Wikipedia:WikiProject Record Production/October 7
| These musicians were born on October 7 in... |
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| 1870 - Uncle Dave Macon (d. 1952) 1911 - Vaughn Monroe (d. 1973) 1927 - Al Martino (d. 2009) 1937 - Chet Powers (aka Dino Valenti, Quicksliver Messenger Service) (d. 1994) 1939 - Martin Murray (Honeycombs) 1939 - Colin Cooper (Climax Blues Band) (d. 2008) 1941 - Tony Sylvester (Main Ingredeient) (d. 2006) 1944 - Judee Sill (d. 1979) 1945 - Kevin Godley (10cc, Godley & crème) 1949 - Dave Hope (Kansas) 1949 - Kieran Kane (O'Kanes) 1951 - John Mellencamp 1951 - Tata Vega 1953 - Tico Torres (Bon Jovi) 1953 - Ricky Phillips (Styx, Babys, Bad English) 1957 - Michael W. Smith 1959 - Simon Cowell 1959 - Charlie Marinkovich (Iron Butterfly) 1959 - David Taylor (Edison Lighthouse) 1964 - Sam Brown 1968 - Toni Braxton 1975 - Damian Kulash (OK Go) 1978 - Alesha Dixon (Mis-Teeq) 1988 - Stacy DuPree (Eisley) |
| These musicians died on October 7 in... |
| 1959 - Mario Lanza - Heart attack (38) 1966 - Johnny Kidd (Johnny Kidd & the Pirates) - Car accident (30) 1966 - Smiley Lewis - Stomach cancer (53) 1997 - Johnny Darrell - Diabetes (57) 2010 - T Lavitz (Dixie Dregs) (54) |
| These musical events occurred on October 7 in... |
| 1957 - RCA has to change its plans when 500,000 advance copies of Elvis' Christmas Album are ordered. They had only planned on pressing 200,000. 1967 - Cass Elliott was in jail overnight in London after being accused of stealing from a hotel. A Mamas & Papas show had to be canceled. 1967 - The Beatles rejected an offer from Sid Bernstein for $1 million to play again at Shea Stadium. 1970 - Ned Kelly, starring Mick Jagger, is released in England. 1975 - John Lennon received his Green Card. 1977 - Steve Hackett left Genesis to start a solo career. 1980 - Authorities ruled that John Bonham's death was accidental. 1981 - The Time made their live debut. 1982 - Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin was found guilty of cocaine possession and was given a twelve-month conditional discharge. 1984 - Songwriter, starting Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson, debuted in Nashville. 1994 - Treach of Naughty by Nature made his acting debut in Jason's Lyric. 1995 - The musical Kristina Fran Duvelma, written by Abba's Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, opens in Malmo, Sweden. 1995 - Tone-Loc was arrested for taking $80 from a pizza parlor. 1996 - Michael Jackson opened his first tour of Africa and the Middle East in Tunis. 2000 - Chris LeDoux underwent surgery to receive a new liver. 2001 - Peter Criss performed his final show with KISS in Charleston, SC. 2003 - Tears for Fears announced they were reforming. 2003 - The FCC ruled that Bono did not violate broadcast indecency rules when he swore on the Golden Globes. 2004 - Mick Mars of Motley Crue had surgery for a hip replacement. 2004 - Melissa Etheridge announced that she had breast cancer and would be canceling her autumn tour. 2005 - Boy George called police to report someone breaking into his apartment. The officers didn't find a robber, but they did find traces of cocaine. 2007 - Lil Wayne was arrested after a concert in Idaho on a warrant for drug possession. 2009 - Peter Criss announced that he had been suffering from breast cancer for a year. |
| These musicians were married on October 7 in... |
| 1978 - Merle Haggard and Leona Williams |
| These records were released on October 7 in... |
| 1957 - My Juanita - Crests (debut single) 1977 - Heroes - David Bowie 1978 - Hold the Line - Toto (single) |
| These were broadcast on October 7 in... |
| 1950 - The Frank Sinatra Show (debut) 1964 - Shindig - Beatles 1966 - Ready Steady Go (U.K.) - Rolling Stones (final appearance) 1978 - Saturday Night Live - Rolling Stones |