Music Almanac: July 18

Birthdays

• 1929 - Screamin' Jay Hawkins (d. 2000)
• 1935 - Johnny Funches (Dells) (d. 1998)
• 1938 - Ian Stewart (Rolling Stones) (d. 1985)
• 1939 - Dion DiMucci (73)
• 1939 - Brian Auger (73)
• 1941 - Martha Reeves (71)
• 1941 - Lonnie Mack (71)
• 1943 - Robin MacDonald (Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas) (69)
• 1945 - Danny McCulloch (Animals) (67)
• 1946 - Tim Lynch (Flamin' Groovies) (66)
• 1947 - Linda Gail Lewis (65)
• 1948 - Phil Harris (Ace) (64)
• 1949 - Wally Bryson (Raspberries) (63)
• 1950 - Cesar Zuiderwijk (Golden Earring) (62)
• 1950 - Richard Branson (Virgin Records) (62)
• 1950 - Glenn Hughes (Village People) (d. 2001)
• 1954 - Ricky Skaggs (58)
• 1955 - Terry Chambers (XTC) (57)
• 1957 - Keith Levene (Clash, Public Image Ltd.) (55)
• 1958 - Nigel Twist (Alarm) (54)
• 1962 - Jack Irons (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam) (50)
• 1970 - Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals) (42)
• 1975 - M.I.A. (born Mathangi Arulpragasam) (37)
• 1975 - Daron Malakian (System of a Down) (37)
• 1978 - Tony Fagenson (Eve 6) (34)
• 1979 - Jermaine Paul (33)
• 1982 - Ryan Cabrera (30)
• 1983 - Aaron Gillespie (Underoath) (29)

Deaths

• 1966 - Bobby Fuller - Suicide or murder (23)
• 1988 - Nico - Bicycle accident (49)

On This Day

• 1951 - Johnny Cash met his future wife, Vivian Liberto, three weeks before being deployed by the Air Force. Liberto is the mother of Rosanne Cash.
• 1953 - Elvis Presley made his first recording at a Memphis recording service, singing My Happiness and That's When Your Heartaches Begin.
• 1960 - Elvis Presley took out a mortgage for Graceland.
• 1967 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience were removed as the opening act for the Monkees, supposedly after complaints from the Daughters of the American Revolution. It's later exposed that it was a publicity stunt.
• 1970 - Pink Floyd and Deep Purple play a free show in Hyde Park, London.
• 1972 - Members of Sly and the Family Stone were arrested after police found over two-pounds of marijuana in their mobile home.
• 1972 - It takes the mayor of Boston to get Mick Jagger and Keith Richards out of jail for their show after being arrested for a fight with a photographer.
• 1973 - At Max's Kansas City in New York, the bill was Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band and Bob Marley & the Wailers who were on their first U.S. tour.
• 1973 - Jethro Tull sold out a three night run at the Los Angeles Forum in 1-1/2 hours.
• 1978 - Def Leppard made their live debut in Sheffield, England.
• 1980 - Willie Nelson's movie Honeysuckle Rose opens.
• 1988 - Ike Turner was sentenced to one year in jail for cocaine possession and transporting.
• 1989 - Jefferson Airplane reunites.
• 1994 - The Rolling Stones played a secret show for fans at a Toronto club.
• 1995 - Neil Young formed Vapor Records.
• 1998 - The Harry Chapin Tribute Concert is held to aid his charity.
• 2001 - Kiss introduced the Kiss Kasket.
• 2001 - Ol' Dirty Bastard of Wu-Tang Clan is sentenced to two- to four-years in prison for cocaine possession.
• 2002 - Mystikal and two others were arrested for the rape of a 40-year-old woman.
• 2006 - Pam Anderson announced she was engaged to Kid Rock.
• 2007 - Sting and Trudie Styler were ordered to pay their former chef in excess of $40,000 for sexual discrimination.
• 2007 - Paul Simon sued a clock manufacturer who he said did not have permission to use Bridge Over Troubled Waters for their wall clocks.

Marriages

• 1992 - Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown
• 1994 - Delores O'Riordan (Cranberries) and Don Burton (manager of Duran Duran)

Recorded

• 1968 - Helter Skelter - Beatles (one take lasted 27 minutes and 11 seconds)
• 1969 - Octopus's Garden - Beatles
• 1975 - Live - Bob Marley & the Wailers (recorded at London's Lyceum Theater)

Released

• 1953 - You Can't Keep a Good Man Down - Dominos (single)
• 1960 - The Twist - Hank Ballard & the Midnighters (single)
• 1960 - It's Now or Never - Elvis Presley (single)
• 1966 - Fifth Dimension - Byrds
• 1968 - Anthem of the Sun - Grateful Dead
• 1980 - Closer - Joy Division
• 1980 - Full Moon - Charlie Daniels
• 1980 - Honeysuckle Rose - Willie Nelson
• 1986 - Raising Hell - Run-D.M.C.
• 1995 - Dreaming of You - Selena
• 1995 - Adios Amigos - Ramones
• 1995 - Miss Thang - Monica (debut)
• 2000 - Who is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Volume 1 - Jill Scott (debut)

Broadcasts

• 1961 - American Bandstand - Johnny Madera
• 1962 - American Bandstand - Johnny Crawford
• 1964 - American Bandstand - Terry Stafford, Bobby Freeman
• 1966 - Where the Action Is - Hondells, Wayne Fontana
• 1970 - American Bandstand - Tyrone Davis, Flaming Ember
• 1975 - Midnight Special - Helen Reddy (host), Mac Davis, Waylon Jennings, Steve Martin, Minnie Ripperton, Joe Simon, tribute to Cat Stevens
• 1980 - Midnight Special - Spinners (host), Stephanie Mills
• 2001 - Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1942 - Jingle Jangle Jingle – Kay Kyser (8 weeks)
• 1960 - I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee (3 weeks)
• 1964 - Rag Doll - Four Seasons (2 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Albums

• 1959 (Stereo Albums) - Film Encores - Mantovani (1 week)
• 1998 - Armageddon - Soundtrack (2 weeks)
• 2009 - Now That's What I Call Music 31 - Various Artists (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles

• 1953 - The Clock - Johnny Ace (5 weeks)
• 1960 - A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love) - Brook Benton & Dinah Washington (1 week (3 previous weeks at number 1))
• 1981 - Double Dutch Bus - Frankie Smith (4 weeks)
• 1992 - The Best Things in Life Are Free - Luther Vandross and Janet Jackson (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles

• 1964 - Dang Me - Roger Miler (6 weeks)
• 1981 - Feels So Right - Alabama (2 weeks)
• 1987 - I Know Where I'm Going - Judds (1 week)
• 1998 - I Can Still Feel You - Collin Raye (2 weeks)

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 1963 - Confessin' (That I Love You) - Frank Ifield (2 weeks)
• 2004 - Lola's Theme - Shapeshifters (1 week)
• 2010 - Airplanes - B.o.B. Featuring Hayley Williams (1 week)

Number Ones – U.K. Albums

• 1970 - Bridge Over Troubled Waters - Simon & Garfunkel (5 weeks (17 previous weeks at number 1))
• 1992 - U.F. Orb - The Orb (1 week)
• 2004 - Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters (1 week (1 previous week at number 1))
• 2010 - Recovery - Eminem (3 weeks (2 previous weeks at number 1))