July 13 Born –
Ernest Gold (aka Ernst Goldner, 1921) – film score composer (Exodus).
Norma Zimmer (1923) – singer, Lawrence Welk's "Champagne Lady."
Pete Escovedo (1935) – percussionist for Santana.
Albert Ayler (1936) – Avant-garde jazz saxophonist.
Joe Barry (1939) – singer (“I’m A Fool To Care”).
Jim "Roger" McGuinn (1942) – The Byrds.
Jay Uzzell (1942) – The Corsairs.
Tom King (1942) – singer/songwriter/guitarist for The Outsiders (“Time
Won’t Let Me”).
Stephen Jo Bladd (1942) – drummer for The J. Geils Band.
Louise Mandrell (1954) – The Mandrell Sisters.
Mark Mendoza (1955) – bassist for The Dictators and Twisted Sister.
Danny Gayol (1958) – drummer for The BoDeans.
Lawrence Donegan (1961) – bassist for The Bluebells.
Gerald Levert (1966) – R&B singer.
Mark “Barney” Greenway (1969) – vocalist for Napalm Death.
July 13 R.I.P. –
Eileen Rodgers (2003) – lung cancer. Age 73. Broadway singer (“Gentleman
Jimmy”).
Arthur "Killer" Kane (2004) – leukemia. Age 55. New York Dolls.
Jerry Ragovoy (2011) – stroke. Age 80. Producer/songwriter ("Piece Of My
Heart").
July 13 album releases –
The Beach Boys – All Summer Long (1964)
Queen – Queen (1973)
The Grateful Dead – History Of The Grateful Dead, Vol. 1 (1973)
Killing Joke – Fire Dances (1983)
Dio – The Last In Line (1984)
Terence Trent D'Arby – Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent
D'Arby (1987) UK
Ian Gillan – Naked Thunder (1990)
George Harrison – Live In Japan (1992)
Matthew Sweet – Altered Beast (1993)
Toni Braxton – Toni Braxton (1993)
Gang Starr – Full Clip: A Decade Of Gang Starr (1999)
Jimmy Buffett – License To Chill (2004)
The Innocence Mission – My Room In The Trees (2010)
July 13 events –
1897 – Unable to patent in the UK, Guglielmo *Marconi's wireless radio is
patented in the *U.S., Patent No. 586193.
1924 – Vernon Dalhart re-records his hit “Wreck Of The Old ‘97” for Victor
Records.
1939 – Frank *Sinatra* makes his recording debut with the Harry James
Orchestra, recording "Melancholy Mood" and "From The Bottom Of My Heart."
1956 – Elvis Presley releases his single, "Hound Dog" b/w "Don't Be Cruel"
on RCA.
1958 – While on tour in Wisconsin, Buddy Holly nearly drowns while
waterskiing on Lake Rhinelander.
1959 – Fabian begins filming the movie, Hound Dog Man.
1960 – Freddy Cannon performs "Happy Shades Of Blue" on American Bandstand.
1961 – Freddy Cannon appears on American Bandstand, performing "Transistor
Sister."
1963 – The Rolling *Stones* perform their first gig outside the London area
at the Outlook Club in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, opening for The Hollies.
1964 – The Supremes record "Come See About Me" at Hitsville U.S.A. in
Detroit.
1964 – The Beatles release their single, “A Hard Day’s Night” b/w “I Should
Have Known Better” in the U.S. The single is released by Capitol Records
even though the A Hard Day’s Night U.S. album was released on the United
Artists label.
1965 – John Lennon and Paul *McCartney* are awarded five Ivor *Novello *awards
for their songwriting. Lennon refuses to attend, and McCartney is 40
minutes late because he forgot.
1965 – Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs, and Ronnie Dove appear with regulars
Linda Scott, Steve Alaimo, and Paul Revere and The Raiders on Where The
Action Is.
1966 – Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas, Ketty Lester, and The Robbs appear
on Where The Action Is, along with Keith Allison and Tina Mason.
1967 – Pink Floyd makes their second appearance on Top Of The Pops to
promote "See Emily Play."
1967 – Herman's Hermits begin a North American tour in Calgary, Alberta,
with The Who as opening act.
1968 – The band Mythology, featuring Tony Iommi and Bill Ward, play their
final show at the Queens Hotel in Silloth. Iommi and Ward will go on to
form Black Sabbath.
1968 – Steppenwolf’s “Born To Be Wild” debuts on the U.S. singles chart.
1969 – Over 100 U.S. radio stations ban The Beatles' new single "The Balled
Of John And Yoko" due to the line, 'Christ, you know it ain't easy,' which
they consider offensive.
1971 – David Cassidy undergoes surgery to remove his gall bladder at Mt.
Sinai Hospital in Hollywood.
1972 – The Rolling Stones play the first of two nights at Cobo Hall in
Detroit on their Exile On Main Street Tour.
1972 – The Eagles appear at the Atlanta Sports Arena in Georgia.
1973 – At an Everly Brothers show at Knott's Berry Farm in California, *Phil
Everly walks off* stage due to increasing animosity against his brother,
Don.
1973 – Smokey Robinson hosts The Midnight Special, with guests The
Miracles, Bonnie Bramlett, Rare Earth, and The Stylistics.
1974 – Eric Clapton's cover of Bob Marley's "I Shot The Sheriff" goes to #1.
1974 – Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band play the first night of a
three-night, six-show engagement at the newly-opened *Bottom Line* club in
New York City.
1974 – The Main Ingredient and Andy Kim perform on American Bandstand.
1976 – At Elvis' insistence, Vernon Presley *fires* Elvis bodyguards *Red*
and *Sonny West* and Dave Hibler because of their intense efforts to get
Elvis off prescription drugs.
1976 – The UK fanzine Sniffin’ Glue publishes its first issue.
1978 – The BBC announces a ban on The Sex Pistols' latest single "No One Is
Innocent," which features vocals by Ronnie Biggs, the British criminal
notorious for his part in the Great Train Robbery of 1963.
1984 – Rod Stewart’s Camouflage Tour, featuring Jeff Beck, stops at the
Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta. Following the concert, Beck
quits the tour after only seven shows.
1985 – The Live Aid concerts are held simultaneously at Wembley
Stadium<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)>
in London <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London>, and John F. Kennedy
Stadium <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Stadium> in
Philadelphia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia>. Artists
performing in the UK include Queen, U2, Sting, Phil Collins, Status Quo,
Elton John, The Who, David Bowie, Dire Straits, Boomtown Rats, Paul
McCartney and others. Artists performing in the U.S. include The Beach
Boys, Neil Young, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Crosby, Stills & Nash,
Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, The Pretenders, REO Speedwagon, Madonna, The
Cars, Duran Duran, Hall & Oates, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan and others.
1985 – *Elton* John re-signs with *MCA* Records in the U.S.: a five-album
deal worth $8 million.
1986 – Stevie Nicks appears at the San Diego Sports Arena on her Rock A
Little Tour, with opening act Peter Frampton.
1991 – The Everly Brothers Foundation buys 83 acres of land in Central
City, Kentucky, with the intention of building an Everly Brothers Museum,
an amphitheater, and classroom buildings for Madisonville Community College.
1992 – The illegitimate daughter Hank Williams, Sr., Jett Williams, is
granted partial royalties on his songs by a New York appeals court, adding
to a ruling reached on July 5 that she should receive half of his estate.
1995 – Sony "frees" George Michael from his contract after years of court
battles, buying him out for $40 million, but retaining the rights to his
back catalog.
1996 – Over 2,000 guitar players, including Chet Atkins and Jeff "Skunk"
Baxter, set a new world record for the largest jam session ever when they
play "Heartbreak Hotel" for 75 minutes at Nashville's Riverfront Park.
1997 – The drunk-driving trial of John Denver ends in a hung jury, with
half of the jurors finding him not guilty due to a thyroid condition that
may have altered the results of his sobriety test.
1997 – *Anthony Kiedis* of The Red Hot Chilli Peppers undergoes five hours
of surgery in Los Angeles after a serious motorcycle accident.
1999 – Paul *McCartney* displays 73 of his *paintings* at the Kunstforum *Lyz
Gallery* in the German town of Siegen.
2000 – James Brown is charged with assaulting Russell Eubanks, an employee
of South Carolina Electric and Gas, with a steak knife after Eubanks
visited Brown's Beech Island estate to check on reports that he was without
electricity.
2002 – Fatboy Slim brings the Brighton area to a standstill when he throws
a free beach party. Organizers expected 60,000, but over 250,000 turn up,
causing chaos on the roads with traffic jams over ten miles long.
2002 – The three-day T In The Park Festival begins at the
Balado<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balado>Airfield in
Kinross-shire <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinross-shire>, Scotland.
Performers over the three days include Oasis, Foo Fighters, No Doubt, Green
Day, Jimmy Eat World, Starsailor, The Dandy Warhols, Air, Basement Jaxx,
Spunge, Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros, Groove Armada, Jetstar, Kid
Galahad, The Hives, Primal Scream and others.
2007 – Rod Stewart receives the CBE from Prince Charles at Buckingham
Palace.
2007 – The first day of the three-day Latitude Festival takes place at
Henham Park Estate in Suffolk. Festival acts include Wilco, Cake,
Supergrass, Jimmy Cliff, Jarvis Cocker, Richard Thompson, Squeeze, Toots &
The Maytals, Albert Hammond, Jr., Uriah Heep, The Ordinary Boys, Seasick
Steve, Simple Kid, Damien Rice and many others.
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