Around The Ropes

This Week In Music History October 2nd Through 8th October 2nd 1995 - Oasis released their much-anticipated second album, (What's The Story) Morning Glory 2002 - Twenty-five years after his death, Elvis Presley has a No. 1 album in 17 countries - including the United States - when Elv1s 30 #1 Hits makes its debut Birthdays: "American Pie" singer Don McLean is 74 October 3rd 1945 - Elvis Presley made his first ever-public appearance in a talent contest at the Mississippi Alabama Dairy Show singing "Old Shep". Elvis was 10 years old at the time and came in second. 1999 -  Akio Morita Founder of Sony electronics, died at age 78. The 1979 Sony Walkman transformed both Sony and consumers across the world. Birthdays: Chubby Checker is 81 October 4th 1975 - Pink Floyd went to No. 1 on the U.K. album chart with Wish You Were Here. 1986 - CBS-TV newsman Dan Rather was caught off guard and roughed up in NYC by one man, as another yelled the enigmatic, "Kenneth, what is the frequency?" R.E.M. w