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Rock and Roll Birthdays
October 10th
- October 10th Birthday, R&B Singer, songwriter and pianist Ivory Joe Hunter, born in Kirbyville, Texas in 1914. He died on November 8th, 1974 at the age of 60.
- October 10th Birthday, Lead singer of The Honeycombs, Denis Dell, born in 1943 in London, England.
- October 10th Birthday, Bassist Alan Cartwright from Procol Harum, born in 1945 in London, England.
- October 10th Birthday, Mr. Big singer Eric Martin, born in 1960 in Long Island, New York.
- October 10th Birthday, Singer and saxophonist Jerry LaCroix, whose career included stints with Edgar Winter’s White Trash, Blood, Sweat and Tears and Rare Earth, born in 1945 in Alexandria, Louisiana. He passed away on May 7th, 2014 at the age of 69.
- October 10th Birthday, Singer songwriter John Prine, born in 1946 in Maywood, Illinois. Prine died on April 7th, 2020 at the age of 73.
- October 10t hBirthday, The Neville Brothers singer and percussionist Cyril Neville, born in 1948.
- October 10th Birthday, Ultravox singer, songwriter, guitarist Midge Ure, born James Ure in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1953.
- October 10th Birthday, Van Halen singer and solo artist David Lee Roth, born in Bloomington, Indiana in 1954.
- October 10th Birthday, Singer and solo star in England in the 1980’s, Kirsty MacColl. born in 1959 in Croydon, Surrey, England. She died in a boating accident on December 18th, 2000 at the age of 41.
- October 10th Birthday, The Who guitarist, solo artist and brother of Pete Townshend, Simon Townshend, born in Chiswick, Greater London, England in 1960.
- October 10th Birthday, Spandau Ballet bassist Martin Kemp, born in 1961 in Highbury, England.
Today In Rock and Roll History
October 10th
- October 10th, 1958 Eddie Cochran records the self-produced “C’mon Everybody” for Liberty Records. Co-written by Cochran with Jerry Capehart, the track was originally considered the single’s B-side when it was released in November. Eddie Cochran sang the song in the 1959 movie Go Johnny Go. Cochran’s last US Top Forty hit, “C’mon Everybody” peaked at No. 35 on January 10th, 1959.
- October 10th, 1959 Motown Records is launched when its first release, “Bad Girl” by The Miracles, enters the singles charts. Issued locally in Michigan and distributed nationally by Chess Records, it was the only Miracles single on the Motown label. All subsequent Miracles records were issued on the subsidiary Tamla Records label. “Bad Girl” peaked at No. 93 on October 17th.
- October 10th, 1960 Warwick Records release “I’d Like To Be (The Lipstick On Your Lips)” backed with “Just A Boy” by Jerry Landis on 45. Landis was one of a few different stage names used by Paul Simon early in his music career. “Just A Boy” was written by Simon and credited to Jerry Landis. The record was produced by Morty Croft.
- October 10th, 1964 “The Beatles vs. The Four Seasons,” an odd double album, pairing two very different bands issued by both group’s former record label, entered the album charts. In spite of the music on the record being recycled multiple times by Vee Jay, the record peaked at No. 142 a week later, October 17th.
- October 10th, 1964 Smash Records release “High Heeled Sneakers” by Jerry Lee Lewis on 45. The track was produced by Shelby Singleton and written by Robert Higginbatham, professionally known as blues singer Tommy Tucker. The record charted for one week, peaking at No. 91 on November 21st.
- October 10th, 1965 The Supremes made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.
- October 10th, 1966 Colgems Records release the self-titled first album by The Monkees, recorded June 25th through July 25th with producers Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, Jack Keller and Mike Nesmith. The record went to No. 1 in Britain and, on November 12th the US with over five million copies sold.
- October 10th, 1966 Australian band The Seekers release “Georgy Girl” on 45 on Capitol Records. With music co-written by The Springfield’s Tom Springfield with lyrics by Jim Dale, the record became The Seekers’ biggest selling single. Used as the title song of the 1966 film of the same name, the record became an international hit, entering the singles charts in the US on December 3rd, hitting No. 3 in Britain, No. 1 in Australia and No. 2 in the US on February 4th, 1967.
- October 10th, 1966 Capitol Records release “Good Vibrations” by The Beach Boys on 45. The song was recorded at numerous sessions between February and September with Brian Wilson producing at Western, Columbia, Gold Star and Sunset Sound Studios. The making of “Good Vibrations” was unprecedented for any kind of recording. The Beach Boys recorded a surplus of short, interchangeable musical fragments with a group of session musicians. Over ninety hours of tape was recorded with the total cost of production estimated to be in the tens of thousands. The record was nominated for Song Of The Year at The 1967 Grammy Awards. “Good Vibrations” became The Beach Boys third No. 1 in the US when it reached the top of the charts on December 10th
- October 10th, 1966 Columbia Records release the third studio LP by Simon and Garfunkel, “Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme.” Produced by Bob Johnston, some of the songs had previously appeared on Paul Simon’s debut solo record “The Paul Simon Songbook,” released in England in 1965. Two songs were December 1965 recordings. Most of the sessions for the LP took place in June with a session in July and two in August. Guest musicians included Hal Blaine, Joe South, Carol Kaye and Larry Knechtel. “Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme” reached No. 4 on December 24th.
- October 10th, 1969 The Jesus Christ Superstar project gets under way at Olympic Studios in Barnes, London when producers and writers Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice record “Superstar” by Murray Head and The Trinidad Singers. The pair had been given a budget to record the single as seed money for the double album cast recording. British group The Grease Band were the backing band on the single and in turn, the entire project. The single was released on MCA Records in England on November 21st, before the album was completed. “Superstar” entered the charts in January 1970, but had a second chart run a year later, when it went to No. 14 on May 29th, 1971.
- October 10th, 1969 Island Records in Britain release “In The Court Of The Crimson King,” the debut album by King Crimson. The band self-produced the sessions themselves after an attempt to record with Moody Blues producer Tony Clarke. Taped at Wessex Sound Studios in London, the album is one of the most well-known of the early British progressive rock genre. Issued in America in November the album peaked at No. 28 on March 21st, 1970. In Britain it went to No. 5.
- October 10th, 1969 “Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire,” the seventh studio album by The Kinks is released in both the US and Britain. Kinks guitarist Ray Davies wrote the concept album as the soundtrack to a Granada Television play and developed the story line with novelist Julian Mitchell. The show was canceled and never produced but the songs formed the basis for the LP. The record peaked in the US at No. 105 on December 20th.
- October 10th, 1969 Bizarre Record release Frank Zappa’s “Hot Rats” album. Recorded at T.T.G. Studios and Sunset Sound in Los Angeles and Whitney Studios in Glendale, California, “Hot Rats” was the first Frank Zappa album recorded on sixteen track equipment, one of the first albums to use the new technology. Zappa composed, arranged and produced the album himself. The LP peaked at No. 173 on December 13th.
- October 10th, 1970 “Hollywood Dream” by Thunderclap Newman enters the album charts on Track Records. The record featured the hit single “Something In The Air.” Produced by Pete Townshend, who also played bass on the album, the record peaked at No. 161 on October 13th.
- October 10th, 1970 “Amos Moses” by Jerry Reed is released on 45 by RCA Victor Records. Produced by Chet Atkins, the single entered the charts two weeks later and was Reed’s biggest hit record, peaking at No. 8 on February 27th.
- October 10th, 1970 Liberty Records release “Uncle Charlie and His Dog Teddy” by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Produced by William E. McCuen, the album peaked at No. 66 on March 27th, 1971 and featured the hit singles, “Mr. Bojangles,” “House at Pooh Corner” and “Some Of Shelly’s Blues.” On the same day, October 10th, 1970 Liberty Records release “Mr. Bojangles” on 45. Written by country singer, songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker in 1968, the record entered the singles charts in America in November and peaked at No. 9 on February 2nd, 1971.
- October 10th, 1970 New Orleans, Louisiana singer King Floyd releases “Groove Me” as the B-side of his latest single “What Our Love Needs.” The track was recorded at Malaco Records Studio in Jackson, Mississippi during the same session as Jean Knight’s “Mr. Big Stuff.” When New Orleans disc jockey George Vinnett started playing “Groove Me” on the air, the record emerged as a local smash, until Atlantic Records picked up the single for national distribution. The 45 went to No. 6 on January 30th, 1971.
- October 10th, 1970 Joe Cocker’s “Cry Me A River” enters the singles charts following a September release on A&M Records. Written by Arthur Hamilton and made famous by Julie London in 1955, Joe Cocker’s version came from the “Live Dogs And Englishmen” album, recorded at New York’s Fillmore East Auditorium on March 27th and 28th. Co-produced by Denny Cordell and Leon Russell, the record went to No. 11 on November 14th.
- October 10th, 1970 “Let’s Work Together” by Canned Heat enters the singles charts following a February release. “Let’s Stick Together” was written and released by Wilbert Harrison in 1962. Harrison himself reworked the song as “Let’s Work Together” in 1969. The two songs use the same melody line and structure, but the lyrics differ. Produced by Skip Taylor, Canned Heat’s version featured guitarist Al Wilson’s slide work and vocalist Bob Hite. The Canned Heat single reached No. 2 in Britain and No. 26 in the US on November 28th.
- October 10th, 1971 James Brown records “I Got Ants In My Pants (And I Want To Dance).” Written and produced by James Brown, Polydor Records released the track as a single on January 6th, 1973. “I Got Ants In My Pants” went to No. 27 on March 3rd.
- October 10th, 1972 The Bee Gees record “Alive” at IBC Studios in London, self-producing the session with their manager Robert Stigwood. Co-written by Barry and Maurice Gibb, Polydor Records in England released “Alive” as a 45 on November 10th, 1972. In America, the single entered the charts on November 18th and peaked at No. 34 on December 16th.
- October 10th, 1972 Epic Records release The Hollies’ “Long Dark Road” on 45, co-written by band guitarist Tony Hicks and Kenny Lynch. From Procol Harum, Gary Brooker plays organ and piano on the track. “Long Dark Road” was recorded at AIR Studios in London and co-produced by The Hollies and Ron Richards for their “Distant Light” LP. The single peaked at No. 26 on November 16th.
- October 10th, 1975 Oyster Records in Britain release “Man On The Silver Mountain” by Rainbow on 45, released a month earlier in the US. The song was co-written by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and singer Ronnie James Dio. Both co-produced the track with Martin Birch.
- October 10th, 1978 Steve Perry becomes the new lead singer of Journey.
- October 10th, 1978 Elektra Records release “My Best Friend’s Girl” by The Cars on 45. The song was written by Ric Ocasek. Produced by Roy Thomas Baker at AIR Studios in London in February, it was the second single from The Cars’ first LP, which sold over a million copies by the end of the year. “My Best Friend’s Girl” peaked at No. 35 on December 23rd.
- October 10th, 1978 EMI Records in Britain release “Jazz,” the seventh studio album by Queen. The LP was co-produced by Queen and Roy Thomas Baker at Mountain Studios in Montreux, Switzerland, Studio Miraval in Correns, France and Super Bear Studios in Berre-les-Alps, France. Out in America on November 14th, the record featured the hits “Bicycle Race” and “Fat Bottom Girls,” and peaked at No. 6 on January 6th, 1979.
- October 10th, 1981 “Run To Me” by Savoy Brown enters the singles charts on Town House Records. Co-written by singer Chris Norman and drummer Pete Spencer, the record peaked at No. 68 on October 31st.
- October 10th, 1988 Island Records release “Rattle And Hum” album, a companion piece to the U2 film of the same name. Part live, part studio, the LP featured the hits “Desire,” “Angel Of Harlem” and “All I Want Is You.” The LP was produced by Jimmy Iovine. The movie was directed by Phil Joanou, chronicling the band’s Joshua Tree Tour in 1987 and studio sessions for the record into 1988. The record peaked at No. 1 on November 12th, 1988.
- October 10th, 1988 Capitol Records release the soundtrack album to the John Lennon biopic “Imagine: John Lennon.” The film chronicled the life and music career of Lennon until his death in 1980 in his own words from archival interviews, as well as interviews with Yoko Ono, Cynthia Lennon, Julian Lennon, Sean Lennon, May Pang and others. The record came out six days later in Britain. In America, the LP peaked at No. 31 on November 19th.
Miscellaneous October
- Mid-October 1960, The Silver Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stu Sutcliffe) minus drummer Pete Best, play on a recording session arranged by manager Allan Williams for Lu Walters, bassist and vocalist from Rory Storm and The Hurricanes at Akustik Studios in Hamburg, Germany. Drumming on the session was Hurricane’s drummer Ringo Starr. Four copies of a 78rpm demo disc were pressed. Recorded that day were ‘Fever”co-written by Eddie Cooley and Otis Blackwell, “Summertime” co-written by George Gershwin and DuBose Heyward and “September Song” co-written by Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson.
- October 1961, Chess Records release “The Red Rooster” backed with “Shake With Me” by Howlin’ Wolf on 45, credited to blues writer and arranger Willie Dixon.
- October 1961, Canadian American Records release “I Wish I Weren’t In Love” backed with “I’m Lonely” by Jerry Landis on 45. Both songs were written by Landis, an early stage name used by Paul Simon.
- October 1961, Ray Charles releases “The Genius Sings The Blues,” his final album for Atlantic Records. The record peaked at No. 73.
- October 1964, Ringo Starr records “In America” with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes at EMI Studios, 3 Abbey Road, St. John’s Wood, London with Brian Epstein, his only record production. Co-written by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Soundheim, the track was released as a single on November 16thby Parlophone Records with “Since You Broke My Heart” as the single’s B-side. Ringo sang backing vocals with Rory Storm’s brother-in-law Shane Fenton, later known as Alvin Stardust and added miscellaneous percussion.
- October 1967, Scorpio Records release “Porterville” backed with “Call It Pretending,” the seventh and final single by pre-Creedence Clearwater Revival band The Golliwogs. Written by John Fogerty using the name T. Spicebush Swallowtail, “Porterville” would be rerecorded for CCR’s first LP.
- October 1967, Verve Records release “Chelsea Girl,” the debut solo album by Nico. After recording the first Velvet Underground LP and touring with Andy Warhol’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable multimedia show, Nico recorded the LP at Mayfair Recording in Manhattan, New York City with Tom Wilson producing. Jackson Browne played guitar and wrote songs for the record and VU members Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison and John Cale were backing musicians on many of the tracks.
- October 1968, Reprise/Bizarre Records release “The Circle” backed with “Merry-Go-Round” by Wild Man Fischer on 45. Both songs were written by Larry Fischer, credited as L. Fischer. The tracks were produced and arranged by Frank Zappa. Zappa plays all the instruments on “The Circle.”
- October 1968, Parlophone Records in Britain release “Blues Helping” the debut LP by Welsh trio Love Sculpture featuring Dave Edmunds on guitar.
- October 1969, Island Records release the self-titled second album by Free. Traffic flutist Chris Wood played on the song “Mourning Sad Morning.” Produced by Island label founder Chris Blackwell, the LP peaked at No. 22 in Britain but didn’t chart in the US.
- October 1969, Island Records in Britain release “Rock And Roll Queen,” the first single by Mott The Hoople. Written by guitarist Mick Ralphs, the record was issued in America on Atlantic Records the following July.
- October 1970, Reprise Records release the self-titled debut album by guitarist Ry Cooder. The LP was co-produced by Van Dyke Parks and Lenny Waronker. Cooder was part of the Los Angeles folk music scene in the mid-1960’s, playing in a band called The Rising Sons with Taj Mahal and future Spirit drummer Ed Cassidy.
- October 1971, Charisma Records in Britain release “Pawn Hearts,” the fourth album by Van der Graaf Generator. Robert Fripp guested on the LP sessions at Trident Studios, recorded July through September with producer John Anthony. The album came out the following May in the US.
- October 1971, Capitol Records release “People Let’s Stop The War” backed with “Save The Land” by Grand Funk Railroad on 45. Both songs were Mark Farner compositions with Terry Knight producing.
- October 1973, RCA Records release Lou Reed’s tragic rock opera “Berlin.” Recorded at Morgan Studios in London with producer Bob Ezrin, session players on the record include Steve Wagner, Jack Bruce, Steve Winwood, Aynsley Dunbar and B.J. Wilson. The record peaked at No. 98 in America and No. 7 in Britain.
- October 1974, RCA Records release “Subterranean Homesick Blues” by Nilsson on 45. A cover version of the Bob Dylan song, the track came from the John Lennon produced “Pussycats” LP. The singe’s B-side was a medley of Lennon’s “Mucho Mungo” and Nilsson’s “Mt. Elga.”
- October 1974, Harvest Records in Britain release “See My Baby Jive,” a compilation album by Roy Wood’s band Wizzard.
- October 1975, A&M Records release “Mama Coco” by Gino Vannelli on 45. Written by Vannelli and co-produced by he and his brother Joe Vannelli, the record peaked at No. 115 in America.
- October 1975, Discreet Records release the album “Bongo Fury” by Frank Zappa and The Mothers Of Invention with Captain Beefheart. The LP was recorded mostly live on May 20thand the 21st at Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin, Texas with two studio tracks in January 1975.
- October 1976, 20th Century Records release the various artist movie soundtrack “All This And WWII.” The record featured songs by The Beatles recorded by various artists Peter Gabriel, Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne, Ambrosia, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Tina Turner, Bryan Ferry and others. The album peaked at No. 48 on December 25th.
- October 1977, John Entwistle produces the self-titled debut LP by The Fabulous Poodles and played on the Lonnie Donegan LP “Puttin’ On The Style.”
- October 1977, Virgin Records in Britain release “Science Friction” backed with “She’s So Square” the first single by XTC. Both songs were written by singer and guitarist Andy Partridge and produced by John Leckie.
- October 1978, Brian Eno’s “Music For Films” is released. Originally issued as a limited edition of five hundred copies sent to filmmakers, the full release of the record added more tracks to the set. The ambient songs on the album were recorded from 1975 through 1978.
- October 1978, Chrysalis Records release “Hanging On The Telephone” by Blondie on 45. The song was a cover version of The Nerves’ song from 1976, written by Jack Lee. Produced by Mike Chapman, the single went to No. 5 in Britain.
- October 1980, Atco Records release “In The Midnight Hour,” a cover version of the Wilson Pickett hit, on 45. Ther record had a brief chart run, peaking at No. 106 on the US singles charts.
- October 1980, Atco Records release “People Who Died” by The Jim Carroll Band on 45. Written by Jim Carroll and produced by Earl McGrath, the record peaked at No. 103.
- October 1980, Virgin Records in Britain release “Towers Of London” by XTC on 45. The song was written by Andy Partridge, taken from the Steve Lillywhite produced LP “Black Sea.” The record peaked at No. 31 in England.
- October 1981, Capitol Records release “Lunatic Fringe” by Red Rider on 45. Written by singer and guitarist Tom Cochran, the record peaked at No. 11 in the US.
- October 1986, Legacy Records release “Raining In The City” by Roy Wood on 45. The song was written and produced by Roy Wood from the LP “Starting Up.”
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