Sir Paul has Big Day: Today in Classic Rock History 10-3-12

Today In Rock History  

In 1945
Elvis Presley made his first public appearance, at the age of ten, singing "Old Shep" in a competition at the Mississippi-Alabama Dairy Show.  He took second place, winning five-dollars. (and he immediately spent that $5 on a peanut butter and nanna sandwich)

In 1960
Ike & Tina Turner made an appearance on "American Bandstand," performing the hit "A Fool in Love."  (Who didn't love it when Tina started shaken her fanny?)

Sam Cooke's "Chain Gang" peaked at number two on the pop singles chart.

In 1964
Jay and the Americans' "Come a Little Bit Closer" broke into the Top 40.

In 1967
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards had a priest bless his guard dogs. (They were actually Keith's kids, which he found out about later when he sobered up)

The Jefferson Airplane was a guest on "The Tonight Show."

In 1969
John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band cut the song "Don't Worry Kyoko" at Lansdowne Recording Studios in Britain. (And there were no drugs involved in coming up with the name 'Plastic Ono."

In 1970
Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Lookin' Out My Back Door" peaked at number two on the pop singles chart. (It beat the original title 'Looking up your old address')

Ex-Cream bassist Jack Bruce formed the group Lifetime with John McLaughlin, Larry Young, and Tony Williams.

In 1977
The TV special "Elvis in Concert" aired on CBS. (and we all celebrated with a peanut butter and nanna sandwich)

In 1980
Bruce Springsteen kicked off a U.S. tour with a show in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  Bob Seger joined him for the song "Thunder Road." (That was, no doubt, one cool show)

In 1981
Journey's "Who's Crying Now" peaked at number four on the pop singles chart.

ELO's "Hold On Tight" peaked at number ten on the pop singles chart.

Blue Oyster Cult's "Burnin' For You" peaked at number 40 on the pop singles chart. (and thus began the royalty payments from Preperation H.)

In 1983
Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson released the single "Say, Say, Say" in the UK.

In 1987
Heart's "Who Will You Run To" peaked at number seven on the pop singles chart.

John Mellencamp's "Paper In Fire" peaked at number nine on the pop singles chart.

Bruce Springsteen's "Brilliant Disguise" broke into the Top 40.

In 1988
The John Lennon documentary "Imagine" premiered in Hollywood.

In 1989
New releases included Neil Young's album "Freedom" and the David Bowie box set "Sound + Vision."

In 1994
Rolling Stone frontman Mick Jagger took to cyberspace and engaged in an hour-long chat on America Online.

In 1998
Neil Young and John Mellencamp were among the performers at Farm Aid '98, staged at the New World Music Theater in Tinley Park, Illinois.

In 1999
Tom Jones' album "Reload" hit number one on the UK album chart.  The album, which features guest appearances from pop and rock stars Robbie Williams, Natalie Imbruglia, Barenaked Ladies, and the Pretenders, was his first chart-topper in 25 years.

In 2000
The man of convicted of killing John Lennon, Mark David Chapman, had a hearing before a parole board.  He was denied a release from prison.

In 2002
Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, and Elvis Presley were among those on "Q" magazine's list of the 50 most powerful people in the music industry.  McCartney and Ono tied for for 9th place while Elvis, still powerful 25 years after his death, came in at number 44.

Paul McCartney's hand-written lyrics to "Penny Lane" sold for 21-hundred-dollars at an auction in London.

In 2003
The movie "The Concert for George," the part-performance, part-documentary of the all-star concert in London that marked the first anniversary of George Harrison's death, opened in theaters.

In 2004
James Brown took part in the Reverend Al Sharpton's birthday party at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. (two people with exactly the same hairstyle)

In 2006
The Kinks Ray Davies received the BMI Icon Award at the BMI London Awards ceremony in Britain.  In addition, songs by The Beatles, Elton John, The Bee Gees, The Zombies, Santana, Eric Clapton, Free, Dire Straits, Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, Stealers Wheel, and The Who received recognition.

Former Mungo Jerry banjo player Paul King appeared in a British court to face assault charges stemming from an alleged attack on his ex-girlfriend and a pub owner in Cornwall, England three months earlier. (and it Was Not In The Summertime)

In 2007
U2's Bono dined with freshman Democratic leaders in House Of Representatives during their weekly breakfast with Speaker Nancy Pelosi to drum up support for his own charitable initiatives.  He also spent time with members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to thank them for their efforts regarding DATA -- the Debt AIDS Trade Africa project.

Three of Phil Spector's lawyers officially resigned during the first pretrial hearing in the legendary producer's murder retrial.  Even with Spector's change in representation, the judge said he wanted the new trial to begin within the next four months.  The new trial ended up starting a year later.

The Beatles came in second in a BBC Radio 2 poll that asked listeners to name the "Ultimate Icon" of the past 40 years, behind longtime BBC media personality and BBC Radio 2 morning show host Sir Terry Wogan. (You have to be kidding me, right?)

In 2008
Cream's Ginger Baker and the Jimi Hendrix Experience's Mitch Mitchell were honored at The Zildjian Drummers Achievement Awards ceremony in London.

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