BIRTHDAYS
1942: Joseph “Country Joe” McDonald
1945: Gail Zappa (Frank’s wife)
1958: Joseph Saddler a.k.a. Grandmaster Flash
1980: Richie Faulkner (Judas Priest)
EVENTS
1953: Death of guitarist / singer / songwriter, Hank Williams [aged 29].
1959: Elvis Presley destroyed his BMW on the autobahn in Germany.
1962: The Beatles auditioned for Decca Records, but were turned away, in favour of Brian Poole and The Tremolos.
1964: The BBC broadcast the first ‘Top of the Pops’ TV rock show.
1968: The Blue Velvets changed their name to Creedence Clearwater Revival.
2002: Eric Clapton married Melia McEnery.
2019: Death of singer / songwriter, Pegi Young (wife of Neil Young) [aged 66].
2021: Death of keyboardist / singer / songwriter, Mick Bolton of Mott The Hoople & Dexy’s Midnight Runners [aged 72].
2023: Death of drummer, Fred White of Donny Hathaway Band / Earth, Wind & Fire [aged 67].
62 years ago, one of the biggest mistakes in music history happened, when The Beatles were snubbed by Decca Records. It was a case of “Hello, Goodbye”…
