This Day in Music: January 17th

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Born on this day:
1945, William Hart, vocals, The Delfonics
1949, Mick Taylor, guitar, The Rolling Stones
1955, Steve Earle, singer-songwriter
1959, Susanna Hoffs, vocals, guitars, The Bangles
1964, Andy Rourke, bass, The Smiths
1966, Stephin Merritt, vocals, songwriting, The Magnetic Fields
1966, Shabba Ranks, Jamaican singer
1971, Kid Rock, singer, rapper
1978, Ricky Wilson, vocals, Kaiser Chiefs
1980, Zooey Deschanel, vocals, She & Him

1964, The Rolling Stones released their first EP, which included “You Better Move On,” “Poison Ivy,” “Bye Bye Johnny” and “Money.” It peaked at #15 on the U.K. chart.

1967, The Daily Mail ran the story about a local council survey finding 4,000 holes in the road in Lancashire inspiring John Lennon’s contribution to The Beatles song “A Day in the Life.”

1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded a session for Radio Luxembourg’s Ready Steady Radio. The band ran up a bar bill of ?2.5 shillings, ($6.21), which they were unable to pay.

1970, The Doors appeared at the Felt Forum in New York City. The show was recorded for the band’s forthcoming Absolutely Live album.

1972, A section of Bellevue Boulevard in Memphis was renamed Elvis Presley Boulevard. The remaining length of road kept its original name after protests from the Bellevue Baptist Church.

1974, Dean Martin’s son Dino Martin was arrested after attempting to sell two AK-47 machine guns to an undercover agent. For more on this story, see This Day in Music Spotlight.

1982, Tommy Tucker died, at age 48, after being overcome by poisonous fumes while he was renovating the floors of his New York home. He wrote the 1964 U.S. #11 hit “Hi Heel Sneakers.”

1994, Donny Osmond took part in a charity boxing match held in Chicago against former Partridge Family member Danny Bonaduce. Donny lost 2-1.

2003, A long-lost recording featuring John Lennon and Mick Jagger was set to spark a biding war at a London auction. The acetate record was recorded in 1974 with Jagger singing the blues song “Too Many Cooks” and Lennon playing guitar. The track had never been released because the two artists were signed to different record companies.

2008, The Police played the first nine dates in Australia and New Zealand at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand, on their 152-date reunion tour.

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