Oldies Features
The Rock History Report for
October 16th, 2009
1951 - Little Richard sat down for his first recording session in Atlanta, Georgia.
1954 - Elvis Presley first hit radio with an appearance on the "Louisiana Hayride."
1956 - Elvis Presley’s film Love Me Tender premiered.
1966 - Joan Baez was arrested along with 123 other anti-draft demonstrators. The group was blocking the door to the Armed Forces Induction Center in Oakland, California.
1971 - Isaac Hayes' Theme From Shaft was released.
1972 - Creedence Clearwater Revival released a statement announcing their break up.
1976 - Stevie Wonder released Songs in the Key of Life.
1982 - Daryl Hall and John Oates released H2O.
1989 – Prince released the single "The Arms Of Orion."
1992 - At a concert honoring Bob Dylan at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Sinead O'Connor was booed off stage. The crowd's response was in reaction to her controversial appearance on Saturday Night Live, when the singer tore up a photo of Pope John Paul II.
Birthdays:
1943 C.F. Turner of Bachman Turner Overdrive
1947 Bob 'Ace' Weir of The Grateful Dead
1953 Tony Carey of Rainbow
1960 Gary Kemp of Spandau Ballet
1960 Bob Mould
1962 Flea of The Red Hot Chili Peppers
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