Monday's Music

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) --> 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)

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.

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.

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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Music Monday - It was today ...

Today in 1939, Woody Herman and his brilliant orchestra recorded "Woodchopper’s Ball."
	In 1954, Bill Haley and the Comets recorded "Rock Around the Clock." The song was released a year later in the movie "Blackboard Jungle."
In 1966, Jan Barry (Jan & Dean) crashed his car at "Dead Man's Curve."
	In 1969, Simon & Garfunkel's "The Boxer" was released. And perhaps the quest for the most perfect song was over for a while.

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Musical Monday - Believe it or Else!

Today in 1902, Composer Sir William Turner Walton was born. Then later on that century, in 1936, Composer Richard Rodney Bennett was born. Since you probably never heard of either of them, I will not add their pictures here.	In 1951 "The King and I" opened on Broadway
In 1962,Gene Chandler received a gold record for "Duke of Earl."	In 1973, Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show actually did appear on the cover of "Rolling Stone." Lyrics by Shel Silverstein. You didn't know that did you?
Although there is some difference of opinion about the exact date, it is accepted in some circles that today, in 1980, The BeeGees were sued by a Chicago man for plagiarism of the song "How Deep Is Your Love." The BeeGees won the case on appeal. "How Deep Is Your Love" is a song recorded by the Bee Gees in 1977. Originally intended for Yvonne Elliman, it was ultimately used as part of the soundtrack to the film Saturday Night Fever. It was a number three hit in the UK. In the U.S., it topped the Billboard Hot 100 on 24 December 1977 and stayed in the Top 10 for a then-record 17 weeks. The song also spent six weeks atop the U.S. adult contemporary chart. The song was ranked #366 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Along with "Stayin' Alive", it is one of the group's two songs on the list. The song also lists at #20 on Billboard's All Time Top 100. It was famously covered by Take That for their 1996 Greatest Hits album, reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks. From another source: In 1983, The Bee Gees were sued by a Chicago songwriter, Ronald Selle, who claimed that the Gibb brothers stole melodic material from one of his songs, "Let It End," and used it in "How Deep Is Your Love." At first, The Bee Gees lost the case; one juror said that a factor in the jury's decision was the Gibbs' failure to introduce expert testimony rebutting the plaintiff's expert testimony that it was "impossible" for the two songs to have been written independently. However, the verdict was overturned a few months later. Here is a good, detailed comparison of the two songs. Try it out. It is really an interesting presentation. The songs really do sound alike.	Here is a newspaper article clearly dated February 15, 1983. If you want to read the whole article go HERE.
In Memphis, 1976, Bruce Springsteen jumped a fence at Graceland in an attempt to see his idol, Elvis Presley. He was young then and could do stuff like that. In 1988, Madonna debuted on Broadway in "Speed The Plow." She's still a little nuts. Shania Twain began her first headlining tour in 1998, in her Canadian homeland in Sudbury, Ontario.	In 2009 "Guitar Hero: Metallica" was released. No one knows why.

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Musical Monday - Grande Romanza

Chisholm Trail Arts Council’s “Live from the Center” series presented Grande Romanza, singers Nina and Stefano Tanchietti, for an evening of Show Tunes and Operetta. They reminded us of how traveling troupes might have brought entertainment to the small towns in the 1800's. Accompanied by pianist Maria de los Angeles Rivera, they sang mostly duets ranging from songs of the early 1900’s to popular Broadway Musical numbers. Elaborate costume changes enhanced the shifts from one musical scene to the next. The couple seemed quite at home on the stage. We were impressed by the robust voices of the pair. They used no electronic amplification.

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Musical Monday - A busy day

Today is a big day in music. In 1835, composer Eduard Strauss was born. Several weeks later on, in 1864, composer Johan Halvorsen was born. Okay okay, they looked a lot alike. But they weren't twins, okay?	In 1945,"Billboard" magazine began listing a top albums chart. The first #1 was "The Nat King Cole Trio." It was on 78 rpm (above). Below is the 33rpm re-issue.
The Lerner and Loewe musical "My Fair Lady" opened on Broadway. today in 1956. Also in 1956, Colonel Tom Parker became Elvis Presley's manager.	In 1968, this week's "LIFE" magazine called Jimi Hendrix "the most spectacular guitarist in the world."
In 1974 the Emerson, Lake and Palmer movie "Pictures at an Exhibition" premiered in Los Angeles, CA.	1975 The group T. Rex disbanded.
"Destroyer" was released by KISS today in 1976.	The movie "American Hot Wax" premiered in 1978. Today in 1999, relatives of Buddy Holly filed a suit against MCA Records for allegedly hoarding royalty payments, forging contracts and illegally producing albums without the consent of the family.
2004 - A federal judge denied Axl Rose's request for a restraining order to block the release of a Guns N' Roses greatest hits collection. Rose sued because he said he had not approved the album. Universal Music Group said that they had every right to release the album since Rose had not delivered the contracted album "Chinese Democracy." The album has been in the making for more than seven years.

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