Birthdays today include:
1687 - Francesco Maria Vallara, composer
1693 - Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist
1767 - Christian Frederich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer
1809 - Adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer
1820 - George Frederick Root, composer
1842 - Victor Alphonse Duvernoy, composer
1902 - Arnold Maria Walter, composer
1908 - Willie Bryant, New Orleans La, singer (Sugar Hill Times)
1919 - Kitty Wells, Nashville Tn, country singer (Grand Ole Opry)
1820 - George Frederick Root, composer
1922 - Regina Resnik, NYC, mezzo-soprano (Sieglinde-Bayreuth)
1923 - Gerhard Wimberger, Austria composer (Glove)
1926 - Olgerts Gravitis, composer
1927 - Pieter Willem Kee, composer
1933 - Arne Mellnas, composer
1935 - John Phillips, singer/guitarist (Mama and Papas-California Dreaming)
1941 - John McNally, Liverpool, rock guitarist/vocalist (Searchers)
1943 - David Henry Maslanka, composer
1944 - Charles Colbert, Chicago Ill, rocker (American Breed)
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1944 - John Surman, jazz musician
1945 - David Schiff, composer
1955 - Martin Jackson, rocker (Swing Out Sister-Swing Out)
1974 - Matt Bongiovi, heavy metal rocker (cousin of Jon Bon Jovi)
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The New Releases were:
1922 - The New Orleans Rhythm Kings recorded "Tiger Rag."
1968 - 1st record under Apple label (Beatle's Hey Jude)
1981 - The Rolling Stones released their "Tattoo You" LP.
1994 - Oasis' first studio album, "Definitely Maybe", was released.
1994 - Usher's first studio album, "Usher", was released.
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The MAIN events!
1958 - George Harrison joined the band Quarrymen. John Lennon and Paul McCartney were also members.
1959 - In West Derby, Liverpool, at the Casbah Coffee Club, Ken Brown via George Harrison asked John Lennon and Paul McCartney to help out the Les Stewart Quartet when Stewart walks out before a show. The event led to regular Saturday night gig at the Casbah. On October 10th, Ken Brown went his own way.
1966 - The Beatles ended their fourth American tour at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, CA. It turned out that the show was their last public concert.
1969 - The 3-day Texas International Pop Festival opened at the Dallas International Motor Speedway.
1970 - Jimi Hendrix performed at the Isle of Wright Pop Festival in England.
1972 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono played their "One To One" concert at New York's Madison Square Garden.
1980 - Cher made an unannounced appearance as vocalist with Black Rose at a concert in New York's Central Park.
1986 - BBC1-TV aired the "McCartney" special.
1993 - Billy Joel became the first musical guest on CBS-TV's "The Late Show with David Letterman" when the show debuted.
1995 - James Taylor and ex-wife Carly Simon reunited for their first concert together in 16 years on Martha's Vineyard, MA.
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From the police blotter:
1529 - Juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61
1745 - Jean-Baptiste Maurice Quinault, composer, dies at 57
1808 - Joseph Anton Bauer, composer, dies at 83
1826 - Theodor Zwetler, composer, dies at 67
1904 - Kate Fanny Loder, composer, dies at 79
1953 - Dimiter Nenov, composer, dies at 51
1956 - Jose Antonio de Donostia, composer, dies at 70
1963 - Axel Stordahl, orch leader (Frank Sinatra Show), dies at 50
1986 - Otto Mortensen, composer, dies at 79
1988 - Julianne Philips files for divorce from Bruce Springsteen
1989 - Izzy Stradlin (Guns 'N' Roses) was arrested for creating a disturbance on an airline flight.
1991 - Dottie West was critically injured in a car accident while en route to perform at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN. She died five days later.
1991 - Jan Berry (Jan & Dean) married Gertie Filip in Las Vegas, NV. The marriage took place onstage during a Jan & Dean performance.
1995 - Holmes Sterling Morrison, musician, dies at 53
1996 - Louise Brown, dancer/teacher, dies at 89
2001 - Cristin Joyce Keleher was released after four months in jail. She had been sentenced to a year of probation for trespassing at the home of George Harrison.
2002 - Bjork's west London flat was burglarized while she slept. Valuable recording equipment had been stolen.
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