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October-This day in Music
31st Octobeand Vince is ´live´at
Cool fm in Bendorm
on the day when The Beatles,
Gerry and the Pacemakers and the
Who all got a mention. The
Supremes were once the
Primettes and hit the top in the USA
whilst Ray Charles James Brown
and Brian Jones of the Stones
were on the wrong side of the law.
Bjork´s mother was on hunger
strike Leona Lewis was making
herself a fortune.
29th October and The Beatles, The
Everley Brothers and Bo Diddley
are all in action in the early sixties.
The Belgian travel service issued a
summons against the Sex Pistols
and Enya scored heavily with
Orinoco Flow. Research in the USA
told us why songs get stuck in our
heads and Johnny Cash was the
best film about a musician´s life
25th October and Vince is ´live´in
Benidorm on a beautiful sunny
Sunday. Cliff Richards launched his
career, the Beatles were not really
rated in Sweden and the Rolling
Stones never were to return to the
Ed Sullivan Show. Al Green had hot
grit poured over him, Mark Knofler
broke his collarbone and Roger
Miller died of lung and throat
cancer. It was also a bad day for
the Johnnies. Johnny Cash
announced he was suffering from
Parkinson´s Disease and DJ John
Peel died in Peru at the age of 65
24th October and Vince is
´live´with Cool fm in Benidorm on
a Saturday morning with Cathy
Humphreys of the Post, Sue Reula
from 3C Care Agency, Rob Daniells
and Iris the Silver Surfer. On the
music front Brenda Lee, Frank
Sinatra, James Brown, The Rolling
Stones and the Beatles scored for
the oldies. Paul McCartney
received a medallion, John Lennon
was annoyed with the American
Government and Madonna gave a
surprise lecture in New York. Elvis
also lost ground on Kurt
Cobain.....who?
22nd October and the Supremes
knocked the Beatles off the
number one spot in the UK album
chart in 1964, Sandie Shaw had
her first Number 1 and The Beach
boys were spending a fortune on
Good Vibrations. Tommy Edwards
died after having the giant hit It´s
all in the Game, Fleetwood Mac, the
Police and the Pretenders all did
well as did U2 . The world lost
Ewan MacCall, Sinaid O´Connor
was buying a church and George
Michael was also spending his
money. Guess which song was
voted the best Eurovision winner
ever?
18th October is a Sunday
´live´show and Elvis and the
Beatles and Elvis are quickly off the
mark today. The Bee Gees and the
Kinks score hits and Buggles were
first off the production line for
MTV. Dave Stewart and Barbara
Gaskin covered the Lesley Gore
party hit. Nick Berry took the piano
out of the Queen Vic and into the
UK charts. Madonna grovelled
before Abba and Amy Winehouse
started her shinanigins
17th Vince is ´live´on Cool FM 97.4
on the Costa Blanca on a day when
Frankie Lane was at number 1 in
1953, the Drifters saved the last
dance and Manfred Mann graced
the English language with Do Wah
Diddy Diddy.The Bee Gees were
successful throughout the decades,
´Michael Jackson´played a secret
gig in Devon and Teresa Brewer
died at the age of 76.
15th October and Buddy Holly opened
for Elvis at Lubock, Texas, The Beatles
played without Pete Best and the Four
Tops had their first No1 in the UK.
Lieutenant Pigeon had a parental hit
Debbie Boone was riding high in the US.
Dave Edmunds had a triple heart
bi-paass and John Bon Jovi raise funds
for barack Obama.
14th October and The Everly
Brothers had their first number 1,
Elvis released Jailhouse Rock and
Bobby Darin was at the top with
Mack the Knife. The Monkees had a
second series, Bryan Adams was in
Newcastle and Tracy Chapman was
having her success with
Crossroads. Leonard Bernstein
died from Pneumonia, Madonna
had her first child and Eric Clapton
had a go at the land speed record
in France with his Porsche 911
Turbo....yes, he did lose his licence!
13th October and Frank Sinatra
gets the story rolling. Don Everly
had health worries, the Who joined
the Beatles and the world lost Ed
Sullivan. Michael Jackson and
Stevie Wonder were successful and
BBC DJ Johnny Walker was a
naughty boy. Peter Doyle died and
Las Ketchup brought a saucy song
to our attention
12th October and Little Richard
renounces Rock n Roll, Buddy Holly
and Billy J Kramer were part of the
touring packages. Sid Vicious was
in trouble, the Beatles pinched a
line or two from Elvis and John
Denver was killed in a plane crash.
Elsewhere, there was success for
Jennifer Rush, the Bee Gees and
Midge Ure.
11th October and Aretha Franklin´s
career took off on this day in 1960,
The Highwaymen rowed the boat
ashore and John Denver wrote a
tribute to his wife.
Pussycat and Whitesnake scored
hits whilst Rod Stewart and Freddie
Mercury joined Elvis for accolades
10th October and Vince is down in
Benidorm at Cool FM
There are quite a few tourists
about and the day remembers
Eleanor Rigby, Little Richard, Neil
Diamond, Fleetwood Mac and the
Police get us started and Garth
Brookes, and Christine Aguilera
feature before Sting joins a Hall of
Disrepute.
Cool fm in Bendorm
on the day when The Beatles,
Gerry and the Pacemakers and the
Who all got a mention. The
Supremes were once the
Primettes and hit the top in the USA
whilst Ray Charles James Brown
and Brian Jones of the Stones
were on the wrong side of the law.
Bjork´s mother was on hunger
strike Leona Lewis was making
herself a fortune.
29th October and The Beatles, The
Everley Brothers and Bo Diddley
are all in action in the early sixties.
The Belgian travel service issued a
summons against the Sex Pistols
and Enya scored heavily with
Orinoco Flow. Research in the USA
told us why songs get stuck in our
heads and Johnny Cash was the
best film about a musician´s life
25th October and Vince is ´live´in
Benidorm on a beautiful sunny
Sunday. Cliff Richards launched his
career, the Beatles were not really
rated in Sweden and the Rolling
Stones never were to return to the
Ed Sullivan Show. Al Green had hot
grit poured over him, Mark Knofler
broke his collarbone and Roger
Miller died of lung and throat
cancer. It was also a bad day for
the Johnnies. Johnny Cash
announced he was suffering from
Parkinson´s Disease and DJ John
Peel died in Peru at the age of 65
24th October and Vince is
´live´with Cool fm in Benidorm on
a Saturday morning with Cathy
Humphreys of the Post, Sue Reula
from 3C Care Agency, Rob Daniells
and Iris the Silver Surfer. On the
music front Brenda Lee, Frank
Sinatra, James Brown, The Rolling
Stones and the Beatles scored for
the oldies. Paul McCartney
received a medallion, John Lennon
was annoyed with the American
Government and Madonna gave a
surprise lecture in New York. Elvis
also lost ground on Kurt
Cobain.....who?
22nd October and the Supremes
knocked the Beatles off the
number one spot in the UK album
chart in 1964, Sandie Shaw had
her first Number 1 and The Beach
boys were spending a fortune on
Good Vibrations. Tommy Edwards
died after having the giant hit It´s
all in the Game, Fleetwood Mac, the
Police and the Pretenders all did
well as did U2 . The world lost
Ewan MacCall, Sinaid O´Connor
was buying a church and George
Michael was also spending his
money. Guess which song was
voted the best Eurovision winner
ever?
18th October is a Sunday
´live´show and Elvis and the
Beatles and Elvis are quickly off the
mark today. The Bee Gees and the
Kinks score hits and Buggles were
first off the production line for
MTV. Dave Stewart and Barbara
Gaskin covered the Lesley Gore
party hit. Nick Berry took the piano
out of the Queen Vic and into the
UK charts. Madonna grovelled
before Abba and Amy Winehouse
started her shinanigins
17th Vince is ´live´on Cool FM 97.4
on the Costa Blanca on a day when
Frankie Lane was at number 1 in
1953, the Drifters saved the last
dance and Manfred Mann graced
the English language with Do Wah
Diddy Diddy.The Bee Gees were
successful throughout the decades,
´Michael Jackson´played a secret
gig in Devon and Teresa Brewer
died at the age of 76.
15th October and Buddy Holly opened
for Elvis at Lubock, Texas, The Beatles
played without Pete Best and the Four
Tops had their first No1 in the UK.
Lieutenant Pigeon had a parental hit
Debbie Boone was riding high in the US.
Dave Edmunds had a triple heart
bi-paass and John Bon Jovi raise funds
for barack Obama.
14th October and The Everly
Brothers had their first number 1,
Elvis released Jailhouse Rock and
Bobby Darin was at the top with
Mack the Knife. The Monkees had a
second series, Bryan Adams was in
Newcastle and Tracy Chapman was
having her success with
Crossroads. Leonard Bernstein
died from Pneumonia, Madonna
had her first child and Eric Clapton
had a go at the land speed record
in France with his Porsche 911
Turbo....yes, he did lose his licence!
13th October and Frank Sinatra
gets the story rolling. Don Everly
had health worries, the Who joined
the Beatles and the world lost Ed
Sullivan. Michael Jackson and
Stevie Wonder were successful and
BBC DJ Johnny Walker was a
naughty boy. Peter Doyle died and
Las Ketchup brought a saucy song
to our attention
12th October and Little Richard
renounces Rock n Roll, Buddy Holly
and Billy J Kramer were part of the
touring packages. Sid Vicious was
in trouble, the Beatles pinched a
line or two from Elvis and John
Denver was killed in a plane crash.
Elsewhere, there was success for
Jennifer Rush, the Bee Gees and
Midge Ure.
11th October and Aretha Franklin´s
career took off on this day in 1960,
The Highwaymen rowed the boat
ashore and John Denver wrote a
tribute to his wife.
Pussycat and Whitesnake scored
hits whilst Rod Stewart and Freddie
Mercury joined Elvis for accolades
10th October and Vince is down in
Benidorm at Cool FM
There are quite a few tourists
about and the day remembers
Eleanor Rigby, Little Richard, Neil
Diamond, Fleetwood Mac and the
Police get us started and Garth
Brookes, and Christine Aguilera
feature before Sting joins a Hall of
Disrepute.
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9th October and Eddie Cochran
gets the show on the road with Ray
Charles and the Beach Boys. In
1969 Serge and Jane were huffing
and puffing with Je t'aime and
John Lennon became a house
husband. Walter Murphy joined
with Beethoven although only a
fraction and Robbie Williams took
a bit of this and that
7th October and the Platters and
Johnny Kidd join the hall of fame
whilst others wonder who was
Smiley Lewis. Cass Elliott and
Jimmy Page were in trouble with
the Police and Janet Jackson and
Paula Abdul were batting well for
the ladies. The Corrs, Faith Hill
and Rascall Flatts were all
featuring on this day in the world
of music.
6th October and Jerry Keller was
at No 1 in the UK with Here
Comes Summer in 1959.
Elsewhere, Free joined the
Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and the
Doors in the charts. Blue Mink,
Cher, Slade and David Bowie all
did well. Elvis, the Rolling Stones
and Queen were all still making
the charts. More to the point, who
was Johnny O´Keefe?
5th October and the Beatles joined
Cliff Richard and the Shadows in
the charts and Johnny Cash was
found with pills in his case on the
Mexican border. Midge Ure,
Bryan Adams and Marky Mark
all hit the top whilst we lost Eddie
Kendricks of the Temptations and
Frankie went to Hollywoood
enjoyed the accolades.
4th October and Bob Dylan had
an audition with just 53 in the
audience, Pat Boone was the
world´s best singer and the
Tornadoes joined the Beatles as
Top of the Pops. Kate Bush and
Peter Gabriel were voted the best
singers in 1980, the world lost
Janis Joplin and Phil Spector was
getting himself in trouble
gets the show on the road with Ray
Charles and the Beach Boys. In
1969 Serge and Jane were huffing
and puffing with Je t'aime and
John Lennon became a house
husband. Walter Murphy joined
with Beethoven although only a
fraction and Robbie Williams took
a bit of this and that
7th October and the Platters and
Johnny Kidd join the hall of fame
whilst others wonder who was
Smiley Lewis. Cass Elliott and
Jimmy Page were in trouble with
the Police and Janet Jackson and
Paula Abdul were batting well for
the ladies. The Corrs, Faith Hill
and Rascall Flatts were all
featuring on this day in the world
of music.
6th October and Jerry Keller was
at No 1 in the UK with Here
Comes Summer in 1959.
Elsewhere, Free joined the
Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and the
Doors in the charts. Blue Mink,
Cher, Slade and David Bowie all
did well. Elvis, the Rolling Stones
and Queen were all still making
the charts. More to the point, who
was Johnny O´Keefe?
5th October and the Beatles joined
Cliff Richard and the Shadows in
the charts and Johnny Cash was
found with pills in his case on the
Mexican border. Midge Ure,
Bryan Adams and Marky Mark
all hit the top whilst we lost Eddie
Kendricks of the Temptations and
Frankie went to Hollywoood
enjoyed the accolades.
4th October and Bob Dylan had
an audition with just 53 in the
audience, Pat Boone was the
world´s best singer and the
Tornadoes joined the Beatles as
Top of the Pops. Kate Bush and
Peter Gabriel were voted the best
singers in 1980, the world lost
Janis Joplin and Phil Spector was
getting himself in trouble
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