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October 29th
- October 29th Birthday, Photographer, record producer and recording engineer Esmond Edwards, a trail-blazing Afro-American at a time when minorities were not common in the record industry. He would work for Prestige Records, Impulse, Columbia, Polydor, head Verve Records and became the vice president of A&R for Chess Records. He died on January 20th, 2007.
- October 29th Birthday, Singer, guitarist and an original member of The Moody Blues and Paul McCartney’s Wings, Denny Laine, born Brian Hines in 1944 in Birmingham, England. He died on December 5th, 2023 at the age of 79.
- October 29th Birthday, Fleetwood Mac guitarist and founding member, Peter Green, born Peter Greenbaum in 1946, in Bethnal Green, London. He died on July 25th, 2020 at the age of 73.
- October 29th Birthday, Pilot bassist and singer David Paton, born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1949.
- October 29th Birthday, The Stooges guitarist James Williamson, born in Castroville, Texas in 1949.
- October 29th Birthday, Quiet Riot vocalist Kevin DuBrow, born in Hollywood, California in 1955. He died on November 19th, 2007 at the age of 52.
- October 29th Birthday, Guitarist, vocalist for The Cowboy Junkies Peter Timmins, born in 1965 in Montreal.
Today In Rock and Roll History
October 29th
- October 29th, 1957 Brunswick Records release The Crickets’ “Oh, Boy!” backed with “Not Fade Away.” “Oh, Boy!” was recorded at sessions with producer Norman Petty from June 29th through July 1st in Clovis, New Mexico, with Holly backed by the vocal group The Picks. The song was co-written by Sunny West, Bill Tilghman and Norman Petty. “Not Fade Away,” co-written by Holly and Norman Petty, dated back to Clovis sessions with Petty producing on May 27th. The Crickets drummer Jerry Allison pounded out the Bo Diddley styled rhythm on a cardboard box with Joe Mauldin on double bass. Allison wrote some of the lyrics but was never credited on the song. The record would peak at No. 10 on January 20th, 1958 and No. 3 in Britain.
- October 29th, 1966 Roulette Records release “It’s Only Love” by Tommy James and The Shondells. Co-written by Ritchie Cordell, Sal Trimachi and Morris Levy, the single entered the charts in November and peaked at No. 31 on December 17th.
- October 29th, 1966 “I Can Hear Music” by The Ronettes featuring Veronica enters the chart for one week at No. 100. The song was produced by Phil Spector and co-written by Spector with Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich. The song was a bigger hit three years later when The Beach Boys version went to No. 24.
- October 29th, 1967 Hair, advertised as the American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, opens off-Broadway at the Public Theater in New York’s East Village. The show will eventually move to Broadway for a successful run.
- October 29th, 1968 James Brown produces the hit version of “Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose” at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida. Written by Charles Bobbit, Brown recorded and released several different versions of the song in his career. The record peaked at No. 15 on March 8th.
- October 29th, 1971 Epic Records release the self-titled debut album by REO Speedwagon. All but one song on the LP was co-produced by Paul Leka and Billy Rose II at Connecticut Recording Studios. It was the band’s only album recorded with original vocalist Terry Lutrell.
- October 29th, 1971 Duane Allman is killed in a motorcycle accident in Macon, Georgia. He was twenty-four years old.
- October 29th, 1973 Apple Records release “Mind Games,” the fourth solo album by John Lennon. “Mind Games” was produced by Lennon and recorded at Record Plant Studios in New York in the summer of 1973. Session musicians on the tracks include drummer Jim Keltner, guitarist David Spinozza and saxophonist Michael Brecker. The album peaked at No. 9 on December 8th.
- October 29th, 1973 Capitol Records release “I’m A Rocker” by The Raspberries on 45. Written by Raspberries singer Eric Carmen, the track was produced by Jimmy Ienner and peaked at No. 94 on December 22nd.
- October 29th, 1974 Tired of life on the road in a rock and roll band, Steve Winwood leaves Traffic in Chicago on the eve of a gig in Knoxville, Tennessee, without telling the rest of the band he was leaving.
- October 29th, 1974 RCA Records release David Bowie’s double record concert recording of the 1974 tour, “David Live.” The album was recorded during a three-night stand July 10ththrough the 13th at Philadelphia’s Tower Theater in support of Bowie’s “Diamond Dogs” album. Produced by Tony Visconti, during the tour’s second leg from September through December Bowie’s stage show transitioned from the hard rock of “Diamond Dogs” into the R&B influenced “Young Americans” album that he’d begun to record during the break in the tour. “David Live” was recorded with guitarist Earl Slick, Saxophonist David Sanborn, bassist Herbie Flowers, keyboardists Michael Kamen and Mike Garson, drummer Tony Newman and others. The LP went to No. 8 on November 30th.
- October 29th, 1975 Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Review kicked off at the Memorial Auditorium in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Some of the musicians who performed on the tour were Joan Baez, Roger McGuinn, Joni Mitchell, Mick Ronson and Ramblin’ Jack Elliot. The tour played fifty-seven dates and ended on October 30th, 1976.
- October 29th, 1976 Warner Brothers Records release “Endless Flight” by Leo Sayer. The album peaked at No. 10 on June 4th, 1977.
- October 29th, 1976 Warner Brothers Records release “The Best Of The Doobie Brothers” album. The record peaked at No. 5 on January 22nd, 1977.
- October 29th, 1977 Epic Records release “Citadel,” the third album by Starcastle. Produced by Roy Thomas Baker, the album peaked at No. 156 on November 26th.
- October 29th, 1977 Columbia Records release “Spectres,” the fifth studio album by Blue Oyster Cult. The LP featured the band’s biggest hit “Godzilla,” co-produced by BOC with Murray Krugman, Sandy Pearlman and David Lucas at The Record Plant studios in New York City. The record peaked at No. 43 on December 3rd.
- October 29th, 1978 Mercury Records release “Hemispheres,” the sixth studio album by Rush. Basic tracks for the LP were recorded at both Rockfield Studios in Monmouthshire, Wales with the vocals tracked at Advision Studios in London with the band co-producing the album with Terry Brown. The LP reached No. 47 on December 23rd.
- October 29th, 1980 Reprise Records release “Hawks & Doves” by Neil Young. The album was co-produced by Young, David Briggs and Tim Mulligan. The two sides of the record were recorded in two completely different time periods, with side one culled from various sessions dating from 1974 through 1977, while side two was taped specifically for the “Hawks & Doves” album in 1980. The LP peaked at No. 30 on December 20th.
- October 29th, 1982 Geffen Records release the “Wild Things Run Fast” LP by Joni Mitchell, her eleventh studio album. A number of studio players worked on the record, including Steve Lukather, Vinnie Colaiuta, Larry Carlton and James Taylor. Recorded at A&M Studios in Devonshire, North Hollywood with Mitchell producing, the record peaked at No. 25 on December 11th.
- October 29th, 1982 MCA Records release the first solo album by Steely Dan front man and songwriter, Donald Fagen. The lyrical content of “The Nightfly” was more autobiographical in nature than any on previous Steely Dan records. The LP reached No. 11 on November 27th.
- October 29th, 1982 Mercury Records release “Power Windows,” the eleventh studio album by Rush. Sessions for the album spanned five months, four British studios and AIR Studios in Montserrat. The band co-produced the LP with Peter Collins, with keyboardist Andy Richards playing on the album. The record reached No. 10 on December 14th.
- October 29th, 1983 RCA Records release “Ziggy Stardust The Motion Picture,” a soundtrack to the movie. Produced by Bowie and Mike Moran, the film was a documentary of Bowie’s final show of the Ziggy Stardust Show at The London Hammersmith Odeom on July 3rd, 1973. The LP peaked at No. 89 on December 17th.
- October 29th, 1984 Mercury Records release “Perfect Strangers” by Deep Purple. A reunion of the Mark Two lineup that included Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and Ritchie Blackmore, it was the first new Deep Purple LP to be released in nine years. The album peaked at No. 17 on February 9th, 1985.
- October 29th, 1984 Virgin Records in Britain release “This World Over” by XTC on 45. Written by Andy Partridge, it was the second single released from “The Big Express” LP, co-produced by XTC and David Lord. The lyrics were politically motivated by recent statements by Ronald Reagan that seemed to indicate the start of a new cold war. The single peaked at No. 99 on the UK singles charts.
- October 29th, 1986 Capitol Records release “Stranglehold” backed with “Angry (Remix)” by Paul McCartney on 45. Both songs were co-written by Paul McCartney and Eric Stewart and co-produced by McCartney and Hugh Padgham. The “Angry” remix version added a horn section to a mix different from the “Press To Play” album version. The record peaked at No. 81 on November 29th.
- October 29th, 2001 Parlophone Records in Britain release “From A Lover To A Friend” backed with “Riding Into Jaipur” by Paul McCartney on 45. The song was written by Paul McCartney, who co-produced the record with David Kahne. “From A Lover To A Friend” was recorded on February 27th, 2001 with McCartney on bass and piano, Abe Laboriel Jr. on drums, Rusty Anderson on twelve string electric guitar and Gabe Dixon on piano. The CD single of the song contained a remix version of the song. In America, “From A Lover To A Friend” became the B-side to the single “Freedom,” released on December 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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