This day in 'Musical' history

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Oct 9th:
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1965
The Ohio State University marching band plays "Hang On Sloopy" for the first time when their football team takes on Illinois. It soon becomes an OSU favorite, and in 1985 is designated the state song of Ohio.

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1969 - Top Of The Pops
For the first time in the history of the show, the BBC’s Top Of The Pops producers refused to air the No. 1 song, ‘Je T’aime... Moi Non Plus’, the erotic French language love song by Serge Gainsbourg and actress Jane Birkin.



The song, an instrumental with the voices of Gainsbourg and Birkin apparently recorded in the act of love and superimposed over the top, caused such a stir in Britain that the original label, Fontana, dropped the record despite it being No. 2 on the charts.

A small record company, (Major Minor), bought the rights and saw the song climb to the top of the charts, the first French language song to ever do so.
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Oct 9th:
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1971 - The Who
The Who played a small, low-key show at the University of Surrey, Guildford, with guest John Sebastian joining in on harmonica on ‘Magic Bus’ ‘ the only outside musician ever to jam with The Who on stage.

• Backstage, the group celebrated John Entwistle’s 27th birthday.

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1973 - Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley and Priscilla divorced after six years of marriage. Priscilla was awarded property, $725,000 cash and $4,200 a month support.
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1976 - Walter Murphy
One hit wonders Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'A Fifth Of Beethoven', included in the Disco smash film 'Saturday Night Fever' , it made No.28 in the UK.

 

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Oct 9th:
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LENNON:

1940
John Winston Lennon is born in Liverpool, England. The "Winston" comes from British Prime Minister Winston Churchill
- John would later add "Ono" to his middle name in honor of Yoko.

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1975
On father John Lennon's 35th birthday, Yoko Ono gives birth to Sean Ono Taro Lennon (Sean Lennon).

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1985
On what would have been John Lennon's 45th birthday, a section of Central Park in New York City is christened "Strawberry Fields" in his memory.

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Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, funds the project with a gift of $500,000, and appears with mayor Ed Koch at the dedication ceremony.

Months after Lennon's 1980 murder, the city designated the area in his honor - it's located near the Dakota building, where John and Yoko lived. With Yoko's funding, the Garden of Peace is built in 1984 as a place of meditation and quiet contemplation.
In the garden is the Imagine monument, a circular mosaic with the word "Imagine" at its center.Strawberry Fields becomes a popular destination for Beatles fans, who often place flowers on the Imagine monument.

Every December 8th, fans gather there to honor Lennon on the anniversary of his death.

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2000
--- On what would have been John Lennon's 60th birthday, the book Lennon Remembers, The Complete Rolling Stone Interviews is released, containing material too controversial to publish years earlier.

--- The John Lennon museum opens in Japan on what would have been his 60th birthday. Yoko Ono allows it to operate for 10 years before terminating the agreement, as she feels Lennon's spirit should stay in motion.

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Oct 10th:
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1964
The Olympic Games open in Tokyo, inspiring the song "Tokyo Melody."

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1970 - Sounds
The first issue of Sounds the British music paper was published. It was intended to be a weekly rival to titles such as Melody Maker and New Musical Express and was well known initially for giving away posters in the centre of the paper.



- Sounds closed on April 6, 1991.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounds_(magazine)
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1972
James Brown alienates much of his audience by meeting with President Richard Nixon in the White House and endorsing him in his bid for re-election.

Brown, who doesn't claim a political affiliation, uses the brief meeting to push for a national holiday celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Nixon says he's "aware of that.
-- "Tape recordings from the Oval Office reveal Nixon pushing back against the meeting, saying, "No more black stuff.
--- No more blacks from now on. Just don't bring 'em in here."

When an aide explains that Brown has huge influence in the black community, he reluctantly agrees.
- Nixon is despised by most black voters, but Brown is politically conservative, hewing to a message of rising up on your own.
-- His hope is that Nixon will provide opportunities that African Americans can use to rise up as business owners.
--- His support for Nixon leads to protests, with some fans calling him a sell-out.After Nixon won in 1968, Brown played at his inauguration; after Nixon's victory in 1972,
Brown skips it because the White House refuses to pay for the performance.Brown soon grows frustrated with Nixon, and takes him to task on the 1973 song "You Can Have Watergate Just Gimme Some Bucks And l'll Be Straight."

• When Jimmy Carter is elected president in 1976, Brown attends one of his inaugural balls.

 

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Oct 10th:
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1978
The second Stiff Records UK tour kicked off featuring;

• Wreckless Eric,
• Jona Lewie,
• Rachel Sweet,
• Lene Lovich and
• Micky Jupp.

The UK tour was undertaken by train, and then continued on to the USA, without Jupp, who was afraid of flying.
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1980 - John Bonham
The funeral took place of Led Zeppelin's drummer John Bonham ‘Bonzo’ was found dead at guitarists Jimmy Page's house of what was described as asphyxiation, after inhaling his own vomit after excessive vodka consumption, (40 shots in 4 hours) aged 32.

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1999 - Elvis Presley
A charity auction selling Elvis Presley's belongings was held at The Grand Hotel, Las Vegas.

• A wristwatch sold for $32,500,
• a cigar box $25,000,
• an autographed baseball sold for $19,000, and
• a 1956 Lincoln Continental sold for $250,000.

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