October 26 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On October 26, 1964 The Rolling Stones appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show.



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1988 Donald Trump bills Mike Tyson $2,000,000 for 4 month advisory service
1988 U.S. - Soviet effort free 2 grey whales from frozen Arctic, Barrow, AK
1987 Dow Jones down 156.83 points
1987 Head of Salvadoran Human Rights Commission assassinated by death squads
1986 "Into the Light" closes at Neil Simon Theater New York City after 6 performances
1985 On a poor call in 6th game, umpire Don Deckinger starts a string of events costing Cardinals the World Series
1984 "Baby Fae" gets baboon heart transplant, lives 21 days
1983 Hugh Williams' "Pack of Lies," premieres in London
1983 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1982 Steve Carlton became 1st pitcher to win 4 Cy Young awards
1982 U.S. budget deficit reaches more than $110 trillion for fiscal year 1982
1981 Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 2 in 78th World Series
1980 10th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:25:41.3
1980 11th New York City Marathon won by Alberto Salazar in 2:09:41
1980 St. Louis Cardinals sack Baltimore Colt quarterbacks an NFL record tying 12 times

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1978 Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat named winners of 1978 Nobel Peace Prize
1977 5th and final test of space shuttle Enterprise
1977 Dr. Clifford R Wharton, Jr. named chancellor of State University of NY
1977 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1976 Transkei gains independence, not recognized outside of South Africa
1976 Trinidad and Tobago becomes a republic
1975 Anwar Sadat became 1st Egyptian president to officially visit U.S.
1975 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
1975 Cuba beats Mexico for its 4th Pan Am Games Gold Medal in baseball
1975 Mary Bea Porter wins LPGA Golf Inns of America
1974 Cleveland Coliseum opens for NBA's Cavaliers and MISL's Crunch
1973 Israeli forces reach Suez, trapping Egyptian army
1973 President Nixon released 1st White House tapes on Watergate scandal
1973 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1973 Wings release "Helen Wheels"
1972 Guided tours of Alcatraz (by Park Service) begin
1972 Henry Kissinger declares "Peace is at hand" in Vietnam
1970 "Doonesbury" comic strip debuts in 28 newspapers
1970 Tanzania begins building railway Lusaka-Drone ash Salaam

Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1969 Carol Mann wins LPGA Corpus Christi Civitan Golf Open
1969 WHMA (now WJSU) TV channel 40 in Anniston, AL (CBS) 1st broadcast
1968 1st European satellite launched, Esro 1, at Cape Kennedy
1968 KMIR TV channel 36 in Palm Springs, California (NBC) begins broadcastng
1968 Soyuz 3 launched
1967 Edward Brooke, born in Washington, D.C, Senator-R-Massachusetts 1967 - 1979, first African American to be elected to the Senate
1967 Shah of Iran crowns himself after 26 years on Peacock Throne
1966 1st Pacific communications satellite launched, Intelsat 2
1966 U.S. aircraft carrier Oriskany catches fire at Gulf on Tonken, 43 die
1965 Beatles receive MBEs at Buckingham Palace
1965 Sylvia Likens tortured by teen girl gang
1964 Rolling Stones appear on Ed Sullivan Show
1963 U.S. performs underground nuclear test at Fallon Nevada
1962 Beatles tape "Please Please Me" and "Ask Me Why"
1962 John F. Kennedy warns Russia U.S. will not allow Soviet missiles to remain in Cuba
1962 Nikita Khrushchev sends note to John F. Kennedy offering to withdraw his missiles from Cuba if U.S. closed its bases in Turkey offer is rejected
1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island
1961 1st Saturn launch vehicle made a flight test
1960 AL approves Washington Senators move to become Minnesota Twins and announces franchises in LA and Washington D.C. for 1961


Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1958 PanAm flies 1st transatlantic jet trip - New York to Paris
1958 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1957 U.S.S.R. fires defense minister, Marshal Georgi Zhukov
1957 Vatican Radio begins broadcasting
1956 U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency statute approved
1956 Vietnam promulgates its constitution
1955 1st edition of "Village Voice" (New York City) published
1955 British troops occupy Saudi-Arabic oil field at Boeraimi
1955 Ngo Dinh Diem proclaims Vietnam a republic with himself as president
1954 Chevrolet unveils V-8 engine
1954 Walt Disney's 1st television program, "Disneyland," premieres on ABC
1953 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Emu Field Australia
1952 Pakistan's 1st Test Cricket win Fazal Mahmood 12 wkts vs. India
1951 Emile Zatopek runs world record 30,000m, 25,000m and 15 miles
1951 Rocky Marciano defeats Joe Louis at Madison Square Garden
1951 Winston Churchill re-elected British Prime Minister
1950 630 Dutch volunteers depart (on)to Korea
1950 Branch Rickey resigns as Brooklyn Dodger president
1950 Mother Teresa found her Mission of Charity in Calcutta, India
1950 South Korean troops reach Chosan at Chinese boundary


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October 25 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Jon Anderson!



Musicians Born On October 25

1942 Helen Reddy (Angie Baby)
1944 Jon Anderson (Yes)
1947 John Hall (Orleans)
1948 Glen Tipton (Judas Priest)
1956 Matthias Jabs (Scorpions)
1961 Pat Sharp (DJ)
1962 Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
1965 Nick Thorpe (Curiosity Killed the Cat)
1968 Speech (Arrested Development)
1970 Ed Robertson (Barenaked Ladies)

Deaths On October 25

1991 Bill Graham (Concert Promoter)

Number 1 In The Charts On October 25

1969 Archies: 'Sugar Sugar' UK 45
1975 Art Garfunkel: 'I Only Have Eyes for You' UK 45
1975 Jim Reeves: '40 Golden Greats' UK LP
1980 Barbra Streisand: 'Woman in Love' UK 45
1980 Barbra Streisand: 'Woman in Love' US 45
1980 Barbra Streisand: 'Guilty' US LP
1986 Cyndi Lauper: 'True Colours' US 45
1986 Bon Jovi: 'Slippery When Wet' US LP
1998 Cher : Believe : UK single

Various Music Events On October 25

1958 Cliff Richard makes his radio debut on BBC 'Saturday Club'

1959 DJ Scott Muni presents big charity rock-and-roll event at the Coliseum in New York

1964 British music industry presents Beatles with five Ivor Novello awards

1973 John Lennon files law suit at Manhattan Federal Court, alleging that wiretaps and surveillance were used against him and his lawyer Leon Wildes in connection with this application against deportation

1980 Dire Straits' 'Makin' Movies' hits UK LP chart

1986 Swing Out Sister debut on UK chart with 'Breakout'

1998 For the first time in chart history, all the top 5 songs are new entries : 1) Cher, Believe : 2) George Michael, Outside : 3) U2, Sweetest Thing : 4) Culture Club, I Just Wanna Be Loved : 5) Alanis Morissette, Thank U

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October 25 - Today in Beatles History

1962
The Playhouse Theatre, Manchester. 8.00-8.45pm. Recording for BBC's 'Here We Go': 'Sheila'; 'Love Me Do'; 'A Taste Of Honey'; 'P.S. I Love You'.
1st session of Ringo for the BBC. The only live take of 'P.S. I Love You'. The only BBC take of 'Sheila'.

1st ever interview, for the radio of the Cleaver and Clatterbridge hospital, Wirral. Paul comments: 'John Lennon is the leader of the group'.

1963
Two concerts at the Karlstadt, Stockholm.

1964
18.00, 20.45. Concerts at the Hippodrome, Brighton.

The Beatles receive 4 1963 Ivor Novello awards: 'She Loves You' (most aired and most sold song); 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' (second most aired song); 'All My Loving' (second song of the year).

1965
Studio 2 (control room only). 10.00am-1.00pm. Mono mixing: 'Drive My Car' (from take 4); 'In My Life' (from take 3); 'If I Needed Someone' (from take 1); 'Day Tripper' (remix 1, from take 3); 'Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)' (from take 4); 'Nowhere Man' (from take 4). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott.

1967
Studio 2. 7.00pm-3.00am. Mono mixing: 'The Fool On The Hill' (remixes 10-12, from take 6). Editing: 'The Fool On The Hill' (of remix mono 12). Recording: 'Hello Hello' (working title of 'Hello, Goodbye') (tape reduction take 17 into takes 18-21, overdub onto take 21). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: Graham Kirkby.

1968
Stereo mixing, Editing: B side of 'Yellow Submarine'.

John and Yoko announce that their child should be born in February.

1974
End of John sessions at Record Plant Studios, to record additional tracks for the LP 'Rock'n'Roll', this time produced by himself.

1977
Start of sessions for 'London Town' LP, at Abbey Road Studios.


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October 25 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1988 ABC News reports on potbellied pygmy porkers' popularity as pets
1988 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1987 Minnesota Twins win their 1st World Series championship beating St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 84th World Series
1986 International Red Cross ousted from South Africa
1986 Michael Sergio Parachutes into Shea Stadium during game 6 of WS
1986 Trailing 5-3 with 2 out and no one on in bottom of 10th, New York rallies to win Game 6 of the World Series, 6-5, Bill Buckner misplays a ball
1985 Angels announce that they will not offer Rod Carew a new contract
1985 Kosmos 1700 communications satellite placed in geostationary orbit
1984 "Give My Regards to Broad Street" premieres (Gotham Theater-NYC)
1984 Hepatitis virus is discovered
1984 King Boudouin opens Museum for Modern Art in Brussels
1984 Rangers beat Devils 11-2
1984 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
1984 West German Chancellor Rainer Barzel resigns due to corruption
1983 U.S. invades Grenada, a country 1/2,000 its population (U.S. Wins!)
1982 David Hookes scores Cricket century in 34 balls 43 minutes, SA vs. Victoria
1981 11th New York City Women's Marathon won by Allison Roe in 2:25:29
1981 12th New York City Marathon won by Alberto Salazar in 2:08:13
1981 200,000 demonstrate in Brussel against cruise missiles
1981 Allison Roe (2:25:29) and Alberto Salazar (2:08:13) win New York City marathon
1981 George Steinbrenner scuffles with 2 fans in a hotel elevator
1980 Mike Weaver KOs Gerrie Coetzee in 13 for heavyweight boxing title
1980 Barbra Streisand's "Guilty," album goes #1 for 3 weeks and her single "Woman In Love," goes #1 for 3 weeks

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test
1978 Israeli Government approves "in principle," a draft compromise peace
1978 Padres Gaylord Perry is 1st to win Cy Young in both leagues (NL)
1976 5th Enterprise, approach and lands test (ALT) flight
1975 Denv Nuggets 1st game at McNichols Sports Arena beat St. Louis Spirits
1975 U.S.S.R.'s Venera 10 makes day-side Venus landing
1974 Air Force fires 1st ICBM
1974 Dmitri Shostakovich' 15th String Quartet premieres in Leningrad
1974 Wings release "Junior's Farm"
1973 Chris Wills wins 1st National hang-gliding championship
1973 Cubs trade Ferguson Jenkins to Rangers for Bill Madlock and Vic Harris
1973 San Francisco Giants trade Willie McCovey to San Diego Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell
1972 Eddy Merckx (Belgium) covers 30 miles, 1,258 yards in 1 hour
1972 Nobel prize for economy awarded to Kenneth J Arrow and John R Hicks
1971 Belgium and China establish diplomatic relations
1971 General Meeting of United Nations agrees to admit China PR
1971 Roy Disney dedicates Walt Disney World
1971 U.N. votes to expel Taiwan and admit Red China
1970 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Women's Golf Charities Open

Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1968 Chicago recognizes Jean Baptiste Pointe de Sable as its 1st settler
1968 Yoko Ono announces she is having John Lennon's baby
1966 6 youths sentenced in "Johnson murderer!" in Amsterdam
1965 Rolling Stones release "Get Off of My Cloud"
1964 Anton Geesink is 1st non-Japanese Olympic judo gold medal winner
1964 Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Phoenix Thunderbirds Ladies' Golf Open
1964 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
1964 Viking Jim Marshall runs 66 yards in wrong direction for a safety
1963 Anti-Kennedy "WANTED FOR TREASON" pamphlets scattered in Dallas
1963 Beatles begin their 1st full foreign tour in Sweden
1962 110th member of United Nations admitted (Uganda)
1962 1st Belgian nuclear reactor begins operation
1962 American author John Steinbeck awarded Nobel Prize in literature
1962 Stevenson demands U.S.S.R. ambassador Zorin answer regarding Cuban missile bases saying "I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over"
1961 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
1960 1st electronic wrist watch placed on sale, New York City
1960 Cuba nationalizes all remaining U.S. businesses

Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1957 Russian minister of Defense Zjoekov deposed
1956 White Sox manager Marty Marion resigns. AL Lopez replaces him
1955 Austria resumed its sovereignty after departure of last Allied occupation forces, for 1st time since German occupation of 1938
1955 Branch Rickey steps down as General Manager of the Pirates
1955 Tappan sells 1st microwave oven
1953 Cleveland Browns' quarterback Otto Graham sets club record with 4 fumbles
1953 Coal mine in Seraing Belgium explodes, 26 die
1953 Dmitri Sjostakovitch completes his 10th Symphony
1953 KIEM TV channel 3 in Eureka, California (NBC/CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
1952 1st Dutch edition of youth magazine "Donald Duck"
1952 French president inaugurates Donzere-Mondragonstuw Dam
1952 Nazar Mohammad scores Pakistan's 1st Test century 124* vs. India
1951 Peace talks aimed at ending Korean War resumed in Panmunjom
1950 Dutch NSB leader C van Gelderen sentenced to life
1950 Jean Anouilh's "La Repetition, ou L'Amour Pani," premieres in Paris
1950 Sukarno appointed president of Republic Indonesia

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October 24 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Bill Wyman!



Musicians Born On October 24

1911 Sonny Terry (US blues performer)
1930 Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson)
1941 Bill Wyman (Rolling Stones)
1944 Ted Templeman (US producer)
1946 Jerry Edmonton (Steppenwolf)
1947 Edgar Broughton (Sing Brother Sing)
1948 Paul and Barry Ryan (Don't Bring Me Your Heartaches)
1948 Dale 'Buffin' Griffin (Mott the Hoople)
1980 Monica

Number 1 In The Charts On October 24

1960 Brenda Lee: 'I Want to Be Wanted' US 45
1970 Pink Floyd: 'Atom Heart Mother' UK LP
1970 Santana: 'Abraxas' US LP
1987 Sting: 'Nothing Like the Sun' UK LP
1987 Michael Jackson: 'Bad' US 45
1992 Simple Minds : Glittering Prize 81-92 : UK LP
1998 Monica : The First Night : US single
1998 Beautiful South : Quench: UK LP

Various Music Events On October 24

1942 Andy Kirk's 'Take It and Get' tops first 'Billboard' R&B chart, known as 'Harlem Hit parade'

1962 James Brown records 'Live at the Apollo', first R&B LP to sell a million copies

1964 Original version of 'Oh No Not My Baby' by Maxine Brown enters US Hot 100

1970 T. Rex hit UK chart with 'Ride a White Swan'

1980 Paul McCartney receives a rhodium-plated (rhodium is a metal related to platinum) disc for being the best-selling writer and recording artist in history from 'The Guinness Book of Records'

1987 INXS's 'Need You Tonight' hits UK chart for first time, to peak at No. 58. It returns on 12 November 1988

1989 At the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame the new inductees include Hank Ballard, Bobby Darin, the Four Seasons, the Four Tops, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Carole King and Gerry Goffin, the Kinks, the Platters, Simon & Garfunkel and the Who.

1993 Duran Duran cancel the rest of their tour when lead singer Simon LeBon tears a vocal chord.

1996 Berry Gordy, Jr., founder of Motown records,receives a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.

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October 24 - Today in Beatles History

1962
Brian writes to Tito Burns, giving him hopes of Beatles availability for live shows.

1963
Start of Sweden Tour. Concert at the Karlaplansstudion, Karlaplan, Stockholm.
Recorded for Swedish radio and for Swedish TV, through the programme 'Drop In'.

1964
18.30, 21.00. Concerts at the Granada Theatre, Walthamstow. London.

Concert at the Odeon, Lewisham. [?]

'A Hard Day's Night' LP number 1, 14th week (UK Record Retailer chart).

Joanne Epstein is born to Clive Epstein and his wife Barbara.

1965
Studio 2. 2.30-7.00pm. Recording: 'I'm Looking Through You' (take 1). Studio 2. 7.00-11.30pm. Recording: 'I'm Looking Through You' (overdub onto take 1). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott.

Party hosted by Brian, 'Star Scene '65', at the Scotch of St James Club, London. Guests, among others: the Everly Brothers, Ringo and Maureen, P. J. Proby, Eric Burdon, George and Pattie, Paul, Jimmy Tarbuck, Micky Most, Billy J. Kramer, the Dakotas, Cilla Black.

1966
Epstein books the Four Tops for a show at the Saville Theatre and a major British tour.

1967
NBC-TV broadcasts 'A Hard Day's Night' in the USA.

1968
Stereo mixing, Editing: B side of 'Yellow Submarine'.

1969
UK single release: 'Cold Turkey'/'Don't Worry Kyoko'
UK LP release: 'Space', with the Modern Jazz Quartet.

1974
Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles. John records tracks for LP 'Rock'n'Roll'. Producer: John Lennon.

1975
An extraordinary general meeting decrees that Triumph Investment Trust be wound up.

UK LP release: 'Shaved Fish'.
US LP release: 'Shaved Fish'.

1976
UK single release: 'Imagine'/'Working Class Hero'.

1979
Paul is awarded a Rhodium Record, by the Guinness Records Book, as the most succesful musician in the century.

1980
UK single release: '(Just Like) Starting Over'.

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October 24 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 After a weeks delay due to earthquake, World Series game 3 is played
1989 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1989 Reverend Jim Bakker is sentenced to 50 years for fraud
1988 New York Islander's and NHL high scorer, Mike Bossy retires
1988 Traveling Wilburys Volume One is released
1988 Typhoon Ruby sinks Philippine ferry; hundreds drown
1987 NBC technicians accept pact, end 118 day strike
1986 Dodgers' Bill Russell, 38, announces his retirement
1986 Great Britain drops diplomatic relations with Syria
1984 11 members of Colombo crime family arrested
1984 Intelsat 5 re-enters Earth's atmosphere 5 months after it failed
1984 Steffi Graf plays her 1st pro tennis match
1982 "Rock 'n Roll!: The 1st..." opens at St. James Theater New York City for 9 performances
1982 12th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:27:14
1982 13th New York City Marathon won by Alberto Salazar in 2:09:29
1980 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1980 Iraqi troops occupies Khorramshar
1980 John Lennon releases "(Just Like) Starting Over" in the United Kingdom
1980 Polish government legalizes independent labor union Solidarity

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 Billy Martin punches a marshmallow salesman, puts job in jeopardy
1979 Guinness Book of Records presents Paul McCartney with a rhodium disc
1978 Keith Richards convicted of heroin possession in Toronto
1978 NHL Toronto Maple Leafs set own team record of 28 pts vs New York Islanders
1976 1st Jewish film and TV festival
1976 6th New York City Women's Marathon won by Miki Gorman in 2:39:11
1976 7th New York City Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:10:10
1976 Hua Guofeng succeeds Mao as China's party leader
1976 Sadiq and Mushtaq Mohammad score tons in same Test Cricket innings vs. New Zealand
1975 Turkish diplomat shot dead in Paris
1974 Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (Texas Rangers)
1973 Heavy fog causes 65 car collision killing 9 on New Jersey Turnpike
1973 John Lennon sues U.S. government to admit FBI is tapping his phone
1973 Yom Kippur War ends, Israel 65 miles from Cairo, 26 from Damascus
1971 Harry Drake sets longest arrow flight by a footbow (1 mile 268 yards)
1971 Texas Stadium opens-Cowboys beat Patriots 44-21
1970 Nancy Walker creates Ida Morgenstein role on Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970 Salvador Allende Gossens elected president of Chile

Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1969 Hanif, Mushtaq and Sadiq Mohammad start their only Test Cricket together
1965 Benjamin Britten's "Voices for Today," premieres
1965 Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Phoenix Thunderbirds Golf Tournament
1964 "Cambridge Circus" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 23 performances
1964 18th Olympic games close at Tokyo, Japan
1964 Belgian para's liberate 1,000 white hostages in Stanleyville
1964 Dr. Kenneth David Kaunda becomes president of Zaire
1964 Zambia (N Rhodesia) gains independence from Britain (National Day)
1964 Khalid "Billy" Ibadulla scores 166 on Cricket debut vs. Australia
1964 Test Cricket debut of Asif Iqbal, Majid Khan and Khalid Ibadulla vs. Australia
1963 "110 in the Shade" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 330 performances
1963 KRO shows 1st Bonanza
1963 Sandy Koufax is unanimous winner of Cy Young Award
1961 "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden New York City for 55 performances
1960 Disaster on U.S.S.R. (Baikonoer) launch pad, kills missile expert Nedelin and team (165 die-unconfirmed); U.S.S.R. claims killed in plane crash

Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1959 U.S. premier of D Sjostakovitch's 1st Cello concert
1958 U.S.S.R. lends Egypt 400 million rubles to build Aswan Dam
1956 AP names Cincinnati manager Birdie Tebbets as NL Manager of the Year
1956 Soviet troops invade Hungary, Imre Nagy becomes Prime Minister of Hungary
1953 KOOL (now KTSP) TV channel 10 in Phoenix, Arizona (CBS) begins broadcasting
1952 Arab Liberation Movement becomes only party of Syria
1951 Jan de Hartog's "4 Poster," premieres in New York City
1951 United Nation publishes its 1st postage stamps



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October 23 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Weird Al Yankovic!



Musicians Born On October 23

1939 Charlie Foxx (Mockingbird)
1940 Ellie Greenwich (songwriter)
1940 Fred Marsden (Gerry and the Pacemakers)
1941 Greg Ridley (Spooky Tooth, Humble Pie)
1956 Dwight Yoakham
1959 Weird Al Yankovic

Deaths On October 23

1950 Al Johnson

Number 1 In The Charts On October 23

1961 Dion: 'Runaround Sue' US 45
1976 Chicago: 'If You leave Me Now' US 45
1982 Culture Club: 'Do You Really Want to Hurt Me' UK 45
1993 Meatloaf : I'd Do Anything For Love(But I Wont Do That) : UK single
1993 Take That : Everything Changes : UK LP

Various Music Events On October 23

1962 'Little' Stevie Wonder records for the first time - 'Thank You for Loving Me All the Way' is the title

1968 Jimi Hendrix's 'All Along the Watchtower' hits UK chart

1970 'Isn't It a Pity' is announced as the first George Harrison solo single, it is withdrawn three days later

1971 Isaac Hayes's 'Shaft' hits US Top 40

1972 David Essex, taking time off from his stage show 'Godspell', begins filming 'That'll Be the Day'

1988 For only the second time in UK chart history each of the Top 3 singles is by a woman: Enya's 'Orinoco Flow' at No. 1, Kylie Minogue's 'Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi' at No. 2, and 'One Moment in Time' by Whitney Houston at No. 3

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October 23 - Today In Beatles History

1963 `She Loves You', 8th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart). `Please Please Me' LP, 31st week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).

1963 Studio 2. 10.00am-1.00pm. Recording: `I Wanna Be Your Man' (take 16). Mono mixing: `I Wanna Be Your Man' (from take 16); `Little Child' (from edit of takes 15, 18); `Hold Me Tight' (from edit of takes 26, 29). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: unknown.

1963 The Beatles on the way to Stockholm, Sweden. Brian is interviewed for the new Southern TV programme `For Art's Sake'. After the programme Brian flies to Sweden to join the group's tour.

1964 18.40, 21.00. Concerts at the Gaumont State Cinema, West Hampstead, London.

1968 Studio 1. The George Martin Orchestra (41 musicians directed by Martin), re-records the B-side of `Yellow Submarine' LP.

1974 Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles. John records tracks for LP `Rock'n'Roll'. Producer: John Lennon.

1980 US single release: `(Just Like) Starting Over'/`Kiss Kiss Kiss'.

1980 Mark David Chapman sings himself out of work as John Lennon.

1995 US `Newsweek' cover: `Meet The Beatles (Again)'.

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October 23 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 Browns' Bernie Kosar sets club record with a 97-yard TD pass
1989 George Harrison releases "Best of Dark Horse 1976 - 1989" album
1989 Hungary proclaims itself a republic and declares communist rule ended
1989 U.S. 62nd manned space mission STS-34 (Atlantis 5) returns from space
1989 William Nicholson's "Shadowlands," premieres in London
1988 Boston Celtics play Spain in Madrid
1988 Robert Bork's supreme court nomination rejected by U.S. Senate
1987 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1987 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1984 Cubs Rick Sutcliffe, selected as a unanimous choice as NL Cy Young
1984 NBC airs BBC footage of Ethiopian famine
1984 STS-51-A launch vehicle moves to launch pad
1983 13th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:27:00
1983 14th New York City Marathon won by Rod Dixon in 2:08:59
1983 400,000 demonstrate in Brussels, against cruise missile
1983 Suicide terrorist truck bomb kills 241 U.S. personnel in Beirut
1980 "Tintypes" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 93 performances
1980 McCosker (168) and Dyson (152) make 319 opening stand cricket, NSW vs. WA
1980 Soviet Prime Minister Nikolai Tichonov succeeds Alexei Kosygin, due to illness

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 Billy Martin is involved in a barroom altercation with Joseph Cooper, a Minnesota marshmallow salesman. Cooper requires 15 stitches
1978 CBS raises LP prices to $8.98
1978 China and Japan formally ends 4 decades of dissension
1978 Sid Vicious attempts suicide while at Riker's Detention Center in New York City
1977 7th New York City Women's Marathon won by Miki Gorman in 2:43:10
1977 8th New York City Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:11:38
1977 Panamanians vote 2:1 to approve new Canal treaties
1977 Paleontologist Elso Barghoorn announces that 3.4-billion-year-old one-celled fossils, the earliest life forms, had been discovered
1975 Battle between Cuba and South Africa troops in Angola
1975 Islander Glenn Resch's 5th shut-out opponent-Flyers 3-0
1974 Cubs trade Billy Williams to A's for Manny Trillo, Knowles and Locker
1974 Lake Isaac in Cleveland Metroparks' Big Creek Reservation dedicated
1973 Nixon agrees to turn over White House tape recordings to Judge Sirica
1973 UN's revised International Telecommunication Convention adopted
1973 Yankee General Manager and President Lee MacPhail named AL president
1972 "Pippin" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 1944 performances
1972 Access credit cards introduced in Great Britain
1972 WNJS TV channel 23 in Camden, New Jersey (PBS) begins broadcasting
1971 WXLT (now WWSB) TV channel 40 in Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida (ABC) begins
1970 Gary Gabelich sets auto speed record 622.4 mph (1,001 kph)

Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1969 "Jimmy" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 84 performances
1968 "Maggie Flynn" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 82 performances
1968 Kip Keino (Kenya) wins gold medal for 1,500m (3 minutes 34.9 seconds)
1967 "Henry, Sweet Henry" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 80 performances
1967 New Jersey Americans (later NY/New Jersey Nets) play 1st ABA game
1966 Sandra Spuzich/Jack Rule wins Haig and Haig Scotch Mixed Foursome Golf
1964 Japanese beat Russian for 1st Olympic Gold in woman's volleyball
1964 Time Magazine uses term "op art" for 1st time
1963 Neil Simon's "Barefoot in the Park," premieres in New York City
1962 Adlai Stevenson speaks at United Nations about Cuba crisis
1962 USAF Major Robert A. Rushworth takes X-15 to 40,800m
1962 WCIV TV channel 4 in Charleston, South Carolina (NBC) begins broadcasting
1961 "Kwamina" opens at 54th St. Theater New York City for 32 performances
1961 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.

Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1959 Chinese troops move into India, 17 die
1958 De Gaulle offers Algerians defiance "peace of the brave"
1958 Soviet novelist Boris Pasternak, wins Nobel Prize for Literature
1958 U.S.S.R. lends money to UAR to build Aswan High Dam
1957 1st test firing of Vanguard satellite launch vehicle, TV-3
1956 1st video recording on magnetic tape televised coast-to-coast
1956 Revolt against Stalinist policies begins in Hungary
1955 Dominican League moves to winter baseball for 1st time
1954 Britain, England, France and U.S.S.R. agree to end occupation of Germany
1954 West Germany joins NATO
1954 Pakistan governor-general Ghoelan Mohammed disbands parliament
1954 WSAU TV channel 7 in Wausau, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 France grants Laos' sovereignty
1953 West Germany applies to NATO
1953 WTRF TV channel 7 in Wheeling-Steubenville, WV (CBS) 1st broadcast

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October 22 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Leslie West!



Musicians Born On October 22

1942 Annette Funicello (Tall Paul)
1943 Bobby Fuller (I Fought the Law)
1945 Leslie West (Mountain)
1946 Eddie Brigati (Rascals)
1975 Zac Hanson (Hanson)

Deaths On October 22

1969 Tommy Edwards (It's All in the Game)

Number 1 In The Charts On October 22

1964 Sandie Shaw: '(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me' UK 45
1966 'Supremes a Go Go' US LP
1983 Culture Club: 'Colour by Numbers' UK LP
1988 U2: 'Rattle and Hum' UK LP
1988 Phil Collins: 'Groovy Kind of Love' US 45
1994 Bon Jovi : Cross Road - The Best Of : UK LP

Various Music Events On October 22

1964 The Who (known as the Hi-Numbers) are rejected by EMI after the submission of recordings from a test session

1965 Animals release 'It's My Life' in UK

1966 Beach Boys hit US chart with 'Good Vibrations'

1969 Paul McCartney makes an official denial of persistent rumours stating that he has died!

1976 Damned release classic punk single 'New Rose' in UK

1992 Boyz II Men receive awards for having the longest running No. 1 song. "End Of the Road" broke Elvis' record of 11 weeks, previously held by "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog".


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October 22 - Today in Beatles History

1962
Concert at the Queen's Hall, Widnes, with Lee Curtis and the All Stars, and the Mersey Beats.

1964
Studio 1 (control room only). 11.00am-12.00noon. Mono mixing: 'I Feel Fine' (remix 5, from take 9). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ron Pender.

18.00, 20.30. Concerts at the Odeon, Leeds.

1965
Studio 2. 10.30-11.30am. Recording: 'In My Life' (overdub onto take 3). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Stuart Eltham; 2nd Engineer: Mike Stone.
Studio 2. 2.30-7.00pm. Recording: 'Nowhere Man' [re-make] (takes 3-5).
Studio 2. 7.00-11.30pm. Recording: 'Nowhere Man' (overdub onto take 4). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott.
Recording of electric piano solo for 'In My Life'.

1966
Gold certification for 'Revolver'.

''Yesterday'... And Today', 18th week in the Top 100 (Billboard).

1968
Studio 1. The George Martin Orchestra (41 musicians directed by Martin), re-records the B-side of 'Yellow Submarine' LP.

1969
Paul goes to Scotland, on vacations.

1971
First stereo remix of 'Baby You're A Rich Man'.

1974
Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles. John records tracks for LP 'Rock'n'Roll'. Producer: John Lennon.

1988
4th episode of a BBC series, essentially based on 'The Beatles At The Beeb' collection.

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October 22 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On October 22, 1964 EMI rejects audition by "High Numbers," they go on to become The Who.



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 Denver Nuggets beat Jugoplastika Split 135-129 in 3rd McDonald Open
1989 Red Khmer occupies Pailin in Cambodia
1988 Elton John sells out MSG for a record 26th time
1988 Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor OK after breast cancer surgery
1987 "Cabaret" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 262 performances
1987 Nobel prize for literature awarded to Joseph Brodsky
1986 "Into the Light" opens at Neil Simon Theater New York City for 6 performances
1985 Bret Saberhagen gives Kansas City Royals their 1st World Series win
1984 NFL quarterback Ken Stabler retires
1984 Paul McCartney releases "Give My Regards to Broad Street" soundtrack
1982 Gene Mauch resigns as manager of Angels
1981 Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization decertified
1981 Start of 1st-class game at Newcastle, NSW vs. Queensland
1981 U.S. national debt tops $1 trillion
1981 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test
1980 4th government of Martens forms in Belgium
1980 New South Korean constitution comes into effect

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 "One Mo' Time" with Vernel Bagners premieres in New York City
1979 Deposed Shah of Iran arrives in New York for medical treatment
1979 Walt Disney World's 100-millionth guest
1978 "King of Hearts" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 48 performances
1978 8th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:32:30
1978 9th New York City Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:12:12
1978 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Houston Exchange Golf Classic Clubs
1978 Grete Weitz runs female world record marathon (2:32:29.8)
1978 Laugh-in's Judy Carne arrested at Gatwick Airport for drug possession
1978 Pope John Paul II installed
1977 International Sun-Earth Explorers 1 and 2 launched into Earth orbit
1976 Rick Barry (SF), begins then longest NBA free throw streak of 60
1975 "Me and Bessie" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 453 performances
1975 Cincinnati Reds beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 72nd World Series
1975 Soviet spacecraft Venera 9 soft-lands on Venus
1975 Turkish diplomat shot to death in Vienna
1975 World Football League disbands
1974 Yankees trade Bobby Murcer to Giants for Bobby Bonds
1973 Israeli troops reconquer mountain Hermon
1973 Security Council Resolution 338-cease fire to Yom Kippur War
1972 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA GAC Golf Classic
1972 Oakland A's 1st championship; beat Reds, 4 games to 3 in World Series
1971 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test

Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1969 KAPN-AM in Santa Barbara, California changes call letters to KDB-AM
1969 Paul McCartney denies rumors of his death
1968 Apollo 7 returns to Earth
1967 17th Ryder Cup: U.S. wins 23 -8 at Champions Golf Club Texas
1967 Joe DiMaggio is hired as executive Vice President of A's by Charlie Finley
1967 Murle Lindstrom wins LPGA Carlsbad Jaycee Golf Open
1966 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 12 for orbit around Moon
1964 EMI rejects audition by "High Numbers," they go on to become The Who
1964 French philosopher/author Jean-Paul Sartre refuses Nobel prize
1964 U.S. performs underground nuclear test at Hattiesburg Miss
1963 225,000 students boycot Chicago schools in Freedom Day protest
1962 John F. Kennedy addresses TV about Russian missile bases in Cuba
1962 John F. Kennedy imposes naval blockade on Cuba, beginning missile crisis
1962 John F. Kennedy receives Ugandan premier Milton Obote
1962 Pacific Science Center opens at Seattle Center
1962 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1961 75,000 Flemings demand equal rights and Flemish language in Belgium
1961 Louise Suggs wins LPGA San Antonio Golf Civitan
1960 Cassius Clay wins 1st battle as professional boxer


Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1959 "Take Me Along" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 448 performances
1959 Bob Merrill's musical "Take me Along," premieres in New York City
1957 Conrad Adenauer re-elected chancellor of West-Germany
1957 KJAC TV channel 4 in Port Arthur-Beaumont, Texas (NBC) 1st broadcast
1956 France intercept Moroccan plane, arrest Ben Bella
1956 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Maralinga Australia
1955 WWNY TV channel 7 in Carthage-Watertown, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 West Germany joins North Atlantic Treaty Organization
1953 Laos gains full independence from France
1951 Earthquake hits Formosa, 100 killed
1951 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1950 Los Angeles Rams beat Baltimore Colts 70-27


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October 21 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Steve Lukather!



Musicians Born On October 21

1917 Dizzy Gillespie (US jazz trumpeter)
1925 Dr Ross (Blues and Boogie Man)
1936 Sheila Jones (Kaye Sisters)
1937 Norman Wright (Vikings)
1940 Manfred Mann (Pretty Flamingo)
1941 Steve Cropper (Booker T. and the MGs)
1946 Lee Loughnane (Chicago)
1947 Tetsy Yamauchi (Free, Faces)
1953 Charlotte Caffey (Go-Go's)
1955 Eric Faulkner (Bay City Rollers)
1957 Julian Cope (World Shut Your Mouth)
1957 Steve Lukather (Toto)
1971 Jade Jagger (daughter of Mick and Bianca)

Deaths On October 21

1965 Bill Black (Elvis Presley's bass player)
1969 Jack Kerouac (beatnik writer)
1995 Shannon Hoon (Blind Melon)

Number 1 In The Charts On October 21

1957 Elvis Presley: 'Jailhouse Rock' US 45
1967 Lulu: 'To Sir with Love' US 45
1972 Chuck Berry: 'My Ding-a-Ling' US 45
1972 'Superfly' soundtrack US LP
1989 Jive Bunny: 'That's What I Like' UK 45
1989 Kylie Minogue: 'Enjoy Yourself' UK LP
1995 Simply Red : Life :UK LP
1995 Mariah Carey : Daydream : US LP

Various Music Events On October 21

1957 Elvis Presley movie 'Jailhouse Rock' premieres in US

1958 Buddy Holly's last studio session takes place at Pythian Temple Studios in New York. Using strings for the first time, he records 'It Doesn't Matter Any More' and 'True Love Ways'

1961 'Bob Dylan', his first LP, is recorded with John Hammond producing

1967 Incredible String Band's '5000 Spirits' hits UK LP chart

1985 George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Dave Edmunds and others take part in special show in London to honour the career of Carl Perkins


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October 21 - Today in Beatles History

1963
Studio 1 (control room only). 10.00am-1.00pm. Mono mixing: 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' (from take 17); 'This Boy' (remixes 1, 2, from take 15). Editing: 'This Boy' (of mono remixes 1, 2). Stereo mixing: 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' (remix 1, from take 17). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: not assigned.
End of sessions for 'I Want To Hold Your Hand'/'This Boy'.

1964
Abbey Road, Room 65. 2.30-5.45pm. Mono mixing: 'I Feel Fine' (remixes 1-4, from take 9); 'I'll Follow The Sun' (from take 8); 'She's A Woman' (remix 2, from take 6); 'Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby' (from take 1). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ron Pender.

18.40 and 21.00. Concerts at the Odeon, Glasgow.

1965
Studio 2. 2.30-7.00pm. Recording: 'Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)' [re-make] (takes 2-4). Studio 2. 7.00-12.00pm. Recording: 'Nowhere Man' (takes 1-2). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott.

1968
Harry Moss cuts the stereo version of 'The Beatles' at Abbey Road.

1974
John returns to Record Plant Studios, to record tracks for the LP 'Rock'n'Roll', this time produced by himself.

1977
US LP release: 'Love Songs'.

1985
Recording of the TV special 'Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session With Carl Perkins And Friends'. Appearance of George, Ringo, Carl Perkins and Eric Clapton.

1989
Paul's concert in Munich (Get Back Tour).

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October 21 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On October 21, 1975 Elton John was given a star in Hollywood.



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 "Dangerous Games" closes at Nederlander Theater New York City after 4 performances
1989 Buck Helm found alive after being buried 4 days, in San Francisco earthquake
1989 Houston becomes 1st major college team to gain 1000 yards in a game
1989 1st black owners (Betram Lee and Peter Bynoe) to own a major sports team, purchasing Denver Nuggets for $65m
1988 Boston Celtics beat Yugoslavia 113-85 in Madrid
1988 Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos indicted on racketeering charges
1987 7th Belgium government of Martens forms
1987 Nobel prize for economy awarded to Robert M. Solow
1987 Senate debate begins rejecting Robert Bork's Supreme Court nomination
1986 1st-class cricket debut of Andy Flower, ZCU Presidents XI vs. Young WI
1986 Hugh Whitemore's "Breaking the Code," premieres in London
1986 IBM re-forms in South Africa
1986 Republic of Marshall Islands signs Compact of Free Association with US
1986 U.S. writer Edward A. Tracy kidnap in Beirut
1985 Qasim Omar (206) and Javed Miandad (203*) make 397 stand vs. SL
1984 Cleveland Browns' Steve Cox sets club record with a 60-yd field goal
1984 Niki Lauda becomes 3rd time motor racing world champ
1984 Steve Jones runs Chicago Marathon in world record 2:08:05
1983 Pope John Paul II names 3 new Dutch bishops
1980 "Banjo Dancing" opens at Century Theater New York City for 38 performances
1980 1st (& only) time Phillies win World Series (in 98 years)
1980 Phillies win their 1st World Championship in their 98-year history


Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 10th New York City Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:11:42
1979 9th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:27:33
1979 Greta Weitz wins woman participation in New York City marathon (02:27:33)
1979 Israeli minister of Foreign affairs Moshe Dayan resigns
1979 Ozzie Newsome begins NFL streak of 150 consecutive game receptions
1977 U.S. recalls William Bowdler, ambassador to South Africa
1976 American Saul Bellow wins Nobel Prize for Literature
1976 Cincinnati Reds sweep New York Yankees, in 73rd World Series
1976 New York Knicks retire 1st number, # 19, Willis Reed
1976 New York Yankee Thurman Munson ties World Series mark of 6 straight singles
1976 Nobel prize for literature awarded to Saul Bellow
1975 "Treemonisha" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 64 performances
1975 Coast Guard Academy 1st allows women to enroll
1975 Elton John given a star in Hollywood
1975 Mexico City's 1st major subway accident takes 26 lives
1975 Red Sox Carlton Fisk's 12th inning home run beats Reds 7-6 in game 6 of WS
1975 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
1975 Venera 9, 1st craft to orbit planet Venus launched
1974 1st Islander shut-out opponent-Billy Smith 5-0 vs Caps
1974 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Cubic Corp Golf Classic
1973 A's manager Dick Williams quits after A's beat Mets in World Series
1973 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Waco Tribune Herald Ladies Golf Classic
1972 "Dude" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 16 performances
1972 "Man of La Mancha" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 140 performances
1972 "Pacific Paradise" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 5 performances
1971 "To Live Another Summer" opens at Helen Hayes New York City for 173 performances
1971 Nobel prize for literature awarded to Pablo Neruda
1971 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1971 William H Rehnquist and Lewis F Powell nominated to U.S. Supreme Court by Nixon, following resignations of Justices Hugo Black and John Harlan
1970 777 Unification church couples wed in Korea
1970 Caledonian Airways takes over British United Airways
1970 Nobel prize of peace awarded to Norman E Borlaugh


Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1969 Bloodless coup in Somalia (National Day)
1969 Leonard Gersh' "Butterflies are Free," premieres in New York City
1969 Willy Burns elected chancellor of West Germany
1969 Major General Mohamed Siad Barre becomes President of Somali
1967 Egypt sinks Israeli torpedo boat
1967 Thousands opposing Vietnam War try to storm Pentagon
1966 144 die as a coal waste landslide engulfed a school in Aberfan S Wales
1965 KTWU TV channel 11 in Topeka, KS (PBS) begins broadcasting
1965 Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to Robert B Woodward
1965 Robert B. Woodward awarded Nobel prize for chemistry
1965 Vivian Beaumont Theater (New York City) opens
1964 Abebe Bikila runs world/olympic record marathon (2:12:11.2)
1964 Braves ask NL to allow them to leave Milwaukee for Atlanta
1962 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Carlsbad Cavern Golf Open
1961 Barbra Striesand opens in "Another Evening with Harry Stones"
1961 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan U.S.S.R.
1960 1st British nuclear sub Dreadnought launched
1960 John F. Kennedy and Nixon clashed in 4th and final presidential debate (New York City)

Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1959 Contra revolutionaries bomb Havana
1959 Guggenheim Museum, by Frank Lloyd Wright, opens in N.Y.C.
1959 Players Association approves 2 All-Star Games in 1960, to be held in Kansas City and NY
1958 1st women in English House of Lords
1957 Giants purchase Class-A Phoenix team
1957 Jailhouse Rock starring Elvis Presley opens
1957 Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Lawton Golf Open
1956 Betty Dodd wins LPGA Lawton Golf Open
1954 Dorothy Parker/Arnaud d'Usseau's "Ladies of the Corridor," premieres
1954 Indonesian troops land in New-Guinea
1952 Dutch government refuses New-Guinea (West-Irian)
1950 Chinese forces occupy Tibet
1950 Death penality abolished in Belgium
1950 Patty Berg wins LPGA Hardscrabble Women's Golf Invitation
1950 Tom Powers of Duke scores 6 touchdowns


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October 20 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Tom Petty!



Musicians Born On October 20

1937 Wanda Jackson (US country singer)
1945 Ric Lee (Ten Years After)
1951 Alan Greenwood (Foreigner)
1953 Tom Petty (Running Down a Dream)
1958 Mark King (Level 42)
1964 Jim "Soni" Sonefeld (Hootie and The Blowfish)
1972 Snoop Doggy Dogg

Deaths On October 20

1983 Merle Travis (country guitarist)

Number 1 In The Charts On October 420

1960 Roy Orbison: 'Only the Lonely' UK 45
1962 Bobby 'Boris' Pickett: 'Monster Mash' US 45
1962 Peter, Paul and Mary: 'Peter, Paul and Mary' US LP
1973 Rolling Stones: 'Angie' US 45
1979 Herb Alpert: 'Rise' US 45
1984 Wham! 'Freedom' UK 45
1990 James Ingram : I Dont Have The Heart : US single
1990 Charlatans : Some Friendly : UK LP
1996 Spice Girls : Say You'll Be There : UK single

Various Music Events On October 20

1954 Lavern Baker records 'Tweedle Dee', with Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler producing in New York

1954 Elvis Presley's second single, 'Good Rockin' Tonight', enters Memphis chart at No. 5

1964 Rolling Stones play their first-ever show in France, at the Olympia in Paris. A hundred and fifty people arrested, £1,400 worth of damage done

1966 Cream debut on UK chart with 'Wrapping Paper'

1976 Led Zeppelin film 'The Song Remains the Same' premieres in London

1977 Ronnie Van Zandt and Steve Gaines from Lynyrd Skynyrd die in plane crash


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October 20 - Today in Beatles History

1963
10.31-11.30pm. BBC's 'Easy Beat' broadcast (recorded 16 October 1963).

Recording of performance for ABC-TV's 'Thank Your Lucky Stars' in Birmingham.

1964
18.30 and 20.45. Performances at the Caird Hall, Dundee.

Brian produces his first record, for Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, at IBC Studios, London.

1965
Studio 2. 2.30-6.30pm. Recording: 'We Can Work It Out' (takes 1-2). Studio 2. 7.00-11.45pm. Recording: 'We Can Work It Out' (overdub onto take 2). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott.

US gold certification for 'Yesterday'/'Act Naturally'.

1967
Studio 3. 7.00pm-3.45am. Recording: 'The Fool On The Hill' (overdub onto take 6); 'Hello Hello' (working title of 'Hello, Goodbye') (overdub onto take 17). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Ken Scott; 2nd Engineer: Phil McDonald.
Recording of flute for 'The Fool On The Hill' and viola for 'Hello, Goodbye'.
2.30am. The viola overdub session ends.

UK release: 'Catcall', with the Chris Barber Band.

1969
US LP release: 'The Wedding Album'.
US single release: 'Cold Turkey'/'Don't Worry Kyoko'.

George and Pattie attend a Ravi Shankar concert in London.

1980
UK LP release: 'The Beatles Ballads'.

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October 20 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On October 20, 1964 a riot at a Rolling Stones show in Paris results in 150 people arrested.



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 Pakistan win Sharjah Trophy over India and WI on round-robin
1989 U.S. Senate impeaches U.S. District Judge Alcee L Hastings
1988 "Les Miserables," opens at Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia
1988 Britain ends suspects right to remain silent in crackdown on IRA
1988 Gastineau sacks Jets, retires from football "for personal reasons"
1988 Los Angeles Dodgers beat Oakland A's in World Series 4 games to 1
1988 Man armed with explosives blows self up in 125 St. subway station (New York City)
1988 Reggie Rogers, Det Lion's # 1 pick, kills 3 by driving intoxicated
1988 Dodgers win World Series, LA 1st to have both NBA and baseball champs as LA beats Oakland A's, 4 games to 1 in 85th World Series
1987 10 die as Air Force jet crashed into a Ramada Inn near Indianapolis
1987 Dow-Jones increases 102.27 pts/608,120,000 shares traded (record)
1987 Subway gunman Bernhard Goetz sentenced to 6 months in jail
1986 Tupolev-134 crashes in Southern Africa
1984 Cleveland Metroparks' Valley Parkway All Purpose Trails are completed
1984 Islander's Mike Bossy's 30th career hat trick-4 goals
1983 IBM-PC DOS Version 2.1 released
1982 Billy Martin fired as manager of Oakland A's
1982 Nobel prize for economy awarded to George Stigler
1982 Sri Lanka President Jayewardene re-elected
1982 St. Louis Cardinals beat Mil Brewers, 4 games to 3 in 79th World Series
1981 1st NBA game at Meadowlands Arena, New Jersey Nets lose to New York Knicks 103-99
1981 3 members of Weather underground arrested for armored truck robbery
1981 Bomb attack on Antwerp Belgium synagogue, 1 dead, 80 injured

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 Bob Dylan appears on SNL
1979 John F. Kennedy Library dedicated in Boston
1979 John Tate beats Gerrie Coetze in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1978 Paul Vanden Boeynants forms Belgium government
1978 Police's 1st U.S. concert (NY's CBGBs)
1977 David Mamet's "Life in the Theater," premieres in New York City
1977 Hamilton Deane and John Balderstons "Dracula," premieres in New York City
1976 70 die as Norwegian tanker Frosta collides with George Prince
1976 New York Nets Julius "Dr. J" Erving sold to Philadelphia 76ers
1975 Supreme Court rules teachers could spank their pupils after warning
1974 1st broadcast of "Derrick" on ZDF
1974 Bard's presentation of "Richard III" opens at Lincoln Center New York City
1973 Canadian actor William Shatner (Star Trek) marries Marcy Lafferty
1973 Mariette Hartley appears on Bob Newhart in "Have You Met Miss Dietz"
1973 OPEC oil embargo begins
1973 President Nixon proclaims Jim Thorpe greatest athelete of 1st century
1973 Queen Elizabeth II opens Sydney Opera House
1973 U.S. president Nixon fires Watergate accuser Archibald Cox
1973 William Shatner marries Marcy Lafferty
1973 Solicitor General Bork, Attorney General Richardson and Deputy Attorney General Ruckelshaus resigned
1973 The Family Station Inc buys shortwave Radio Station WNYW, changes calls to WYFR and moves station from New York City to Scituate Mass
1972 Queen Juliana visits Yugoslavia
1971 "Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death" opens at Barrymore for 325 per
1971 West German Chancellor Willy Brandt is awarded Nobel Peace Prize
1970 American Norman Borlaug awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
1970 Zond 8 Launch (Moon Orbit and Return)

Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1969 WKYH (now WYMT) TV channel 57 in Hazard, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting
1968 "Her 1st Roman" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 17 performances
1968 Carol Mann wins LPGA Quality Chekd Golf Classic
1968 Jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis
1968 Mamo Wolde wins 16th Olympic marathon (2:20:26.4)
1967 7 men are convicted of civil rights violations in Meridan Miss
1967 Charlie Finley names Bob Kennedy 1st manager of Oakland A's
1967 KMXN (now KJTV) TV channel 34 in Lubbock, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting
1965 19th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 5-2 at Montreal
1965 Beatles receive a gold record for "Yesterday"
1965 Mass arrests of communists in Indonesia
1964 "Golden Boy" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 569 performances
1964 Mad Dog Vachon beats Verne Gagne in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ
1964 Riot at Rolling Stones show in Paris (150 arrested)
1963 Alec Douglas-Home forms British government
1963 France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
1963 Jim Brown sets NFL single-season rushing record, 8,390 yards
1963 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Hillside Golf Open
1963 South Africa begins trial of Nelson Mandela and 8 others on conspiracy
1963 WITV TV channel 7 in Charleston, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting
1962 "Mr President" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 265 performances
1962 Chinese army lands in India
1962 Musical, "Mr President," written by Irving Berlin, opens on Bdwy
1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island
1960 1st fully mechanized post office opened, Providence, RI
1960 Ralph Houk, 41, replaces Casey Stengel as Yankee manager

Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1959 Clark Griffith of Senators says team will not move the franchise
1959 WABG TV channel 6 in Greenwood-Greenville, MS (ABC) 1st broadcast
1957 Karachi A (277-0d) beat Sind A by an innings w/o losing a wkt
1957 Walter Cronkite begins hosting weekly documentary
1956 58 degrees F (15 degrees C), Esperanza Station, Antarctica (Antarctic record high)
1956 Hannes Lindemann begins journey across Atlantic in a 17' craft
1955 "No Time for Sergeants" opens on Broadway, starring Andy Griffith
1955 Harry Belafonte records "Day-O" (Banana Boat Song)
1955 Ira Levin's "No Time for Sergeants," premieres in New York City
1955 Yankees begin 16-game exhibition in Japan
1954 "Peter Pan" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 149 performances
1953 WRAU (now WHOI) TV channel 19 in Peoria, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting
1952 Emergency crisis proclaimed in Kenya


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