Births, Deaths and Events this week in Rock 'n' Roll History

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Here are the Births, Deaths and Events this week in Rock 'n' Roll History

Sunday September 27

• Randy Bachman of the Guess Who ("No Time") and Bachman-Turner Overdrive ("Takin' Care Of Business") is 65
• Shaun Cassidy ("Hey Deanie") is 51
• Meat Loaf ("Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad") is 63
• Dale Houston of Dale & Grace ("I'm Leavin' It Up To You") dies from congestive heart failure, 2007
• George Jones, lead singer of the Edsels, dies of cancer, 2008
• Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds marry (it lasts four years), 1955
• Jonathan King is sentenced to seven years in prison for the sexual assault of underaged boys, 2001
• Phil Spector is formally charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of actress Lana Clarkson, 2004
• Carl Dobkins, Jr. is called up for six months of duty with the national guard at Ft. Knox, Kentucky, 1959
• Marvin Gaye receives a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1990
• The Jackson 5 open a Gary, Indiana concert for Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight (Gladys, not Diana Ross, tips off Motown Records to sign them), 1968
• Dolly Parton's variety TV show, "Dolly" premieres on ABC (it lasts one season), 1987
• The first national "Tonight" show" with Steve Allen, is telecast, 1954
• The Beatles finish recording "I Am The Walrus" and "The Fool On The Hill", 1967

Monday September 28

• Ben E. King ("Stand By Me") is 70
• The late Ed Sullivan is born in 1902
• Dewey Phillips (the Memphis DJ who was the first to play an Elvis Presley record on the radio) dies in 1968
• Johnny Horton marries Hank Williams' widow, Billie Jean, 1953
• The Rolling Stones appear on U.S. television for the first time in six years (an ABC's "In Concert"), 1973
• Richard Chamberlain debuts in "Dr. Kildare" on NBC-TV (it lasts five seasons), 1961
• Connie Stevens' TV show, "Wendy And Me" (with George Burns) premieres (it lasts 32 episodes over one season), 1964
• Gladys Knight and Smokey Robinson appear on TV's "$100,000 Pyramid", 1987

Tuesday September 29

• Jerry Lee Lewis ("Great Balls Of Fire") is 74
• The late Tommy Boyce of Boyce & Hart ("I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight") is born in 1944
• Mike Post ("The Rockford Files") is 65
• Jerry Lee Lewis accidentally shoots his bass player-- twice-- while celebrating his birthday, 1976
• The Clinton White House awards Don Henley of the Eagles a National Medal of the Humanities, 1997
• The Rolling Stones begin their first tour, supporting the Everly Brothers, Little Richard and Bo Diddley in England, 1963
• The "Oh Susanna" TV show (AKA "The Gale Storm Show") debuts on CBS (it lasts five seasons-- the last two in reruns on ABC), 1956
• Buddy Holly and the Crickets record "Maybe Baby" in 1957
• Little Anthony & the Imperials record "Shimmy Shimmy Koko Bop" (Anthony is quoted as saying the song is "stupid"), 1959

Wednesday September 30

• The late Frankie Lymon ("Why Do Fools Fall In Love") is born in 1942
• Johnny Mathis ("Chances Are") is 74
• Marilyn McCoo Davis of the 5th Dimension ("One Less Bell To Answer") is 66
• Mary Ford (partner of Les Paul-- "How High The Moon") dies of cancer in 1977
• James Dean dies at the age of 24 in a 1955 California car crash
• Elvis Presley meets Tom Jones for the first time, on the set of the King's "Paradise, Hawaiian Style" movie, 1965
• John Lennon is awarded a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1988
• Bette Midler is awarded $400,000 in a lawsuit against the Ford Motor Company over their use of a soundalike singer in their commercials, 1989
• Donovan makes his U.S. TV debut on ABC's "Shindig", 1965
• George Harrison guests on Fox-TV's "The Simpsons", 1993
• Pat Boone guests on the WB's "Seventh Heaven" TV show, 2002
• Joe Walsh and members of James Gang guest on ABC-TV's "Drew Carey Show", 1998
• Roy Orbison's cable TV special, "A Black & White Night" is filmed, with Bruce Springsteen and Jackson Browne backing Roy, 1982

Thursday October 1

• The late Meriska Veres, lead singer of Shocking Blue ("Venus") is born in 1947
• The late Richard Harris ("MacArthur Park") is born in 1933
• The late Donny Hathaway ("Where Is The Love" with Roberta Flack) is born in 1945
• The late Charles Randolph Grean ("Quentin's Theme") is born in 1913
• Nick Reynolds of the Kingston Trio ("Tom Dooley") dies of acute respiratory disease, 2008
• Al Jackson, drummer for Booker T. & the Mg's, is killed by home invaders, 1975
• Curtis Mayfield leaves the Impressions for a solo career, 1970
• Barbra Streisand signs with Columbia Records, 1962
• Wilson Pickett is sentenced to one year in jail for hitting an 86 year-old man with his car while drinking, 1993
• John Fogerty gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1998
• Elton John is inducted into the Madison Square Garden Hall of Fame in New York, 1977
• The Beatles "A Hard Day's Night" movie premieres in Prague, Czechoslovakia and becomes the first Western pop culture film to be seen behind the Iron Curtain, 1964
• The first "Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson airs on NBC-TV (with a theme song credited to Johnny andPaul Anka), 1962
• Jimmy Driftwood, composer of "The Battle Of New Orleans" is the guest on CBS-TV's "To Tell The Truth", 1959
• Paul Simon's "One Trick Pony" film premieres in 1980
• The Beatles' "Abbey Road" album is released in the U.S., 1969
• Little Anthony records "The Diary" (Neil Sedaka is so unhappy with the recording of his song that he decides to make it his first single), 1958

Friday October 2

• Don McLean ("Vincent") is 64
• David Sommerville of the Diamonds ("The Stroll") is 76
• Billy Joel marries his third wife, Katie, at his Long Island, New York home (they recently separated), 2004
• Paul Anka files for divorce from his wife of 37 years, 2000
• Elvis Presley's body is moved from a Memphis cemetery to the Meditation Garden at Graceland after a plot is foiled to steal the body, 1977
• Elvis Presley makes his only appearance on Nashville's "Grand Ole Opry" (the Opry manager tells him to stick to driving a truck), 1954
• Manfred Mann becomes the first Western rock band to play behind the Iron Curtain, in Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1965
• "Bruce Springsteen Day" is celebrated in the state of Connecticut, 2007
• The Everly Brothers receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1986
• TV's "Soul Train" premieres in national syndication, with guests Gladys Knight and the Honey Cone, 1971
• "The Twilight Zone" premieres on CBS-TV, 1959
• John Belushi (doing his Joe Cocker imitation) duets with the real Joe Cocker on NBC-TV's "Saturday Night Live", 1976
• "Ben Casey" (with would-be singer Vince Everett) premieres on ABC-TV (running 5 seasons), 1961
• The first single is released on Phil Spector's Philles Records ("There's No Other Like My Baby" by the Crystals), 1961
• Connie Francis records "Who's Sorry Now", 1957

Saturday October 3

• Chubby Checker ("Limbo Rock") is 68
• The late Eddie Cochran ("Sittin' In The Balcony") is born in 1938
• Lindsay Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac ("Rhiannon") is 62
• Alan O'Day ("Undercover Angel") is 69
• Lisa Marie Presley gets married the first time (it lasts five years), 1988
• "Brenda Lee Day" is declared in her home town of Lithonia, Georgia and a street is named after her there, 1987
• Johnny Cash is arrested at the Mexican border by U.S. Customs with over 1,000 amphetamine pills, 1965
• Stonewall Jackson reaches an out-of-court settlement with the Grand Old Opry in his age discrimination lawsuit, 2008
• The posthumous John Lennon documentary film, "Imagine" premieres in Hollywood, 1988
• "The Concert For George" (the flm of the George Harrison tribute show) opens in 2003
• Ann-Margret hosts the posthumous "Elvis In Concert" TV special that airs on CBS, 1977
• The first "Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet" TV show (with son Ricky Nelson) begins a 14-year run on ABC in 1952
• "The Mickey Mouse Club" (with Annette) debuts on ABC-TV (running four years), 1955
• "The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom" premieres on ABC-TV (lasting two years), 1957