Finally heard from Doc.
Hey t,
My wife and I went camping on the spur of the moment on Wednesday which is
why I wasn't around yesterday, and won't be for the rest of the week. I'm
sending you what I have through Sunday. Sorry for the inconvenience, but
I'll be back on Sunday, and will up date what I can then. Thanks, man.
Steve
So here's his contribution to the 26th:
*July 26 –
*
Born –
Erskine Hawkins (1914) – trumpeter/composer ("Tuxedo Junction").
Al Banks (1937) – The Turbans.
Bobby Hebb (1938) – American singer/songwriter ("Sunny").
Dobie Gray (1940) – singer/songwriter ("Drift Away").
Brenton Wood (aka Alfred Smith, 1941) – singer/songwriter ("Gimme Little
Sign").
Darlene Love (1941)
Neil Landon (1941) – vocalist for The Flowerpot Men.
Mick Jagger (1943)
Roger Taylor (1949) – drummer for Queen.
Gary Cherone (1961) – vocalist for Extreme and Van Halen.
Scott Crago (1963) – session drummer for The Eagles.
Dave Baksh (1980) – guitarist for Sum 41.
R.I.P. –
"Papa" Charlie McCoy (1950) – brain disease. Age 41. Delta blues
musician/songwriter.
Brent Mydland (1990) – overdose. Age 37. Keyboardist for The Grateful Dead.
Mary Wells (1992) – pneumonia. Age 49. Motown singer.
"Uncle" John Turner (2007) – hepatitis C. Age 62. Drummer for Johnny Winter.
Album releases –
The Moody Blues – In Search Of The Lost Chord (1968)
ZZ Top – Tres Hombres (1973)
Events –
1960 – Sam Cooke releases his single "Chain Gang" b/w "I Fall In Love Every
Day."
1963 – The Miracles release their single, "Mickey's Monkey" b/w "Whatever
Makes You Happy" on the Tamla label.
1965 – Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson marries Carol Freedman.
1966 – Micky Dolenz and a group of session musicians record "(I'm Not Your)
Steppin' Stone" at Western in Hollywood.
1968 – Set for release on this day, Decca withdraws The Rolling Stones'
*Beggar's
Banquet album* due to its controversial cover art. The album will be
released in December with different cover art.
1968 – The Jackson 5 sign with Motown Records.
1968 – Jeannie C. Riley records "Harper Valley PTA."
1969 – The late Brian Jones is featured on the cover of Rolling Stone
magazine.
1969 – The 5th Dimension's Billy Davis and Marilyn McCoo are married.
1974 – The Rolling Stones release their single, "It's Only Rock 'N Roll
(But I Like It)" b/w "Through The Lonely Nights."
1976 – Three Dog Night plays their final show at the Greek Theater in L.A.
1977 – While on tour in New Orleans, Robert Plant receives word that his
six-year old son, Karac, has died from a respiratory infection. Plant
rushes home, and Led Zeppelin cancels the rest of their tour.
1987 – Billy Joel performs in Leningrad: one of the first Western
performers to do so.
1992 – KISS's Paul Stanley marries Pamela Bowen.
2000 – A federal court judge gives the file-sharing website Napster 48
hours orders to shut down.
2003 – Vegas mainstay *Tom Jones* in inducted into the *Gaming Hall* of
Fame.
2006 – *Arvel* Jett *Reeves* is *sentenced* to eight months in jail for "*
bugging*" Michael *Jackson*'s Gulfstream jet with two digital video cameras.
2006 – Paul *McCartney*'s *first guitar* is sold at an Abbey Road Studios
auction for £330,000.
