Oldies Daysheet: Thursday, January 14

MUSIC NEWS:

Legendary soul singer Teddy Pendergrass, who first gained fame as the lead singer of Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes in the 1970s, died Wednesday at Bryn Mawr Hospital in his native Philadelphia. Pendergrass failed to fully recover from colon cancer surgery he had eight months ago. After singing lead on Blue Notes songs such as "If You Don't Know Me By Now" and "Wake Up Everybody," Pendergrass set off on a successful solo career in the late 1970s. In March 1982 Pendergrass was on his way to a party in the Germantown section of Philadelphia when the brakes on his Rolls-Royce failed and he hit a tree. The accident paralyzed him from the waist down.





Simon & Garfunkel will reunite at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival this spring. RollingStone.com says it's their only confirmed U.S. performance this year. Paul Simon said, "Over the years I've always enjoyed performing at Jazz Fest. Everyone connected with the Festival, and in particular (director) Quint Davis, has created an atmosphere that is both musical and enjoyable. I am looking forward to the opportunity to perform with my old friend Art Garfunkel at this year's Festival." The Hall of Fame duo will take the stage on Saturday, April 24th.




BIRTHDAYS:

Singer Clarence Carter ("Patches")  is 74.

New Orleans songwriter, producer, and arranger Allen Toussaint is 72. He wrote Ernie K-Doe's "Mother-In-Law" and Lee Dorsey's "Working In A Coal Mine."

Foundations drummer Tim Harris is 62.

MUSIC HISTORY:

1955: Alan Freed hosted his first Rock and Roll Ball in Harlem, featuring the Drifters, Fats Domino, and the Moonglows.

1955: Little Richard released the single "Tutti Fruitti."

1956: Bill Haley's "See You Later Alligator" broke into the Top 40.

1960: Elvis Presley was promoted to sergeant in the U.S. Army.

1962: The movie "Teenage Millionaire," starring Chubby Checker and Dion, premiered in London.

1963: Drummer Charlie Watts made his stage debut with the Rolling Stones at the Flamingo Jazz Club in London.

1967: Sonny and Cher released the single "The Beat Goes On."

1967: Paul Revere and the Raiders' "Good Thing" peaked at number four on the pop singles chart.

1967: The Monkees' single "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" peaked at number 20 on the pop singles chart.

1967: The Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, and Quicksilver Messenger Service headlined at the first "Human Be-In" in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.

1968: The Association appeared on "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour."

1969: The film Monterey Pop opened in Los Angeles.

1970: The Supremes' final concert with Diana Ross, in Las Vegas.

1971: The Temptations released the single "Just My Imagination."

1973: Elvis Presley's TV special "Elvis: Aloha From Hawaii" drew the largest world-wide TV audience to date.

1978: Player's "Baby Come Back" hit number one on the pop singles chart.

1978: Rod Stewart's "You're In My Heart" peaked at number four on the pop singles chart.

1989: Paul McCartney released the album "Back in the U.S.S.R." exclusively in Russia. It was extensively bootlegged to the West.

1992: Sam and Dave, The Isley Brothers, Bobby Blue Band, Booker T and the MGs, and Johnny Cash were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

1997: The Beach Boys appeared on Tim Allen's sitcom "Home Improvement."

2001: Chaka Khan reunited with Rufus at the 8th annual Paint It Jazz festival in Barbados.

2002: George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" was rereleased in the UK, about six weeks after his death.

2003: A judge in Tucson, Arizona, reversed a decision to block the release of the video made during Diana Ross' DUI arrest 16 days earlier, and ruled that parts of the video could be issued to the media.

2003: The Miami hospital where Bee Gee Maurice Gibb died announced that it was cooperating with the Gibb family's investigation into the late singer's treatment before his death.

2008: The publicist for the Rolling Stones' Ron Wood confirmed that the rocker was recovering from a hernia operation, and would be laid up for the next two months. The guitarist suffered the injury in 2007 while the band was on tour.

2009: Paul McCartney made a guest appearance on ABC's "The View."

DISTANT REPLAY:

1973: The Miami Dolphins beat the Washington Redskins 14-7 in Super Bowl VII. The Dolphins' victory completed the only undefeated season to-date in NFL history.