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Rock and Roll Birthdays
April 18th
- April 18th Birthday, Blues singer and guitarist Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, born in 1924 in Vinton, Louisiana. He died on September 10th, 2005, aged 81.
- April 18th Birthday, Pianist, songwriter and arranger Glen Hardin, who worked with Elvis Presley, Gary Lewis, Roy Orbison and Emmylou Harris, born in 1939 in Wellington, Texas.
- April 18t hBirthday, James Brown’s drummer from 1965 through 1970, Clyde Stubblefield, born in 1943 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He passed away on February 18th, 2017 at the age of 73.
- April 18th Birthday, Danny and The Juniors saxophonist Lenny Baker, born in Whitman, Massachusetts in 1946.
- April 18th Birthday, Guitarist, sax player, songwriter with Manfred Mann, Mike Vickers, born in 1940 in Southampton, England.
- April 18th Birthday, Jefferson Airplane and Moby Grape drummer Skip Spence, born in 1946 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Spence died April 16th, 1999 of lung cancer in a San Francisco hospital at the age of 52. He had battled schizophrenia and alcoholism and had been on a ventilator for eleven days before his death.
- April 18th Birthday, Echo and The Bunnymen bassist and songwriter Les Pattison, born in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England in 1958.
- April 18th Birthday, Everclear drummer Craig Eklund, born in Jacksonville, Florida in 1970.
Today In Rock and Roll History
April 18th
- April 18th, 1962 Warner Brothers Records release “That’s Old Fashioned (That’s The Way Love Should Be)” backed with “How Can I Meet Her” by The Everly Brothers. “That’s Old Fashioned (That’s The Way Love Should Be)” was co-written by Brill Building songwriters Bill Giant, Bernie Baum and Florence Kaye, who penned over forty songs for Elvis Presley. The record peaked at No. 9 on June 23rd.
- April 18th, 1964 Congress Records release “I Knew It All The Time” by The Dave Clark Five on 45. The DC5 recorded the track in 1962. Written by Mitch Murray, the record peaked at No. 53 on June 6th.
- April 18th, 1966 Gordy Records release “Just A Little Misunderstanding” by The Contours on 45. Co-written by Stevie Wonder and Motown Records staff writers Clarence Paul and Morris Broadnax. Co-produced by Clarence Paul and William “Mickey” Stevenson, Wonder plays drums on the song. The record entered the charts in May and peaked at No. 85 on June 4th.
- April 18th, 1970 “Cinnamon Girl” by Memphis, Tennessee band The Gentrys enters the singles charts. The band first scored a No. 4 hit in 1965 with “Keep On Dancing.” Released on Sun Records in March the song was a Neil Young cover, produced by Sam Phillips. The record peaked at No. 52 on June 13th.
- April 18th, 1970 Fantasy Records release Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Up Around The Bend” backed with “Run Through The Jungle.” Both songs were written by the band’s lead singer, guitarist and songwriter John Fogerty. “Up Around The Bend” was composed and recorded only a few days prior to the band’s April 1970 European tour. “Run Through The Jungle” later became the subject of controversy when Saul Zaentz, the boss of CCR’s record label, Fantasy Records, who owned the distribution and publishing rights to the music of Creedence Clearwater Revival, brought a series of lawsuits against John Fogerty, including a claim that the music from Fogerty’s 1984 song “The Old Man Down the Road” was too similar to “Run Through the Jungle.” Zaentz won some of his claims against Fogerty but lost on the copyright issue. The double A-sided single went to No. 4 on June 6th, No. 3 in Britain.
- April 18th, 1970 Capitol Records release “You, Me And Mexico” by Edward Bear on 45. Written by Larry Evoy and co-produced by Ritchie York and Paul White, the record entered the singles charts in May peaking at No. 68 on June 13th.
- April 18th, 1970 Enterprise Records release “The Isaac Hayes Movement.” The album was four long tracks, cover versions of songs written by George Harrison, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Jerry Butler and a Chalmers and Rhodes song. Backing Hayes on the record were the Bar-Kays. Produced by Hayes, the LP went to No. 8 on June 13th, No. 1 R&B.
- April 18th, 1970 Threshold Records release “Question” by The Moody Blues on 45. Written by guitarist Justin Hayward, “Question” was first issued as a standalone single and became The Moodies’ second highest charting song in the UK, reaching No. 2 and No. 21 in the US, on June 13th. It was an international hit as well, No. 1 in New Zealand, No. 8 in Canada and No. 36 in Australia. When The Moodies’ sixth album “A Question of Balance” was released that October the song appeared as the LP’s lead track, with a different mix and forty-five seconds longer than the single.
- April 18th, 1972 Columbia Records release “Powder Blue Mercedes Queen” by The Raiders on 45. Written and produced by Mark Lindsay, the record entered the singles charts in May and peaked at No. 54 on July 1st.
- April 18th, 1973 Epic Records release The Hollies’ cover version of Judee Sill’s “Jesus Was A Crossmaker” on 45. Produced by The Hollies and engineered by Alan Parsons at EMI Studios in London, the song features harmonica and lead vocals by The Hollies’ new lead vocalist, Swedish singer Mikael Rickfors.
- April 18th, 1975 The Famous Charisma Label in England release “The Carpet Crawlers” by Genesis on 45. The single version was edited down from the full-length album version from the group’s sixth LP, “The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway.”
- April 18th, 1975 Charisma Records in Britain release “The Carpet Crawlers” coupled with “The Waiting Room (Evil Jam)” by Genesis on 45. The A-side was issued as a single from the band’s “The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway” LP, co-produced by Genesis and John Burns. “The Waiting Room (Evil Jam)” was a non-LP live track recorded during the tour to support the tour, the last Genesis live dates with Peter Gabriel.
- April 18th, 1975 Aerosmith are awarded a Gold Record for their second LP “Get Your Wings.”
- April 18th, 1975 Alice Cooper’s first television special, Alice Cooper; The Nightmare, is aired on the ABC television network.
- April 18th, 1975 London Records release “Fandango!” the fourth album by ZZ Top. Sessions for the LP went from April 1974 through March 1975 with producer Bill Ham. Side one of “Fandango!” was recorded live, while side two was a collection of studio recordings. The album reached No. 10 on September 13th and featured the hit single “Tush.”
- April 18th, 1977 Capitol Records release “Mainstreet” by Bob Seger on 45. Written by Bob Seger about Ann Street, just off Main Street in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he grew up. Co-produced by Seger and Punch Andrews and featuring The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, the record entered the charts a week later and peaked at No. 24 on June 4th.
- April 18th, 1978 Portrait Records release “Lipstick Traces” by Ringo Starr on 45. The song was credited to Naomi Neville, a pseudonym for Allen Toussaint. The record was produced by Vini Poncia.
- April 18th, 1980 Warner Brothers Records release “Solo In Soho,” the debut solo album by Thin Lizzy bassist Phil Lynott. Many guests played on the LP, including Lynott’s Thin Lizzy band mates, Midge Ure and Billy Currie from Ultravox, Huey Lewis and Mark Knopfler. The LP was recorded at Tony Visconti’s Good Earth Studios in London and Compass Point Studio in Nassau, The Bahamas with Lynott and Kit Woolven co-producing.
- April 18th, 1980 “Fool For Your Loving” by Whitesnake is released on 45 in Britain, peaking at No. 13 in the UK. The song was co-written by David Coverdale, Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody. Produced by Martin Birch, the 45 was released in July in the US by Mirage Records where the single peaked at No. 37 on December 23rd.
- April 18th, 1981 “Time” by the Alan Parsons Project enters the singles charts on Arista Records, co-written by Parsons and Eric Woolfson. It was the first group song with Eric Woolfson on lead vocals. Issued from the band’s “Turn Of The Friendly Card” LP, the record was produced by Alan Parsons at Acousti Studio in Paris, France. The single peaked at No. 15 on August 1st.
- April 18th, 1981 British progressive rock band Yes call it a day temporarily when drummer Alan White and bassist Chris Squire begin demoing new songs with guitarist Jimmy Page, with an idea towards forming a new band called XYZ, as in ex-Yes, Led Zeppelin. The plans came to an early halt and by then, guitarist Steve Howe had formed Asia with keyboardist Geoff Downes.
- April 18th, 1982 Mike Oldfield, famous for his “Tubular Bells” album, makes his US concert debut at The Ritz in New York City.
- April 18th, 1987 MCA Records release “Jammin’ Me” by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers on 45. The song was co-produced by Petty and Mike Campbell. Campbell demo’d the song and gave it to Petty. Sometime later, Petty and Bob Dylan wrote words to the tune together. The record peaked at No. 18 on June 20th.
- April 18th, 1988 Polydor Records release “Crossroads,” a box set career retrospective by, Eric Clapton. Covering the span of his early Yardbirds work through the 1980’s including previously unreleased material, the record went to No. 34 on May 21stand won two Grammy Awards in 1989.
Miscellaneous April
- April 1953 Specialty Records release “Don’t Take It Out On Me” backed with “Lucy Mae Blues,” the third single by Texas electric blues guitarist Frankie Lee Sims. Both songs were written by Frankie Lee Sims, a cousin to musician Lightnin’ Hopkins. “Lucy Mae Blues” became a regional hit in Texas.
- April 1954 Specialty Records release “The Story Of My Life” backed with “A Letter To My Girl Friend,” the third single by electric blues pioneer Guitar Slim and His Band. Both songs were written by Slim, credited to his given name Eddie Jones.
- April 1963 Ron Romans record “Tell Me” and “Love Of My Life.” Daani Records released them as the A and B-side of a single. The A-side was written by Frank Zappa associate Kenny Williams, while “Love Of My Life” was a Zappa/Dave Aerni co-write. The song was recorded at PAL Recording Studio in Cucamonga, California with Zappa playing guitar and drums. Zappa rerecorded “Love Of My Life” with The Mothers Of Invention on the 1968 LP “Cruising With Ruben and The Jets.
- April 1964 Chess records release the “Folk Singer” album, the fourth by Muddy Waters. The album features Waters on acoustic guitar, Willie Dixon on string bass, Clifton James on drums and Buddy Guy on acoustic guitar.
- April 1965 Fantasy Records release “Where You Been” backed with “You Came Walking,” the second single by The Golliwogs on 45. Both sides were co-written by Tom and John Fogerty, using the names Rann Wild and Toby Green. The Golliwogs renamed themselves Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1967.
- April 1966 Are You Kidding Me? Records issue “The Ballad Of The Yellow Beret” backed with “Florida Time” by The Beach Bums, actually Bob Seger’s first released record. Done as an answer record to Sgt. Barry Sandler’s “The Ballad Of The Green Beret,” “The Ballad Of The Yellow Beret” is executed in a humorous manner but the lyrics are a sharp criticism of men who dodged the draft in the US. The song is credited to D. Dodger. “Florida Time” is closer to the style of The Beach Boys, written by long-time Seger producer “Punch,” with both sides produced and arranged by The Omens.
- April 1966 Paradise Records out of Texas release “Splash Day” backed with “Life’s A Misery” by The Warlocks on 45. The band featured brothers Rocky and Dusty Hill. The band would change their name to American Blues when drummer Frank Beard joined. Beard and Dusty Hill would later join Billy Gibbons in ZZ Top.
- April 1969 Liberty Records in Britain release “Folkjoke Opus,” the third album by Roy Harper. Produced by Shel Talmy, the LP sessions included Nicky Hopkins on piano and Clem Cattini on drums. Ron Geesin scored the arrangements on the record.
- April 1970 CBS Records in Britain release “Zero She Flies,” the third album by Al Stewart. The LP was produced by Roy Guest at Sound Technics Studios in London. Gerry Conway and Trevor Lucas from Fairport Convention played sessions on the record.
- April 1971 Harvest Records release “Stormcock,” the fifth studio album by Roy Harper. Produced by Peter Jenner at EMI Studios in London, David Bedford played keyboards and did the arrangements and Jimmy Page played guitar on “The Same Old Rock,” credited as S. Favius Mercurius.
- April 1973 Chrysalis Record in England release “Parcel Of Rogues,” the fifth studio album by Steeleye Span. The LP was co-produced by Steeleye Span and Jerry Boys at Sound Techniques Studios in Chelsea, London. The band toured the album in the US opening for Jethro Tull.
- April 1975 Asylum Records release “Fountain Of Sorrow” by Jackson Browne on 45. Written by Browne, it was the second single issued from his “Late For The Sky” LP. The 45 version was two minutes shorter than the nearly seven-minute-long album version.
- April 1975 Bob Seger releases “Beautiful Loser,” his first single for Capitol Records. The 45 peaked at No. 103 on the Pop Singles charts.
- April 1978 DB Records in Georgia release “Rock Lobster” backed with “52 Girls,” the debut single by The B-52’s. The A-side was co-written by Fred Schneider and Ricky Wilson. “52 Girls” was co-written by Jeremy Ayers and Ricky Wilson.
- April 1978 Virgin Records release “This Is Pop” backed with “Heatwave,” the third single by XTC. “This Is Pop” was written by Andy Partridge and “Heatwave” was written by Colin Moulding. Both songs were produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lange. The A-side was an album track, re-recorded for its’ single release.
- April 1979 Asylum Records release “Alison,” Linda Ronstadt’s cover version of the Elvis Costello song on 45, produced by Peter Asher.
- April 1980 Harvest Records release “The Unknown Soldier,” the tenth studio album by Roy Harper. Co-produced by Harper and Peter Jenner at Abbey Road Studios in London, David Gilmour Andy Roberts, Andy Newmark, Kate Bush, B.J. Cole, Pete Wingfield and others play on the record. David Bedford did the orchestral arrangements.
- April 1981 RCA Records release the soundtrack to the movie Christiane F., Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo. The record was a collection of previously released songs by David Bowie that spanned the years 1976-1978. Bowie appears in an in-concert sequence of the movie during the Isolar Tour of 1976.
- April 1982 Warner Brothers Records release “Deep Sleep” by The B-52’s on 45. The track came from the David Byne produced “Mesopotamia” EP, recorded at Blank Tape Studios in New York City. The song was co-written by Keith Strickland, Kate Pierson and Robert Waldrop.
- April 1982 Woody Records in Britain release “O.T.T.” backed with “Mystery Song” by Roy Wood on 45. Both songs were written and produced by Roy Wood.
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