TGIF October 23 Trivia
The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded their first single ‘Hey Joe’ on October 23, 1966, at De Lane Lea studios in London. The earliest known commercial recording of the song is the late-1965 single by the Los Angeles garage band The Leaves. The Stones then re-recorded the track and released it in 1966 as a follow-up single, which became a hit.
In 1976, Led Zeppelin made their US television debut on October 23, on Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert, they performed ‘”Black Dog” and “Dazed And Confused”.
Mark David Chapman quit his security job and signed out for the last time on October 23, 1980.
Instead of the usual “Chappy”, he wrote “John Lennon”. Chapman would murder Lennon on December 8th of this year outside his New York City home.
In 1995, Def Leppard gave themselves a place in the Guinness Book Of World Records on October 23, by playing three gigs on three continents in 24 hours. Tangier, London, and Vancouver.
Saturday Trivia for October 24
US Soul singer James Brown recorded his legendary ‘Live At The Apollo’ album on October 24, 1962. They listed the album at No.24 in Rolling Stone magazine’s 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
On October 24, 1970, Pink Floyd was at No.1 on the UK album chart with “Atom Heart Mother”, the group’s first No.1. The album cover shows a cow standing in a pasture with no text or any other clue as to what might be on the record.
In 2004, Queen became the first rock act to receive Iran’s official seal of approval. Queen’s greatest hits album released October 24 in Iran. Freddie Mercury was proud of his Iranian ancestry. Illegal bootleg albums and singles made Queen one of the most popular bands in Iran.
The album omitted a series of Queen ballads. Classics like “Bohemian Rhapsody”, “The Miracle” and “I Want To Break Free” were on the album.
On October 24 in 2017, Fats Domino died aged 89 at his home in Harvey, Louisiana. after a long-term illness. Domino attracted national attention with his first recording, “The Fat Man”. The debut, made in late 1949 for Imperial Records, is an early rock-and-roll record. “The Fat Man” sold one million copies by 1953.
People consider it the first rock-and-roll record to achieve this feat. Domino had 35 records in the US Billboard Top 40.
His single “Blueberry” was designated as worthy to join single historic sound recordings worthy of preservation by The Library of Congress’s National Registry.
Sunday, October 25 Trivia
The Rolling Stones appeared for the first time on October 25, 1964, on The Ed Sullivan Show from New York, performing “Around And Around” and “Time Is On My Side”. A riot broke out in the studio, prompting Sullivan’s infamous quote, ‘I promise you they’ll never be back on our show again.’ The band made a further five appearances on Sullivan’s show between 1965 and 1969.
The Archies were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with “Sugar Sugar” on October 24, 1969. It stayed at the top for eight weeks and was also No.1 in the US, selling over six million copies worldwide. The Archies were a rock group based on comic book characters.
For the first time in Billboard’s history Hot 100, on October 25, 1986, female solo acts held the top three spots. Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors” held down the No.1 position, followed by Tina Turner’s “Typical Male” at No.2 and Janet Jackson‘s “When I Think Of You” at No.3.
Happy Birthday to Katy Perry! Katy turns 36 today. She is an American singer-songwriter, who scored the 2008 single “I Kissed a Girl” which was a worldwide hit topping the charts in over 20 countries. Her 2013 single “Roar” gave the singer her eighth non-consecutive US No.1 hit.
