Music Almanac: October 7

Birthdays

• 1870 - Uncle Dave Macon (d. 1952)
• 1911 - Vaughn Monroe (d. 1973)
• 1927 - Al Martino (d. 2009)
• 1937 - Chet Powers (aka Dino Valenti, Quicksliver Messenger Service) (d. 1994)
• 1939 - Martin Murray (Honeycombs) (73)
• 1939 - Colin Cooper (Climax Blues Band) (d. 2008)
• 1941 - Tony Sylvester (Main Ingredeient) (d. 2006)
• 1944 - Judee Sill (d. 1979)
• 1945 - Kevin Godley (10cc, Godley & crème) (67)
• 1949 - Dave Hope (Kansas) (63)
• 1949 - Kieran Kane (O'Kanes) (63)
• 1951 - John Mellencamp (61)
• 1951 - Tata Vega (61)
• 1953 - Tico Torres (Bon Jovi) (59)
• 1953 - Ricky Phillips (Styx, Babys, Bad English) (59)
• 1957 - Michael W. Smith (55)
• 1959 - Simon Cowell (53)
• 1959 - Charlie Marinkovich (Iron Butterfly) (53)
• 1959 - David Taylor (Edison Lighthouse) (53)
• 1964 - Sam Brown (48)
• 1968 - Toni Braxton (44)
• 1968 - Thom Yorke (Radiohead) (44)
• 1975 - Damian Kulash (OK Go) (37)
• 1978 - Alesha Dixon (Mis-Teeq) (34)
• 1988 - Stacy DuPree (Eisley) (24)

Deaths

• 1959 - Mario Lanza - Heart attack (38)
• 1966 - Johnny Kidd (Johnny Kidd & the Pirates) - Car accident (30)
• 1966 - Smiley Lewis - Stomach cancer (53)
• 1997 - Johnny Darrell - Diabetes (57)
• 2010 - T Lavitz (Dixie Dregs) (54)

On This Day

• 1957 - RCA has to change its plans when 500,000 advance copies of Elvis' Christmas Album are ordered. They had only planned on pressing 200,000.
• 1967 - Cass Elliott was in jail overnight in London after being accused of stealing from a hotel. A Mamas & Papas show had to be canceled.
• 1967 - The Beatles rejected an offer from Sid Bernstein for $1 million to play again at Shea Stadium.
• 1970 - Ned Kelly, starring Mick Jagger, is released in England.
• 1975 - John Lennon received his Green Card.
• 1977 - Steve Hackett left Genesis to start a solo career.
• 1980 - Authorities ruled that John Bonham's death was accidental.
• 1981 - The Time made their live debut.
• 1982 - Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin was found guilty of cocaine possession and was given a twelve-month conditional discharge.
• 1984 - Songwriter, starting Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson, debuted in Nashville.
• 1994 - Treach of Naughty by Nature made his acting debut in Jason's Lyric.
• 1995 - The musical Kristina Fran Duvelma, written by Abba's Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, opens in Malmo, Sweden.
• 1995 - Tone-Loc was arrested for taking $80 from a pizza parlor.
• 1996 - Michael Jackson opened his first tour of Africa and the Middle East in Tunis.
• 2000 - Chris LeDoux underwent surgery to receive a new liver.
• 2001 - Peter Criss performed his final show with KISS in Charleston, SC.
• 2003 - Tears for Fears announced they were reforming.
• 2003 - The FCC ruled that Bono did not violate broadcast indecency rules when he swore on the Golden Globes.
• 2004 - Mick Mars of Motley Crue had surgery for a hip replacement.
• 2004 - Melissa Etheridge announced that she had breast cancer and would be canceling her autumn tour.
• 2005 - Boy George called police to report someone breaking into his apartment. The officers didn't find a robber, but they did find traces of cocaine.
• 2007 - Lil Wayne was arrested after a concert in Idaho on a warrant for drug possession.
• 2009 - Peter Criss announced that he had been suffering from breast cancer for a year.

Marriages

• 1978 - Merle Haggard and Leona Williams

Released

• 1957 - My Juanita - Crests (debut single)
• 1977 - Heroes - David Bowie
• 1978 - Hold the Line - Toto (single)

Broadcasts

• 1950 - The Frank Sinatra Show (debut)
• 1964 - Shindig - Beatles
• 1966 - Ready Steady Go (U.K.) - Rolling Stones (final appearance)
• 1978 - Saturday Night Live - Rolling Stones