Birthdays:
Keren Woodward – Bananarama (1961)
Emmylou Harris (1947)
Leon Russel (1941)
Greg Camp- Smash Mouth (1967)
David Robinson- The Cars (1953)
Tony Fredianelli- Third Eye Blind (1969)
They Are Missed:
Born on this day in 1952, Leon Wilkeson, bass, Lynyrd Skynyrd (died on July 27, 2001).
Rob Pilatus, one half of pop duo Milli Vanilli was found dead in a Frankfurt Hotel room in 1998 after taking a lethal combination of drugs and alcohol. Milli Vanilli won the 1989 best new artist Grammy after hits like 'Blame it on the Rain' and 'Girl, You Know It's True,' selling 30 million singles and 14 million albums.
The late Marvin Gaye was born in 1939.
One of the greatest jazz drummers of all time, Buddy Rich died in 1987 (age 69) due to complications caused by a brain tumor. The self-taught prodigy started drumming when he was only 18 months old, and his incredible rhythmic sense influenced just about everyone who picked up a pair of drumsticks afterward. Rich worked with many acts including, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Tommy Dorsey's band, Dizzy Gillespie and Oscar Peterson.
Edwin Starr ("War") died of a heart attack in 2003.
History:
The Black Crowes performed in Knoxville, TN in 1999. One of the concertgoers later sued the band for $385,000 in a claim that he had suffered significant hearing loss at the show. Apparently, he couldn’t have just got up and left…..
Janis Joplin was at #1 on the US album charts in 1971 with “Pearl.”
The Beach Boys recorded "I Get Around" in 1964. Brian Wilson got so fed up with his father's criticism that he fired him as their manager.
Freddie & the Dreamers recorded "Do The Freddie" in 1965.
Johnny Cash recorded "I Walk The Line" in 1956.
Frank Sinatra cuts his classic anthem "My Way” in 1969.
Steve Winwood left the Spencer Davis Group to form Traffic in 1967.
In 1967, the Beatles finished recording the legendary album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band."
John Lennon and Yoko Ono held a news conference in New York in 1972 to discuss their appeal of the Immigration Department's decision to deport John.
Stevie Wonder’s tribute to Duke Ellington, "Sir Duke," was released in 1977.
Ringo Starr released his best solo effort and biggest chart success, “It Don’t Come Easy” in 1971. (Written by Ringo and produced by George Harrison)
Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” was #1 in the U.S. in 1977 (less than two months following its release). The album stayed on the chart for over a year-and-a-half.
In 1978, Cheap Trick performed at Tokyo's Budokan Hall before a wildly enthusiastic audience. “Live at Budokan” eventually sells over three million copies and is Cheap Trick’s best seller.
David Lee Roth left Van Halen in 1985. This is the very definition of a ‘bad move.’ He was replaced by Sammy Hagar who’s actually with the group longer.
U2’s fifth studio album, "The Joshua Tree," makes its debut at #7 on the U.S. album chart in 1987.
Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was certified platinum by the record industry in 1992.
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