Oldies Daysheet: Tuesday, January 19

MUSIC NEWS:


Niagara Falls, Ontario-based Fallsview Casino Resort has announced that Gladys Knight, Supertramp's former frontman Roger Hodgson, and 1950s pop stars Little Anthony & The Imperials, will play at the venue this spring. Knight's appearance at the 15-hundred seat Avalon Theater happens on April 2nd.

BIRTHDAYS:

Original Deep Purple singer  Rod Evans ("Hush") is 63.

Dewey Bunnell of the group America is 59.

The Lovin' Spoonful's Joe Butler is 69.

The Everly Brothers' Phil Everly is 71.

Hot Chocolate's Harvey Hinsley is 62.

Shelley Fabares ("Johnny Angel") is 66.

Film director Richard Lester is 78. His credits include The Beatles' first two movies, A Hard Days Night and Help!


MUSIC HISTORY:

1958: Carl Perkins signed with Columbia Records, becoming the label's first rockabilly artist.

1959: Dick Clark's "American Bandstand" was rated the number one daytime program on TV.

1959: The Platters' "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" hit number one on the chart.

1963: The Beatles made their first UK television appearance on "Thank Your Lucky Stars."

1967: Leslie Gore appeared as Catwoman's sidekick, Pussycat, on the TV show "Batman."

1967: The Rolling Stones album "Got Live If You Want It" was certified Gold.

1971: The Beatles' song "Helter Skelter" was played at Charles Manson's trial. , including actress Sharon Tate.

1974: Al Wilson's "Show and Tell" Hit number one on the pop singles chart.

1974: Brownsville Station's "Smokin' In The Boys Room" peaked at number three on the pop singles chart.

1976: The Beatles were offered 30-million-dollars for a reunion, but turned down the offer.

1977: Aretha Franklin, Charlie Daniels Band, and Marshall Tucker Band performed at President Jimmy Carter's inauguration.

1983: Allman Brothers Band bassist Lamar Williams died of cancer at age 35.

1985: Glenn Frey's "The Heat Is On" broke into the Top 40 chart.

1986: Bruce Springsteen made an unannounced appearance at a benefit for people in the Asbury Park, New Jersey area who were laid-off from a 3M plant.

1993: Fleetwood Mac reunited to perform at President Bill Clinton's inauguration.

1994: John Lennon, Bob Marley, The Band, Elton John, the Grateful Dead, Duane Eddy, and Rod Stewart were among the artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

1997: Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, Michael McDonald, and Bruce Hornsby were among the performers at events surrounding Bill Clinton's inauguration.

1998: Carl Perkins died from complications following a series of strokes. He was 65.

2003: Doors members Ray Manzarek and Robbie Krieger appeared as the "Doors of the 21st Century" in Las Vegas.

2005: The Rolling Stones' album "Let It Bleed," Bob Marley's single "No Woman No Cry," and Ray Charles' single "American the Beautiful" were among the recordings added to the Grammy Hall of Fame.

2006: Wilson Pickett died of a heart attack in Ashburn, Virginia. He was 64.

2007: The Mamas and the Papas' Denny Doherty died at his home in Mississauga, Ontario, a community just west of Toronto, following a short period of poor health. He was 66.

2008: Charlie Daniels was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry.

2008: Janis Joplin's childhood home in Port Arthur, Texas received a Texas State Historical Marker.

2008: Edgar Winter was inducted into the Museum of the Gulf Coast's Music Hall of Fame at Lamar State College in Port Arthur, Texas.

2008: Elton John was in Maseru, Lesotho, and gave 120 motorbikes to medical personnel in support of the Riders for Health Program, a program his Elton John AIDS Foundation was operating along with the Lesotho government to provide health care to those living in rural parts of the African country.

2008: The Kingston Trio's John Stewart died of a stroke. He was 68.

DISTANT REPLAY:

1972: Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra and Early Wynn were elected to the Baseball Hall-of-Fame.