1960s British Rock and Pop Chronology |
The Birth of a Nation 2: 1935-39 |
| 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
| 1935 | Los Angeles, California: Electro String [Rickenbacker] produces its first Spanish style electric guitar, the Bakelite Model B |
| 8 Jan '35 | Tupelo, Mississippi: Elvis Presley |
| 3 Feb '35 | Houston, Texas: Johnny "Guitar" Watson |
| 5 Feb '35 | Govan, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland: Alexander Harvey [d. Zeebruggen, Belgium 4 February 1981]. Singer, guitar: The Clyde Valley Jazz Band, The Alex Harvey Skiffle Group, The Kansas City Counts, The Alex Harvey Band, Alex Harvey and the New Saints, The Alex Harvey Soul Band |
| 11 Feb '35 | Norfolk, Virginia: Gene Vincent (Eugene Vincent Craddock). Singer, guitarist |
| 4 Mar '35 | Bridgetown, Glasgow: Nancy Whiskey [b. Ann Alexander Young Wilson]. Singer |
| 5 Apr '35 | West Norwood, South-east London: Peter Grant [d. 21 November 1995]. Manager, producer: Led Zeppelin, Bad Company |
| 15 Apr '35 | New York: Lauren Hammond introduces his electronic organ at the Industrial Arts Exposition in the RCA building. Pietro A. Yon and Fritz Reiner take turns playing. George Gershwin also takes a turn. |
| 19 Apr '35 | Dagenham, Essex: Dudley Stewart John Moore [d. 27 March 2002, Plainfield, New Jersey, USA]. Pianist, vocalist, composer, actor: The Bob Robinson Jazzmen, The John Dankworth Seven [Quintet, Big Band], The Dudley Moore Trio |
| 10 May '35 | New Orleans: Larry Williams |
| 11 May '35 | London?: Kit Lambert [b. Christopher Sebastian Lambert; d. London 7 April 1981]. Manager, producer: The Who. Asst. Film Director: Guns of Navaronne, From Russia with Love. |
| 21 May '35 | Potters Bar, Hertfordshire: Terence 'Terry' Lightfoot. Clarinet, vocals: Terry Lightfoot and his New Orleans Jazzmen |
| 10 Jun '35 | Akron, Ohio: Robert Smith and William Watson found Alcoholics Anonymous. |
| 21 Jun '35 | Runcorn, Cheshire: Alistair Taylor [b. James Alistair Taylor; d. Chesterfield, Derbyshire 9 June 2004]. Manager, personal assistant; Moody Blues, Beatles, Cream |
| 24 Jul '35 | Westfield, Woking, Surrey: Leslie David Reed. Session pianist, songwriter, producer, music director |
| 29 Spt '35 | Ferriday, Louisiana: Jerry Lee Lewis |
| Oct '35 | Abyssinia: Mussolini invades and deposes Haile Selassie |
| 23 Nov '35 | Willesden, London: Johnny Kidd [b. Frederick Albert Heath; d. A58 Bury New Road, near Radcliffe, Lancashire 7 October 1966]. Singer |
| 1936 | Top | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
| 24 Feb | Brixton, London: Jess Conrad [b Gerald James]. Singer |
| 15 Apr | London: Marty Wilde [b. Reginald Leonard Smith]. Singer |
| 23 Apr | Vernon, Texas: Roy Orbison |
| 2 May | Madras, India: Englebert Humperdinck [b. Thomas Arnold George Dorsey]. Singer |
| 20 May | Kalamazoo, Michigan: Gibson ships its first electric guitar, the archtop, f-hole ES-150 |
| 21 Jul | Liverpool: Hugh Jones. Guitarist, harmonica, banjo: The Tony Davis Skiffle Group, The Spinners |
| 30 Jul | Lettsworth, Louisiana: Buddy Guy |
| 9 Aug | Germany: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal in the Olympics |
| 7 Spt | Lubbock, Texas: Buddy Holly [b. Charles Hardin Holley, d. Iowa, 3 February 1959]. Singer, guitarist, songwriter |
| 27 Spt | London: George Formby records "When I'm Cleaning Windows" [Regal Zonophone] |
| 29 Spt | Salford: Michael ("Mick") Groves. Guitarist: The Spinners |
| 4 Oct | London: Sir Oswald Mosley leads the British Union of Fascists on an antisemitic march through the East End. Thousands riot as blackshirts meet anti-fascists in the "Battle of Cable Street." |
| 21 Oct | Lewisham, London: Shirley Palmer. Singer: The Three Kayes, The Kaye Sisters |
| 24 Oct | Lewisham, London: Bill Wyman [b. William George Perks]. Bass: Rolling Stones. |
| 2 Nov | London, Alexandra Palace: BBC begins television service. |
| 14 Nov | Manchester: Frederick ("Freddie") Garrity [d. Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire 20 May 2006]. Singer: Freddie and the Dreamers |
| 19 Nov | Ludwigshaven, Germany: AEG demonstrates its "Magnetophon" tape recorder by recording a performance by the London Philharmonic conducted by Thomas Beecham. |
| 8 Dec | Nightingale Square, off Scotland Road, Liverpool, Lancashire: Johnny Gentle [b. John Askew]. Singer |
| 11 Dec | London: Edward VIII abdicates the throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson |
| 17 Dec | Mason Street, Bermondsey, South-east London: Tommy Steele [b. Thomas Walter Hicks]. Singer |
| Other 1936 Artifacts | |
| Birkenhead, Cheshire:
Maggie Stredder [b. Margaret Stredder]. Singer: Vernon's Girls Willesden, North-west London: Valerie Murtagh. Singer: The Avon Sisters, The Avon Leyton, East London: Russ Sainty [b. Alfred Sainty]. Singer: Russ Sainty and the Nu-Notes |
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| Kalamazoo, Michigan: Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Manufacturing Co., Limited begins producing the first "Electric Spanish" guitar, the ES-150. | |
| 1937 | Top | 1936 | 1938 | 1939 |
| 1 Jan | Britain: A Public Order Act forbids political uniforms and limits marches. |
| 4 Jan | Birkenhead: John Gorman. The Scaffold |
| 8 Jan | 182 Bute Street, Tiger Bay, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales: Shirley Veronica Bassey |
| 19 Jan | Lambeth, London: Ian Ralph Samwell [d. Sacramento, California 13 March 2003]. Guitar; The Drifters; songwriter, producer] |
| 13 Mar | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire: Terence William Harvey ("Terry") Cox. Drummer: Michael Garrick, The Lennie Felix Trio, The Alan Littlejohns-Tony Milliner Band, Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, Pentangle |
| 22 Apr | Chicago: Bernard Alfred "Jack" Nitzsche [d. 2000]. Pianist, arranger, producer, session musician. |
| 14 May | Worchester Park, Surrey: Victor Harold Flick. Guitar; John Barry Seven, session musician. |
| 20 Aug | Stoke Newington, London: Clemente ("Clem") Anselmo Cattini. Drums: Pirates, Tornados, Division Two, sessions |
| 2 Jul | London; David Palmer. Keyboards: Jethro Tull |
| 14 Jul | Isleworth, Middlesex: Vince Taylor [b. Maurice Brian Holdend; d. Lutry Lake, Geneva, Switzerland August 1991]. Vocals; Vince Taylor and the Playboys. |
| 17 Jul | The Boneymaen Council Estate, Swansea, South Wales: Spencer David Nelson Davis. Vocals, guitar: The Spencer Davis Group. |
| 12 Jul | Liverpool: Howie Casey. Saxophone: Derry and the Seniors, Howie Casey and the Seniors. |
| 24 Jul | Holbrooks, Coventry: Vincent ("Vince") Hill. Vocals. |
| 15 Sep | West Derby, Liverpool: William Leslie (Les) Braid [d. Liverpool, 31 July 2005]. Swinging Blue Jeans. |
| 28 Oct | Romford: Graham Bond [b. Graham John Clifton Bond; d. Finsbury Park, London, 8 May 1974]. Vocals, organ. |
| 9 Nov | Liverpool: Roger Joseph McGough. The Scaffold. |
| 14 Nov | Chopwell, Co. Durham: Freddie "Fingers" Lee [b. Frederick Cheeseman]. Piano: Screaming Lord Sutch. |
| 30 Nov | Coundon, Coventry: Frank Edward Ifield. Singer |
| Other 1937 Events | |
| Belfast, Northern Ireland: Ronald ("Ronnie") Millings. Drummer: The Gamblers, Them | |
| 1938 | Top | 1936 | 1937 | 1939 |
| 25 Jan | Los Angeles: Etta James (b. Jamesetta Hawkins) |
| Mar | Orangeburg, South Carolina: Don Covay |
| 3 Mar | Saudi Arabia: Standard Oil Engineers strike oil at well No. 7 |
| 15 Apr | New York: Superman appears in Action Comics No. 1. |
| 10 May | Glasgow, Scotland: Joseph Edward Moretti. Guitarist: Johnny Kidd and the Pirates, sessions |
| 19 May | London: Herbie Flowers [b. Brian Keith Flowers]. Bass: sessions. |
| 20 Jun | Aldershot, Hampshire: Mickie Most [b. Michael Peter Hayes; d. London 30 May 2003]. Singer, producer |
| 16 Jul | Dingle, Liverpool: Anthony ("Tony") Paul Jackson [d. Nottingham 18 Aug 2003]. Vocals, bass: the Searchers. |
| 16 Aug | London: James Cecil Baring. Owner/manager: Regent Sound |
| 23 Aug | Fishponds, Bristol, Somerset: Roger John Greenaway. Singer: The Sapphires, John and Julie, The Kestrals, David and Jonathan. Songwriter |
| 3 Oct | Oklahoma City: Eddie Cochran |
| 6 Nov | Houston, Texas: P. J. Proby [b. James Marcus Smith]. Singer. |
| 9 Nov | Germany and Austria: Nazis loot and burn synagogues and Jewish-owned stores and houses during the "Kristallnacht" |
| 11 Nov | Kidderminster: Roger LaVern [b. Roger Jackson]. Organist, keyboards: Tornados, sessions |
| 17 Dec | Queen
Charlotte Hospital, Artillery Lane, Shepherds Bush, West London: Carlo
O'Neil Little [d. Cleadon, County Durham, 6 August 2005]. Drums: Screaming
Lord Sutch and the Savages, Cyril Davies Rhythm and Blues All Stars, etc. Walton General Hospital, 107 Rice Lane, Liverpool 9: Colin Leo Hanton. Drummer: Quarrymen |
| 18 Dec | Heaton, Tyne and Wear: Bryan James "Chas" Chandler [d. 17 July 1996]. Bass: Animals. Producer: Jimi Hendrix |
| 20 Dec | Lancaster Road, Elephant and Castle, London: Terry Dene [b. Terence Williams]. Singer |
| Other 1938 Artifacts | |
| Liverpool: Big Ron (Ronald Woodbridge) (The Searchers) | |
| 1939 | Top | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 |
| 2 Jan | Birkenhead, Cheshire: Brian Hilton. Vince Earl and the Zeros; Group One; Hillsiders |
| 10 Jan | Toxteth, Liverpool: Derry Wilkie [b. Derek Davis]. Singer |
| 12 Jan | Liverpool: Joe Butler. Country Three; Sonny Webb and the Cascades; Hillsiders |
| 16 Jan | Tiger Bay, Cardiff: Ramon (Ray) John Phillips. Singer: Nashville Teens |
| 14 Feb | Germany: The battleship Bismarck launched |
| 26 Mar | Baltimore: Pan Am makes trial transatlantic flight to Foynes, Ireland with Boeing B-314 Flying Boat ("Yankee Clipper"). Flight time: 29 hours. |
| 2 Apr | Washington: Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. |
| 4 Apr | Teignmouth, Devon: Daniel Henry Edward ("Danny") Thompson. Bassist, trombonist, composer: The Tubby Hayes Student Orchestra, The John Burch Octet, Fat John Cox, The Danny Thompson Trio, Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, Pentangle |
| 15 April | Blackheath, London: Marty Wilde [b. Reginald Leonard Smith]. Singer |
| 16 Apr | Hampstead, London: Dusty Springfield [b. Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien; d. Henley-on-Thames, 2 March 1999]. Singer: The Springfields. |
| 22 Apr | Ealing, West London: Simon Napier-Bell. Producer: The Yardbirds |
| 25 Apr | Croydon, Surrey: Wizz Jones [b. Raymond Ronald Jones]. Folk guitarist, singer |
| 20 May | Port Washington, New York: Regular transatlantic air service begins with Pan American Airways, the "Yankee Clipper" |
| 22 May | Berlin: Foreign Ministers Joachim von Ribbentrop and Count Galeazzo Ciano sign a "Pact of Steel" committing Germany and Italy to a military alliance |
| 3 Jun | Oswestry, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire: Ian Hunter [b. Ian Hunter Patterson]. Piano, singer, guitar: The Apex, Hurricane Henry and the Shriekers, Freddie "Fingers" Lee and the Shriekers, The Homelanders, The Scenery |
| 7 Jun | Niagara Falls, New York: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth make the first visit to the United States by a reigning British monarch |
| 28 Jun | New York: Pan Am innaugurates transatlantic travel to Marseilles, France with Yankee Clipper |
| 29 Jun | Greenwich, London: John David [b. Dave Goulder]. Singer, guitarist |
| 6 Jul | Kingsbury, Middlesex: Terrence "Jet" Harris. Bass: Shadows |
| 8 Jul | New York: Pan Am innaugurates transatlantic travel to Southampton, UK with Yankee Clipper |
| 14 Jul | Isleworth: Vince Taylor [b. Maurice Brian Holden]. Vince Taylor and the Playboys |
| 18 Jul | London: Brian Auger |
| 3 Aug | Liverpool: James "Jimmy" Nicol. Drums: Colin Hicks and the Cabin Boys, Vince Eager and the Quiet Three, The Spotniks, Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames, Jimmy Nicol and the Shubdubs, The Beatles |
| 6 Aug | St Mary's Hospital, South Wharf Road, Paddington, West London: Mike Sarne [b. Michael Scheur]. Singer |
| 10 Aug | Lewisham, London: Peter Edward ("Ginger") Baker. Drummer; Graham Bond, Cream, Blind Faith. |
| 12 Aug | Tottenham, London: Michael ("Mike") Edward Cotton. Trumpet, harmonica: The Mike Cotton Sound |
| 16 Aug | Victor Hugo Restaurant, Los Angeles, California: Charlie Christian debuts with an electric guitar in Bennie Goodman's sextet |
| 19 Aug | Hull: Norma Christine Waterson. The Watersons |
| 23 Aug | Moscow: Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression pact that secretly divides Europe. |
| 1 Spt | Poland: Germany invades |
| [British males born on or after this date would be exempt from military service as of 31 December 1960.] | |
| 3 Spt | Britain and France declare war on Germany. London: The government evacuates schoolchildren, toddlers, and expectant mothers. |
| 5 Spt | Washington, D.C.: Congress proclaims neutrality |
| 8 Spt | Washington, D.C.: Roosevelt declares a "limited national emergency" |
| 18 Spt | Hackney Hospital, 230 Homerton High Street, Hackney, London: Anthony Albert ("Tony") Oakman. The Spaceman Skiffle Group |
| 7 Oct | London:
Martin Murray. Guitar: The Sherabons, The Honeycombs, The Lemmings Stafford, Staffordshire: Colin Cooper [b. Colin Richard Cooper]. Sax, singer |
| 10 Spt | Ottawa, Canada: Declaration of war on Germany |
| 21 Spt | Stoneycroft, Liverpool: Rory Storm [b. Alan Caldwell; d. Broadgreen, Liverpool, 28 Sept 1972]. Singer: Raving Texans, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes |
| 1 Oct | Kent Gardens, Liverpool: Derry Wilkie [d. 22 December 2001]. Howie Casey and the Seniors |
| 14 Oct | Perivale, Middlesex: Brian Knight. Blues by Six, Original All Stars |
| 2 Nov | Huyton, Liverpool: Stan Johnson. Hy-Tones |
| 12 Nov | Seaforth, Liverpool: Edward ("Kingsize") Taylor. James Boys, Dominoes, Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes |
| 4 Dec | Liverpool: John ("Guitar Johnny") Byrne [d. Crosby, Liverpool, 18 August 1989]. Guitar: Raving Texans; Rory Storm and the Hurricanes |
| 11 Dec | Liverpool: Sonny Webb [b. Kenneth Johnson]. Singer: Country Three, Sonny Webb and the Cascades, Hillsiders |
| 15 Dec | Tottenham, North London: David ("Dave") Clark. Producer, drummer |
| 26 Dec | Hampstead, London: Kenneth Howard. Songwriter (Howard and Blaikley) |
| 30 Dec | Coopersville, Michigan: Del Shannon [b. Charles Westover]. Singer, guitarist |
| Other 1939 Events | |
| Brian Gregg. Tea-chest bass: Les Hobeaux Skiffle Group. Bass: Terry Dene, the Beatboys, Johnny Kidd and the Pirates, the Tornados |
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| Gordon Thompson, Department of Music, Skidmore College | |||
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11 April, 2016 |
