Today In Rock History Dec 15
 

Dave Clark, drummer and leader of the Dave Clark 5, is born. (1942)

Carmie Appice, drummer for Vanilla Fudge, is born. (1946)

Sammy Davis Jr. intiates a Westinghouse syndicated radio talk show with a "round-table" discussion of rock & roll. His guests are Columbia Records executive Mitch Miller and MGM Records president Arnold Maxim. When Davis and Miller blast rock & roll as "the comic books of music," Maxim takes an opposing viewpoint and says, "I don't see any end to rock & roll in the near future." (1957)

In its year-end survey, Billboard rates the top pop tune of 1958 as Domenico Modugno's "Volare," the top R&B tune as Chuck Willis' "Hang Up My Rock & Roll Shoes," the best selling LP as the original cast album of "My Fair Lady" and the best-selling EP as Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock." (1958)

The Everly Brothers record "Let It Be Me" in New York City, the first time they've recorded outside of Nashville and the first time they've recorded with strings. (1959)

The Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour" LP goes gold. (1967)

Grace Slick, performing with the Jefferson Airplane on the "Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour," appears in blackface and raises a black-leather glove in the black power salute at the conclusion of "Crown of Creation." The incident is one of several which leads to the show's cancellation the following season. (1968)

The Who perform a secret concert for longstanding fan club members and Jeff Stein's movie cameras at London's Shepperton Studios. The footage appears in Stein's "The Kids Are Alright," his feature-length documentary. (1977)

Two days before they are due to appear on American television (NBC'S "Saturday Night Live") and to start their first U.S. tour, the Sex Pistols are denied visas to enter the U.S. (1977)

Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" hits Number One on the U.K. pop chart before subsequently finding similar success in the U.S. (1979)

Godfather Of Soul, James Brown is sentenced to a six-year jail term for leading police on a late-night, two state car chase. (1988)

(BOBBYORR)



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