GA Russell Posted July 8, 2017 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 10, 2017 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 12, 2017 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 16, 2017 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optatio Posted July 16, 2017 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 18, 2017 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 On 16.07.2017 at 0:24 AM, optatio said: July 17 * 1933 - Ben Riley (84) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 Carl Fontana, born July 18, 1928 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 21, 2017 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 22, 2017 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 24, 2017 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 25, 2017 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted July 26, 2017 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 7, 2017 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 August 8 1969 - Abbey Road cover photo taken ***** Born... 1933 - Joe Tex 1944 - John Renbourn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 16, 2017 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2017 August 17 1959 - Kind of Blue released Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 20, 2017 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 21, 2017 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 30, 2017 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted September 1, 2017 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted September 6, 2017 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted September 7, 2017 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted September 8, 2017 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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