Music Almanac: July 1

Birthdays:

• 1899 - DeFord Bailey (first performer on the Grand Ole Opry) (d. 1982)
• 1915 - Willie Dixon (d. 1992)
• 1928 - Bobby Day (d. 1990)
• 1933 - Eddie Bond (79)
• 1935 - James Cotton (77)
• 1939 - Delaney Bramlett (d. 2008)
• 1942 - Andrea Crouch (70)
• 1943 - Jeff Wayne (69)
• 1945 - Debbie Harry (Blondie) (67)
• 1946 - June Montiero (Toys) (66)
• 1947 - Marc Benno (Asylum Choir) (65)
• 1948 - John Ford (Strawbs) (64)
• 1949 - John Farnham (63)
• 1951 - Fred Schneider (B-52's) (61)
• 1952 - Dan Aykroyd (Blues Brothers) (60)
• 1953 - Ronnie Dunn (Brooks & Dunn) (59)
• 1954 - Keith Whitley (d. 1989)
• 1956 - Phil Solem (Rembrandts) (56)
• 1959 - Edem Ephraim (London Boys) (d. 1996)
• 1960 - Evelyn "Champagne" King (52)
• 1960 - Ted Key (Housemartins) (52)
• 1961 - Michelle Wright (51)
• 1963 - Roddy Buttum (Faith No More) (49)
• 1964 - Pol Burton (Transvision Vamp) (48)
• 1971 - Missy Elliott (41)
• 1971 - Adam MacDougall (Black Crowes) (41)
• 1975 - Sufjan Stevens (37)
• 1976 - Plies (born Algernod Washington) (36)
• 1990 - Young B. (22)

Deaths:

• 1981 - Rushton Moreve (Steppenwolf) - Motorcycle accident (32)
• 1987 - Snakefinger (born Philip Lithman) (Snakefinger, Residents) - Heart attack (38)
• 1995 - Wolfman Jack - Heart attack (57)
• 1999 - Guy Mitchell - Complications of cancer surgery (72)
• 1999 - Dennis Brown (reggae singer) - Collapsed lung (42)
• 2000 - Cub Koda (Brownsville Station) - Kidney disease (51)
• 2005 - Obie Benson (Four Tops) - Lung cancer (69)
• 2005 - Luther Vandross - Heart attack (54)
• 2006 - Robbie Watts (Cosmic Psychos) (47)
• 2006 - Irving Green (founder of Mercury Records) (90)
• 2008 - Mel Galley (Whitesnake, Trapeze) - Esophageal cancer (60)

On This Day:

• 1968 - John Lennon's first art exhibit (You Are Here) opens.
• 1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono, along with their family, were in a car accident in Scotland, requiring hospitalization.
• 1969 - Shelby Singleton bought Sun Records from Sam Phillps.
• 1970 - Jimi Hendrix recorded for the first time at Electric Ladyland Studios. 
• 1972 - Alabama performed for the first time at Canyonland Park, AL.
• 1973 - The Broadway production of Jesus Christ Superstar closed after 720 performances.
• 1979 - The Doobie Brothers celebrate their 10th anniversary at the Friar's Club in Los Angeles.
• 1983 - Bon Jovi signed with Mercury Records.
• 1984 - Steven Tyler breaks his ankle jumping from the stage during an Aerosmith performance in Grayslake, IL. He finishes the show but does the next few from a wheelchair.
• 1986 - Prince's movie, Under the Cherry Tree, premiers.
• 1990 - Dire Straits made the decision to reform, record an album and do a world tour.
• 1998 - Martina McBride became the first contemporary country artist to join the Lilith Fair.
• 1999 - John Popper of Blues Traveler has angioplasty after suffering chest pains.
• 2000 - Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band ended their reunion tour with a ten-night run at Madison Square Garden.
• 2002 - Six postage stamps painted by Paul McCartney went on sale on the Isle of Man.
• 2004 - Glen Campbell entered jail for a 10-day stint for a November 2003 drunk driving and hit-and-run conviction. He also received 75 hours of community service, was fined $900 and given two years probation.
• 2007 - The Concert for Diana is held in London with Duran Duran, Elton John, Fergie, Joss Stone, Kanye West, Nelly Furtado, Lily Allen, Rod Stewart, Tom Jones and more.

Marriages:

• 1990 - Hank Williams Jr. and Mary Jane Thomas
• 1998 - Barbra Streisand and James Brolin

Divorces:

• 1975 - Ringo Starr and Maureen Cox

Recorded:

• 1963 - She Loves You and I'll Get You - Beatles

Released:

• 1969 - The Soft Parade - Doors
• 1970 - Cactus - Cactus
• 1973 - Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid - Bob Dylan
• 1978 - Hot Blooded - Foreigner
• 1984 - Animalize - KISS
• 1986 - Music From the Edge of Heaven - Wham!
• 1987 - In the Dark - Grateful Dead
• 2003 - Chapter II - Ashanti

Broadcasts:

• 1956 - Steve Allen Show - Elvis Presley (who is forced to sing Hound Dog to a Basset Hound)
• 1958 - American Bandstand - Lillian Briggs, Frankie Avalon
• 1959 - American Bandstand - Jimmy Clanton
• 1960 - American Bandstand - Billy Elder
• 1965 - Where the Action Is - Shangri-Las, Detergents, Steve Alaimo, Paul Revere & the Raiders
• 1966 - Where the Action Is - Del Shannon, Martha Reeves & the Vandellas
• 1967 - American Bandstand - Ventures, Tina Turner
• 1972 - American Bandstand - Michael Jackson
• 1978 - American Bandstand - Pablo Cruise
• 1989 - American Bandstand - Stacey Q

Number Ones – U.S. Singles:

• 1944 - I'll Be Seeing You - Bing Crosby (1 week)
• 1967 - Windy - Association (4 weeks)
• 1972 - Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond (1 week)
• 1989 - Baby Don't Forget My Number - Milli Vanilli (1 week)
• 2006 - Do I Make You Proud? - Taylor Hicks (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. Albums:

• 1967 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Beatles (15 weeks)
• 1995 - Cracked Rear View - Hootie & the Blowfish (1 week (4 previous weeks at number 1))
• 2006 - The Big Bang - Busta Rhymes (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles:

• 1972 - Outa-Space - Billy Preston (1 week)
• 1978 - Stuff Like That - Quincy Jones (1 week)
• 1989 - Show and Tell - Peabo Bryson (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles:

• 1944 - So Long Pal - Al Dexter (1 week (10 previous weeks at number 1))
• 1972 - Eleven Roses - Hank Williams, Jr. (2 weeks)
• 1978 - It Only Hurts for a Little While - Margo Smith (1 week)
• 1989 - Come From the Heart - Kathy Mattea (1 week)
• 1995 - Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident) - John Michael Montgomery (3 weeks)

Number Ones – U.K. Singles:

• 1965 - Crying in the Chapel - Elvis Presley (1 week)
• 1972 - Take Me Back 'Ome - Slade (1 week)
• 2001 - The Way to Your Love - Hear'Say

Number Ones – U.K. Albums:

• 1961 - South Pacific - Original Soundtrack (4 weeks (109 previous weeks at number 1))
• 1989 - Batman - Prince / Soundtrack (1 week)
• 1990 - The Essential Pavarotti - Luciano Pavarotti (3 weeks)
• 1995 - These Days - Bon Jovi (4 weeks)
• 2007 - An End Has a Start - Editors (1 week)