour

Emerson, Lake and Palmer embark on the biggest and most expensive world-wide rock tour in history following the release of Works Vol. 1. 125 people begin the tour, including a 70-piece orchestra on May 31, 1977




Retro History for May 31 The 50s 60s 70s 80s

Retro History For The Decade 1980

1989 "Rambling with Gambling" 20,000th radio program on WOR-AM (New York City)
1989 1st International Rock Awards
1989 1st presentation of rock n roll Elvis awards
1989 Speaker of House Jim Wright resigns
1987 Cindy Rarick wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic
1987 Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 3
1985 41 tornadoes hit Northeast U.S., killing 88
1985 Guatemala adopts constitution
1985 New Orleans Saints are sold for $70,204,000
1985 Tornados in Penn, Ohio, New York and Canada kill 88 and injured more than 1,000
1984 57th National Spelling Bee: Daniel Greenblatt wins spelling luge
1984 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1984 Viv Richards hits 189* (170 balls) vs. England, ODI cricket record
1983 37th NBA Championship: Philadelphia 76ers sweep Los Angeles Lakers in 4 games
1982 "Best Little Whorehouse in Tx" opens at Eugene O'Neill New York City for 63 perf
1981 Cathy Reynolds wins LPGA Golden Lights Golf Championship
1980 "Love Stinks" by J Geils Band peaks at #38
1980 Police and youthful rebels battle in Zurich

Retro History For The Decade 1970

1979 "I Remember Mama" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 108 performances
1979 Radio City Music Hall (New York City) reopens
1979 Zimbabwe proclaims independence
1977 Emerson, Lake and Palmer embark on the biggest and most expensive world-wide rock tour in history following the release of Works Vol. 1. 125 people begin the tour, including a 70-piece orchestra.
1977 "Beatlemania" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 920 performances
1977 Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani becomes heir apparent to throne of Qatar
1977 Trans Alaska oil pipeline completed
1976 The Who perform loudest concert ever at Charlton Athletic football ground, using 76,000-watt PA system
1975 "Goodtime Charley" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 104 performances
1975 Fred Newman makes 12,874 baskets in a one-day exhibition
1974 Israel and Syria sign an agreement concerning Golan Heights
1974 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1973 Glenn Turner scores his 1,000th cricket run of English season
1972 Ajax wins Europe Cup 1 in Rotterdam
1971 WDXR (now WKPD) TV channel 29 in Paducah, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting
1970 At 03:23 PM, Yungay Peru levelled by 7.75 earthquake (50-70,000 die)
1970 KDUB TV channel 40 in Dubuque, IA (ABC) begins broadcasting
1970 Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA O'Sullivan Ladies' Golf Open

Retro History For The Decade 1960

1969 "Dear World" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 132 performances
1969 "Gitarzan" by Ray Stevens peaks at #8
1969 John and Yoko record Give Peace a Chance at Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal
1969 Stevie Wonder releases "My Cherie Amore"
1967 Bayern Munchen wins 7th Europe Cup II at Neurenberg
1965 Jim Clark becomes 1st foreigner in 49 years to win Indy
1964 Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Open
1964 San Francisco Giants beat New York Mets, 8-6, in 23 innings (2nd game) (7 hours 32 minutes)
1962 "Tell It To Groucho" last airs on CBS-TV
1961 Benfica wins 6th Europe Cup 1 at Bern
1961 Chuck Berry's amusement park, Berryland in St. Louis, opens
1961 John F. Kennedy visits Charles de Gaulle in Paris
1961 Judge Irving Kaufman orders Board of Ed of New Rochelle, to integrate
1961 Union of South Africa becomes a republic, leaves Commonwealth

Retro History For The Decade 1950

1959 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Cavalier Golf Open
1958 Dick Dale invents "surf music" with "Let's Go Trippin"
1958 U.S. performs nuclear test at Bikini Island (atmospheric tests)
1957 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric)
1956 Mickey Mantle home run just misses clearing Yankee Stadium's roof
1955 Construction begins on Soviet cosmodrome launch facilities
1955 Great Britain proclaims emergency crisis due to railroad strike
1955 Supreme Court orders school integration "with all deliberate speed"
1953 Lebanese president Camille Shamun disbands government
1953 WSUN TV channel 38 in St. Petersburg-Tampa, Florida (IND) 1st broadcast
1951 Netherlands and South Africa sign cultural accord
1950 Due to rain, Indy 500 shortened to 345 miles, Johnny Parson wins
1950 Laker takes 14-12-2-8 in Test Cricket trial

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Emerson, Lake and Palmer perform their first concert

Emerson, Lake and Palmer perform their first concert at the Speakeasy, London on April 9, 1969




Retro History for April 9 The 50s 60s 70s 80s

Retro History For The Decade 1980

1989 53rd Golf Masters Championship: Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 283
1989 Mike Tyson strikes a parking attendant when asked to move his car
1989 Patti Rizzo wins LPGA Red Robin Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic
1989 Rickey Henderson steals his 800th career base in New York's 4-3 loss to Clev
1989 Scott Hoch chokes on 18 inch putt and loses Masters golf tournament
1989 Washington D.C. march supporting 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision
1988 "Les Miserables," opens at Umeda-Koma Theatre, Osaka
1988 Devils 3-0 over Islanders-Devils lead 2-1 in 1st round
1988 U.S. imposes economic sanctions on Panama
1987 For 3rd time, Wayne Gretzky, scores 7 goals in a Stanley Cup game Wayne Gretzky passes Jean Beliveau as all time playoff scoring champ
1986 "Dallas" announces it will revive killed Bobby Ewing character
1985 White Sox pitcher Tom Seaver starts a record 15th opening day game
1984 56th Academy Awards - "Terms of Endearment," R Duvall and S Maclaine win
1983 6th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 1 returns to Earth
1983 Caps 2-Isles 6 -Patrick Semis-Denis Potvin fails on penalty shot
1982 Los Angeles Lakers block 21 Denver shots setting NBA regulation game record
1981 Los Angeles Dodgers Fernando Valenzuela's 1st start, beats Astros 2-0
1981 U.S. submarine George Washington rams Japanese freighter Nisso Maru
1980 Belgium's Marten's government resigns
1980 Kings tie NHL rec with 2 shorthanded playoff goals in a pd vs Isles
1980 Soyuz 35 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6

Retro History For The Decade 1970

1979 51st Academy Awards - "Deer Hunter," Jon Voight and Jane Fonda win
1979 Longest doubles ping-pong match of 101 hours, begins
1978 42nd Golf Masters Championship: Gary Player wins, shooting a 277
1978 Brewers sweep Orioles 11-3, 16-3, and 13-5 (each with a grand slam)
1978 David Thompson scores ties 3rd highest total in the NBA - 73
1978 Denver's David Thompson scores 73 points and San Antonio's George Gervin scores 63 points in separate NBA games (33 in 1 quarter)
1977 Communist party in Spain allowed legally after 40 years
1976 U.S. and Russia agreed on size of nuclear tests for peaceful use
1974 Padres owner Ray Kroc, addresses fans "Ladies and gentlemen, I suffer with you I've never seen such stupid baseball playing in my life"
1973 37th Golf Masters Championship: Tommy Aaron wins, shooting a 283
1973 Netherlands recognizes North Vietnam
1973 Otto Kerner, former governor of Illinois, convicted for his role in an illegal racetrack scheme
1972 "Sugar" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 506 performances
1972 36th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 286
1972 Glenn Turner (259) and Terry Jarvis make 387 opening cricket stand vs. WI
1972 U.S.S.R. and Iraq sign friendship treaty
1971 Ringo releases "It Don't Come Easy" in UK
1970 Paul McCartney announces official split of Beatles

Retro History For The Decade 1960

1969 Emerson, Lake and Palmer perform their first concert at the Speakeasy, London
1969 1st flight of Concorde 002 (Filton-Bristol)
1969 Chicago Cub Billy Williams hits 4 consecutive doubles beat Phillies 11-3
1968 East Germany adopts constitution
1968 Martin Luther King, Jr., buried in Atlanta
1968 Wayne Connelly is 1st to score on a Stanley Cup penalty shot
1968 Ralph Aberbathy elected to head So Christian Leadership Conference
1967 "At the Drop of Another Hat" closes at Booth New York City after 105 performances
1967 1st Boeing 737 rolls out
1967 31st Golf Masters Championship: Gay Brewer, Jr. wins, shooting a 280
1967 Shortwave broadcaster Radio New York Worldwide's transmitter burns down
1966 Anaheim Stadium for California Angels opens
1966 Sophia Loren marries married Carlo Ponti in Paris
1965 Beatles "Ticket to Ride" is released in U.K.
1965 India and Pakistan engage in border fight
1965 1st game at Astrodome, Houston beats Yankees 2-1 in exhibition as Mickey Mantle hits 1st indoor homerun
1963 Winston Churchill becomes 1st honorary U.S. citizen, posthumously
1962 26th Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 280
1962 34th Academy Awards - "West Side Story," Sophia Loren and Max Schell win
1962 John F. Kennedy throws out 1st ball at Washington's new DC Stadium
1960 14th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3
1960 South African premier Verwoerd wounded in battle

Retro History For The Decade 1950

1959 Baltimore Orioles pull their 2nd triple play (3-6-3 vs Washington Senators)
1959 Bill Sharman hits a NBA record 56 consecutive foul shot
1959 NASA names 1st 7 astronauts for Project Mercury
1959 13th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics sweep Minnesota Lakers in 4 games Boston Celtics wins 8th straight title
1957 Howard Hanson's "Song of Democracy," premieres in Washington D.C.
1957 Suez Canal cleared for all shipping
1955 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1954 WECT TV channel 6 in Wilmington, North Carolina (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 "TV Guide" publishes 1st issue
1953 Jomo Kenyatta sentenced to 7 years in Kenya
1952 Popular uprising in Bolivia
1950 14th Golf Masters Championship: Jimmy Demaret wins, shooting a 283
1950 4th Tony Awards: Cocktail Party and South Pacific win
1950 Bob Hope's 1st TV appearance

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November 10 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Greg Lake!



Musicians Born On November 10

1905 Tommy Dorsey (Tea for Two Cha Cha)
1940 Screamin' Lord Sutch (singer/politician)
1944 Tim Rice (songwriter)
1948 Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake and Palmer)
1958 Frank Maudsley (A Flock of Seagulls)
1961 Junior Giscombe (Mama Used to Say)
1979 Chris Joannou (Silverchair)

Number 1 In The Charts On November 10

1958 Conway Twitty: 'It's Only Make Believe' US 45
1973 Eddie Kendricks: 'Keep on Truckin' US 45
1979 Fleetwood Mac: 'Tusk' UK LP
1979 Eagles: 'Heartache Tonight' US 45
1984 Chaka Khan: 'I Feel for You' UK 45
1984 Frankie Goes to Hollywood: 'Welcome to the Pleasure Dome' UK LP
1990 Mariah Carey : Love Takes Time : US single
1990 Elton John : The Very Best Of Elton John : UK LP

Various Music Events On November 10

1956 'Billboard' publishes its annual disc-jockey poll, with Kaye Starr's 'Rock and Roll Waltz' the year's top disc

1958 Sam Cooke and Lou Rawls are involved in a car crash which kills their chauffeur

1967 'Paris Love-In', a two-day event in the French capital, begins, featuring Spencer Davis Group, Keith West and Soft Machine

1967 Moody Blues release 'Nights in White Satin' in UK

1978 Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get it On' hits UK LP chart

1978 Clash release 'Give 'Em Enough Rope' LP, produced by Blue Oyster Cult man Steve Pearlman

1984 Frankie Goes to Hollywood LP 'Welcome to the Pleasure Dome' debuts at No. 1 in UK charts


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