On This Date (7/1/04)
Tiny Dancer
On This Date - July 1
1867 - Proclamation of the British North America Act, creating the Dominion
of Canada. John Alexander Macdonald is sworn in as Canada's first Prime
Minister and the new Dominion starts life with just 30 civil servants.
Happy Canada Day!
1941 - NBC aired the very first official TV commercial sanctioned by the FCC.
The advertisement, which was for Bulova Watches, aired during a
Dodgers-Phillies baseball game; the sponsor paid the network a fee of $9 for
the commercial.
1950 - 'Eddye' Ford's New York Yankee debut is less than impressive as he
gives up five runs on seven hits and walks six in 4 2/3 innings of relief
against the Red Sox at Fenway Park. The lefty will go on to become the
winningest pitcher in franchise history and will be better known as Whitey.
1956 - Elvis Presley was featured on "The Steve Allen Show," singing "Hound
Dog" to an actual basset hound. The next day, teenagers picket against NBC
with signs reading "We Want the Real Elvis!" Elvis later revealed in interviews
he was embarrassed by the appearance, but was convinced to do it by his
manager, Col. Parker.
1957 - From a front page Billboard article, "Good music may be making a
comeback on the bestseller charts..but rock & roll discs continue to dominate
the pop market".
1962 - Appearing live at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, Gene Vincent and up
and coming local group The Beatles.
1963 - The Beatles recorded "She Loves You" and "I'll Get You" at EMI's
Abbey Road studios in London. "She Loves You" will be released on August
23rd and will be the group's second U.K. #1 hit.
1963 - Birthday greetings go out to Mr. Zip of the United States Post Office.
He’s the familiar character seen on the sides of mailboxes and on posters.
Mr. Zip was introduced to help educate people to use the 5-digit ZIP (Zone
Improvement Program) code. Mr. Zip now has new members of the family.
There are four digits after the original five, to get that mail to you even
faster. No matter what you call it it’s still snail mail to us.
1964 - United Artists rush-released copies of The Beatles' "A Hard Days
Night" soundtrack album to radio stations. Capitol quickly readied the
"Something New" album featuring the seven songs featured in the film.
1966 - In Toronto, CTV station CFTO-TV transmits first colour television
programs in Canada. One of their first shows was "W5", a "60 Minutes" type
of news investigation program which is still shown.
1967 - After Mick Jagger's drug conviction, an editorial from the London Times'
W.E. Rees-Moog reads, "It should be particular quality of British justice to
ensure that Mr. Jagger is treated exactly the same as anyone else, no better
and no worse. There must remain a suspicion in this case that Mr. Jagger
received a more severe sentence than would have been thought proper for
any purely anonymous young man."
1967 - Scott McKenzie scored his first hit with the single, "San Francisco
(Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)". The song became an anthem for the
Love Generation and the young people of flower power. McKenzie also co-wrote
a hit for the Beach Boys in 1988, called "Kokomo:. Just so that you know, he
was born Philip Blondheim, in Jacksonville, FL. Phil thought the name Scott
McKenzie was better for a music biz career. His songs, "San Francisco" and
"Like an Old Time Movie", were written and produced by John Phillips of The
Mamas and The Papas.
1967 - The Association scored their second and last US No.1 single with
"Windy".
1967 - The Beatles started a 15 week run at No.1 on the US album chart with
'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band', the group's 10th US chart topper.
1969 - Sam Phillips sells Sun Records. The Memphis label released the first
recordings of Elvis, Johnny Cash, Ike Turner, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Conway
Twitty, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis.
1969 - John Lennon and his son Julian, along with Yoko Ono and her daughter
Kyoko, are injured in car crash in Scotland. John receives 17 stitches for
facial injury, Yoko receives 14 stitches, and the children suffer from shock.
1970 - U.S. disc jockey Casey Kasem's "American Top 40" syndicated countdown
show premiered in a dozen markets around the country. In less than a decade,
it became the biggest syndicated radio show in history.
1970 - Jimi Hendrix records his first session at Electric Ladyland Studios, New
York.
1970 - In Winnipeg, Manitoba, Pierre Trudeau tells a Canada Day heckler
concerned about unsold grain, "Relax mister. You can't carry the weight of the
world on your shoulders every day. This is a fun day."
1971 - Jethro Tull's first U.S. top-10 hit, "Aqualung" goes gold.
1972 - Neil Diamond went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Song Sung Blue',
his second US No.1. A No.14 hit in the UK.
1972 - Slade were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Take Me Bak 'Ome',
the group's second No.1.
1973 - Golfer Bruce Crampton tied for fourth place in the Western Open golf
tournament, bringing his career earnings to over a million dollars. Crampton
became the first non-American golfer to reach that mark. He became the fifth
golfer to make over a million dollars in career earnings. The others were Arnie
Palmer, Billy Casper, Jack Nicklaus and Lee Trevino.
1973 - "Jesus Christ Superstar" closed in New York City after 720 performances
on Broadway. The cast album quickly became a million-seller.
1973 - Appearing at Earl’s Court, London, Slade and The Sensational Alex Harvey
Band. Tickets, £1.00 - £2.00. Special Slade trains were running form Brighton,
Bristol, Birmingham and Manchester to take fans to the show.
1975 - 10CC were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I'm Not In Love'.
1975 - David Bowie begins work on his first film role in "The Man Who Fell To
Earth."
1975 - Captain & Tennille get their first gold record with "Love Will Keep Us
Together". The album will eventually sell 2 1/2 million copies and win a Grammy
for Record of the Year.
1978 - Foreigner's "Hot Blooded" is released.
1979 - The Doobie Brothers celebrate their 10th anniversary with an all-star
jam session at the Friar's Club in Los Angeles.
1979 - Filming is over for the movie, "Carney", the first theatrical film Robbie
Robertson of The Band has been involved with since The Band split up. He
produced and co-wrote the script and even co-starred with Jody Foster and
Gary Busey.
1979 - Susan B. Anthony, an activist for the cause of women’s suffrage, was
commemorated on a U.S. coin, the Susan B. Anthony Dollar. The coin, roughly
the size of a quarter, was confused by many with the quarter and the U.S.
Treasury Department eventually stopped producing the Susan B. Anthony dollar.
1980 - ''O Canada'' was proclaimed the national anthem of Canada. Took us
long enough, eh?
1981 - Steppenwolf bassist Rushton Moreve, who co-wrote "Magic Carpet Ride"
with John Kay, dies in a car crash at age 32.
1991 - Michael Landon ("Little House On The Prairie") dies of pancreatic cancer
just three months after its initial diagnosis.
1991 - The RIAA announced that Compact Discs had outsold cassette tapes
as the dominant music format for the first time in America.
1995 - Influential disc jockey Wolfman Jack (born Robert Smith) died of a
heart attack at the age of 56, just after returning home in North Carolina
from promoting his autobiographical book "Have Mercy!: Confessions of the
Original Rock ’n’ Roll Animal". Brooklyn-born Smith became famous when he was
broadcasting from Mexico in the 1960s. Because Mexican stations broadcasted
with five times more power than U.S. stations, a large portion of the United
States could receive Wolfman Jack's show every night, on which he played
blues and early rock and roll. He also appeared as himself in 1973's "American
Graffiti" and can be heard on The Guess Who's 1974 hit "Clap for the Wolfman".
1998 - A track from metal-funk band White Zombie's 1993 Geffen album
"La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One" has the dubious distinction of being
played repeatedly to ward off paparazzi at the wedding of Barbra Streisand
and James Brolin. The hardcore song "Thunder Kiss '65" is played at
ear-splitting levels for four hours straight from a van parked outside
Streisand's Malibu villa, incensing photographers and preventing reporters
from hearing the ceremony inside.
1999 - Reggae singer Dennis Brown ("Money In My Pocket") died aged 42.
2001 - Rolling Stone Ron Wood was commissioned to paint a group portrait of
diners who are regulars at the West End London restaurant The Ivy. Elton John
and Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant were two pop stars to be included in the portrait.
2002 - Six postage stamps designed by Sir Paul McCartney went on sale in
The Isle Of Man with proceeds going to the Adopt-A-Minefield charity.
Chart Toppers - July 1
1958 - Hard Headed Woman - Elvis Presley
Yakety Yak - The Coasters
Patricia - Perez Prado
Guess Things Happen that Way - Johnny Cash
1966 - Paperback Writer - The Beatles
Strangers in the Night - Frank Sinatra
Red Rubber Ball - The Cyrkle
Take Good Care of Her - Sonny James
1974 - Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
Be Thankful for What You Got - William DeVaughn
If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - Olivia Newton-John
Room Full of Roses - Mickey Gilley
1982 - Ebony and Ivory - Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder
Don’t You Want Me - The Human League
Rosanna - Toto
Slow Hand - Conway Twitty
Today's celebrity birthdays:
Jamie Farr (Jameel Joseph Farah) [70] - Actor (''M*A*S*H'')
Jean Marsh [70] - Actress (''Upstairs, Downstairs'')
Sydney Pollack [70] - Movie director ("Tootsie", "Three Days of the Condor",
"The Way We Were")
David Prowse [69] - Actor ("Star Wars" trilogy, Darth Vader)
"Famous" Wally Amos [68] - Cookiemaker
Delaney Bramlett [65] - singer with the 1970s group "Delaney & Bonnie &
Friends" ("Never Ending Song of Love").
Karen Black [62] - Actress ("Five Easy Pieces", "The Great Gatsby", "Nashville",
"Airport ’75", "Trilogy Of Terror")
Genevieve Bujold [62] - Actress ("Coma")
Deborah Harry [59] - singer/songwriter with the 1970s/1980s New Wave
group Blondie ("The Tide is High", "Rapture", "Heart of Glass", "Call Me");
actress during the 1980s & 1990s ("Roadie")
June Monteiro [58] - singer with the 1960s group The Toys ("A Lover's
Concerto").
Dan Aykroyd [52] - Canadian film actor ("Saturday Night Live"), singer
with The Blues Brothers ("Soul Man"); 1980s/1990s film star ("Ghostbusters",
"Driving Miss Daisy").
Cheers,
TD
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Clap for the Wolfman, he gon' rate your record high
Clap for the Wolfman, you gon' dig him till the day you die
from The Guess Who's "Clap For The Wolfman"
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"Tiny Dancer" <ti...@vif.com> wrote in message
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>
> On This Date - July 1
> 1957 - From a front page Billboard article, "Good music may be making a
> comeback on the bestseller charts..but rock & roll discs continue to
dominate
> the pop market".
Little did they know that the rock WAS the good music!
> 1962 - Appearing live at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, Gene Vincent and up
> and coming local group The Beatles.
The Be..at..les.!?!? Wonder what ever became of them??
> 1991 - Michael Landon ("Little House On The Prairie") dies of pancreatic
cancer
> just three months after its initial diagnosis.
I remember how great it was to see him on The Tonight Show with Johnny
Carson just before he died. He was moved ny the standing ovation he got.
Really touching that.
> 1995 - Influential disc jockey Wolfman Jack (born Robert Smith) died of a
> heart attack at the age of 56, just after returning home in North Carolina
> from promoting his autobiographical book "Have Mercy!: Confessions of the
> Original Rock 'n' Roll Animal". Brooklyn-born Smith became famous when he
was
> broadcasting from Mexico in the 1960s. Because Mexican stations
broadcasted
> with five times more power than U.S. stations, a large portion of the
United
> States could receive Wolfman Jack's show every night, on which he played
> blues and early rock and roll. He also appeared as himself in 1973's
"American
> Graffiti" and can be heard on The Guess Who's 1974 hit "Clap for the
Wolfman".
I LOVE Clap For The Wolfman!
> Chart Toppers - July 1
>
> 1958 - Hard Headed Woman - Elvis Presley
> Yakety Yak - The Coasters
> Patricia - Perez Prado
> Guess Things Happen that Way - Johnny Cash
LOVE Hard Headed Woman!! A really deep tune it is.
> 1974 - Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
> Be Thankful for What You Got - William DeVaughn
> If You Love Me (Let Me Know) - Olivia Newton-John
> Room Full of Roses - Mickey Gilley
Mickey recently opened up a restaurant in Pasadena. Haven't been to it yet
tho. Have heard mixed reviews on the food. But he is usually there seeing
how things are going.
> Deborah Harry [59] - singer/songwriter with the 1970s/1980s New Wave
> group Blondie ("The Tide is High", "Rapture", "Heart of Glass", "Call
Me");
> actress during the 1980s & 1990s ("Roadie")
Saw them on A&E's Live Request a few weeks ago. They can still do it!!
Course anything'll work if you let it!
> Dan Aykroyd [52] - Canadian film actor ("Saturday Night Live"), singer
> with The Blues Brothers ("Soul Man"); 1980s/1990s film star
("Ghostbusters",
> "Driving Miss Daisy").
Well Happy Birthday Elwood! The Blues Brothers is one of my fave movies.
Billy
Suprfrog
<<1978 - Foreigner's "Hot Blooded" is released.>>
Everytime I hear this song on the radio, I can't help
but remember the WKRP episode where Les Nesman
is getting ready for his date with Jennifer... :-)
Claude :-{)>
The Wanderer
Entertainment Highlights in History
Associated Press
Entertainment highlights during the week of July 4-10:
1950: The music show "Your Hit Parade" premiered on NBC-TV.
1968: Guitarist Eric Clapton announced the break up of Cream. The band
played a farewell concert in London later in the year.
1971: Jim Morrison of The Doors was buried in Paris, six days after he was
found dead in a bathtub.
1971: Bjorn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Faltskog of ABBA were married in Verum,
Sweden.
1980: The original members of Led Zeppelin give their final performance. The
show was in West Germany, at the end of their European tour.
1995: The Grateful Dead gave their last concert with Jerry Garcia, at
Chicago's Soldier Field.
2000: The remainder of a Supremes reunion tour was canceled. The tour
suffered after it was revealed that Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong, who had
performed with Diana Ross in the 1960s, refused to join because they felt
they weren't being paid enough.
2001: The Backstreet Boys announced they were postponing their tour because
singer A.J. McLean was entering rehabilitation for depression and alcohol
abuse.
2002: Julia Roberts married cameraman Daniel Moder at her 40-acre estate
outside Taos, N.M.
2002: Michael Jackson made a bizarre appearance at a rally in New York City
to denounce the recording industry as racist and Sony Music chairman Tommy
Mottola as devilish.
--
Buddy
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"Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God."
Thomas Paine
"No free man shall ever be de-barred the use of arms. The strongest reason
for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is as a last resort
to protect themselves against tyranny in government."
Thomas Jefferson
"First make sure you're right, then go ahead."
Davy Crockett
" There are certain sections in New York I wouldn't advise you to try to
invade."
Humphrey Bogart's line -as Rick- to Nazi officer in "Casablanca"
"The making of an American begins at the point where he himself rejects all
other ties, any other history, and himself adopts the vesture of his adopted
land."
James Baldwin
"Tiny Dancer" <ti...@vif.com> wrote in message
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>
Buddy from Brooklyn at work
1941 - NBC aired the very first official TV commercial sanctioned by the
FCC.
> The advertisement, which was for Bulova Watches, aired during a
> Dodgers-Phillies baseball game; the sponsor paid the network a fee of $9
for
> the commercial.
The BROOKLYN Dodgers?Why, of course!
> 1950 - 'Eddye' Ford's New York Yankee debut is less than impressive as he
> gives up five runs on seven hits and walks six in 4 2/3 innings of relief
> against the Red Sox at Fenway Park. The lefty will go on to become the
> winningest pitcher in franchise history and will be better known as
Whitey.
Hell of a pitcher. Seen him throw lightning in person.
> 1972 - Neil Diamond went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Song Sung
Blue',
> his second US No.1. A No.14 hit in the UK.
A Midwood, Brooklyn boy!
> 1973 - "Jesus Christ Superstar" closed in New York City after 720
performances
> on Broadway. The cast album quickly became a million-seller.
A friend saw it. As I remember the house wasjust about empty every night,
but it was sold out. The show was not supposed to be very good IIRC. The
original album just set the bar SO high that it could never be duplicated.
> 1980 - ''O Canada'' was proclaimed the national anthem of Canada. Took us
> long enough, eh?
My feeling exactly. It tok you THAT long to realizethat you had awinneron
your hands?
> 1991 - Michael Landon ("Little House On The Prairie") dies of pancreatic
cancer
> just three months after its initial diagnosis.
Yeah, but didn't he come back as an angel? Or was that just the drugs I
wason?
> 1995 - Influential disc jockey Wolfman Jack (born Robert Smith) died of a
> heart attack at the age of 56, just after returning home in North Carolina
> from promoting his autobiographical book "Have Mercy!: Confessions of the
> Original Rock 'n' Roll Animal". Brooklyn-born Smith became famous when he
was
> broadcasting from Mexico in the 1960s. Because Mexican stations
broadcasted
> with five times more power than U.S. stations, a large portion of the
United
> States could receive Wolfman Jack's show every night, on which he played
> blues and early rock and roll. He also appeared as himself in 1973's
"American
> Graffiti" and can be heard on The Guess Who's 1974 hit "Clap for the
Wolfman".
Another Brooklyn boy! Notice how every day we make it into some memorable
list.
> Be Thankful for What You Got - William DeVaughn
Great song!
Beatlfilms
For the longest time, I was sure I must have just imagined Foreigner's "Hot
Blooded" being in that scene, as the syndicated repeats always use some other
song. Then I found out later that a lot of the music originally broadcast on
"WKRP" episodes was replaced with generic stuff due to licensing/royalties
reasons. I was sure glad it wasn't just me!
Shawn
The Wanderer
forgetting to use it.
--
Buddy
from Brooklyn
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"Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God."
Thomas Paine
"No free man shall ever be de-barred the use of arms. The strongest reason
for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is as a last resort
to protect themselves against tyranny in government."
Thomas Jefferson
"First make sure you're right, then go ahead."
Davy Crockett
" There are certain sections in New York I wouldn't advise you to try to
invade."
Humphrey Bogart's line -as Rick- to Nazi officer in "Casablanca"
"The making of an American begins at the point where he himself rejects all
other ties, any other history, and himself adopts the vesture of his adopted
land."
James Baldwin
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> 1980 - ''O Canada'' was proclaimed the national anthem of Canada. Took us
> long enough, eh?
Well what would ya'll do at sporting events before 1980?? Would everybody
stand up & recite The Official Rules Of Hockey? LOL!! 17 thousand people in
unision: The game of hockey shall be played on a field of ice known as the
rink. The dimensions of the rink shall be....." LOL!!
Billy
Tiny Dancer
Much worse than that, Billy. IIRC we used to sing "God Save The Queen".
At least I remember singing that at school assemblies, sheesh. Never went
to or watched any hockey games back then to know for sure. No offence
intended to Her Majesty, but the tune never roused my patriotic pride like
"O Canada" does! I will admit that I have openly wept whilst singing it in
public (Jays World Series game, '92, I think).
Cheers,
TD
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Lord knows it's down to me
To write the melody
To sing my own words
To the song
from Trooper's "Ready"