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Today In R&R History May 29th
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Rock and Roll Birthdays
May 29th
- May 29th Birthday, Can keyboardist and songwriter Irmin Schmidt, born in Berlin, Germany in 1937.
- May 29th Birthday, Freddie and the Dreamers guitarist Roy Crewsdon, born in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester in 1941.
- May 29th Birthday, The Paramounts and Procol Harum singer, songwriter and keyboard player Gary Brooker, born in Hackney, London, England in 1945. Brooker died February 19th, 2022 from cancer at the age of 76.
- May 29th Birthday, Status Quo guitarist, vocalist Francis Rossi, born in 1949 in Forest Hill, London, England.
- May 29th Birthday, Singer, songwriter and former leader of the 1980’s Southern California band Oingo Boingo, Danny Elfman, born in 1953 in Los Angeles, California.
- May 29th Birthday, Toto bassist Mike Porcaro, born in South Windsor, Connecticut in 1955. He died on March 15th, 2015 from Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS), aged 59.
- May 29thBirthday, Vocalist and songwriter Melissa Etheridge, born in 1961 in Leavenworth, Kansas.
- May 29th Birthday, Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher, born in 1967 in Longsight, Manchester, England.
Today In Rock and Roll History
May 29th
- May 29th, 1960 The Everly Brother’s “Cathy’s Clown” is the No. 1 record in the United States.
- May 29th, 1961 Released in April Ricky Nelson had the No. 1 record in the country with “Travelin’ Man.”
- May 29th, 1964 Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas record the John Lennon song, credited to Lennon and McCartney, “From A Window,” with producer George Martin at EMI Studios in London. Released July 17th, the single entered the charts in August and peaked at No. 23 on October 3rd.
- May 29th, 1964 Polydor Records in Britain release “I Ain’t Worried Baby” backed with “Got My Mojo Working,” the second single by Alex Harvey and His Soul Band. The A-side was a Harvey original and the flip side was a Muddy Waters/McKinley Morganfield song. Harvey’s Soul Band on this record was likely to be Kingsize Taylor’s backing band The Dominos.
- May 29th, 1964 Epic Records release “Can’t You See That She’s Mine” by The Dave Clark Five on 45, out a week earlier in Britain. The middle section of the song that starts with the lyric “People talk and try to break us up. Well we know they don’t understand,” was lifted directly from the 1960 Ray Charles song “Sticks And Stones.” Released as the band’s fourth US single, the record entered the charts in June peaked at No. 4 on July 18th and became the DC 5’s fourth Gold Record.
- May 29th, 1964 Parlophone Records in Britain release “Nobody I Know” by Peter and Gordon on 45. Written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon and McCartney, the song was tracked at an April session at EMI Studios in London. Released two days after Peter and Gordon’s “A World Without Love” hit No. 1, “Nobody I Know” reached No. 10 in Britain and, after entering the singles charts on June 27th, hit No. 12 in the US on August 1st.
- May 29th, 1965 “Help Me Rhonda” by The Beach Boys hits No. 1 for the first of two weeks.
- May 29th, 1965 20th Century Fox Records release “He’s A Lover” by Mary Wells on 45. The song was co-written by Ron Miller and Lee Porter. “He’s A Lover” entered the singles charts in June and peaked at No. 74 on July 3rd.
- May 29th, 1965 Epic Records release “Silence Is Golden” by The Tremeloes on 45. The song was co-written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio and originally recorded by the 4 Seasons, released in 1964 as the B-side of their hit single “Rag Doll.” The Tremeloes’ version of “Silence Is Golden” entered the singles charts in June and peaked at No. 11 on August 19th.
- May 29th, 1969 Atlantic Records release the self-titled debut album by Crosby, Stills and Nash. The trio produced the LP at Wally Heider Studios in Hollywood, California. While drummer Dallas Taylor played drums on most tracks and Crosby and Nash played guitar on the songs they wrote, Stephen Stills tracked all the bass, organ and lead guitar parts and acoustic guitar on the songs he wrote, by himself. Jim Gordon played drums on “Marrakesh Express” and Cass Elliot sings backing vocals on “Pre-Road Downs.” Bill Halverson engineered the sessions and Henry Diltz took the iconic photo of the group that appears on the album cover. The record featured two hit singles, “Marrakesh Express” and “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes.” The LP charted for one hundred and seven weeks and peaked at No. 6 on November 15th.
- May 29th, 1969 T Neck Records release “I Know Who You’ve Been Socking It To” backed with “I Turned You On” on 45. Both songs were co-written and produced by O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley and Rudolph Isley. “I Turned You On” entered the charts its’ first week out and peaked at No. 23 on July 12th.
- May 29th, 1970 Island Records in Britain release “Lady D’Arbinville” by Cat Stevens on 45, written by Stevens and produced by Paul Samwell-Smith.
- May 29th, 1971 “Brown Sugar” by The Rolling Stones is the No. 1 record in the US.
- May 29th, 1971 James Taylor’s “You’ve Got A Friend,” written by Carole King, enters the singles charts, produced by Peter Asher. Also included on King’s “Tapestry” LP, both versions were recorded simultaneously in the studio with shared musicians. Taylor’s version of “You’ve Got a Friend” went to No. 1 on July 31st and won Grammy Awards both for Taylor for the Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and King for Song of the Year.
- May 29th, 1971 T Neck Records release The Isley Brothers cover version of the Stephen Stills song “Love The One You’re With” on 45. The track was self-produced by O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley and Rudolph Isley. The record entered the singles charts in June and peaked at No. 18 on August 14th.
- May 29th, 1971 Bell Records release “Rainy Jane” by Monkee gone solo Davy Jones. The song was co-written by Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka. Recorded in 1969 by Sedaka, Jones covered the song two years later, produced by Jackie Mills, conducted and arranged by Al Capps. The Davy Jones version entered the singles charts in June and peaked at No. 52 on July 31st, Jones’ only charting single as a solo artist.
- May 29th, 1971 Atlantic Records release Stephen Stills’ “Change Partners” on 45. It was the lead single from his second solo LP “Stephen Stills 2.” Recorded in early 1971 at Criteria Studios in Miami, the track featured Graham Nash, David Crosby, photographer Henry Diltz and Fred Neil on backing vocals and Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead on pedal steel guitar. “Change Partners” peaked at No. 43 on July 24th.
- May 29th, 1971 Big Tree Records release “Double Barrel” by Dave and Ansel Collins on 45. Written and produced in Jamaica by former Techniques vocalist Winston Riley, the single featured the voice of Dave Barker. The track featured the first appearance on record of eighteen-year-old Sly Dunbar, later of Sly & Robbie fame, on drums. The melody bears a resemblance to Ramsey Lewis’ 1967 song “Party Time.” The record reached No. 1 in Britain and No. 22 in the US, on August 27th.
- May 29th, 1971 “Mr. Big Stuff” by Jean Knight enters the singles charts on Stax Records. Co-written by Joe Broussard, Ralph Williams and Carrol Washington, the song was recorded in 1970 at Malaco Studio in Jackson, Mississippi at the same session as “Groove Me” by King Floyd. Both songs were arranged by Wardell Quezergue. A No. 2 hit in the US, Knight performed the song on Soul Train on December 11th during the show’s first season and was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 1972 Grammy Awards. “Mr. Big Stuff” reached No. 2 on August 14th.
- May 29th, 1971 Canada’s Five Man Electrical Band enters the US charts on Lionel Records with what would be their biggest hit and signature tune, “Signs.” Originally released by Lionel Records in February as the B-side of “Hello Melinda Goodbye,” the record was re-released with “Signs” as the A-side. Written by guitarist Les Emmerson, the single would sell over a million copies and was awarded a Gold Record by the Recording Industry Association of America. “Signs” peaked at No. 3 on August 28th.
- May 29th, 1971 Roulette Records release Tommy James’ “Draggin’ The Line” on 45. The hit version everyone came to know had been re-released with an added horn section, originally issued as the B-side of the James’ single “Church Street Soul Revival” in December 1970. “Draggin’ The Line” entered the charts in June and peaked at No. 4 on August 7th.
- May 29th, 1971 Lee Michaels “Do You Know What I Mean” is released, originally as the B-side to “Can I Get A Witness.” Produced by Lee Michaels, radio airplay went to “Do You Know What I Mean,” which became Lee Michael’s biggest hit. The single went to No. 4 on October 9th, No. 12 in Canada.
- May 29th, 1976 Mercury Records release the self-titled debut album by The Runaways. Produced and directed by Kim Fowley at Criterion Studios in Hollywood and Fidelity Recorders in Studio City, California. Future Blondie bassist Nigel Harrison played bass on the sessions, with Fowley refusing to let group bassist Jackie Fox play on the LP. Fowley co-wrote several of the songs. “The Runaways” peaked at No. 194 on the album charts.
- May 29th, 1976 “Right Back Where We Started From” by Maxine Nightingale enters the singles charts following a December 1975 release on United Artists Records. The song was co-written and produced by Pierre Tubbs and Vince Edwards, influenced by Edward’s love of the writing of Motown’s Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriters. Edwards had performed with Nightingale in London’s West End theater production of the musical Hair. The song was recorded at Central Sound Studios on Denmark Street in London. Former Electric Light Orchestra members play on the track, bassist Mike de Albuquerque and violinist Wilfred Gibson, who also did the string arrangement. The record peaked at No. 65 on June 26th, No. 8 in England.
- May 29th, 1976 “You’re My Best Friend” by Queen enters the singles charts on Elektra Records. Co-produced by Roy Thomas Baker with the band, the song was written by group bassist John Deacon for his wife, Veronica Tetzlaff. The record peaked at No. 16 on July 31st and was certified Gold for a million copies sold. The single came out in Britain on June 18thand hit No. 7.
- May 29th, 1978 Elektra Records release “Just What I Needed,” the debut single by The Cars. Written by group guitarist Ric Ocasek, the song is sung by bassist Benjamin Orr. The record, produced by Roy Thomas Baker, entered the charts in June and reached No. 27 on September 16th.
- May 29th, 1981 EG Records in Britain release “The Jezebel Spirit” by Brian Eno and David Byrne on 45. The single was issued from the pair’s LP “My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts.” The track was co-produced by Eno and Byrne.
- May 29th, 1982 Barking Pumpkin Records release “Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch” by Frank Zappa. The album featured the Moon and Frank Zappa collaboration “Valley Girl.” The LP was composed, arranged and produced by Frank Zappa at his own Utility Muffin Research Kitchen Studios in Los Angeles. Side one was studio material while side two was a combination of live material from the fall tour of 1981 with studio overdubs. The record peaked at No. 23 on August 21st.
- May 29th, 1982 Paul McCartney started a three-week run at No. 1 on the US album charts with “Tug Of War.”
- May 29th, 1982 Scottie Brothers Records release “Eye Of The Tiger” by Survivor on 45. Co-written and produced by Frankie Sullivan and Jim Peterick, the record peaked at No. 1 on July 24th.
- May 29th, 1984 Capitol Records release “Private Dancer” by Tina Turner. Put together from several sessions with different producers, the record featured the hit singles “What’s Love Got to Do with It,” “Better Be Good To Me,” “Private Dancer” and “Let’s Stay Together.” The album peaked at No. 7 on March 23rd, 1985.
- May 29th, 1987 A&M Records release “Bring The Family,” the eighth album John Hiatt. The album features Ry Cooder on guitar, Nick Lowe on bass guitar and Jim Keltner on drums. The four would later form Little Village and release an album in 1992. “Thing Called Love” later became a hit for Bonnie Raitt. The record peaked at No. 107 on August 22nd.
Miscellaneous May
- May 1949 “Back Home Blues” backed with “Rock Awhile” by Goree Carter and His Hep Cats is released as a 78 rpm record on the Freedom Records label. Influenced by the guitar work of T Bone Walker, “Rock Awhile” stakes a legitimate claim as the first rock and roll record released. Eighteen years old when he recorded the song, the overdriven guitar tone and pentatonic lead predated rock and a style similar to Chuck Berry.
- May 1966 White Whale Records release “If You Gotta Go, Go Now” backed with “I’ll Go On,” the second single by Lyme & Cybelle, the folk rock duo of Warren Zevon and Violet Santangelo. Bob Dylan wrote “If You Gottsa Go, Go Now,” and the B-side was a Zevon/Santangelo co-write. The record was produced by Bones Howe.
- May 1968 Parlophone Records in Britain release “(The Autobiography Of) Mississippi Hobo,” the second single by Hans Christian. Hans Christian was future Yes singer Jon Anderson. The single was arranged and produced by Paul Korda.
- May 1970 Viking Records press promotional copies of “From Denver To L.A.” on 45. Credited with a vocal by “Elton Johns,” it was taken from the movie soundtrack from the 20thCentury Fox film The Games. Original copies of the record are considered one of the rarest Elton John singles.
- May 1972 Bearsville Records release “Wonder Girl,” the debut single by Sparks. Written by Ron Mael, the record was produced by Todd Rundgren. Rundgren signed the band to Bearsville and produced their first album when the band was known as Halfnelson. The band changed its’ name to Sparks after the LP came out in October 1971. The name change led to a new cover and re-release of the album in February 1972.
- May 1973 Chrysalis Records release “Grand Hotel” by Procol Harum on 45. Co-written by Keith Reid and Gary Brooker, the song served as the title track of Procol Harum’s sixth studio LP, produced by Chris Thomas.
- May 1975 Harvest Record release “HQ,” the eighth studio album by Roy Harper. Recorded in March at Abbey Road Studios in London with producer Peter Jenner, when the LP came out in America, the cover art and the title changed to “When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease.” David Gilmour, Chris Spedding, Bill Bruford and John Paul Jones played sessions on the LP.
- May 1976 MCA Records release “Gimme Back My Bullets” by Lynyrd Skynyrd on 45. The song was co-written by Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant. The studio track was produced by Tom Dowd.
- May 1977 CBS Records in Britain release “Ian Hunter’s Overnight Angels” album. Recorded at several different studios in the US, Canada and England with producer Roy Thomas Baker, Hunter’s US label, Columbia Records refused to release the LP with Hunter’s business management in disarray and no tour scheduled to support the album. Featured on the album sessions were guitarist Earl Slick.
- May 1984 Passport Records release “Russians & Americans,” the tenth studio album by Al Stewart. The LP was produced by Mike Flicker at four different studios, three in California and Abbey Road Studios in London. British and US issues on the record had different tracks. A 2007 reissue collected all the songs on one CD.
- May 1985 EMI Records in Britain release remixed versions of “Loving The Alien” backed with “Don’t Look Down” on 45, originally from from the David Bowie LP “Tonight.” Bowie wrote the AS-side. “Don’t Look Down” was a song co-written by David Bowie and The Stooges’ guitarist James Williamson.
- May 1985 Legacy Records in Britain release “Under Fire” backed with “On Top Of The World” by Roy Wood on 45. Both songs were written and produced by Roy Wood from the LP “Starting Up.”
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