July 23 Born –
Bernard "Bert" Convy (1933) – actor/singer, The Cheers ("Black Denim
Trousers And Motorcycle Boots").
Cleve Duncan (1934) – The Penguins.
Madeline Bell (1942) – Soul singer.
Joe Santollo (1943) – The Duprees.
Tony Joe White (1943) – singer/songwriter ("Polk Salad Annie").
Dino Danelli (1944) – drummer for The Rascals.
Andy Mackay (1946) – woodwind player for Roxy Music.
David Essex (1947) – British singer ("Rock On").
John Hall (1948) – guitarist for Orleans.
Blair Thornton (1950) – guitarist for Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
Janis Siegel (1952) – The Manhattan Transfer.
Marisa DeFranco (1954) – The DeFranco Family.
Martin Gore (1961) – keyboardist for Depeche Mode.
Tim Kellett (1964) – keyboardist for Simply Red.
Nick Menza (1964) – drummer for Megadeth.
Rob Dickinson (1965) – singer/songwriter for Catherine Wheel.
Slash (aka Saul Hudson, 1965) – guitarist for Guns ‘N Roses and Velvet
Revolver.
Sam Watters (1970) – Color Me Badd.
Alison Krauss (1971) – Bluegrass/country singer/songwriter/musician.
Chad Gracey (1971) – drummer for Live.
Fran Healy (1973) – vocalist for Travis.
Steve Jocz (1981) – drummer for Sum 41.
July 23 R.I.P. –
Keith Godchaux (1980) – car accident. Age 32. The Grateful Dead.
Kay Kyser (1985) – Age 80. Bandleader, Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical
Knowledge.
Bill Brown (2004) – smoke inhalation from fire. Ozark Mountain Daredevils.
Don Shipps (2004) – smoke inhalation from fire. Age 52. Ozark Mountain
Daredevils.
Myron Floren (2005) – Age 85. Accordionist on The Lawrence Welk Show.
Ron Miller (2007) – cancer, emphysema. Motown songwriter ("For Once In My
Life").
“Dirty” Dan McBride (2009) – died in his sleep. Age 54. Singer/songwriter,
Sha Na Na.
Amy Winehouse (2011) – alcohol poisoning. Age 27. Singer/songwriter.
July 23 album releases –
The Supremes – More Hits By The Supremes (1965)
The Moody Blues – Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1971)
Jethro Tull – A Passion Play (1973) U.S.
Billy Squier – Emotions In Motion (1982)
Sammy Hagar – VOA (1984)
Color Me Badd – C.M.B. (1991)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Homebase (1991)
The Innocence Mission – Umbrella (1991)
The Black Crowes – Three Snakes And One Charm (1996)
Fiona Apple – Tidal (1996) U.S.
Fleetwood Mac – Jumping At Shadows: The Blues Years (2002)
July 23 events –
1941 – Sonny Dunham and His Orchestra records “Memories Of You.”
1950 – The Gene Autry Show debuts on CBS-TV and runs for six years.
1955 – Chuck Berry releases his single, "Maybellene" b/w "Wee Wee Hours" on
Chess.
1958 – Ersel Hickey and The Four Tophatters appear on American Bandstand.
1959 – Gerry Granahan performs on American Bandstand.
1962 – Marvin Gaye releases his single, "Stubborn Kind Of Fellow" b/w "It
Hurt Me Too" on Tamla. The single will go on to be Marvin's first hit.
1962 – James Darren sings “Mary’s Little Lamb” on American Bandstand.
1963 – The Squires, featuring 17-year old Neil Young, record both sides of
their single, "The Sultan" and "Aurora," at radio station CKRC in Winnipeg,
Canada.
1965 – The Kinks appear on film from the Cinnamon Cinder, performing “You
Really Got Me,” “Set Me Free” and “Everybody’s Gonna Be Happy” on Where The
Action Is. Also on the show is Jimmy Velvet, and regulars Linda Scott and
Steve Alaimo.
1966 – Napoleon XIV (aka Jerry Samuels) releases his novelty single,
“They’re Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!” b/w “!aaaH-aH ,yawA eM ekaT oT
gnimoC er'yehT," which is the song played backwards.
1966 – The Turtles and Donna Loren appear on American Bandstand.
1968 – At Mal Evans' insistence, The Iveys - soon to become Badfinger -
sign with Apple Records.
1969 – Los Angeles mayor Sam Yorty declares the day "James Brown Day," but
when Yorty is late to the ceremony, Brown leaves in a huff.
1971 – The Rolling *Stones* file a $29 million lawsuit against their
ex-manager, Allen *Klein*, over the mismanagement of funds.
1976 – The Spinners host The Midnight Special, with guests Henry Gross,
Eric Carmen, The Captain and Tennille, and Starbuck.
1976 – Wings release their single, "Let 'Em In" b/w "Beware My Love."
1977 – Foreigner releases their single, "Cold As Ice" b/w "I Need You."
1977 – The sixth Day On The Green concert of 1977 takes place at the
Oakland Coliseum, and features Derringer, Judas Priest and headliner Led
Zeppelin. Following Zeppelin’s performance, John Bonham, Zeppelin manager
Peter Grant and security man John Bindon are arrested for assault backstage
after an employee for Bill Graham Productions slapped Bonham's son, Jason,
when he took down a dressing room sign. Bonham kicked the employee, but
Grant and Bindon later found the employee in a trailer and beat him bloody.
1977 – Carly Simon's "Nobody Does It Better" hits the Billboard Hot 100.
1979 – The Ayatollah Khomeini bans rock and roll in Iran due to its
corruptive influence on people.
1983 – The Police begin their Synchronicity Tour at Comiskey Park in
Chicago, Illinois, with opening acts Ministry, Joan Jett and The
Blackhearts, The Fixx and A Flock Of Seagulls.
1987 – The surviving *Beatles sue EMI* for $40 million in back royalties
and the rights to their catalog.
1989 – Ringo Starr begins his first tour since 1966 with The Beatles with
his All-Starr Band at the Park Central Amphitheater in Dallas, Texas.
Members of the first All-Starr Band include Joe Walsh, Nils Lofgren, Dr.
John, Billy Preston, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Clarence Clemens and Jim
Keltner.
1990 – Filming begins on singer John Mellencamp's acting and directorial
debut movie, Falling From Grace.
1992 – The band Chicago receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1994 – The International Astronomical Union names an asteroid in *Mars*'
orbit *ZappaFrank*, after the late musician.
1995 – R.E.M. performs at Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.
1998 – The Great Rewind Tour begins at the Chastain Park Amphitheatre in
Atlanta, Georgia, featuring Culture Club, Howard Jones, and The Human
League.
1999 – PBS Television begins its third season of Sessions At West 54th with
new host John Hiatt, who replaces Talking Head David Byrne.
2001 – *Megadeth* is *banned* from performing in *Malaysia* after the
government decides their "imagery was inappropriate for youths."
2001 – Paul McCartney proposes to Heather Mills.
2003 – The U.S. National Registry of Historic Places declares Memphis,
Tennessee's Sun Studios, at 706 Union Avenue, a historic landmark.
2003 – In a bizarre ad placed in Variety, James Brown announces his
separation from his fourth wife, Tomi Rae, by featuring a picture of the
couple and their two-year-old son, James Brown II, posing with Goofy at
Disney World.
2006 – George Michael is caught engaging in anonymous public sex, after
being photographed in London's Hampstead Heath with a 58-year-old
unemployed van driver.
2008 – On Long Island in New York, singer *Connie Francis* is hospitalized
after falling down, and is found to have "dangerously high blood pressure."
2008 – Kid Rock pleads no contest to one count of battery and is sentenced
to a year’s probation and fined $1,000 for his part in a fight in an
Atlanta waffle restaurant in 2007. The 37-year old singer also receives 80
hours community service and six hours of anger management counseling.
2008 – Madame Tussauds unveils their waxwork model of Amy Winehouse.
2009 – Bob Dylan is picked up by police in Long Branch, New Jersey, when
they get a report of a man "acting suspiciously." The young police woman
doesn't recognize Dylan, and he has no I.D. on him. Dylan is finally taken
to his hotel where they vouch for him.
2010 – Surgical instruments allegedly used to conduct Elvis Presley's
autopsy are removed from an upcoming auction amid doubts about their
authenticity. Expected to fetch around $14,000, the claims are questioned
after another employee reveals that the equipment was sterilized and used
again in other autopsies.
2011 – A yellow 2003 Ferrari 575 Maranello, previously owned by Eric
Clapton, sells for £66,500 at an auction at the Classic Car Sale in
Silverstone, Northamptonshire.
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