This Day in Music: July 14th

This Day in Music: July 14th

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Born on this day:

1912, Woody Guthrie, folk singer
1952, Bob Casale, guitar, Devo
1960, Kyle Gass, guitar, Tenacious D
1966, Tanya Donnelly, guitar, vocals, Throwing Muses, Belly
1971, Nick McCabe, guitar, The Verve
1975, Taboo, rapper, Black Eyed Peas
1975, Jamey Johnson, country singer

1964, The Rolling Stones were at #1 on the U.K. singles chart with “It’s All Over Now,” the group’s first of eight U.K. #1s. It hit #26 in the U.S. For more on this story, see today’s This Day in Music Spotlight.

1967, The Who began their first full North American tour at the Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon, appearing as support band to Herman’s Hermits on 55 dates.

1973, A drunk driver killed Clarence White of The Byrds while he was loading equipment after a gig in Palmdale, California.

1973, During a concert at the John Wayne Theatre in Hollywood, California, Phil Everly smashed his guitar and stormed off stage. Don finished the set by himself and announced that The Everly Brothers had split.

1977, Elvis Costello and The Attractions made their live debut supporting Wayne County at The Garden, Penzance, Cornwall, England.

1982, Pink Floyd’s The Wall had its movie premiere in London, England.

1984, Phillippe Wynne, lead singer with The Spinners, died of a heart attack while performing at Ivey’s nightclub in Oakland, California, at age 43. With The Spinners, he sang the 1980 U.K. #1 and U.S. #2 single “Working My Way Back to You.”

1988, Michael Jackson gave himself a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for setting a new attendance record, when he played the first of seven nights at Wembley Stadium in London. The seven shows on his Bad World Tour were attended by a total of 504,000 fans, beating the record previously held by Genesis, with four sold-out nights.

2003, Plans for Sting to write an official anthem for Tuscany came under fire by locals who insisted the job should go to an Italian and not a foreigner. The British pop star owned a house in Tuscany and had been nominated to compose the anthem by Franco Banchi, who lived nearby.

2007, A pair of glasses worn by former Beatle John Lennon sparked a bidding war after being offered for sale online. The circular sunglasses were worn by Lennon during The Beatles’ 1966 tour of Japan, where the band played some of their last-ever live dates. Anonymous rival bidders had pushed the price as high as ?750,000 at online auction house 991.com.

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