October 8th Born on this day
Doc Green - The Drifters (1934), Fred Cash - The Impressions (1940), George Bellamy - The Tornadoes (1940), Dave Arbus - East of Eden (1941), Jo Armstead (1944), Ray Royer - Procul Harum (1945), Sheila Ferguson - The Three Degrees (1947), Tony Wilson - Hot Chocolate (1947), Johnny Ramone - The Ramones (1948), Airrion Love of the Stylistics (1949), Hamish Stuart - Average White Band (1949), Harry Bowens - Was Not Was (1949), Robert "Kool" Bell - Kool and the Gang (1950), James Johnstone - Pigbag (1959), Jon Stevens - Noiseworks (1961), CeCe Winans (1964), Leroy Thornhill - The Prodigy (1968), Teddy Riley - Blackstreet (1967), Bruno Mars (1985)
Chart News
1955 Jimmy Young at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Man From Laramie'
1960 Elvis Presley at No.1 on the Australian chart with Its Now or Never
1964 Roy Orbison at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Oh Pretty Woman'
1977 David Soul at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Silver Lady'
1979 Patrick Hernandez at No.1 on the Australian chart with Born to Be Alive
1988 Def Leppard at No.1 in the US singles chart with 'Love Bites.'
1988 U2 at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Desire.
2000 All Saints at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Black Coffee'
2000 Pink at No.1 on the Australian chart with Most Girls
2000 Christina Aguilera at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Come On Over Baby.'
2000 Radiohead at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Kid A'.
2000 Mystikal at No.1 on the US album chart with Lets Get Ready
2006 The Killers at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Sam's Town'
2011 Sak Noel at No.1 on the UK chart with Loca People
2015 Sam Smith at No.1 on the UK chart with Writing on the Wall
2016 The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey at No.1 on the US chart with Closer
Gig News
1965 The Rolling Stones appeared at The ABC, Stockton on Tees.
1965 The Florescents supported by The Castiles, which featured a young singer called Bruce Springsteen appeared at the I.B. Club in Howell, New Jersey
1967 Jimi Hendrix, Arthur Brown and John's Children all appeared at the Saville Theatre in London, England.
1969 Humble Pie supported by David Bowie appeared at The Coventry Theatre in England
1976 Rainbow appeared at the Luxor Theater, Hoensbroek, Holland supported by AC/DC
1982 R.E.M. appeared at the Peppermint Lounge, New York City, supported by The Fleshtones.