Playlist for Wednesday, October 9, 2002 (Noon-2pm)
The usual Birthdays on this date, and Recent Deaths. ... BIRTHDAYS: 1939 - O.V. Wright; 1940 - John Lennon
Time
Performer [Composer]
Song
Album [Format]
Misc
Misc –
[ ]:Highest chart position - US BB Pop, unless noted
B'DAY:Artist was born the day of that show
DEATH:Recent death of that artist/musical figure
BED:Instrumental bed that I talk over
REQ:Requests from listeners
BUB:45 peaked only in BB 'Bubbling Under', not Top-100
NEW:New Release
( ):Label, Year Rec/Rel
... For you chart geeks, complete chart history: Original UK release: UK #1! / 04-63 /// In the U S of A, on its first release, on May 27th, 1963 it initially failed miserably, selling less than 4,000 copies, even though Cash Box magazine called it a "Pick of the Week" - B U T: because of airplay on KRLA 1110 in LA, it started selling again, and debuted on the "Bubbling Under" on August 3rd, 1963, at #125/ next week: #116 {PEAK}/ 3rd and final week: #124 ... US re-issue 01-30-1964, as the B-side of 'Please Please Me': #41/ 03-07-64
... Recording engineer Geoff Emerick suggested recording Lennon's vocal through a Leslie speaker on the song, to capture the ethereal sound Lennon wanted, and to close-mic Starr's drums, which before that was a prohibited practice at EMI // ... The Beatles seventh English studio album
... "The Ox", John Entwistle, bass player in The WHO, was born October 9th, 1944 / He was only member of the group with formal music training // In 2011, he was voted as the greatest bass guitarist of all time in a Rolling Stone magazine readers' poll.
... "The Ox", John Entwistle, bass player in The WHO, was born October 9th, 1944 / He was only member of the group with formal music training // In 2011, he was voted as the greatest bass guitarist of all time in a Rolling Stone magazine readers' poll.// In 2004, the "My Generation" album was ranked #18 in Q magazine's list of "The 50 Best British Albums Ever".
... "The Ox", John Entwistle, bass player in The WHO, was born October 9th, 1944 / He was only member of the group with formal music training // In 2011, he was voted as the greatest bass guitarist of all time in a Rolling Stone magazine readers' poll.
... "The Ox", John Entwistle, bass player in The WHO, was born October 9th, 1944 / He was only member of the group with formal music training // In 2011, he was voted as the greatest bass guitarist of all time in a Rolling Stone magazine readers' poll. / This was released as a single in Aug 1976, but did not chart
Time:
Artist:
The Who [Townshend, John ENTWISTLE, Keith Moon, Nicky Hopkins]
Song:
The Ox [B-side of the UK single of 'The Kids Are Alright']
... "The Ox", John Entwistle, bass player in The WHO, was born October 9th, 1944 / He was only member of the group with formal music training // In 2011, he was voted as the greatest bass guitarist of all time in a Rolling Stone magazine readers' poll.
... "The Ox", John Entwistle, bass player in The WHO, was born October 9th, 1944 / He was only member of the group with formal music training // In 2011, he was voted as the greatest bass guitarist of all time in a Rolling Stone magazine readers' poll.
[for The Who: UK #32/ 03-66] • B'DAY • (Warick, May 1967)
Comment:
... "The Ox", John Entwistle, bass player in The WHO, was born October 9th, 1944 / He was only member of the group with formal music training // In 2011, he was voted as the greatest bass guitarist of all time in a Rolling Stone magazine readers' poll.
... "The Ox", John Entwistle, bass player in The WHO, was born October 9th, 1944 / He was only member of the group with formal music training // In 2011, he was voted as the greatest bass guitarist of all time in a Rolling Stone magazine readers' poll // For The Who: UK #8, US #93/ 01-65
... "The Ox", John Entwistle, bass player in The WHO, was born October 9th, 1944 / He was only member of the group with formal music training // In 2011, he was voted as the greatest bass guitarist of all time in a Rolling Stone readers' poll. / This ends with the main riff from "Boris the Spider". / His first of 7 solo albums
... "The Ox", John Entwistle, bass player in The WHO, was born October 9th, 1944 / He was only member of the group with formal music training // In 2011, he was voted as the greatest bass guitarist of all time in a Rolling Stone magazine readers' poll. // Peter Townshend coined the term "power pop", when he used it to describe the song in a May 1967 interview with English music mag NME
... "The Ox", John Entwistle, bass player in The WHO, was born October 9th, 1944 / He was only member of the group with formal music training // In 2011, he was voted as the greatest bass guitarist of all time in a Rolling Stone magazine readers' poll.
