Here’s the, “This Day In Music” for today.

Kev

– In 1958: Elvis Presley’s ‘Hound Dog’, exceeded three million copies sold in the USA, becoming only the third single to do so. Bing Crosby’s ‘White Christmas’ & ‘Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer’ by Gene Autry being the other two.

– In 1961: Brian Epstein saw The Beatles playing live for the first time during a lunchtime session at The Cavern Liverpool. Epstein went on to be the group’s manager. That night they appeared at Litherland Town Hall in Liverpool.

– In 1966: John Lennon met Yoko Ono for the first time when he visited her art exhibition ‘Unfinished Paintings and Objects’ at the Indica Gallery in London.

– In 1967: The first issue of Rolling Stone Magazine was published in San Francisco. It featured a photo of John Lennon on the cover, dressed in army fatigues while acting in his recent film, How I Won the War and the first issue had a free roach clip to hold a marijuana joint. The name of the magazine was compiled from three significant sources: the Muddy Waters song, the first rock ’n’ roll record by Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones.

– In 1968: Led Zeppelin played their first ever London show when they appeared at The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm on the same bill as John Lee Hooker, Deviants, John James and Tyres. Zeppelin singer Robert Plant married his girlfriend Maureen in London on this day and held the reception at the gig.

– In 1973: The Grateful Dead played the first of three nights at the Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California.

– In 1974: Bachman Turner Overdrive went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet’, the group’s only No.1, A No.2 hit in the UK.

– In 1993: The Dave Matthews Band released their first album, ‘Remember Two Things’ on the Bama Rags label.

– In 1996: Oasis singer Liam Gallagher was arrested after being stopped by police in London’s Oxford Street and charged with possession of a class A controlled substance.

– In 2002: It was announced that Madonna’s latest movie ‘Swept Away’ would not be released in the UK because it had been such a box office flop in the US. The Washington Post said the film was “as awful as you’ve heard and as bad as you’ve imagined.”

Here’s the “This Day In Music” for today.

Kev

Musician birthdays: Bonnie Raitt, Jack Osbourne (the son of Ozzy & Sharon Osbourne).

– In 1965: The Beatles worked on a new George Harrison song ‘Think For Yourself’ at Abbey Road for their forthcoming Rubber Soul album. After rehearsing the song, they recorded the basic instrumental track in one take.

– In 1969: Something’ the first Beatles A-side composed by George Harrison entered the UK singles chart, it peaked at No.4 in the UK and went on to be a No.1 on the US chart.

– In 1971: Led Zeppelin released their fourth album. With no title printed on the album, and generally referred to as Four Symbols, The Fourth Album or Led Zeppelin IV, it has gone on to sell over 37 million copies worldwide. The 19th century rustic oil painting on the front of the album was purchased by Robert Plant from an antique shop in Reading, Berkshire, England. The 20th century urban tower block on the back of the full gatefold LP cover is Butterfield Court in Eves Hill, Dudley, England.

– In 1975: David Bowie made his US TV debut performing ‘Fame’, on the Cher CBS-TV show.

– In 1975: Elton John was named Godfather to John and Yoko Lennon’s son Sean.

– In 1986: Taken from the film ‘Top Gun’, Berlin started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Take Your Breath Away’.

– In 2000: Spice Girl Mel C made a foul-mouthed attack on Westlife, calling them ‘a useless bunch of talentless tossers’ and ‘as hyped-up shit’. Mel made the attack during The Spice Girls party to launch their new album ‘Forever’.

– In 2008: AC/DC started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Black Ice’ the bands fifteenth studio album and the second-best selling album of 2008.

– In 2009: Former Smiths frontman Morrissey stopped a concert halfway through his second song after being hit by a beer bottle. The 50-year-old singer who was hit in the eye by a plastic bottle of beer, said goodnight to the 8,000 strong crowd in Liverpool, England before walking off.