Oldies Daysheet: Friday, January 8

Friday, January 8, 2010

MUSIC NEWS:

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation may adjust its qualifications for induction. With 2010 inductees Genesis, the Hollies, the Stooges, Jimmy Cliff, and ABBA already announced, the pool of big-name acts that meet the Foundation's eligibility parameters is dwindling. The rules currently state that an act must have logged at least 25 years in the business since its first recorded release. Now, the institution is looking at reducing that requirement to just 20 years. The move would allowacts like Guns N' Roses and Nirvana to be considered for the career milestone.

BIRTHDAYS:


Elvis Presley (Born 1935): The King of Rock and Roll is also a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and is the only entertainer who has been inducted into all three Halls of Fame.



Singer Shirley Bassey is 73. (Born 1937) Her credits include the James Bond themes "Goldfinger," "Diamonds Are Forever," and "Moonraker."


"Little" Anthony Gourdine is 69. (Born 1941) He was the frontman for the group Little Anthony and the Imperials.

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Robbie Krieger is 64. (Born 1946) He is a member of the group The Doors.

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer David Bowie is 63. (Born 1947)

Actress Ami Dolenz is 41. (Born 1969) Her credits include the movies "She's Out Of Control" and "Can't Buy Me Love" and the TV series "Ferris Bueller." She's also the daughter of former Monkee Micky Dolenz.

Late music impresario producer Bill Graham. (Born 1931)

MUSIC HISTORY:

1965: The television dance show "Hullaballoo" debuted on NBC.

1966: The Who and the Kinks performed on the last episode of "Shindig!"

1966: The Rolling Stones single "As Tears Go By" broke into the Top 40 chart.

1966: The Beatles topped the pop singles chart with "We Can Work It Out."

1970: Chicago kicked off a nearly year-long tour with a show in San Francisco.

1974: Kiss performed a special show after being signed to Casablanca Records.

1983: Don Henley's "Dirty Laundry" peaked at number three on the pop singles chart.

1987: Elton John was released from a hospital after having surgery two days earlier. He was being treated for a benign lesion on his throat.

2004: In conjunction with the celebrations marking what would have been Elvis Presley's 69th birthday, RCA Records announced that Presley was the biggest selling solo artist in American history, having sold up to that time 117-point-five-million albums.

2006: The Elvis Presley estate received multi-Platinum certifications for the singer's albums "ELVIS 30 #1 HITS" and "It's Christmas Time" and the DVD "Elvis By The Presleys." In addition, officials from the city of Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee issued proclamations making it Elvis Presley Day.

2008: Paul McCartney celebrated the birth of another grandchild, as daughter Stella gave birth to son Beckett Robert Lee Willis.

2008: The annual birthday proclamation of Elvis Presley Day in Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee took place at Graceland, while the Memphis Grizzlies basketball team celebrated Presley's birthday during a game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Meanwhile, the commemorative marker designating Presley's birthplace of Tupelo as part of the Mississippi Blues Trail was unveiled.

DISTANT REPLAY:

1973: The trial of the "Watergate Seven" began in Washington, D.C.