It Happened in October……. It’s a Music thing. 1st October 1970. Jimi Hendrix's funeral held in Seattle, Washington. 2nd 1942. Bing Crosby entered the US chart with 'White Christmas', which went on to sell over 50 million copies. 2nd 1965. Manfred Mann are the first Western band to tour USSR. 3rd 1981.The Kinks play their first show at Madison Square Garden. 5th 1962. The Beatles released their first single, "Love Me Do" 6th 1927. The first movie with a sound track, The Jazz Singer, premiered in New York City, with popular entertainer Al Jolson singing and dancing in black-face. It was the first full-length feature film to include spoken dialogue and is regarded as the first 'talkie'. 8th 1982. The musical "Cats" opened at the Wintergarden Theatre. In 1997 it became the longest running show in Broadway history. 9th 1984. Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends', narrated by Ringo Starr ( Richard Starkey ) was shown for the first time on British TV. 11th 2005. Rod Stewart received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to honour a career spanning more than 40 years. 14th 1976. Aerosmith started their first ever UK tour at Liverpool's Empire Theatre. 15th 1988. Reggae tops the American charts, for the first time ever, as UB40 hit No. 1 with their version of the Neil Diamond song 'Red Red Wine', it was also a No.1 hit in the UK. 16th 1962. The first night of a two month Motown Records package tour started in Washington DC, featuring Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, Mary Wells, The Miracles and 12 year old Stevie Wonder. 17th 1987. The Bee Gee's became the first group to have a UK No 1 hit in each of the 3 decades, 60's, 70's and 80's. 18th 1925. Grand Ole Opry opens. 19th 1961. Ray Charles makes UK chart with 'Hit the Road Jack' 20th 1955. "Day-O" was first recorded by Harry Belafonte. 21st 1997. Elton John's 'Candle In The Wind 97' was declared by the Guinness Book Of Records as the biggest selling single record of all time, with 31.8 million sales in less than 40 days and raising more than £20 million for charity. 22nd 1961. Chubby Checker appeared on the "Ed Sullivan Show" and performed "The Twist." 23rd 1966. The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded their first single 'Hey Joe', at De Lane Lea Studios in London. 25th 1998. For the first time in chart history, all the top 5 songs are new entries; 1) Cher - Believe : 2) George Michael - Outside : 3) U2 - Sweetest Thing : 4) Culture Club - I Just Wanna Be Loved : 5) Alanis Morissette - Thank U 27th 1960. Ben E. King records his first solo songs, "Spanish Harlem" and "Stand by Me." 29th 1983. Pink Floyd's album Dark Side of the Moon became the longest listed album in the history of the American charts when it stayed in the charts for a 491st week 30th 1984. Dan Ackroyd and John Belushi, aka The Blues Brothers (Jake and Elwood), hit the two-million-dollar sales mark with their LP, Briefcase Full of Blues. 31st 1975. The rock band Queen release the legendary track 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Can you name these bands from the 60’s ? If so you have a great start to our Mystery Pub Quiz on page 24.


Music Quiz. Do You Know Your First Line Lyrics? Answers are on page 20.


1. I wanna hold em like they do in Texas please


Fold em let em hit me raise it baby stay with me, I love it. 2. Load up on guns, bring your friends It's fun to lose and to pretend


3. I could stay awake just to hear you breathing Watch you smile while you are sleeping


4. Said Said, I remember when we used to sit In the government yard in Trenchtown 5. See the stone set in your eyes


See the thorn twist in your side, I wait for you. 6. Do you ever feel like a plastic bag


drifting through the wind wanting to start again 7. Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world.


8. We were both young when I first saw you I close my eyes and the flashback starts. 9. Look at the stars


10. 7. 1.


I love to pamper the wife after she has had a hard day at work. I get the hot tap running, swirl around the foam and bubbles and time it perfectly so the moment she sets foot inside the door all the dishes are piled up and waiting for her…….


Look how they shine for you


10. I heard, that your settled down. That you, found a girl and your married now.


It’s said that if you line up all the cars in the world end to end, someone would be stupid enough to try and pass them.


6.


1. Are you being served ?


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