+Who's Got A Birthday Today? (NOV 9)+
Roger Ford
mentioned
MUGGSY SPANIER (1906 Chicago Il)
Jazz trumpeter worked with Earl Hines etc
LINDA HOPKINS (1925 New Orleans La)
R&B songstress All In My Mind etc several duets with Jackie Wilson
VERNON TAYLOR (1937 Sandy Spring Md)
One of the lesser Sun artists did version of Mystery Train etc
.......and here are some folk who said their last goodbyes to us this
day..........
TROYCE KEY (1992 Oakland Ca)
Minor California hit in 1958 Baby Please Dont Go rcd for Warner Bros
HERB ABRAMSON (1999 Henderson Nv)
Producer,songwriter,co-founder (with the Erteguns) of Atlantic Records
MIRIAM MAKEBA (2008 Castel Volturno Italy)
Sang with Manhattan Bros in 50's later solo hits Pata Pata etc
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EVENTS OF THE DAY
NOVEMBER 9 1952
The Delta Rhythm Boys sing "Dem Bones" on Ed Sullivan's "Toast Of The
Town" show
NOVEMBER 9 1955
The Everly Brothers undertake their very first recording session this
day.Backed by Carl Smith's group they record four numbers for Columbia
at the Old Tulane Hotel in Nashville. The songs are "The Sun Keeps
Shining","Keep A-Lovin' Me","If Her Love Is'nt True" and "That's The
Life I Have To Live".The single that Columbia issue from this session
(the first two songs back to back) sells so badly that the label
passes on issuing the remaining tracks and terminates the boys'
contract
Screamin' Jay Hawkins has his only session for Grand Records. At
Reco-Art Studios in Philadelphia he records five titles---"I Is"/"Take
Me Back" (released as a Grand single in 1956) plus "$10,000 Lincoln
Continental","Pauline" and a first attempt at "I Put A Spell On You".
The latter three titles will first appear on the CD "From Grand And
Gotham" in 1991
Elsewhere this day Harry Belafonte records "Jamaica Farewell" and
"Come Back Liza" for RCA which completes the "Calypso" LP that RCA is
readying
On the C&W chart the name of George Jones appears for the very first
time as "Why Baby Why" debuts on the chart
NOVEMBER 9 1956
Buddy Holly begins first tour opening for a country extravaganza that
features Hank Thompson,George Jones,Cowboy Copas and Hank Locklin
NOVEMBER 9 1959
On the US album chart Johnny Mathis begins a five week run at #1 with
'Heavenly'
In the C&W chart Faron Young reaches #1 with "Country Girl"
NOVEMBER 9 1960
In Chicago,Dee Clark records his next single "Your Friends"/"Because I
Love You" for release on Vee-Jay
Duane Eddy plays "Peter Gunn" on "American Bandstand". Joni James also
appears
NOVEMBER 9 1961
Brian Epstein sees The Beatles for the first time on stage at the
Cavern in Liverpool
NOVEMBER 9 1962
The Miracles record "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" for Tamla in
Detroit
Aretha Franklin headlines the Regal Theater in Chicago
Dion sings "Love Came To Me" on "American Bandstand"
NOVEMBER 9 1963
The Impressions' "It's All Right" takes the R&B top spot this day
replacing Little Johnny Taylor and "Part Time Love" at #1
Gene Pitney sings "Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa" on "American
Bandstand". Sunny & The Sunglows sing "Talk To Me"
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Acknowledgement for recording session info used goes to Dik de Heer's
"In The Can" website. For more info see
http://members.home.nl/henk.gorter/Itcindex.html
ROGER FORD
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