TRIVIA
Today’s Question: Booker T. & the MGs and Blues Brothers guitarist Steve Cropper celebrates his 75th birthday today (October 21st).
Cropper played on two classic recordings of the song “Soul Man,” one by Sam & Dave, the other by The Blues Brothers. What do the singers shout out to him on the second chorus of both versions?
a) “Turn it up, Steve”
b) “Play it, Steve”
c) “Take it away, Steve”
d) “Right on, Steve”
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ANNIVERSARIES
2008-All Together Now, a DVD documenting the creation of Love, the Cirque du Soleil Las Vegas production based on the music of The Beatles, is released.
2007-The Ramones and Simon & Garfunkel are among the inductees into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in Flushing, New York.
1992-Elton John files a $35,000,000 lawsuit against a Hard Copy reporter who claimed he had moved to Atlanta to be near an AIDS treatment center.
1978-The Clash fire their manager, Bernard Rhodes.
1977-The Beatles‘ Love Songs is released by Capitol. A companion of sorts to the previous year’s Rock and Roll Music compilation, the double-album set includes such ballads as “Yesterday,” “Something,” “And I Love Her” and “Here, There and Everywhere.”
1977-Meat Loaf releases Bat Out of Hell.
1976-Keith Moon plays what will be his last North American show with The Who as the band wraps up an extensive year of touring at Toronto’s Maple Leaf Garden.
1974-John Lennon records “Stand by Me” for Rock and Roll, his oldies collection.
1969-Paul McCartney death rumors flourish in New York as W-A-B-C radio’s Roby Yonge devotes most of his overnight shift to clues about the Beatle. The station’s management, unhappy with the sensationalism, fires him while he’s on the air, has a guard escort him from the building and puts a substitute on the air.
BIRTHDAYS
Brent Mydland – Died in 1990
When he succumbed to a drug overdose July 26th, 1990 at 37, Brent Mydland became the third Grateful Dead keyboardist to die (after Pigpen and Keith Godchaux) Born in 1952.
Rabbit (John Bundrick) – 68 years old
The Houston-born keyboardist got his first break playing on hometown pal Johnny Nash‘s “I Can See Clearly Now.” He has since toured with Eric Clapton, Donovan and The Who. Born in 1948.
Lee Loughnane – 70 years old
The Chicago co-founder plays trumpet and co-wrote “Call on Me” and “No Tell Lover.” Born in 1946.
Elvin Bishop – 74 years old
The blues-rock guitarist left The Paul Butterfield Blues Band to start his own self-named band with vocalist Mickey Thomas in the ’70s. His “Fooled Around and Fell in Love” was a Top 5 hit in ’76. Born in 1942.
Steve Cropper – 75 years old
The Booker T & the MGs/Blues Brothers guitarist — who is also a songwriter and record producer — played on tracks by many Stax Records stars. He co-wrote “Dock of the Bay” with Otis Redding and “Knock on Wood” with Eddie Floyd.
Manfred Mann (Michael Lubowitz) – 76 years old
The South African keyboardist moved to England in 1961. His self-named band evolved from jazz rock to British Invasion pop with such U.S. hits as “Do Wah Diddy Diddy,” “Sha La La,” “The Mighty Quinn” and, in a ’70s rock comeback as Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, a chart-topping cover of Bruce Springsteen‘s “Blinded by the Light.” Born in 1940.
TRIVIA ANSWER
b) “Play it, Steve”
