GA Russell Posted July 8, 2017 Author Posted July 8, 2017 July 8 1954 - Elvis's That's All Right is played on the radio for the first time. 1965 - Catch Us If You Can premieres in London. 1971 - Mott the Hoople's over-enthusiastic fans cause mayhem at Royal Albert Hall concert. (I saw the group and chatted with Ian Hunter within a few weeks of this.) Quote
GA Russell Posted July 10, 2017 Author Posted July 10, 2017 (edited) July 10 Born... 1939 - Mavis Staples 1941 - Ian Whitcomb 1944 - Beaky 1947 - Arlo Guthrie 1950 - Greg Kihn 1958 - Bela Fleck 1980 - Jessica Simpson ***** 1950 - Your Hit Parade premieres on NBC-TV. 1968 - Eric Clapton announces that Cream will break up after their current tour. 1987 - John Hammond dies. Edited July 10, 2017 by GA Russell Quote
GA Russell Posted July 12, 2017 Author Posted July 12, 2017 (edited) July 12 Born... 1943 - Christine Perfect ***** 1954 - Elvis signs with Sun Records. 1979 - Minnie Riperton dies. 1979 - Disco Demolition Night 2003 - Benny Carter dies. Edited July 12, 2017 by GA Russell Quote
GA Russell Posted July 16, 2017 Author Posted July 16, 2017 July 16 (my late mother's birthday!) Born... 1940 - Tony Jackson 1941 - Desmond Dekker 1952 - Stewart Copeland ***** 1962 - The Beach Boys sign with Capitol Records. 1966 - Clapton, Bruce and Baker form Cream. 1981 - Harry Chapin dies. 2012 - Jon Lord dies. 2012 - Kitty Wells dies. 2014 - Johnny Winter dies. Quote
optatio Posted July 16, 2017 Posted July 16, 2017 (edited) July 17 * 1921 - Mary Osborne (✝ March 4, 1992) * 1925 - Jimmy Scott (✝ June 12, 2014) * 1926 - Ray Copeland (✝ May 18, 1984) * 1928 – Vince Guaraldi (✝ February 6, 1976) * 1928 - Joe Morello (✝ March 12, 2011) * 1936 - Nick Brignola (✝ February 8, 2002) * 1933 - Ben Riley (84) * 1949 - Chico Freeman (68) ✝1959 - Billie Holiday (* April 7, 1915) ✝1967 - John Coltrane (* September 23, 1926) Edited July 16, 2017 by optatio Quote
soulpope Posted July 17, 2017 Posted July 17, 2017 10 hours ago, optatio said: July 17 ✝1967 - John Coltrane (* September 23, 1926) Today in Vienna with yours truly attending .... : http://www.gartenbaukino.at/programdetail/program/chasing-trane-the-john-coltrane-documentary.html Quote
GA Russell Posted July 18, 2017 Author Posted July 18, 2017 (edited) Thanks optatio! It's great that you found jazz people! ***** July 18 1953 - Elvis makes his first recording. 1966 - Bobby Fuller dies. 1988 - Nico dies. ***** Born... 1929 - Screamin' Jay Hawkins 1938 - Ian Stewart 1939 - Brian Auger 1939 - Dion 1941 - Martha Reeves 1941 - Lonnie Mack 1950 - Richard Branson 1954 - Ricky Scaggs Edited July 18, 2017 by GA Russell Quote
soulpope Posted July 18, 2017 Posted July 18, 2017 On 16.07.2017 at 0:24 AM, optatio said: July 17 * 1933 - Ben Riley (84) Quote
GA Russell Posted July 21, 2017 Author Posted July 21, 2017 (edited) July 21 2004 - Jerry Goldsmith dies. 2005 - Long John Baldry dies. ***** 1946 - Barry Whitwam born Edited July 21, 2017 by GA Russell Quote
GA Russell Posted July 22, 2017 Author Posted July 22, 2017 July 22 1963 - Vee-Jay presses Introducing The Beatles (but not released until Jan. 10, 1964). 2004 - Sacha Distel dies. ***** Born... 1941 - George Clinton 1943 - Bobby Sherman 1944 - Estelle Bennett 1947 - Don Henley 1963 - Emily Saliers Quote
GA Russell Posted July 24, 2017 Author Posted July 24, 2017 July 23 1955 - Slim Whitman's Rose Marie begins it eleven-week run at #1 on the UK charts. 1989 - Ringo Starr begins his first tour since The Beatles' break-up. 2011 - Amy Winehouse dies. ***** Born... 1935 - Cleve Duncan 1947 - Tony Joe White 1952 - Janis Siegel 1971 - Alison Krauss Quote
GA Russell Posted July 25, 2017 Author Posted July 25, 2017 July 25 1963 - Cilla Black makes her test recording for George Martin and EMI. 1965 - Bob Dylan plays folk rock at the Newport Folk Festival. 1969 - Neil Young performs with CS&N for the first time. 1984 - Big Mama Thornton dies. 1995 - Charlie Rich dies. ***** Born... 1943 - Jim McCarty Quote
GA Russell Posted July 26, 2017 Author Posted July 26, 2017 July 26 1992 - Mary Wells dies. 2013 - JJ Cale dies. Born... 1941 - Bobby Hebb 1941 - Darlene Love 1942 - Dobie Gray 1943 - Mick Jagger Quote
GA Russell Posted August 7, 2017 Author Posted August 7, 2017 August 7 1980 - John Lennon began recording his final album, Double Fantasy. 1984 - Esther Phillips dies. 2001 - Larry Adler dies. ***** Born... 1925 - Felice Bryant 1928 - Herb Reed 1942 - BJ Thomas 1950 - Rodney Crowell Quote
GA Russell Posted August 8, 2017 Author Posted August 8, 2017 August 8 1969 - Abbey Road cover photo taken ***** Born... 1933 - Joe Tex 1944 - John Renbourn Quote
GA Russell Posted August 16, 2017 Author Posted August 16, 2017 August 16 Born... 1915 - Al Hibbler 1945 - Kevin Ayers 1953 - JT Taylor 1968 - LL Cool J ***** 1962 - Brian Epstein fires Pete Best. 1977 - Elvis dies. Quote
GA Russell Posted August 17, 2017 Author Posted August 17, 2017 August 17 1959 - Kind of Blue released Quote
GA Russell Posted August 20, 2017 Author Posted August 20, 2017 August 20 1969 - The Beatles record together at Abbey Road studios for the last time ***** Born 1924 - Jim Reeves 1934 - Sneaky Pete Kleinow 1942 - Isaac Hayes 1948 - Robert Plant Quote
GA Russell Posted August 21, 2017 Author Posted August 21, 2017 (edited) August 21 1961 - Patsy Cline records Crazy. 1961 - Tamla releases The Marvellettes' Please Mister Postman, Motown's first #1 hit. 2005 - Robert Moog dies. 2008 - Buddy Harman dies. ***** Born... 1904 - Count Basie 1938 - Kenny Rogers 1939 - James Burton (I saw him back Elvis in 1973 in Las Vegas.) 1941 - Jackie DeShannon 1947 - Carl Giammarese 1952 - Joe Strummer Edited August 21, 2017 by GA Russell Quote
GA Russell Posted August 30, 2017 Author Posted August 30, 2017 August 30 1919 - Kitty Wells born 1941 - John McNally born 1949 - Hank Williams records "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry." Quote
GA Russell Posted September 1, 2017 Author Posted September 1, 2017 (edited) September 1 1931 - Boxcar Willie born 1933 - Conway Twitty born 1933 - Marshall Lytle born 1944 - Archie Bell born 1946 - Barry Gibb born 1957 - Gloria Estefan born 1966 - The first go-go dancer (at the Whiskey a Go-Go) 2012 - Hal David dies Edited September 1, 2017 by GA Russell Quote
GA Russell Posted September 6, 2017 Author Posted September 6, 2017 Sept. 6 1877 - Buddy Bolden born 1925 - Jimmy Reed born 1942 - Dave Bargeron born 1943 - Roger Waters born 1990 - Tom Fogerty dies 1994 - Nicky Hopkins dies Quote
GA Russell Posted September 7, 2017 Author Posted September 7, 2017 Sept. 7 1930 - Walter T. Rollins born 1934 - Little Walter born 1936 - Buddy Holly born 1951 - Chrissie Hynde born 1956 - Michael Feinstein born 1968 - The New Yardbirds make their live debut 1978 - Keith Moon dies 2003 - Warren Zevon dies Quote
GA Russell Posted September 8, 2017 Author Posted September 8, 2017 Sept. 8 1841 - Antonin Dvorak born 1897 - Jimmie Rodgers born 1932 - Patsy Cline born 1942 - Sal Spampinato born 1945 - Ron "Pigpen" McKiernan born 1952 - Ray Charles records his first session for Atlantic 1957 - Jackie Wilson's Reet Petite is released 1997 - Derek Taylor dies Quote
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