Booze Calender

1st – First Top of the pops in 1964 hosted by jimmy saville – Beatles were the first no 1 act, Alexis Korner died aged 55 in 1984, Morgan Fisher (Love Affair / Mott) Born 1950 - 1942 Country Joe McDonald - 1950 Steve Ripley (Tractors) - 1957 Grandmaster Flash - Beatle got turned down by Decca in 1962

2nd – Singing Cowboy Tex Ritter died 1974, Larry Williams died 1980 (aged 45) - 1936 Roger Miller (country singer) - 1949 Chick Churchill (Ten Years After) - 1975 Douglass Robb (Hoobastank)

3rd – John Paul Jones (Zeppelin) Born 1946 - 1926 George Martin (producer - Beatles) - 1945 Stephen Stills (Crosby, Stills & Nash)

4th – Charlie Mingus Jazz Pianist died 1979 (Aged 56), Phil Lynott died 1986, Bernard Sumner (New Order) born 1956 - 1946 Arthur Conley - 1956 Patty Loveless - 1960 Michael Stipe (R.E.M.) - 1962 Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins) - 1965 Beth Gibbons (Portishead) - 1965 David Glasper (Breathe) - 1966 Deana Carter - 1967 Benjamine Darvill (Crash Test Dummies)

5th – 1923 Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records) - 1940 George Malone (Monotones) - 1949 George Brown (Kool & The Gang) - 1950 Chris Stein (Blondie) - 1964 Grant Young (Soul Asylum) - 1966 Kate Schellenbach (Luscious Jackson) - 1969 Marilyn Manson

6th – “rock island line” got in the charts in 1956 for Lonnie donegan, Pistols dropped by EMI 1977, Syd Barrett born 1946, Malcolm Young (AC/DC) Born 1953 -1924 Earl Scruggs - 1929 Wilbert Harrison - 1937 Doris Troy - 1947 Sandy Denny (Fairport Convention) - 1951 Kim Wilson (Fabulous Thunderbirds) - 1959 Kathie Sledge (Sister Sledge) - 1963 Jazzie B (Soul II Soul) - 1964 Mark O'Toole (Frankie Goes To Hollywood)

7th – Cyril Davis Blues Harmonica died 1964 - 1922 Jean-Pierre Rampal (Musician) - 1937 Paul Revere (Paul Revere & The Raiders) or '38? - 1943 Leona Williams (Helton Family Band, Loretta Lynn's band) - 1946 Jann Wenner (publisher - Rolling Stone magazine) - 1946 Andy Brown (Fortunes) - 1948 Kenny Loggins - 1959 Kathy Valentine (The Go-Go's) - Muddy Watersn recorded (I'm your) hootchie coochie man in 1954 at Chess Studios chicago. - Rock around the clock entered the british charts in 1955 (bill Haley)

8th – Elvis Presley born in 1935 - 1937 Shirley Bassey
1940 Little Anthony Gourdune (Little Anthony & The Imperials) - 1943 Marcus Hutson (The Whispers) - 1946 Robby Krieger (The Doors) - 1947 David Bowie - 1947 Terry Sylvester (Hollies) - 1955 Mike Reno (Loverboy) - 1959 Paul Hester (drums, Crowded House) - 1969 R. Kelly - 1969 Jeff Abercrombie (Fuel) - 1975 Sean Paul - 1983 Gen Baker (Zombina & The Skeletones) - Kiss signed their first record deal in 1974

9th – Graham Parker signed to Phonogram 1976 - 1941 Joan Baez - 1943 Kenneth Kelly (The Manhattans) - 1944 Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) - 1950 David Johansen - 1951 Crystal Gayle - 1963 Eric Erlandson (Hole) - 1967 Carl Bell (Fuel) - 1967 Steve Harwell (Smash Mouth) - 1967 Dave Matthews (Dave Matthews Band) - 1978 A.J. McLean (Backstreet Boys)

10th – Chester Burnette (aka Howlin Wolf) died 1976, Rod Stewart Born 1945 - 1917 Jerry Wexler (record producer) - 1935 Ronnie Hawkins (The Hawks) - 1939 Scott McKenzie - 1939 Sal Mineo (singer/actor) - 1942 Jim Croce - 1945 Rod Stewart - 1946 Aynsley Dunbar (Jefferson Starship + sessionist) - 1948 Donald Fagen - 1948 Cyrill Neville (Neville Brothers) - 1953 Pat Benatar (Patrcia Andrejewski) - 1958 Shawn Colvin - 1959 Curt Kirkwood (Meat Puppets) - 1964 Brad Roberts (Crash Test Dummies) - 1973 Aerle Taree (Arrested Development) - 1979 Chris Smith (Kris Kross)

11th – “Young Ones” Cliff & The Shadows first UK hit to enter at no 1, Jethrio Tull release fisrt LP “This Was” in 1969, Terry Williams (Drummer) Born 1948 - 1942 Clarence Clemons - 1943 Tony Kaye (Yes) - 1949 Frederick Dennis Greene (Sha Na Na) - 1946 Naomi Judd - 1958 Vicki Peterson (The Bangles) - 1968 Tom Dumont (No Doubt) - 1971 Mary J. Blige - 1971 Tom Rowlands (Chemical Brothers) & in 2003 MICKEY FINN - Bongo player/Percussionist with T.Rex (and later Mickey Finn's T.Rex) - kidney and liver problems. - Whiskey a go go in LA opened in 193

12th – Melanie Chisholm Born 1976, Long John Baldry Born 1941, Maggie Bell (Stone the Crows) Born 1945, Michael Hutchence(Inxs) Born 1960 - 1930 Glenn Yarborough (Limelighters) - 1937 Rene Netto (clarinet/saxophone/flute) - 1939 William Lee Gordon (Oak Ridge Boys) - 1941 Long John Baldry - 1946 Cynthia Robinson (Sly & The Family Stone) - 1954 Felipe Rose (Village People) - 1959 Per Gessle (Roxette) - 1960 Charlie Gillingham(Counting Crows) - 1966 Rob Zombie (White Zombie) - 1968 Raekwon (Wu-Tang Clan) - 1974 Melanie Chisholm (Spice Girls)

13th – 1930 Bobby Lester (Moonglows) - 1954 Trevor Rabin (Yes) - 1955 Fred White (Earth Wind and Fire) - 1961 Suggs aka Graham McPherson (Madness) - 1970 Zach de la Rocha (Rage Against The Machine)

14th – Madonna had her first chart hit in 1984 with “holiday” – Carl Smith or Chas Smash of Madness born 1959 - 1936, Clarence Carter - 1938, Alain Toussaint - 1938, Jack Jones - 1948, Tim Harris (the Foundations) - 1948, T-Bone Burnett - 1959, Chas Smith (Madness) - 1959, Geoff Tate (Queensryche) - 1961, Mike Tramp (White Lion) - 1965, Slick Rick - 1967, Steve Bowman (Counting Crows) - 1968 LL Cool J - 1969 Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters/Nirvana) - JERRY NOLAN - Drummer with the New York Dolls - Stroke. 1992

15th – Biff Byford (Saxon) Born 1952 - 1909 Gene Krupa (drummer) - 1941 Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) - 1942 Edward Bivens (Manhattans) - 1945 Joan Johnson (Dixie Cups) - 1942 Edward Bivins (The Manhattans) - 1949 Ronnie Van Zandt (Lynyrd Skynrd) - 1951 Martha Davis (The Motels) - 1952 Melvyn Gale (Electric Light Orchestra) - 1953 Boris Blank (Yello) - 1967 Lisa Velez (Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam) - DEE MURRAY - Played with Elton John's band, and later with Alice Cooper - Stroke. 1992

16th – Frampton “Comes Alive” released 1976 - 1942 William Francis (Dr. Hook) - 1942 Barbara Lynn - 1944 Jim Stafford - 1944 Ronnie Milsap - 1948 John Carpenter - 1959 Sade - 1962 Paul Webb (Talk Talk) - 1966 Maxine Jones (En Vogue) - The cavern in Liverpool opened for the first time in 1957.

17th – Paul Young (Q Tips) born 1956 - 1927 Eartha Kitt - 1948 Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones) - 1955 Steve Earle - 1957 John Crawford (Berlin) - 1957 Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles) - 1966 Shabba Ranks - 1971 Kid Rock

18th – Status Quo had there only no 1 in 1975 (down Down), Bad Company formed in 1974 - 1942 Bobby Goldboro - 1943 Dave Greenslade - (Thunderbird/Colisseum/Greenslade) - 1953 Brett Hudson (Hudson Brothers) - 1956 Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) - 1970 DJ Quik - 1971 Jonathan Davis - 1983 Samantha Mumba

19th – Rod Evans Deep Purple Born 1947 - 1939 Phil Everly (The Everly Brothers) - 1942 Michael Crawford - 1943 Janis Joplin - 1944 Shelley Fabares - 1946 Dolly Parton - 1949 Robert Palmer - 1952 Dewey Bunnell (America) - 1957 Mickey Virtue (UB40) - 1963 Caron Wheeler (Soul II Soul) - 1969 Trey Lorenz - 1971 John Wozniak (Marcy Playground)

20th – Alan freed first Rock n Roll DJ died in 1965 - 1855: Ernest Chausson (Composer) - 1876: Josef Hofmann. (first pianist to be recorded on gramophone) - 1894: Walter Piston (Composer) - 1899: Alexander Tcherepnin (composer) - 1889 Leadbelly (Huddie Ledbetter) - 1924 Slim Whitman - 1933 Ron Townson (Fifth Dimension) - 1942 William Powell (O'Jays) - 1945 Eric Stewart (Mindbenders/10cc) - 1947 George Grantham (Poco) - 1952 Paul Stanley (Kiss) - 1958 Ian Hill (Judas Priest) - 1965 John Michael Montgomery (Country singer) - 1979 Rob Bourdon (Linkin Park)

21st – Jackie Wilson died 1984 (After spending 8 years in a coma), Billy Ocean Born 1952, Emma Bunton Born 1978 - 1938 Wolfman Jack - 1941 Richie Havens - 1941 Placido Domingo (opera singer) - 1942 Edwin Starr - 1942 Mac Davis - 1947 Pye Hastings (Caravan) - 1947 Jimmy Ibbotson (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) - 1945 Chris Britton (Troggs) - 1950 Billy Ocean - 1956 Rob Brill (Berlin) - 1965 Cordell Crockett (Ugly Kid Joe) - 1965 Jason Mizell (Run D.M.C.) - 1979 Nokio (Dru Hill)

22nd – Malcolm Mclaren (Pistols Manager) Born 1946 - 1935 Sam Cooke - 1940 Addie Harris (Shirelles) - 1946 Marvin Lee Aday aka Meatloaf - 1952 Teddy Gentry (Alabama) - 1953 Steve Perry (Journey) - 1960 Michael Hutchence (INXS) - 1965 D.J. Jazzy Jeff - 1965 Steve Adler (Guns N' Roses)

23rd – Earl Falconer of UB40 born 1959 - 1933 Chita Rivera (singer/actor) - 1943 Millie Jackson - 1948 Anita Pointer (Pointer Sisters) - 1950 Bill Cunningham (The Box Tops) - 1950 Patrick Simmons (Doobie Brothers) - 1950 Danny Federici (E Street Band) - 1953 Robin Zander (Cheap Trick) - 1955 Reggie Calloway (Calloway)

24th – Julian Holland (Jools) Born 1958 - 1936 Doug Kershaw - 1939 Ray Stevens - 1941 Neil Diamond - 1941 Aaron Neville (Neville Brothers) - 1947 Warren Zevon - 1949 John Belushi (Blues Brothers) - 1955 Jools Holland (Squeeze)

25th – John Cooper Clarke (Punk Poet) Born 1949 - 1938 Etta James - 1954 Richard Finch (K.C. & The Sunshine Band) - 1956 Andy Cox (Fine Young Cannibals) or 1960 - 1958 Gary Tibbs (Roxy Music) - 1981 Alicia Keys - ollie

26th – Alvin Stardust aka Shane Fenton born 1945, Eric Stewart (Mindbenders/10CC) Born 1945 - 1934 Huey "Piano" Smith - 1939 Marshall Lieb (Teddy Bears) - 1945 Ashley Hutchings (Fairport Convention) - 1946 Deon Jackson - 1949 Derek Holt (Climax Blues Band) - 1950 Paul Pena (US Blues Guitarist) - 1951 Andy Hummell rock bassist (Big Star) - 1951 David Briggs (Little River Band) - 1953 Lucinda Williams - 1955 Lucia Mendez (Lucia es Luna Moreno) - 1957 Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen) - 1958 Norman Hassan (UB40) - 1958 Anita Baker (singer) - 1958 B James Lowry (Boys Band) - 1962 Tom Keifer (rock guitarist/vocalist) - 1963 Andrew Ridgeley (Wham!) - 1963 Jazzie B (Beresford Romeo) (Soul II Soul) - 1970 Kirk Franklin - 1972 Ya Kid K - Buddy Holly went into the decca studios for the first time in 1956

27th – Mark Owen Take That born 1972 – Nick Mason Pink Floyd Born 1944 - 1756 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (composer) - 1918 Elmore James (musician) - 1918 Skitch [Lyle] Henderson (Bandleader) - 1919 David Seville (inventor of The Chipmunks) - 1930 Bobby "Blue" Bland (Robert Calvin Bland) - 1931 Rudi Maugeri (Crew Cuts) - 1946 Nedra Talley (Ronettes) - 1945 Nick Mason (Pink Floyd) - 1951 Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy) - 1951 Seth Justman (J. Geils Band) - 1955 Richard Young (Kentucky Headhunters) - 1961 Gillian Gilbert (New Order) - 1961 Margo Timmins (Cowboy Junkies) - 1968 Mike Patton (Faith No More) - 1970 Mark Trojanowski (Sister Hazel)

28th –Frankie goes to Hollywood charted with “relax”, Billy Fury died aged 41 in 1983, Dick Tay;or (Pretty Things) Born 1943 – jim Capaldi died 2005 - 1936 Jack Scott - 1943 Brian Keenan (drummer, Chambers Brothers) - 1947 David Byron (Uriah Heep) - 1950 Tony Stough (lead guitarist) - 1959 Dave Sharp (The Alarm) - 1962 Sam Phillips - 1963 Dan Spitz (Anthrax) - 1968 DJ Muggs (Cypress Hill) - 1968 Rakim - 1968 Sarah McLachlan - 1977 Joseph Fatone ('N Sync) - 1977 Tweety (Next) - 1980 Nick Carter (Backstreet Boys) - 2004 - DINO DINES - One time member of T.Rex and T.Rextasy - Heart attack. In 1956 Elvis made his TV debut on the Dorsey Brothers show.

29th – “Tequela” by the Champs released in 1958, Stranglers Dbut Single “Get a Grip” released 1977 - 1938 James Jamerson (Motown Bassist) - 1952 Tommy Ramone (Ramones) - 1953 Louie Perez (Los Lobos) - 1959 Johnny Spampinato (NRBQ) - 1961 Eddie Jackson (Queensrÿche) - 1964 Marcus Verre (Living In A Box) - 1964 Roddy Frame (Aztec Camera) - 1981 Jonny Lang (guitarist)

30th – Professor Longhair died 1980, Sam “Lightening” Hopkins died 1982, Steve Marriot (Small Faces) Born 1947, Phil Collins Born 1951 - 1928 Ruth Brown - 1941 Joe Terranova (Danny & The Juniors) - 1942 Marty Balin (Jefferson Airplane) - 1947 Steve Marriott (Small Faces/Humble Pie) - 1951 Mary Ross (Quaterflash) - 1952 Steve Bartek (Oingo Boingo) - 1959 Jody Watley

31st – John Lydon of the Pistols born in 1956 – Llyod Cole born 1961 - 1906 Roosevelt Sykes (Jazz Pianist) - 1928 Chuck Willis - 1940 Sandy Yaguda (Jay & The Americans) - 1946 Terry Kath (Chicago) - 1951 Phil Manzanera (Roxy Music) - 1951 Harry Wayne Casey (KC & Sunshine Band) - 1956 John 'Rotten' Lydon (Sex Pistols/P.I.L.) - 1961 Lloyd Cole - 1966 Alan Jaworski (Jesus Jones) - 1967 Jason Cooper (The Cure) - 1981 Justin Timberlake ('N Sync)

No 1’s in this month over the years include the following

Rock around the Clock (1956) - Singing the Blues (1957) - Great Balls of Fuire (1958) - Jailhouse Rock (1958) - The Young Ones (1962) - Glad All Over (1964) - Yeh Yeh (1965) - needles & pins (64) - Day Tripper / I Feel Fine (66) - Keep on Running (66) - I’m a believer (67)- Love Grows - Blockbuster - Tiger feet (74) - Down Down (75) - YMcA (79) - Brass in Pocket (80)- Imagine (81)- Heaven is a place on Earth (88) - West end girls (86) - Bohemiam Rhapsody (91) - I hear you knockin (71) - Lily the pink (69) - Go Now (65)- Ob la di (69) - mamma mia (76) - Grandad (71) - Mull of Kintrye (78) - Dont you want me (82) - down under (83) - cant hurry love (83) - Relax (84) - I want to know what love is (85) - praise you (99) - never ever (98) - everlasting love (68) - albatross (69)

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