Tommy’s Coffee Break Calendar for September 9th
9/9/1956 (60 years ago today) - Live from the CBS Television Studios in Los Angeles, Elvis Presley makes his first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show", performing "Don't Be Cruel", "Love Me Tender" and "Ready Teddy". Ratings are off-the-charts, with an estimated 72 million tuning in to see what the fuss is all about. Oh, they find out all right...
9/9/1968 (48 years ago today) - They're working on tracks for "The White Album" at London's Abbey Road Studios: The Beatles record "Helter Skelter" in a legendary session that supposedly featured some notorious Fab Four hi-jinx: John Lennon played bass and honked on a saxophone, roadie Mal Evans attempted to play a trumpet, while George Harrison runs around the studio with a flaming ashtray above his head! No, really...
9/9/1941 - Born this day, the incomparable Otis Redding, not only considered one of the greatest singers in all of American popular music, but a pioneer and visionary talent as well: Otis was also a songwriter, producer, arranger, band leader, and talent scout; his recordings still influence anyone who tackles the genre of soul -- "These Arms Of Mine", "Pain In My Heart", "That's How Strong My Love Is", "Respect" (later made famous by Aretha Franklin), "I've Been Loving You Too Long", "Try A Little Tenderness", "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" -- you just can't image the world of 20th century music without these songs, you just can't! Otis was only 26 years old when he tragically died in a plane crash December 10, 1967. Unbelievable catalog of work for such a young man.
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"I'm down on my knees/Please, don't make me stop now...", xoxo!
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