| this day in music On April 1 |
Rock 'n' roll pioneer and Rhythm & Blues Hall of Famer Jesse Stone dies in Altamonte Springs, Fla. He is 97. Stone, one of the founders of Atlantic Records, helped define the rock sound through his work as writer and arranger of such seminal hits as Big Joe Turner's "Shake, Rattle & Roll."
Capitol Records finds itself flooded with calls after an alleged fistfight breaks out on L.A. station KROQ-FM's "Kevin & Bean" morning show. The "fight" between the hosts and Radiohead's Thom Yorke follows jibes about Yorke's lazy eye. In fact, Yorke is not even in the Los Angeles studio, and Kevin and Bean simply mixed in an old radio interview while making the taunts.
Jolie Gabor, mother of Eva and Zsa Zsa dies at the age of 97.
Marvin Gaye IV, grandson of singer Marvin Gaye, is born on the 11th anniversary of his grandfather's death. Parents are Marvin Gaye III, a musician, and Jenny-Joi Fennimore.
Rudolph Isley of the Isley Brothers is born in Cincinnati.
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