Today In Rock History Oct 9
 

John Lennon, guitarist for the Beatles, is born. (1940)

John Entwistle, bassist with the Who, is born. (1944)

Reggae legend Peter Tosh is born. (1944)

Jackson Browne is born. (1948)

Eddie Cochran records "C'mon Everybody." (1958)

At the age of 22, Bobby Darin is the youngest performer to headline at the Sands Hotel's Copa Room in Las Vegas. The previous record-holder, Johnny Mathis, did at 23. (1959)

Roy Orbison's "Crying" peaks at #2 on the pop singles chart. (1961)

The Rolling Stones announce the cancellation of a planned South African tour due to an anti-apartheid embargo by the British Musicians' Union. (1964)

The Miracles' "My Girl Has Gone" enters the Hot 100 where it will go as high as #14 in ten weeks. It's the Motown vocal group's 20th pop chart entry. (1965)

Marvin Gaye's "Ain't That Peculiar" becomes his 12th to enter the Hot 100. The song will stay on the chart for twelve weeks, reaching as high as #8. (1965)

Concluding a tour of Great Britain at London's Royal Albert Hall, the Rolling Stones record their first live album, "Got Live if You Want It." It's notable chiefly for the din of the audience which all but drowns out the band. (1966)

Radio DJ Murray the K is fired from WOR-FM, New York because of his "inability to live with direction" The direction was coming from programming consultant and format-radio pioneer Bill Drake. (1967)

Van Morrison's "Wild Night" is released. (1971)

Elvis and Priscilla Presley divorce after six years of marriage. She gets a big chunk of property; $725,000 and an additional $4,200 a month for the support of their five-year old daughter, Lisa Marie; half the proceeds from the planned sale of an L.A. home; and five percent of the total outstanding stock in two publishing companies. The couple emerge from a Santa Monica, California courthouse arm in arm, kiss and depart separately. (1973)

Olivia Newton John earns her third gold record for "I Honestly Love You." It made it to the top spot on the pop chart four days ago and will remain for two weeks. (1974)

Composer, arranger and producer Quincy Jones, who has all ready taken home some Grammy awards, gets his first gold record for "Body Heat" which contains the hit single, "If I ever Lose This Heaven." It is sung by Minnie Ripperton. (1974)

Sean Lennon is born. (1975)

John Lennon continues to have a good week. After the immigration ruling in his favor only two days before, he and his wife Yoko celebrate his 35th birthday with the birth of their only child, Sean Ono Lennon. (1975)

The Who and The Grateful Dead co-headline a concert at the Oakland-Alameda County Stadium. (1976)

RCA Records releases David Bowie's double album "Stage," a document of his U.S. tour featuring both his early pop, rock and soul stuff and his more recent experimental material. (1978)

Styx's "Babe" is born. (1979)

John Lennon celebrates his 40th birthday by releasing "Starting Over," his first record in five years. His wife, Yoko Ono commissions a sky writer to etch him a "Happy Birthday" message over New York City's skyline. (1980)


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