Musical birthdays today include Doc Severinsen (87), Ringo Starr (74), former Kinks bassist Jim Rodford (73), Village People vocalist David 'Scar' Hodo (67), ex-Family drummer Rob Townshend (67), Vonda Shepherd (51), former Subject to Change lead singer Cree Summer (45), Outlawz rapper E.D.I. Mean [né Malcom Greenridge](40), Guillemots frontman Fyfe Dangerfield (34), The Used drummer Dan Whitesides (34), and Angels & Airwaves drummer Ilan Rubin (26).
Shoutout to the Great Beyond for Gustav Mahler, born on this day in 1860... for zither player Anton Karas, born in 1906... for Gian Carlo Menotti, born in 1911... for blues pianist Pinetop Perkins, born in 1913... for Mary Ford, who would have been 90 today... for country singer Charlie Louvin, who would have been 87... for saxophonist Hank Mobley, who would have been 84... for keyboardist & Weather Report co-founder Joe Zawinul, who would have been 82... for jazz singer Pam Bricker, who would have been 60... for blues singer Jackie Neal, who would have been 47... for jazz trumpeter Fats Navarro, who died on this date in 1950... for The Gits lead singer Mia Zapata, who was murdered today in 1993 at the age of 28... for folk singer Fred Neil, who passed away in 2001... and for Syd Barrett, who left us in 2006.
Also on July 7th: Haydn conducts the premiere of his 92nd Symphony at the Sheldonian Theatre of Oxford University, which is also awarding him an honorary doctorate in music (1791)... Johnny Cash arrives at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, TX to begin Air Force basic training (1950)... Elvis makes his radio debut when Memphis station WHBQ plays the acetate of 'That's All Right' (1954)... The Rolling Stones make their UK TV debut on 'Thank Your Lucky Stars' (1963)... The Kinks hit № 1 in the UK for the third and last time with 'Sunny Afternoon' (1966)... The Beatles record 'Here Comes the Sun' (1969)... Bjorn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Faltskog of Abba are married in Verum, Sweden. 3000 fans surge forward when the couple emerge from the church, arrived, and in the chaos a police horse steps on the brides foot, causing her slight injury (1971)... Led Zeppelin play what proves to be their final concert when they appear at the Eissporthalle, West Berlin at the end of their current European tour. The set includes 'Black Dog', 'The Rain Song', 'Hot Dog', 'All My Love', 'Trampled Under Foot', 'Since I’ve Been Loving You', 'Kashmir', 'Stairway To Heaven' and 'Rock And Roll'. They finish the show with a 17-minute version of 'Whole Lotta Love' (1980)... Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA arrives at № 1 on the US album chart, where the record spends a total of 139 weeks... Tops on the singles chart is Prince's 'When Doves Cry' (1984)... The New Musical Express reports that in June, CDs outsold vinyl discs over a month in Britain for the first time. The № 1 album in the country is Emergency on Planet Earth by Jamiroquai (1989)... British newspapers report that to attract young people to their mobile vans, UK ice cream sellers are now playing pop hits to announce their arrival instead of the traditional chimes. The Spice Girls and Oasis are among the groups most frequently played (1999)... The Live Earth concerts take place worldwide with The Police closing the days events in New Jersey. The concerts were organised by former US Vice-President Al Gore, as part of his campaign to 'heal the planet'. Rock stars from around the world perform to hundreds of thousands of fans to promote awareness of climate change. Concerts are held in Washington, Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg, London, Hamburg, Tokyo, Shanghai and Sydney. Madonna brings London's Live Earth concert to a close, playing a song she wrote for the event. Other major acts on the bill were Snow Patrol, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Genesis, The Beastie Boys, James Blunt, The Foo Fighters, Duran Duran, UB40, Snoop Dogg, Enrique Iglesias, Crowded House and Joss Stone (2007)... Michael Jackson's family and fans say farewell to the pop superstar at an emotional memorial service. The singer's coffin is placed in front of the stage during the event at the Staples Center in Los Angeles after an earlier private funeral. Jackson's daughter Paris, 11, fights back tears to describe him as "the best father you could ever imagine". Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie and Mariah Carey pay tribute before the family joins them for a sombre finale on stage. Motown boss Berry Gordy, who signed the Jackson Five, ends his tribute with the words: "Michael, thank you for the joy, thank you for the love. You will live in my heart forever" (2009)... Paul McCartney joins Ringo Starr onstage at a concert at Radio City Music Hall in NYC to help celebrate the former Beatle drummer's 70th birthday. With Ringo's All Starr Band joined by Yoko Ono, Joe Walsh, Angus Young and Steven Van Zandt, Paul belts out 'Birthday' and Ringo delivers 'With A Little Help From My Friends' (2010).
Shoutout to the Great Beyond for Gustav Mahler, born on this day in 1860... for zither player Anton Karas, born in 1906... for Gian Carlo Menotti, born in 1911... for blues pianist Pinetop Perkins, born in 1913... for Mary Ford, who would have been 90 today... for country singer Charlie Louvin, who would have been 87... for saxophonist Hank Mobley, who would have been 84... for keyboardist & Weather Report co-founder Joe Zawinul, who would have been 82... for jazz singer Pam Bricker, who would have been 60... for blues singer Jackie Neal, who would have been 47... for jazz trumpeter Fats Navarro, who died on this date in 1950... for The Gits lead singer Mia Zapata, who was murdered today in 1993 at the age of 28... for folk singer Fred Neil, who passed away in 2001... and for Syd Barrett, who left us in 2006.
Also on July 7th: Haydn conducts the premiere of his 92nd Symphony at the Sheldonian Theatre of Oxford University, which is also awarding him an honorary doctorate in music (1791)... Johnny Cash arrives at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, TX to begin Air Force basic training (1950)... Elvis makes his radio debut when Memphis station WHBQ plays the acetate of 'That's All Right' (1954)... The Rolling Stones make their UK TV debut on 'Thank Your Lucky Stars' (1963)... The Kinks hit № 1 in the UK for the third and last time with 'Sunny Afternoon' (1966)... The Beatles record 'Here Comes the Sun' (1969)... Bjorn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Faltskog of Abba are married in Verum, Sweden. 3000 fans surge forward when the couple emerge from the church, arrived, and in the chaos a police horse steps on the brides foot, causing her slight injury (1971)... Led Zeppelin play what proves to be their final concert when they appear at the Eissporthalle, West Berlin at the end of their current European tour. The set includes 'Black Dog', 'The Rain Song', 'Hot Dog', 'All My Love', 'Trampled Under Foot', 'Since I’ve Been Loving You', 'Kashmir', 'Stairway To Heaven' and 'Rock And Roll'. They finish the show with a 17-minute version of 'Whole Lotta Love' (1980)... Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA arrives at № 1 on the US album chart, where the record spends a total of 139 weeks... Tops on the singles chart is Prince's 'When Doves Cry' (1984)... The New Musical Express reports that in June, CDs outsold vinyl discs over a month in Britain for the first time. The № 1 album in the country is Emergency on Planet Earth by Jamiroquai (1989)... British newspapers report that to attract young people to their mobile vans, UK ice cream sellers are now playing pop hits to announce their arrival instead of the traditional chimes. The Spice Girls and Oasis are among the groups most frequently played (1999)... The Live Earth concerts take place worldwide with The Police closing the days events in New Jersey. The concerts were organised by former US Vice-President Al Gore, as part of his campaign to 'heal the planet'. Rock stars from around the world perform to hundreds of thousands of fans to promote awareness of climate change. Concerts are held in Washington, Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg, London, Hamburg, Tokyo, Shanghai and Sydney. Madonna brings London's Live Earth concert to a close, playing a song she wrote for the event. Other major acts on the bill were Snow Patrol, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Genesis, The Beastie Boys, James Blunt, The Foo Fighters, Duran Duran, UB40, Snoop Dogg, Enrique Iglesias, Crowded House and Joss Stone (2007)... Michael Jackson's family and fans say farewell to the pop superstar at an emotional memorial service. The singer's coffin is placed in front of the stage during the event at the Staples Center in Los Angeles after an earlier private funeral. Jackson's daughter Paris, 11, fights back tears to describe him as "the best father you could ever imagine". Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie and Mariah Carey pay tribute before the family joins them for a sombre finale on stage. Motown boss Berry Gordy, who signed the Jackson Five, ends his tribute with the words: "Michael, thank you for the joy, thank you for the love. You will live in my heart forever" (2009)... Paul McCartney joins Ringo Starr onstage at a concert at Radio City Music Hall in NYC to help celebrate the former Beatle drummer's 70th birthday. With Ringo's All Starr Band joined by Yoko Ono, Joe Walsh, Angus Young and Steven Van Zandt, Paul belts out 'Birthday' and Ringo delivers 'With A Little Help From My Friends' (2010).
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