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Today In R&R History May 10th
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A year long, day by day look back at this date in Rock History in 3-5 minute segments. Now airing WRGG in Greencastle, PA.
Rock and Roll Birthdays
May 10th
- May 10th Birthday, The Carter Family matriarch Maybelle Carter, born Maybelle Addington in 1909 in Nickelsville, Virginia.
- May 10th Birthday, R&B singer, saxophonist, pianist, songwriter and record producer Larry Williams, born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1935. He died under mysterious circumstances on January 7th, 1980, aged 44. Ruled a suicide, there was speculation that Williams had been murdered because of his involvement with drugs.
- May 10th Birthday, The Spinners vocalist Henry Fambrough, born in Detroit, Michigan in 1938.
- May 10th Birthday, Singer, songwriter Jackie Lomax, one of The Beatles’ first signings to their Apple Records label, born John Richard Lomax in 1944 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England. He passed away on September 15th, 2013 at the age of 69.
- May 10th Birthday, 10cc bassist, singer and songwriter Graham Gouldman, born in Broughton, Salford, Lancashire, England in 1946.
- May 10th Birthday, Singer, guitarist, solo artist and original member of Traffic, Dave Mason, born in Worchester, England in 1946. After retiring from touring in September 2025, Mason died on April 19th, 2026 at the age of 79.
- May 10th Birthday, Singer, songwriter Donovan Leitch, born in Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland in 1946.
- May 10th Birthday, Singer and original member of Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne, Jay Ferguson, born in Burbank, California in 1947.
- May 10th Birthday, Reggae drummer Sly Dunbar, born Lowell Fillmore Dunbar in Kingston, Jamaica in 1952.
- May 10th Birthday, Simon Richie, aka Sid Vicious, the bassist from The Sex Pistols, born in London, England in 1957. He died on February 2nd, 1979 of a heroin overdose, aged 21.
- May 10th Birthday, U2 singer Bono, born Paul Hewson in Dublin, Ireland in 1960.
Today In Rock and Roll History
May 10th
- May 10th, 1963 The Rolling Stones record their first single, a cover of Chuck Berry’s “Come On,” at London’s Olympic Studios. Released June 7th, the single reached No. 21 in the UK charts. The same night, The Rolling Stones make their British television debut on the ITV-TV show Thank Your Lucky Stars.
- May 10th, 1967 Wand Records rerelease “99th Floor” backed with “What Are You Going To Do?” the debut single by The Moving Sidewalks, originally issued on the independent Tantara Records label in April. The band included future ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons, who wrote both sides of the single. The record was produced by Steve Ames.
- May 10th, 1969 The Turtles, The Temptations and Helen Reddy perform at The White House for Tricia Nixon’s Masque Ball. The day got off to a rough start for The Turtles when a secret service agent inspecting their equipment set off a ticking metronome. Hearing the noise, the band had guns drawn on them for ten minutes until the metronome was dissembled and declared safe. The Turtles were reimbursed seventeen dollars for the damage.
- May 10th, 1969 A&M Records release “Feelin’ Alright” by Joe Cocker on 45. A Dave Mason written song produced by Denny Cordell, the record entered the singles charts on June 21st but would be a much bigger hit when it was reissued in 1972, peaking at No. 33 on February 12th.
- May 10th, 1969 “A Salty Dog,” the third studio LP by Procol Harum, enters the album charts. The record was recorded at EMI Studios in London with Matthew Fisher producing. The group utilized an orchestra for the first time on the title track. In addition to playing organ for the group, Fisher sang lead on three of the tracks and guitarist Robin Trower sang one. Matthew Fisher left for a solo career before the band’s next record. The album peaked at No. 32 on June 14th, No. 27 in Britain, where the song “A Salty Dog” was released as a single.
- May 10th, 1969 “Ivory” by The Bob Seger System enters the singles charts on Capitol Records. Written by Seger, the track was produced by Wayne Schuler. The record peaked that week at No. 97.
- May 10th, 1973 Motown Records release “Plastic Man” by The Temptations on 45. Written and produced by Norman Whitfield, the record entered the charts in June and peaked at No. 40 on July 7th.
- May 10th, 1974 Mercury Records release “Too Much Too Soon,” the second album by The New York Dolls. The album was produced by Shadow Morton at A&R Studios in New York City and was the last released by the band’s original lineup. “Too Much Too Soon” peaked at No. 167 in the US.
- May 10th, 1974 Rolling Stones Records in Britain release “Monkey Grip,” the self-produced first solo album by Stones’ bassist Bill Wyman. Recorded at The Record Plant Studios in Sausalito, California from November 1973 through February 1974. Released the same month in America, the record spent eleven weeks on the charts and peaked at No. 99 on July 6th.
- May 10th, 1975 “Jackie Blue” by The Ozark Mountain Daredevils is the No. 1 song in the US.
- May 10th, 1975 “Astral Man” by Nektar enters the singles charts, released by Passport Records. Written collectively by the band, the record was produced by Nektar and Peter Hauke. “Astral Man” peaked at No. 91 on June 7th.
- May 10th, 1975 “Midnight Blue” by Melissa Manchester enters the singles charts on Arista Records. Co-written by Manchester and Carol Bayer Sager and produced by Vini Poncia, the record went to No. 6 on August 9th.
- May 10th, 1975 “Long Haired Country Boy” by The Charlie Daniels Band enters the charts for the first time following a March release on Kama Sutra Records and went to No. 56 on June 28th. The single came out again in 1980 and went to No. 27 on the Country Singles charts.
- May 10th, 1975 “Attitude Dancing” by Carly Simon enters the singles charts following an April release on Elektra Records. The song was co-written by Carly Simon and Jacob Brackman, produced by Richard Perry and arranged by Paul Riser. The record went to No. 21 on June 21st.
- May 10th, 1975 A&M Records release “Diamonds And Rust,” the sixteenth studio album by Joan Baez. With original Baez songs and contemporary cover versions, Baez co-produced the LP with David Kershenbaum at A&M and Wally Heider’s Studio 3 in Hollywood, California in January. Among the many guest musicians on the sessions were Larry Carlton, Jim Gordon, Larry Knectel, David Paich, Tom Scott and Joni Mitchell. The LP peaked at No. 11 on July 26th.
- May 10th, 1975 Stevie Wonder draws one hundred and twenty-five thousand fans to a free concert near The Washington Monument in DC to celebrate Human Kindness Day.
- May 10th, 1978 Rolling Stones Records release “Miss You” by The Rolling Stones on 45. Out May 26th in Britain, the record entered the singles charts in the US two weeks later. Co-written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and produced by the pair as The Glimmer Twins, the session for the song featured several studio musicians, harmonica player Sugar Blue, Ian McLagan on Wurlitzer electric piano and Mel Collins on tenor saxophone. “Miss You” was the first single from the Stones forthcoming “Some Girls” album and peaked at No. 1 on August 5th. The record reached No. 3 in the UK.
- May 10th, 1980 Charisma Records in Britain release “No Self Control” by Peter Gabriel on 45. Written by Gabriel and produced by Steve Lillywhite, the track featured Robert Fripp on guitar, Phil Collins on drums and backing vocals by Kate Bush.
- May 10th, 1982 Harvest Records in England release “Rio,” the second album by Duran Duran, where the album went to No. 2. The LP was recorded at AIR Studios in London with producer Colin Thurston. In America, “Rio” peaked at No. 6 on March 12th, 1983. The album spent one hundred and twenty-nine weeks on the charts and featured the hit singles “Hungry Like The Wolf,” “Save A Prayer” and the LP’s title track.
- May 10th, 1983 Rocket Records in Britain release “Too Low For Zero,” the seventeenth studio album by Elton John. Produced by Chris Thomas, the album was recorded at AIR Studios in Montserrat and Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood from September 1982 through January 1983. It was a reunion of sorts, with Nigel Olsson and Dee Murray playing with Elton on the sessions for the first time since 1975. Stevie Wonder made a guest appearance on the record, playing harmonica on “I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues.” The LP peaked at No. 25 on February 25th, 1984.
- May 10th, 1994 Sire Records release “Last Of The Independents” by the Pretenders. Guest musicians on the album include former Pretender guitarist Robbie McIntosh, Smiths bassist Andy Rourke and Pilot bassist David Paton. Recorded at Townhouse and SARM West Studios in London and The Wool Hall in Bath, England with co-producers Stephen Street, Ian Stanley and Chris Thomas, the album peaked at No. 41 on May 28th.
- May 10th, 2011 The Cars’ reunion album “Move Like This” is released. The record was the first to be issued by the band since the death of bassist and singer Ben Orr, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2000 and the last to feature guitarist and songwriter Ric Ocasek, who died in 2019. “Move Like This” peaked at No. 7 on May 28th.
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 Dylasn 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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