1967, THE ROLLING STONES WERE FORCED TO CHANGE THE LYRICS OF ‘LETS SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER’ TO ‘LETS SPEND SOME TIME TOGETHER’ WHEN APPEARING ON THE US TV’S THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW AFTER THE PRODUCERS OBJECTED TO THE CONTENT OF THE LYRICS.
1969, GEORGE HARRISON HAD A FIVE-HOUR MEETING WITH JOHN, PAUL AND RINGO WHERE HE MADE IT CLEAR THAT HE WAS FULLY PREPARED TO QUIT THE BEATLES FOR GOOD. HARRISON WASN’T HAPPY WITH PLANS FOR LIVE PERFORMANCES AND THE CURRENT LET IT BE FILM PROJECT
1994, AMERICAN SINGER SONGWRITER HARRY NILSSON DIED IN HIS SLEEP OF HEART FAILURE AFTER SPENDING THE PREVIOUS DAY IN THE RECORDING STUDIO. HE RECORDED ‘EVERYBODY’S TALKIN’ FROM THE FILM ‘MIDNIGHT COWBOY’ AND WROTE HITS FOR THREE DOG NIGHT AND THE MONKEES
2008, RONNIE WOOD WAS RECOVERING FOLLOWING AN OPERATION FOR A HERNIA AFTER HE SUSTAINED THE INJURY DURING THE BAND’S RECENT BIGGER BANG TOUR. THE 60-YEAR-OLD ROLLING STONES GUITARIST WAS TOLD TO REST FOR TWO MONTHS AFTER THE PROCEDURE.
BORN TODAY
1893, IVOR NOVELLO, SONGWRITER & ACTOR. ANNUAL BRITISH MUSIC AWARDS ARE NAMED AFTER HIM. DIED 6TH MARCH 1951.
1947….. PETE WATERMAN, PRODUCER, TV PRESENTER AND PART OF THE STOCK, AITKEN & WATERMAN TEAM. BOOKED THE FIRST EVER TOUR FOR THE BAY CITY ROLLERS, SIGNED MUSICAL YOUTH AND NIK KERSHAW, DURING THE 70’S WAS PROMOTION CONSULTANT FOR JOHN TRAVOLTA.
1948…. RONNIE VAN ZANT, VOCALIST WITH LYNYRD SKYNYRD VAN ZANT DIED IN A PLANE CRASH , LOUISIANA ON OCTOBER 20TH 1977 ALONG WITH BANDMATES STEVE GAINES AND CASSIE GAINES.
