Today in Oldies Music History: April 13

Today In Oldies Music History: April 13

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Births

1906: Bud Freeman
1934: Horace Kay (The Tams)
1936: Tim Field (The Springfields)
1940: Lester Chambers (The Chambers Brothers)
1942: Bill Conti
1943: Eve Graham (The New Seekers)
1944: Brian Pendleton (The Pretty Things)
1944: Jack Casady (Jefferson Airplane)
1945: Lowell George (Little Feat)
1946: Al Green
1946: Roy Loney (The Flamin' Groovies)
1951: Max Weinberg (The E Street Band)
1955: Louis Johnson (The Brothers Johnson)

Deaths

1995: Burl Ives
2004: Ritchie Cordell
2005: Johnnie Johnson

Events

1962: The Beatles begin their legendary stint at the new Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany. Performing three to four hours a night for 48 days (with only one day off), the group logs a total of 172 hours of performance. When they return to England, they're already stars with a recording contract.
1964: Melvyn Douglas wins Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Hud, handing a loss to Bobby Darin, nominated for his performance in Captain Newman, M.D..
1965: At tonight's Grammy ceremonies in Los Angeles, Roger Miller is the big winner, taking home five awards (a first for a country artist at the Grammys) Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto win Record of the Year for "The Girl From Ipanema" and Album of the Year for Getz/Gilberto. The Beatles win Best New Artist and Best Performance by a Vocal Group for "A Hard Day's Night."
1967: The Rolling Stones play their first-ever gig behind the "Iron Curtain" of Soviet countries with a performance in Warsaw. When the club is overrun by kids without tickets, the local police react by dispersing the crowd with tear gas.
1969: Diana Ross makes her first television appearance as a solo act, performing on Dinah Shore's NBC special Like Hep.
1980: After $8 million in ticket sales and 3,883 performances, a record run for the time (not to mention one major motion picture), the Fifties musical Grease closes on Broadway.
1982: Still awaiting trial on a concealed weapon and illegal drug possession charge three weeks earlier, David Crosby is again arrested in Dallas after local police find him preparing a "speedball" of cocaine backstage before a show.
1989: Jack Jones is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6104 Hollywood Blvd.
1994: After nine years of a very public marriage, Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley announce they have separated. They will divorce later in the year.
2008: Cult '60s Detroit Soul hero Nathaniel Mayer collapses from the brain hemorrhage that will, within the year, take his life.

Releases

1963: The Beach Boys, "Surfin' USA"

Recording

1959: Ronnie Hawkins, "Forty Days"
1965: The Beatles, "Help!"
1966: The Beatles: "Love You To," "Paperback Writer"

Charts

1940: Glenn Miller's "In The Mood" hits #1
1957: Elvis Presley's "All Shook Up" hits #1
1959: The Fleetwoods' "Come Softly To Me" hits #1
1968: Bobby Goldsboro's "Honey" hits #1
1974: Elton John's "Bennie And The Jets" hits #1
1974: Paul McCartney and Wings' LP Band On The Run hits #1

Certifications

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