Madeline Bell probably had her most successful years as vocalist for the UK
band Blue Mink in the very late 60s/early 70s!
On Tuesday, 23 July 2013 15:32:48 UTC+1, Eidem wrote:
> 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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