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This Day in Music History
July 2008

July 1
1. 1945, Born on this day, Deborah Harry, singer, Blondie
2. 1971, Born on this day, Missy Elliott, singer
3. 1975, 10CC were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I'm Not In Love'.
4. 1989, Milli Vanilli scored their first US No.1 single with 'Baby Don't Forget My Number'
5. 1998, Barbra Streisand married actor James Brolin.
6. 1999, Reggae singer Dennis Brown died aged 42.

July 2
1. 1940, Born on this day, Paul Williams, vocals, The Temptations,
2. 1970, Born on this day, Monie Love, UK female rapper
3. 1977, Bill Conti went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Gonna Fly Now' (Theme from Rocky).
4. 1983, Born on this day, Michelle Branch, US singer, songwriter, guitarist
5. 1988, Tracy Chapman started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with her self-titled debut LP. Helped by her performance at the 'Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Tribute Concert' at Wembley Stadium, also No.1 in the US.
6. 2005, soul singer Luther Vandross died at the age of 54 at the JFK Medical Centre in New Jersey, two years after suffering a major stroke. Vandross had won four Grammys for his final album ‘Dance With My Father.’

July 3
1. 1971, Doors singer Jim Morrison was found dead in a bathtub in Paris, the cause of death was given as a heart attack.
2. 1973, Laurens Hammond the inventor of the Hammond organ died aged 73.
3. 1982, The Human League started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles charts with 'Don't You Want Me', also a UK No.1.
4. 1986, U2 crew member Greg Carroll was killed in a motorcycle accident in Dublin while running an errand for Bono.
5. 1996, The Fugees held the UK No.1 position on the singles chart with 'Killing Me Softly'.
6. 2002, Sir Elton John became the first person to be made an honorary doctorate from the Royal Academy Of Music.

July 4
1. 1951, Born on this day, Ralph Johnson, drums, Earth Wind and Fire
2. 1958, The Everly Brothers held the UK No.1 position with 'All I Have To Do Is Dream.' The Duo's first No.1 single.
3. 1968, Elvis Presley donated a Rolls Royce to a Hollywood women's charity, which raised $35,000.
4. 1971, Donald McPherson lead singer of US soul group Main Ingredient died of leukaemia aged 30.
5. 1973, Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler married Robert Sullivan.
6. 1974, Barry White married Glodean James, a member of his backing group Love Unlimited.
7. 1982, Ozzy Osbourne married Sharon Arden, the daughter of music business manager Don Arden.
8. 1999, Victoria 'Posh Spice' Adams married footballer David Beckham at Luttrellstown Castle, Ireland. The couple had signed a deal worth £1million for OK magazine to have the exclusive picture rights
9. 2003, soul singer and producer Barry White died from Kidney failure aged 58.

July 5
1. 1950, Born on this day, Huey Lewis, singer, actor, Huey Lewis and the News
2. 1986, Billy Ocean went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'There'll Be Sad Songs
3. 1999, The Eurythmics announced their first world tour for more than 10 years and that all profits would be given to charity. The duo made the announcement from the Greenpeace boat 'Rainbow Warrior' moored on the River Thames in London.
4. 2002, It was reported that Dr Dre had become the richest music star after earning £62m in the last year, £37m from his own earnings plus £25m from his record label Aftermath.
5. 2007, Jazz singer and author George Melly died at his London home at the age of 80 of lung cancer and vascular dementia.

July 6
1. 1937, Born on this day, Gene Chandler, (Eugene Dixon) US soul singer
2. 1952, Born on this day, David Smith, singer, The Real Thing
3. 1979, Soul singer and producer Van McCoy died aged 38. He scored a US No.1 & UK No.2 single with 'The Hustle' in 1975. Produced Gladys Knight & Aretha Franklin.
4. 1987, Born on this day, Kate Nash, UK singer, songwriter
5. 1996, Crowded House went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'The Very Best Of' album.
6. 2001, a pair of Sir Elton John's sandals was set to become the most expensive shoes in history when they went under the hammer for charity. Offers over £20,000 were invited for the Salvatore Ferragamo sandals to raise funds for Elton's Aid Trust.

July 7
1. 1950, Born on this day, David Hodo, vocals, The Village People
2. 1984, Bruce Springsteen went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Born In The USA'. The album went on to spend a total of 139 weeks on the US chart. Its also one of three albums (Michael Jackson's Thriller and Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814) to produce seven Top-ten US singles.
3. 1984, Prince started a five week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'When Doves Cry', his first US No.1 which went on to sell over 2 million copies, it made No. 4 in the UK.

July 8

1. 1963, Born on this day, Joan Osborne, singer, songwriter
2. 1999, Take That's former manager Nigel Martin Smith started a new business, as an undertaker. It was reported that he was unhappy with a service he had used so he decided to buy a local funeral firm in Manchester.
3. 2006, Nelly Furtado was at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Loose’ the Canadian singers third album.

July 9
1. 1925, Born on this day, Alan Dale, US singer.
2. 1941, Born on this day, Don McPherson, Main Ingredient
3. 1950, Born on this day, Gwen Guthrie, soul singer
4. 1954, Born on this day, Debbie Sledge, singer, Sister Sledge
5. 1959, Born on this day, Jim Kerr, vocals, Simple Minds
6. 1983, Wham! went to No.1 on the UK album chart with their debut release 'Fantastic!', which went on to spend 116 weeks on the chart.
7. 1989, New Edition's production manager was charged with criminal homicide after allegedly shooting the support acts security man after they ran over their stage time.
8. 1999, Elton John had a pacemaker fitted in an operation at a London hospital following reports about his ill health. Sir Elton was forced to cancel a series of concerts.

July 10
1. 1954, Born on this day, Neil Tennant, vocals, Pet Shop Boys
2. 1961, Bobby Lewis started a seven week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Tossin' and Turnin', the longest running No.1 single of 1961.
3. 1968, Eric Clapton announced that Cream would break-up after their current tour.
4. 1980, Bob Marley and the Wailers began what would be Marley's last ever UK tour when they appeared in Dublin, Ireland.
5. 1987, Producer and record company executive John Hammond died.

July 11
1. 1951, Born on this day, Bonnie Pointer, singer, The Pointer Sisters,
2. 1976, younger brother of The Bee Gees, Andy Gibb married his girlfriend Kim, the couple divorced in 1978.
3. 1987, Heart started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Alone', it made No.3 in the UK.

July 12
1. 1952, Born on this day, Liz Mitchell, singer, Boney M
2. 1962, Ray Charles was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I Can't Stop Loving You'.
3. 1964, Beatle George Harrison was involved in a minor crash in his brand new E-Type Jaguar in Kings Road, Fulham, London. Passing pedestrians collected bits of broken glass as souvenirs.
4. 1979, US singer songwriter Minnie Riperton died of cancer aged 31.

July 13
1. 1942, Born on this day, Roger McGuinn, guitar, vocals, The Byrds
2. 1963, The Rolling Stones played their first ever gig outside London when they appeared at The Alcove Club, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire supporting The Hollies.
3. 1964, The Animals went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'House Of The Rising Sun.' This was the first Number 1 to have a playing time of more than four minutes.
4. 1985, Elton John re-signed with MCA Records in America, his five-album deal being worth $8 million, the biggest advance in history at the time.
5. 1990, Curtis Mayfield was badly injured after a strong gust of wind blew a lighting rig on him during a outside concert in Brooklyn, New York.
6. 1991, The Everly Brothers foundation bought 80 acres of land in the brother's hometown, planning to build a theme park and museum in honour of the duo.
7. 2007, Rod Stewart collected his CBE from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace. The singer who was honoured for his services to music wore a skull and crossbones tie, white trousers and a stripy shirt instead of the conventional morning suit.

July 14
1. 1948, Born on this day, Tommy Mottola, music executive, Sony Records.
2. 1973, During a concert at the John Wayne Theatre in Hollywood, California, Phil Everly smashed his guitar and stormed of stage, Don finished the set by himself and announced that The Everly Brothers had split.
3. 1978, Born on this day, Ruben Studdard, singer, winner of the second series of American Idol.
4. 1980, Allen Klein ex manager of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones began serving a two-month prison sentence for falsifying tax returns.
5. 2007, a pair of glasses worn by former Beatle John Lennon sparked a bidding war after being offered for sale online. The circular sunglasses were worn by Lennon during the Beatles 1966 tour of Japan, where the band played some of their last ever live dates.

July 15
1. 1944, Born on this day, Millie Jackson, US soul singer
2. 1946, Born on this day, Linda Ronstadt, US singer, songwriter
3. 2002, Sir Paul McCartney was named the highest-earning music star of the year so far after selling tickets worth £33.9m during his recent US tour.

July 16
1. 1941, Born on this day, Desmond Dekker, Jamaican singer
2. 1962, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in the US, their first hit was in Sept this year with 'Surfin' Safari.'
3. 1972, Smokey Robinson made his last appearance with The Miracles at a concert in Washington DC.
4. 1980, Donna Summer married Bruce Sudano.
5. 1995, Rap singer Queen Latifah was the victim of a car-jacking attempt that went wrong, leaving her bodyguard shot and wounded.
6. 1995, Wayne Osmond from The Osmonds underwent a brain tumour operation at Duke University Medical Centre, North Carolina.

July 17
1. 1946, Child star Petula Clark made her first appearance on British TV, aged 13.
2. 1963, Born on this day, Regina Belle, US singer
3. 1967, Jazz musician John Coltrane died after suffering from severe abdominal pains.
4. 1975, Bob Marley and the Wailers played the first of two nights at The Lyceum, London, and both nights were recorded for the November released 'live' album, featuring the single 'No Woman No Cry.'
5. 1995, Robbie Williams left Take That. The group had scored six UK No.1 singles and two N.1 albums with Robbie in the group.
6. 2005, Jamaican musician Laurel Aitken died. Dubbed as 'the Godfather of Ska', his 1958 'Boogie In My Bones' became the first release on Island records.

July 18
1. 1935, Born on this day, Johnny Funches, singer, The Dells
2. 1950, Born on this day, Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Records and the Virgin Empire.
3. 1960, Brenda Lee went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I'm Sorry' it made No.12 in the UK. Seeking publicity the 4' 11 tall singer was once billed as a 32-year- old midget and had the nickname Little Miss Dynamite.
4. 1972, Members from Sly and the Family Stone were arrested after police found two pounds of marijuana in the group's motor home.
5. 1987, Talking Heads David Byrne married actress Adelle Lutz.
6. 1991, Bobby Brown married Whitney Houston at her New Jersey estate.
7. 1994, Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan married ex Duran Duran manager Don Burton.

July 19
1. 1958, the manager of The Drifters, George Treadwell, sacked the entire group and hired the unknown Ben E King and The Five Crowns as their replacements.
2. 1972, Rolling Stones Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were arrested in Warwick, Rhode Island on charges of assault after a fight broke out with a newspaper photographer.
3. 1987, Bruce Springsteen played his first ever show behind the Iron Curtain when he appeared in East Berlin in front of 180,000 people. The show was broadcast on East German TV.
4. 1989, after large amounts of money were found in his cell, James Brown was moved from a minimum-security prison to a medium security jail.
5. 2001, Singer Judy Clay died, worked with Wilson Pickett and Ray Charles.

July 20
1. 1945, Born on this day, Kim Carnes, US female singer
2. 1947, Born on this day, Carlos Santana, guitar, Santana
3. 1947, Born on this day, Tony Thorpe, The Rubettes
4. 1968, Cream started a four-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Wheels On Fire'.
5. 1968, Hugh Masekela started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Grazing In The Grass.'
6. 1969, US singer Roy Hamilton died of a stroke aged 40.

July 21
1. 1947, Born on this day, Cat Stevens, singer, songwriter
2. 1967, The Jimi Hendrix Experience played the first of three nights at the Cafe-a-Go-Go in New York City.
3. 1973, Jim Croce started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Bad, Bad Leroy Brown'. Croce was killed in a plane crash three months later

July 22
1. 1941, Born on this day, George Clinton
2. 1941, Born on this day, Keith Sweat, US singer
3. 1943, Born on this day, Bobby Sherman, US singer
4. 1947, Born on this day, Don Henley, The Eagles, drums, vocals
5. 1969, Aretha Franklin was arrested for causing a disturbance in a Detroit parking lot.
6. 1989, the soundtrack album 'Batman' by Prince started a six-week run at No.1 on the US album chart.
7. 1999, Simple Minds closed their official fan club due to dwindling membership.
8. 2005, Eugene Record founder member and singer with The Chi-lites died of cancer.

July 23
1. 1966, Frank Sinatra went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Strangers in the Night'.
2. 1970, Born on this day, Sam Watters, vocals, Color Me Bad
3. 1977, Barry Manilow went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Looks Like We Made It', his third US No.1. Not a hit in the UK.
4. 1992, Chicago received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
5. 2000, *NSYNC went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'It's Gonna Be Me.'
6. 2003, James Brown announced his separation from his fourth wife using an advertisement featuring the Disney character Goofy. The 70-year-old placed the notice in Variety magazine, it featured a picture of himself, his wife Tomi Rae and their two-year-old son, James Joseph Brown II, posing with Goofy at Walt Disney World.
7. 2005, research by a car insurance company showed that listening to the wrong sort of music when driving can lead to aggression and distraction. Dr Nicola Dibben a music psychologist said “singing while driving stimulates the mind.”

July 24
1. 1965, The Byrds were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their version of the Bob Dylan song 'Mr Tambourine Man'.
2. 1967, all four Beatles and their manager Brian Epstein signed a petition printed in The Times newspaper calling for the legalisation of marijuana.
3. 1970, Born on this day, Jennifer Lopez, singer, actress,
4. 1976, The Manhattans started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Kiss And Say Goodbye', the groups only US No.1
5. 1984, the father of Aretha Franklin the Rev. C.L. Franklin died. Had been in a coma since 1979 after being shot by burglars.

July 25
1. 1976, Elton John and Kiki Dee were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Don' t Go Breaking My Heart'. It was Elton's first UK No.1 after 16 Top 40 hits.
2. 1981, Air Supply went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'The One That I Love', the groups only US No.1.
3. 1992, Bruce Springsteen became a father when Patti Sciafa gave birth to a baby boy, Evan James.
4. 2004, Jimmy Buffett went to No.1 on the US album chart with ‘License To Chill.’

July 26
1. 1965, Beach Boy Dennis Wilson married Carol Freedman in LA.
2. 1968, The Jackson Five signed a one-year contract with Motown Records.
3. 1977, Elvis Costello was arrested as he performed outside a CBS Records sales conference at The London Hilton Hotel and was fined £5.
4. 2001, Sir Paul McCartney announced his engagement to Heather Mills, the anti-landmine campaigner and former model.

July 27
1. 1933, Born on this day, Nick Reynolds, The Kingston Trio
2. 1958, fan's of rock & roll music were warned that tuning into music on the car radio could cost you more money. Researchers from the Esso gas company said the rhythm of rock & roll could cause the driver to be foot heavy on the pedal, making them waste fuel.
3. 1968, Bee Gee Robin Gibb collapsed, as the group were about to set out on their first US tour. The singer was suffering from nervous exhaustion.
4. 1976, after a four-year legal fight, John Lennon was awarded his Green card, allowing him permanent residence in the US.
5. 1976, Bruce Springsteen sued his manager Mike Appel for fraud and breach of trust. The case dragged on for over a year, halting Springsteen's career. An out of court settlement was reached the following year.
6. 1984, Roger Taylor from Duran Duran married Giovanna Cantonne in Naples, Italy.
7. 1989, Michael Jackson sued the Daily Mirror for libel after they printed a less than flattering colour photo of the ever-changing singer on the front page.

July 28
1. 1966, appearing at The Apollo Theatre in New York City, James Brown.
2. 1969, police in Moscow reported that thousands of public phone booths had been vandalised after thieves were stealing parts of the phones to convert their acoustic guitars to electric. A feature in a Russian youth magazine had shown details on how to do this.
3. 2004, Justin Timberlake obtained a restraining order against a photographer who allegedly stalked him. A judge in Santa Monica, California, granted the order against photographer Artemus Earl Lister.
4. 2006, Prince's second wife Manuela Testolini Nelson filed for divorce. His first marriage, to dancer Mayte Garcia, took place in 1996 but only lasted two years.

July 29
1. 1953, Born on this day, Patti Sciafa, US singer, worked with The Rolling Stones and on Keith Richards 'Talk Is Cheap' album. Toured with Bruce Springsteen Band from 1984 Born in the USA tour, married Springsteen on June 8th 1991. She has released two solo albums.
2. 1966, Bob Dylan suffered a broken neck vertebra when he crashed his Triumph 55 motorbike near his home in Woodstock, New York.
3. 1973, Born on this day, Wanya Morris, vocals, Boyz II Men,
4. 1974, Mamas And The Papas singer Cass Elliot died from a heart attack after choking on her own vomit. She was staying at Harry Nilson's London flat when she died.
5. 1978, Prince appeared on the US charts for the first time with 'Soft and Wet'
6. 1978, The film soundtrack to Grease featuring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John went to No.1 on the US album chart.
7. 1981, On the day of the wedding between Prince Charles and Lady Diana, a bunch of records were released relating to the event, 'Lady D', by Typically Tropical, 'Charlies Angles', by Mini & The Metros and 'Diana', from Mike Berry. They all failed to reach the charts.
8. 1982, Andy Taylor from Duran Duran married the group's hairdresser, Tracey Wilson during a US tour in Los Angeles.
9. 1986, Producer and manager Gordon Mills died of stomach cancer. Worked with Engelbert Humperdinck, Tom Jones and Gilbert O'Sullivan.
10. 1990, a daughter Eliot Pauline was born by Stings long-time girlfriend Trudie Styler.

July 30
1. 1958, Born on this day, Kate Bush, UK singer, songwriter
2. 1968, The Beatles closed their Apple Boutique in London, giving away all the stock to passers by.
3. 1977, The Bee Gees younger brother Andy Gibb started a four-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I Just Wanna Be Your Everything', his first of three US No.1's

July 31
1. 1951, American singer, songwriter Ray Charles married Eileen Williams, the couple divorced a year later.
2. 1964, Country singer Jim Reeves was killed in a plane crash when the single engine aircraft flying from Arkansas to Nashville crashed in thick fog. 41 year- old Reeves was the first country singer to cross- over into the pop market.
3. 1968, Tommy James and The Shondells were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Mony Mony'. Also a hit for Billy Idol in 1987.
4. 1980, Jon Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas was apprehended by FBI narcotics agents for possession of cocaine, he was later sentenced to 250 hours Community service giving anti-drug lectures.
5. 2004, Mark Morrison was arrested after a fracas at Leicester's After Dark night-club in which his platinum and diamond medallion was stolen. Morrison said he was the victim and complained of wrongful arrest, unlawful imprisonment and police assault. A £20,000 reward for the return of the pendant was offered by the singer's record label.

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