This Date in Rock Music History: July 29

1959:  The Isley Brothers recorded "Shout". 
1959:  Johnny & the Hurricanes released the great instrumental "Red River Rock".

1963:  Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul & Mary and Joan Baez perform at the Newport Folk Festival.
1963:  Martha and the Vandellas released the single "Heat Wave".
1963:  The Angels released "My Boyfriend's Back".
1963:  Elvis Presley had the top U.K. Song with "(You're the ) Devil in Disguise".
1965:  The Beatles' movie Help! premiered at the Pavilion in London.
1966:  Bob Dylan suffered a serious accident when he crashed his motorcycle near Woodstock, New York.
1966:  Cream made their live debut at The Twisted Wheel in Manchester, England.
1967:  The International Love-In Festival took place at Alexandra Palace in London with Pink Floyd, the Animals and the Crazy World of Arthur Brown among others.  
1967:  Petula Clark's "Don't Sleep in the Subway" continued to set the pace for a third week on the Easy Listening chart.  
1967:  "All You Need Is Love" by the Beatles moved up from #71 to #29 on this date.

1967:  Another of the famous dates in the Rock Era as the Doors moved to #1 with "Light My Fire".  Stevie Wonder had a nice move (6-2) with "I Was Made to Love Her".  "Windy" by the Association finally relinquished its spot at #1, followed by Frankie Valli's solo hit "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" and Procol Harum at #5 with "A Whiter Shade of Pale".  The rest of the Top 10:  The Music Explosion with "Little Bit O' Soul", the Buckinghams had song #7--"Mercy, Mercy, Mercy", Jefferson Airplane's first big hit "White Rabbit" reached the Top 10, the 5th Dimension were at #9 with "Up, Up and Away" and the 4 Seasons were at 10 with "Cmon Marianne".
1968:  The Beatles began recording of "Hey Jude" at Apple Studios in London.
1968:  Gram Parsons refused to go on tour with the Byrds to South Africa in protest of that country's apartheid policy.
1970:  The Rolling Stones' contract with Decca Records expired and the band begins to think about starting its own label.

1972:  Honky Chateau by Elton John stood alone on the album chart with Alice Cooper's School's Out at #2.  Exile on Main Street from the Rolling Stones fell to 3 and Bill Withers remained at 4 with Still Bill.  The rest of the Top 10:  Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits moved from 12-5 after just five weeks, the duo of Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway fell with their self-titled release, the Carpenters entered the Top 10 at #7 with their great album A Song for You, the Jackson 5 had the #8 album--Lookin' Through the Windows, Aretha Franklin came in ninth with Amazing Grace and Thick As a Brick from Jethro Tull was #10.
1972:  Gilbert O'Sullivan took over at #1 on the Easy Listening chart with "Alone Again (Naturally)".  

1972:  O'Sullivan also took over #1 on the pop chart with "Alone Again (Naturally)".  Looking Glass was a strong #2 with "Brandy" while Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose turned the other way with "Too Late To Turn Back Now".  Luther Ingram was still wrong with "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right".  The rest of the Top 10:  Wayne Newton with "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast", Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway had #6--"Where Is the Love", Alice Cooper was up three with "School's Out", Mouth & MacNeal's only hit "How Do You Do?" remained at #8, Bill Withers took one of the biggest tumbles from #1 with "Lean On Me" all the way at #9 and the Hollies had hit #17 with "Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)".

1974:  Monday fell on this date, the day to release new singles--Cat Stevens released "Another Saturday Night".



1974:  Barry White released the single "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe".

1974:  Stevie Wonder released the biting and poignant "You Haven't Done Nothin'".
1976:  Eric Clapton was in concert at the Pavilion Theatre in Hempstead, England.
1974:  Cass Elliott died in her sleep from a heart attack at the age of 33 after playing a concert in London.
1978:  "Songbird" from Barbra Streisand was the new #1 song on the Adult Contemporary chart.


1978:  Summer was the season for movies and great soundtracks, especially on this date.  Grease took over at #1 from Some Girls by the Rolling Stones.  Natural High by the Commodores was #3, Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band placed Strangers in Town #4 and Bruce Springsteen had the #5 album with Darkness on the Edge of Town.  The rest of the Top 10:  Gerry Rafferty's City to City, Andy Gibb's Shadow Dancing, Foreigner moved up with their second album Double Vision, the Soundtrack to "Saturday Night Fever" was still in the Top 10 after 36 weeks and the Soundtrack to "Thank God It's Friday" was #10.
1982:  Andy Taylor of Duran Duran married Tracie Wilson.
1986:  Gordon Mills, songwriter, producer and manger who worked with Engelbert Humperdinck, Tom Jones and Gilbert O'Sullivan, died of stomach cancer.

1987:  The governor of Michigan announced an annual "Four Tops Day" in celebration of the great soul group.
1988:  Pete Drake, who played pedal steel guitar on albums by Bob Dylan and Ringo Starr and also produced for Elvis Presley and George Harrison, died at the age of 55 in Nashville, Tennessee.
1989:  Surface towered over the competition on the R&B chart with "Shower Me With Your Love".

1989:  Simply Red held on to #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for a sixth week with "If You Don't Know Me By Now".
1989:  Richard Marx entered the Top 10 with "Right Here Waiting".
1994 David Gilmour, guitarist for Pink Floyd, married Polly Samson at the Registry Office in Marylebone, England.

1995:  Cracked Rear View, which had already spent five weeks as the #1 album, returned to that spot for Hootie & the Blowfish, bumping the "Pocahontas" Soundtrack down to #2.  CrazySexy Cool by TLC was #3.
1998:  Matchbox 20 began a tour in New Orleans, Louisiana.
2001:  Destiny's Child posted a #1 song when "Bootylicious" took over the top spot.
2003:  R.E.M. performed in Nyon, Switzerland.
2004:  Huby Heard, who played keyboard with Billy Preston, Ray Charles, Teddy Pendergrass, the Rolling Stones and Brothers Johnson, died from heart problems at the age of 53.
2007:  Heart problems forced Paul Stanley and Kiss to cancel a California show.  Stanley's heart rate zoomed to 190, forcing medics to stop and re-start his heart to get a more normal rhythm.
2011:  Gene McDaniels (A Hundred Pounds of Clay" and "Tower of Strength" in the early 60's) died at the age of 76.


Born This Day:
1946:  Neal Doughty of REO Speedwagon was born in Evanston, Illinois.
1947:  Carlo Santanna, guitarist of Paper Lace.

1953:  Geddy Lee of Rush was born in Willowdale, Ontario, Canada.
1959:  John Sykes, guitarist of Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, was born in Reading, Berkshire, England.
1972:  Simon Jones, bass guitarist of the Verve, was born in Wigan, England.

1973:  Wanya Morris of Boyz II Men was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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This Date in Rock Music History: July 28

1954:  The first interview with Elvis Presley was published in the Memphis Press-Scimitar.
1956:  Elvis Presley appeared on television for the first time on the CBS program Dorsey Brothers Stage Show.
1956:  Gene Vincent appeared on The Perry Como Show.
1957:  Jerry Lee Lewis appeared on the television program The Steve Allen Show.
1960:  Cliff Richard and the Shadows topped the competition in the U.K. with "Please Don't Tease".


1962:  A newcomer released his first single on this date--Tommy Roe gave us "Sheila".
1962:  "Roses are Red" from Bobby Vinton was the #1 song on the Easy Listening chart.
1962:  Bobby Vinton had the #1 song for the third week in a row with "Roses Are Red".  

1962:  Ray Charles spent a 10th week at #1 on the R&B chart with "I Can't Stop Loving You".
1964:  The Beatles played at the Johanneshovs Isstadion in Stockholm, Sweden.
1965:  The Who appeared on the television show Ready Steady Go!.
1966:  James Brown was in concert at the Apollo Theater in New York City.
1970:  Ned Kelly, starring Mick Jagger, opened in theaters.
1973:  The Grateful Dead, the Allman Brothers and the Band performed at the Watkins Glen Summer Jam in Watkins Glen, New York.

1973:  "Touch Me in the Morning" by Diana Ross was the new #1 song on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1973:  Chicago VI moved from 18-1 to take over the #1 position on the album chart, leapfrogging Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon like it was standing still.  The previous #1, George Harrison's Living in the Material World, was #3.

    Everything about "The Poseidon Adventure" pointed to "blockbuster"

1973:  Jim Croce controlled the chart with "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" for a second week.  The Carpenters moved up to 2 with "Yesterday Once More while Three Dog Night's great song "Shambala" was at #3.  Deep Purple was looking strong with "Smoke on the Water".  The rest of the Top 10:  Billy Preston with "Will It Go 'Round in Circles", Seals & Crofts entered the Top 10 at #6 with "Diamond Girl", Paul Simon was on his way down after peaking at #2 with "Kodachrome", Bette Midler remained at position #8 with "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", Maureen McGovern climbed from 20-9 with "The Morning After" and George Harrison had the #10 song with "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)".
1975:  Bob Dylan began sessions for the album Desire.  Eric Clapton played dobro on the track "Romance in Durango" and Emmylou Harris played steel guitar on "Abandoned Love".
1979:  Journey, Thin Lizzy and Ted Nugent performed at "The World Series of Rock" in Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio.
1979:  "I Don't Like Mondays" by the Boomtown Rats was the new #1 song in the U.K.
1979:  "Good Times" by Chic was the new R&B #1 song.

1979:  Spyro Gyra had the new #1 Adult Contemporary song with "Morning Dance".

     One of the best live albums of the Rock Era


1979:  Bad Girls from Donna Summer remained as the #1 album with Breakfast in America by Supertramp jostling for another turn at the top.  I Am from Earth, Wind & Fire was #3 followed by Cheap Trick at Budokan and ELO's Discovery.  The rest of the Top 10:  Candy-O from the Cars, Teddy by Teddy Pendergrass at #7, Wings had Back to the Egg at #8, Dynasty from Kiss was stuck at #9 and the Knack moved into the Top 10 at #10 with Get the Knack.
1980:  The Police, U2 and Squeeze shared a bill at the Dalymount Festival in Dublin, Ireland.
1982:  Queen played at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
1982:  Jackson Browne and wife Lynne became the parents of son Ryan Daniel Browne.
1984:  Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson remained at #1 for a fourth week on the Adult Contemporary chart with "If Ever You're in My Arms Again".


1984:  Tina Turner scored a gigantic comeback when "What's Love Got to Do With It" entered the Top 10 on this date.  
1985:  Portland, Oregon declared "Kingsmen" day, in honor of their hometown band.
1987:  The Beatles sued Nike and Capitol Records over the use of "Revolution" in shoe commercials.
1990:  Sleeping With the Past by Elton John was the #1 album in the U.K.


1990:  Gloria Estefan charted her sixth Adult Contemporary #1 with "Cuts Both Ways".
1993:  Natalie Merchant appeared in concert with 10,000 Maniacs for the final time.

1995:  The Michael Jackson video "You Are Not Alone" premiered.
1993:  Roger Waters married Priscilla Phillips at the romantic location of the Romsey Registry Office in England.
1995:  James Al Hendrix won back the rights for his son's music, name, likeness and image.  Several companies had made money off of the late Jimi Hendrix for a number of years.
1996:  Marge Ganser of the Shangri-Las died of breast cancer at the age of 48.
1998:  Toad the Wet Sprocket broke up.
1998:  Mary J. Blige released her debut album What's the 411?

1999:  Guitarist Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam came on stage at New York City's Supper Club to play "Magic Bus" and "Better Man" with Pete Townshend.
2000:  Usher collapsed from exhaustion in a New York City recording studio.
2001:  The Eagles were the first group to perform at the new American Airline Center in Dallas, Texas.

2002:  The Dave Matthews Band owned the #1 album with Busted Stuff.
2004:  George Williams of the Tymes ("So Much in Love" from 1963) died of cancer.
2005:  With little competition, "We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey remained at #1 for the ninth week in a row.
2006:  Manuela Testolini Nelson filed for divorce from Prince.
2008:  Amy Winehouse was rushed to a hospital after having a reaction to a medication she was taking to help her off hard drugs.   


 Born This Day:
1938:  George Cummings, steel guitarist and songwriter of Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, was born in Meridian, Mississippi.
1943:  Mike Bloomfield of the Butterfield Band who also played on the Bob Dylan album Highway 61 Revisited, was born in Chicago,Illinois.
1945:  Rick Wright, keyboardist and vocalist of Pink Floyd, was born in Hatch End, Middlesex, England; died September 15, 2008 of cancer.
1946:  Jonathan Edwards ("Sunshine" from 1971) was born in Aitkin, Minnesota.

1949:  Simon Kirke, drummer of Free and Bad Company, was born in Lambeth, London.
1949:  Peter Doyle of the New Seekers, was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
1949:  Steve Took of T. Rex was born in Eltham, London; died of drugs October 27, 1980.
1954:  Steve Morse, guitarist of Deep Purple, was born in Hamilton, Ohio.
1962:  Rachel Sweet ("Everlasting Love" with Rex Smith in 1981) was born in Akron, Ohio.
1965:  Nick Banks, drummer of Pulp, was born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.
1990:  Soulja Boy (DeAndre Cortez Way) was born in Chicago, Illinois.

Hits List: Herb Alpert

Herb of course started out with the Tijuana Brass, but has made several solo recordings as well, all the while finding time to own one of the major recording labels of the Rock Era, A&M Records.  Here is Herb Alpert's complete Hits List:

1962:  "The Lonely Bull" (#6, #22 U.K.)
1963:  "Marching Thru Madrid" (#96)
           "Struttin' With Maria"
1964:  "Mexican Drummer Man" (#77, #19 Easy Listening)
           "The Mexican Shuffle" (#85, #19 EL)
1965:  "Whipped Cream" (#68, #13 Easy Listening)--highly underrated.
           "Mae" (#26 EL)
           "A Taste of Honey" (#7, #1 EL)
           "3rd Man Theme" (#47, #7 EL)
           "Zorba the Greek" (#11, #2 EL)
           "Tijuana Taxi" (#38, #9 EL, #37 U.K.)--underrated.

1966:  "What Now My Love" (#24, #2 EL)
           "Spanish Flea" (#27, #4 EL, #3 U.K.)--underrated in U.S.
           "The Work Song" (#18, #2 EL)
           "Flamingo" (#28, #5 EL)
           "Mame" (#19, #2 EL)
1967:  "Wade in the Water" (#37, #5 EL)
           "Casino Royale" (#27, #1 EL, #27 U.K.)
           "The Happening" (#32, #4 EL)
           "A Banda (Ah-Bahnda)"
1968:  "Carmen" (#51, #3 EL)
           "Cabaret" (#72, #13 EL)
           "Slick" (#36 EL)
           "This Guy's in Love With You" (#1, #1 EL, #3 U.K.)
           "To Wait For Love" (#51, #2 EL)
           "My Favorite Things" (#45, #7 EL)
1969:  "Zazueira" (#78, #9 EL)
           "Without Her" (#63, #5 EL, #36 U.K.)
           "Ob La Di Ob La Da"
           "You Are My Life" (#34 EL)

1970:  "The Maltese Melody" (#14 EL)
           "Jerusalem" (#74, #6 EL, #42 U.K.)
           "Summertime" (#28 EL)
1973:  "Last Tango In Paris" (#77, #22 EL)
           "Fox Hunt" (#84, #14 EL)
           "Save the Sunlight" (#13 EL)
1975:  "Coney Island" (#19 EL)
           "El Bimbo" (#28 EL)
1978:  "Skokiaan" (with Hugh Masekela) (#87 R&B)

1979:  "Rise" (#1, #1 Adult Contemporary, #4 R&B, #13 U.K.)
           "Rotation" (#30, #23 AC, #20 R&B, #46 U.K.)
1980:  "Street Life" (#41 AC, #65 R&B)
           "Beyond" (#50, #39 AC, #44 R&B)
           "Kamali" (#64 R&B)
1981:  "Come What May" (with Lani Hall) (#43 AC)
           "Magic Man" (#79, #22 AC, #37 R&B)
           "Manhattan Melody" (#74 R&B)

1982:  "Route 101" (#37, #4 AC)
           "Fandango" (#26 AC)
1983:  "Garden Party" (#81, #14 AC, #77 R&B)
           "Red Hot" (#77)
1984:  "Come What May" (with Lani Hall--re-issue) (#32 AC)
1985:  "8 Ball" (#73 R&B)
1987:  "Keep Your Eye On Me" (#46, #3 R&B, #19 U.K.)
           "Diamonds" (with Janet Jackson and Lisa Keith) (#5, #1 R&B, #27 U.K.)
           "Making Love in the Rain" (with Janet Jackson and Lisa Keith) (#35, #21 AC, #7 R&B)
1989:  "3 O'clock Jump" (#59 R&B)
1991:  "North on South St." (#40 R&B)

This Date in Rock Music History: July 27

1960:  Chubby Checker released his famous single "The Twist".
1961:  The Tokens recorded "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".
1963:  The Beatles performed at the Odeon Cinema in Weston-Super-Mare, England.
1963:  "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" by Rolf Harris was #1 for a third week on the Easy Listening chart.

1963:  Another of the famous days in the Rock Era, as on this date Peter, Paul and Mary entered the Top 10 with the classic "Blowin' in the Wind". 
1965:  Gary Lewis & the Playboys had a rather healthy move (40-13) with "Save Your Heart For Me".

1968:  The Beat of the Brass by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass was the new #1 album.  Wheels of Fire by Cream moved from 28-3 while the previous #1 Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel was #3.
1969:  Led Zeppelin and the Doors performed at the Seattle Pop Festival.

1970:  Rare Earth released "(I Know) I'm Losing You".
1970:  Sly & the Family Stone did not appear for a concert at Grant's Park in Chicago, sparking a riot.
1974:  Wings were on top of the U.K. album chart with Band on the Run.
1974:  Helen Reddy's "You and Me Against the World" was the top Adult Contemporary song.

1974:  "Annie's Song" by John Denver reached #1, followed by Elton John's "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me" and "Rock and Roll Heaven" by the Righteous Brothers.  George McCrae's "Rock Your Baby" fell from its perch at #1, while Steely Dan were up to #5 with "Rikki Don't Lose That Number".  The rest of the Top 10:  Roberta Flack moved from 16 to 6 with "Feel Like Makin' Love", the Hollies had song #7--"The Air That I Breathe", the Hues Corporation slipped with "Rock the Boat", Dave Loggins entered the Top 10 with "Please Come To Boston" and Chicago moved from 23-10 with "Call On Me".
1976:  Bruce Springsteen sued manager Mike Appel in Manhattan's U.S. District Court for fraud and breach of contract.
1976:  Tina Turner filed for divorce from Ike.
1979:  Blondie was in concert at the Orpheum Theater in Memphis, Tennessee.

1983:  Madonna released her debut album.
1985:  The Eurythmics had the #1 song in the U.K. with "There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)".
1986:  Queen became the first artist to perform in Budapest, Hungary since Louis Armstrong.

1987:  Whitney Houston released her single "Didn't We Almost Have It All".
1990:  Bobby Day ("Rockin' Robin") died of cancer and a stomach hemorrhage.
1991:  Jani Lane of Warrant married Bobbie Brown.

1991:  Bryan Adams took over at #1 with "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You".  Jesus Jones was up to #2 with "Right Here, Right Now" while EMF slipped with "Unbelievable".  Paula Abdul's former #1 "Rush, Rush" was at #6 while Amy Grant entered the Top 10 with "Every Heartbeat".
1991:  On the more popular Adult Contemporary format, Paula Abdul was still at #1 for the fifth week with "Rush, Rush".

1991:  Natalie Cole moved to #1 on the album chart with Unforgettable With Love.
1994:  Jewel performed at Han Cosmopolitan Theater in San Diego, California.
1995:  Opening act Bob Dylan joined the Rolling Stones for a version of Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" in Montpelier, France.
1996:  The Spice Girls reached #1 in the U.K. with "Wannabe".

1997:  Alanis Morissette debuted at #6 with her double-sided release "You Learn"/"You Oughta' Know".

  1997:  Toni Braxton climbed to the top of the chart with the double-sided "You're Makin' Me High"/"Let It Flow".




2000:  The "NSYNC Live" performance at Madison Square Garden was shown on HBO.
2001:  Leon Wileson, bass guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd, died at his home in Florida at the age of 49.
2002:  After suffering cuts on her body after breaking dishes and glasses in her home, Mariah Carey was checked into a hospital for "extreme exhaustion".  She canceled all public appearances but her record company denied that she had tried to commit suicide.
2003:  Shania Twain performed at Hutchinson Field in Chicago.

2004:  Brandy became engaged to basketball star Quintin Richardson.
2005:  To give us all some idea of how bad music had become, a collection of hits from various artists called Now That's What I Call Music 19 was the #1 album.  This is a similar project to what K-Tel used to do back in the 70's--the only difference is back then, there were hundreds of albums better that kept the K-Tel albums from ever making the album chart.  Let alone #1.  LOL.
2006:  Chad Kroeger of Nickelback was arrested for drunk driving in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.
2006:  Kazaa settled a lawsuit with some of the major record companies for $100 million.  Kazaa had been sued for violating copyright laws.


Born This Day:
1922:  Bob Thiele, who produced "Rave On" for Buddy Holly and later married Teresa Brewer, was born in Brooklyn, New York; died January 30, 1996.
1928:  Harvey Fuqua of the Moonglows and later producer for Marvin Gaye, was born in Chicago, Illinois; died July 6, 2010 of a heart attack in Detroit, Michigan.
1933:  Nick Reynolds of the Kingston Trio was born in Coronado, California.
1943:  Al Ramsey of Gary Lewis & the Playboys

1944:  Bobbie Gentry ("Ode to Billie Joe") was born in Chickasaw County, Mississippi.
1947:  Andy McMaster of the Motors ("Love and Loneliness")
1949:  Maureen McGovern ("The Morning After" in 1973) was born in Youngstown, Ohio.
1950:  Michael Vaughn of Paper Lace was born in Sheffield, England.
1953:  Suzi Carr, vocalist of Will to Power ("Baby I Love Your Way/Freebird") 

1962:  Karl Mueller, bassist and founder of Soul Asylum who had the great hit "Runaway Train"; died of throat cancer June 17, 2005 in his hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1964:  Rex Brown, bass guitarist of Pantera

Five Best Songs: Kenny G

The G-Man set a World Record for holding onto a note for over 45 minutes.  He is an amazing talent recognized by people in all walks of life in nearly every country.  Here is Kenny G's Five Best (with a few bonuses!):

1.  Forever in Love



2.  Silhouette



3.  Songbird



4.  Sentimental



5.  Missing You Now



6.  By the Time This Night Is Over


 
7.  The Moment



8.  Havana

This Date in Rock Music History: July 26

1960:  Sam Cooke released the single "The Chain Gang".
1962:  The Beatles performed at Cambridge Hall in Southport, Lancashire, England.
1962:  Frank Ifield had the top song in the U.K. with "I Remember You".

1965:  The Four Tops released the single "It's the Same Old Song".
1965:  Monday fell on this date and the new single from the McCoys was released called "Hang On Sloopy".
1966:  The Monkees recorded "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone."

1966:  The Temptations were in concert at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco.
1968:  Jeannie C. Riley recorded "Harper Valley P.T.A.".
1968:  The Jackson 5 signed a one-year recording contract with Motown Records.
1968:  Quicksilver Messenger Service played at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco.
1968:  John Lennon and Paul McCartney completed the writing of "Hey Jude".
1969:  Elvis Presley performed live for the first time in eight years.
1969:  Brian Jones was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
1969:  The Rolling Stones were going to release the album Beggar's Banquet, but their label, Decca Records, pulled the release because of an offensive cover.  You gotta' watch those Stones every step of the way. 
1969:  Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. of the 5th Dimension were married.

1969:  "Honky Tonk Women" by the Rolling Stones exploded up the chart from #79 to #28, one of the biggest moves in the Rock Era.
1969:  Henry Mancini's "Love Theme From 'Romeo & Juliet'" was #1 for the eighth straight week on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1970:  Jimi Hendrix performed for what would turn out to be the last time in his hometown of Seattle, Washington at Sicks Stadium.
1971:  Aretha Franklin released the single "Spanish Harlem".

1974:  The Eagles were in concert at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
1974:  Elsewhere in Boston, the first Beatles convention was held.
1975:  Olivia Newton-John remained at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for a third week with "Please Mr. Please".

                                     10cc had the #2 song

1975:  "The Hustle" by Van McCoy moved to #1 with 10cc's "I'm Not in Love" close behind.  The Eagles were up to #3 with "One of These Nights, Olivia Newton-John had a big hit with "Please Mr. Please" while Wings' former #1 "Listen to What the Man Said" slipped to 5.  The rest of the Top 10:  Frankie Valli's "Swearin' to God", the Bee Gees had their 22nd career hit with "Jive Talkin'", Elton John moved from 15-8 with "Someone Saved My Life Tonight", Melissa Manchester had her first hit with "Midnight Blue" and Gwen McCrae was still at 10 with "Rockin' Chair".  

1975:  The Eagles moved into the #1 slot on the album chart with One of These Nights.  Venus and Mars by Wings had to take a back seat and the Captain & Tennille moved up to #3 with Love Will Keep Us Together.  Elton John's album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy was #4.

1976:  Orleans had a great single released on this date--"Still the One".
1976:  Three Dog Night performed for the last time before splitting up.
1977:  Robert Plant's five-year-old son Karac died of a virus at their home in England.
1980:  April Wine, the Scorpions, Rainbow and Judas Priest headlined the Monsters of Rock Festival in Donington Park, England.
1980:  Odyssey had the #1 song in the U.K. with "Use It Up and Wear It Out".
1982:  America attempted a comeback with a new single "You Can Do Magic" released on this date.
1984:  The movie Purple Rain starring Prince premiered in Hollywood, California.

1986:  Peter Gabriel scored a #1 with "Sledgehammer", taking over from, ironically enough, Genesis ("Invisible Touch").  Kenny Loggins moved to challenge with "Danger Zone", Janet Jackson was at 4 with "Nasty" and Peter Cetera saw "Glory of Love" move up to #5.  The rest of the Top 10:  Madonna moved from 12-6 with "Papa Don't Preach", Rod Stewart's "Love Touch" was at Song #7, Belinda Carlisle moved into the Top 10 with "Mad About You", Simply Red was on their way down with the former #1 "Holding Back the Years" and Billy Joel's "Modern Woman" was at #10.  

1986:  The Soundtrack to "Top Gun" was #1 on the album chart with Peter Gabriel's So grabbing the runner-up position.  Control from Janet Jackson was third, Genesis moved up with Invisible Touch and Patti LaBelle fell from the top with Winner in You.  The rest of the Top 10:  Love Zone from Billy Ocean, Whitney Houston's self-titled album, Like a Rock from Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, Madonna jumped up from 29 to 9 with True Blue and the Moody Blues were at 10 with The Other Side of Life.
1990:  Brent Mydland of the Grateful Dead died from drugs at age 37.
1992:  Paul Stanley of Kiss married Pamela Bowen.

1992:  Mary Wells (#1 song "My Guy" from 1964) died of throat cancer at the age of 49.

1993:  Billy Joel released the single "River of Dreams".
2000:  Oasis was forced off stage at the Paleo Festival in Switzerland after being hit with bottles and cans.
2001:  Sir Paul McCartney became engaged to Heather Mills.
2002:  The movie Country Bears starring Don Henley premiered in theaters.
2003:  Nicko McBrain was arrested outside of Wantagh, New York after running over a parking attendant.
2003:  Mick Jagger celebrated his 60th birthday at a private party in Prague, Czech Republic.
2004:  The Darkness opened a new music center at their old school in Lowestoft, England.
2006:  The final edition of Top of the Pops was recorded at BBC Television Centre in London.  The show was co-hosted by Sir Jimmy Savile, the first presenter of the show.  The Rolling Stones, who were the first band to appear on the show in 1964 performed, as did Madonna, Beyonce, the Spice Girls, Wham and Robbie Williams.
2006:  The Rex acoustic guitar that helped Paul McCartney earn a spot in the band the Quarrymen was sold for 330,000 pounds at an auction at Abbey Road Studios in London.
2008:  Paul Anka married Anna Yeager on the island of Sardinia.
2010:  Al Goodman, who was a member of both the Moments ("Love on a Two-Way Street" from 1970) and Ray, Goodman & Brown ("Special Lady" from 1980) died of a heart attack after undergoing surgery in Englewood, New Jersey.  He was 67.


Born This Day:
1938:  Darlene Love of the Crystals and also Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans ("Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah") was born in Los Angeles.
1941:  Bobby Hebb ("Sunny" from 1966) was born in Nashville, Tennessee.
1941:  Brenton Wood ("Gimme Little Sign" from 1967) was born in Shreveport, Louisiana.

1943:  Mick Jagger was born in Dartford, England.
1943:  Dobie Gray ("Drift Away" from 1973) was born in Brookshire, Texas.

1949:  Roger Taylor, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist of Queen, known as one of the best drummers in the Rock Era, was born in Kingslynn, England.
1961:  Andy Connell of Swing Out Sister was born in Manchester, England.

1961:  Gary Cherone, lead singer of Extreme ("More Than Words") and later briefly with Van Halen, was born in Malden, Massachusetts.

1963:  Scott Francis Crago, session drummer for the Eagles, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Bob Seger, Bryan Adams, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt and Chris Isaac
1967:  Headliner of Arrested Development 
1980:  Dave Baksch, singer and lead guitarist of Sum 41 and now a producer and leader of Brown Brigade, was born in Ajax, Ontario, Canada.