This Day In Music - April 19th

April 19th: On this Day

(from thisdayinmusic.com)

2005, it was announced that two 30-second television commercials designed to attract vacationing families to Graceland to experience the "real" Elvis Presley would air nationally in the US starting in April 2006. It was the first time in the history of Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. that the company has used television advertising to promote Graceland tourism.

2002, police were investigating how tracks from the forthcoming Oasis album 'Heathen Chemistry' had been illegally circulated on the Internet. They thought the person responsible had access to the bands private recording sessions.

2000, Phil Collins won £250,000 in a high court case over royalties with two former members of his band. The judge ruled that they had been overpaid in error but because the two musicians had no other income they would not have to pay it back.

1998, Robbie Williams started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Life Thru A Lens.'

1995, The Stone Roses played their first gig in five years when the appeared at The Rockerfella Club, Oslo, Norway.

1990, On BBC- TV's 'French and Saunders' show, a comedy courthouse sketch featuring, Mark Knopfler, Dave Gilmour, Lemmy, Mark king and Gary Moore. The sketch ended with all the guitarists jamming together.

1989, The Pixies kicked off a 19-date UK tour at The Top Rank, Brighton.

1988, Sonny Bono was inaugurated as the Mayor of Palm Springs.

1986, George Michael was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'A Different Corner', the singers second solo No.1.

1986, Prince started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Kiss.' Prince also had the No.2 song 'Manic Monday', by The Bangles, which he wrote under the pseudonym 'Christopher.'

1982, Classix Nouveaux kicked off a 13-date UK tour at St Albans City Hall.

1980, Blondie went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Call Me', (featured in the Richard Gere movie 'American Gigolo').

1980, Brian Johnson 32 year old singer with Geordie joined AC/DC replacing Bon Scott who died after a drinks binge.

1980, For the first time ever the Top five artists on the US country chart were all female, Crystal Gayle who was at No.1, with Dottie West, Debbie Boone, Emmylou Harris and Tammy Wynette making up the rest of the Top 5.

1980, Rose Royce went to No.1 on the UK album charts with their 'Greatest Hits' LP.

1975, The Stylistics started a two- week run at No.1 on the UK chart with 'The Best Of' album.

1970, Eurovision Song Contest winner Dana was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'All Kinds Of Everything.'

1968, John Lennon, George Harrison and their wives left the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's ashram in Rishikesh, India two weeks before their study was complete. Ringo and Paul had already left.

1967, Jimi Hendrix, The Walker Brothers, Engelbert Humperdink and Cat Stevens, played two shows at The Odeon, Birmingham, England.

1965, The film T.A.M.I. (Teen- Age Music International) Show featuring The Rolling Stones, Supremes Four Tops, James Brown, The Beach Boys and Smokey Robinson & The Miracles opened in London under the title Teenage Command Performance.

April 19th: Born on this day

1947, Born on this day, Mark Volman, The Turtles, (1967 US No.1 single 'Happy Together', 1967 UK No.4 single 'She'd Rather Be With Me'). Flo and Eddie, worked with Frank Zappa, T Rex, Bruce Springsteen.

1944, Born on this day, Bernie Worrell, keyboards, Parliament, Funkadelic, (1978 US No.16 album 'One Nation Under A Groove').

1942, Born on this day, Alan Price, keyboards, The Animals, (1964 UK & US No.1 single 'House Of The Rising Sun') & solo, (1967 UK No.4 single 'Simon Smith and his amazing Dancing. bear').

1928, Born on this day, Alexis Korner, blues singer, musician. Major force behind the UK R&B scene, formed Blues Incorporated with Charlie Watts, had hits with CCS, (1971 UK No.5 single 'Tap Turns On The Water'). Writer and radio presenter. Korner died on January 1st 1984.

April 19th: Three steps to heaven

2003, the oldest working musician in Britain Conrad Leonard died aged 104. Leonard had worked with Cole Porter, Petula Clark and the at the BBC during his career.