July 7 Born –
Pinetop Perkins (aka Joseph Perkins, 1913) – Blues pianist.
Mary Ford (1924) – American singer with Les Paul.
Charlie Louvin (1927) – The Louvin Brothers.
Doyle Wilburn (1930) – The Wilburn Brothers (“Trouble’s Back In Town”).
Josef Zawinul (1932) – keyboardist for Weather Report.
J. J. Barrie (aka Barry Authors, 1933) – Canadian singer/songwriter ("No
Charge").
Ringo Starr (aka Richard Starkey, 1940) – Rory Storm and The Hurricanes,
The Beatles
Jim Rodford (1941) – bassist for The Swinging Blue Jeans and The Kinks.
Warren Entner (1944) – guitarist/vocalist for The Grass Roots.
David "Scar" Hodo (1947) – "construction worker" for The Village People.
Rob Townsend (1947) – drummer for Family and The Blues Band.
Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt (1948) – guitarist for Iron Butterfly and Captain
Beyond.
Michael Henderson (1951) – bassist for Motown and Miles Davis.
Clive Jackson (1961) – vocalist for Doctor and The Medics.
Mark White (1962) – bassist for Spin Doctors.
Vonda Shepherd (1963) – American pop singer ("Don't Cry Ilene").
Rick Kinchen (1966) – bassist for Mint Condition.
Synyster Gates (aka Brian Haner, Jr., 1981) – guitarist for Avenged
Sevenfold.
July 7 R.I.P. –
George Morgan (1975) – heart attack after heart surgery. Age 51. Country
music singer ("Candy Kisses").
Mia Zapata (1993) – murdered. Age 27. Singer for The Gits.
Fred Neil (2001) – natural causes. Age 65. Singer/songwriter ("Everybody's
Talkin'").
Syd Barrett (2006) – pancreatic cancer. Age 60. Pink Floyd.
July 7 album releases –
Jimmy Cliff – The Harder They Come (1972) (soundtrack)
Barry Manilow – Barry Manilow (1973)
Elvis Presley – Elvis Recorded Live On Stage In Memphis (1974)
Styx – The Grand Illusion (1977)
Rainbow – On Stage (1977)
David Sylvain – Brilliant Trees (1984) UK
David Lee Roth – Eat 'Em And Smile (1986)
Santana – Freedom (1987)
The Replacements – Pleased To Meet Me (1987)
Dwight Yoakim – Hillbilly Deluxe (1987)
Eric B. & Rakim – Paid In Full (1987)
Laura Branigan – Touch (1987)
Frank Zappa – Beat The Boots (1991)
Robert Fripp & The League Of Crafty Guitarists – Show Of Hands (1991)
Dream Theater – Images And Words (1992)
Against All Authority – Destroy What Destroys You (1996)
10,000 Maniacs – Love Among The Ruins (1997) UK
Dropkick Murphys – Boys On The Docks (1997)
Barenaked Ladies – Stunt (1998)
Jeff Beck – Live B.B. King Blues Club & Grill (2006)
July 7 events –
1944 – Bing Crosby records "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's An Irish
Lullaby)" for Decca.
1950 – Johnny Cash enlists in the U.S. Air Force.
1953 – The Eddy Arnold Show, a live 15-minute summer replacement series for
The Dinah Shore Show, begins airing on NBC.
1954 – Bill Haley and His Comets record "Shake, Rattle And Roll."
1956 – Fats Domino causes a riot during his show at the Palomar Gardens
Ballroom in San Jose, California. 12 are injured.
1956 – Johnny Cash joins the Grand Ole Opry.
1956 – The Platters release their single, "My Prayer" b/w "Heaven On Earth."
1958 – The Chantels and Lou Monte appear on American Bandstand.
1958 – Marty Robbins releases his single, “She Was Only Seventeen (He Was
One Year More)” b/w “Sittin’ In A Treehouse” on Columbia Records.
1959 – The Andy Williams Show begins airing as a summer replacement series,
and remains on the air (off and on) for the next 12 years.
1959 – The Everly Brothers record "Till I Kissed You" at RCA Studios in
Nashville for Cadence Records.
1961 – The Tokens record "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in New York City.
1961 – Mary Wells, and The Earls perform on American Bandstand.
1962 – The Beatles perform at Hulme Hall in Port Sunlight, Birkenhead
1963 – The Rolling Stones make their UK television debut on Thank Your
Lucky Stars. Also on the show is Mickie Most, The Cadets, Helen Shapiro and
Gordon Mills.
1965 – Elvis Presley's 18th movie, Tickle Me, opens in theaters nationwide.
1965 – The Byrds, Jackie DeShannon, Steve Alaimo, Linda Scott, and Paul
Revere and The Raiders appear on Where The Action Is.
1965 – Otis Redding records "Respect" at Stax Recording Studios in Memphis,
Tennessee.
1965 – Sonny and Cher, The Kinks, Rick Lancelot, Aretha Franklin, Marianne
Faithfull, The Eligibles, Billy Preston, The Gauchos, The Blossoms, Donna
Loren and Bobby Sherman all appear on Shindig!
1966 – The Vogues, Kelly Garrett, Keith Allison, and Paul Revere and The
Raiders perform on Where The Action Is.
1967 – The Lovin' Spoonful's Steve Boone and Zal Yanovsky are arrested for
possession of marijuana in Berkeley, California.
1968 – The Yardbirds play their last gig at Luton College of Technology in
Bedfordshire.
1968 – Peter, Paul, and Mary appear as the "mystery guest" on the CBS game
show What's My Line?
1968 – Elvis Presley records the theme song for his Western film, Charro.
1969 – The Plastic Ono Band releases their single, "Give Peace A Chance"
b/w "Remember Love" in the U.S.
1969 – The Beatles begin recording "Here Comes The Sun" without John
Lennon, who is still recovering in Scotland from his car crash.
1973 – Wings' "Live And Let Die" hits the Billboard Hot 100, eventually
going to #2.
1978 – The Grateful Dead play the first of four nights at Red Rocks
Amphitheatre in Colorado.
1979 – The Sylvers perform “Mahogany” on American Bandstand.
1980 – Led Zeppelin plays their last concert with John Bonham at the
Eissporthalle in Berlin.
1984 – Howard Jones performs "New Song" and "What Is Love" on American
Bandstand. Also on the show is former Temptations singer Dennis Edwards.
1984 – Frankie Valli marries his third wife, Randy Clohessy. They remain
married for 23 years.
1987 – David Bowie plays the first of two nights in Barcelona, Spain, on
his Glass Spider Tour.
1990 – The Rolling Stones play the last night of three nights at Wembley
Stadium on their Urban Jungle Tour.
1998 – Michael *Jackson* and his financial partner Don Barden announce
their intentions to build an entertainment Never-never-land in Detroit
called *Majestic** Kingdom**.* The project never materializes.
1999 – Rapper Coolio pleads guilty to illegal weapons possession in
Torrance, California, and is sentenced to ten days in jail, as well as two
years’ probation and 40 hours of community service.
2000 – R&B singer Bobby Brown is released early from the North Broward Jail
complex in Pompano Beach, Florida, on good behavior for his drunk driving
conviction. Whitney Houston is there to pick him up from jail.
2000 – At his concert in Detroit, Eminem performs the song "Kim," about his
wife, and abuses a mock-up doll of her on stage. Kimberly Mathers is in the
audience and witnesses the performance, after which she returns home and
slits her wrists. She is hospitalized, and the suicide attempt is
unsuccessful.
2001 – June Pointer is released from her month long, court appointed rehab
stay at Promises West in Los Angeles for cocaine and Xanax addiction.
2001 – The T In The Park Festival begins at Balado, Kinross in Scotland.
The two day festival features Coldplay, Beck, Paul Weller, The Dandy
Warhols, Stereophonics, The Strokes, Nelly Furtado, Tricky, James, Muse,
Texas, David Gray, Placebo, Feeder and others.
2001 – Janet Jackson begins her 72-date All For You World Tour at the Rose
Garden in Portland Oregon. The UK/European leg of the tour - 28 dates
running from November through December - will be cancelled.
2005 – Members of The Hollies ask a High Court judge to jail founding
member, bassist Eric Haydock, for violating a 1998 court order not to play
under the band's name.
2007 – *Ozzy Osbourne* is the first *star* to be inducted into the Walk of *
Stars* on *Birmingham**'s* Broad Street.
2007 – The Live Earth concerts take place at 11 different venues around the
globe. Artists participating in the concerts include Duran Duran, Black
Eyed Peas, John Mayer, Metallica, James Blunt, Melissa Etheridge, Smashing
Pumpkins, The Police, Madonna, Foo Fighters, Chris Cornell, Bon Jovi, Roger
Waters, Beastie Boys, Keane, Lenny Kravitz, Crowded House, Snoop Dogg and
many others.
2009 – Michael Jackson's public memorial service takes place at the Staples
Center in Los Angeles.
2010 – Paul McCartney makes a surprise appearance at Ringo Starr's concert
at Radio City Music Hall to celebrate Ringo's 70th birthday.
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