1924.
Mary Ford (Les Paul And Mary Ford) born Colleen Summers in Pasadena, California.
1932.
Jo Zawinul (Weather Report) born in Vienna, Austria.
1933.
One-hit wonder J.J. Barrie (No Charge) born Barrie Authors in Ottawa, Canada.
1939.
R&B saxophonist Hank Mobley born Henry Mobley in Eastman, Georgia.
1940.
Ringo Starr born Richard Starkey at 9, Madryn Street, Dingle, Liverpool, England.
1945.
Jim Rodford (Argent) born in St. Albans, England.
1947.
Peter Banks (Yes) born in Barnet, Hertfordshire.
1947.
Rob Townshend (Family, The Blues Band) born in Leicester, England.
1948.
Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt (Iron Butterfly) born in Florida.
1954.
Sam Phillips gives local Memphis DJ, Dewey Phillips (no relation) an acetate recording of "That's All Right (Mama)" cut by Elvis Presley at Sun Studios on July 5th. Sam asks Dewey to play it on his "Red, Hot And Blue" show which he does. Within minutes the phone lines are buzzing. Dewey is forced to play the track 14 times and locate its singer (out at a movie at the Suzore Cinema with some friends) for his first ever interview. [Elvis: "Mr. Phillips, I don't know nothing' about being interviewed". Phillips: "Just don't say nothin' dirty"].
1956.
Johnny Cash makes his live debut at the "Grand Ole Opry". He'll later become a regular.
1961.
Dougie Pincock (The Battlefield Band) born in Glasgow, Scotland.
1962.
The Doctor (Doctor & The Medics) born Clive Jackson.
1963.
Elvis Presley starts recording the soundtrack for "Viva Las Vegas" at Radio Recorders Studio in Hollywood.
1964.
Live at the Marquee Club: Dick Charlesworth's Big Blues and Duke Vin's Sound System.
1966.
During the evening, The Beatles leave New Delhi airport for London. They had spent two days in India and had managed to avoid fans except at the airport on arrival and departure, Yesterday they had travelled from their hotel to a local village where, according to a member of their party, "the villagers didn't know them from Adam".
1966.
Stephen Hull (The Railway Children) born in Wigan, Lancashire.
1966.
Paul Walker (The Parachute Men) born in Yorkshire, England.
1966.
Live at the Marquee Club: The Move and Sands.
1967.
Steve Boone and Zal Yanofsky (The Lovin' Spoonful) are arrested and charged with possession of drugs.
1967.
Brian Jones collapses at the Hilton Hotel in London. He's taken to the Priory Nursing Home in Roehampton suffering from strain and exhaustion. A spokesman for the group said, "We have been asked to request that the press do not seek to find the whereabouts of Mr. Jones as it may well impede his recovery". Brian is placed under the care of psychiatrist Dr. Anthony Flood. Dr. Flood will continue to see him on a regular basis even after he leaves the Priory.
1967.
Live at the Marquee Club: The Creation and The Third Eye.
1968.
The Yardbirds break up. As they've still got contracts to fulfill, Jimmy Page forms another group which he decides to call The New Yardbirds. This is fine until Keith Moon hears the name and says it will go down like a "lead zeppelin". Page takes Moon's words and a legend is born.
1969.
The East Sussex Coroner, Dr. Angus Sommerville records a verdict of death by misadventure at the end of the inquest into the death of Brian Jones. He said, "The pathologist has taken great care to assess the cause of death". Pathologist, Dr. Albert Sachs, told the court, in East Grinstead, there was no evidence to show that death had, in any way, resulted from an asthma attack. In a detailed description to the court, he said, "For a man of his age, his heart was a bit larger than it should have been. It was fatty and flabby. His liver was twice the normal weight. It was in a long state of fatty degeneration". His blood contained 140 milligrammes per cent. of alcohol. It was obvious from examination that the blood contained a large quantity of drugs, although there was no evidence of barbiturates. He went on to say, "I came to te conclusion that the cause of death was drowning by immersion in fresh water, in association with which there was severe liver disfunction becuase of the fatty condition and the ingestion of alcohol and drugs".
1969.
John Lennon releases "Give Peace A Chance"/"Remember Love" (Apple 1809) in the U.S. It goes on to reach number 14 in the chart.
1969.
Live at the Marquee Club: Eclection and Grail.
1970.
George Harrison's mother dies in Warrington General Hospital after a long illness. George was at her bedside when she died.
1970.
Nana Mouskouri gives birth to a daughter in a Geneva hospital. Her husband, Georges Petsilas was present for the birth.
1970.
Live at the Marquee Club: Status Quo.
1971.
Jim Morrison is buried in Pere Lachaise Cemetery, Paris. The burial certificate.
1971.
Bjorn Ulvaeus (ABBA) marries Agnetha Faltskog (also ABBA) in Verum, Sweden. The organist for the ceremony is Benny Anderson.
1971.
Elvis Costello packs in his full-time job as a computer operator for the cosmetics firm, Elizabeth Arden.
1971.
Live at the Marquee Club: Bell And Arc and Birth Control.
1972.
Live at the Marquee Club: Tea And Symphony and Major Wiley.
1972.
New Release: Joe Cocker's new single, "Woman To Woman" b/w "Midnight Rider"
Springfield Revival's new single, "You'll Always Be On My Mind".
1973.
Live at the Marquee Club: U.F.O.
1974.
Live at the Marquee Club: Casablanca and Highway.
1975.
Live at the Marquee Club: Slack Alice.
1976.
Pete Townshend opens a Meher Baba centre in Ranleigh Drive, Richmond.
1976.
Live at the Marquee Club: Palm Beach Express and Nick Pickett.
1977.
Nancy Spungeon appears in court in London charged with carrying an offensive weapon - a truncheon - in her handbag "for protection". She escapes deportation back to the U.S.A. when it's revealed that she will soon be marrying boyfriend Sid Vicious.
1977.
Live at the Marquee Club: Mr. Big.
1978.
Magazine's laser is stolen from their van outside Manchester's Russell Club where they've been playing tonight.
1978.
Sham 69 call off their U.S. tour! Jimmy Pursey denied visa because of criminal conviction! Well, that's what the band would like you to think. It seems that isn't quite the way things really happened. The Visa Department at the American Embassy say they were aware of Pursey's conviction for criminal damage, caused when the band played on the rooftop of The Vortex last September. The trouble with that was that it wasn't actually the Vortex's roof they were playing on but a neighbour's, who quite rightly wasn't best pleased. Anyway, the Embassy didn't think the offence warranted a visa application being refused and yesterday asked the band's solicitors for documentation regarding the conviction. Today a representative for the band turned up at the Embassy and asked for their passports back, saying that they'd cancelled the tour.
1978.
Live at the Marquee Club: The Brakes.
1979.
Live at the Marquee Club: Screens.
1980.
Led Zeppelin play their last gig of the European tour at Berlin's Eissporthalle. No-one knows it will be the band's last ever concert.
1980.
Live at the Marquee Club: The Modettes.
1981.
A BBC commissionaire and a ladies' room attendant at the corporation appear at Marlborough Street Magistrates Court charged with impersonating the controller of Radio One - Mr. Derek Chinnery - and his wife. The couple were both fined £ 75. Their scam, at a top West End hotel, might have succeeded had it not been that DJ Tony Blackburn was enjoying a quiet drink in the bar after completing his "Top 40 Show". The hotel's management asked for his advice regarding the couple and they were uncovered. Probably the smell of bleach gave it away!
1984.
New release: Colourfield's new single, "Take".
1985.
The final concert of Bruce Springsteen's British tour, at Roundhay Park in Leeds, is disrupted when hundreds of fans break down the 8 foot high perimiter fences and gatecrash the gig. During an extended interval, organisers appealed to the crowd to help relieve the pressure building near the stage. 80,000 people paid more than £ 1.2 million to see "The Boss" but an exact figure of how many got in for free is unknown.
1986.
New Releases: Davie Lee Roth's solo album, "Eat 'Em And Smile" and single, "Yankee Rose".
Dollar's first new single after a two year break-up, "We Walked In Love" b/w "Love Tonight".
Fra Lippo Lippi's new single, "Come Summer".
It's Immaterial's "Ed's Funky Diner" b/w "Only The Lonely".
James' new single, "So Many Ways" b/w "Withdrawn".
Suzy And The Red Stripes (a.k.a. Linda McCartney) re-releases the single, "Seaside Woman".
1987.
Live at the Marquee Club: Cry Before Dawn.
1988.
Live at the Marquee Club: Living Colour and Cindy Lee Berry Hill.
1993.
Costume designers Joanne Eatwell and Timothy Dodd are suing Rod Stewart over an unpaid bill for £ 2,350 for costumes supplied for a tour five years ago. The legal action is being taken by the designers' union BECTU (Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematography and Theatre Union) which has announced it has blacklisted the singer.
1993.
Mia Zapata (The Gits) is found raped and strangled to death in Seattle, aged 27. She had left friends in the city's Comet Tavern at approx 2 a.m. to walk to a friend's flat a few streets away. Her body was found on the sidewalk little more than an hour later. Police believe she had been killed elsewhere and then dumped from a car.
1995.
Rod Stewart is flying back home after tonight's concert at Gothenburg's Ullevis Stadium when his private jet suffers a bird strike. A Canadian goose flies into the starboard engine and forces the pilot to make an emergency landing at Gothenburg. Rod, his managers (Annie Challis and Arnold Steifeld), personal assistant (Don Archer) and set designer (Alan Sewell) all return to the city's Sheraton Hotel where the rest of the band are staying. The next morning, the party is flown to Stansted by another private jet.
1996.
Paula Abdul gets engaged to Brad Beckerman during a romantic break in Hawaii. No date has been set for the wedding.
1996.
Bob Marley is celebrated at a free "Marley Magic" concert in New York's Central Park. Taking part are his son, Ziggy Marley with his band The Melody Makers, his wife, Rita Marley, with her band and his mother Cedelia Booker. The atmosphere is "mellow" but the gig is disrupted so a list of missing children can be read out. It seems their parents have become so "engrossed" in the proceedings that the kids have wandered off out of boredom. Even the MC says, "I don't know what kinda weed you've been smoking - but can I have some"!
1996.
On TV: (ITV, 10.15pm) "Tantrums And Tiaras", a 75 minute "warts and all" documentary on Elton John filmed by his partner, David Furnish.
1997.
John Corabi files a $ 4 million lawsuit against Motley Crue and Elektra Entertainment claiming breach of contract, slander and fraud.
1997.
Stanley V. Howse (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony), 24, and his 19 year old brother-in-law Jamar Tarik Cole appear in court in Los Angeles charged with possessing explosives and an unregistered assault weapon. They were arrested on July 4th when police raided a party after gunfire was heard. The pair are released on bail of $ 500,000 after spending the weekend in jail.
1997.
Vinnie Vincent files a lawsuit against Kiss claiming that he is due millions of dollars in royalties from his time with the band between 1982 and 1984. He alleges that the group defrauded him of the payments as he never signed an employment agreement.
1997.
New releases: Primal Scream's new album, "Vanishing Point".
Ron Sexsmith's second album, "Other Songs".
Embrace's new EP, "One Big Family". Highest chart position: 21.
Laurent Garnier's new single, "Flashback".
Oasis' new single, "D'You Know What I Mean?" b/w "Stay Young". Highest chart position: 1.
Portishead's first new single for three years, "Cowboys". The single is vinyl only and limited to a pressing of 7,500 copies.
2000.
Bobby Brown is released from North Boward County Detention Center in Florida shortly after midnight, having served 26 days for violating parole by failing a drug test. As he walked down the jailhouse steps, his wife, Whitney Houston ran from the waiting stretch limo and into his arms.
2000.
Eminem appears in the 44th District Court in Auburn Hills for a preliminary hearing. The rapper faces charges relating to weapons possession which stem from a fight with an Insane Clown Posse employee at a car audio stor in Royal Oak, Michigan.
Later in the day in an unconnected incident, emergency services are called to Eminem's home in Sterling Heights, Michigan, where his wife, Kimberly Mathers, is found to have attempted suicide by slashing her wrists. Kimberley was taken to nearby Mt. Clemens General Hospital for evaluation but released the next day. A press release issued by Sterling Heights Police Department, said that emergency personnel were called to the scene around 11.30 pm. Mathers, who was conscious when they arrived, was treated for her injuries at the scene before being transferred to hospital. Eminem was not at home at the time of the incident.
2000.
Patsy Kensit is seen moving items out of the £ 1.5 million house she has shared with husband, Liam Gallagher in London's St. John's Wood. Later in the day, a spokesman for the singer turned actress makes a brief statement, saying, "Patsy Kensit is sad to state that she has separated from her husband". No further comment was made about the couple or their relationship.
2000.
Robbie Williams' video for his new single, "Rock DJ" is censored for tonight's "Top Of The Pops". Beeb bosses only allow two and a half minutes to be shown, cutting it before it gets too gory.
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