Music Almanac: October 25

Birthdays

• 1912 - Minnie Pearl (d. 1996)
• 1932 - Andy Star (born Franklin Gulledge) (d. 2003)
• 1937 - Jeanne Black (75)
• 1941 - Helen Reddy (71)
• 1943 - Roy Lynes (Status Quo) (69)
• 1944 - Jon Anderson (Yes) (68)
• 1944 - Taffy Danoff (born Taffy Nivert) (Starland Vocal Band) (68)
• 1946 - John Hall (Equals) (66)
• 1947 - Glen Tipton (Judas Priest) (65)
• 1950 - Chris Norman (Smokie) (62)
• 1951 - Richard Lloyd (Television) (61)
• 1955 - Matthias Jabs (Scorpions) (57)
• 1957 - Robbie Macintosh (Pretenders) (55)
• 1958 - Mark Miller (Sawyer Brown) (54)
• 1959 - Christina Amphlett (Divinyls) (53)
• 1961 - Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chickenfoot) (51)
• 1963 - John Leven (Europe) (49)
• 1968 - Speech (born Todd Thomas) (Arrested Development) (44)
• 1970 - Ed Robertson (Barenaked Ladies) (42)
• 1970 - Chely Wright (42)
• 1981 - Romeo (born Jerome Jones) (31)
• 1984 - Katy Perry (28)
• 1984 - Sara Lumholdt (A-Teens) (28)
• 1985 - Ciara (born Ciara Harris) (27)

Deaths

• 1984 - Johnnie Lee Wills - Heart complications (72)
• 1985 - Gary Holton (Heavy Metal Kids) - Heroin overdose (33)
• 1991 - Bill Graham - Helicopter crash (60)
• 1992 - Roger Miller - Lung cancer (56)
• 1993 - Howie Blauvelt (Hassles (Billy Joel's first band) - Heart attack
• 2002 - Richard Harris - Hodgkin's lymphoma (72)
• 2004 - John Peel (influential British DJ) - Heart attack (65)
• 2010 - Gregory Isaacs - Lung cancer (59)

On This Day

• 1958 - Cliff Richard made his radio debut on the BBC's Saturday Club.
• 1960 - Former schoolmates Mick Jagger and Keith Richards meet on a train ride.
• 1968 - Led Zeppelin plays for the first time since changing their name from the New Yardbirds at Surrey University in England.
• 1968 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono announced they were to be parents; however, Ono later miscarries.
• 1980 - New Order played live for the first time in Manchester, England.
• 1986 - Mark Knopfler broke his collarbone after crashing in a celebrity car race before the Australian Grand Prix.
• 1988 - Chico and Bobby DeBarge were convicted of trafficking cocaine.
• 1995 - Cliff Richard received his knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II.
• 1997 - Johnny Cash announced that he was suffering from Parkinson's Disease during a show in Michigan.
• 2002 - A home owned by Aretha Franklin in Bloomfield, MI burned to the ground. She had not lived in it in two years.
• 2003 - The 17^th edition of the Bridge School Benefit concert was held in Mountain View, CA with performances including Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Dave Matthews Band, Neil Young, Pearl Jam, Willie Nelson, Pearl Jam, Incubus, Dashboard Confessional and Wilco
• 2006 - Ronnie James Dio announced he was reuniting with his edition of Black Sabbath (Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward) under the name Heaven and Hell.
• 2006 - Andy Taylor quit Duran Duran.

Marriages

• 1996 - Paula Abdul and Brad Beckerman
• 2003 - Dave Buckner (Papa Roach) and Mia Tyler

Released

• 1968 - Electric Ladyland - Jimi Hendrix Experience
• 1969 - Ummagumma - Pink Floyd
• 1972 - A Good Feeling to Know - Poco
• 1994 - Bedtime Stories - Madonna

Broadcasts

• 1964 - Ed Sullivan Show - Rolling Stones (first appearance)
• 2006 - Oprah Winfrey - Madonna