Wikipedia:WikiProject Record Production/October 3
| These musicians were born on October 3 in... |
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| 1938 - Eddie Cochran (d. 1960) 1940 - Alan O'Day 1941 - Chubby Checker 1941 - Lenny Waronker (producer) 1944 - Frank Hannon (Tesla) 1945 - Antonio Martinez (Los Bravos) 1949 - Lindsey Buckingham 1950 - Ronnie Laws 1951 - Keb' Mo' (born Kevin Moore) 1951 - Jack Grondin (.38 Special) 1954 - Stevie Ray Vaughan (d. 1990) 1959 - Jack Wagner 1961 - Robbie James (Modern Romance) 1962 - Tommy Lee (Motley Crue) 1966 - Dan Miller (They Might Be Giants) 1969 - Gwen Stefani (No Doubt) 1971 - Kevin Richardson (Backstreet Boys) 1972 - Garrett Dutton (G. Love & Special Sauce) 1972 - Lajon Witherspoon (Sevendust) 1975 - India.Arie 1975 - Talib Kweli (born Talib Greene) 1978 - Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters) 1980 - Danny O'Donoghue (Script) 1984 - Ashlee Simpson |
| These musicians died on October 3 in... |
| 1967 - Woody Guthrie - Huntington's disease (55) 1969 - Skip James (67) 1976 - Victoria Spivey - Internal haemorrhage (69) 1999 - Akio Morita (founder of Sony) - Pneumonia (78) 2000 - Benjamin Orr (Cars) - Pancreatic cancer (53) 2002 - Darryl DeLoach (Iron Butterfly) - Liver cancer (55) 2008 - Johnny J (born Johnny Jackson) (producer) - Suicide (39) |
| These musical events occurred on October 3 in... |
| 1945 - Elvis Presley made his first public performance at the Mississippi-Alabama Diary Show. He is ten years old. 1958 - The Biggest Show of Stars tour opened in Worcester, MA with the amazing lineup of Buddy Holly, Bobby Darin, Frankie Avalon, Dion & The Belmonts, Duane Eddy, Clyde McPhatter, The Coasters, The Olympics, Bobby Freeman, The Elegants, Jimmy Clanton, and The Danleers. 1961 - The Country Music Hall of Fame inducted their first class: Jimmie Rodgers, Fred Rose and Hank Williams. 1970 - Jack Bruce, John McLaughlin, Larry Young and Tony Williams formed Lifetime. 1978 - Aerosmith bailed thirty concert goers out of jail after they were arrested for smoking marijuana in Fort Wayne, IN. 1980 - Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band opened its latest tour in Ann Arbor, MI. 1981 - The Tokens reunited at New York's Radio City Music Hall after over a decade apart. 1987 - It was Brenda Lee day in her hometown of Lithonia, GA. 1988 - The documentary Imagine: John Lennon was premiered in Los Angeles, CA. 1990 - A Ft. Lauderdale, FL record store owner was convicted of obscenity for selling a 2 Live Crew album that had already been ruled too vulgar for the public. 1991 - Ann Richardson, the governor of Texas, declared it Stevie Ray Vaughan day. 1992 - Sinead O'Connor caused immense controversy when she tore up a picture of the pope in protest of abortion laws while appearing on Saturday Night Live. 1994 - Eric Clapton kicked off his Nothing But the Blues tour. 1997 - Sugar Ray is forced to postpone their European tour after singer Mark McGrath hurts his leg during the first show. 1998 - Farm Aid '98 was held in Tinley Park, IL with Willie Nelson, Phish, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Steve Earle, Del McCoury Band and Wilco 2000 - Mark Chapman, the man who assassinated John Lennon, was denied parole after twenty years in prison. 2006 - The United States Supreme Court refused to hear a lawsuit by Vinnie Vincent against Kiss over royalties. 2007 - The Rolling Stones broke the record for top grossing tour as the A Bigger Bang trek earned $558 million. |
| These records were recorded on October 3 in... |
| 1969 - Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking For Her Hand in the Snow) - John Lennon |
| These records were released on October 3 in... |
| 1924 - The Prisoner's Song/The Wreck Of The Old 97 - Vernon Dalhart 1981 - Songs in the Attic - Billy Joel 1989 - Sound + Vision - David Bowie 2000 - Warning - Green Day |
| These awards were given on October 3 in... |
| 2004 - VH1 Hip Hop Honors (Inaugural Ceremony) Honorees - DJ Hollywood, Kool Herc, KRS-One, Public Enemy, Run-DMC, Rock Steady Crew, Sugarhill Gang, 2 Pac, The Graffiti Movement |
| These were broadcast on October 3 in... |
| 1957 - The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom (ABC) (Premier) 1960 - American Bandstand - Ike & Tina Turner 1980 - The Police in the East (BBC) - Police 1992 - Saturday Night Live - Sinead O'Connor |