I WANNA GET NEXT TO YOU
ROSE ROYCE
“I WANNA GET NEXT TO YOU” IS A 1976 SOUL SINGLE WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY LEGENDARY AMERICAN SONGWRITER NORMAN WHITFIELD, AND MOST FAMOUSLY SUNG BY AMERICAN R&B BAND ROSE ROYCE. IT IS THE THIRD OFFICIAL SINGLE FROM THE CAR WASH SOUNDTRACK. THE SONG HAS ALSO BECOME A STAPLE ON OLDIES RADIO AND ON ADULT CONTEMPORARY STATIONS.
THE SONG TALKS ABOUT HOW THE NARRATOR PLEADS LOVE FOR A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, EXCEPT THAT THE YOUNG WOMAN IS UNKIND, AND DOES NOT UNDERSTAND HIS AFFECTION FOR HER, AS HE WASTES HIS OWN MONEY CALLING HER, BUT SHE DOES NOT RESPOND, REGARDLESS, HE STILL WANTS TO “GET NEXT” TO HER.
1954, 19 YEAR OLD ELVIS PRESLEY SIGNED A RECORDING CONTRACT WITH SUN RECORDS. HE ALSO GAVE IN HIS NOTICE AT HIS DAY JOB AT THE CROWN ELECTRIC COMPANY. SAM PHILLIPS FROM SUN RECORDS ORIGINALLY WANTED TO USE THE 19 YEAR OLD TO MAKE DEMOS OF SONGS MEANT FOR OTHER ARTISTS, BUT SOON REALIZED THAT HERE WAS THE MAN WHO COULD BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN WHITE AND BLACK PERFORMANCES.
1962, THE ROLLING STONES MADE THEIR LIVE DEBUT AT THE MARQUEE JAZZ CLUB, LONDON, WITH DICK TAYLOR ON BASS AND MICK AVORY ON DRUMS. THE BAND WERE BILLED AS THE ROLLIN’ STONES. THEY WERE PAID £20 FOR THE GIG.
1964, THE BEATLES APPEARED AT THE HIPPODROME THEATRE IN BRIGHTON WITH THE FOURMOST AND THE SHUBDUBS (WHOSE DRUMMER, JIMMY NICOL, WOULD LATER FILL IN FOR AN ILL RINGO STARR ON THE BEATLES’ WORLD TOUR). ALSO IN THE US THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW RE-BROADCAST THE BEATLES’ FIRST LIVE TELEVISION APPEARANCE ON THE SULLIVAN SHOW (FROM FEBRUARY 9). ON THE WAY TO TONIGHT’S GIG GEORGE HARRISON WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR CRASH IN HIS BRAND NEW E-TYPE JAGUAR IN KINGS ROAD, FULHAM, LONDON. PASSING PEDESTRIANS COLLECTED BITS OF BROKEN GLASS AS SOUVENIRS.
1979, AMERICAN SINGER SONGWRITER MINNIE RIPERTON DIED OF CANCER AGED 31. THE STEVIE WONDER PRODUCED ‘LOVING YOU’ GAVE MINNIE A US NO.1 SINGLE IN 1975. SHE WORKED AT CHESS RECORDS SINGING BACKUP FOR VARIOUS ARTISTS SUCH AS ETTA JAMES, FONTELLA BASS, BO DIDDLEY, CHUCK BERRY, AND MUDDY WATERS.
2000, A STATUE ERECTED IN THE MEMORY OF JOHN LENNON WAS UNVEILED IN LONDON’S TRAFALGAR SQUARE. THE SCULPTURE FEATURED A REVOLVER WITH A KNOTTED BARREL CREATED BY SWEDISH ARTIST CARL FREDRIK REUTERSWARD.
2008, ROLLING STONE RON WOOD LEFT HIS WIFE OF 23 YEARS AND MOVED IN WITH AN 18-YEAR-OLD RUSSIAN COCKTAIL WAITRESS. THE 61 YEAR-OLD DAD-OF-FOUR HAD MET THE TEENAGER WHILE OUT DRINKING AND HAD TAKEN HER AWAY TO HIS LUXURY PAD IN IRELAND.
BORN TODAY
1943, BORN ON THIS DAY, CHRISTINE MCVIE, KEYBOARDS, VOCALS, CHICKEN SHACK, FLEETWOOD MAC
1947, BORN ON THIS DAY, WILKO JOHNSON, GUITAR, DR FEELGOOD
1952, BORN ON THIS DAY, LIZ MITCHELL, SINGER, BONEY M
1953, BORN ON THIS DAY, BILLY AND BOBBY ALESSI, ALESSI BROTHERS
1962, BORN ON THIS DAY, DAN MURPHY, GUITAR, SOUL ASYLUM
1984, BORN ON THIS DAY, GARETH GATES, UK SINGER, TV’S POP IDOL RUNNER UP
