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Today In Music History: October 10, 2008

1960 – The #1 song was “Please Mr. Custer” by Larry Verne.
1964 – The Shangri-Las released “Leader of the Pack.”
1965 – The Supremes made their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show.
1970 – Smokey Robinson and The Miracles released “Tears of a Clown.”
1978 – Steve Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith were injured when a cherry bomb was thrown onstage at a show in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1979 – The city of Los Angeles declared “Fleetwood Mac Day.” The group got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1992 – Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash married Renee Suran.
1992 – The Chase by Garth Brooks debuted at #1 on the pop and country album charts.
1995 – Peter Frampton released Frampton Comes Alive II.
1997 – Jimmy Osmond and his wife Michelle Larson welcomed their second child, Zachary James. He is the 50th grandchild for George and Olive Osmond.
2001 – U2 kicked off the third leg of their Elevation tour in South Bend, Indiana. The show was webcast via RealNetworks, and a European company called Tiscali. Fans in the U.S. were able to get the live feed at U2’s official website.

Born on this day:

1924 – Ed Wood, Jr. (Plan 9 from Outer Space)
1942 – Peter Coyote (Erin Brockovich, 4400, E.T.)
1946 – Ben Vereen (Pippin, Roots)
1953 – Midge Ure (Singer and Guitarist for Ultravox)
1955 – David Lee Roth (Van Halen)
1958 – Tanya Tucker (Country Singer)
1959 – Kirsty MacColl (”They Don’t Know”)
1959 – Bradley Whitford (The West Wing, Studio 60)
1967 – Mike Malinin (Drummer for the Goo Goo Dolls, Minor Threat)
1979 – Mya

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