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Rock and Roll Birthdays
October 24th
- October 24th Birthday, Singer, harmonica-playing folk-blues artist Sonny Terry, born Saunders Terrell in 1911 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
- October 24th Birthday, Musician, songwriter and DJ The Big Bopper, born Jiles Perry Richardson in 1930 in Sabine Pass, Texas. He died in a plane crash with Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly on February 3rd, 1959 at the age of 28.
- October 24th Birthday, The Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman, born William George Perks in Lewisham, London, England, in 1936.
- October 24th Birthday, Santo Farina from Santo and Johnny, born in 1937 in Brooklyn, New York.
- October 24th Birthday, Harper’s Bizarre drummer and well-known rock and roll record producer Ted Templeman born in Santa Cruz, California in 1942.
- October 24th Birthday, Steppenwolf drummer Jerry Edmonton, born Gerald McCrohan in 1946 in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. He died on November 28th, 1993 at the age of 47.
- October 24th Birthday, Guitarist and songwriter Rob Van Leeuwen from The Shocking Blue, born in 1946 in The Hague, Netherlands.
- October 24th Birthday, Singer and guitarist Edgar Broughton from The Edgar Broughton Band, born in 1947.
- October 24th Birthday, Mott The Hoople drummer Dale Griffin, known as Buffin, born in 1948 in Ross-On-Wye, Herefordshire, England. He passed away on January 17th, 2016 at the age of 67.
Today In Rock and Roll History
October 24th
- October 24th, 1962 James Brown “Live At The Apollo Theater” is recorded in Harlem. The self-financed LP cost Brown fifty-seven hundred dollars to record and produce but would sell over a million copies, spending over a year on the pop album charts, reaching No. 6 on October 12th, 1963.
- October 24th, 1963 Bob Dylan records “The Times They Are A-Changin” and “One Too Many Mornings” at Columbia Studios in New York City with producer Tom Wilson. Both songs appeared on Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin” LP, released in January 1964.
- October 24th, 1964 Imperial Records release Johnny Rivers’ cover version of the Harold Dorman song “Mountain Of Love.” Recorded by a number of artists, the Rivers’ version was produced by Lou Adler. “Mountain Of Love” hit No. 9 on December 5th.
- October 24th, 1966 Dunwich Records release “I’m Gonna Make You Mine” by Chicago, Illinois band The Shadows Of Knight. The song was co-written by Carole Bayer Sager, William Carr and Carl Derrico. Cicero, Illinois band The American Breed covered it two years later. The Shadows Of The Knight version peaked at No. 90 on December 24th.
- October 24th, 1966 Donovan’s “Mellow Yellow” is released on 45. Written by Donovan Leitch, the track was recorded earlier in the month with producer Mickie Most. Paul McCartney can be heard as one of the background revelers on the session. The record entered the charts in November and peaked at No. 2 on December 10th.
- October 24th, 1966 Columbia Records release “Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme,” the third LP by Simon and Garfunkel. Produced by Bob Johnston, the album sessions were more detailed than previous efforts, recorded with new eight track recording technology. Two tracks from the previous “Sounds Of Silence” album were included on the LP, along with rerecorded versions of songs originally issued on Simon’s solo album “The Paul Simon Songbook.” The record peaked at No. 4 on December 24th.
- October 24th, 1967 Cream record “Born Under A Bad Sign,” “Outside Woman Blues,” “Take It Back” and “Sunshine Of Your Love” at Aeolian Hall 2 for the BBC show Top Gear. The program aired on October 29th. The performances were issued on the “BBC Sessions” CD on April 14th, 2003.
- October 24th, 1967 Columbia Records release Paul Revere and The Raiders’ “Peace Of Mind” on 45. Co-written by Mark Lindsay and the record’s producer Terry Melcher, the song entered the singles charts in November and reached No. 42 on December 9th.
- October 24th, 1969 Crosby Stills Nash and Young record “Teach Your Children” with the Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia on pedal steel guitar. Written by Graham Nash when he was still a member of The Hollies, Atlantic Records released the song as a single the following June. The record peaked at No. 16 on July 25th.
- October 24th, 1970 The 5th Dimension’s “One Less Bell To Answer” enters the singles charts. Co-written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David in 1967 for Keely Smith, 5th Dimension producer Bones Howe brought the song to the 5thDimension for the “Sessions” LP. The record went to No. 2 and earned a platinum record.
- October 24th, 1970 “Share The Land” by The Guess Who enters the singles charts. Written by singer Burton Cummings, the record was recorded in the wake of Randy Bachman’s departure from the band. The Guess Who brought in two guitarists to replace him, Kurt Winter and Greg Leskiw. “Share The Land” was the title track of the seventh Guess Who album. The 45 peaked at No. 10 on December 5th.
- October 24th, 1970 Santana’s LP “Abraxas” hits No. 1 in the US.
- October 24th, 1970 Iron Butterfly’s “Easy Rider (Let The Wind Pay The Way)” enters the singles charts. The song was co-written collectively by the band with Robert Woods Edmonson. The track and the “Metamorphosis” LP it came from were recorded at American Recording Studio, produced by Richard Podolor and engineered by Bill Cooper. Charting at No. 66 on November 21st, it was the band’s second biggest 45 after “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.”
- October 24th, 1971 Warner Brothers Records release the self-titled Grateful Dead album, commonly known as “Skull And Roses.” It was the band’s second live double album set, co-produced by the group with Betty Cantor and Bob Matthews. Merle Saunders guests on organ on three songs on the LP. The record peaked at No. 25 on November 13th.
- October 24th, 1972 Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition” is released as a single on Tamla Records. The song was written by Stevie Wonder and co-produced by Wonder with Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff at Electric Lady Studios in New York City. “Superstition” entered the charts in November and was Wonder’s first No. 1 single since “Fingertips, Pt. 2,” peaking on January 27th, 1973.
- October 24th, 1974 Casablanca Records release “Hotter Than Hell,” the second album by Kiss. Recorded in August at The Village Studios in Los Angeles with co-producers Kenny Kerner and Richie Wise. The record peaked at No. 100 on December 28th.
- October 24th, 1975 Warner Brothers Records release “History/America’s Greatest Hits. The record peaked at No. 3 on December 20th.
- October 24th, 1975 RAK Records in Britain release “You Sexy Thing” by Hot Chocolate on 45. Co-written by singer Errol Brown and bassist Tony Wilson, the single was produced by Mickie Most. Originally released as the B-side of the song “Blue Night” on March 7th, Most remixed “You Sexy Thing,” flipping the singles’ A and B sides. The record peaked at No. 2 in Britain, No. 3 in the US, on February 7th, 1976.
- October 24th, 1975 Apple Records release “Shaved Fish,” a compilation of John Lennon’s single releases in America through 1974. There are significant differences in the mixes and edits on the LP from the ones issued on some of the original 45’s. In some cases, the original session tapes couldn’t be located and, as a result, were mastered from the vinyl records. “Shaved Fish” peaked at No. 12 on December 13th.
- October 24th, 1975 DJM Records in Britain release “Rock Of The Westies,” the tenth studio album by Elton John. The LP was recorded at Caribou Ranch in Nederland, Colorado with producer Gus Dudgeon and a revamped Elton John Band. Issued five months after the album “Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy,” both LP’s debuted on the album charts at No. 1. The record featured the hits “Island Girl” and “Grow Some Funk Of Your Own.”
- October 24th, 1975 Sessions for Bob Dylan’s “Hurricane” are completed at Columbia Studios in New York with producer Don Devito. Begun in July the song was co-written by Dylan and Jacques Levy about the imprisonment of boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter. The track was released as a single by Columbia Records in November peaking at No. 33 on January 10th, 1976.
- October 24th, 1975 Island Records in Britain release “Siren,” the fourth studio LP by Roxy Music. Produced by Chris Thomas at AIR Studios in London, the album featured the hit “Love Is The Drug.” The record peaked at No. 50 on February 14th, No. 4 in Britain.
- October 24th, 1978 Asylum Records release Linda Ronstadt’s cover version of the Smokey Robinson and Pete Moore song “Ooh Baby Baby.” Produced by Peter Asher at The Sound Factory in Los Angeles, the single entered the charts in November and peaked at No. 7 on January 20th, 1979.
- October 24th, 1980 Island Records in Britain release “I Will Follow” by U2 on 45, the second single issued from the band’s first LP “Boy.” Written collectively by the band, the track was taped at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, Ireland during sessions with producer Steve Lilliwhite from July through September. Issued as U2’s first single in America, the record became a belated hit when it peaked at No. 81 on January 28th, 1984.
- October 24th, 1980 Cheapskate Records in Britain release “Rock City” backed with “Givin’ Your Heart Away,” the debut single by Roy Wood’s Helicopters on 45. The tracks were written, produced and arranged by Roy Wood.
- October 24th, 1980 John Lennon launched his return to rock and roll with his first new single in five years “(Just Like) Starting Over” on Geffen Records. Although its origins were in unfinished demo compositions called “Don’t Be Crazy” and “My Life,” it was one of the last songs to be completed in time during the “Double Fantasy” album sessions with producer Jack Douglas at The Hit Factory Studios in New York City. “(Just Like) Starting Over” peaked at No. 1 on December 27th.
- October 24th, 1984 “Pride (In The Name Of Love)” by U2 enters the US singles charts. In England the disc came out in September as a single, a double disc seven-inch EP and a picture disc. The song was written collectively by U2 and co-produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. The lyrics were written about The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. “Pride (In The Name Of Love)” went to No. 3 in Britain, No. 33 in the US on December 15th.
- October 24th, 1987 A&M Records release “- - - Nothing Like The Sun,” the second solo album by Sting. Co-produced by Sting and Neil Dorfsman at AIR Studios in Montserrat from March through August. Guest musicians who appear on the album include Andy Summers, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler and Hiram Bullock. The LP peaked at No. 9 on November 21st.
- October 24th, 1989 Capitol Records release “11,” the third album by The Smithereens. The group recorded the LP at three different studios in Los Angeles, American Recording, Rumbo Recorders and The Grey Room with producer Ed Stasium. The sessions included backing vocals by Belinda Carlisle and girl group The Honeys. The LP featured the hits “A Girl Like You,” “Blues Before And After” and “Yesterday Girl.” The record peaked at No. 41 on March 31st, 1990.
- October 24th, 1989 Apple Records release The Beatles’ “Past Masters” volumes one and two, two separate double album discs of tracks that were, at that time, not included on any Beatles album. When the label transitioned away from the original US albums into their original British album formats, there were a number of leftover songs. Most were originally issued as singles and EP tracks in Britain. “Volume One” peaked at No. 149 on April 9th and “Volume 2 reached No. 121 on April 16th.
- October 24th, 1989 The court case begins between John Fogerty and Fantasy Records, who claimed that Fogerty plagiarized his own song “Run Through The Jungle” when writing “The Old Man Down The Road.” Fogerty would eventually win the suit after taking the witness stand in court with his guitar to demonstrate how he wrote each song.
- October 24th, 1995 Virgin Records release the double CD “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness” by Smashing Pumpkins. Co-produced by Alan Moulder, Billy Corgan and Flood at Pumpkinland, Sadlands & Bugg, Chicago Recording Company and The Village Recorder from March through August the album peaked at No. 1 the day it entered the charts on November 11th.
- October 24th, 1999 Parlophone Records in Britain release “No Other Baby” by Paul McCartney on 45. The song was co-written by Bob Watson and Dick Bishop and taken from McCartney’s covers LP “Run Devil Run,” co-produced by Chris Thomas and Paul McCartney. The single came out in the US on November 23rd, 2001.
- October 24th, 2005 Cream, featuring Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker opened a sold-out, three-night stand at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
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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