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Birthdays

1891: Alvin Pleasant Carter, American folksinger, member of the legendary Carter-Family; + Nov. 7, 1960. – 1942: Dave Clark, British musician, drummer and head of the Dave Clark Five („Glad All Over“, 1963 / „Bits And Peaces”, 1964). –1922: Alan Freed, first disc-jockey in the USA, who played just rock music in his radio show, is said to have created the term “rock and roll”. – 1939: Cindy Birdsong, American singer, started her career with Pattie LaBelle and the Bluebells, replaced Florence Ballard of the Supremes in 1967. – 1948: Carmine Appice, drummer for Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, the Rod Stewart Band and others. – 1949: Don Johnson, American TV and film actor, known for his lead role of Sunny Crockett in the 1980s cop series “Miami Vice”. - 1928: Jerry Wallace, American country and pop singer (“Primrose Lane”, 1959); + May 5, 2008. – 1933: Jesse Belvin, American R&B singer, pianist and songwriter, multiplied his voice to give himself the band name The Cliques (“Girl Of My Dreams”, 1956); + Feb. 6, 1960. – 1910: John Hammond, American musician, record producer and talent scout, furthering Aretha Franklin, Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Ray Vaughn and many others. – 1955: Paul Simonon, English musician, bass for the punk rockers of The Clash. – 1961: Nick Beggs, British musician, vocals and bass for “Kajagoogoo”.

Anniversaries

1944: On the way to play a Christmas concert in Paris with his Air Force Band US Army Major and bandleader Glenn Miller’s plane disappeared in thick fog over the British Channel. The fate of the passengers has never been determined. – 1955: Johnny Cash releases “Folsom Prison Blues”. - 1962: Bill Wyman plays his first live gig with the Rolling Stones. – 1958: Billboard declares “Volare” by Domenico Modugno the best-selling single of the year. - 1967: The Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour” wins gold. – 1969: John Lennon makes his last stage appearance in England when he performs the Plastic Ono Band at the UNICEF “Peace For Christmas” charity concert in London (joined on stage by George Harrison, Eric Clapton and Keith Moon). – 1973: Jermaine Jackson marries Hazel Gordy, daughter of Motown founder and head Berry Gordy Jr. - 1977: The Who perform a concert for fan club members only at London’s Shepperton Studios. The show is filmed for Jeff Stein’s upcoming Who documentary “The Kids Are Alright”. - 1979: “Another Brick in the Wall” by Pink Floyd No.1 on UK singles chart. -

Dying Days

1944: Glenn Miller, American musician and band leader; * March 1, 1904. – 1943: Fats Waller, American blues and jazz piano player; * May 21, 1904. – 1966: Walt Disney, American film producer, director, screen writer and cartoonist, created “Micky Mouse”; * 5.12.1901. – 1979: Jackie Brenston, African-American R&B singer and saxophonist, recorded with Ike Turner’s band the first version of “Rocket 88”; * Aug. 15, 1930. – 2001: Rufus Thomas, American R&B, funk and soul singer; * March 27, 1917.