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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 5, 2022 7:14:02 GMT
5th January In 1914 Industrialist Henry Ford announces his $5 minimum per-day wage, doubled most workers pay from $2.40/9-hr day to $5.00/8-hr day. In 1945 Pepe LePew debuts in Warner Bros cartoon "Odor-able Kitty." In 1959 "Bozo the Clown" live children's show premieres on TV. In 2001 Kirsty MacColl was laid to rest at a private funeral ceremony, ahead of a public memorial to pay tribute to her life. The singer songwriter was killed in a boating accident on 18th Dec 2000.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 6, 2022 7:16:36 GMT
6th January In 1929 Mother Teresa arrives in Calcutta to begin a her work amongst India's poorest. In 1941 US President Franklin Roosevelt makes his "Four Freedoms" speech (freedom of speech and worship; freedom from want and fear) during his US State of Union address. Eleanor Roosevelt studies the Universal Declaration of Human Rights In 1967 The Who played their first gig of this year when they appeared at Morecambe, Central Pier in England. The band played over 200 gigs in this year, including their first ever US tour. In 1979 The Village People scored their only UK No.1 single with 'Y.M.C.A.' At its peak the single was selling over 150,000 copies a day. In the gay culture from which the group sprang, the song was understood as celebrating the YMCA's reputation as a popular cruising and hookup spot.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 7, 2022 7:02:05 GMT
7th January In 1890 African American inventor William Purvis receives a patent for the fountain pen. In 1931 Guy Menzies flies the first solo non-stop trans-Tasman flight (from Australia to New Zealand) in 11 hours and 45 minutes, crash-landing on New Zealand's west coast. In 1965 Twin brothers, the Krays are held in custody in London charged with abduction and murder. In 1972 David Bowie released 'Changes' as a single in the UK. The track peaked at No.49 on the UK chart and later at No.41 on the US chart.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 8, 2022 7:16:54 GMT
8th January In 1940 Britain's 1st WW II rationing. In 1956 Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel" and "Hound Dog" single goes to number one and stays at one for a record 11 weeks (for a single) In 1963 "Mona Lisa", on loan, unveiled in America's National Gallery of Art. In 1994 Jamaican reggae/rap (ragga) duo Chaka Demus and Pliers were at No.1 in the UK with their version of 'Twist And Shout.' The song was originally recorded (and produced by Phil Spector) by the Top Notes in 1961 and then covered by The Isley Brothers. It was also covered by The Beatles on their first album Please Please Me.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 9, 2022 8:13:07 GMT
9th January In 1806 Admiral Viscount Horatio Nelson receives a state funeral and is interred in St Paul's Cathedral, London. In 1923 Juan de la Cierva makes 1st autogiro flight, Spain. In 1959 "Rawhide" with Clint Eastwood premieres on CBS TV. In 2002 Irish singer, songwriter David McWilliams died of a heart attack at his home in Ballycastle, County Antrim aged of 56. Released over 10 solo albums and wrote 'The Days Of Pearly Spencer,' 1992 UK No.4 for Marc Almond.
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Post by JTull 007 on Jan 9, 2022 14:12:28 GMT
9th January In 2002 Irish singer, songwriter David McWilliams died of a heart attack at his home in Ballycastle, County Antrim aged of 56. Released over 10 solo albums and wrote 'The Days Of Pearly Spencer,' 1992 UK No.4 for Marc Almond. WOW !!! This is a very unique song indeed Wiki LINK The recording was produced by Mike Leander who formed a sweeping orchestral arrangement for the song. Leander had previously provided arrangements for such records as "She's Leaving Home" by The Beatles and Marianne Faithfull's "As Tears Go By."
Some of McWilliams' vocals were recorded using a telephone line from a phone box near the studio, generating a low-tech effect, and giving the song a 'strange "phoned-in" chorus'. The record was originally released in October 1967 as the B-side of "Harlem Lady", but "Days of Pearly Spencer" received considerable exposure on Radio Caroline, of which Solomon was an executive, and in adverts in the UK music press. Double-page adverts were taken out in all the major music newspapers and the New Musical Express front page featured it, calling it "the single that will blow your mind" and the accompanying album, David McWilliams, "the album that will change the course of music". Adverts for it were plastered everywhere, and in 2012 Stuart Bailie of Radio Ulster remarked that "there was no getting away from David McWilliams". Advertisements for the song even appeared on double-decker buses, yet McWilliams "was walking around London without the pocket money to get on one of those buses", and one publication put the total cost of promotion at close to £20,000 (equivalent to £370,000 in 2020) The BBC refused to play the record, however, because of Phil Solomon's involvement in the offshore radio station Radio Caroline, and thus the record failed to chart in either the UK or the Republic of Ireland. In continental Europe, the song topped the French Singles Chart, reached number two on the Belgian Singles Chart, and reached number eight on the Dutch Singles Chart. In Australia, the song spent two weeks at number 32 on Go-Set's national top 40, reaching number 10 in Brisbane. The song was rereleased on three occasions and remains a staple of "oldies" radio stations.
The video clip created for the song contains footage of the singer playing his guitar on the wharf close to the Oudegracht, the main canal in the centre of Utrecht, the Netherlands, easily recognizable for those who lived in that city.
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Post by maddogfagin on Jan 9, 2022 18:28:07 GMT
9th January In 2002 Irish singer, songwriter David McWilliams died of a heart attack at his home in Ballycastle, County Antrim aged of 56. Released over 10 solo albums and wrote 'The Days Of Pearly Spencer,' 1992 UK No.4 for Marc Almond. WOW !!! This is a very unique song indeed Caroline north moored off the Isle of Man Caroline south off the Essex coast Second Caroline ship www.smh.com.au/national/radio-caroline-entrepreneur-took-on-the-bbc-20200504-p54plt.html
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 10, 2022 6:41:12 GMT
10th January In 1911 1st photo in US taken from an airplane, San Diego. In 1932 "Pete the Tramp" cartoon strip by C D Russell debuts. In 1952 "The Greatest Show on Earth", directed and produced by Cecil B. DeMille, starring James Stewart and Charlton Heston, premieres in New York (Best Picture 1953) In 1958 Jerry Lee Lewis was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Great Balls Of Fire'. Lewis was the only major white rock 'n' roll star to play piano rather than guitar.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 11, 2022 6:40:26 GMT
11th January In 1864 Charing Cross Station opens in London. In 1922 Insulin first used on humans to treat diabetes, on Canadian Leonard Thompson, aged 14. In 1963 The Beatles recorded their first national TV show 'Thank Your Lucky Stars'. They mimed to their new single 'Please Please Me' which was released on this day. In 1985 A Brazilian rock Festival held in Rio, claimed to be the biggest ever staged. The festival featured; Queen, Rod Stewart, AC/DC, Whitesnake, Yes and Iron Maiden.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 12, 2022 6:38:21 GMT
12th January In 1820 Astronomical Society of London (now the Royal Astronomical Society) founded in England. Born this day in 1945, Maggie Bell, singer, The Power, Stone The Crows & solo, (UK No.11 solo single 'Hold Me'). In 1966 "Batman", starring Adam West as Batman, Burt Ward as Robin, and Cesar Romero as The Joker, debuts on ABC. In 1969 Led Zeppelin's debut album was released in the UK. Recorded at Olympic Studios in Barnes, London, the album took only about 36 hours of studio time to complete at a cost of just £1,782, most of the tracks being recorded 'live' in the studio with very few overdubs. The album spent a total of 71 weeks on the UK chart.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 13, 2022 7:18:43 GMT
13th January In 1822 The design of the Greek flag is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus. In 1942 World War II: First use of aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter. In 1965 The first day of recording sessions for Bob Dylan's Bringing It All Back Home album were held at Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios in New York City. Dylan recorded Subterranean Homesick Blues and 'It's All Over Now, Baby Blue'. In 2005 A report showed that more songs had been written about Elvis Presley than any other artist. It listed over 220 songs including: ‘Graceland’ by Paul Simon.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 14, 2022 7:21:00 GMT
14th January In 1932 1st totalisator (to record racetrack bets) in US installed, Hialeah. In 1943 World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt travels from Miami to Morocco to meet with Winston Churchill, becoming the first American president to travel overseas by airplane. In 1963 Charlie Watts made his live debut with The Rolling Stones at The Flamingo Jazz Club, Soho, London. Before joining the Stones, Watts played regularly with Blues Incorporated. In 1066 David Jones changed his name to David Bowie to avoid confusion with Davy Jones from The Monkees, just in time for the release of his single, 'Can't Help Thinking About Me'.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 15, 2022 7:50:49 GMT
15th January In 1861 Steam elevator patented by Elisha Otis. In 1943 World's largest office building, the Pentagon is completed to house the US military. In 1971 Aswan Dam official opens in Egypt. 1994 American singer songwriter Harry Nilsson died in his sleep of heart failure after spending the previous day in the recording studio. One of his songs he recorded was 'Everybody's Talkin' from the film Midnight Cowboy.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 16, 2022 7:55:44 GMT
16th January In 1909 British explorers David, Mawson & Mackay reach south magnetic pole as part of the Nimrod Expedition. In 1921 Eleftherios Venizelos becomes Prime Minister of Greece for the 4th time. In 1980 Paul McCartney was jailed for nine days in Tokyo for marijuana possession after being found with 219g on his arrival at Narita Airport in Japan. McCartney said in 2004. “This stuff was too good to flush down the toilet, so I thought I’d take it with me.” In 1988 Tina Turner gave herself a place in the record books when she performed in front of 182,000 people in Rio De Janeiro. The largest audience ever for a single artist.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 17, 2022 6:41:59 GMT
17th January In 1928 1st fully automatic photographic film developing machine patented. In 1950 The Great Brinks Robbery - 11 men rob $1.2M cash & $1.5M securities from armored car company Brink's offices in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1964 The Rolling Stones released their first EP, which included, ‘You Better Move On’, ‘Poison Ivy’, ‘Bye Bye Johnny’ and ‘Money’. It peaked at No.15 on the UK chart. In 1967 The Daily Mail ran the story about a local council survey finding 4,000 holes in the road in Lancashire inspiring John Lennon's contribution to The Beatles song 'A Day In The Life'.
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Post by maddogfagin on Jan 17, 2022 12:44:58 GMT
17th January In 1967 The Daily Mail ran the story about a local council survey finding 4,000 holes in the road in Lancashire inspiring John Lennon's contribution to The Beatles song 'A Day In The Life'. I remember hearing A Day In The Life a couple of weeks before its official release as a friends brother worked for EMI/Parlophone and managed to sneek out two one sided copies of Sgt. Pepper. Hearing A Day In The Life was certainly a wow factor as it still is today for me. John and George RIP.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 18, 2022 7:23:27 GMT
18th January In 1886 Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. Born this day in 1944, Legs Larry Smith, drummer with Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, who had the 1968 UK No.5 single 'I'm The Urban Spaceman'. As a solo artist, Smith also toured with Eric Clapton and Elton John. Smith was a close friend of ex-Beatle George Harrison for many years and designed the cover for his Gone Troppo album (1982). In 1967 Albert DeSalvo (Boston Strangler) sentenced to life in prison. In 1980 Pink Floyd's album "The Wall" hits number one.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 19, 2022 6:38:55 GMT
19th January In 1825 Ezra Daggett and nephew Thomas Kensett patent food storage in tin cans. In 1915 World War I: 4 people in Norfolk are killed in the 1st German Zeppelin air raid attack on the United Kingdom. In 1940 The Three Stooges film "You Nazty Spy!" about the Nazis released with the disclaimer "Any resemblance between the characters in this picture and any persons, living or dead, is a miracle." In 1980 The Pretenders scored their first UK No.1 hit with their third single 'Brass In Pocket'. The bands self-titled debut album started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK chart also on this day. Singer Chrissie Hynde got the idea for the song's title when, during an after-show dinner, she overheard someone enquiring if anyone had, "Picked up dry cleaning? Any brass in pocket?"
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 20, 2022 6:40:10 GMT
20th January In 1920 The American Civil Liberties Union is founded. In 1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt sworn-in for an unprecedented (and never to be repeated) 4th term as US President. In 1971 John Lennon meets Yoko Ono's parents in Japan. In 1999 Bill Albaugh drummer from the Sixties psychedelic group The Lemon Pipers died aged 53. The Lemon Pipers scored the 1967 US No.1 single 'Green Tambourine'. The song has been credited as being the first bubblegum pop chart-topper and it was also the first US No.1 hit for the Buddah label.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 21, 2022 7:19:00 GMT
21st January In 1921 British crime writer Agatha Christie publishes her first novel "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" introducing the character Hercule Poirot. In 1935 The Wilderness Society is founded by conservationists. In 1966 George Harrison married Patti Boyd at Leatherhead Register Office in Surrey with Paul McCartney as Best man. George had first met Patti on the set of The Beatles movie 'A Hard Day's Night'. She left Harrison in the mid-'70s and started an affair with Harrison's friend Eric Clapton, who wrote the song "Layla" about her. The two married in May 1979, but split in 1988. In 1987 B.B. King is inducted into the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 22, 2022 7:45:13 GMT
22nd January In 1889 Columbia Phonograph was formed in Washington, D.C. In 1951 Fidel Castro is ejected from a Winter League baseball game after hitting a batter. In 1959 Alone with an acoustic guitar and tape recorder in his New York City apartment Buddy Holly made his last recordings, including ‘Peggy Sue Got Married’, ‘Crying, Waiting, Hoping’, ‘That's What They Say’, ‘What To Do’, ‘Learning The Game’ and ‘That Makes It Tough’. The recordings would be overdubbed posthumously and were later released by Coral Records. In 1966 The Beach Boys went into Gold Star studios to record 'Wouldn't It Be Nice', which would be the opening track on their forthcoming album Pet Sounds. The musicians present on the day were The Wrecking Crew including Hal Blaine on drums and Carol Kaye on electric bass.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 23, 2022 7:30:56 GMT
23rd January In 1849 Elizabeth Blackwell becomes 1st woman in the US to earn a medical degree graduating from New York's Geneva Medical College. In 1956 Rock 'n' Roll fans in Cleveland aged under 18 were banned from dancing in public (unless accompanied by an adult), after Ohio Police introduced a law dating back to 1931. In 1958 Pakistani cricket batsman Hanif Mohammad scores record 337 runs in 970 minutes in drawn 1st Test v West Indies at Bridgetown, longest innings in Test history. In 1969 Working at Apple studios in London, The Beatles (with Billy Preston on keyboards) recorded ten takes of a new song called 'Get Back'.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 24, 2022 7:18:04 GMT
24th January In 1857 University of Calcutta founded as the first full-fledged university in South Asia. In 1927 Alfred Hitchcock releases his first film as director - The Pleasure Garden, in England. In 1969 The Doors appeared at Madison Square Garden, New York City, They were paid over $50,000 for the gig making them one of the highest paid acts this year. In 1976 Bob Dylan started a five week run at No.1 on the US chart with his 17th studio album Desire. The album features 'Hurricane', which protests the conviction of former middleweight boxer Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter for triple murder in 1966, arguing his innocence.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 25, 2022 7:15:32 GMT
25th January In 1839 Henry Fox Talbot exhibits early photographs to the Royal Institution in the UK. In 1949 1st Emmy Awards: Shirley Dinsdale & Pantomime Quiz (KTLA) win. In 1970 "M*A*S*H", directed by Robert Altman, starring Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould, is released. In 2005 Ray Peterson, the voice behind the June 1960, US No.7 hit, 'Tell Laura I Love Her' passed away at the age of 65. After the hit records stopped coming in the early seventies, Peterson became a Baptist Church minister and occasionally played the oldies music circuit.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 26, 2022 7:17:47 GMT
26th January In 1871 The Rugby Football Union is formed at a meeting of 21 clubs at the Pall Mall Restaurant, London. Born this day in 1945, Ashley Hutchings, bassist with UK folk group Fairport Convention who had the 1969 UK No.21 single 'Si Tu Dois Partir'. In 1970 "Bridge over Troubled Water" 5th and final studio album by Simon & Garfunkel is released (Grammy Award Album of the Year, Best Engineered Non-Classical Album 1971) In 1991 Queen had their second UK No.1 with 'Innuendo'. At 6 minutes 30 seconds, it exceeded their epic 'Bohemian Rhapsody' by 35 seconds and became the third longest UK No.1 song of all time, behind The Beatles ‘Hey Jude’ and Simple Minds 'Belfast Child' (subsequently the 9 minutes 38 seconds 'All Around The World' by Oasis took over the top slot and demoted Innuendo to fourth place). For 'Innuendo's' flamenco guitar solo, Brian May was joined by Yes guitarist Steve Howe.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 27, 2022 7:17:13 GMT
27th January In 1918 "Tarzan of the Apes", 1st Tarzan film, premieres at Broadway Theater. In 1945 Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz and Birkenau Concentration Camps in Poland. In 1956 Elvis Presley's single, 'Heartbreak Hotel' was released by RCA Records, who had just purchased Presley's contract from Sun Records for $35,000. The song sold 300,000 copies in its first week and would eventually sell over a million, becoming Elvis' first Gold record. In 1973 British Glam Rock group Sweet appeared at the Grand Hall in Kilmarnock, Scotland and were driven offstage by a barrage of bottles. The incident inspired their song ‘The Ballroom Blitz’ which went on to reach number one in Canada, number two in the UK and the Australian Chart, and number five on the US Billboard Hot 100.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 28, 2022 7:16:57 GMT
28th January In 1934 1st US ski tow (rope) begins operation (Woodstock, Vermont) In 1945 General "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell and truck convoy reopen Burma Road to China. In 1958 The Lego company patents their design of Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today. In 1978 Van Halen released their first single, a cover of The Kinks' ‘You Really Got Me’. The Kinks' Dave Davies has claimed to dislike Van Halen's rendition of the song and stated of how a concert-goer once approached him after a live Kinks show and congratulated him on performing a "great cover of the Van Halen song."
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 29, 2022 8:25:37 GMT
29th January In 1845 American writer Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven" 1st published in The Evening Mirror newspaper (New York City) In 1942 1st broadcast of Roy Plomley's "Desert Island Discs" on BBC radio. In 1971 Test debut of Dennis Keith Lillee, v England at Adelaide. In 1972 The triple album The Concert For Bangladesh went to No.1 on the UK album chart. Organised by George Harrison to raise funds for the people caught up in the war and famine from the area.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 30, 2022 7:38:56 GMT
30th January In 1858 Charles Hallé founds Halle Orchestra in Manchester. In 1924 Great Britain clinch inaugural Olympic curling gold medal with a 46-4 win over France at the Chamonix Games. In 1958 1st 2-way moving sidewalk in service, Dallas. In 1969 The Beatles played their lunchtime rooftop gig on top of the Apple building on Savile Row, London. Lasting for just over 40 minutes it was the last time The Beatles performed live. The played ‘Get Back’, ‘Don’t Let Me Down’, ‘I’ve Got A Feeling’, ‘The One After 909’ and ‘Dig A Pony’. Traffic was brought to a standstill as crowds of people gathered below and watched from windows in nearby buildings. John Lennon ended the performance by saying “I’d like to say ‘Thank you’ on behalf of the group and ourselves and I hope we passed the audition.”
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 31, 2022 7:04:02 GMT
31st January In 1928 Scotch tape 1st marketed by 3-M Company. In 1948 Magnetic tape recorder developed by Wireway. In 1961 "The Misfits" premieres in NYC, final movie for both Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe. In 1987 Paul Simon went back to No.1 on the UK album chart with Graceland the album stayed on the chart for a total 101 weeks. 'Graceland' later won the 1987 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, while the title song won the 1988 Grammy Award for Record of the Year.
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