ON THIS DAY IN MUSIC
Here are some birthdays and other events of interest in the music world.
Some are more related to music than others...
JULY 1
Deborah Harry (1946)
JULY 2
Roy Bittan (E Street Band) (1949)
JULY 3
George M. Cohan (1878)
Mississippi John Hurt (1893)
Paul Barrere (Little Feat) (1948)
Brian Wilson performs with the Beach Boys for the first time in 12 years at Anaheim Stadium (1976)
Brian Jones drowns (1969)
Jim Morrison dies (1971)
David Bowie retires for the first time (1973)
JULY 4
Louis Armstrong (1900)
John Waite (1955)
Fillmore West closes (1971)
JULY 5
Robbie Robertson (1943)
JULY 6
JULY 7
Ringo Starr (1940)
JULY 8
Joan Osborne (1962)
Beck (1970)
Jai Johnny Johansen (Allman Brothers Band) (1944)
Andy Fletcher (Depeche Mode) (1961)
JULY 9
Courtney Love (1964)
Bon Scott (1949)
Jim Kerr (Simple Minds) (1959)
Crosby Stills Nash and Young reunion tour starts (1974)
JULY 10
Arlo Guthrie (1947)
Jelly Roll Morton dies (1941)
Cher files for divorce from Gregg Allman (1975)
JULY 11
Blind Lemon Jefferson (1897)
George Gershwin dies (1937)
Suzanne Vega (1959)
Richie Sambora (1959)
Ry Cooder's "Bop 'Till You Drop" becomes rock's first digital LP (1979)
JULY 12
Connie Francis (1938)
Christine McVie (1943)
Minnie Ripperton dies (1979)
Janis Joplin premieres her Full Tilt Boogie Band (1970)
JULY 13
Roger McGuinn (1942)
Queen releases their first LP (1973)
Live Aid concert held concurrently in London and Philadelphia, includes 40 bands, runs 16 hours, seen by 1.6 billion people in 156 countries (1985)
JULY 14
Woody Guthrie (1912)
The Everly Brothers anounce their official breakup (1973)
JULY 15
Linda Ronstadt (1946)
Julia Lennon (John's mother) dies in a car accident (1952)
JULY 16
Stewart Copeland (The Police) (1952)
Harry Chapin dies in a car accident (1981)
Cream is formed by Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker (1966)
JULY 17
Spencer Davis (1941)
Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath) (1949)
Phoebe Snow (1952)
John Coltrane dies (1957)
Billie Holiday dies from a drug overdose (1959)
Yellow Submarine premieres at London's Pavilion (1968)
JULY 18
Screamin' Jay Hawkins (1929)
Dion (1939)
Brian Auger (1939)
Martha Reeves (of The Vandellas) (1941)
JULY 19
Bernie Leadon (The Eagles) (1945)
Brian May (Queen) (1947)
Keith Godchaux (Grateful Dead) (1948)
Clarence White (The Byrds) dies (1973)
David Bowie opens in stage version of The Elephant Man in Denver (1980)
JULY 20
John Lodge (Moody Blues) (1945)
Carlos Santana (1947)
Kim Carnes (1945)
JULY 21
Isaac Stern (1920)
Cat Stevens (1948)
JULY 22
George Clinton (1940)
Don Henley (1946)
Al Dimeola (1954)
JULY 23
Tony Joe White (1943)
Andy McKay (Roxy Music ) (1946)
Slash (Guns 'N Roses) (1965)
David Essex (1947)
Led Zeppelin's John Bonham and manager Peter Grant beat up a security guard at Oakland Stadium for being rude to a child (1977)
JULY 24
Steve Goodman (1948)
JULY 25
Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) (1958)
Jim McCarty (Yardbirds) (1943)
Bob Dylan goes electric and is booed at Newport Folk Festival (1965)
Janis Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Company release "Cheap Thrills" LP (1968)
JULY 26
Mick Jagger (1943)
Roger Taylor (Queen) (1949)
The Clash debut their album in America two years after its release in the UK (1979)
JULY 27
Homer (Homer and Jethro) (1920)
Nick Reynolds (Kingston Trio) (1933)
Kim Fowley (1942)
Bobbie Gentry (1944)
Paul Cook (Sex Pistols) (1956)
George Harrison announces his concerts for Bangladesh (1971)
JULY 28
Rudy Vallee (1901)
Rick Wright (Pink Floyd) (1945)
Rachel Sweet (1962)
Ned Kelly starring Mick Jagger opens (1970)
Watkins Glen Festival (Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers, The Band, etc) draws 600,000 fans (1973)
JULY 29
Geddy Lee (Rush) (1950)
Mama Cass Elliot died (1974)
Help, starring the Beatles, premieres (1965)
Bob Dylan nearly dies in a motorcycle accident (1966)
JULY 30
Buddy Guy (1936)
Paul Anka (1941)
Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond (Jethro Tull) (1958)
Kate Bush (1958)
Elvis Presley makes his debut as a public performer (1954)
The Beatles close the Apple Boutique (1970)
The Rolling Stones fire Allen Klein as their manager (1970)
JULY 31
Bob Welch (1946)
Franz Liszt dies (1886)
Concerts for Bangladesh are held in New York (1971)
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