Music Almanac: April 9

Tom Lehrer

Birthdays:

• 1895 - Mance Lipscomb (d. 1976)
• 1932 - Carl Perkins (d. 1998)
• 1928 - Tom Lehrer (84)
• 1941 - Kay Adams (71)
• 1942 - Margo Smith (70)
• 1943 - Terry Knight (Terry Knight & the Pack) (d. 2004)
• 1945 - Steve Gadd (67)
• 1945 - Con Hunley (67)
• 1945 - Gus Hardin (born Carolyn Ann Blankenship) (d. 1996)
• 1946 - Phillip Wright (Paper Lace) (66)
• 1946 - Les Gray (Mud) (d. 2004)
• 1948 - Chico Ryan (Happenings, Sha-Na-Na) (d. 1998)
• 1953 - Hal Ketchum (59)
• 1959 - Dave Innis (Restless Heart) (53)
• 1961 - Mark Kelly (Marillion) (51)
• 1977 - Gerald Way (My Chemical Romance) (35)
• 1978 - Rachel Stevens (S Club) (34)
• 1980 - Albert Hammond, Jr. (Strokes) (32)
• 1987 - Jesse McCarthy (22)
• 2000 - Jackie Evancho (12)

Deaths:

• 1976 - Phil Ochs - Suicide (35)
• 1988 - Dave Prater (Sam & Dave) - Car accident (50)
• 1988 - Brook Benton - Complications of spinal meningitis (56)
• 1990 - Darrell Glenn (54)
• 1997 - Mae Boren Axton (co-writer of Heartbreak Hotel) - Heart attack (82)
• 2009 - Randy Cain (Delfonics, Blue Magic) (63)
• 2009 - Tom Patton (manager of Bay City Rollers) - Heart attack (70)

On This Day:

• 1956 - Nat King Cole was beaten during a concert in Birmingham, AL by racial segregationists.
• 1958 - Bill Haley & the Comets started a South American tour in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• 1964 - Capitol Records won a suit against VeeJay Records to release the Beatles' music in the U.S.
• 1965 - Bruce Johnston replaced Brian Wilson in the Beach Boys.
• 1966 - Jeff Beck collapsed during a Yardbirds show in Marseilles, France.
• 1969 - King Crimson and Emerson, Lake and Palmer performed live for the first time in London. 
• 1970 - Paul McCartney inserted a letter in the promo copies of his album McCartney that were sent to the press in the U.K. formally announcing his leaving the Beatles. 
• 1970 - Pink Floyd started their second U.S. tour at the Fillmore East.
• 1973 - Queen, who had just signed their first recording contract, played their first live show in a showcase for their label at London's Marquee Club.
• 1974 - The Jackson 5 opened a 15-night stand at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
• 1974 - Bruce Springsteen is introduced to Jon Landau who will become his manager.
• 1981 - The Sam Goody record chain was convicted for sales of pirated tapes.
• 1981 - The Carl Perkins Museum opened in Jackson, TN.
• 1989 - Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones said he would be marrying 19-year-old Mandy Smith with whom he said he had been with for six years.
• 1997 - A&M records issued a statement saying that Soundgarden had disbanded.
• 1998 - Michael Jackson was awarded $2.7 million in a suit against the TV show Hard Copy.
• 1998 - A public memorial is held for Tammy Wynette at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
• 1998 - George Michael was arrested for alleged lewd conduct in Will Rogers Park, Beverly Hills, CA.
• 1999 - Faith Hill's first solo tour opened in Minneapolis, MN.
• 2002 - Eminem paid a man he had hit in the face with an unloaded handgun $100,000 to settle a lawsuit.
• 2003 - Paul McCartney played his first show in Manchester in 24 years. On this same day, he purchased the Carl Perkins song catalog.
• 2004 - Jimmy Buffett wins a lawsuit against a Maryland hamburger stand who named their restaurant Cheeseburgers 'n' Paradise.
• 2004 - Vince Neil of Motley Crue plead no contest to the charge that he assaulted a prostitute at the Moonlite Bunny Ranch.
• 2004 - The parents of Weird Al Yankovic died of carbon monoxide poisoning in their home.
• 2007 - Tanya Tucker was sued for $300,000 by her manicurist who was allegedly bitten by the singer's dog. 

Marriages:

• 1994 - Wayne Newton and Kathleen McCrone

Recorded:

• 1956 - Be Bop-a-Lula - Gene Vincent

Released:

• 1966 - When a Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge (single)
• 1973 - My Love - Paul McCartney
• 1984 - Reckoning - R.E.M.
• 1990 - Cradle of Love - Billy Idol (single)

Broadcast: 

• 1963 - Tuesday Rendezvous (ITV U.K.) - Beatles
• 1965 - Ready Steady Go (U.K.) - Rolling Stones
• 1977 - American Bandstand (ABC) - Shaun Cassidy

Number Ones - U.S. Singles:

• 1966 - (You're My) Soul & Inspiration - Righteous Brothers (3 weeks)
• 1977 - Dancing Queen - ABBA (1 week)
• 1988 - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean (2 weeks)

Number Ones - U.K. Singles:

• 1983 - Let's Dance - David Bowie (3 weeks)
• 1988 - Heart - Pet Shop Boys (3 weeks)

Number Ones - U.K. Albums:

• 1994 - The Division Bell - Pink Floyd (4 weeks)
• 2006 - Ringleader of the Tormentors - Morrissey (1 week)