July 2 Born –
Murry Wilson (1917) – songwriter, manager of The Beach Boys.
Marvin Rainwater (1925) – Country/rockabilly singer/songwriter.
Lee Allen (1927) – saxophonist for Little Richard and Fats Domino.
Tom Springfield (aka Dionysius O'Brien, 1934) – The Springfields.
Dee Palmer (aka David Palmer, 1937) – keyboardist for Jethro Tull.
Paul Williams (1939) – The Temptations.
Charles Miller (1939) – saxophonist/flutist for War.
Leapy Lee (aka Lee Graham, 1939) – British singer ("Little Arrows").
Peter Cruikshank (1945) – bassist for The Groundhogs.
Gene McFadden (1948) – songwriter ("Back Stabbers")
Roy Bittan (1949) – keyboardist for Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band.
Duncan Mackay (1950) – keyboardist for 10cc and Cockney Rebels.
Joe Puerta (1951) – bassist/vocalist for Ambrosia.
Johnny Colla (1952) – guitarist/saxophonist for Huey Lewis and The News.
Pete Briquette (1954) – bassist for The Boomtown Rats.
Jeff Cooper (1956) – guitarist/keyboardist for Midnight Star.
Mike Anger (1957) – bassist for Blow Monkeys.
Roy Boulter (1964) – drummer for The Farm.
Dave Parsons (1966) – bassist for Transvision Vamp.
Rocky Gray (1974) – drummer for Evanescence.
Michelle Branch (1983) – American singer/songwriter.
July 2 R.I.P. –
Claude Thornhill (1965) – heart attack. Age 55. Pianist/composer
("Snowfall").
Snooky Lanson (1990) – Age 76. Singer on NBC's Your Hit Parade.
Ray Brown (2002) – Age 75. Jazz bassist with Oscar Peterson.
Beverly Sills (2007) – lung cancer. Age 78. Opera singer.
Hy Zaret (2007) – Age 99. Composer, lyricist ("Unchained Melody").
John Abdnor (2008) – Age 78. Jon & Robin, The In Crowd.
Mike Douglas (2012) – car crash. Age 78. The Diamonds.
July 2 album releases –
The Jazz Crusaders – Chile Con Soul (1965)
The Jazz Crusaders – Live At Newport (1966)
Neil Young – Rust Never Sleeps (1979)
Foreigner – 4 (1981)
Elvis Costello and The Attractions – Imperial Bedroom (1982)
The Time – Ice Cream Castle (1984)
Depeche Mode – People Are People (1984)
The Rolling Stones – Rewind (1971-1984) (1984)
The Allman Brothers Band – Shades Of Two Worlds (1991)
Alice Cooper – Hey Stoopid (1991)
Crowded House – Woodface (1991)
Trisha Yearwood – Trisha Yearwood (1991)
Tin Machine – Tin Machine Live: Oy Vey, Baby (1992)
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – Into The Great Wide Open (1992)
Blues Traveler – Live From The Fall (1996)
Asia – Arena (1996)
Dave Matthews Band – Big Whiskey & The GrooGrux King (2009)
July 2 events –
1946 – CBS radio begins airing Talent Scouts, with host Arthur Godfrey.
1955 – Local Los Angeles television show, The Dodge Dancing Party, makes
its national television debut on ABC-TV. In 1959, the show will merge with
Lawrence Welk's Plymouth Show to become The Lawrence Welk Show.
1956 – Elvis Presley records "Hound Dog," "Don't Be Cruel" and “Any Way You
Want Me (That’s How I Will Be)” at RCA Studios in New York City, using The
Jordanaires for the first time.
1956 – Andy Williams records "Canadian Sunset."
1958 – Elvis Presley's fourth movie, King Creole, premieres in theaters.
1960 – Connie Francis begins recording the vocals for her album, Connie
Francis Sings Spanish And Latin American Favorites, in Hollywood. The
orchestral backing tracks were all recorded at EMI Studios in London.
1961 – Elvis Presley records “Follow That Dream,” “Angel,” “What A
Wonderful Life” and “I’m Not The Marrying Kind” at RCA Studios in Nashville
for the soundtrack of his film, Follow That Dream.
1962 – James Hendrix is honorably discharged from the U.S. Army after
breaking his ankle in a paratrooper jump.
1962 – Barbara Lynn makes her debut appearance on American Bandstand,
lip-synching to "You'll Lose A Good Thing."
1964 – Country music artist Jim Reeves holds his final recording session,
recording "Make The World Go Away," "Missing You," "In The Misty
Moonlight," "Is It Really Over" and "Can't Stop Loving You” at RCA Studios
in Nashville. He will be killed in a plane crash in 29 days.
1964 – Cilla Black records the Lennon/McCartney song "It's For You" at
Abbey Road studios, with Paul McCartney on piano and George Martin
producing.
1965 – The Beach Boys and Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs appear at the
Community Concourse in San Diego.
1965 – Dean Martin records "Houston" in L.A.
1965 – James Brown, Jody Miller, Steve Alaimo, and Paul Revere and The
Raiders appear on Where The Action Is.
1966 – The Vogues perform "The Land Of Milk And Honey," and Ketty Lester
performs "Love Letters" on American Bandstand.
1966 – The Beatles perform their last two shows at Nippon Budokan Hall in
Tokyo.
1966 – David Bowie and The Buzz appear at the Lion Hotel in Warrington,
with opening act Powerhouse, featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Paul
Jones, Pete York and Ben Palmer.
1967 – Cream, Jeff Beck and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers all play at the
Saville Theatre in London.
1969 – Leslie West and Felix Pappalardi form Mountain.
1969 – Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell quit The Jimi Hendrix Experience.
1971 – Queen plays their first gig with the classic line-up of Freddie
Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon and Roger Taylor at Surrey College.
1972 – Procol Harum plays the first of two nights at the Civic Auditorium
in Santa Monica, California, with opening act The Eagles.
1973 – Brian Eno quits Roxy Music due to clashes with Brian Ferry.
1976 – Brian Wilson appears briefly with The Beach Boys for the first time
in many years at a concert at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in
California.
1976 – Glen Campbell hosts The Midnight Special, with guests George Benson,
Dorothy Moore, Jim Stafford, and Stephen Cohn.
1980 – Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Grateful Dead manager Joel Rifkin are
arrested and jailed for interfering in a drug bust and resisting arrest in
San Diego.
1980 – BBC TV airs the documentary, Big Time, which features new artist
Sheena Easton in the studio recording songs.
1981 – Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band play the first of six
sold-out nights at the Brendan Byrne Arena in the Meadowlands Sports
Complex in New Jersey.
1982 – The Clash's Topper Headon is remanded on bail and charged with
stealing a bus stop sign.
1983 – Mitch Ryder performs "When You Were Mine" and "Thrill Of It All" on
American
Bandstand.
1984 – Epic Records sets a record when they ship two million copies of The
Jacksons' Victory album to stores: the first time such a large initial
shipment has been made.
1986 – Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers open for Bob Dylan and The Grateful
Dead at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio, where Dylan joins the Dead on stage
for the first time ever for a rendition of his song, "Don't Think Twice,
It's All Right."
1986 – Prince's second feature film, Under The Cherry Moon, premieres in
theaters.
1988 – Michael Jackson's single "Dirty Diana" hits #1 on the Hot 100, and
makes Jackson the first artist in history to have five #1 singles off one
album (Bad).
1991 – Axl Rose incites a riot at Riverport Amphitheater in Maryland
Heights, Missouri, when he dives into the audience to take away a
photographer's camera. When he's helped back on stage, he slams his
microphone to the floor and walks off, and the band follows him.
1992 – Mick Jagger becomes a grandfather at age 50 when his daughter, Jade,
gives birth to daughter Assisi.
1999 – The four-day Festivalpladsen begins in *Roskilde*, Denmark. Artists
performing during the four days include R.E.M., Marilyn Manson, Blur,
Barenaked Ladies, Metallica, Wilco, Placebo, Culture Club, Blondie,
Ministry, Echo and The Bunnymen, Suede, Manic Street Preachers and others.
2001 – In preparation for renaming Liverpool's airport John Lennon Airport,
a new logo is unveiled by Yoko Ono.
2003 – Kenny Rogers performs at the Hollywood Bowl for the first time.
2005 – The Live 8 concerts takes place at 10 different venues
simultaneously around the world, featuring performances by Paul McCartney,
Brian Wilson, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young, The Who, Green Day,
U2, Robbie Williams, Coldplay, Madonna, Pink Floyd, Andrea Bocelli,
Shakira, Sting, UB40, Roxy Music, Deep Purple, Jet, Gordon Lightfoot,
Crosby, Stills & Nash, Destiny’s Child, Bon Jovi, Jay-Z, Bryan Adams, Björkand
many, many others.
2007 – Lab worker Devon Townsend pleads guilty to stalking Linkin Park
singer Chester Bennington, and accessing his personal information on
government computers.
2008 – The gravestone of Joy Division's Ian Curtis is stolen from
Macclesfield Cemetery.
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