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Today In R&R History August 14th
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Rock and Roll Birthdays
August 14th
- August 14th Birthday, Singer, songwriter Dash Crofts of Seals and Croft, born in Cisco, Texas in 1940.
- August 14th Birthday, A founding member of The Byrds and Crosby Stills and Nash, David Crosby, born David Van Courtland in 1941 in Los Angeles, California. Crosby died on January 19th, 2023 at the age of 81.
- August 14th Birthday, Blues guitarist, drummer and singer Son Seals, born Frank Seals in Osceola, Arkansas in 1942. He passed away on December 20th, 2004 at the age of 62.
- August 14th Birthday, Sly & The Family Stone and Graham Central Station bassist Larry Graham, born in Beaumont, Texas in 1946.
- August 14th Birthday, Steeleye Span vocalist and solo artist Maddy Prior, born in 1947 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England.
- August 14th Birthday, NRBQ keyboardist Terry Adams, born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1948.
- August 14th Birthday, Bassist Bruce Thomas from Elvis Costello’s band The Attractions, born in Stockton-On-Tees, England in 1948.
Today In Rock and Roll History
August 14th
- August 14th, 1964 The Rolling Stones second EP “Five By Five” is released by Decca Records in Britain. The songs were recorded in America at Chess Studios in Chicago and formed the basis for the US album “12 x 5.”
- August 14th, 1964 The Supremes cut “Baby Love” at Motown’s Hitsville USA Studio A in Detroit with producers Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier. The song was co-written by Holland, Dozier and Eddie Holland and released on September 17th backed with “Ask Any Girl.” The record hit No. 1 in the US for five consecutive weeks beginning October 25thand was nominated for the 1965 Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Recording.
- August 14th, 1965 Sonny And Cher topped the singles charts with “I Got You Babe.”
- August 14th, 1965 The Kinks “Who’ll Be The Next In Line” enters the singles charts. In England, it was the 45’s B-side, “Everybody’s Gonna Be Happy” that was released. Both songs were written by Ray Davies and produced by Shel Talmy. “Everybody’s Gonna Be Happy” hit No. 17 in the UK. “Who’ll Be The Next In Line” went to No. 34 in the US on September 18th.
- August 14th, 1965 The Beatles tape their last live appearance for The Ed Sullivan Show, to be aired on September 12th. The Beatles performed six songs at the filming “I Feel Fine,” “I’m Down,” “Act Naturally,” “Ticket To Ride,” “Yesterday” and “Help!”
- August 14th, 1967 Atco Records release “Bee Gees’ 1st” by The Bee Gees following a July 14th release in Britain. Co-produced by Robert Stigwood and Ossie Byrne, the album featured the hits “To Love Somebody” and “New York Mining Disaster 1941.” The record peaked at No. 7 on December 2nd.
- August 14th, 1968 John Lennon, George Harrison, Yoko Ono and Mal Evans record “What’s The New, Mary Jane?” at EMI Studio Two in London. Co-written by Lennon and Alex Mardis, the song was demo’d in May at George’s home in Esher. Lennon lobbied for the track’s inclusion on The Beatles’ White Album. In November 1969, Lennon decided to release the song as a Plastic Ono Band single backed with “You Know My Name (Look Up The Number).” Scheduled for release on December 5th on Apple Records, the release was cancelled over objections that both were unreleased Beatles tracks.
- August 14th, 1971 Warner Brothers Records release “Fireball” the fifth album by Deep Purple. Self-produced by the band, it was the first of three British No. 1 LP’s the group released. The title track from the LP was Deep Purple’s second single release of 1971, peaking at No. 15 in Britain. In America, the album went No. 32 on September 18th.
- August 14th, 1971 “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” by Joan Baez enters the singles charts. Written by Robbie Robertson and originally recorded by The Band, the Baez version was co-produced by Robert Putnam and Jack Lothrop. The record was the biggest hit of Baez’s career, peaking at No. 3 on October 2nd and No. 6 in the UK. On October 22nd, the single was certified Gold for a million copies sold.
- August 14th, 1971 Apple Records in Britain release “The Back Seat Of My Car” backed with “Heart Of The Country” by Paul and Linda McCartney on 45. Both songs came from the duo’s “Ram” LP, although an early version of the song was presented during The Beatles’ “Get Back” sessions in January 1969. Work on the track began in New York City at CBS Studios in October 1970. More overdubs were recorded at A&R Studios in New York City in January 1971 with Paul and Linda producing. Hugh McCraken played guitar, Denny Seiwell was on drums and the song’s string arrangement was performed by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. The record peaked at No. 39 in Britain.
- August 14th, 1971 The Who LP “Who’s Next” in released in the US. The songs on the record were conceived as part of a larger body of work Pete Townshend called “Lifehouse” and would have been a concept piece studio album follow up to the “Tommy” LP. The songs written for the project that didn’t make the “Who’s Next” LP would all see release on other albums in the decade to come. “Who’s Next” would earn a Gold Record one month later. The record peaked at No. 4 on September 11th.
- August 14th, 1976 Nick Lowe releases “So It Goes,” the first single issued on England’s Stiff Records label and Nick Lowe’s debut solo record. Written by Lowe who co-produced the session with label owner Jake Riviera, the record featured Lowe on bass, guitar and vocals and drummer Steve Goulding.
- August 14th, 1976 “Rock n Me” by The Steve Miller Band enters the singles charts on Capitol Records. Recorded at CBS Studios in San Francisco, the song was written and the session produced by Steve Miller. In interviews, Miller said that the guitar intro of the song is a tip of the hat to Free’s “All Right Now.” The single became The Steve Miller band’s second No. 1 record in America on November 6th.
- August 14th, 1978 ABC Records release “Josie” by Steely Dan on 45. Co-written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen and produced by Gary Katz, the song was first released on the 1977 “Aja” album. The track became the LP’s third single release. Becker plays a guitar solo on the track, while Fagen sings lead. Other musicians on the song include Chuck Rainey on bass guitar, Victor Feldman on electric piano, Larry Carlton and Dean Parks on guitar and drummer Jim Keltner. “Josie” peaked at No. 26 on October 14th.
- August 14th, 1978 Capitol Records release “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”/“With A Little Help From My Friends” backed with “A Day In The Life” by The Beatles on 45. The three Lennon and McCartney songs came from the 1967 “Sgt. Pepper’s” album. The Sgt. Pepper’s film starring The Bee Gees and Peter Frampton was playing in the theaters at that time. The George Martin produced record peaked at No. 71 on September 30th.
- August 14th, 1979 Columbia Records release “Arrow Through Me” by Paul McCartney and Wings on 45. Written by McCartney from the “Back To The Egg” album and co-produced by McCartney and Chris Thomas, the record peaked at No. 29 on October 13th.
- August 14th, 1981 Charisma Records in Britain release “Abacab” by Genesis on 45, where it went to No. 9. Co-written and produced by Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks, in the US the record was issued by Atlantic Records in December and peaked at No. 26th on February 20th, 1982.
- August 14th, 1982 Marshall Crenshaw’s “Someday Someway” enters the singles charts. The song originated as a take on Gene Vincent’s “Lotta Lovin’.” Crenshaw wrote the song wanting to use the Vincent beat to create a hypnotic effect and wrote a new melody around it. Rockabilly singer Robert Gordon had covered it, in 1981. Produced by Richard Gottehrer, the single would peak at No. 36 on August 28th.
Miscellaneous August
- August 1957 Ace Records release “Rockin’ Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu” by Huey “Piano” Smith on 45. The song was co-written by Smith and Johnny Vincent. The session for the track included Sidney Rayfield and “Scarface” John Williams on vocals, Lee Allen on tenor sax, Earl King on guitar, Frank Fields on bass and Charles “Hungry” Williams on drums. The record peaked at No. 52 on the Pop singles charts.
- August 1958 Dot Records release “Scratchin’” backed with the novelty song “I Hates Rabbits” by Jerry Neal on 45. Neal was a stage name of Jerry Capehart. He co-wrote both songs with Eddie Cochran. Cochran is rumored to play all the instruments on “Scratchin’,” while Cochran plays lead guitar on “I Hates Rabbits.”
- August 1958 Tune Town Records release “Boxtop” by Ike Turner, Carson Oliver and Little Ann, the first record release to feature the future Tina Turner on vocals. The song was written by Ike Turner, who heard the seventeen-year-old sing during the intermission of a Kings Of Rhythm set at the Manhattan Club in East St. Louis. Carson Oliver was one of the vocalists in Turner’s group, the Kings Of Rhythm band. The track was recorded at Turner’s house on Virginia Place, in East St. Louis.
- August 1963 Original Sound Records release “Heavies” backed with “The Cruncher” by The Rotations on 45. The Rotations were an alias for Paul Buff and Dave Aerni. Both songs were co-written by Aerni and Buff, produced by Frank Zappa at PAL Studio in Cucamonga, California in June. A few seconds of “Heavies” is heard in the opening moments of “Nasal Retentive Caliope Music” on The Mothers Of Invention LP “We’re Only In It For The Money.”
- August 1963 Original Sound Records release “Tijuana” backed with “Grunion Run” by The Hollywood Persuaders on 45. Paul Buff wrote the A-side. “Grunion Run” was performed by Paul Buff and Frank Zappa, recording at PAL Studios in Cucamonga, California in June. Zappa played guitars, bass and drums with Paul Buff on saxophone.
- August 1965 Autumn Records release “Beau Brummels Volume II.” The record featured the hit “You Tell Me Why” and follow-up single “Don’t Talk to Strangers,” but didn’t chart. Sylvester Stewart, later known professionally as Sly Stone, is listed as the album’s producer, but members of the band didn’t recall him being there for the recording sessions.
- August 1969 Immediate Records in Britain release the self-titled album by “The Nice,” the group’s second album.
- August 1971 A&M Records release “White Light,” the second studio album by The Byrds’ singer, songwriter Gene Clark. The LP was recorded at A&M Studios and Village Recorders in Los Angeles with Jesse Ed Davis producing in the Spring, 1971. Playing on the record were Davis, bassist Chris Ethridge of the Flying Burrito Brothers, organist Michael Utley, pianist Ben Sidran and drummer Gary Mallaber, both of the Steve Miller Band.
- August 1972 Thunderclap Newman pianist Andy Newman releases the solo LP “Rainbows” on Track Records in England. Pete Townshend is the executive producer of the album.
- August 1974 Ardent Records release “September Gurls” by Big Star on 45. The song was written by Alex Chilton with autobiographical lyrics about several women in his life. The record was co-produced by Big Stay and John Fry on a six track recording console at Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee during sessions for the band’s second album “Radio City.”
- August 1976 Mushroom Records in Australia release “Second Thoughts,” the second LP by Split Enz. The group’s first LP “Mental Notes” had not been released in America or in Europe, so Chrysalis Records issued “Second Thoughts” in September in Britain and January 1977 in the US – as “Mental Notes” with new cover art. “Second Thoughts” was produced by Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera at Basing Street Studios in London. The LP went to No. 18 in the New Zealand album charts.
- August 1978 Chrysalis Records release “I’m Gonna Love You Too” by Blondie on 45, a cover version of The Crickets’ song from 1957. The song was written by Crickets’ bassist Joe Maudlin, guitarist Niki Sullivan and record producer Norman Petty. Produced by Mike Chapman, it was the first single released from Blondie’s “Parallel Lines” LP.
- August 1980 Virgin Records in Britain release “Generals And Majors” by XTC on 45. Written by Colin Moulding and produced by Steve Lillywhite, it was the first single released from the band’s “Black Sea” album and peaked at No. 32 in England.
- August 1980, Virgin Records release “Doc At The Radar Station” by Captain Beefheart. The album was recorded in June at Sound Castle Recording Studios in Los Angeles with Beefheart producing.
- August 1983 Warner Brothers Records release “Song For A Future Generation” by The B-52’s as the second single from the “Whammy!” LP. The song was written collectively by The B-52’s, produced by Steven Stanley.
- August 1984 EG Records release “The Pearl,” the second album by Harold Budd and Brian Eno. Recorded in Toronto, Canada with Daniel Lanois also producing, the premise of the recordings were established on the pair’s first collaboration “The Plateaux Of Mirror,” with Eno treating Budd’s improvised piano parts with studio effects and later making compositional decisions together to create the released tracks.
- August 1986 IMP Records in Britain release “Tokyo Storm Warning” by Elvis Costello and The Attractions on 45, a song Costello wrote with his wife, The Pogues bassist Cait O’Riordan. The track was Costello’s first single release to give credit to his given name MacManus. “Tokyo Storm Warning” was co-produced by Nick Lowe and Colin Fairley.
- August 1987 Virgin Records in England release “Psonic Psunspot,” the first full-length album by The Dukes Of Stratosphere, actually XTC under a different name with guitarist Dave Gregory’s brother Ian on drums. The record was co-produced by John Leckie and the band at Sawmills Studio in Fowey, Cornwall, England in June.
- August 1987 Columbia Records release the movie soundtrack LP “Back To The Beach,” a various artists collection of songs from the film. Highlights include the Stevie Ray Vaughn/Dick Dale remake of “Pipeline,” songs by Dave Edmunds, Eddie Money, Aimee Mann, M<arti Jones and a Herbie Hancock version of “Wipe Out” featuring Dweezil Zappa on guitar and Terry Bozzio on drums.
- August 1989 Virgin Records release “The Loving” by XTC on 45 in Britain. The track came from the band’s Paul Fox produced “Oranges And Lemons” LP.
- August 1992 Warner Brothers Records in Britain release “Real Cool World” by David Bowie on 45. The song was the theme from Real Cool World movie, written by Bowie and produced by Nile Rodgers. The B-side was an instrumental version of the track.
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