This Day in Music History: October 7

October 7, 2016

We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.

 

Today: October 7.

 

1963: The Rolling Stones recorded the Lennon and McCartney penned song ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’ at De Lane Lea Studios in London. The song was primarily written by Paul McCartney, but was finished by Lennon and McCartney in the corner of a room while Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were talking. It reached the No.12 on the UK charts on its release.

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1967: Cass Elliot (The Mamas And The Papas) spent the night in a London jail, as he was accused of stealing from a hotel. Because of that, a TV and concert appearance had to be cancelled.

 

1967: The Beatles rejected an offer of no less than $1 million from promoter Sid Bernstein to make a second appearance at New York's Shea Stadium. Bernstein had originally brought the group to Shea in August 1965. Sid Bernstein had actually successfully contracted the Beatles to play at Shea Stadium in both 1965 and 1966.

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1979: Factory Records released 'Transmission', the debut single by English post-punk band Joy Division. In May 2007, NME magazine placed the single at No.20 in its list of the 50 "Greatest Indie Anthems Ever", only one place below their third single 'Love Will Tear Us Apart'.

 

1989: Paula Abdul went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Forever Your Girl'. She spent sixty-four consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200 before hitting number one, making it the longest time for an album to reach the number one spot.

 

1995: Alanis Morissette went to No.1 on the US album chart with her third album 'Jagged Little Pill'. The album produced six successful singles, including 'You Oughta Know', 'Ironic', 'You Learn', 'Hand in My Pocket', and 'Head over Feet' and went on to become the biggest selling album ever by a female artist with sales over 30 million.

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