Classic Rock Almanac January 6, 2015

TRIVIA

Today’s Question: Former AC/DC rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young turns 62 today (Tuesday).

scroll down for today’s answer

ANNIVERSARIES

2007-“Sneaky Pete” Kleinow, pedal steel guitarist for The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers and Burrito Deluxe and also a well-respected Hollywood special effects artist, dies of Alzheimer’s Disease at a California nursing home. He was 72.

2001-Fleetwood Mac stop by the White House to serenade outgoing president Bill Clinton who, eight years earlier, used their “Don’t Stop” as his campaign theme.

1999-Metallica hold a press conference to announce details of their April 1999 performances with the San Francisco Symphony. The shows are recorded and released as S-&-M Live later in the year.

1993-Bill Wyman tells London T-V host Matthew Lorenzo that he’s quit The Rolling Stones.

1992-George Thorogood and the Destroyers self-titled 1977 debut album is certified gold by the RIAA for half a million sales.

1990-The Rolling Stones set a new record for tour grosses when accountants announce that their Steel Wheels tour has taken in over 100-million-dollars.

1990-Phil Collins tops the Billboard album chart with …but Seriously.

1987-Elton John undergoes exploratory throat surgery in Australia after suffering voice problems for more than a year. Doctors find a benign lesion on his vocal cords. He recovers and resumes his career.

1984-After a long hiatus following the deaths of guitarist James Honeyman-Scott and bassist Pete Farndon, the revamped Pretenders begin a U-K tour in Ipswich.

1977-In the aftermath of The Sex Pistols’ ill-fated December 1st appearance on England’s Today program, E-M-I Records announces that the group has been dropped from the label after releasing only one single.

1976-Former Humble Pie and Herd guitarist Peter Frampton releases the double live album Frampton Comes Alive, which goes on to sell more than 16 million copies worldwide.

1970-Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young play their first show outside the U-S, at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

1968-The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour hits the top spot on the U-S album chart, where it remains for eight weeks. It’s the fourth year in a row that a Beatles album hits number-one in January.

1967-In Morecambe, England, The Who play a ballroom show without Pete Townshend, who had been in a car crash. Mike Dickinson, a guitarist in The Doodlebugs, an obscure band on the bill, fills in.

1966-The Beatles’ “We Can Work It Out” single is certified gold.

1966-The Who perform “I Can’t Explain” and “My Generation” on a Shindig episode taped in England. Also appearing: The Kinks (“I Gotta Move”), Billy J. Kramer (“My Babe”) and Ian Whitcomb.

1966-Bob and Sara Dylan’s first child, Jesse, is born.

1964-The Rolling Stones start their first U-K headlining tour at a movie theater in Harrow, a London suburb. The Ronettes and Marty Wilde open.

BIRTHDAYS

Malcolm Young-61 years old
AC/DC rhythm guitarist.  Born in 1953.

Syd Barrett (Roger Keith Barrett)-Died in 2006
Pink Floyd’s founding singer and guitarist made two solo albums after his 1968 departure from the group. He retired from music and lived in seclusion until his death on July 7th, 2006 of complications from diabetes at 60.  Born in 1946.

Doris Troy (Payne)-Died in 2004
The native New Yorker, a onetime Apollo Theater usher, hit the Top 10 in 1963 with “Just One Look,” which The Hollies later covered. She moved to England, where she worked with George Harrison, The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd, among others. After a long battle with emphysema, she died February 16th, 2004 at 67.  Born in 1937.

TRIVIA ANSWER
a) Starfighters

Recent Music News:

• Watch U2’s 360 Degree #SongForSomeone Video
• Listen to Pearl Jam cover Pink Floyd’s ‘Comfortably Numb’
• Andy White, Who Played Drums for The Beatles, Dies at 85
• The Daily Cut: Neil Young and Crazy Horse “Like a Hurricane”
• Classic Rock Almanac November 12, 2015