Musical
birthdays today include jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell (86),
singer-songwriter Lobo [né Roland LaVoie] (74), Gary Lewis (72), former
Bauhaus lead guitarist Daniel Ash (60), ex-R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry
(59), jazz bassist Stanley Jordan (58), UFX frontman Duncan Lewis Jowitt (57), The
Corrs multi-instrumentalist Jim Corr (53), guitarist & Rob Zombie
sideman John 5 [né John Lowery] (46), Leona Naess (43), Coldplay drummer Will Champion (39), Avenged Sevenfold lead singer M Shadows [né Matthew Sanders] (36), Dropkick Murphys banjoist & singer Jeff DaRosa (35), and blues-rock guitarist Shannon Curfman (32).
Shoutout to the Great Beyond for drummer & bandleader Roy Milton, born on this day in 1907... for jazz pianist & arranger Hank Jones, born in 1918... for Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, born in 1923... for Franz Liszt, who died on this date in 1886... for country singer Jim Reeves, who died in a private plane crash today in 1964 at the age of 40... for jazz pianist Bud Powell, who passed away in 1966... for jazz pianist Teddy Wilson, who died in 1986... and for No Use for a Name frontman Tony Sly, who left us five years ago today.
Also on July 31st: Adolph Sax completes his first sale of his new invention, the saxophone, to the French army for use in its bands (1845)... Elvis plays three shows [two matinee and one evening] at the Hesterly Armory in Tampa, FL. A full scale riot breaks out at the end of the evening performance when the singer announces "Girls, I'll see you backstage!" Fans storm the stage and chase Elvis to his dressing room (1955)... Ringo Starr makes his debut at the Cavern Club, playing drums with The Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group. John Lennon and his band The Quarrymen will play the Mathew St. venue for the first time one week from now [minus Paul McCartney at this point, who will not join John onstage at the Cavern until January, 1958] (1957)... Cliff Richard has the first of his 14 UK № 1s with 'Living Doll' (1959)... The first Beatles record burning to protest John's 'bigger than Jesus' remark takes place in Birmingham, AL (1966)... Having moved from Abbey Road to Trident Studios to take advantage of the new 8-track recording equipment at the latter facility, The Beatles continue to work on 'Hey Jude' (1968)... The Maysles Brothers' Rolling Stones documentary 'Gimme Shelter' has its UK premiere at London's Rialto Cinema... James Taylor hits № 1 in the US with his cover of Carole King's 'You've Got a Friend' (1971)... During an Eagles concert in Long Beach, CA, tempers boil over between Glen Frey and Don Felder, who spend most of the show glaring at each other and describing the beating each plans to administer to the other backstage after the show. "Only three more songs until I kick your ass, pal", Frey is heard to say to Felder at one point ~ the intervention of Don Henley and several roadies keeps any serious fisticuffs from breaking out. The group's next album will be mixed by the two musicians on opposite coasts, after they decide that they can no longer bear to be in the same state, let alone in the same studio (1980)... The Eurythmics' 'There Must be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)' goes to the top of the charts in the UK. The song, the group's only British № 1, features a harmonica solo by Stevie Wonder (1985)... Michael Jackson makes an unscheduled appearance on the balcony of his London hotel room after a man threatens to jump to his death from a block of flats across the street if he doesn't see the singer, who is in the UK for a series of concerts. Jackson spends a minute waving to 28-year-old Eric Herminie, who then climbs back into the building on his own (1992)... The son of Bryan Ferry is arrested by armed police outside Tony Blair's County Durham home as he tries to make a political statement. Otis Ferry went through security gates and was taken into custody when he refused to give his name. He was trying to place posters supporting animal hunts on the walls of the Prime Minister's residence (2002)... Simon & Garfunkel wrap up the European leg of their reunion tour with a free show at the Coliseum in Rome that attracts an estimated 600,000 fans (2004)... Appearing at Helsinki's Olympiastadionin, Bruce Springsteen plays his longest show to date, clocking in at 4 hours and 6 minutes (2012).
Shoutout to the Great Beyond for drummer & bandleader Roy Milton, born on this day in 1907... for jazz pianist & arranger Hank Jones, born in 1918... for Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, born in 1923... for Franz Liszt, who died on this date in 1886... for country singer Jim Reeves, who died in a private plane crash today in 1964 at the age of 40... for jazz pianist Bud Powell, who passed away in 1966... for jazz pianist Teddy Wilson, who died in 1986... and for No Use for a Name frontman Tony Sly, who left us five years ago today.
Also on July 31st: Adolph Sax completes his first sale of his new invention, the saxophone, to the French army for use in its bands (1845)... Elvis plays three shows [two matinee and one evening] at the Hesterly Armory in Tampa, FL. A full scale riot breaks out at the end of the evening performance when the singer announces "Girls, I'll see you backstage!" Fans storm the stage and chase Elvis to his dressing room (1955)... Ringo Starr makes his debut at the Cavern Club, playing drums with The Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group. John Lennon and his band The Quarrymen will play the Mathew St. venue for the first time one week from now [minus Paul McCartney at this point, who will not join John onstage at the Cavern until January, 1958] (1957)... Cliff Richard has the first of his 14 UK № 1s with 'Living Doll' (1959)... The first Beatles record burning to protest John's 'bigger than Jesus' remark takes place in Birmingham, AL (1966)... Having moved from Abbey Road to Trident Studios to take advantage of the new 8-track recording equipment at the latter facility, The Beatles continue to work on 'Hey Jude' (1968)... The Maysles Brothers' Rolling Stones documentary 'Gimme Shelter' has its UK premiere at London's Rialto Cinema... James Taylor hits № 1 in the US with his cover of Carole King's 'You've Got a Friend' (1971)... During an Eagles concert in Long Beach, CA, tempers boil over between Glen Frey and Don Felder, who spend most of the show glaring at each other and describing the beating each plans to administer to the other backstage after the show. "Only three more songs until I kick your ass, pal", Frey is heard to say to Felder at one point ~ the intervention of Don Henley and several roadies keeps any serious fisticuffs from breaking out. The group's next album will be mixed by the two musicians on opposite coasts, after they decide that they can no longer bear to be in the same state, let alone in the same studio (1980)... The Eurythmics' 'There Must be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)' goes to the top of the charts in the UK. The song, the group's only British № 1, features a harmonica solo by Stevie Wonder (1985)... Michael Jackson makes an unscheduled appearance on the balcony of his London hotel room after a man threatens to jump to his death from a block of flats across the street if he doesn't see the singer, who is in the UK for a series of concerts. Jackson spends a minute waving to 28-year-old Eric Herminie, who then climbs back into the building on his own (1992)... The son of Bryan Ferry is arrested by armed police outside Tony Blair's County Durham home as he tries to make a political statement. Otis Ferry went through security gates and was taken into custody when he refused to give his name. He was trying to place posters supporting animal hunts on the walls of the Prime Minister's residence (2002)... Simon & Garfunkel wrap up the European leg of their reunion tour with a free show at the Coliseum in Rome that attracts an estimated 600,000 fans (2004)... Appearing at Helsinki's Olympiastadionin, Bruce Springsteen plays his longest show to date, clocking in at 4 hours and 6 minutes (2012).
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