And more July 29 birthdays & fun:
*July 29 –
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Born –
Jim Marshall (1923) – founder of Marshall Amplification.
Randy Sparks (1933) – The New Christy Minstrels.
Marvin Ingram (1938) – The Four Preps.
Neal Doughty (1946) – keyboardist for REO Speedwagon.
Carlo Paul Santanna (1947) – guitarist for Paper Lace.
Vinnie Taylor (aka Chris Donald, 1949) – guitarist for Sha Na Na.
Geddy Lee (aka Gary Weinrib, 1953) – bassist/vocalist for Rush
Vivienne "Patti" Scialfa (1953) – singer/guitarist for Bruce Springsteen
and The E Street Band.
John Sykes (1959) – guitarist for Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake.
Martina McBride (1966) – Country music singer.
Miles Hunt (1966) – guitarist/vocalist for The Wonder Stuff.
Chris Gorman (1967) – drummer for Belly.
R.I.P. –
"Mama" Cass Elliott (1974) – heart attack. Age 32.
Glen Goins (1978) – Hodgkin's lymphoma. Age 24. Singer/guitarist for
Parliament-Funkadelic.
Pete Drake (1988) – emphysema. Age 55. Pedal steel guitarist ("Lay Lady
Lay").
Ed Guzman (1993) – diabetes. Age 49. Percussionist for Rare Earth.
Les Elgart (1995) – heart failure. Age 77. Trumpeter, bandleader
("Bandstand Boogie").
Ina Carter (1999) – multiple systems failure due to arthritis drugs. Age
66. The Carter Sisters.
Huby Heard (2004) – heart attack. Age 53. Keyboardist for Billy Preston's
band, The God Squad.
Gene McDaniels (2011) – Age 76. Singer/songwriter ("A Hundred Pounds Of
Clay").
Album releases –
The Byrds – Preflyte (1969)
Hall & Oates – Voices (1980)
The Time – The Time (1981)
Prince – N.E.W.S. (2003)
Events –
1959 – The Isley Brothers record "Shout."
1961 – Dick Clark presents his very first Caravan of Stars revue at the
Steel Pier in Atlantic City, featuring The Jive Five, The Shirelles and
Clarence "Frogman" Henry.
1963 – *Capitol* Records *sends* disc jockeys around the U.S. a list of *hot
rod terms* to assist *DJs* when talking about the latest music trend.
1963 – Peter, Paul & Mary release their single, "Blowin' In The Wind" b/w
"Flora."
1965 – The Beatles' second movie, Help!, premieres in London.
1966 – Bob Dylan crashes his 500cc *Triumph Tiger
100*<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_Tiger_100>motorcycle on a road near
his home in
*Woodstock* <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock,_New_York>, New York.
Though the extent of his injuries are never fully disclosed, Dylan claims
that he broke several *vertebrae* <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertebrae>in
his neck.
1966 – Cream makes their stage debut, playing at the Twisted Wheel club in
Manchester.
1966 – American magazine *Datebook* publishes Maureen Cleave's Evening
Standard *interview* with John *Lennon* in which he declares, "We are more
popular than Jesus."
1968 – Refusing to play in front of the country's segregated audiences, *Gram
Parsons quits The Byrds* on the eve of their South African tour.
1968 – The Beatles begin recording "Hey Jude."
1970 – The Rolling *Stones*' contract with Decca Records expires, so the
group fires notorious manager Allen *Klein*.
1973 – More than $200,000 in *cash belonging to Led Zeppelin* is *stolen*from
the Drake Hotel's safety deposit box in New York City.
1980 – David Bowie makes his off-Broadways stage debut in The Elephant Man
at the Denver Centre of Performing Arts.
1986 – Singer Paul Davis is shot in the abdomen during a street robbery in
Nashville. He recovers.
1987 – Michigan governor James Blanchard declares the day "*Four Tops Day*"
in honor of the Motown group.
1987 – Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream introduces their *Cherry Garcia* flavor.
1990 – *Elton* John checks into a hospital in Chicago for bulimia and
substance abuse.
1998 – Miramax announces the purchase of the rights to The Beatles' 1964
film A Hard Day's Night, intending to re-master it in time for the film's
35th anniversary.
2005 – John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to "All You Need Is Love" fetches
$1 million from an anonymous bidder at an auction by Cooper Owen in London.
