October 9th: On this Day In Music History

1958, Eddie Cochran recorded the classic song, 'C'mon Everybody', which became a  1959 UK No.6 single for Cochran and a 1979 hit for The Sex Pistols. 1961, Ray Charles started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Hit The Road Jack', it reached No.6 on the UK chart. 1964, The Beach Boys recorded 'Dance Dance Dance', with Glen Campbell playing the lead guitar intro. It would go on to become their twelfth US Top 40 hit. 1965, The Beatles started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with the Paul McCartney ballad 'Yesterday', giving the group their tenth US No.1. Never released as a single in the UK until 1976. 1969, For the first time in the history of the show, the BBC's Top Of The Pops producers refused to air the No. 1 song, 'Je T'aime... Moi Non Plus', the erotic French language love song by Serge Gainsbourg and actress Jane Birkin. The song, an instrumental with the voices of Gainsbourg and Birkin apparently recorded in the act of love and superimposed over the top, caused such a stir in Britain that the original label, Fontana, drop the record despite it being No. 2 on the charts. A small record company, Major Minor, buys the rights and saw the song climbs to the top, the first French language song to ever do so. 1970, Pink Floyd released their fourth album Atom Heart Mother which went on to top the UK charts. 1971, Rod Stewart was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Maggie May', (first released as a B side to 'Reason To Believe'). The first of six UK No.1's for Stewart, spent five weeks at the top of the chart. 1971, The Who played a small, low-key show at the University of Surrey, Guildford, with guest John Sebastian joining in on harmonica on 'Magic Bus' – the only outside musician to jam with The Who on stage. Backstage, the group celebrated John Entwistle's 27th birthday. 1973, Elvis Presley and Priscilla divorced after six years of marriage. 1976, The Sex Pistols signed to EMI records for £40,000 ($68,000). The contract was terminated three months later with the label stopping production of the 'Anarchy In The UK' single and deleting it from its catalogue. EMI later issued a statement saying it felt unable to promote The Sex Pistols records in view of the adverse publicity generated over the last few months. 1976, Dr Feelgood scored their only No.1 UK album when 'Stupidity' went to the top of the charts. 1976, One hit wonders Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'A Fifth Of Beethoven', it made No.28 in the UK.   1980, Gary Glitter was declared bankrupt, during the 70's he scored 15 UK top 40 singles including three No.1's. 1981, During a North American tour The Rolling Stones played the first of two nights at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. Support act was Prince, who dressed in his controversial bikini briefs and trench coat ran off stage after 15 minutes due to the crowd booing and throwing beer cans at him. 1984, Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends', narrated by Ringo Starr was shown for the first time on British TV. 1985, Marking what would have been John Lennon's 45th birthday, Yoko Ono formally opened the three and a half acre garden at the Strawberry Fields site in New York's Central Park. The area was planted with trees, shrubs and flowers gathered from across the world and with a $1m donation from Yoko.   1990, All four members of The Stone Roses were each fined £3,000 after being found guilty of criminal damage at their former record companies offices. 1993, Take That had their second UK No.1 single with 'Relight My Fire'. The song which was written and released by Dan Hartman in 1979, where it topped the US dance charts for six weeks. The Take That version featured Scottish singer Lulu and gave her a No.1 hit nearly 30 years after her first hit in 1964. 1999, Mariah Carey featuring Jay-Z were at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Heartbreaker.' 1999, Eurythmics, George Michael, David Bowie, Robbie Williams and Bono all appeared at 'Netaid' an event to raise money for global poverty. The concerts in London, New York and Geneva were all broadcast live on the internet. 2000, Robbie Williams played the first of two sold out nights at Birmingham NEC, England. 2001, A man wrecked a $300,000 sports car owned by hip-hop star Missy Elliott after losing control of the 550-horsepower vehicle and crashed into a traffic sign and a tree. Joseph Johnson had taken the Lamborghini Diablo away from the garage where it was stored without permission for a late night spin. He was later sentenced to three years in jail and ordered to pay $170,000 for the car and $1,975 for curb repairs at the site of the accident. 2003, Ambrose Kappos, 37, of New York, was charged with three counts of stalking and harassing singer Sheryl Crow. He was arrested after being accused of sneaking into New York's Hammerstein Ballroom then trying to get into Crow's limousine when she left the venue. Mr Kappos' brother said he was harmless but "infatuated" with the singer. 2005, Robbie Williams launched his new album 'Intensive Care' at Berlin's Velodrom. The gig was also broadcast to 27 cinemas and venues across Europe 2005, Scottish band Franz Ferdinand went to No.1 on the UK album chart with their second album 'You Could Have It So Much Better'. 2006, English indie rock band Razorlight scored their first UK No.1 single with 'America' the fourth track released from their self-titled second album. October 9th: Born on this day 1937, Born on this day, Pat Burke, The Foundations, (1967 UK No.1 single 'Baby Now That I've Found You'. 1969 US No.3 single 'Build Me Up A Buttercup'.) 1940, Born on this day, John Lennon, singer, songwriter, guitarist, The Beatles who sold over 20m singles worldwide, (1962-1970), and scored more UK & US No.1 albums than any other group. 1967 'Sgt. Pepper's' is the UK's biggest selling album ever. In 1990 Lennon's song 'Imagine' was played simultaneously in 130 countries to commemorate what would've been Lennon's 50th birthday. He was shot dead in New York by Mark Chapman on 8th December 1980. 1944, Born on this day, John Entwistle, bass, The Who, (1965 UK No.2 single 'My Generation' plus over 20 other UK Top 40 hits, 16 US Top 40 singles and rock opera albums 'Tommy' & 'Quadrophenia'). Entwistle died in Las Vegas on 27th June 2002. 1948, Born on this day, Jackson Browne, singer, songwriter, (1978 UK No.12 single 'Stay', 1978 album 'Running On Empty', 1982 US No. 7 single 'Somebody's Baby'). 1954, Born on this day, James Fearnley, accordion, The Pogues, (1987 UK No.8 single 'The Irish Rover'). 1957, Born on this day, Ini Kamoze, born Cecil Campbell, (1995 US No.1 & UK No.4 single 'Here Comes The Hotstepper'). 1959, Born on this day, Thomas Wydler, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, (1996 UK No.36 single with PJ Harvey, 'Henry Lee'). 1967, Born on this day, Mat Osman, Suede, (1994 UK No.3 single 'Stay Together'). 1968, Born on this day, Vickie Perks, We've Got A Fuzz Box And We're Gonna Use It, (1989 UK No.11 single 'International Rescue') 1970, Born on this day, Polly Harvey, guitar, vocals, PJ Harvey, 1993 UK No.27 single '50ft Queenie'). 1973, Born on this day, Terry Balsamo, guitarist, (early member of Limp Bizkit), Evanescence, (2003 UK No.1 & US No.5 single 'Bring Me To Life', 2003 UK No.1 & US No.3 album 'Fallen').   1975, Born on this day, Sean Taro Ono Lennon was born, the only child of John Lennon by Yoko Ono. John Lennon retired from music for five years to become a house-husband. Sean went on to become a singer, songwriter, musician and actor.