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Today In R&R History October 22nd
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Rock and Roll Birthdays
October 22nd
- October 22nd Birthday, Bassist Ray Jones from Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, born in 1939 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.
- October 22nd Birthday, Vocalist, guitarist Bobby Fuller, born in Baytown, Texas in 1942. Fuller died under mysterious circumstances on July 18th, 1966 at the age of 23.
- October 22nd Birthday, Lead vocalist and songwriter from The Rascals, Eddie Brigati, born in 1945 in Garfield, New Jersey.
- October 22nd Birthday, Mountain guitarist, singer and solo artist Leslie West, born in 1945 in Queens, New York City. West died on December 23rd, 2020 at the age of 75.
- October 22nd Birthday, Lords Of The New Church and Dead Boys singer Stiv Bators, born Steven John Bator in Youngstown, Ohio in 1949. He died in Paris in his sleep, the result of a concussion sustained after being hit by a car on June 4th, 1990.
- October 22nd Birthday, The Cars keyboardist Greg Hawkes, born in 1952 in Fulton, Maryland.
- October 22nd Birthday, Folk singer, songwriter and guitarist John Wesley Harding, born Wesley Harding Stace in 1965 in Hastings, East Sussex, England.
Today In Rock and Roll History
October 22nd
- October 22nd, 1961 Chubby Checker performs a medley of “The Twist” and “Let’s Twist Again” on The Ed Sullivan Show.
- October 22nd, 1964 EMI Records draft a rejection notice to Mod rockers The High Numbers. Within a year the band will find success on Brunswick Records as The Who.
- October 22nd, 1965 Epic Records release “Over And Over” by the Dave Clark Five. Written and recorded by Robert James Byrd, using the stage name Bobby Day as the B-side of “Rockin’ Robin.” The DC Five’s version of “Over And Over” became the group’s twelfth American Top Forty hit and their only No. 1 on December 25th.
- October 22nd, 1965 The Beach Boys appear on The Andy Williams Show performing their latest hit, “Help Me Rhonda.”
- October 22nd, 1966 “Nineteen Days” by The Dave Clark Five enters the singles charts. The record was produced by Dave Clark and co-written by he and guitarist Dennis Payton. “Nineteen Days” peaked at No. 48 on November 19th.
- October 22nd, 1966 The Supremes became the first female group to have a No. 1 album on the US chart when the LP “Supremes A-Go-Go” reached the top. The record knocked The Beatles’ “Revolver” from the No. 1 spot.
- October 22nd, 1966 The Move record “Night Of Fear” at Advision Studios with producer Denny Cordell. Deram Records issued the song as the band’s debut single backed with “Disturbance” on December 9th. Both songs were written by group guitarist Roy Wood. A&M Records released the song as a 45 the following January in the US. The single peaked at No. 2 in England on January 26th, 1967.
- October 22nd, 1967 The Moody Blues record “Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)” with producer Tony Clark. The recording features orchestral arrangements performed by The London Festival Orchestra conducted by Peter Knight. Written and sung by guitarist Justin Hayward, the song was issued as a single on June 1st, 1968 on Deram Records. The record peaked at No. 24 on September 21st.
- October 22nd, 1968 The Jimi Hendrix Experience record “Mr. Lost Soul” in seventeen takes at TTG Studios in Hollywood, California with Hendrix producing. The song was later retitled “Look Over Yonder” when it was issued on the 1971 LP “Rainbow Bridge”
- October 22nd, 1969 Atlantic Records release “Led Zeppelin II,” the second studio album by Led Zeppelin. In Britain, the record came out on October 31st. Recording sessions for the album took place at twelve different studios in both Britain and North America from April through August 1969 while the band were on tour. The album’s production was credited to guitarist and songwriter Jimmy Page while engineer credits vary depending on which studio the songs on the record were recorded. “Led Zeppelin II” spent one hundred and seventeen weeks on the charts and peaked at No. 1 on December 27th.
- October 22nd, 1971 RAK Records release “Walnut Whirl” backed with “Right On Mother” by Peter Noone on 45. The A-side was co-written by Herbie Flowers and Sandi Shaw. “Right On Mother” was written by David Bowie. The single was produced by Mickie Most with Bowie playing piano on the studio session. Bowie’s own demo of the song was released in November 2022 on the “Divine Symmetry” box set.
- October 22nd, 1975 Warner Brothers Records release “Woman Tonight” by America on 45. The single was released from the George Martin produced “Hearts” album, recorded at The Record Plant in Sausalito, California. Written by Dan Peek, the record entered the charts in November and went to No. 44 on January 17th, 1976.
- October 22nd, 1976 Bob Seger releases the LP “Night Moves.” Sessions for the album were recorded at Muscle Shoals in Sheffield, Alabama, Pampa Studios in Warren, Michigan and Nimbus Nine in Toronto, Canada with Bob Seger, Punch Andrews, the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and Jack Richardson co-producing. The album features the hits “Mainstreet,” “Rock And Roll Never Forgets” and the album’s title track. “Night Moves” was Seger’s breakthrough LP, reaching No. 8 on March 12th, 1977, selling over five million copies.
- October 22nd, 1976 DJM Records in Britain release the double record set “Blue Moves,” the eleventh studio album by Elton John. Out on October 28th in America on Elton’s custom label imprint, Rocket Records. The March 1976 sessions for the LP were recorded at four different studios, Eastern Sound in Toronto, Abbey Road in London, Sunset Sound in LA and Brother Studios in Santa Monica, with producer Gus Dudgeon. Graham Nash and David Crosby sing backing vocals on the album track “Cage The Songbird.” The song was a tribute to French singer Edith Piaf. “Blue Moves” featured the hits “Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word” and “Bite Your Lip (Get Up And Dance).” The record peaked at No. 3 on November 13th.
- October 22nd, 1976 Janus Records release “Year Of The Cat” by Al Stewart. Produced and engineered by Alan Parsons at Abbey Road Studios in London and Davlen Sound Studios in North Hollywood, California. Musicians who played sessions on the album include Peter White, Tim Renwick, Peter Wood, Stuart Elliot and David Pack. String arrangements were written by Andrew Powell. The LP peaked at No. 5 on February 19th.
- October 22nd, 1977 “Time Bomb” by German/British band Lake enters the singles charts. The track came from the group’s self-titled debut LP, recorded at Sawmills Studio in Cornwall, England and Maschen and Peer Studios in Hamburg, Germany. The song became the highest charting single in the band’s career, peaking at No. 83 on November 11th.
- October 22nd, 1978 Neil Young records “Hey Hey My My (Into The Black)” at The Cow Palace in Daly City, California with Crazy Horse as the backing band. Young and the band DEVO had collaborated on a version of the song during the filming of Young’s movie Human Highway with DEVO’s Mark Mothersbaugh developing some of the lyrical themes in the song. Reprise Records released the track as a single on August 27th, 1979. “Hey Hey My My” entered the singles charts in October 1979, nearly a year after it was recorded and peaked at No. 79 on November 3rd.
- October 22nd, 1982 Backstreet Records release “You Got Lucky” by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers on 45. The song was co-written by Petty with guitarist Mike Campbell. The studio track was co-produced by Tom Petty and Jimmy Iovine. The single reached No. 20 on January 29th, 1983.
- October 22nd, 1982 Venice In Peril Records in Britain release “She Blinded Me With Science” by Thomas Dolby. The song was co-written by Thomas Dolby and Jonathan Kerr and was co-produced by Kerr and Tim Friese-Greene. Backing vocals on the song were done by singer, songwriter Miriam Stockley and record producer Mutt Lange. The record would be released by Harvest Records in the US in January 1983, where it peaked at No. 5 on May 14th.
- October 22nd, 1984 Parlophone Records in Britain release Paul McCartney’s soundtrack album “Give My Regards To Broad Street.” Featuring studio performances with Ringo Starr, Dave Edmunds, Eric Stewart and others, the record is a mix of re-recordings of McCartney solo material, rerecorded Beatles tracks and new songs. The CD version had extra music on it that was not included on the vinyl album. The record came out two days earlier in the US on Columbia Records and peaked at No. 21 on November 24th.
- October 22nd, 1988 Elton John sells out his upcoming show at Madison Square Garden, setting a venue record with twenty-six straight Elton sellouts.
- October 22nd, 1993 Arista Records release “Fumbling Towards Ecstasy,” the third album by Sarah McLachlan. The sessions for the LP were produced by Pierre Marchand at Le Studio in Morin Heights, Quebec. The record peaked at No. 50 on June 4th, 1994.
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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