Monday, July 29, 2013

July Anniversaries

July 31
  • 1964 - A Rolling Stones concert in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is stopped after only 12 minutes when violence breaks out in the audience.
  • 1967 - Mick Jagger was given a conditional discharge and Keith Richard’s conviction for permitting his house to be used for the purpose of smoking cannabis resin was quashed by appeal court.
  • 1969 - Elvis Presley kicked off a four week run at the Las Vegas International Hotel, (his first live show since 1961). He reportedly netted $1.5m for the shows. On the menu an Elvis special, polk salad with corn muffins & honey.
July 30
  • 1954 - Slim Whitman, Billy Walker, Sugarfoot Collins, Sonny Harvelle, Tinker Fry, Curly Harris and a young Elvis Presley, all appeared at the Hillbilly Hoedown, Overton Park Shell, in Memphis Tennessee.
  • On this date, July 30, 1955, Johnny Cash came to Sun Studio to record one of his iconic hits - "Folsom Prison Blues". And, today, like all days, we remember Sun founder Sam Phillips, who passed on this date in 2003. 
  • 1968 - The Beatles' Apple Boutique in London closed after heavy losses.
  • 1970 - The Rolling Stones fired Allen Klein as their manager.
July 29
  • 1945 – The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.
  • 1959 - The Isley Brothers recorded "Shout."
  • 1963 - Peter, Paul and Mary's "Blowin' In The Wind" was released.
  • 1965 - The Beatles film "Help!" premiered in London.
  • 1966 - According to legend, Bob Dylan was seriously injured when he crashed his motorcycle near Woodstock, NY.
  • 1966 - Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker made their live debut as Cream at The Twisted Wheel, Manchester, England.
  • 1966 - Datebook published Maureen Cleave’s interview with John Lennon in which he said ‘We’re bigger than Jesus now.” American Christians reacted with outrage, organizing ‘Beatle bonfires’ burning the group's records.
  • 1968 - The Byrds left on their tour of South Africa without Gram Parsons, who decided to hang out with The Rolling Stones.
  • 1970 - The Rolling Stones' contract with Decca ends. The band informs manager Allen Klein that "neither he nor ABKCO Industries have any authority to negotiate recording contracts on their behalf" and begins to consider starting its own label.
  • 1973 -  Led Zeppelin lost $203,000 in cash when a thief made off with their safe deposit box from two Madison Square Garden concerts in New York City.
  • 1974 -  Mamas And The Papas singer Cass Elliot died in her sleep from a heart attack after playing a sold out show in London, England.
  • 1980 - David Bowie opened in the title role of "Elephant Man."
JULY 28
  • 1939 - Judy Garland recorded "Over the Rainbow."
  • 1957 - Jerry Lee Lewis made his television debut on "The Steve Allen Show."
  • 1973 - A rock festival took place in Watkins Glen, NY. About 600-thousand people watched the Grateful Dead, the Allman Brothers and The Band perform.
  • 1987 - The Beatles sued Nike and Capitol Records over the use of their song "Revolution" in shoe commercials.

JULY 27
  • 1940 - Bugs Bunny made his official debut in the Warner Bros. animated cartoon "A Wild Hare."
  • 1958, Fan's of rock & roll music were warned that tuning into music on the car radio could cost you more money. Researchers from the Esso gas company said the rhythm of rock & roll could cause the driver to be foot heavy on the pedal, making them waste fuel.
  • 1963 - Dezo Hoffman takes photos, movies of Beatles in bathing suits and go-karts
  • 19743 - Debut album by The New York Dolls released.
  • 1976 - John Lennon finally had his request for permanent residency in the United States approved.
  • 1976 - Tina Turner files for a divorce from Ike.

 

JULY 26:

 

  • 1968 - The Jackson Five signed a one-year contract with Motown Records.
  • 1968 - Decca pulls the Rolling Stones' Beggars Banquet from its release schedule, citing problems with the sleeve.
  • 1969 - Elvis Presley opened his first live engagement in almost eight years.
  • 1977 - Elvis Costello was arrested as he performed outside a CBS Records sales conference at The London Hilton Hotel and was fined £5.
  • 1979 - A revised version of the Clash's debut album was released in the U.S.
  • 1990 - Brent Mydland, the German keyboardist with the Grateful Dead, dies at age 37.
  • 1992 - Mary Wells, whose "My Guy" was Motown's first No. 1, dies of throat cancer at age 49.

 

JULY 25:

 

  • 1965 – Bob Dylan goes electric as he plugs in at the Newport Folk Festival
  • 1969 - Neil Young made his first appearance with Crosby, Stills and Nash. 
  • 1971 - The Beach Boys released their album "Surf's Up." 

 

JULY 24:

  • 1956 - Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis ended their ten year partnership.
  • 1963 - Beatles attend Fourmost recording session for "Hello Little Girl."
  • 1964 - A riot broke out during a Rolling Stones gig at The Empress Ballroom in Blackpool, Lancashire, after Keith Richards aims a kick at a guy who was spitting at the group. Two policemen and 30 fans were injured.
  • 1967 - Beatles and Brian Epstein buy a newspaper ad urging marijuana be legalized. The band also met the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, whose lecture on Transcendental Meditation (TM) they had gone to hear at the Hilton Hotel in London.
  • 1969 - Paul records demo of "Come and Get It" for the Iveys aka Badfinger.
  • 1971 - Paul Revere and the Raiders went to No.1 on the singles chart with 'Indian Reservation'.
  • 1971 - The No. 1 record in the U.K. is T. Rex's "Get It On."
  • 1972 - Bobby Ramirez drummer with Edger Winters White Trash was killed after becoming involved in a brawl in a Chicago bar. The fight started after comments were made about the length of his hair.
  • 2003 - The film "Masked and Anonymous," starring Bob Dylan, opened in New York.

JULY 23:

  • 1955 - Chess Records releases "Maybellene," the first single by a guitarist called Chuck Berry. The song goes to No. 5 and permanently enters the rock pantheon.
  • 1966 - Napoleon XIV releases the perennial novelty favorite "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" In reality he was record engineer Jerry Samuels.
  • 1980 - Keith Godchaux (Grateful Dead) died of injuries that he sustained in a car accident in Marin County, CA.
  • 2011 - Amy Winehouse was found dead at her north London home, she was 27.

 

JULY 22:

  • 1963 - The Beatles' first U.S. album, "Introducing The Beatles," was released on the Vee Jay label.
  • 1965 -Rolling Stones Mick Jagger, Brian Jones and Bill Wyman were each fined £5 at East Ham Magistrates Court, London after being found guilty of insulting behavior at a Romford Road service station, for urinating against a wall.
  • 1968 - The Byrds' "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" album was released.
  • 1969 - Aretha Franklin was arrested for disorderly conduct after creating a disturbance in a Detroit parking lot.
  • 1971 - John and Yoko spent the second day filming the ‘Imagine’ promotional film at their home in Tittenhurst Park Ascot, England, including John Lennon singing ‘Imagine’ in the white room on his white piano.
  • 1972 - Paul and Linda McCartney were arrested in Sweden for possession of drugs.
  • 1972 - The Who's "Join Together" was released.
  • 1975 - No. 1 on the Billboard charts is Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti. No. 2 is Olivia Newton-John's Have You Never Been Mellow. No. 3 is Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks.
  • 1975, The Rolling Stones go into the Musicland Studios in Munich to begin recording "Black and Blue."
  • 1977 - Elvis Costello's first album, "My Aim Is True," was released in Britain. It was later released in the U.S. with an extra track.
  • 1979 - Little Richard, now known as the Reverend Richard Pennman told his congregation about the evils of rock & roll music, declaring 'If God can save an old homosexual like me, he can save anybody.'
  • 1994 - Ted Nugent records a P.S.A. warning kids against inhaling aerosol spray cans. 

 

JULY 21:

  • 1956 - Billboard dubs Elvis Presley "the most controversial entertainer since Liberace."
  • 1969 - Duke Ellington and a portion of his band performed a 10-minute composition on ABC-TV titled, "Moon Maiden." The event took place just one day after Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon. 
  • 1977 - The Sex Pistols made their debut on UK music TV show Top Of The Pops.
  • 1980 - Keith Godchaux (Grateful Dead) was injured in a car accident. He died two days later.  
  • 1989 - Weird Al Yankovic's first movie, "UHF," opened. 
  • 1990 - Roger Waters staged a production of "The Wall" at Potsdamer Platz, Germany. Sinead O'Connor, Bryan Adams, Phil Collins, the Band, and Cyndi Lauper among others took part in the benefit. 
  • 1993 - Bob Dylan films the video for "Blood in My Eyes" in North London.

 

JULY 20:

  • 1954 - The Blue Moon Boys (Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore and Bill Black) made their live debut appearing on the back of a flatbed truck outside a new drug store in Memphis.
  • 1967 - Jerry Lee Lewis kicks off his first English tour since he was hounded out of the country for being married to his 13-year-old cousin in May 1958.
  • 1974 - The Ramones decide to make their drummer Joey Ramone the lead vocalist.
  • 1975 - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played the opening night on their Born To Run Tour at The Palace Theatre, Providence, Rhode Island. This also saw the live debut of (Miami'Little) Steven Van Zandt as a member of The E Street Band.
  • 1987 - Mick Jagger shoots the video for "Let's Work" in New York.

 

JULY 19:

  • 1954 - Elvis Presley's first single was released by Sun Records. It was "That's All Right" b/w "Blue Moon of Kentucky." 
  • 1958 - The manager of The Drifters, George Treadwell, fired the entire group and hired the unknown Ben E King and The Five Crowns as their replacements.
  • 1963 - Another setback for the still-struggling Rolling Stones. On their way to perform at the coming-out party of the daughter of an English lord, Brian Jones falls ill. The Stones cancel.
  • 1966 - Frank Sinatra, at the age of 50, married the 20-year-old actress Mia Farrow.
  • 1968 - Pink Floyd played the second of three nights at the Boston Tea Party, Boston, Massachusetts.
  • 1975 - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band rehearsed for a full 19 hours at The Record Plant in New York City the day before their Born To Run Tour kicked off.
  • 1975 - The Rolling Stones play Denver, where Elton John joins them on stage (and never leaves).
  • 1980 - A production of The Elephant Man starring David Bowie opens in Denver.
  • 1995 - Elvis Presley's former doctor Dr. George Nichopoulous, lost his medical license for being "too liberal" when prescribing addictive drugs.

  

JULY 18:

  • 1953 - Elvis Presley recorded "My Happiness" as a gift for his mother. It was his first recording. 
  • 1960 - Hank Ballard and the Midnighters released "The Twist." The song didn't become a hit until later in the year when Chubby Checker covered it. 
  • 1974 - The U.S. Justice Department ordered John Lennon out of the country by September 10. The Immigration and Naturalization Service denied him an extension of his non-immigrant visa because of his guilty plea in England to a 1968 marijuana possession charge.

 

JULY 17:

  • 1967 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience opened for The Monkees at The Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in New York. 
  • 1968 - The Beatles’ feature-length cartoon, "Yellow Submarine," premiered at the London Pavilion. 
  • 1974 - The Moody Blues open the first quadraphonic studio in London. 
 

JULY 16:

  • 1959 - The Coasters recorded "Poison Ivy." 
  • 1966 - In London, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker formed the band Cream. 
  • 1976 - Loggins and Messina broke up. 
  • 1981 - Harry Chapin died in a car crash at the age of 38. He was on his way to a benefit concert. 
 
JULY 15: 
  • 1973 - Ray Davies announced that he was leaving The Kinks. He returned to the group within the week. 
  • 1978 - Bob Dylan performed before the largest open-air concert audience (for a single artist). About 200,000 fans turned out at Blackbushe Airport in England. 

 

Thanks to Wikipedia, On This Day and Yeah Baby Tunes.

July Birthdays

JULY 31:
  • 1923 - Amhet Ertegun
  • 1932 – Ted Cassidy
  • 1943 – Lobo
  • 1946 - Bob Welch
  • 1946 - Gary Lewis
  • 1947 - Karl Green (Herman's Hermits)
  • 1953 - Hugh MacDowell (Electric Light Orchestra)
  • 1957 - Daniel Ash
  • 1958 - Bill Berry
  • 1959 – Stanley Jordan
  • 1965 – J. K. Rowling
  • 1978 - Will Champion (Coldplay)
JULY 30:
  • 1890 – Casey Stengel
  • 1929 – Sid Krofft
  • 1936 – Buddy Guy
  • 1941 – Paul Anka
  • 1946 - Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond 
  • 1948 – Otis Taylor
  • 1955 – Rat Scabies
  • 1956 – Anita Hill
  • 1958 – Kate Bush
  • 1958 – Neal McCoy
JULY 29:
  • 1894 - Clara Bow
  • 1907 - Melvin Belli
  • 1923 – Jim Marshall
  • 1933 – Lou Albano
  • 1949 - Simon Kirk
  • 1953 – Ken Burns
  • 1953 – Geddy Lee
  • 1953 – Patti Scialfa
  • 1959 – John Sykes (Thin Lizzy)
  • 1966 - Martina McBride
  • 1967 - Chris Gorman (Belly)
JULY 28:
  • 1866 – Beatrix Potter
  • 1887 – Marcel Duchamp
  • 1901 – Rudy Vallée
  • 1923 – Ray Ellis
  • 1929 – Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
  • 1938 - George Cummings (Dr. Hook)
  • 1940 - Phil Proctor
  • 1944 - Mike Bloomfield
  • 1945 - Richard Wright
  • 1946 – Jonathan Edwards
  • 1948 – Gerald Casale
  • 1949 – Steve Peregrin Took
  • 1949 – Simon Kirke
  • 1954 – Steve Morse
  • 1962 – Rachel Sweet
JULY 27:
  • 1905 – Leo Durocher
  • 1922 – Norman Lear
  • 1929 – Harvey Fuqua (Moonglows)
  • 1931 – Jerry Van Dyke
  • 1933 - Nick Reynolds (The Kingston Trio)
  • 1944 – Bobbie Gentry
  • 1949 – Maureen McGovern
  • 1956 – Carol Leifer
  • 1960 – Conway Savage (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds)
  • 1962 – Karl Mueller (Soul Asylum)
  • 1967 – Juliana Hatfield
  • 1974 – Pete Yorn
JULY 26:
  • 1856 - George Bernard Shaw
  • 1875 - Carl Jung
  • 1894 - Aldous Huxley 
  • 1906 - Gracie Allen 
  • 1912 - Vivian Vance 
  • 1922 – Blake Edwards
  • 1924 - Louie Bellson (Duke Ellington Band)
  • 1928 - Stanley Kubrick
  • 1938 – Darlene Love
  • 1940 – Dobie Gray
  • 1941 – Bobby Hebb
  • 1941 – Brenton Wood
  • 1943 – Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones and SuperHeavy)
  • 1949 – Roger Meddows Taylor
JULY 25:
  • 1925 – Benny Benjamin (The Funk Brothers)
  • 1934 – Don Ellis
  • 1941 – Emmett Till
  • 1942 – Bruce Woodley (The Seekers)
  • 1943 – Jim McCarty (The Yardbirds, Renaissance, and Illusion)
  • 1946 – José Areas (Santana)
  • 1948 – Steve Goodman
  • 1951 - Verdine White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
  • 1958 – Thurston Moore

 

JULY 24:

  • 1898 - Amelia Earhart
  • 1921 - Billy Taylor
  • 1934 - Rudy Collins (Dizzy Gillespie 5tet)
  • 1936 – Ruth Buzzi
  • 1941 - Barbara Jean Love (Friends of Distinction)
  • 1942 – Heinz Burt (The Tornados)
  • 1944 – Jim Armstrong (Them)
  • 1952 – Gus Van Sant
  • 1953 – Jon Faddis
  • 1957 – Pam Tillis
  • 1958 – Mick Karn
  • 1968 – Kristin Chenoweth
  • 1982 - Anna Paquin 

JULY 23:

  • 1888 – Raymond Chandler 
  • 1892 – Haile Selassie I 
  • 1894 – Arthur Treacher
  • 1928 – Leon Fleisher
  • 1933 – Bert Convy
  • 1936 – Don Drysdale
  • 1942 – Madeline Bell
  • 1943 – Tony Joe White
  • 1944 – Dino Danelli (The Rascals)
  • 1946 – Andy Mackay
  • 1947 – David Essex
  • 1948 – John Hall
  • 1961 - Martin Lee Gore
  • 1965 – Slash (Saul Hudson) 
  • 1971 – Alison Krauss

 

JULY 22:

  • 1928 – Orson Bean
  • 1941 – George Clinton
  • 1943 – Bobby Sherman
  • 1944 – Rick Davies (Supertramp)
  • 1944 - Estelle Bennett (The Ronettes)
  • 1946 – Mireille Mathieu
  • 1947 – Albert Brooks
  • 1947 – Don Henley
  • 1954 – Al Di Meola
  • 1963 – Emily Saliers
  • 1964 – David Spade
  • 1973 – Rufus Wainwright

 

JULY 21:

  • 1898 – Sara Carter (Carter Family)
  • 1899 – Ernest Hemingway
  • 1920 – Isaac Stern
  • 1922 – Kay Starr
  • 1924 – Don Knotts
  • 1942 – Kim Fowley
  • 1946 - Barry Whitham (Herman's Hermits)
  • 1948 – Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
  • 1955 – Howie Epstein
  • 1971 – Charlotte Gainsbourg

 

JULY 20:

  • 1933 – Buddy Knox
  • 1935 - Sleepy LaBeef
  • 1938 – Diana Rigg
  • 1938 – Natalie Wood
  • 1945 – Kim Carnes
  • 1945 – John Lodge
  • 1947 – Carlos Santana
  • 1956 - Paul Cook (Sex Pistols)
  • 1964 – Chris Cornell
  • 1966 – Stone Gossard

 

JULY 19:

  • 1922 – George McGovern
  • 1924 – Pat Hingle
  • 1946 - Alan Gorrie (Average White Band)
  • 1947 – Bernie Leadon
  • 1947 – Brian May
  • 1948 – Keith Godchaux
  • 1952 - Allen Collins (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

 

JULY 18:
  • 1918 - Nelson Mandela
  • 1929 - Screamin' Jay Hawkins 
  • 1931 - 'Papa Dee' Allen (War) 
  • 1937 – Hunter S. Thompson
  • 1938 – Ian Stewart
  • 1939 – Brian Auger
  • 1939 – Dion DiMucci
  • 1941 – Lonnie Mack
  • 1941 – Martha Reeves
  • 1943 - Robin McDonald (Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas) 
  • 1950 – Richard Branson
  • 1950 – Glenn Hughes (Village People)
  • 1954 – Ricky Skaggs
  • 1955 – Terry Chambers (XTC)
  • 1957 – Keith Levene
  • 1962 – Jack Irons

JULY 17: 
  • 1899 – James Cagney
  • 1912 – Art Linkletter 
  • 1917 – Phyllis Diller
  • 1928 – Vince Guaraldi
  • 1935 – Diahann Carroll
  • 1935 – Peter Schickele
  • 1939 – Spencer Davis
  • 1947 – Wolfgang Flür (Kraftwerk)
  • 1948 – Ron Asheton (Stooges)
  • 1949 – Geezer Butler
  • 1949 - Mick Tucker (Sweet)
  • 1949 - Mike Vale (Tommy James & The Shondells)
  • 1950 – Phoebe Snow
  • 1952 – Nicolette Larson
  • 1966 – Lou Barlow
  • 1972 – Elizabeth Cook
JULY 16:
  • 1888 – Shoeless Joe Jackson
  • 1940 - Tony Jackson (Searchers) 
  • 1941 – Desmond Dekker
  • 1948 – Rubén Blades
  • 1948 – Pinchas Zukerman
  • 1952 – Stewart Copeland
  • 1974 – Jeremy Enigk (Sunny Day Real Estate)

 

JULY 15:

  • 1945 - Peter Lewis (Moby Grape)
  • 1946 – Linda Ronstadt
  • 1947 – Peter Banks
  • 1948 – Artimus Pyle
  • 1949 – Trevor Horn
  • 1951 – Gregory Isaacs
  • 1952 – Johnny Thunders
  • 1956 – Ian Curtis
  • 1956 – Marky Ramone (Mark Bell)
  • 1956 – Joe Satriani
  • 1959 – Shep Pettibone

 

 

Thanks to Wikipedia, On This Day and Yeah Baby Tunes.


Rock Mobster Archives: 2013 July 29-31

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

  1. Stop talking at concerts. For the love of all that's holy (Chicago Tribune)
  2. Preview of Bob Dylan's brand new collection of signed limited edition graphics for 2013(Bob Dylan Art) 
  3. Remembering Duane Allman(Gibson)
  4. Donate to the National Recording Preservation Foundation(Third Man Records)
  5. Elvis Costello can’t stop collaborating. Here he is on a fizzy new track by Gov't Mule(Mojo) 
  6. Paying The Piper: Music Streaming Services In Perspective (NPR) 
  7. The 2013 Newport Folk Festival In GIFs (NPR) 
  8. Bonnaroo: Superjam Ep1: What is Superjam? (Jim James covers “Instant Karma” @ 4:45)(U-Verse Specials)
  9. Listen: Blind Boys of Alabama and Bon Iver's Justin Vernon Cover Bob Dylan's "Every Grain of Sand"(Pitchfork)
  10. Peter Gabriel: “Joe Strummer Used To Piss Me Off”. Does class matter when it comes to the business of rock’n’roll? (Mojo) 
  11. Time change for AmericanaramA in Colorado, plus MMJ cover Stones and Velvets (Examiner)
Monday, July 29, 2013
  1. When Albums Ruled the World (Documentary) (vinyloftheday.com)
  2. A dark day as Debbie calls time on Blondie: Singer, 68, to hang up microphone after world tour next year (Daily Mail) 
  3. Almost time for a new album (Photo) (David Bromberg Quintet & Band
  4. Going All The Way: A Q&A With The McCrary Sisters(American Songwriter) 
  5. Harry Nilsson's last album 'Flash Harry' finally gets a CD release with bonus tracks(Super Deluxe Edition)
  6. Nilsson & Jimmy Webb: Let Me Tell You About My Best Friend (Yahoo) 
  7. Jack White Donates $200,000 to National Recording Preservation Foundation(Paste) 
  8. Bob Dylan’s AmericanaramA in Camden: Colin Linden back on lead guitar (Examiner)
  9. AmericanaramA in Wantagh: Wilco with Beck, Sean Lennon, and Cibo Matto (Video)
  10. YOKO ONO PLASTIC ONO BAND: THE BOWERY BALLROOM, NEW YORK, 15 Sept 2013, 9 p.m. Tickets onsale Friday 2 August 2014 from 12pm EDT (Bowery Ballroom)

 

Rock Mobster Archives: 2013 July 22-28

Sunday, July 28, 2013
Saturday, July 27, 2013
  1. Burgers and Bruce: Chatting About Burgers With Bruce Springsteen! (Burgers and Bruce)
  2. New York lawmakers vote 47-1 to move Madison Square Garden in 10 years (NY Daily News)
  3. J.J. Cale RIP(Rosebud US)
  4. Lennon + McCartney = Nilsson (Slate) 
  5. Interview: Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork Talk Monkees Summer Tour, 'Headquarters' and What They Learned from Jimi Hendrix (Guitar World) 
  6. The Monkees: Complete Un-Aired TV Pilot From 1965(Dangerous Minds) 
  7. Rock legend Eric Burdon cancels Israel show following threats (jpost) 
  8. Brutal Youth, Elvis Costello's fine 1994 album, is released on VINYL for the first time, with this 2LP reissue (Super Deluxe Edition)
  9. V&A Issue "Outside" Edition Colour Vinyl (David Bowie)
  10. Fairport Convention's 1975 album "Rising For The Moon" is out next month as a 2CD deluxe edition (Super Deluxe Edition)
  11. On the release of Woody Allen's latest movie, "Blue Jasmine," LIFE.com looks back at the filmmaker as a young man in 1967 New York City(Life.com)
  12. ONO - WALKING ON THIN ICE 2013 (Emjae Vocal Mix) Out now on iTunes. Find out more (Imagine Peace)
  13. Terminally ill 'Simpsons' co-creator Sam Simon giving fortune to charity (Today) 

 

Friday, July 26, 2013

  1. Amnesty International USA We're sad to report that yesterday a Russian court has upheld the decision to refuse parole for 24 year-old Masha Alekhina, a member of the punk band Pussy Riot, jailed last year for performing a protest song in a cathedral. This decision is further confirmation of the authorities' determination to stifle freedom of expression in Russia. Tomorrow is band memeber Nadia's hearing. Keep sending those messages.  
  2. VINYL SALES UP 33.5% IN FIRST HALF OF 2013 (Fact Mag)
  3. TURNING YOUR ASHES INTO VINYL RECORDS (Vinyl Of The Day) 
  4. Q&A: Paul McCartney Looks Back on His Latest Magical Mystery Tour (Rolling Stone) 
  5. Anti-Semitic display at Roger Waters concert (ynet) 
  6. Thursday, July 25: The Ballad of Robin Lane (WCVB) 
  7. Hark! A new Nick Lowe record! Head to www.nicklowe.com to hear an exclusive 24-hour Christmas in July stream of the entire album. (Yep Roc) 
  8. Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, David Byrne, Brian Eno, Lou Reed, Feist, More Cover Peter Gabriel (Pitchfork) 
  9. Peter Gabriel 'And I'll Scratch Yours' Album To Feature Paul Simon & Other Artists (Paul Simon)

  10. LISTEN: Mickey Hart Announces New Album, Relix Premieres Sounds of Superorganism (Relix)
  11. Robby Krieger of The Doors will hit the road next month with his solo band, The Jam Kitchen. (Rock Cellar Magazine)
  12. SUN JUL 28, 2013 - 9:00 PM: Mission of Burma, Maxwell's (LATE SHOW), 1039 Washington St, Hoboken, NJ (Bands In Town)
  13. Linda Ronstadt To Release Biography (Noise 11)
  14. Flock of Seagulls' van found, but gear's gone (CNN) 

  15. Disney Lab Unveils Its Latest Line Of Genetically Engineered Child Stars(Onion) 
  16. Denmark-based group, Kissaway Trail, premiered a new track “The Springsteen Implosion” off their upcoming album, Breach, out August 20th (Yep Roc) 
  17. A Special Thank You From Elton (Elton John)
  18. Rock Hall 2013: Forget the soundtracks; Randy Newman is rock and roll (Goldmine) 
  19. Dickie Harrell, Gene Vincent's drummer, met with Bob Dylan at Virginia gig (Photos) (Examiner)

   

Thursday, July 25, 2013
  1. 2013 Fall Tour Announced (Phish) 
  2. Robyn Hitchcock: Why He’s “Lopsided” (Mojo) 
  3. Rock Aficionados Try to Spin Old Vinyl Into Gold in New Investing Track (WSJ)
  4. Another Beatles book due in the autumn - "BBC Archives 1962-1970 (Superdeluxeedition)
  5. Leonard Cohen as important as Bob Dylan, says 'Bird on a Wire' director (Digital Spy)
  6. Dawes' Taylor Goldsmith: Six Weeks On the Road with Bob Dylan (Esquire)
  7. Dylan in darkest America ("M&A" From 2003)(Salon)
  8. Willie Nelson To Perform Stardust At Hollywood Bowl (Noise 11)
  9. Sonic Youth Members Choose Club Helsinki Hudson for Album Release Concert  (Rogovoy Report)
  10. P.T. Anderson directs Fiona Apple’s new music video (Salon)
  11. "High Vibration" / 16 SACD box set of YES albums from Warner Japan (Super Deluxe Edition)
  12. Dave Davies The metaphysical Kink in his own words and by his own hand (Mojo)
  13. Bun E. Carlos is suing the rest of Cheap Trick (A.V. Club)
  14. Television to perform shows in Hobart, Fremantle and Sydney (Noise 11)
  15. AmericanaramA in Maryland: Bob Dylan changes back; MMJ, Wilco debuts; Band cover (Examiner)
  16. Bob Dylan pays tribute to The Band at AmericanaramA in Virginia Beach (Examiner)

 

Wednesday, July 24, 2013
  1. Pete Townshend signs letter of support for Pussy Riot (Naked Eye) 
  2. The Beatles, Pink Floyd Featured in Upcoming DVD Documentary About 1960s London (ABC News Radio)
  3. Beatles Childhood Home Gets A Facelift (Bay TV Liverpool)
  4. Yoko Ono: WAR IS OVER! (If You Want It) (MCA, Sydney, Australia) 15 November 2013 - 23 February 2014 (MCA)
  5. IN CONVERSATION WITH YOKO ONO: WAR IS OVER! (IF YOU WANT IT) 17 NOVEMBER 2013 (Sydney Opera House)
  6. Vive le Vol: Bob Dylan and the Importance of Being Ernest Hemingway (Goon Talk)
  7. Is Spinal Tap Reuniting in 2014?(Paste Magazine)
  8. The Freddie Mercury Show Must Go On Without Sacha Baron Cohen In Lead Role (VVN) 
  9. The Band's new 1971 live box set: 4 CDs, 1 DVD, Dylan, complete New Year's show (Examiner)
  10. 'Smile' and Other Difficulties (Van Dyke Parks interview) (NY Times)
  11. Waddy's new documentary "King of the Sidemen" (Facebook) 
  12. Jimi Hendrix photos go on show in North Shields exhibition (Gered Mankowitz)  (Chronicle) 
  13. Elton John To Receive BRITS Icon Award (VVN)
  14. Samantha Parton (Be Good Tanyas) needs our help! (IndieGoGo)
  15. RIP, Curly Lewis (July 14, 2013) Western Swing Fiddle Legend(The Music’s Over)
  16. Ranked: All 50 Woody Allen Films From Worst to Best (Film.com)
  17. The Real Ted Nugent: In His Own Obscene, Racist Words (Liberals Unite) 
  18. Sly & The Family Stone "Higher!" box set, Amazon U.S. bonus disc (Super Deluxe Edition)
  19. Happy 70th birthday, Tony Joe White! Celebrate with a brand new song, "The Gift," from the upcoming album HOODOO - via the Los Angeles Times.(Yep Roc)
  20. The Clash 'Sound System' reviewed. (The Telegraph)
  21. “Every show was different. Joe would spend a lot of time composing the running order, considering dynamics, emotional impact and the key the songs were in. This record is based on Joe’s setlist from The Casbah Club UK Tour, Brixton Fairdeal, 10th July 1982” - Mick, Paul & Topper. Hits Back. Coming 09.09. (The Clash) 
  22. Cassette Store Day (Cassette Store Day)
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
  1. The Band - "Live At The Academy Music 1971" will be released September 17. Official press release will be unveiled this week. (Facebook)(Amazon)
  2. The Rolling Stones - Live In Hyde Park is out now exclusively on iTunes! (Rolling Stones/iTunes)
  3. John Lydon says The Rolling Stones looked 'silly' at Glastonbury. But singer says he won't have band mocked too much due to Mick Jagger helping out Sex Pistols... (NME)
  4. Van Morrison unhappy with deluxe reissue of Moondance (Van Morrison) 
  5. Elvis Costello & The Roots Premiere Single & Lyric Video for ‘Walk Us Uptown’ TODAY! Available For Streaming & Viewing Exclusively via Pitchfork.com
  6. Artists Also Unveil ‘Wise Up Ghost’ Album Art (Elvis Costello)
  7. Yoko Ono Quotes: The Best Advice From The Artist's New Book, 'Acorn' (QUOTES) (HuffPo)
  8. #‎FreePussyRiot! One year in prison is one year too long. Join me in calling for their release and sign Amnesty International's petition.  (Yoko Ono)
  9. Pussyriot - Mark's letter in conjunction with Amnesty International (Mark Knopfler)
  10. Allan Sherman Was Once Bigger Than the Beatles (Forward)
  11. Unboxing video of Nick Drake's "Five Leaves Left" vinyl set (Superdeluxeedition)
  12. Arlo Guthrie on Toshi Seeger (Facebook)
  13. Brian Wilson concert at Stage AE is a return to innocence (Post-Gazette)
  14. Brian Wilson trusts a Chicagoan to shape his songs (Chicago Sun Times)
  15. Check out the video soundboard recording of a portion of "Pet Sounds" from the amazing show in Pittsburgh last night(Brian Wilson) 
  16. Joan Osborne's Dead Set, Songs of the Grateful Dead, Vol.1 (Grateful Web) 
  17. Ponderosa Stopms Add Sonics, Announces Panels (Offbeat)
  18. Harry Nilsson: A Touch Of Genius And An Extraordinary Voice (Soundcheck) 
  19. Episode: Peppy Castro of The Blues Magoos: Interview and Live Performance on Hendrix, Lennon, Dylan (WPKN)

 

 

Monday, July 22, 2013

 

  1. Jagger At 70: Mick and Keith Discuss Their Life in Rock'n'Roll (Esquire UK) 
  2. Musicians' Union demands new pay deal from Spotify( Guardian UK)
  3. Sorensen (Stringbean) Guitar and Gear Stolen - Along With Van Powered by Cooking Oil  (Asbury Overheard)
  4. Dylan's back pages - The story behind 'Blood In My Eyes' video shoot, Camden Town, July 21, 1993(Examiner)
  5. Warren Haynes & North Carolina Symphony Tribute to Jerry Garcia (Grateful Web)
  6. Mansfield review, part one: Wilco, MMJ cover Beatles; MMJ, Bingham 'do' The Band(Examiner)
  7. Review part 2: Practice makes perfect as Dylan plays AmericanaramA in Mansfield (Examiner)

 

 

Rock Mobster Archives: 2013 July 15-21

 

Sunday, July 21, 2013

  1. Paul McCartney And Nirvana Rock Seattle
  2. ( Noise 11)
  3. Paul McCartney Joins the Chorus for Mali’s Transfer (PETA)
  4. Bruce Springsteen Just announced: Bruce & the E Street Band are coming to Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile on September 12! Tickets on sale July 23 (Bruce Springsteen)
  5. AAA#44 Robyn Hitchcock (Interview & Music)
  6. T. Rex Battle Could Impact Copyright Law (Ultimate Classic Rock)
  7. Bonnaroo 2013 Part II | Review & Photos (Grateful Web)
  8. Bill Lloyd on the enduring appeal of Memphis power-pop heroes Big Star, subject of a fine new documentary ... And We'll Get Ours (Nashville Scene)
  9. We Will Rock You: Michael Fennelly, The Best Songwriter You’ve (Probably) Never Heard (l'etoile)
  10. Apparently Ryan Adams crafted some punk tunes with Fall Out Boy. Yep, you read that right ...(Paste Magazine) 
  11. Donald Fagen blasts Rolling Stone for misquoting him (Noise 11)
  12. AmericanaramA in Bridgeport: Dylan sings the blues, Wilco cover the Kinks (Examiner)

 

Saturday, July 20, 2013

  1. Johnny Cash LIFE Book and CD Collection To Be Released With Rare Photos & Tracks! (Johnny Cash Online)
  2. Johnny Cash sideman Chance Martin reissuing his obscure solo debut (stream a track) (Brooklyn Vegan) 
  3. Nick Lowe announcement coming at you Thursday, July 25 - but 'til then, the Jesus of Cool is handing out daily hints (Nick Lowe/YepRoc)
  4. Bob Dylan digs up old blues tune for Bridgeport, Connecticut, concert (Examiner)
  5. Dylan in Darien Lake: Linden still in the band; what's so funny about Wilco?(Examiner) 
  6. Across the Great Divide: The Band, “Caledonia Mission” from Music from Big Pink (1968) (Something Else Reviews)
  7. Richard Hell: "I don't know what Tom Verlaine does now… but there's still a connection (Uncut)

 

  

Friday, July 19, 2013

  1. The Beatles' Love Me Do is issued as this red heart-shaped picture disc (Unauthorized) (Super Deluxe Edition)
  2. Yoko Ono & Thurston Moore live August 18 at 7:00pm in UTC+03  Tokoinranta in Helsinki, Finland (Facebook)
  3. Tina Turner Marries (Music News)
  4. Forty-six years after its release, The Monkees' Headquarters is still the real deal (Nashville Scene) 
  5. Andy, Are You Goofing on Elvis? (Grantland)
  6. Elvis Costello & The Roots 'Wise Up Ghost' September 17th Release on Blue Note Records (Elvis Costello)
  7. Music Legend John Lydon to be Honored as BMI Icon at 2013 BMI London Awards (BMI)
  8. VIDEO: Bono pledges his support for Mandela Day (One)
  9. Elton John Nikita Lawsuit Dropped (VVN Music)
  10. Annie and Her Sisters (Woody Allen) (NY Times)

 

Thursday, July 18, 2013

  1. Bruce Springsteen dedicates 'American Skin' to Trayvon Martin at Ireland show on Tuesday
  2. (nj.com)
  3. Stevie Wonder announces he'll stop performing in Florida and other "Stand Your Ground" states (Think Progress)
  4. Van Morrison announces deluxe reissue of Moondance (CoS)
  5. Rolling Stones 50 And Counting Song Stats (Noise 11)
  6. Beck unveils extended version of "I Won't Be Long": now featuring Kim Gordon (Steroegum)
  7. Pussy Riot Releases New Video (with English-language subtitles)(rferi)
  8. Woody Allen, Standup Guy (NY Times)
  9. Brian Ray talks McCartney, Steven Tyler and Gibsons (Just Strings)
  10. Jason Bonham Wants to Jam With a Hologram of His Dad (Rock Square)
  11. David Bromberg Band: Live Recording & Video Shoot August 13th!  (Bromberg Fanbridge)
  12. Randy Travis Is Awake But Not Out Of The Woods Yet (VVN)
  13. Dresden Dolls Drummer Brian Viglione Joins The Violent Femmes (Noise 11)
  14. Victor DeLorenzo Explains His Departure From Violent Femmes (Noise 11)
  15. Can't Buy Me Love? A Lawsuit Debates It (NY Times)
  16. Peaches Records & Tapes: Warm Memories Of A Fallen Giant (Morton Report)
  17. Bob Dylan pays tribute to Bobby Vee (Cinch Review)
  18. Former HMV worker opens new shop named HVM  (Guardian UK)
  19. NY indie music labels give Big 3 a run for the money (Crains New York)
  20. Funny the way it is: Stranded Dave Matthews hitches ride with fan to show (CNN) 
  21. Watch All of Terry Gilliam’s Monty Python Animations in a Row (Open Culture)

  

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

  1. Picking up better vibrations? Beach Boys succumb to Auto-Tune for new album (Independent UK)
  2. Yesterday was the first day of filming for "Love and Mercy," the Brian Wilson feature film
  3. (IMDB)
  4. Find Out Who's Writing the Foreword to 'The Who FAQ'... (Psychobabble)
  5. Paul has announced five new dates in Japan as part of his #OutThere tour. Details at PaulMcCartney.compic.twitter.com/HnjhEZzkiH
  6. Watch new David Bowie video for "Valentine's Day" (Uncut) 
  7. Naked anger: Amanda Palmer attacks Daily Mail in nude song (Independent UK)
  8. Toronto update: Dylan is joined by Colin Linden, Wilco welcomes Feist (Examiner

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

  1. Legendary Soul Singer Violently Attacked For Song Dedication To Trayvon Martin (Think Progress)
  2. 36 Things Vinyl Collectors Love (Buzzfeed)
  3. Ronnie Hawkins’ Hawkstone Manor on the market for a cool $14.9 million (The Star)
  4. JOHNNY THUNDERS IN THE AUDIENCE FOR THE STONES AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ’69 (Please Kill Me)
  5. Michigan update: Dylan's '1952 Vincent;' Wilco, Thompson and MMJ cover Beatles (Examiner)
  6. Bob Dylan’s 'Bootleg Series 10' covers 1969-1971, out in August (Video) (Examiner)
  7. Colin Linden replaces Charlie Sexton at Bob Dylan's Toronto concert (Examiner)
  8. Reported track list for Dylan's 'Another Self Portrait (1969-1971)' (Examiner) 

 

 

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Rock Mobster Archives: 2013 July 08-14

Sunday, July 14, 2013

  1. Rolling Stones Hype Park July 13 Set List (RS Facebook) 
  2. Scott Devours: From Here To The Who - Part 3 (Long Beach Post)
  3. Yidstock 2013: The Festival of New Yiddish Music. July 18 - 21, 2013 at the Yiddish Book Center (Yiddish Book Center)

 

Anniversary:

  • 1956 - Fats Domino hit #1 on the R&B chart and #3 on the pop chart with his song "I'm In Love Again." 
  • 1967 - The Who began their first full-scale U.S. tour as the opening act for Herman's Hermits. 
  • 1969 - Bob Dylan made a surprise appearance with The Band at the Mississippi River Rock Festival. He performed three songs. 
  • 1973 - The Everly Brothers announced their break up during a show at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA. 

 

Birthdays:

  • 1912 – Woody Guthrie
  • 1918 – Ingmar Bergman
  • 1926 – Harry Dean Stanton
  • 1938 – Jerry Rubin
  • 1941 - Spencer Davis
  • 1942 - Stephen Bladd (J. Geils Band)
  • 1945 – Jim Gordon
  • 1946 – Vincent Pastore
  • 1949 – Tommy Mottola
  • 1952 – Bob Casale (Devo)
  • 1960 – Angélique Kidjo
  • 1975 - Taboo (Jaime Luis Gomez) (Black Eyed Peas)

 

Saturday, July 13, 2013

  1. Why Don’t We Do It in the Road? A Short Film About the Famous Crosswalk on Abbey Road (Laughing Squid)
  2. Want Quality Vinyl? Head To Urban Outfitters(Soundcheck WNYC)
  3. Q&A: Michael Nesmith on His Recommitment to the Monkees (Rolling Stone)
  4. British album cover artist sues in NY over Avatar (Roger Dean) (WSJ)
  5. Bassist Will Lee's New CD - First Since 1993 - August 13 Release  (Grateful Web) 
  6. Bob Dylan pays tribute to Bobby Vee at St. Paul gig  (Examiner)
  7. Another AmericanaramA venue changed, plus Bob Dylan changes one song for Peoria (Examiner)

Anniversary:

  • 1985 - Live-Aid concerts took place in Philadelphia, PA, and London, England. 
  • 1959 - The Shirelles' "Dedicated To The One I Love" was released. 
  • 1968 - Steppenwolf's "Born To Be Wild" was released. 
  • 1964 - The Supremes made the studio recording of "Come See About Me." 
  • 1974 - Eric Clapton's "I Shot The Sheriff" was released. 

 

Birthdays:

  • 1928 – Bob Crane
  • 1942 – Roger McGuinn
  • 1946 – Cheech Marin
  • 1957 – Cameron Crowe
  • 1966 – Gerald Levert

 

Friday, July 12, 2013

  1. Allen Toussaint: The National Medal of Arts (Music Inside Out)
  2. Paul McCartney Donates Signed Boxset To Julian Lennon Charity (Beatles Radio)
  3. Set List July 12, 1962 (Rolling Stones)
  4. The Ten Executives Most Responsible For The Fall Of The Music Industry! (The Sh*t) 
  5. Nirvana announce 20th anniversary reissue of In Utereo with bizarre 30 second video (Noise11)
  6. Cheap Trick Sue Festival For $1 Million (VVN MUsic)
  7. Beastie Boys Mike D returns with first new music since death of Adam Yauch - listen(Uncut)
  8. Tift Merritt to release TRAVELING ALONE deluxe edition Sept. 17, listen to new track premiere and pre-order now (Yep Roc)
  9. Brian May And Kerry Ellis To Release Acoustic By Candlelight (VVN Music)

 

Anniversaries:

  • 1954 - Elvis Presley signed his first recording contract and quit his job as a truck driver. The contract was with Sun Records. 
  • 1959 - Alan Freed began a 13 week Rock & Roll show on ABC-TV. 
  • 1960 - The first Etch-A-Sketch went on sale. 
  • 1962 – The Rolling Stones perform their first ever concert, at the Marquee Club in London, England, United Kingdom.

 

Birthdays:

  • 1817 – Henry David Thoreau
  • 1895 - Oscar Hammerstein II 
  • 1908 – Milton Berle
  • 1909 - 'Curly' Joe DeRita 
  • 1943 - Van Cliburn
  • 1943 – Christine McVie
  • 1945 - Butch Hancock
  • 1948 - Walter Egan
  • 1949 - John Wetton
  • 1966 - Tanya Donnelly

 

Thursday, July 11, 2013

 

  1. Randy Travis In Congestive Heart Failure, Doctors Say (HuffPo)
  2. Toshi Seeger Passes (Sing Out)
  3. First Pictures: Nilsson / The RCA Albums collection box set (Super Deluxe Edition)
  4. Don't Lie To Me: An Oral History of Big Star (CoS)
  5. Yoko Ono asks people to send photos of their smiles for new exhibition for Manchester Festival (Art Daily)
  6. Ted Nugent says he's seriously considering run for president (Detroit News)
  7. Dylan’s Duluth encore, plus Wilco, Thompson, and Low cover ‘Edmund Fitzgerald' (Examiner)

 

Anniversaries:

  • 1914 - Babe Ruth debuted in the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox. 
  • 1922 – The Hollywood Bowl opens.
  • 1960 – To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is first published.
  • 1962 – First transatlantic satellite television transmission.
  • 1967 - Kenny Rogers formed The First Edition. Rogers had left the New Christy Minstrels.
  • 1972 – The first game of the World Chess Championship 1972 between challenger Bobby Fischer and defending champion Boris Spassky starts.
  • 1995 - Mike Mills (R.E.M.) underwent emergency intestinal surgery in Germany. Seven shows of R.E.M.'s European tour had to be canceled.  

 

Birthdays: 

  • 1834 – James Abbott McNeill Whistler
  • 1929 – Danny Flores (The Champs) 
  • 1947 - Jeff Hanna (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) 
  • 1950 – Bonnie Pointer
  • 1957 – Peter Murphy
  • 1957 - Michael Rose (Black Uhuru)
  • 1959 – Suzanne Vega
  • 1960 – David Baerwald 
  • 1973 – Andrew Bird
  • 1978 – Kathleen Edwards

 

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

  1. Bob Dylan’s $22 Million Dollar Publishing Deal: Protest Songs Pay(Showbiz411)
  2. ROLLING STONES PLANNING MORE SHOWS IN EUROPE AND SOUTH AMERICA (Rolling Times)
  3. Los Rolling Stones se presentarían en Colombia en el 2014 (Entretenimiento Terra)
  4. Rolling Stones' 'Gimme Shelter' Sampled On New Song (RTT)
  5. The Beach Boys want Brian Wilson back (Contact Music)
  6. Boyhood Town of Johnny Cash Pegs Revival On Tourism(WSJ)
  7. The Clash are taking over (Blank You Very Much)
  8. Singer Lauryn Hill Arrives At Danbury Prison For Failing To Pay Taxes (Westport Daily Voice)
  9. Famed NY Tennis Bowl Plans Revival As Music Venue (Forest Hills) (NPR/AP)
  10. Concert Review: Richard Thompson Took the Kent Stage by Storm Last Night (Cleveland Scene Weekly)
  11. Richard Thompson - Kent 7/7/13 08 - Positively 4th Street + Easy There Steady Now (Soundcloud)
  12. Randy Travis Hospitalized for Heart Problem, Is in Critical Condition(US Weekly)
  13. Help!: The making of the Beatles' 1965 film - video (Guardian UK)
  14. John Lennon Was Haunted By Yesterday, Says Confidante (Mojo)
  15. Dead.net  is Unveiling Dave's Picks Volume 7- (Grateful Web)
  16. Hot Tuna Summer Tour is Sizziling Hot – It’s Electric!! (Hot Tuna) NJ show with Leon Russell.
  17. Jefferson Airplane duo still singing the blues (Jorma Kaukonen interview (Wicked Local)  

Anniversaries: 

  • 1956 - Dick Clark made his debut as host of "Bandstand" on a Philadelphia TV station. The name of the show was changed to "American Bandstand" when it went to ABC-TV. 
  • 1958 - Johnny Cash signed with Columbia Records. 
  • 1962 – Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans exhibition opens at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles.
  • 1972 - Paul McCartney appeared on stage for the first time since 1966 as his group, Wings, opened at Chateauvillon in the south of France.
  • 1977 - Elvis Costello quit his day job as a computer operator at a cosmetic factory. 
  • 1991 - U.S. President George Bush presented a National Medal of Art to Roy Acuff.
  • 1995 - The Grateful Dead gave their last concert with Jerry Garcia at Chicago's Soldier Field. Garcia died the next month of a heart attack.
  • 1999 - Mary Chapin Carpenter canceled a concert at Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts in Springfield, MO, at the last minute. She had to fly home to tend to a very sick Golden Retriever.

 

Birthdays:

  • 1879 – Ottorino Respighi
  • 1927 – Ed Ames
  • 1945 – Root Boy Slim
  • 1946 – Bon Scott
  • 1947 – Mitch Mitchell
  • 1957 – Marc Almond
  • 1959 – Jim Kerr
  • 1964 – Courtney Love
  • 1975 – Jack White

 

Monday, July 8, 2013

  1. HYDE PARK, LONDON SETLIST: 6TH JULY 2013 (Rolling Stones)
  2. The Rolling Stones return to London's Hyde Park (Uncut)
  3. Rolling Stones End North American Tour on High Note: $21.3 Million Over Five Shows (Billboard)

Anniversaries: 

1958 - The first gold record album was presented by the Recording Industry

Association of America (RIAA). The award went to the soundtrack "Oklahoma!"

1969 - The U.S. Patent Office issued a patent for the game "Twister."

1970 - "The Everly Brothers Show" was launched on ABC-TV as a summer series. 

 

Birthdays:

1908 – Louis Jordan

1914 – Billy Eckstine

1932 – Jerry Vale

1933 – Peter Orlovsky

1934 - Marty Feldman

1935 – Steve Lawrence

1944 – Jai Johanny Johanson

1944 – Jeffrey Tambor

1958 – Kevin Bacon

1962 – Joan Osborne 

1970 - Beck