These are today's Birthday people....born August 4 in the years
mentioned :
CARSON ROBISON (1890 Oswego Ks)
Pioneer C&W artist rcd in 1930's had RAB record on MGM in 50's
LOUIS ARMSTRONG (1901 New Orleans La)
Greatest name ever in jazz several fine 50's records
ELSBEARY HOBBS (1936 New York City NY)
Formerly of 5 Crowns he was original bass in the Drifters Mark II
FRANKIE FORD (1939 Gretna La)
White rocker made top notch hit Sea Cruise & Roberta flip
BIG DEE IRWIN (1939 New York City NY)
Lead singer The Pastels later solo Swinging On A Star hit 1963
TIMI YURO (1940 Chicago Il)
Big voiced femme pop singer great version of Hurt 1961
.........and here are some folk who said their last goodbyes to us on
this day....
EDDIE CONDON (1973 New York City NY)
Jazz guitarist rcd 30's and 40's but was on Columbia in 50's
JERI SOUTHERN (1991 Los Angeles Ca)
Jazz based torch singer biggest hit An Occasional Man 1955
HUNTER HANCOCK (2004 Claremont Ca)
West Coast's premier 1950's R&B dee jay
LITTLE MILTON (2005 Memphis Tn)
Blues singer several records on Sun biggest sucesses later with Chess
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EVENTS OF THE DAY
AUGUST 4 1927
Singer Jimmie Rodgers records his first sides for Victor in Bristol,
Tennessee. He sings "Sleep Baby Sleep" and "Soldier's Sweetheart"
AUGUST 4 1956
The Platters depose Elvis at the top of the US charts when "My Prayer"
replaces "I Want You,I Need You,I Love You" as the new #1 best selling
single
Elsewhere this day George Jones joins the Grand Ole Opry
..
AUGUST 4 1957
In what must have been an especially memorable "Ed Sullivan Show"
---guest hosted by Dan Dailey this night-----The Everly Brothers sing
"Bye Bye Love" and "Hey Doll Baby" whilst Frankie Lymon also guests
singing "Goody Goody". The Kirby Stone Four also guest while the icing
on the cake is an appearance by Jayne Mansfield
Meanwhile this day,down in Memphis Johnny Cash undertakes a recording
session for Sun that sees "Leave That Junk Alone","Country Boy","Doin'
My Time","If The Good Lord's Willing","I Heard That Lonesome Whistle"
"Remember Me" and "I Was There When It Happened" put in the can
AUGUST 4 1958
The American music weekly "Billboard" debuts its HOT HUNDRED chart.
Ricky Nelson has the honor of having the first #1 on the new chart
when "Poor Little Fool" goes to #1 this day replacing Elvis' "Hard
Headed Woman" as the nations new best seller
Elsewhere the Dumont TV Network finally crumbles this day
Johnny Garner sings "The Yellow Rose Of Texas" on "American Bandstand"
..AUGUST 4 1959
Bobby Rydell sings "Kissin' Time" on "American Bandstand". Carl Smith
also appears
Continuing his Hollywood recording session Gene Vincent this day
records "Why Don't You People Learn To Drive", "Crazy Times" and
"Greenback Dollar" for the forthcoming "Crazy Times"LP
Skeeter Davis joins the Grand Ole Opry
AUGUST 4 1960
At the Sun Studios in Memphis Charlie Rich records "On My Knees" for
release on Phillips International plus "There's Something You
Should Know" (which stays unissued)
AUGUST 4 1962
Barbara Lynn takes the Billboard #1 R&B spot this day when "You'll
Lose A Good Thing" replaces Ray Charles and "I Can't Stop Loving You"
AUGUST 4 1963
Little Stevie Wonder scores the first of many #1 hits as "Finger Tips
Part 2" sits at the top of the Billboard R& B chart
Kate Smith and Joya Sherrill guest on "The Ed Sullivan Show". Wonder
what US audiences made of Britain's Morecambe & Wise comedy duo?
In Britain there is great excitement when leading local music weekly
NME re****ts that local group The Beatles may possibly score a Top 100
American chart hit with 'From Me To You'----since the single is
'bubbling under' at # 116.
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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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