| 26
May '04 |
Wigan,
Lancashire: George Formby OBE [b. George Hay Booth; d. Preston, Lancashire
6 March 1961]. Singer, actor |
| 18
Jul '08 |
Rypin,
Poland: Ivor Marants (d. London 20 February 1998). Guitarist and teacher |
| 10
Aug '09 |
California?:
Clarence Leonidas ("Leo") Fender [d. 21 March 1991] |
| 28
Feb '13 |
St
Pancras, north London: Walter (Wally) John Ridley [d. 23 January 2007].
Producer (EMI HMV): Johnny Kidd and the Pirates, Swinging Blue Jeans |
| 15
May '14 |
London:
Norrie Paramour [b. Norman Paramour; d. 9 September 1979]. Producer (EMI
Columbia): Shadows, et alia |
| 25
Jan '15 |
Salford,
Lancashire: Ewan MacColl (b. James Henry Miller; d. 22 October 1989):
folk musician, active in British folk music revival. |
| 9
Jun '15 |
Waukesha,
Wisconsin: Lester William Polsfuss/Polfus ["Les Paul"] |
| 25
Jan '19> |
Plaistow,
East London: Norman Newell [d. 1 December 2004]. Producer, A&R
(EMI): Petula Clark, Peter and Gordon |
| 22
Jun '20 |
Chelmsford:
Radio broadcast of vocal recital by Dame Nellie Melba. |
| 11
Nov '20 |
Westminster
Abbey, London: the Columbia Gramophone Company records the burial
service of the Unknown Soldier using an microphone activated disk cutter,
the first recording of a major public event. |
| 18
Oct '22 |
London:
The Conservative government resolves that there shall be but one radio
network: The British Broadcasting Company (formed by Marconi House and
five other broadcasters) |
| 1
Nov '22 |
Wingate,
County Durham: Allan Weighell [d. 2002]. Bass: Steelmen, session musician. |
| |
London:
Broadcast Receiving Licence, 10 shillings. |
| 14
Nov '22 |
London:
First BBC radio station begins operation: 2LO. |
| 23 Feb '23 |
Edmonton: North London: Norman A. Smith. [d. 4 March 2008, East Sussex] Engineer: Beatles. Producer: Pink Floyd. |
| 4
May '23 |
Northfleet,
Kent: Arthur Greenslade [d. 2003, Australia] Music director, arranger, pianist:
Dusty Springfield, Chris Farlowe, Serge Gainsbourg, Shirley Bassey, Them |
| 29
Oct '23 |
Istanbul:
General Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) declares Turkey a secular state |
| 8
Nov '23 |
Munich:
Adolf Hitler attempts a coup, but is arrested several days later. |
| 21
Jan '24 |
Moscow:
Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov (Lenin) dies |
| 1925 |
London:
The Columbia Gramophone Company adopts the Western Electric electrical
recording system
Hayes: The Gramophone Company begins using the Western Electric
electrical recording system |
| 6
Jul '25 |
Highland
Park, Michigan: William Haley |
| 27
Aug '25 |
Bishopsgate,
London: Anthony ("Tony") John Crombie [d. Hampstead, 18
October 1999]. Drummer, pianist, band leader, composer; Tony Crombie's
Rockets. |
| 3
Jan '26 |
Highbury,
London: George Martin. Producer: Beatles, Cilla Black, etc. |
| 23
Jan '26 |
London
(Frith Street): John Logie Baird gives a demonstration of a television
set to a royal society. |
| 26
Jan '26 |
Hull, Yorkshire:
Ronnie Hilton [b. Adrian Hill; d. Hailsham, Eng., 21 February 2001]. Singer. |
| 2
Feb '26 |
Hull, Yorkshire:
David Whitefield [d. Australia, 16 January 1980]. Singer |
| 21
Feb '26 |
Rochester,
Kent: Ronald Verrell [d. 22 February 2002]. Session Drummer |
| 21
Apr '26 |
London:
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary is born to the the Duke and Duchess of York. |
| 3
Jun '26 |
Newark,
New Jersey: Allen Ginsberg [d. NYC 5 April 1997]. Poet |
| 11
Jun '26 |
London:
George Formby makes his first recordings, including "I Parted My
Hair in the Middle." |
| 30
Jul '26 |
Leeds:
Jimmy Savile [b. James Wilson Vincent Savile]. Disk jockey. |
| 24
Sep 25 |
Bristol,
Somerset: Russ Conway [b. Trevor Herbert Stanford; d. Eastbourne,
East Sussex, 16 November 2000]. Piano |
| 25
Sep '26 |
Detroit:
Ford Motor Company announces a 5-day work week for its employees |
| Oct-Nov
'26 |
Imperial
Conference, London: The Balfour Declaration recognizes that the United
Kingdom and the Dominions are "autonomous communities" |
| 31
Dec '26 |
London:
formation of the British Broadcasting Corporation and the decision that
the government will control all broadcasting. |
| 1927 |
London:
The Columbia Gramophone Company purchases a controlling interest in the
biggest German recording company, Carl Lindström and consequently
control over the labels Parlophone and Odeon. |
| 1
Jan '27 |
London:
BBC TV founded. |
| 21
May '27 |
Paris:
Charles Lindbergh successfully completes his 33 1/2 hour flight accross
the Atlantic |
| 7
Jul '27 |
BBC:
Christopher Stone becomes the first "disk jockey" in the UK
by playing a disk on his programme |
| 7
Spt '27 |
San
Francisco: Filo Farnsworth transmits a straight line to his electronic
television. |
| 6
Oct '27 |
New
York: Al Jolsons The Jazz Singer premiers, the first feature-length
film with some synchronized sound |
| 8
Nov '27 |
Liverpool:
Kenneth Arthur Dodd. Singer, comedian. |
| 3
Feb '28 |
Liverpool:
Frankie Vaughan [b. Frank Abelson; d. Buckinghamshire, 17 September 1999].
Singer. |
| 19
Apr '28 |
Paris,
France : Alexis Andrew Nicholas Körner [d. Westminster, London,
1 January 1984]. Guitar, singer: Blues Incorporated |
| 19
Jun '28 |
Bishop
Middleham, County Durham: Muriel Young [d. County Durham, 23 March
2001]. ITV presenter |
| 6
Aug '28 |
Pittsburgh,
PA: Andy Warhol [b. Andrew Warhola] |
| 3
Sep '28 |
London:
Alexander Fleming discovers Penicilium notatum |
| 18
Nov '28 |
New
York: Steamboat Willie, Walt Disneys first Mickey Mouse cartoon,
premieres at the Colony Theater |
| 26
Nov '28 |
Liverpool:
Michael Holiday [b. Norman Michael Milne; d. Croydon, Surrey, 29 October
1963]. Singer. |
| 30
Dec '28 |
McComb,
Mississippi: Bo Diddley [b. Ellas Bates]. Singer, guitarist |
| 1929 |
London:
stockbroker Edward Lewis forms Decca Records |
| 5
Apr '29 |
Newent,
Gloucestershire: Robert George ("Joe") Meek [d. London,
2 February 1967]. Producer. |
| 5
May '29 |
Bethal
Green, East London: Joy Beverley [b. Joyce Beverley]. Singer: The
Beverley Sisters |
| 25
Jun '29 |
Twickenham,
Middlesex: Dave King [b. David Kingshott; d. London, 15 April 2002].
Singer |
| 29
Oct '29 |
New
York City: The Stock Market begins to collapse. |
| 8
Nov '29 |
New
York: Bertrand Russell Berns [d. 30 December 1967]. Songwriter ("Twist
and Shout") and Producer (Them) |
| 3
Dec '29 |
St.
Johns Wood, London: The Gramophone Company purchases the detached
house and adjacent lot at 3 Abbey Road as the location for a recording
studio. |
| 1930 |
|
| 1930 |
Willesden,
London: Laurance ("Larry") Maurice Parnes [d. 4 August 1989].
Manager: Tommy Steele, Billy Fury, Marty Wilde, Johnny Gentle, etc. |
| 3
Jan '30 |
Dallas,
Texas: Clyde Barrow meets Bonnie Parker |
| 12
Mar '30 |
Ahmedabad,
Gujarat, India: Mohandas Gandhi begins
his Salt March to Dandi to protest British taxes |
| 4
May '30 |
Hounslow,
Middlesex: William ("Bill") James Eyden [d. 15 October 2004].
Drummer: Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames. Session musician ("Whiter
Shade of Pale") |
| 1
Aug '30 |
Mother
Levy's Maternity Hospital, 24 Underwood Road, Whitechapel, East London.
Lionel Bart [b. Lionel Begleiter; d. Hammersmith Hospital, 150 DuCan Road,
Shepherd's Bush, West London 3 April 1999]. Songwriter |
| 24
Aug '30 |
Blackburn,
Lancashire: Anthony ("Tony") Davis. Vocalist, banjoist,
guitarist: The Tony Davis Skiffle Group, The Spinners |
| 1
Dec '30 |
Shoreditch,
London: Matt Monro [b. Terrence Edward Parsons; d. 1984]. Singer |
| 1931 |
|
| 1931 |
Santa
Ana, California: Adolph Rickenbacher and George Beauchamp found the
Electro String Instrument Corporation to produced Beauchamp's "Hawaiian"
guitars. They call the brand, "Rickenbacher" (later changing
it to "Rickenbacker") and produce the first guitars with magnetic
pickups. |
| 29
Apr '31 |
Bridgetown,
Glasgow: Anthony James (Lonnie) Donegan [d. Peterborough, 3 November
2002]. Singer, songwriter, guitarist |
| Jun
'31 |
London:
The Columbia Graphophone Company and the Gramophone Company merge to form
Electric and Musical Industries Ltd (EMI). |
| 7
Jun '31 |
London:
Michael Pratt [d. 10.7.1976]. Singer |
| 21
Jun '31 |
Battersea,
London: Johnny Worth [aka, Les Van Dyke and John Worsley, b. Yani
Paraskos Paraskevkoralides]. Singer: The Raindrops. Composer: "What
Do You Want" |
| 25
Jul '31 |
Manchester:
Kevin Neil. The Karl Denver Trio |
| 12
Nov '31 |
3
Abbey Road, St John's Wood, London: Sir Edward Elgar officially opens
EMI's Abbey Road Studios |
| 18
Dec '31 |
New
Jersey: Allen Klein. Manager, accountant: Sam Cooke, the Rolling Stones,
the Beatles |
| 1932 |
|
| 1932 |
Denham,
Buckinghamshire: Cyril Davies [d. Twickenham, 7 January 1964]. Harmonica |
| |
London: Decca
Records purchases the British branch of Brunswick Records |
| 9
Apr '32 |
Tiptonville,
Tennessee: Carl Perkins |
| 5
May '32 |
Bethnal Green,
London: Babette ("Babs") Beverley. Singer: The Beverley
Sisters
Bethnal Green, London: Edwina ("Teddie") Beverley. Singer:
The Beverley Sisters |
| 7
Jul '32 |
Smethwick,
Warwickshire: Terence ("Terry") David Taylor. Saxophone:
The Phantoms, Steve Brett and the Mavericks |
| 29
Jul '32 |
Plymouth,
Devon: Vernon Dudley Bohey-Nowell. The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band |
| 29
Spt '32 |
Barnes,
London: Bryan Daly. Session guitarist. |
| 5
Dec '32 |
Macon,
Georgia: Little Richard [b. Richard Wayne
Penniman]. Singer, pianist, songwriter |
| 1933 |
|
| 20
Apr '33 |
Withington, Manchester:
Raymond Horricks [d. 203]. Producer |
| Apr
'33 |
Luxembourg:
Radio Luxembourg begins broadcasting dance music. The British protest.
The BBC bans British performers who appear on RL. |
| 7
Jul '33 |
London:
George Formby records "With My Little Ukulele in My Hand" (Cortrell).
Decca later withdraws the recording. |
| 19
Oct '33 |
Islington,
North London: Rick Richards [b. Richard William Hardy]. Guitar, vocals:
The Colne Valley Stompers, The Rick Richards Group, The Jets |
| 15
Nov '33 |
Epsom:
Petula Clark [b. Petula Sally Olwen Clark]. Singer |
| 29
Nov '33 |
Macclesfield:
John Mayall |
| 18
Dec '33 |
Manchester:
Gerald ("Gerry") Cottrell. Bass: The Karl Denver Trio |
| 20
Dec '33 |
Glasgow, Strathclyde,
Scotland: Andrew ("Andy") Stewart [d. 11 October 1993].
Singer |
| 1934 |
|
| 1934 |
Islington,
North London: Geoffrey ("Geoff") Frank Bradford. Cyril
Davies and the R&B Allstars |
| 19
Jan '34 |
Everton, Liverpool:
Russ Hamilton [b. Ronald Hulme]. Singer |
| 24
Apr '34 |
Chicago: Lauren
Hammond patents his electronic "Hammond Organ" |
| 30
Apr '34 |
London (?):
Jerry Lordan [b. Jeremiah Patrick Lordan; d. 24 July 1995]. Songwriter. |
| 2
Jul '34 |
87 Fordwych Road,
West Hampstead, North-west London: Tom Springfield [b Dion O'Brien].
Guitar, singer, producer. |
| 30
Jul '34 |
London:
George and Beryl Formby and Arthur Mertz release their first film: Boots!
Boots! |
| 19
Sep '34 |
Liverpool:
Brian Samuel Epstein |
| 1
Oct '34 |
North London:
Geoffrey Stephens. Songwriter: "Crying Game," "Winchester
Cathedral" |
| 16
Dec '34 |
Springburn,
Glasgow: Karl Denver [b. Angus Murdo McKenzie; d. 21 December
1998]. Singer |
