Musical birthdays today include Buddy Guy (83), Paul Anka (78), saxophonist David Sanborn (74), bluesman Otis Taylor (71), folk & jazz guitarist Richard 'Duck' Baker (70) former The Damned drummer Rat Scabies [né Chris Millar] (64), Kate Bush (61), bluegrass banjoist Ron Block (55), former Smiths guitarist Craig Gannon (53), Manic Street Preachers drummer Sean Moore (51), merengue singer Elvis Crespo (48), and ex-Lostprophets lead singer Ian Watkins (42).
Shoutout
to the Great Beyond for conductor George Szell, who died on this date
in 1970... and for Sun Records founder Sam Phillips, who left us today
in 2003.
Also on July 30th: In Paris, 'La Marseillaise' is sung publicly for the first time (1792)... Slim Whitman appears at the Hillbilly Hoedown at the Overton Park band shell in Memphis, TN with a young Elvis Presley as his opening act. Elvis is so nervous as he plays that he stands up on the balls of his feet and shakes one leg in time to the music. When he comes offstage, he asks what all the yelling in the audience was about. Someone tells him that the shaking of his baggy pleated trouser leg created a wild gyrating effect that sent the crowd into a frenzy (1954)... The Beatles have the № 1 album in America with Yesterday... and Today. The Troggs top the singles chart with 'Wild Thing' (1966)... The Beatles close their Apple Boutique after seven months, instructing the sales staff to give all merchandise away to customers and passersby... Buffalo Springfield release their final album, Last Time around (1968)... Miles Davis' fusion period officially begins as Columbia Records release In a Silent Way (1969)... John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas calls a press conference to accuse his old label ABC-Dunhill of "...the systematic, cold-blooded theft of perhaps up to $60 million from each and every artist who ever recorded for the company during a 7-year period" (1973)... Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band play the Troubador in Los Angeles, with former Byrd in chief Roger McGuinn as their opening act (1974)... Bob Dylan returns to Columbia Studio E in New York with a smaller group of musicians, including Rob Stoner, Scarlett Rivera, Emmylou Harris, and drummer Howie Wyeth. For the most part, this group of musicians will form the core of the Rolling Thunder Revue. The difference becomes apparent early on in the session, when a usable take of 'Isis' is recorded on the first try. Both Dylan and Stoner are pleased with the session, and Stoner has suggested that the more intimate sound was much closer to the sound of the completed album. Five of the nine songs from Desire were recorded at that session, as well as a slow version of 'Isis,' the original master take of 'Hurricane', the single-only release 'Rita Mae,' and a successful take of 'Golden Loom' that was later released in 1991. Of the participating musicians, only Emmylou Harris is dissatisfied with the results. It will also be her last session with Dylan, as she has prior commitments with her own career (1975)... George Jones has his ninth and final № 1 on the Billboard Country chart with the Merle Haggard song 'I Always Get Lucky with You' (1983)... Variety Magazine reports that RCA has dropped John Denver from its artist roster after the release of his single 'What Are we Making Weapons for?' The publication says that the song upset the record company's new owner, General Electric, one of the largest defense contractors in the US (1986)... At the funeral of Motown star Mary Wells, Smokey Robinson sings a medley of her hits (1992)... Glasgow's annual two-day 'T in the Park' festival opens, with Rage against the Machine, Björk, Blur, Manic Street Preachers, Del Amitri, Primal Scream, Crowded House, Oasis and Aimee Mann all on the bill (1994)... The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Rush, The Guess Who, Justin Timberlake, The Flaming Lips, Sass Jordan and The Isley Brothers play a benefit concert in Toronto to prove that the city is safe from SARS. With some 450,000 spectators attending, it is the largest show of its kind in Canadian history (2003)... Two members of the South Korean punk rock group Couch scandalize their nation when they expose their genitals on a children's TV show. Both men are immediately arrested (2005)... Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean go to № 1 on the UK singles chart with 'Hips Don't Lie'. A remake of Jean's 2004 hit 'Dance like This', the song goes on to top the charts in 50 countries and become the biggest selling song of the 21st century thus far by a female artist (2006).
Also on July 30th: In Paris, 'La Marseillaise' is sung publicly for the first time (1792)... Slim Whitman appears at the Hillbilly Hoedown at the Overton Park band shell in Memphis, TN with a young Elvis Presley as his opening act. Elvis is so nervous as he plays that he stands up on the balls of his feet and shakes one leg in time to the music. When he comes offstage, he asks what all the yelling in the audience was about. Someone tells him that the shaking of his baggy pleated trouser leg created a wild gyrating effect that sent the crowd into a frenzy (1954)... The Beatles have the № 1 album in America with Yesterday... and Today. The Troggs top the singles chart with 'Wild Thing' (1966)... The Beatles close their Apple Boutique after seven months, instructing the sales staff to give all merchandise away to customers and passersby... Buffalo Springfield release their final album, Last Time around (1968)... Miles Davis' fusion period officially begins as Columbia Records release In a Silent Way (1969)... John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas calls a press conference to accuse his old label ABC-Dunhill of "...the systematic, cold-blooded theft of perhaps up to $60 million from each and every artist who ever recorded for the company during a 7-year period" (1973)... Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band play the Troubador in Los Angeles, with former Byrd in chief Roger McGuinn as their opening act (1974)... Bob Dylan returns to Columbia Studio E in New York with a smaller group of musicians, including Rob Stoner, Scarlett Rivera, Emmylou Harris, and drummer Howie Wyeth. For the most part, this group of musicians will form the core of the Rolling Thunder Revue. The difference becomes apparent early on in the session, when a usable take of 'Isis' is recorded on the first try. Both Dylan and Stoner are pleased with the session, and Stoner has suggested that the more intimate sound was much closer to the sound of the completed album. Five of the nine songs from Desire were recorded at that session, as well as a slow version of 'Isis,' the original master take of 'Hurricane', the single-only release 'Rita Mae,' and a successful take of 'Golden Loom' that was later released in 1991. Of the participating musicians, only Emmylou Harris is dissatisfied with the results. It will also be her last session with Dylan, as she has prior commitments with her own career (1975)... George Jones has his ninth and final № 1 on the Billboard Country chart with the Merle Haggard song 'I Always Get Lucky with You' (1983)... Variety Magazine reports that RCA has dropped John Denver from its artist roster after the release of his single 'What Are we Making Weapons for?' The publication says that the song upset the record company's new owner, General Electric, one of the largest defense contractors in the US (1986)... At the funeral of Motown star Mary Wells, Smokey Robinson sings a medley of her hits (1992)... Glasgow's annual two-day 'T in the Park' festival opens, with Rage against the Machine, Björk, Blur, Manic Street Preachers, Del Amitri, Primal Scream, Crowded House, Oasis and Aimee Mann all on the bill (1994)... The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Rush, The Guess Who, Justin Timberlake, The Flaming Lips, Sass Jordan and The Isley Brothers play a benefit concert in Toronto to prove that the city is safe from SARS. With some 450,000 spectators attending, it is the largest show of its kind in Canadian history (2003)... Two members of the South Korean punk rock group Couch scandalize their nation when they expose their genitals on a children's TV show. Both men are immediately arrested (2005)... Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean go to № 1 on the UK singles chart with 'Hips Don't Lie'. A remake of Jean's 2004 hit 'Dance like This', the song goes on to top the charts in 50 countries and become the biggest selling song of the 21st century thus far by a female artist (2006).
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