Musical
birthdays today include singer-songwriter Jonathan Edwards (69), Devo
bassist Gerald Casale (67), former Bad Company drummer Simon Kirke (66),
Steve Morse (61), Rachel Sweet (53), trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis (50),
rapper Afroman [né
Gerald Foreman](41), Papa Roach lead singer Jacoby Shaddix (39),
Anberlin lead singer Stephen Christian (35), former Rocket to the Moon
frontman Nick Santino (27), and rapper Soulja Boy [né DeAndre Way](25).
Shoutout to the Great Beyond for piano manufacturer Ignaz Bösendorfer, born on this day in 1796... for Rudy Vallée, born in 1901... for Pink Floyd keyboardist Rick Wright, and for Mike Bloomfield, both of whom would have been 72 today... for original Tyrannosaurus Rex drummer Steve Peregrin Took, who would have been 66... for Antonio Vivaldi, who died on this date in 1741... for Johann Sebastian Bach, who died in 1750... and for songwriter George Kleinsinger [best remembered for 'Tubby the Tuba'], who left us today in 1982.
Also on July 28th: Hector Berlioz's Symphonie funèbre et triomphale premieres at the Salle Pleyel in Paris, with the composer himself conducting the orchestra using a sword rather than a baton (1840)... The first published interview with 19-year-old Elvis Presley appears in the Memphis Press-Scimitar (60)... Gene Vincent makes his debut US television appearance on The Perry Como Show (1956)... On their second visit to to Sweden, The Beatles play two shows at the Johanneshovs Isstadion in Stockholm. During the first performance, both John and Paul receive mild shocks from ungrounded microphones (1964)... The Who make their debut appearance on the UK pop music programme 'Ready Steady Go!' The group's management have packed the audience with mods, ensuring a rapturous reception as the band rip through 'I Can't Explain' (1965)... Police in Moscow report that thousands of public phone booths have been vandalised by thieves stealing parts of the receivers in order to convert their acoustic guitars to electric. A recent feature in a Russian youth magazine showed details on how to make the change (1969)... The Watkins Glen outdoor summer jam is held outside of Watkins Glen, NY with The Allman Brothers, The Band and The Grateful Dead as headliners. Over 600,000 spectators attend, making it the single largest public gathering in US history according to some historians. 150,000 tickets were sold for $10 ~ for all others present, the concert is free, though a large part of the audience are unable to see the stage (1973)... Bob Dylan goes into Columbia Studio A in NYC to begin the sessions for the album that will become Desire. He is joined by Eric Clapton on dobro on 'Romance in Durango', and by Emmylou Harris on pedal steel on 'Abandoned Love' (1975).... 'I Don't Like Mondays' gives The Boomtown Rats their second UK № 1 single. Bob Geldof wrote the song after reading a report of the shooting spree of 16-year-old Brenda Spencer, who opened fire on children playing on a school playground across the street from her home in San Diego, killing two adults and wounding eight children and a police officer. Spencer showed no remorse for the crime afterwards, explaining her actions by saying "I don't like Mondays. This livens up the day" (1980)... R.E.M. release the album Life's Rich Pageant (1985)... Rapper Ice-T announces that Warner Brothers records will pull the controversial song 'Cop Killer' from all future copies of his Body Count album. The song has been the target of protest by members of law enforcement who say that it encourages attacks on police. Ironically, Ice-T will later join the cast of the NBC drama 'Law & Order: SVU' (1992)... The wine that Sir Cliff Richard makes on his Algarve estate starts a UK supermarket battle. Fans have been asking when the wine will go on sale at stores of the Tesco chain, who have said that they would be the first to stock it, but Waitrose shops have been selling the £8.40 a bottle red for the past week (2003).
Shoutout to the Great Beyond for piano manufacturer Ignaz Bösendorfer, born on this day in 1796... for Rudy Vallée, born in 1901... for Pink Floyd keyboardist Rick Wright, and for Mike Bloomfield, both of whom would have been 72 today... for original Tyrannosaurus Rex drummer Steve Peregrin Took, who would have been 66... for Antonio Vivaldi, who died on this date in 1741... for Johann Sebastian Bach, who died in 1750... and for songwriter George Kleinsinger [best remembered for 'Tubby the Tuba'], who left us today in 1982.
Also on July 28th: Hector Berlioz's Symphonie funèbre et triomphale premieres at the Salle Pleyel in Paris, with the composer himself conducting the orchestra using a sword rather than a baton (1840)... The first published interview with 19-year-old Elvis Presley appears in the Memphis Press-Scimitar (60)... Gene Vincent makes his debut US television appearance on The Perry Como Show (1956)... On their second visit to to Sweden, The Beatles play two shows at the Johanneshovs Isstadion in Stockholm. During the first performance, both John and Paul receive mild shocks from ungrounded microphones (1964)... The Who make their debut appearance on the UK pop music programme 'Ready Steady Go!' The group's management have packed the audience with mods, ensuring a rapturous reception as the band rip through 'I Can't Explain' (1965)... Police in Moscow report that thousands of public phone booths have been vandalised by thieves stealing parts of the receivers in order to convert their acoustic guitars to electric. A recent feature in a Russian youth magazine showed details on how to make the change (1969)... The Watkins Glen outdoor summer jam is held outside of Watkins Glen, NY with The Allman Brothers, The Band and The Grateful Dead as headliners. Over 600,000 spectators attend, making it the single largest public gathering in US history according to some historians. 150,000 tickets were sold for $10 ~ for all others present, the concert is free, though a large part of the audience are unable to see the stage (1973)... Bob Dylan goes into Columbia Studio A in NYC to begin the sessions for the album that will become Desire. He is joined by Eric Clapton on dobro on 'Romance in Durango', and by Emmylou Harris on pedal steel on 'Abandoned Love' (1975).... 'I Don't Like Mondays' gives The Boomtown Rats their second UK № 1 single. Bob Geldof wrote the song after reading a report of the shooting spree of 16-year-old Brenda Spencer, who opened fire on children playing on a school playground across the street from her home in San Diego, killing two adults and wounding eight children and a police officer. Spencer showed no remorse for the crime afterwards, explaining her actions by saying "I don't like Mondays. This livens up the day" (1980)... R.E.M. release the album Life's Rich Pageant (1985)... Rapper Ice-T announces that Warner Brothers records will pull the controversial song 'Cop Killer' from all future copies of his Body Count album. The song has been the target of protest by members of law enforcement who say that it encourages attacks on police. Ironically, Ice-T will later join the cast of the NBC drama 'Law & Order: SVU' (1992)... The wine that Sir Cliff Richard makes on his Algarve estate starts a UK supermarket battle. Fans have been asking when the wine will go on sale at stores of the Tesco chain, who have said that they would be the first to stock it, but Waitrose shops have been selling the £8.40 a bottle red for the past week (2003).
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