Lionel has his first No. 1 hit, Whitney starts a record breaking 14 week run at the top, and a Supreme is kidnapped at knife-point. It all happened this week in music history.
Jerry Martini, her longtime friend and fellow horn player in the band, said Wednesday that he was among those with her when she died of cancer Nov. 23 at her sister's home in Carmichael, California.
November 30th, 1971 - Sly And The Family Stone are at No.1 on the singles chart with ‘Family Affair’. It would be their last No.1 hit and Rolling Stone magazine would later rank the song at 138 on their list of the 500 greatest songs of all time...
Lord knows there are tons of songs out there that refer to The Garden State and everyone has their favorite. Well here's my two favorites and I guarantee you've never heard them before.
December 2nd, 1969 - Cindy Birdsong of the Supremes was kidnapped at knife-point by a man who worked maintenance in the building she lived in. She later escaped unharmed by jumping out of his car
September 22nd
1958 - Elvis Presley gives one last press conference in Brooklyn at the Military Ocean Terminal, with special permission from the Army. He then joined the rest of the 3rd Armored Division on the USS General Randall for a voyage to Bremerhaven, Germany.
August 26th
1967 - Mick Jagger and The Beatles meet up in Bangor North Wales to seek guidance from Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. They were interested in learning about Transcendental Meditation and attended an introductory seminar given by Yogi
As if it's not enough of a shock to loose one 70's icon (Metuchen resident Robert Hegyes) in a week, now comes word of the sudden passing of Don Corneilus, creator and host of Soul Train.
If you're one of the younger members of the Rossi Posse....h...
December 18th
1966 - Tara Browne was killed when driving at high speed in his Lotus Elan after it collided with a parked lorry in South Kensington, London. A close friend of The Rolling Stones Mick Jagger and Brian Jones
December 4th:
1965 - The Byrds started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Turn! Turn! Turn!' the group's second No.1. A No.26 hit in the UK.