ON THIS DAY :-
October 1st:
1954 . . First 'New Musical Express' Top 20 singles chart published in UK. At No. 1 is Frank Sinatra with 'Three Coins in the Fountain'
1967 . . Traffic make their stage debut at the Saville Theatre in London
1970 . . Jimi Hendrix's funeral is held in Seattle, Washington
1971 . . Gene Vincent records last session before his death, for Radio 1 at BBC Maida Vale studios
1972 . . Jon Mark (Mark Almond Band) lost his left ring finger. The remainder of the tour was cancelled.
1975 . . Al Jackson (MG's) was shot and killed by an intruder at the age of 39.
1977 . . Elton John became the first rock & roller to be honored in New York City's Madison Square Garden Hall of Fame.
1980 . . The semi-autobiographical film of Paul Simon, "One Trick Pony," premiered in New York City.
1991 . . Michael Jackson's white crystal-beaded glove was stolen from the Motown Museum in Detroit. M.C. Hammer offered a $50,000 reward for its return
1995 . . Nearly $1 million was raised at the Farm Aid concert in Louisville, KY. The musicians that performed were Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Hootie and the Blowfish, and The Dave Matthews Band.
October 2nd:
1942 . . Bing Crosby entered the US chart with 'White Christmas', which went on to sell over 50 million copies
1960 . . Maurice Williams's 'Stay' enters US chart. Lasting only one minute 32 seconds, it goes on to become the shortest ever No. 1 single
1965 . . Manfred Mann becomes the first Western band to tour USSR
1967 . . All six members The Grateful Dead were arrested for possession of marijuana. They were released six hours later on bail.
1976 . . John Belushi came out on stage with Joe Cocker while he was performing on "Saturday Night Live."
1977 . . The bodies of Elvis Presley and his grandmother were moved to Graceland.
1981 . . Terry Hall, Lynval Golding and Neville Staples leave the Specials
1986 . . The Everly Brothers were given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1994 . . John Mellencamp announced that it was true that he had suffered a mild heart attack.
1998 . . Paul McCartney conducted an "incognito" live Internet Q&A session and "music remix" in the guise of the Fireman at www.fire-man.com.
October 3rd:
1901 . . The Victor Talking Machine Company was incorporated. After a merger with Radio Corporation of America the company became RCA-Victor.
1945 . . A io year old Elvis Presley made his first public appearance in a talent show. He won 2nd place and $5 singing Old Shep.
1961 . . Jimmie Rodgers, Fred Rose, and Hank Williams became the first to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
1970 . . The group Lifetime was formed when Jack Bruce (Cream), John McLaughlin (Miles Davis' group), Larry Young and Tony Williams joined forces.
1978 . . The members of Aerosmith bailed 30 fans out of jail afterthey were arrested for smoking pot during the Aerosmith concert at Fort Wayne Coliseum
1981 . . The Kinks played their first show at Madison Square Garden.
1990 . . A storeowner in Florida was found guilty and fined $1,000 for distributing obscene material. He had sold 2 Live Crew's "As Nasty As They Wanna Be" albums.
1992 . . Sinead O'Connor ripped up a photo of Pope John Paul 11 on US TV show Saturday Night Live, in protest of abortion laws. NBC was fined $2. 5 million by the Federal Communications Commission.
2000 . . Mark Chapman, who has served 20 years for the assassination John Lennon, was denied parole after a 50 minute interview with the parole board.
October 4th:
1957 . . In the annual NME poll results announcements: Pat Boone is voted world's No. 1 singer, with Elvis Presley second. The top two UK groups are King Brothers and Stargazers
1963 . . Eric Clapton was asked to join the Yardbirds to replace Anthony "Top" Topham.
1965 . . Johnny Cash was arrested at the Mexican border at El Paso, Texas, after custom officials found100s of pills in his guitar case. He was fined $1000.
1970 . . Janis Joplin was found dead of a heroin overdose at the age of 27. She had just finished recording her second solo album "Pearl."
1974 . . Thin Lizzy performed for the first time with Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson both in the lineup.
1980 . . Original Deep Purple singer Rod Evans fronts a 'bogus' Deep Purple tour of North America but is prevented from performing when other members of the group file a court injunction.
1996 . . Van Halen announced that Gary Cherone, formerly of Extreme, would be the singer that would replace Sammy Hagar.
1997 . . Farm Aid '97 raised over $1 million for U.S. farmers.
2002 . . A U.S. District Court judge denied Download Card's request for a preliminary injunction on the release of Bon Jovi's album "Bounce." The issue was over a program included on the album called "American XS."
October 5th:
1930 . . The New York Philharmonic Orchestra was heard on the air over CBS radio from Carnegie Hall for the first time.
1958 . . Cliff Richard and the Shadows (then called the Drifters) played their first gig together at Victoria Hall Hanley, UK.
1962 . . The Beatles released their first single, "Love Me Do" , the B side was "P.S. I Love You", it reached No 17 in the uk charts.
1968 . . Cream begins a farewell tour of US with concert at Oakland, California and hits US chart for third time with 'White Room'
1970 . . Papa John Creach joins Jefferson Airplane
1974 . . Randy Newman performed with an 87-piece symphony at the Atlanta Symphony Hall. The orchestra was conducted by Emil Newman, Randy's uncle.
1976 . . Hall and Oates' LP "Abandoned Luncheonette" finally wins gold disc three years after its original release
1987 . . X-Smith's guitarist started rehearsals with The Pretenders, preparing for the band to support U2 on their American tour.
1999 . . Roger Daltrey announced The Who were reforming & the first performance would be in Las Vagas.
October 6th:
1927 . . The first movie with a sound track, The Jazz Singer, premiered in New York City, with popular entertainer Al Jolson singing and dancing in black-face. It was the first full-length feature film to include spoken dialogue and is regarded as the first 'talkie'. The film was based on the short story The Day of Atonement by Sampson Raphaelson.
1967 . . The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded a session for the UK BBC radio show "Top Gear". Stevie Wonder, who was also appearing, jammed with Hendrix.
1968 . . "The Doors are Open" was aired on British TV. The show was a documentary about the Doors.
1978 . . Benny Andersson and Frida Lyngstad of ABBA were married.
1980 . . The Bee Gee's sued their record company, Polygra, and the band manager, Robert Stigwood for $200m for fraud.
1983 . . Barry Manilow plays a concert for charity at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The show was attended by Prince Charles and Princess Diana.
1994 . . The Eagles' Glenn Frey underwent colon surgery.
1998 . . Alabama received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2002 . . Mick Jagger donated $170,000/£100,000 to his old grammar school in Dartford to help pay for a musical director and buy some musical instruments.
October 7th:
1954 . . Marian Anderson became the first black singer to be hired by New York's Metropolitan Opera Company.
1957 . . RCA Victor announced that they had already received 500,000 advance orders for Elvis' Christmas album.
1967 . . Due to a dispute over a hotel bill Cass Elliot from The Mamas And The Papas spent the night in a London. Cass was being charged with stealing two hotel blankets, two keys, and an unpaid hotel bill. A TV and concert appearance had to be cancelled. The charges against Mama Elliot were later dropped.
1975 . . John Lennon wins his four-year fight to stay in US with ruling by US Court of Appeal
1977 . . After eight albums with Genesis, guitarist Steve Hackett, leaves the band to pursue a solo career.
1980 . . Dusty Springfield appears on stage in New York for first time in eight years at Grand Finale
1982 . . Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelinwas given a 12 monthconditional discharge after being found guilty of possessing cocaine.
1989 . . Jefferson Airplane played a concert for the San Francisco Food Bank. The cost of admission was just a can of food
1999 . . It was reported that Lauryn Hill was being sued by 4 musicians seeking unpaid royalties as co-writers and producers on her "Miseducation" album.
October 8th:
1964 . . Ringo Starr took his driving lesson at Enfield, London, passing first time.
1969 . . Humble Pie appeared at The Coventry Theatre, UK, with David Bowie as their support.
1978 . . Chris Rea debuts on UK single chart with 'Fool (If You think It's Over)'
1980 . . Bob Marley collapsed onstage during a show in Pittsburgh, PA. It was the last show he would ever perform. He died seven months later of cancer.
1982 . . The musical "Cats" opened at the Wintergarden Theatre. In 1997 the show became the longest running show in Broadway history.
1986 . . Run D.M.C. spoke and performed for 4,000 children in New York at an anti-crack rally.
1987 . . All 3 members of ZZ Tops made advance return bookings for seats on the first passenger flight to the moon. They are still wating for confirmation!
1994 . . Naughty by Nature's Treach made his movie debut in "Jason's Lyric."
2003 . . Courtney Love was charged with a misdemeanor drug count. On October 2, Love had been arrested for investigation of using illegal drugs after she was found outside a Los Angeles home where she had allegedly broken windows and tried to enter.
October 9th:
1959 . . Bobby Darin at the age of 21, became the youngest performer to headline the Sands Hotel's Copa Room in Las Vegas, NV. Johnny Mathis held the previous record aged 23.
1967 . . Doc Severinsen replaced Skitch Henderson as musical director of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson."
1973 . . Elvis Presley and his wife Priscilla are divorced after six years of marriage. Priscilla was awarded property, $725,000 cash and $4,200 a month support.
1975 . . On John Lennon's 30th birthday, he and his wife Yoko celebrate the arrival of their only child, Sean Ono Lennon . John retired from music for five years to become a house-husband.
1980 . . Gary Glitter declared himself officially bankrupt, during the 70's he scored 15 UK top 40 singles including three No.1's.
1984 . . Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends', narrated by Ringo Starr was shown for the first time on British TV.
1990 . . All four members of The Stone Roses were each fined £3,000 after being found guilty of criminal damage at their former record companies offices.
2001 . . A man wrecked a Missy Elliott's $300,000 Lamborghini Diablo after losing control of the 550-horsepower vehicle and crashed into a traffic sign and a tree. He was later sentenced to three years in jail and ordered to pay $170,000 for the car and $1,975 for curb repairs at the site of the accident.
2003 . . Queen Elizabeth II of Britain made Sting a CBE (Commander of the British Empire).
October 10th:
1902 . . The Gibson Mandolin guitar company was formed. Gibson's first electric guitar the ES-150 was produced in 1936.
1965 . . The Supremes made their first appearance on the "Ed Sullivan Show."
1978 . . Steve Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith were injured when a cherry bomb was thrown on stage at a show in Philadelphia, PA.
1978 . . 'Smash Hits' magazine publishes it's first edition
1979 . . Los Angeles declares a Fleetwood Mac Day and the band gets its own star on Hollywood Boulevard's 'Walk of Fame'
1980 . . The funeral took place of Led Zeppelin's drummer John Bonham who died aged 32 after a heavy drinking session.
1987 . . Wanda Nicholls made an official complaint that David Bowie raped her and bit her on the legs and back. Bowie dismissed the alleged incident, claiming Nicholls was 'publicity seeking.'
1992 . . Slash, lead guitarist of Guns N' Roses married Renee Suran.
1999 . . A charity auction selling Elvis Presley's belongings was held at The Grand Hotel, Las Vegas. A wristwatch sold for $32,500, a cigar box $25,000, an autographed baseball sold for $19,000. And a 1956 Lincoln Continental sold for $250,000.
October 11th:
1948 . . "Where's Charley?" debuted on Broadway.
1960 . . Aretha Franklin makes her stage debut, at New York Vanguard Club
1963 . . Beatles receive their first gold disc for 'She Loves You'
1969 . . Muddy Waters was seriously injured and three people were killed in a car accident near Chicago, IL.
1975 . . The first edition of comedy and music show 'Saturday Night Live' broadcast on US TV
1978 . . Nancy Spungen was found murdered in the bathroom of the Greenwich Village apartment she shared with Sid Vicious. She had several knife wounds to her abdominal area. Vicious died of a heroin overdose before his murder trial began.
1988 . . Ringo Starr and his wife Barbara started treatment for alcohol abuse at a clinic in Tucson, Arizona.
1999 . . Deborah Rowe, wife of Michael Jackson filed for divorce after three years of marriage. They met when Deborah was working as a nurse at Michael Jackson's plastic surgeon's office.
2005 . . Rod Stewart received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to honour a career spanning more than 40 years.
October 12th:
1957 . . Little Richard tossed four diamond rings into the Hunter River in Sydney, Australia, to prove that he was giving up rock-n-roll for his faith in God. He returned to music five years later.
1966 . . The Moody Blues split up, only to reform again after a few weeks.
1968 . . John Sebastian left the band "Lovin' Spoonful" to start a solo career.
1969 . . A DJ on Detroit's WKNR radio station received a phone call telling him that if you play The Beatles 'Strawberry Fields Forever' backwards, you hear John Lennon say the words 'I buried Paul'. This started a worldwide rumour that Paul McCartney was dead.
1970 . . Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's "Jesus Christ Superstar" debuted on Broadway.
1974 . . Phil Spector launches the 'Warner-Spector' label in UK
1975 . . Rod Stewart and Faces play their last show together at Long Island's Nassau Colisseum
1980 . . Seven fans were stabbed at a Blood, Sweat and Tears concert in Los Angeles
1991 . . Simply Reds fourth album 'Stars' went to No.1 on the UK chart for the first of five times. The album became the biggest seller of 1991 & 1992 in the UK spending 134 week's on the chart.
1996 . . After 28 years "The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus", the film documentary, was finally released. (The work had been filmed in December 1968)
2005 . . Freddie Mercury's 1974 Rolls Royce was offered for auction on eBay by his family. The Silver Shadow luxury vehicle did not reach it's reserve.
October 13th:
1957 . . Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra introduced the Ford Edsel on an hour long special.
1962 . . Don Everly collapsed during rehearsals on stage at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, on their UK tour. Phil finished the tour on his own.
1965 . . The Who recorded 'My Generation', at Pye studios, London. When released it reached No.2 on the UK chart
1970 . . Janis Joplin's ashes were scattered off the coast of California. She had been found dead Oct 4th of a heroin overdose at the age of 27. She had just finished recording her second solo album "Pearl."
1975 . . Neil Young underwent an operation at a Los Angeles hospital to remove an object from his vocal cords.
1998 . . "The Crossroads Centre" in Antigua, opens. This $6.5 million addiction recovery centre is funded by Eric Clapton.
1999 . . BBC radio DJ Johnny Walker was convicted of possessing cocaine and fined £2,000. He had been set up by The News Of The World paper that had filmed Walker with the drug.
2000 . . UK daily newspaper The Mirror reported that Toni Braxton had pulled out of the US Mobo awards after one of her breast implants had burst.
2002 . . Rock band Muse took legal action against Celine Dion after she announced her forthcoming Las Vegas show would be called 'Muse'. The band Muses didn't want anyone to think they were Celine Dion's backing band.
October 14th:
1955 . . 19 yr old Buddy Holly, Larry Welborn, & Bob Montgomery open for Bill Haley & the Comets in Lubbock, TX. Eddie Crandell sees the show & arranges for Buddy to record his first demo.
1964 . . Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones secretly marries Shirley Ann Arnold.
1966 . . Grace Slick makes her first appearance with Jefferson Airplane at the Fillmore West, San Francisco and Pink Floyd made their debut live performance when they played at All Saints Hall, Notting Hill, London.
1969 . . Police in New Jersey issued a warrant for the arrest of Frank Sinatra in relation to his connections with the Mafia.
1972 . . Joe Cocker was arrested with his band in Adelaide, Australia. The police claimed to have confiscated marijuana, heroin and hypodermic syringes.
1976 . . Aerosmith started their first ever UK tour at Liverpool's Empire Theatre
1988 . . Def Leppard became first act in chart history to sell seven million copies of two consecutive LPs, with 'Pyromania' (released in 1983)' and 'Hysteria'.
1996 . . Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon, daughter to Madonna and Carlos Leon was born in Los Angeles, CA.
2004 . . Eric Clapton was banned from driving in France after being caught speeding at 134mph in his Porsche 911 Turbo near Merceuil. He was given a £515/750 euro fine and his UK licence was confiscated.
October 15th:
1956 . . Tommy Steele made his UK TV debut on 'Off the Record' on BBC
1961 . . A charity evening was held raising funds for St John Ambulance Brigade at Liverpool's Albany Cinema with Ken Dodd and The Beatles.
1964 . . Screaming Lord Sutch runs for parliament for the first time
1965 . . Jimi Hendrix signed his first recording contract, he received $1 and a 1% Royalty on all of his recordings.
1968 . . Led Zeppelin made their live debut at Surrey University, England.
1971 . . Ricky Nelson was booed when he performed new material at an oldies show, a rock-and-roll revival show at Madison Square Garden. He wrote 'Garden Party' as a result.
1973 . . The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a 1971 Federal Communications directive that broadcasters censor from the airwaves songs with drug-oriented lyrics; and Keith Richards was found guilty of trafficking cannabis by a Court in Nice, France. He was given a one- year suspended sentence and a 5,000 franc fine and banned from entering France for two years.
1988 . . Reggae tops the American charts, for the first time ever, as UB40 hit No. 1 with their version of the Neil Diamond song 'Red Red Wine', it was also a No.1 hit in the UK.
1996 . . Tommy Lee (Motley Crue) was charged with attacking a cameraman that was trying to take pictures of him and his wife Pamela Anderson Lee.
2003 . . Barrington Henderson,former singer with the Temptations filed a lawsuit in LA claiming the group and the Motown label owed him millions of dollars in royalties, saying they owed him money for the albums 'Awesome' and 'Ear-resistable' as he had been lead singer at that time.
October 16th:
1951 . . Little Richard made his first recording for RCA in Atlanta.
1956 . . The Elvis Presley film "Love Me Tender" premiered.
1962 . . The first night of a two month Motown Records package tour started in Washington DC, featuring Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, Mary Wells, The Miracles and 12 year old Stevie Wonder.
1966 . . Joan Baez and 123 other anti-draft demonstrators were arrested for blocking the entrance to the Armed Forces Induction Center in Oakland, CA.
1972 . . Creedence Clearwater Revival split up
1986 . . Chuck Berry's 60th birthday party (organised by Keith Richards) takes place at Fox Theatre, St. Louis. The event was featured in the film 'Hail, Hail! Rock $ Roll'.
1987 . . Dave Robinson, founder of 'Stiff Records' retired as managing director after 11 years.
1993 . . Aretha Franklin sang the US naional anthem at a World Series baseball game in Toronto.
2001 . . Two security guards were sacked when they refused to let Bob Dylan into his own concert. Bob had asked for his security to be tighter on his 'Love & Theft' tour, he arrived without his backstage pass,
October 17th:
1958 . . Cliff Richard signs to appear in the film 'Serious Charge'
1962 . . The Beatles made their first TV appearence on Granada TV's 'People and Places'. They sang "Love Me Do".
1968 . . As Bob Marley, a faithful Rastafarian, had his last ever haircut; it was the day his son Ziggy was born.
1969 . . Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane was busted for marijuana possession and fined £205, while Led Zeppelin kicked off on their 3rd US tour at Carnegie Hall, New York
1975 . . Maurice Gibb marries Yvonne Spencley
1986 . . The film biography "Sid And Nancy" opened nationally.
1987 . . The Bee Gee's became the first group to have a UK No 1 hit in each of the 3 decades, 60's, 70's and 80's.
1991 . . Sandie Shaw was arrested for failing to give a breath test outside her Harley Street flat in London and was fined £100.
1995 . . Rhino Home Video released 58 episodes of "The Monkees" on 21 cassettes. It was the largest video boxed set to be released. While in the UK, London, Sting's former financial adviser was sentenced to six years in prison after being convicted of stealing $9.4 million (£6,000,000) from the musicians 108 bank accounts.
2001 . . The heirs of Bing Crosby filed a $16 million lawsuit accusing Universal Music Group of underpaying royalties on recordings
October 18th:
1925 . . Grand Ole Opry opens
1957 . . Philips newly signed singer, Marty Wilde, makes his UK TV debut in 'Off the Record'
1961 . . West Side Story starring Natalie Wood, stepped into US theatres. Natalie's singing was dubbed in the movie by Marni Nixon, who also sang the songs for Deborah Kerr in The King & I (1956) and for Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady (1964).
1966 . . The Jimi Hendrix Experience opened for Johnny Halliday at the Olympia Theatre in Paris, to an audience of 14,500 people.
1968 . . The Jackson 5, made their national TV debute on ABC-TV's 'Hollywood Palace'.
1976 . . The Buzzcocks made their first recording at Revolution Studio, Cheadle, Nr Manchester.
1978 . . The Reggae film 'Rockers', featuring Mighty Diamonds, Big Youth, Robbie Shakespeare, Peter Tosh and others, premiered in Kingston, Jamaica
1986 . . Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac married composer Eduardo DeMendonca.
1992 . . Lynn Anderson was released from jail after serving two days in jail in Nashville, TN, for a contempt of court sentence for swearing in front of her children.
1998 . . Frank Sinatra Jr. married Cynthia McMurrey in Houston, TX.
2000 . . Internet firm DNA Visual Business Solutions filed a a lawsuit against Britney Spears for failing to pay for the redesign of her website.
October 19th:
1953 . . Singer Julius LaRosa was fired publicly on "Arthur Godfrey Time" by Godfrey, because due to a family emergency, he had missed one of his ballet lessons he had been ordered to take, to make him move better on stage
1959 . . Tommy Facenda, a member of Gene Vincent's band, scores his only solo hit when 'High School USA' enters Hot 100 at No. 97. One of the oddest novelty records ever, it was released in dozens of different versions mentioning different high schools for different cities of release.
1961 . . Ray Charles makes the UK chart with 'Hit the Road Jack'
1966 . . The Yardbirds arrive in New York for their first U.S. tour.
1981 . . Debbie Harry's was awarded her first post-Blondie gold disc, for her solo LP, 'Koo Koo'.
1991 . . Oasis played their first gig with Noel Gallagher as lead guitar, atThe Boardwalk, Manchester.
1994 . . a section of seating collapsed at London's Earl's Court during a Pink Floyd concert. Over 1000 fans escaped serious injury.
1998 . . Mark Nieto filed a lawsuit against Aerosmith for alleged hearing loss after he attended an Aerosmith concert.
2000 . . A judge ruled that Robbie Williams had substantially copied lyrics on his song 'Jesus Was A Camper Van' from the Woody Guthrie song 'I Am The Way'. EMI Records had offered 25% but the publishers, Ludlow Music, were demanding 50%.
October 20th:
1955 . . "Day-O" was first recorded by Harry Belafonte.
1962 . . The Irvin Berlin musical "Mr. President" opened on Broadway.
1964 . . The Rolling Stones played their first-ever show in France, at the Olympia in Paris. A hundred and fifty people were arrested, and £1,400 worth of damage was caused.
1967 . . Monkees, Davey Jones, opened his own "Zilch" boutique in Greenwiche Village, New York.
1973 . . The Sydney Opera house officially opened.
1976 . . Led Zeppelin's film 'The Song Remains The Same', premiered in New York, raising $25,000 for the 'Save The Children' fund.
1978 . . The Police made their U.S. performance debut in New York. They flew to New York on low cost tickets with Laker Airtrain, carrying their instruments as hand luggage.
1990 . . Three members of 2 Live Crew were acquitted on obscenity charges in Hollywood, FL.
1991 . . Clint Black and Lisa Hartman were married near Houston, TX.
1996 . . UK singer Mark Morrison was arrested accused of conspiracy to rob a West London shop, he was later released on bail
2003 . . Cheryl Tweedy of Girls Aloud was found guilty of assaulting a night club worker. She was ordered to do 120 hours community service and pay the victim £500.
October 21st:
1957 . . Elvis Presley movie 'Jailhouse Rock' premieres in US
1958 . . Buddy Holly's last studio session took place at Pythian Temple Studios in New York. Using strings for the first time, he recorded : 'Moondreams', 'Raing In My Heart', 'It Doesn't Matter Any More' and 'True Love Ways'
1961 . . Bob Dylan recorded "Bob Dylan," his first album. He was 20 years old when he did the recording for Columbia Records. The cost to produce the session was $400.
1978 . . The Clash fired their manager Bernie Rhodes, saying the band and record company 'find him hard to deal with', Melody Maker journalist Caroline Coon took his place.
1992 . . The erotic photograph book, "Sex," was released by Madonna. The first run of 500,000 copies sold out.
1995 . . Green Day singer Billie Joe was arrested and fined $141 after mooning at the audience during a gig in Milwaukee.
1997 . . Elton John's 'Candle In The Wind 97' was declared by the Guinness Book Of Records as the biggest selling single record of all time, with 31.8 million sales in less than 40 days and raising more than £20 million for charity.
1998 . . Alice Cooper filed a lawsuit against KISS members Paul Stanley and Bruce Kulick alleging their song "Dreamin'" sounds too much like the song "Eighteen" by Cooper.
2000 . . Boyzone singer Ronan Keating began his first UK solo tour at The Liverpool Empire.
October 22nd:
1961 . . Chubby Checker appeared on the "Ed Sullivan Show" and performed "The Twist."
1964 . . EMI Records in Britain rejected the Who (who were calling themselves the High Numbers at this time) after the group auditioned for the label.
1966 . . The Supremes had their first US No.1 album with 'The Supremes a Go Go', knocking The Beatles 'Revolver', from the top of the charts.
1969 . . Paul McCartney makes an official denial of persistent rumours stating that he has died!
1973 . . Phonogram Records announced price increases on albums; standard albums went up from £2.00 to £2.18 and Deluxe albums went from £2.29 to £2.38.
1982 . . Mayor Sara Robertson in Worcester, MA, declared today Van Halen Day in response to local fans collecting 25,000 signatures requesting the band add a second show to their tour.
1983 . . New York's Metropolitan Opera celebrated its 100th anniversary.
1979 . . The Pretenders started a run of four consecutive Monday nights at the Marquee Club in London.
1990 . . Pearl Jam played their first ever concert when they appeared at the Off Ramp in Seattle.
2000 . . George Michael paid £1.45m for the Steinway piano on which John Lennon wrote 'Imagine.' The singer outbid Robbie Williams and The Oasis brothers.
October 23rd:
1962 . . A 12 year old Steveland Morris Judkins aka Little Stevie Wonder recorded his first single for Motown Records, 'Thank You For Loving Me All The Way.'
1966 . . The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded their first single 'Hey Joe', at De Lane Lea Studios in London.
1970 . . 'Isn't It a Pity' was announced as the first George Harrison solo single, but it was withdrawn three days later.
1972 . . David Essex, breaks off from his stage show 'Godspell', begins filming 'That'll Be the Day'
1976 . . The Jam played an afternoon show in Soho Market, London.
1978 . . CBS Records raised the price of vinyl their records by one dollar to $8.98 and Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious attempted to commit suicide while awaiting trial for killing his 20 year old girlfriend, Nancy Spungen.
1987 . . The film 'Who's That Girl'' starring Madonna opened in London.
1989 . . Nirvana played their first ever European gig when the appeared at Newcastle's Riverside Club in North East England. It was the first night of their European tour sharing the bill with Tad.
1995 . . In Houston, TX, a jury convicted Yolanda Saldivar of the murder of Selena and Def Leppard gave themselves a place in the Guinness book Of World Records, by playing three gigs in three continents in 24 hours. Tangier, London and Vancouver.
2005 . . US rapper Cam'ron was taken to hospital in Washington DC after a man attempted to steal his sports car at traffic lights. A single shot passed through both of Cam'ron's arms.
October 24th:
1962 . . US Soul singer James Brown recorded his legendary 'Live At The Apollo', album.
1967 . . Pink Floyd were forced to cancel a tour of the US when Syd Barrett refused to move his lips in time to 'Arnold Layne', on ABC TV's American Bandstand.
1972 . . Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones was fined £205 after admitting having cannabis, Chinese heroin, mandrax tablets and a revolver at his Chelsea home,
1974 . . "Stardust" premiered in London, starring David Essex.
1988 . . The John Fogerty vs. Fantasy Records case began. Fantasy claimed that Fogerty had plagiarized his own song "Run Through The Jungle" when he wrote "The Old Man Down The Road."
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.
1996 . . Berry Gordy, Jr., founder of Motown records, receives a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
1998 . . Former Stone Roses lead singer Ian Brown was jailed for 4 months after being found guilty of disorderly behaviour during a flight from Paris to Manchester. He had threatened to chop the hands off an air stewardess during a heated exchange.
2001 . . The cities of Detroit and Auburn Hills settled lawsuits with Dr. Dre. The lawsuits accused the cities of censorship by threatening to arrest Dr. Dre if he aired a sexually explicit video from a concert in July of 2000.
2005 . . Madonna gave a surprise lecture at a New York university, discussing her career and new film after she arrived unannounced at City University's Hunter College as part of the MTV series Stand In.
October 25th:
1958 . . Cliff Richard makes his radio debut on BBC 'Saturday Club'
1964 . . A riot broke out in the studio while The Rolling Stones appeared on The Ed Sullivan show in New York. Sullivan was quoted as saying 'I promise you they'll never be back on our show again'.
1970 . . Speaking at a US radio conference President Nixon asked programmers to ban all songs containing drug references.
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
1974 . . While Al Green was having a shower at his home in Memphis, his ex girlfriend Mary Woodson burst in and poured boiling hot grit over the singer, she then shot herself dead. Al suffered second-degree burns.
1986 . . Dire Straits Mark Knopfler broke his collarbone after crashing in a celebrity car race before the Australian Grand Prix.
1988 . . Chico and Bobby DeBarge were convicted of trafficking cocaine in Michigan.
1994 . . The Madonna album "Bedtime Stories" was released.
1995 . . Cliff Richard received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II.
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
October 26th:
1956 . . Tommy Steele brings UK rock 'n' roll into the charts for the first time with 'Rock with the Cavemen'
1958 . . Bill Haley and his Comets played the first rock 'n' roll concert in Germany. Over 7,000 rock 'n' roll fans turned the show into a riot.
1965 . . The Beatles were invested by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace as members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for their service to Britain's export industry. Critics were upset with the appointments, feeling that the award was being squandered on mere rock musicians, although the Queen stood firm on her decision. The 'Fab Four' had become a lucrative public commodity.
1980 . . Paul Kantner of Jefferson Starship suffers a brain hemorrhage during a recording session. After 15 days in the hospital he recovers fully.
1981 . . Queen and David Bowie record "Under Pressure" in Montreaux, Switzerland.
1984 . . After spending the day listening to Ozzy Osbourne records, John D. McCollum, 19 , killed himself with a .22 caliber handgun A year later, McCollum's parents took court action against Ozzy and CBS Records, alleging that the song "Suicide Solution" from the album Blizzard of Ozz contributed to their son's death. The case was eventually thrown out of court.
1991 . . Ozzy Osboune broke his foot after an accident on stage at a gig in Chicago, causing him to cancel the remaining dates of a US tour.
1993 . . Catholic churches in San Juan, Puerto Rico asked residents to tie black ribbons on trees in protest against Madonna's first live appearance in the country.
2004 . . Elvis Presley came top of a list of the highest-earning dead celebrities. Forbes.com listed the Top 5 dead music earners; 1. Elvis Presley $40m (£22m), 2. John Lennon $21m (£11m), 3. George Harrison $7m (£3.8m), 4. Bob Marley $7m, 5. George and Ira Gershwin $6m.
October 27th:
1960 . . Ben E. King records his first solo songs, "Spanish Harlem" and "Stand by Me."
1969 . . Muddy Waters was seriously injured in a car crash in Champagne, Illinois. Three people were killed in the accident.
1970 . . Black Sabbath played their first ever-live show in the US when they kicked of a 16-date tour at Glassboro State College
1973 . . Mott the Hoople appeared at The Orpheum Theatre, Boston, supported by Aerosmith.
1975 . . Bruce Springsteen appears on the covers of 'Time' and 'Newsweek'
1988 . . U2's film 'Rattle And Hum', received its world wide premiere in Dublin.
1990 . . Michael Waite from Musical Youth was jailed for four years for robbery.
1991 . . Lorrie Morgan and Brad Thompson were married.; also Jimmy Dean and Donna Meade were married this day too.
1992 . . Bo Diddley took his ex- manager to court claiming he had taken $75,000 through unauthorised personal expenses.
1995 . . Gloria Estefan becomes the first pop star to perform for a Pope when she sings for Pope John Paul II as part of the celebration of his 50th anniversary in the priesthood.
October 28th:
1956 . . Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender" became the No. 1 Billboard Pop Chart. He became the first artist to follow himself into the No. 1 position. The song "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog" had been the No. 1 for 11 weeks.
1961 . . Brian Epstein serving in his record shop in Whitechapel, Liverpoool, is asked for 'My Bonnie' by Beatles. He discovers that the disc is available only in Germany and sets out to see the group for himself. Raymond Jones is the customer. He saw the Beatles perform for the first time 12 days later, Nov 9th,during a lunchtime session at The Cavern, a Liverpool basement night club which was the 'in' spot during the early 1960s.
1964 . . The first of two nights billed as the 'Tami Show', at the Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, with; Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Beach Boys, Chuck Berry, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes and The Rolling Stones.
1968 . . Cynthia Lennon sues John Lennon for divorce
1972 . . The United States Council for World Affairs announced it was adopting The Who's 'Join Together' as it's official theme song.
1982 . . The Jam announced they were splitting up at the end of their current UK tour.
1997 . . R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry announced that he was leaving the group after 17 years.
2004 . . Courtney Love was ordered to stand trial on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon after Kristin King told a Los Angeles court Ms Love threw a bottle and a lit candle at her after turning up at the home of a former boyfriend in the early hours.
October 29th:
1936 . . Hank Snow makes his debut recordings, "Prisoned Cowboy" and "Lonesome Blue Yodel"
1956 . . Maria Callas made her first appearance in "Norma" with the Metropolitan Opera.
1963 . . The Hollies began recording their first sessions for their first album.
1967 . . The musical "Hair" opened off Broadway.
1975 . . Joan Baez became a member of Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue
1977 . . "Bat Out Of Hell" was released by Meat Loaf.
1983 . . Pink Floyd's album Dark Side of the Moon became the longest listed album in the history of the American charts when it stayed in the charts for a 491st week.
1990. . The Byrds, LaVern Baker, John Lee Hooker, The Impressions, Wilson Pickett, Jimmy Reed and Ike & Tina Turner are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1991 . . Three members of Pink Floyd were injured in a auto race in Mexico.
1993 . . Oasis signed a six-album deal with Creation Records for a £40,000 advance.
1996 . . Manchester band The Stone Roses split up. Singer Ian Brown said 'having spent the last ten years in the filthiest business in the universe, it's a pleasure to announce the end of The Stone Roses.'
1998 . . Steven Adler, former Guns n Roses drummer, surrendered to authorities to begin serving a sentence of 150 days for two counts of battery and violation of probation.
October 30th:
1967 . . Rolling Stone Brian Jones was sentenced to nine months imprisonment after admitting possessing 'Indian hemp.'
1967 . . Tyrannosaurus Rex recorded a session for Radio 1s 'Top Gear' show, the first group to do so without a recording contract.
1970 . . Hotlegs, who later become 10CC, make their live debut at Festival Hall, supporting The Moody Blues.
1972 . . Elton John becomes the first pop star since Beatles, nine years before, to appear at a Royal Command Performance
1982 . . Mari Wilson insures her beehive hairdo for £100,000
1984 . . Dan Ackroyd and John Belushi, aka The Blues Brothers (Jake and Elwood), hit the two-million-dollar sales mark with their LP, Briefcase Full of Blues.
1988 . . Kurt Cobain smashed his very first guitar.
1990 . . Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose was released on $10,000 bail, after being arrested for allegedly hitting a neighbour over the head with a bottle. The incident happened after a complaint to the police about loud music coming from the singers house.
1998 . . All four original members of Black Sabbath reunited for the US TV's David Letterman Show, for a one off performance to play 'Paranoid'.
2002 . . U.S. President George W. Bush signed an act that renamed the Oakwood Postal Station in Los Angeles the Nat King Cole Post Office.
October 31st:
1965 . . Wayne Fontana leaves Mindbenders.
1967 . . Iggy and the Stooges made their live debut when they played at a Halloween party in Michigan.
1970 . . Mamas and Papas' Michelle Phillips and actor Dennis Hopper were married. The two divorced 8 days later.
1974 . . Led Zeppelin launched their record label 'Swan Song'. Named after an unreleased Zeppelin instrumental track.
1975 . . The rock band Queen release the legendary track 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
1986 . . First night of TV's Channel 4's 'The Tube', featuring Bob Geldof, Jermaine Stewart, Troublefunk and Frankie Goes To Hollywood plus Spandau Ballett playing live in the studio.
1987 . . Forbes Magazine listed the top 40 American entertainment earners from 86-87, 8th was Whitney Houston $44 million, 7th Madonna $47 million and third place Bruce Springsteen $56 million.
1988 . . Debbie Gibson held a séance at her Halloween party to contact the spirits of Liberace and Sid Vicious.
1990 . . Billy Idol dumped 600 dead fish in Faith No More's dressing room, while at a gig in Seattle, Washington; Faith No More responded by walking on stage, naked during Idol's set.
1993 . . Tupac Shakur was arrested for allegedly shooting two off-duty Atlanta policemen.
2004 . . R Kelly was kicked off a tour with Jay-Z, a day after claiming he was attacked with pepper spray by a member of the rapper's entourage. Kelly alleged he had been sprayed by a member of Jay-Z's entourage during a performance in New York.

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