This Day In Music - May 25

 This Day In Music - May 25

1921 - Lyricist Hal David, frequent collaborator of Burt Bacharach, is born in New York City - https://youtu.be/KtBbyglq37E .

1927 - Norman Petty, recording engineer for Buddy Holly, is born in Clovis, New Mexico. He'll also produce hits for Roy Orbison and Waylon Jennings.

1936 - Country singer-songwriter Tom T. Hall, who penned the smash hit "Harper Valley P.T.A.," is born in Olive Hill, Kentucky - https://youtu.be/aOZPBUu7Fro .

1942 - Brian "Blinky" Davison (drummer for The Nice) is born in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

1943 -John Michael "Poli" Palmer born in Evesham, Worcestershire is a British rock musician known for the group "Family".

1943 - Country singer Jessi Colter is born Miriam Johnson in Phoenix, Arizona. Known for her collaborations with husband Waylon Jennings.

1955 - John Grimaldi (Argent) born in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom - https://youtu.be/jvfxI9yD2dM .

1958 - Paul Weller (singer, guitarist for The Jam, The Style Council) is born in Woking, Surrey, England.

1961 - You’re Driving Me Crazy (Temperance Seven) went to #1 on . chart for 1 week.

1962 - The West Side Story soundtrack goes to #1 in the US, where it stays for a record 54 (non-consecutive) weeks - https://youtu.be/_e2igZexpMs .

1965 - Dave Davies of The Kinks falls and injures himself on stage in Cardiff, Wales, forcing cancellation of the group's tour.

1967 - Procol Harum’s classic “A Whiter Shade Of Pale” entered charts - https://youtu.be/Mb3iPP-tHdA .

1968 - Simon and Garfunkel replaced themselves at the top of the album chart when “Bookends” took the slot away from their soundtrack to “The Graduate”.

1968 - The 1968 Monterey Pop Festival was cancelled.

1969 - The Hollies record "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother." - https://youtu.be/Jl5vi9ir49g .

1969 - "Midnight Cowboy" opened in New York.

1973 - Carole King’s Sunset Concert in NY’s Central Park attracted what was the biggest ever crowd for a rock concert in the Park at that time (100,000).

1973 - Mike Oldfield released his "Tubular Bells" LP. The title track would later become the theme for the movie "The Exorcist."

1974 - Rick Wakeman became the first member of the group Yes to have a No.1 UK album when 'Journey To The Centre Of The Earth' went to the top of the charts.

1977 - George Lucas' space opera Star Wars debuts in theaters, accompanied by an instantly iconic score from John Williams - https://youtu.be/_D0ZQPqeJkk .

1978 - Keith Moon performed with the Who for the last time.

1985 - “Brothers In Arms” entered album chart at #1, equalling the achievement of Love Over Gold in 1982 - https://youtu.be/jhdFe3evXpk .

1985 - Wham!'s "Everything She Wants" hits #1 in the US, making them the first group since the Bee Gees to have three #1 hits from the same album. https://youtu.be/Yf_Lwe6p-Cg .

1988 - Debbie Gibson's "Foolish Beat" hit #1, making her the youngest artist to write, sing and produce a #1 hit. She was 17 years old at the time - https://youtu.be/TyD15vXlCAs .

1994 - Jazz guitarist Eric Gale (of Stuff) dies of lung cancer at age 55.

1996 - Brad Nowell (frontman of Sublime) dies of a heroin overdose at age 28, just one week after marrying Troy Dendekker, the mother of his 11-month-old son, Jakob.

1997 - Bob Dylan was admitted to a Los Angeles hospital with chest pains. As a result, his European tour was cancelled.

2005 - Domenic Troiano (guitarist for The Guess Who, Bush) dies at age 59 after a ten-year battle with prostate cancer.

2006 - Reggae singer-songwriter Desmond Dekker dies of a heart attack at age 64 - https://youtu.be/mxtfdH3-TQ4 .