Today in Oldies Music History: May 3

Today In Oldies Music History: May 3

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Births

1919: Pete Seeger
1921: Joe Ames (The Ames Brothers)
1926: Jimmy Cleveland
1928: Dave Dudley
1928: James Brown
1936: Engelbert Humperdinck
1937: Frankie Valli (The Four Seasons)
1944: Pete Staples (The Troggs)
1948: John Richardson (The Rubettes)
1950: Mary Hopkin
1953: Bruce Hall (REO Speedwagon)

Deaths

1972: Les Harvey (Stone The Crows)
1996: Patsy Montana

Events

1958: One of the first major rock and roll riots breaks out during Alan Freed's "Big Beat Spring 1958" show at the Boston Arena, with local police threatening to shut the show down because of dancing and Alan Freed telling the crowd from the stage, "The police don't want you to have fun." He is arrested for inciting a riot.
1964: Gerry and the Pacemakers make their US television debut, singing "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying" on CBS' Ed Sullivan Show.
1967: The Walker Brothers announce their split. Scott Walker would go on to become a highly influential solo artist in the late Sixties.
1968: Having just returned from studying with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in India, the Beach Boys make him the opening lecture act on their new tour. About half of the dates are eventually canceled.
1971: Grand Funk Railroad hold their sparsely-attended first press conference at the Gotham Hotel in New York.
1971: Led Zeppelin play their song "Four Sticks" for the first and only time in concert during a show in Denmark.
1976: Paul Simon, Phoebe Snow, Jimmy Cliff and others perform a benefit for the New York Public Library.
1976: Paul McCartney opens his first tour with his new band as the massively successful Wings Over America tour begins in Ft. Worth, TX.
1978: The movie FM, a flop comedy about a radio station, opens in Los Angeles. However, the title track, performed by Steely Dan, becomes a huge hit.
1991: Texas Governor Ann Richards officially declares today ZZ Top in the Lone Star State.
1991: Andy Williams marries his second wife, Debbie Haas, in New York City.
2006: Bob Dylan's first hosted radio show airs on XM Satellite Radio, with the legend playing favorite tracks by Prince, Wilco, Blur, LL Cool J, and Billy Bragg, among others.

Releases

1965: The Supremes, "Back In My Arms Again"

Recording

1939: The Andrews Sisters, "Beer Barrel Polka"
1952: Kitty Wells, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"
1960: Cathy Jean and the Roommates, "Please Love Me Forever"
1967: The Hollies, "Carrie-Anne"
1967: The Beatles, "Magical Mystery Tour"
1969: Bob Dylan: "Take A Message To Mary," "Blue Moon"
1978: Bob Dylan: "Ain't No Man Righteous, No Not One," "I Believe In You," "Slow Train"

Charts

1975: Tony Orlando and Dawn's "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)" hits #1
1975: Chicago's LP Chicago VIII hits #1

Certifications

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