Events in Music
- 1948 "Brigadoon" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 581 performances
Event of Interest
1959 Cliff Richard and the Shadows have their 1st British No. 1 single with "Living' Doll" (biggest British single of 1959)
Cliff Richard
- 1964 Rolling Stone concert in Ireland halts after 12 minutes due to riot
Event of Interest
1966 Alabamans burn Beatle products due to John Lennon's anti-Jesus remark
John Lennon
Event of Interest
1967 Rolling Stone Mick Jagger and Keith Richards end 1 month jail sentence
Keith Richards
Mick Jagger
Birthdays in Music
- 1550 Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster
- 1629 Johann Jakob Lowe von Eisenach, composer
- 1767 Amelie Julia Candielle, composer
- 1808 Frederick Nichols Crouch, composer
- 1828 François-Auguste Gevaert, Belgian composer (Le diable au moulin), born in Huise (d. 1908)
- 1830 František Zdeněk Skuherský, Czech composer, born in Opočno, Bohemia (d. 1892)
- 1847 Ignatio Cervantes, Cuban pianist and composer (Danzas Cubanas), born in Havana (d. 1905)
- 1848 Jean Robert Planquette, French composer (Bells of Corneville), born in Paris (d. 1903)
- 1893 Charles Wilfred Orr, English pianist and composer (settings of A.E. Housman poems), born in Cheltenham (d. 1976)
- 1894 Roy Bargy, American pianist and composer (Jimmy Durante Show), born in Newaygo, Michigan (d. 1974)
- 1900 Erich Katz, German-born American composer and musicologist, born in Posen (d. 1974)
- 1911 George Liberace, American violinist (Liberace Show), born in Menasha, Wisconsin (d. 1983)
- 1918 Hank Jones, American jazz pianist and composer, born in Vicksburg, Mississippi (d. 2010)
- 1919 Norman Del Mar, British conductor and writer (Conducting Brahms), born in London (d. 1994)
- 1920 Rudolf Halaczinsky, German composer, born in Emma-Grube, Upper Silesia (d. 1999)
- 1931 Kenny Burrell, American guitarist (Organ Grinder Swing), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1932 Morey Carr, American singer (Playmates) (d. 1987)
- 1936 Bonnie Brown, country singer (The Browns), born in Sparkman, Arkansas (d. 2016)
- 1939 John R. West, rock guitarist (Gary Lewis & Playboys-This Diamond Ring), born in Uhrichsville, Ohio
- 1943 Lobo [Kent Lavoie], American singer-songwriter, born in Tallahassee, Florida
- 1945 Tomas Vackar, composer
- 1946 Gary Lewis [Levitch], American singer (Gary Lewis & the Playboys) born in Newark, New Jersey
- 1947 Karl Green, English rock bassist (Herman's Hermits), born in Salford, England
- 1953 Hugh McDowell, British cellist (Electric Light Orchestra), born in Hampstead, London
- 1957 Daniel Ash, British musician (Bauhaus), born in Northampton, England
- 1958 Bill Berry, American drummer (R.E.M.), born in Duluth, Minnesota
- 1959 Stanley Jordan, American jazz guitarist, born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1963 Norman Cook [Fatboy Slim], English musician and record producer (Housemartins, Fatboy Slim), born in Bromley, England
- 1964 Jim Corr, Irish singer and musician (The Corrs), born in Dundalk, Ireland
- 1967 Mitsuo Iwata, Japanese voice actor and singer, born in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
- 1967 Minako Honda, Japanese singer and musical actress, born in Itabashi, Tokyo (d. 2005)
- 1971 John Lowery, American guitarist (The Devil Knows My Name), born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan
- 1973 Jerry Rivera, Puerto Rican singer (Abriendo Puertas), born in Humacao, Puerto Rico
- 1975 Allan von Schenkel, American musician
- 1976 Joshua Cain, American musician (Motion City Soundtrack)
- 1978 Will Champion, English musician (drummer for Coldplay), born in Southampton, England
- 1978 Zac Brown, American musician (Zac Brown Band), born in Dahlonega, Georgia
- 1979 Jade Kwan, Hong Kong singer, born in Hong Kong
- 1981 Ira Losco, Maltese singer (Walk on Water), born in Sliema, Malta
- 1981 Matthew Sanders, American singer (Avenged Sevenfold), born in Huntington Beach, California
Weddings in Music
Wedding of Interest
1951 Musician Ray Charles (20) weds Eileen Williams in Georgia
Ray Charles
Wedding of Interest
1954 "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts" guest host Steve Allen (32) weds actress Jayne Meadows (33)
Steve Allen
Wedding of Interest
1976 Singer Natalie Cole marries songwriter Marvin Yancy
Natalie Cole
Wedding of Interest
1985 Bee Gees member Robin Gibb (35) weds author and artist Dwina Murphy
Robin Gibb
Wedding of Interest
2010 R&B singer-songwriter Alicia Keys (31) weds Grammy Award winning rapper Swizz Beatz (33) at a private home on the French island of Corsica
Alicia Keys
Wedding of Interest
2016 Ballet dancer Misty Copeland (33) weds attorney Olu Evans in Laguna Beach, California
Misty Copeland
Deaths in Music
- 1790 Johann Christian Frischmuth, German composer, dies at 48
Franz Liszt
1886 Franz Liszt, Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (Faust Symphony), dies of heart disease at 74
Franz Liszt
- 1932 Francesco Paolo Neglia, Italian composer, dies at 58
- 1960 Karl Hasse, German composer, dies at 77
- 1964 Jim Reeves, American country singer and actor (Gun Fury, Kimberley Jim), dies in air crash at 39
- 1967 Mario Varvoglis, Greek composer, dies at 81
- 1970 Booker Ervin [Booker Telleferro Ervin II], American saxophonist (Charles Mingus), dies of kidney disease at 39
- 1978 Enoch Light, American orchestra leader (Gulf Road Show with Bob Smith), dies at 70
- 1980 Mohd. Rafi, Indian playback singer (b. 1924)
- 1984 Paul Le Flem, composer, dies at 103
- 1986 Theodore "Teddy" Wilson, US jazz pianist/arranger, dies at 73
- 1993 Rob Jones "The Bass Thing" English musician (The Wonder Stuff), dies at 29
- 1994 Anne Shelton, British singer (Glenn Miller Band), dies at 66
- 1996 Seagram Miller, American rapper (b. 1970)
July in History
![Spoonerism – Or Just A Lack Of Pies?]()
Spoonerism – Or Just A Lack Of Pies?
A Spoonerism is a phrase that comes out all wrong, and the man responsible for them, William Spooner, was born on this day. Did he just get bad Press?
July 22, 1844![Light and Air For All – With No Charge!]()
Light and Air For All – With No Charge!
One of Britain's most hated taxes, which had been in force for more than 250 years, was finally abolished on this day.
July 24, 1851![Oh! Calcutta! - The Bare Facts]()
Oh! Calcutta! - The Bare Facts
Born when free love and anything goes were the mantra of youth, the show "Oh! Calcutta!" opened in London on this day. Police considered a prosecution for obscenity.
July 26, 1970![Cricket's Most Prolific Run-Scorer Of All Time]()
Cricket's Most Prolific Run-Scorer Of All Time
A world record was set up on this day when Graham Gooch, captain of England, stepped up to the crease at Lord’s, the legendary home of cricket.
July 31, 1990
