Category: Today in Music

April, 30

Post author By kesimedia
Post date April 30, 2023

1999 Darrell Sweet, the drummer for Scottish rock group Nazareth, suffers a fatal heart attack as the band arrives at an amphitheater in New Albany, Ind., to begin the second leg of its U.S. tour. He is 51.

1999 London’s High Court rejects a claim by three former members of the pop group Spandau Ballet for hundreds of thousands of dollars in royalties from the band’s former songwriter. The judge says he finds it “unconscionable” for singer Tony Hadley, drummer John Keeble and sax player Steve Norman to claim large sums in royalties from Gary Kemp for songs he had written.

1998 The Oak Ridge Boys perform in Washington, D.C., at ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of the American Red Cross’ blood services.

1998 The late Luther Allison is honored at the W.C. Handy Awards, held at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, Tenn. Allison receives awards for blues entertainer, male artist, blues guitar instrumentalist, and contemporary blues album of the year (“Reckless”).

1983 The original Manfred Mann reunites for a London concert.

1980 The film “McVicar,” starring Roger Daltrey and Adam Faith, premieres.

1979 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Reunited,” Peaches & Herb.

1965 The Kinks begin their first U.K. tour.

1943 Bobby Vee (Robert Velline) is born in Fargo, N.D. His biggest hit is the No. 1 song “Take Good Care of My Baby” in 1961.

1933 Country singer Willie Nelson is born in Abbott, Texas. More than a dozen of his songs hit No. 1 on Billboard’s country singles chart. Two reach No. 5 on the pop chart: “Always on My Mind” and “To All the Girls I’ve Love Before,” a duet with Julio Iglesias.