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Births
1940 : John Winston Lennon is born in Liverpool, England. The "Winton" came from British Prime Minister Winston Churchill - John would later add "Ono" to his middle name in honor of Yoko. |
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Band Dynamics (2)
| 1967 : Doc Severinsen, already a member of the house band on NBC-TV's Tonight Show, replaces Skitch Henderson as its leader. |
| 2000 : The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band reunites at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium for a performance of their signature song, Will The Circle Be Unbroken?. Longtime member John McEuen joins Jimmie Fadden, Jeff Hanna, Jimmy Ibbotson and Bob Carpenter for the filming of an IMAX movie, that traces the roots and branches of country music. |
Banned (2)
| 1962 : The BBC refuses to play the Bobby "Boris" Pickett Halloween hit Monster Mash on grounds that it is too morbid and tasteless. |
| 1969 : BBC's Top Of The Pops refuses to play the Number One hit in the country for the first time. The song, Serge Gainsbourg's "Je T'Aime Moi Non Plus," is considered one of the first "orgasm records," that is, one of the first to feature heavy female breathing and moaning. |
Births (9)
| 1937 : Pat Burke (the Foundations) |
| 1939 : O.V. Wright |
| 1940 : John Winston Lennon is born in Liverpool, England. The "Winton" came from British Prime Minister Winston Churchill - John would later add "Ono" to his middle name in honor of Yoko. |
1944 : John Entwistle [The Who]; Born John Alec Entwistle on Oct. 9, 1944 in Chiswick, London, England.
Bassist |
| 1944 : Peter Tosh |
| 1948 : Jackson Browne |
| 1961 : Kurt Neumann (The BoDeans) |
| 1969 : P.J. Harvey |
| 1975 : On father John Lennon's 35th birthday, Yoko Ono gives birth to Sean Ono Taro Lennon Sean Lennon) |
Certifications and Milestones (1)
Charts (6)
Concerts and Festivals (3)
| 1964 : The Rolling Stones cancel an upcoming South African tour when the British Musicians Union declares an embargo of the country due to their apartheid polices. |
| 1996 : Maxwell sells out the Roxy Theater in a show that was moved from the smaller Cotton Club to meet demand. |
| 2001 : U2 frontman Bono, R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe, and electronica maven Moby make unannounced appearances in New York, at the second of two anti-violence benefit concerts organized by the Beastie Boys. |
Deaths (4)
Incidents (1)
| 2006 : During a concert at Madison Square Garden, Barbra Streisand makes some disparaging remarks about President Bush. An audience member yells, "What is this, a fund raiser?," and Streisand stuns the crowd with her retort: "Why don't you shut the f--k up." |
Marriages and Breakups (1)
| 1978 : The Faces' Ian McLagan marries his longtime girlfriend, former model (and first wife of Keith Moon) Kim Kerrigan. |
Miscellaneous (4)
| 1980 : Despite years of hits in the UK, Gary Glitter declares bankruptcy. |
| 2000 : Barry White gives a speech to the debate squad at Oxford University. |
| 2000 : On what would have been John Lennon's 60th birthday, the book Lennon Remembers, The Complete Rolling Stone Interviews is released, containing material too controversial to publish years earlier. |
| 2000 : The first ever John Lennon museum opens in Japan on what would have been Lennon's 60th birthday. Yoko allows it to run for 10 years before terminating the agreement, as she felt Lennons spirit should stay in motion. |
Movies (1)
| 1964 : Bobby Darin begins filming his eighth movie, That Funny Feeling, in Hollywood. |
Recordings (4)
Releases (4)
| 1971 : Van Morrison, "Wild Night" |
| 1978 : David Bowie releases his second live album, Stage. The album was recorded at concerts in Philadelphia, Providence and Boston. |
| 1979 : Styx, Babe |
| 1987 : Bruce Springsteen, Tunnel Of Love |
TV, Radio, Press (1)
| 1984 : The extraordinarily popular children's show Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends begins its run on BBC-TV, featuring a narrator by the name of Ringo Starr. |
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