July 9 Born –
Earle Hagen (1919) – television theme composer, The Dick Van Dyke Show.
Alan Dale (aka Aldo Sigismondi, 1925) – American singer ("Cherry Pink And
Apple Blossom White").
Ed Ames (1927) – The Ames Brothers.
Jesse McReynolds (1929) – Bluegrass musician, Jim & Jesse.
Lee Hazelwood (1929) – singer/songwriter/producer.
Donald McPherson (1941) – vocalist for The Main Ingredient.
Joe Miceli (1946) – drummer for John Fred and His Playboy Band.
Bon Scott (aka Ronald Scott, 1946) – AC/DC.
Mitch Mitchell (aka John Mitchell, 1947) – drummer for The Jimi Hendrix
Experience.
Gwen Guthrie (1950) – backing singer for Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel and
Stevie Wonder.
Debbie Sledge (1954) – Sister Sledge.
Marc Almond (1957) – British singer/songwriter.
Jim Kerr (1959) – vocalist for Simple Minds.
Courtney Love (1964) – vocalist/guitarist for Hole.
Frankie Bello (1965) – bassist for Anthrax.
Tom Hingley (1965) – vocalist for Inspiral Carpets.
Dickon Hinchcliffe (1967) – multi-instrumentalist for Tindersticks.
Kelvin Grant (1971) – Musical Youth.
Isaac Brock (1975) – guitarist for Modest Mouse.
Jack White (aka John Gillis, 1975) – The White Stripes and The Raconteurs.
Dan Estrin (1976) – guitarist for Hoobastank.
July 9 R.I.P. –
Wingy Manone (1982) – Age 82. Jazz trumpeter, bandleader.
Milan Williams (2006) – cancer. Age 58. Keyboardist for The Commodores.
Michael "Würzel" Burston (2011) – ventricular
fibrillation<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventricular_fibrillation>due to
cardiomyopathy <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiomyopathy>. Age 61.
Motörhead.
July 9 album releases –
Wham! – Fantastic (1983)
Billy Joel – The Bridge (1986)
Prince – Chaos And Disorder (1996)
REO Speedwagon – Building The Bridge (1996)
LeAnn Rimes – Blue (1996)
I Mother Earth – Scenery And Fish (1996)
July 9 events –
1952 – Honky-tonk singer Carl Smith marries Country singer June Carter.
They stay married for four years.
1954 – Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore and Bill Black return to Sun Records to
record "Blue Moon Of Kentucky."
1955 – Billboard magazine announces the first rock and roll record to reach
#1 is "Rock Around The Clock" by Bill Haley and His Comets, scoring the
position on July 1.
1955 – Pat Boone releases his single, "Ain't That A Shame" b/w "Tennessee
Saturday Night."
1956 – Dick Clark takes over as host of the Philadelphia television show
Bandstand, after original host Bob Horn is fired because of a drunk driving
conviction.
1956 – *Bill Haley* and His Comets are denied permission to play at
Roosevelt Stadium in *New Jersey** because of the riot that occurred at
their concert in *Asbury Park on June 30.
1957 – Elvis Presley's second movie, Loving You, premieres in theaters.
1957 – Bobby *Helms*, backed by The Anita Kerr Singers, records "My *Special
Angel*" at Owen Bradley's Quonset Hut studio in Nashville.
1958 – With Sam Phillips concentrating on saving Jerry Lee Lewis' career,
frustrated Johnny Cash leaves Sun Records.
1959 – The Drifters record "Dance With Me" at A&R Studios in New York City.
1959 – Anita Bryant and The Virtues appear on American Bandstand.
1962 – Bob Dylan records "Blowin' In The Wind" at Columbia Studios in New
York City.
1963 – Martha and The Vandellas release their single, "(Love Is Like A)
Heat Wave" b/w "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)."
1965 – The Four Tops release their single, "It's The Same Old Song" b/w
"Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever."
1965 – Sonny and Cher release their single, "I Got You Babe" b/w "It's
Gonna Rain."
1965 – Brian Hyland, and The Drifters (via videotape from North Carolina)
join Linda Scott, Steve Alaimo and Paul Revere and The Raiders on Where The
Action Is.
1966 – The Leaves perform "Hey Joe" and "Girl From The East," and Keith
Allison sings "Look At Me" and "I Ain't Blaming You" on American Bandstand.
1966 – Lead vocalist and bassist for The Fortunes, *Rod Allen*, is sent to
the hospital with minor *injuries* after being pulled from the stage by
excited fans in Lincoln, Nebraska.
1967 – The Monkees appear at the Convention Hall in Miami Beach, Florida,
with opening act The Jimi Hendrix Experience.
1968 – David Ruffin quits The Temptations and is replaced by Dennis Edwards.
1969 – The Beatles begin recording "Maxwell's Silver Hammer." Lennon
returns to the studio for the first time since his July 1 car crash, and
has a hospital bed brought into the studio for Yoko to lie in, who is
pregnant and more seriously hurt.
1972 – Paul McCartney and Wings begin their first tour at the Théâtre
Antique in Chateau Vallon, France.
1974 – Crosby, Stills & Nash begin their first reunion tour at the Seattle
Center Coliseum in Washington.
1976 – The Pretty Things and Supercharge appear at the Lyceum in London,
with opening act The Sex Pistols.
1976 – Rita Coolidge hosts The Midnight Special, with guests Willie Nelson,
Jackie DeShannon and Booker T.
1977 – Elvis *Costello quits* his day job as a computer programmer at
Elizabeth *Arden* Cosmetics in order to become a full-time musician.
1978 – After showing up unexpectedly at bluesman *Willie Dixon's* home in
Chicago, The Rolling *Stones* are taken by Dixon to a local club called the
Quiet Night Club to join Muddy Waters and his band onstage.
1979 – The Bay City Rollers perform “You Made Me Believe In Magic” on
American Bandstand.
1981 – The Jacksons begin their 20-date Triumph Tour at the Mid-South
Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.
1983 – Champaign performs “Try Again” and “Let Your Body Rock” on American
Bandstand.
1989 – *New Edition's* production *manager* is charged with criminal *
homicide* after allegedly shooting the support acts security man after they
ran over their time on stage.
1990 – For the first time in their career, The Rolling *Stones cancel* upcoming
performances after guitarist Keith Richards discovers his inflamed finger
has gone septic.
1991 – Country music star Roy Acuff is presented a National Medal of Art by
President *Bush*.
1995 – Jerry Garcia plays his last show with The Grateful Dead at Soldier
Field in Chicago.
1999 – Elton John checks into Wellington Hospital in London to have a
pacemaker installed for an irregular heartbeat.
1999 – After filing for divorce from Mick Jagger, common-law wife Jerry
Hall agrees to an annulment of their "questionable" Hindu wedding.
1999 – A 25-mile stretch of Interstate 65 in Indiana is renamed the Kenneth
Babyface Edmonds Highway.
2001 – The Backstreet Boys announce the postponement of 16 dates on their
Black And Blue Tour when member A.J. McLean checks into rehab for alcohol
abuse.
2004 – A portion of Interstate 85 in Newnan, Georgia, is renamed the Alan
Jackson Highway to honor the hometown singer.
2004 – Rock and roll pioneer DJ Bill Randle, known as "The Pied Piper of
Cleveland," succumbs to cancer at 81.
2007 – Happy Mondays' frontman *Shaun Ryder* gets in trouble after he
smokes several *cigarettes* on stage during a concert at The Ritz in
Manchester, a non-smoking establishment.
2010 – Carlos Santana proposes to girlfriend and drummer Cindy Blackman at
a show in Tinley Park, Illinois, after she finishes her drum solo.
2010 – Chubby Checker gives a free concert at Dilworth Plaza in front of
City Hall in Philadelphia to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his hit “The
Twist.”
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