Thur 4/9/15: On This Date (Music And Events Thru-Out The Years On April 9th)
1. 2010...Todd Rundgren Played The Palace Theater In Greensburg [I Saw the Light/Todd Rundgren]
2. 1979…Last Dance By Donna Summer Won The Academy Award As Best Original Song At The 51st Ceremonies In L.A. [Last Dance/Donna Summer]
3. 1989… Stones Bassist Bill Wyman, Who Was 52, Announced That He Was Getting Married…To 19 Year Old Mandy Smith…He Also Said That They Had Been Dating For 6 Years (13!!) [Waiting On A Friend/The Rolling Stones]
4. 1959…NASA Announced The Selection Of America’s First 7 Astronauts: Scott Carpenter…Gordon Cooper…John Glenn…Gus Grissom…Alan Shepard…Wally Schirra And Donald Slayton [Fly Me To The Moon/Frank Sinatra]
5. 1988…Dave Prater, Of The Rock And Roll Hof (’92) Duo Sam & Dave, Died When His Car Ran Off A Road And Slammed Into A Tree In Turner County, Georgia…Prater Was 50 (Soul Man And Hold On I’m Coming) [Soul Man/Sam & Dave]
6. 1973…Queen Played A Showcase Gig For Their New Record Label, EMI, At The Marquee Club In London [Somebody To Love/Queen]
7. 1988…Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car From Billy Ocean Hit The Top Of The Singles Chart…It Stayed At #1 For 2 Weeks [Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car/Billy Ocean]
8. 1943…Terry Knight (The Pack-I Who Have Nothing/Managed Grand Funk Railroad To Stardom-Also Produced Bloodrock Who Had The ’71 Top 40 Single D.O.A.)…Was Born…He Was Stabbed To Death While Defending His Daughter From Her Boyfriend On Nov. 1st, 2004 [Footstompin' Music/Grand Funk Railroad]
9. 1990…Billy Idol Released The Single Cradle Of Love…It Would Go On To Hit #1…The Song Was Written By David Werner…Werner Worked Out Of Rob Deaner’s Market Street Sound Studios [Cradle Of Love/Billy Idol]
