July 29 Born –
Sigmund Romberg (aka Siegmund Rosenberg, 1887) – composer.
Charlie Christian (1916) – Jazz/swing guitarist with The Benny Goodman
Sextet.
Jim Marshall (1923) – founder of Marshall Amplification.
Jim Stewart (1930) – producer, co-founder of Stax Records.
Randy Sparks (1933) – The New Christy Minstrels.
Marvin Ingram (1938) – The Four Preps.
Neal Doughty (1946) – keyboardist for REO Speedwagon.
Carlo Paul Santanna (1947) – guitarist for Paper Lace.
Vinnie Taylor (aka Chris Donald, 1949) – guitarist for Sha Na Na.
Geddy Lee (aka Gary Weinrib, 1953) – bassist/vocalist for Rush
Vivienne "Patti" Scialfa (1953) – singer/guitarist for Bruce Springsteen
and The E Street Band.
John Sykes (1959) – guitarist for Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake.
Martin McCarrick (1962) – keyboardist/guitarist for Siouxsie and The
Banshees and Therapy?
Martina McBride (1966) – Country music singer.
Miles Hunt (1966) – guitarist/vocalist for The Wonder Stuff.
Chris Gorman (1967) – drummer for Belly.
Wanyá Morris (1973) – Boyz II Men.
Danger Mouse (aka Brian Burton, 1977) – mash-up producer, Gnarls Barkley.
July 29 R.I.P. –
"Mama" Cass Elliott (1974) – heart attack. Age 32. The Mugwumps, The Mamas
and The Papas.
Glen Goins (1978) – Hodgkin's lymphoma. Age 24. Singer/guitarist for
Parliament-Funkadelic.
Fred Waring (1984) – Age 84. Musician, bandleader, radio/television host,
inventor.
Gordon Mills (1986) – stomach cancer. Age 51. Songwriter ("It's Not
Unusual").
Pete Drake (1988) – emphysema. Age 55. Pedal steel guitarist ("Lay Lady
Lay").
Ed Guzman (1993) – diabetes. Age 49. Percussionist for Rare Earth.
Les Elgart (1995) – heart failure. Age 77. Trumpeter, bandleader
("Bandstand Boogie").
Ina Anita Carter (1999) – multiple systems failure due to arthritis drugs.
Age 66. The Carter Sisters.
Huby Heard (2004) – heart attack. Age 53. Keyboardist for Billy Preston's
band, The God Squad.
Hildegarde Sell (2005) – natural causes. Age 99. Cabaret singer, “The First
Lady of the Supper Clubs.”
Gene McDaniels (2011) – Age 76. Singer/songwriter ("A Hundred Pounds Of
Clay").
July 29 album releases –
The Byrds – Preflyte (1969)
Hall and Oates – Voices (1980)
The Time – The Time (1981)
Hoover – A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular (1996)
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony – The Art Of War (1997)
Prince – N.E.W.S. (2003)
Little Feat – Down Upon The Suwannee River (2003)
July 29 events –
1955 – Frank Sinatra records "Same Old Saturday Night" at the Capitol Tower.
1959 – Frankie Ford lip-synchs to "Sea Cruise" on American Bandstand.
1959 – The Isley Brothers record "Shout."
1960 – The Royal Teens and The Brothers Four appear on American Bandstand.
1961 – Dick Clark presents his very first Caravan of Stars revue at the
Steel Pier in Atlantic City, featuring The Jive Five, The Shirelles and
Clarence "Frogman" Henry.
1963 – *Capitol* Records *sends* disc jockeys around the U.S. a list of *hot
rod terms* to assist *DJs* when talking about the latest music trend.
1963 – Peter, Paul and Mary release their single, "Blowin' In The Wind" b/w
"Flora."
1963 – Patty Duke appears on American Bandstand.
1965 – The Beatles' second movie Help! premieres at The Pavilion in London.
1965 – The Shangri-Las and Jimmy Clanton appear on ABC-TV’s Where The
Action Is.
1966 – Bob Dylan crashes his 500cc Triumph Tiger
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motorcycle on a road near his home in
Woodstock<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock,_New_York>,
New York. Though the extent of his injuries is never fully disclosed, Dylan
claims that he broke several vertebrae<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertebrae>
in his neck.
1966 – Cream makes their stage debut, playing at the Twisted Wheel club in
Manchester.
1966 – American magazine *Datebook* publishes Maureen Cleaves’ Evening
Standard *interview* with John *Lennon* in which he declares, "We are more
popular than Jesus."
1966 – The Grateful Dead appears outside the U.S. for the first time at the
P.N.E. Garden Auditorium in Vancouver.
1966 – The Cyrkle performs “Red Rubber Ball” and “Turn Down Day,” and Kim
Weston performs ”Helpless” and “Take Me In Your Arms” on Where The Action
Is. Also on the show are Paul Revere and The Raiders.
1967 – The Byrds appear on American Bandstand.
1967 – The *International Love*-In *Festival* takes place at Alexandra
Palace in London, with Pink Floyd, Brian Auger Trinity with Julie Driscoll, The
Animals, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Tomorrow, Blossom Toes, Creation,
The Nervous System, and Apostolic Intervention.
1968 – Refusing to play in front of the country's segregated audiences, *Gram
Parsons quits The Byrds* on the eve of their South African tour.
1968 – The Beatles begin recording "Hey Jude."
1970 – The Rolling *Stones*' contract with Decca Records expires, so the
group fires notorious manager Allen *Klein*.
1972 – Barbara Mandrell joins the Grand Ole Opry.
1972 – Screaming Lord Sutch is arrested in London when he jumps from a bus
with four nude women.
1972 – Sparks perform “No More Mr. Nice Guy,” and Helen Reddy sings “I Am
Woman” on American Bandstand.
1973 – Led Zeppelin plays the third of three nights at Madison Square
Garden. During the day it is discovered that more than $200,000 in *cash
belonging to the band* is *stolen* from the Drake Hotel's safety deposit
box in New York City.
1974 – Drummer Neil Peart replaces John Rutsey in Rush.
1977 – KC and The Sunshine Band hosts The Midnight Special, with guests The
Emotions, The Bay City Rollers and Peter McCann.
1978 – The Kenny Loggins/Stevie Nicks duet “Whenever I Call You Friend”
debuts on the Billboard Hot 100.
1978 – The Who's first manager, Pete Meaden, commits suicide by overdose at
his parents' home.
1978 – The Motown group High Inergy appears on American Bandstand.
1980 – David Bowie makes his off-Broadways stage debut in The Elephant Man
at the Denver Centre of Performing Arts.
1982 – Duran Duran's Andy Taylor marries Tracie Wilson.
1983 – Friday Night Videos debuts on NBC-TV.
1986 – Singer Paul Davis is shot in the abdomen during a street robbery in
Nashville. He recovers.
1987 – Michigan governor James Blanchard declares the day "*Four Tops Day*"
in honor of the Motown group.
1987 – Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream introduces their *Cherry Garcia* flavor.
1989 – Information Society performs “What’s On Your Mind” on American
Bandstand.
1989 – The Stone Roses play at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool in front
of 6,000 fans.
1990 – *Elton* John checks into a hospital in Chicago for bulimia and
substance abuse.
1991 – Guns ‘N Roses plays the first of four nights at the Great Western
Forum in Inglewood, California, on their Use Your Illusion Tour.
1994 – David Gilmour marries his second wife, Polly Samson.
1998 – Miramax announces the purchase of the rights to The Beatles' 1964
film A Hard Day's Night, intending to re-master it in time for the film's
35th anniversary.
2005 – John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to "All You Need Is Love" fetches
$1 million from an anonymous bidder at an auction by Cooper Owen in London.
2006 – Pamela Anderson marries her second husband, Kid Rock.
2010 – Rapper for Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch turned actor Mark Wahlberg
receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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