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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 5, 2019 6:43:00 GMT
Yes you've guessed it, Bunkerfan is on holiday again. Just hope he doesn't wear those shorts again 5th September1664 After days of negotiation, the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam surrenders to the British, who will rename it New York. 1946 Birthday of Freddie Mercury Tanzanian/English singer-songwriter, producer 1977 Voyager 1 probe is launched NASA launched the Voyager 1 probe from Florida. It is currently the farthest man-made object in Space. 1981 Stevie Nicks went to No.1 on the US album with Bella Donna, featuring the tracks ‘Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around’ (the Tom Petty duet).
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 6, 2019 6:36:27 GMT
6th September1953 The last American and Korean prisoners are exchanged in Operation Big Switch, the last official act of the Korean War. 1988 2,000 items of Elton John's personal memorabilia including his boa feathers, 'Pinball Wizard' boots and hundreds of pairs of spectacles were auctioned at Sotheby's in London. 1991 USSR officially recognizes independence for the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. 1968 Working at Abbey Road studio's in London on George Harrison song 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'. Eric Clapton added the guitar solo (and became the first famous outside musician to play on a Beatles recording) and George recorded his lead vocal.
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 7, 2019 6:40:38 GMT
7th September1892 The first heavyweight-title boxing match fought with gloves under Marquis of Queensbury rules ends when James J. Corbett knocks out John L. Sullivan in the 21st round. 1968 Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham made their live debut as Led Zeppelin but billed as The New Yardbirds at Teen Club in Gladsaxe (a suburb in the outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark). 1986 Desmond Tutu becomes first black leader of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (now the Anglican Church of South Africa). 2003 US singer, songwriter, Warren Zevon died. He had worked as a session musician, was the piano player and band leader for the Everly Brothers. His 1969 song 'She Quit Me' was included in the soundtrack for the film Midnight Cowboy. Jackson Browne, the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt all appeared on his albums. He recorded over 15 solo albums, had the 1978 US No.21 single 'Werewolves Of London'.
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 8, 2019 6:39:12 GMT
8th September1921 Margaret Gorman of Washington, D.C., is named the first Miss America. 1956 Eddie Cochran signed a one year contract with Liberty Records, Cochran went on to give Liberty three top 40 hits over the next several years including ‘Summertime Blues,’ ‘Twenty Flight Rock’ and ‘C’mon Everybody’. 1960 Penguin Books in Britain is charged with obscenity for trying to publish the D.H. Lawrence novel Lady Chatterley's Lover. 1925 Birthday of Peter Sellers actor, The Goons, (1956 UK No.9 single 'Ying Tong Song' with The Goons, 1960 UK No.4 single 'Goodness Gracious Me', with Sophia Loren, 1965 UK No.14 single 'A Hard Day's Night'). Sellers died of a heart attack on 24th July 1980.
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 9, 2019 5:51:49 GMT
9th September1828 Birthday of Leo Tolstoy, Russian novelist (War and Peace, Anna Karenina). 1954 Elvis Presley played at the opening of the Lamar-Airways Shopping Center in Memphis Tennessee. Johnny Cash was in the audience and after the show met Elvis for the first time. 1965 US newspaper The Hollywood reporter ran the following advertisement; 'Madness folk & roll musicians, singers wanted for acting roles in new TV show. Parts for 4 insane boys. The Monkees were born. 437 people applied for the job. 1941 Birthday of Otis Redding, American singer-songwriter, record producer. After appearing at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival Redding wrote and recorded his iconic '(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay' with Steve Cropper. The song became the first posthumous No.1 record on the Billboard Hot 100 and The Dock of the Bay became the first posthumous album to reach No.1 on the UK Albums Chart. Redding was killed in a plane crash on 10th December 1967.
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Post by JTull 007 on Sept 9, 2019 11:17:09 GMT
9th September 1965 US newspaper The Hollywood reporter ran the following advertisement; 'Madness folk & roll musicians, singers wanted for acting roles in new TV show. Parts for 4 insane boys. The Monkees were born. 437 people applied for the job. This type of interview must have been totally amazing !!!
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 10, 2019 6:23:12 GMT
10th September1949 Birthday of Barrie Barlow, English musician, best known as the drummer and percussionist for the rock band Jethro Tull, from May 1971 to June 1980. Barlow has also worked with Robert Plant, John Miles, and Jimmy Page. 1965 The Byrds begin recording ‘Turn! Turn! Turn!’. Unlike their first hit, ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’, members of the group itself were permitted to play instead of session musicians. 1967 Gibraltar votes to remain a British dependency instead of becoming part of Spain. 1964 The Kinks third single 'You Really Got Me', was at No.1 on the UK singles chart. Future Led Zeppelin founder and guitarist Jimmy Page played tambourine on the track.
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 11, 2019 6:46:19 GMT
11th September1850 Soprano opera singer Jenny Lind, the "Swedish Nightingale," makes her American debut at New York's Castle Garden Theater. 1952 Ahmet Ertegun began recording his newest signing, 21 year old Ray Charles at Atlantic Records on West 56th St in New York City. Ertegun had purchased the singers contract from the Swingtime label for $2,500. 1996 Noel Gallagher walked out on the rest of Oasis half way through an American tour after a fight with his brother Liam in a hotel in Charlotte North Carolina. Noel flew back to London the following day. 1948 Birthday of John Martyn, (Iain David McGeachy), singer, songwriter, guitarist, who had the 1973 album 'Solid Air'.
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 12, 2019 6:22:45 GMT
12th September1940 The Lascaux Caves in France, with their prehistoric wall paintings, are discovered. 1967 Filming continued for The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour. The bus headed for Widecombe on the Moor, where a local fair was being held but the bus driver (Alf Manders) took a shortcut to bypass heavy traffic and ended up stuck on a bridge, the coach ended up having to drive in reverse for a half-mile before it could turn around. They then head for Plymouth, followed by a 20-car convoy of journalists and photographers. 1990 East and West Germany, along with the UK, US and USSR—the Allied nations that had occupied post-WWII Germany—sign the final settlement for reunification of Germany. 1943 Birthday of Maria Muldaur, American singer, songwriter, who had the 1974 US No.6 & UK No.21 single 'Midnight At The Oasis'.
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 13, 2019 6:25:18 GMT
13th September1759 British troops defeat the French on the plains of Abraham, in Quebec. 1847 Birthday of Milton Hershey, founder of the famous candy company. 2005 The home where Jimi Hendrix grew up in Seattle was saved from demolition after a new location was agreed at the last minute. The James Marshall Hendrix Foundation and the City of Seattle agreed to renovate the building into a community centre opposite the cemetery where the guitarist was buried in 1970. 1963 Graham Nash fell out of The Hollies van after a gig in Scotland. Nash checked to see if the door was locked, it wasn't and he fell out as it travelled at 40 m.p.h.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 14, 2019 5:51:49 GMT
Yes you've guessed it, Bunkerfan is on holiday again. Just hope he doesn't wear those shorts again Do you mean these shorts? Thanks Graham for doing a splendid job while I was away
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 14, 2019 6:01:45 GMT
14th September In 1812 Great Fire of Moscow begins as Napoleon approaches the city and retreating Russians burn it. The fire continues to burn for five days. In 1905 RAC Tourist Trophy first run on the Isle of Man. In 1963 Mary Ann Fischer of Aberdeen, South Dakota, gives birth to America's 1st surviving quintuplets, 4 girls & a boy. In 1979 - The Who film Quadrophenia was released. Based on The Who's 1973 rock opera the film featured Phil Daniels, Toyah Willcox, Ray Winstone, Michael Elphick and Sting.
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 14, 2019 6:53:22 GMT
Yes you've guessed it, Bunkerfan is on holiday again. Just hope he doesn't wear those shorts again Do you mean these shorts? Thanks Graham for doing a splendid job while I was away YES
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 15, 2019 6:05:46 GMT
15th September In 1916 First use of tanks in warfare, "Little Willies" at Battle of Flers-Courcelette, part of the Battle of the Somme. In 1938 British PM Neville Chamberlain visits Adolf Hitler at Berchtesgaden. Is Chamberlain doing the goosestep? In 1959 Soviet Premier Khrushchev arrives in US to begin a 13-day visit. In The Steve Miller Band had a UK No.1 with 'The Joker' 16 years after it's first release. The song topped the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 1974. More than 16 years later, it reached No.1 in the UK Singles Chart after being used in "Great Deal", a Hugh Johnson-directed television advertisement for Levi's, thus holding the record for the longest gap between transatlantic chart-toppers.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 16, 2019 5:46:39 GMT
16th September In 1847 Shakespeare Birthplace Trust buys bard's birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon. In 1931 Blimp is moored to Empire State Building (NYC) In 1963 'She Loves You' by The Beatles was released by Swan Records in the US. Although the song was currently No.1 in the UK, 'She Loves You' was ignored in the US until 1964 when it would reach the top of the US Pop chart. In 1985 Kate Bush released her fifth studio album Hounds of Love. The album's lead single, 'Running Up That Hill', became one of Bush's biggest hits and the album produced three further successful singles, 'Cloudbusting', 'Hounds of Love', and 'The Big Sky'. NME placed Hounds of Love 48th on their "500 Greatest Albums of All-Time" list.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 17, 2019 6:03:09 GMT
17th September Born this day in 1933 Jeanine Deckers, The Singing Nun, (1963 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'Dominique'). Deckers died on 29th March 1985 of an overdose of sleeping pills in a suicide pact with a friend. In 1954 "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding is published by Faber and Faber in London. In 1963 "The Fugitive" starring David Janssen premieres on ABC TV. In 1982 "Bad to the Bone" single by George Thorogood and the Destroyers first released.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 18, 2019 6:13:28 GMT
18th September In 1837 Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young co-found a "stationery and fancy goods emporium" in New York City, later renamed in 1853 as "Tiffany & Co." In 1899 Scott Joplin granted copyright for his "Maple Leaf Rag", the most famous ragtime composition, by the US Copyright Office. In 1970 Jimi Hendrix was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Mary Abbot's Hospital in London at the age of 27 after choking on his own vomit. Hendrix left the message 'I need help bad man', on his managers answer phone earlier that night. Rumors and conspiracy theories grew up around Hendrix’s death. Eric Burdon claimed Jimi had committed suicide, but that’s contradicted by reports that he was in a good frame of mind. In The seven-minute epic by Dire Straits 'Private Investigations' went to No.2 on the UK singles chart, held off No.1 by survivors 'Eye Of The Tiger'. I've chosen the 5 min. 47 secs version
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 19, 2019 5:48:52 GMT
19th September In 1876 1st carpet sweeper patented (Melville Bissell of Grand Rapids, Mich) In 1952 "Adventures of Superman" TV series starring George Reeves premieres in syndication in the US. In 1957 16 year-old UK singer Cliff Richard, still known by his real name, Harry Webb, joined the Dick Teague Skiffle Group. In 1969 Creedence Clearwater Revival scored their only UK No.1 single with 'Bad Moon Rising' a US No.2 hit. Also on this day the group started a four-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Green River.'
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 20, 2019 5:52:47 GMT
20th September In 1904 Orville & Wilbur Wright fly a circle in their Flyer II. In 1906 Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania is launched at the Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson shipyard in Newcastle, England. In 1961 James Meredith refused enrollment to the segregated University of Mississippi. In 1969 Based on the comic-book TV series Archie and his friends The Archie's started a four-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Sugar Sugar. It became the longest running One Hit Wonder in the UK after spending eight weeks at the top of the charts.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 21, 2019 6:19:55 GMT
21st September In 1897 NY Sun runs famous "Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus" editorial. In 1930 Johann Ostermeyer patents flashbulb. In 1957 "Perry Mason" TV series based on the character by author Erle Stanley Gardner, starring Raymond Burr premieres on CBS-TV. In 1974 Carl Douglas was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Kung Fu Fighting.' The song was recorded in 10 minutes, had started out as a B-side and went on to sell over 10 million and made Douglas a One Hit Wonder.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 22, 2019 6:24:24 GMT
22nd September In 1896 Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history. In 1957 Western "Maverick" premieres on ABC television starring James Garner. In 1962 The Springfields (Dusty Springfield her brother Tom and their friend, Tim Field) had 'Silver Threads and Golden Needles', enter the US Top 20 and became the first British vocal group to chart that high in America. In 1985 The first Farm Aid benefit concert was held before a crowd of 80,000 people at the Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Organized by Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young, the event had been spurred on by Bob Dylan's comments at Live Aid earlier in that year that he hoped some of the money would help American farmers
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 23, 2019 6:06:23 GMT
23rd September In 1879 Baldwin steam motors tram 1st tried in Sydney Australia. Born this day in 1949 US singer, songwriter, Bruce Springsteen, 'The Boss', who had the 1985 US No.2 & UK No.4 single 'Dancing In The Dark', 1994 UK No.2 single 'Streets of Philadelphia'. His most successful studio albums, Born in the U.S.A. and Born To Run showcase a talent for finding grandeur in the struggles of daily American life; he has sold more than 65 million albums in the United States and more than 120 million worldwide. Yes the boss is 70 today. In 1961 1st movie to become a TV series-How to Marry a Millionaire. In The Box Tops started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'The Letter', a No.5 hit in the UK. The record went on to sell over four million copies and receive two Grammy nominations. It was also a Top Ten hit for Joe Cocker in 1970.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 24, 2019 5:50:33 GMT
24th September In 1889 Alexander Dey patents dial time recorder. In 1934 2,500 fans see Babe Ruth's farewell Yankee appearance at Yankee Stadium. In 1960 USS Enterprise, 1st nuclear power aircraft carrier, launched. In 1961 John Leyton was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Johnny Remember Me.' The UK singers only UK No.1 and producer, Joe Meek's first No.1 hit.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 25, 2019 6:17:36 GMT
25th September In 1933 1st state poorhouse opens in Smyrna, Georgia. In 1949 Evangelist Billy Graham begins his "Los Angeles Crusade" in a circus tent erected in a parking lot. In 1954 Elvis Presley released his second single on Sun Records, 'Good Rockin' Tonight,' a song made popular in 1948 by Wynonie Harris. In 1882 Queen made a guest appearance on US TV's Saturday Night Live, where they performed 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' and 'Under Pressure'.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 26, 2019 6:21:39 GMT
26th September In 1887 Emile Berliner patents the Gramophone. I think he can hear the music better with his eyes shut Born this day in 1943 Georgie Fame, UK singer, keyboards, (1965 UK No.1 single 'Yeh Yeh'. 1968 UK No.1 single 'The Ballad Of Bonnie and Clyde'). In 1965 At the end of a European tour Roger Daltry knocked out Keith Moon resulting in the singer being sacked from The Who. The band were playing two shows in one night in Denmark, when an argument broke about between all four band members. Daltrey was reinstated the following day. In 1989 Paul McCartney started his world tour at The Drammenshallen, in Drammen, Norway. It was McCartney's first major tour outing in ten years, since Wings UK Tour 1979, and his first appearances in North America in thirteen years. It's also 50 years today since Abbey Road was released so this song is appropriate
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 26, 2019 7:37:37 GMT
26th September It's also 50 years today since Abbey Road was released so this song is appropriate www.cnn.com/2019/09/26/entertainment/beatles-abbey-road-anniversary-gbr-scli-intl/index.htmlAbbey Road endures more traffic mayhem as Beatles fans mark last album's 50th anniversaryBy Rory Sullivan, CNN Updated 12:25 AM ET, Thu September 26, 2019 London (CNN)Mark Kramer is a huge Beatles fan. Just hours after stepping off his overnight flight from Florida to London, he is not bleary-eyed but brimming with energy as he savors his time at the world's best-known pedestrian crossing. Beside the streaks of white paint that mark the zebra crossing on Abbey Road -- a site protected since 2010 for its cultural and historical importance -- he rattles off Beatles facts, talks about the band's musical journey and grows ever more excited. Kramer, 40, is here because of "Abbey Road," the seminal album the band released on September 26, 1969 -- 50 years ago Thursday. Named after the street where it was recorded, it got mixed critical reviews but was an immediate commercial hit, topping the charts in the UK for 17 weeks and the US for 11, and selling 4 million copies in just six weeks. link[ One of my few claims to fame is that I've actually worked a few night shifts at the Abbey Road building and it was there that I met Derek Lawrence, producer of the legendary Jethro Toe/Candy Coloured Rain recordings etc.]
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 27, 2019 5:49:39 GMT
27th September In 1903 Wreck of the Old 97, a train crash made famous by the song of the same name. In 1937 1st Santa Claus Training School opens (Albion NY) In 1964 The Beach Boys made their TV debut on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' on US TV where they performed 'I Get Around' and 'Wendy'. In 1986 The Beatles track 'Twist and Shout' re-entered the US singles chart over twenty-five years after it first appeared, after the song was featured in the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 28, 2019 6:27:40 GMT
28th September In 1066 William the Conqueror invades England landing at Pevensey Bay, Sussex. In 1923 Radio Times 1st published. In 1965 The Rolling Stones played the first of two nights at the Capitol Theatre, Cardiff, Wales. During the 1960s The Capitol Theatre saw all the major acts of the era performing here including The Beatles and The Kinks. In 1968 The Beatles started a nine week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Hey Jude'. The Paul McCartney song written about Lennon's son Julian gave the group their 16th US No.1 and the biggest selling single of 1968. In 1996, Julian paid £25,000 for the recording notes to the song at an auction.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 29, 2019 6:39:00 GMT
29th September In 1916 American oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller becomes the world's first billionaire. Born this day in 1935 Jerry Lee Lewis, US singer, keyboards, (1958 UK No.1 & US No.1 single 'Great Balls Of Fire', 1957 multi million seller 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On'). In 1957 Buddy Holly & Crickets released 2nd single "Oh Boy!"/"Not Fade Away". This was the first record I ever bought In 1984 "Drive" by Cars peaks at #3.
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Post by bunkerfan on Sept 30, 2019 6:17:46 GMT
30th September In 1920 Time Square Theater opens at 217 W 42nd St NYC. In 1929 1st manned rocket plane flight (by auto maker Fritz von Opel) In 1968 1st Boeing 747 rolls out. In 1995 Simply Red scored their first UK No.1 single when 'Fairground' started a four-week run at the top of the charts. It was their 15th UK Top 40 hit.
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