This Day In Music - May 18

 This Day In Music - May 18

1912 - Perry Como is born Pierino Ronald Como in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania - https://youtu.be/yI9Zm3BaQFg .

1941 - Lobby Loyde (John Baslington Lyde) was born in Longreach, Qld (and died on the 21st of April 2007 in Box Hill, Victoria aged 65).

1944 - Singer-songwriter Albert Hammond is born in London after his family evacuates from Gibraltar during World War II.

1945 - Kim Lynch (The Loved Ones) was born in Sydney, NSW, Australia.

1948 - Feliciano “Butch” Tavares (Tavares) born.

1949 - George Weyman (Edison Lighthouse) born.

1949 - Bill Wallace (bassist for The Guess Who) is born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

1949 - Keyboard player Rick Wakeman is born in London. After making his name as a session musician, he joins Yes in 1971.

1949 (1951?) - Richard Clapton is an Australian singer-songwriter, producer and guitarist from Sydney, New South Wales. His birth year is different on various sources.

1950 - Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo is born in Akron, Ohio. A prolific composer of TV and film music, his work can be heard in Rugrats, Tiger King, and the Hotel Transylvania franchise.

1952 - Country singer George Strait is born in Poteet, Texas.

1953 - John Schumann (Redgum) was born an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist from Adelaide.

1956 - Winifred Attwell presented two gold singles for sales of her hit medleys “Let’s Have A Party” and “Let’s Have Another Party”.

1956 - Jim Moginie (Midnight Oil) was born in Sydney, New South Wales.

1961 - On The Rebound (Floyd Cramer) went to #1 on the UK chart for 1 week.

1963 - The Beatles began their third U.K. tour in Slough, England. They started the tour second on the bill after Roy Orbison. They were soon moved to the number one spot.

1964 - The Animals record the folk song "House Of The Rising Sun" in a matter of minutes at a London studio. A few months later, it becomes a huge hit, going to #1 in Aus, the UK and US.

1966 - The Hollies record "Bus Stop."

1967 - Silence Is Golden (Tremeloes) went to #1 on chart for 3 weeks.

1968 - Tiny Tim's "Tiptoe through the Tulips" was released. It was originally a number one hit for Nick Lucas in 1929.

1968 - Northern California Rock Festival headlined The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead and Steve Miller Band.

1969 - Martika, known for her 1989 US #1 hit "Toy Soldiers," is born Marta Marrero to Cuban parents in Whittier, California.

1974 - Sugar Baby Love (Rubettes) started a 4 week stint at #1 on chart.

1975 - Surfer/musician Jack Johnson is born on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii.

1978 - "The Buddy Holly Story" starring Gary Busey as Holley, had its world premiere in Dallas, TX.

1980 - Battling epilepsy and depression, Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis hangs himself at his home in England.

1980 - Drummer Peter Criss leaves Kiss. He is replaced by Eric Carr, but returns to the band (along with Ace Frehley) in 1996.

1981 - After nearly 20 years with Motown Records, Diana Ross leaves the label and signs a record $20 million contract with RCA. Her hit duet "Endless Love" is released on Motown in August even though she has left the label.

1985 - After repeated attempts to break through in America, Simple Minds go to #1 with "Don't You (Forget About Me)," which is used in the movie The Breakfast Club.

1991 - R.E.M. go to #1 in America with their seventh album, Out of Time, which features the tracks "Losing My Religion" and "Shiny Happy People."

2004 - Clint Warwick (original bassist for The Moody Blues) dies at age 63 of liver disease.

2014 - Italian-American singer Jerry Vale dies at home in Palm Desert, California, at age 83.

2020 - Country singer Travis McCready holds the first post-pandemic concert at Temple Live in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Fans are spaced out in "pods," required to wear masks, and have their temperatures taken before they are admitted.