VVN Music Almanac: Music Almanac: April 10

Brian Setzer

Birthdays:

1911 - Martin Denny (d. 2005)
1921 - Sheb Wooley (d. 2003)
1926 - Junior Samples (d. 1983)
1932 - Nathaniel Nelson (Flamingos) (d. 1984)
1936 - Bobbie Smith (Spinners) (76)
1939 - Ricky Valance (72)
1944 - Danny Woods (Chairman of the Board) (68)
1947 - Bunny Wailer (65)
1947 - Karl Russel (Hues Corporation) (65)
1947 - Burke Shelley (Budgie) (65)
1948 - Fred Smith (Television) (64)
1950 - Eddie Hazel (Parliament-Funkadelic) (d. 1992)
1953 - Terre Roche (The Roches) (59)
1957 - Steven Gustafson (10,000 Maniacs) (55)
1957 - Afrika Bambaataa (55)
1958 - Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds (54)
1959 - Brian Setzer (Stray Cats) (53)
1960 - Katrina Leskanich (Katrina & the Waves) (52)
1963 - Warren DeMartini (Ratt, Dokken) (49)
1963 - Mark Oliver Everett (Eels) (49)
1964 - Alan Wren (Stone Roses) (48)
1965 - Tim Alexander (Primus) (47)
1968 - Kenediid Osman (Sleeper) (44)
1970 - Kenny Lattimore (42)
1970 - Mike Mushok (Staind) (42)
1970 - Q-Tip (born Kamaal Fareed) (A Tribe Called Quest) (42)
1975 - Chris Carrabba (Dashboard Confessional) (37)
1979 - Sophie Ellis-Bextor (33)
1979 - Shemekia Copeland (33)
1980 - Bryce Soderberg (Lifehouse) (32)
1981 - Liz McClarnon (Atomic Kitten) (31)
1984 - Mandy Moore (28)
1991 - A.J. Michalka (Aly & A.J.) (21)

Deaths:

1958 - Chuck Willis - Car Accident (30)
1962 - Stuart Stucliff (Beatles) - Brain hemorrhage (22)
1984 - Nate Nelson (Flamingos) - Heart disease (52)
1986 - Linda Creed (songwriter (You Are Everything, Greatest Love of All)) - Breast cancer (36)
2003 - Little Eva - Cervical cancer (59)
2003 - Noel Fox (Oak Ridge Boys) - Stroke (63)

On This Day:

1953 - Eddie Fisher was discharged from the army.
1956 - Brenda Lee debuted on the Ozark Jamboree.
1968 - Mickey Hart joined the Grateful Dead.
1970 - Jim Morrison was dragged off stage by Ray Manzarek during a Boston Doors concert after he asked the crowd "Would you like to see my genitals?"
1978 - Cher and her boyfriend Gene Simmons appeared on the cover of People magazine.
1990 - Tom Waits sued Doritos for using a sound-alike on radio ads. A jury eventually awarded him $2.475 million.
1991 - Donnie Wahlberg of New Kids on the Block agreed to do public service announcements in exchange for reduced charges in an arson arrest in Louisville, KY.
1992 - Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses exited Chicago before he could be arrested for a riot during a St. Louis show.
1994 - Courtney Love read Kurt Cobain's suicide note to a crowd of 10,000 in Seattle who were holding a vigil.
1999 - A charity concert was held for the late Linda McCartney with Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Chrissie Hynde and George Michael.
2000 - Sony announced it would make its first digital downloads available.
2001 - Bruce Springsteen won $3.25 million from Ronald Winter of Masquerade Music for copyright infringement over the album Before the Fame.
2001 - Eminem was fined and give two years probation for carrying a concealed weapon.
2002 - The Statler Brothers announced the dates for their final tour.
2003 - The Rolling Stones have to cancel a show in Bangkok after their plane develops problems and leaves them stranded in Bombay.
2005 - The final episode of The Osbournes aired in the U.K.

Marriages:

1978 - Aretha Franklin and Glynn Turman
1981 - James Honeymoon-Scott (Pretenders) and Peggy Sue Fender.
1998 - Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit) and Heather McMillan

Recorded:

1958 - Splish Splash - Bobby Darin

Released:

1954 - Tenderly - Billy Ward & the Dominos
1954 - My Memories of You - Harptones

Awards:

1972 - Academy Awards

Best Song - Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes

Broadcast:

1957 - The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet - Ricky Nelson (performed for the first)
1961 - American Bandstand (ABC) - Del Shannon
1999 - Saturday Night Live (NBC) - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
2004 - Saturday Night Live (NBC) - Janet Jackson (host & musical guest)

Number Ones - U.S. Singles: