These are today's Birthday people....born August 1 in the years
mentioned :
MORRIS STOLOFF (1898 Philadelphia Pa)
Ldr Columbia Pictures Orchestra 1956 hit Moonglow & Theme From Picnic
LIONEL BART (1930 London UK)
British songwriter wrote Cliff Richard's Living Doll plus Oliver! show
NORM KATUNA (1945 Los Angeles Ca)
Our founding father has a birthday (and he's still older than I am :)
......and here are some folks who said their last goodbyes to us on
this day......
JOHNNY BURNETTE (1964 Clear Lake Ca)
Led Rock & Roll Trio on Coral Honey Hush etc solo hits on Liberty
BUD POWELL (1966 New York City NY)
Jazz pianist debuted in 1940 rcd for Verve,Blue Note others
BILL BUCHANAN (1996 Los Angeles Ca)
One half the Buchanan & Goodman duo who had "The Flying Saucer"
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EVENTS OF THE DAY
AUGUST 1 1927
Ralph Peer signed both Jimmie Rodgers anmd The Carter Family to RCA
recording contracts this day
AUGUST 1 1939
Glenn Miller records "In the Mood" the number that will later become
his signature tune
AUGUST 1 1942
On this day The American Federation of Musicians go on strike.
According to union president James C. Petrillo, phonograph records are
"a threat to members jobs." Musicians refuse to perform in recording
sessions, but are allowed to perform live. The ban will last for more
than two years. It ends when the major labels agreed to pay the union
a royalty for all records released.
AUGUST 1 1954
The Ames Brothers and Polly Bergen guest on Ed Sullivan's "Toast Of
The Town" show
AUGUST 1 1955
Sun Records in Memphis release a batch of new singles this
day---included among them are "Mystery Train" by Elvis Presley (Sun
223) and "Gone,Gone,Gone" by Carl Perkins (Sun 224)
AUGUST 1 1958
Although he'd already held his first recording session for the company
August 1 1958 marked the day Johnny Cash officially signed for
Columbia Records
AUGUST 1 1959
Jackie Wilson sings "I'll Be Satisfied" on Dick Clark's Saturday Night
Beechnut TV Show. Other guests are Bill Haley & His Comets ("Rock
Around The Clock"),Lou Monte ("Have Another"),Jimmy Clanton ("My Own
True Love") and Santo & Johnny ("Sleep Walk")
In the British charts Cliff Richard scores the first of many #1 hits
when his "Living Doll" knocks Bobby Darin's "Dream Lover" from the UK
#1 spot
AUGUST 1 1960
In the Billboard charts Chubby Checker's "The Twist" debuts on the Hot
100 for the first time
Elsewhere a virtually unknown femme vocalist named Aretha Franklin
records her first ever non-gospel session for Columbia Records this
day,that will yield the single "Today I Sing the Blues"
AUGUST 1 1961
In Philadelphia Danny & The Juniors cut "Back To The Hop" and "The
Charleston Fish" as their new Swan single. Also recorded are "Just
Because", "Your Hair's Too Long" and "Some Kind Of Nut"
AUGUST 1 1962
At Audio Recorders in Phoenix,Arizona Duane Eddy records
"Twangsville", which appears on the RCA LP of the same
name in 1965
Chubby Checker opens at the Sands in Las Vegas
AUGUST 1 1963
In Britain the first 'Beatles Monthly' is published. A magazine
devoted to the group, it will continue until 1969----at it's peak ot
will sell 350,000 copies a month
The Dovells sing "Betty In Bermudas" on "American Bandstand"
AUGUST 1 1973
The film "American Graffiti" opens this day
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Acknowledgement for recording session info used goes to Dik de Heer's
"In The Can" website. For more info see
http://members.home.nl/henk.gorter/Itcindex.html
ROGER FORD
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