Welcome to Jon Kutner's website
Here you can have a go at my on-line quiz and find out about my weekly quiz venues. You can view the galleries as well as see a comprehensive list of featured artists and dates when they were done. Just click on quiz venues at the bottom.
You can also read about some of the latest news items or read my biography.
The pictures for the Start Of Year quiz are up and can be viewed by clicking here. The league table is on the news page.
There is a new interactive guestbook, please feel free to make a suggestion or leave a comment on it.
If you are looking to book me for a function why not take a browse at Function DJ / Host page and then contact me directly.
I am continuing to do a 'single of the week' piece and if you have a track you'd like me to write about, please send your requests via the site by clicking here. This week it's the request of Geoff from Spanky's Boozers who asked for Morning Dew - click here to read the story. You can also view the archive of all past Singles and Albums of the week on this page.
You Tube Clip Of The Week:
This week in 1984 Michael Jackson’s hair caught fire whilst filming a pepsi cola commercial in Los Angeles. It was an accident as a pyrotchnic went off too early. Three thousand fans saw a firework display erupt behind the superstar, showering him in sparks and setting light to his hair. He was taken to hospital where he was treated for second and third degree burns. It's sad but click here to see the footage.
Did You Know...
The four members of The Monkees were each paid $450 per episode in the first season of their TV show, but they received virtually nothing for their merchandising.
When Gladys Presley first heard Gene Vincents's Be-Bop-A-Lula, she mistakenly thought it was her son Elvis' latest single.
The Four Tops recorded Reach Out, I'll Be There in just two takes, assuming it would never be anything but an album filler.
Jean Terrell, the singer who took Diana Ross' place in The Supremes in 1970, is the sister of the former WBA heavyweight boxing champion, Ernie Terrell, who lost twice to Muhammad Ali.
The first song known to have used a multi-track recording technique was "How High the Moon" by Les Paul in 1951.
The Backstreet Boys were named after a shopping area called The Back Street Market near Church Street Station in Orlando, Florida.
Crosby, Stills and Nash asked Eric Clapton then Steve Winwood and then George Harrison to join their band, but they all declined. Eventually Neil Young accepted the offer.
The On-Line Quiz!
Three weeks done and the scores are still extremely close with another new leader at the moment.
Week four is waiting for you, so good luck!
Remember to do it every week (set yourself a reminder) and it runs from midday on Sunday until 11am the following Sunday.
As always there will be a pre-picked number and at the end of week 12 whoever is in that position (providing they've done all 12 weeks) will qualify for an extra prize. This time, that number is 79.
In 9 leagues there have been 8 different winners - it could be you next time.
If you are doing it on a phone or iPad make sure you have a wi-fi connection otherwise you may score zero as you know what some of these devices can be like.
You can check out the previous week's answers by hovering over the on-line quiz tab at the bottom and selecting the sub menu which says 'last week's answers'.
Here is a list of music related people who celebrate, or would have celebrated, their birthday this week. The ones no longer alive are shown in green.
Sunday:
Sam Cooke (77), Malcolm McLaren (66), Steve Perry (Journey) (63), Michael Hutchence (52), DJ Jazzy Jeff (47), Roachford (47), Steve Adler (Guns N’ Roses) (47) & Wildchild (41)
Monday:
Anita Pointer (64), Patrick Simmons (Doobie Brothers) (62), Robin Zander (Cheap Trick) (60), Earl Falconer (UB40) (53), Alan Kelly (Ooberman) (41) & Sabrina Weathers (Fierce) (34)
Tuesday:
Jack Scott (76), Ray Stevens (71), Neil Diamond (71), Aaron Neville (71), Tammii Terrell (66), Warren Zevon (65), Matthew Wilder (59), Jools Holland (54), Tatyana Ali (33) & Calvin Goldspink (S Club Juniors) (23)
Wednesday:
Ewan MacColl (97), Etta James (74), John Cooper Clarke (63), Richard Finch (KC & The Sunshine Band) (58), Andy Cox (The Beat) (56), Gary Tibbs (Adam’s Ants) (52), Peter Coyle (Lotus Eaters) (50), Carl Fysh (Brother Beyond) (49), Christian Ingebrigtsen (A1) (34) & Alicia
Keys (31)
Thursday:
Ronnie Hilton (86), Coxone Dodd (80), Jean Knight (69), Eddie Van Halen (55), Andrew Ridgley (49), Wendy Melvoin (Wendy & Lisa) (48), Pim Jones (Hipsway) (46) & Ya Kid Y (40)
Friday:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (256), David Seville (93), Jerome Kern (87), Bobby Bland (82), Nick Mason (Pink Floyd) (67), Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy) (61), Gillian Gilbert (New Order) (51), Martin Degville (Sigue Sigue Sputnik) (51), Mike Patton (Faith No More) (44), Tricky (44), Lil Jon (41) & Mark Owen (40)
Saturday:
Ronnie Scott (84), Acker Bilk (83), Dick Taylor (Pretty Things) (69), Robert Wyatt (67), DJ Muggs (Cypress Hill) (47), Rakim (44), Lee Latchford Evans (Steps) (37) & Joey Fatone (NSync) (35)
The following people died on this week in history:
Sunday:
Tommy Tucker (1982) & Billy McKenzie (1997)
Monday:
Paul Robeson (1976) & Terry Kath (1978)
Tuesday:
David Cole (1995)
Wednesday:
Ray Peterson (2005)
Thursday:
Donnie Elbert (1989) & Gladys Horton (Marvelletes) (2011)
Friday:
Guiseppe Verdi (1901) & Mahalia Jackson (1972)
Saturday:
Billy Fury (1983) & Jim Capaldi (2005)