1954: Back when DJ's had control over their own jobs and the music that they play (rather than record their shows on a tape with pre-programmed music), Memphis DJ Dewey Phillips at WHBQ played Elvis Presley's "That's All Right (Mama)" for the first time. The song was so popular with listeners that Phillips played it six times in a row.
1957: A new crooner released his first single--Paul Anka's "Diana" was released as a 45 to radio stations.
1958: The Everly Brothers recorded "Devoted To You".
1961: "Tossin' and Turnin'" moved to #1 for Bobby Lewis. "The Boll Weevil Song" from Brook Benton was #2, followed by the former #1 "Quarter to Three" by Gary U.S. Bonds and Dee Clark's "raindrops at #4.
1963: "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" by Rolf Harris had a hold on #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1964: The Beatles released the album A Hard Day's Night.
1964: Over 200,000 people lined the streets as the Beatles were en route to a reception in Liverpool, England to attend the premiere of their movie "A Hard Day's Night".
1965: The popular duo Sonny & Cher were unheard of on this date, until their first single was released on Monday, July 10 and people began to take notice. They would score 20 hits over the next eight years.
1965: Herman's Hermits made an incredible move from 42 to 13 with "I'm Henry VIII, I Am".
1965: The Four Tops racked up a sixth week at #1 on the R&B chart with "I Can't Help Myself".
1965: The Rolling Stones hit #1 for the first time with "Satisfaction", knocking the Four Tops to 2 with "I Can't Help Myself".
1966: The Stones appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show".
1966: The Shangri-Las, Johnny Tillotson, the Typmes, the Jive Five and the Castiles (with vocalist Bruce Springsteen) performed at the Surf 'n See Club in Seabright, New Jersey.
1967: Bobbie Gentry recorded "Ode to Billie Joe"
1967: Van Morrison released "Brown-Eyed Girl" as a single.
1968: Guitarist Eric Clapton announced that Cream would split after a farewell tour.
1968: What a show this was--the Supremes and Stevie Wonder at the San Diego Sports Arena in California.
1969: Brian Jones, former member of the Rolling Stones, was buried at Priory Road Cemetery in Cheltenham, England, following a funeral attended by the Rolling Stones (except Mick Jagger, who was filming "Ned Kelly" in Australia).
1971: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles performed "Tears of a Clown" on "American Bandstand".
1971: Carole King from Stanley, Idaho remained at #1 for the fourth straight week with "It's Too Late"/"I Feel the Earth Move". The Raiders, from Boise, Idaho, held on to #2 with hit #19--"Indian Reservation". Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose was still at 3 with "Treat Her Like a Lady" followed by the Carpenters and "Rainy Days and Mondays". The rest of the Top 10: Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds at #5 with "Don't Pull Your Love", "You've Got a Friend" by James Taylor, Jean Knight moved from 12-7 with "Mr. Big Stuff", the Honey Cone was at 8 with "Want Ads", Jerry Reed remained at #9 with "When You're Hot, You're Hot" and Carly Simon entered the Top 10 with "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be".
1971: Carole King made it three weeks in a row at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with "It's Too Late".
1971: Tapestry by Carole King was #1 for a fourth consecutive week. She was just getting rolling. The self-titled Carpenters album was runner-up while Sticky Fingers by the Rolling Stones was stuck at 3. Paul & Linda McCartney held down #4 with Ram while the Soundtrack to "Jesus Christ Superstar" held down #5. The rest of the Top 10: James Taylor with Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon, Jethro Tull's Aqualung at 7, Aretha Live at Fillmore West, 4 Way Street from CSNY at #9 and Marvin Gaye's great album What's Going On reached the Top 10.
1972: Nilsson released the album Son of Schmilsson with the contributions of ex-Beatles George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
1972: Chicago released the album Chicago V.
1972: The Carpenters released the single "Goodbye To Love".
1974: Gladys Knight & the Pips starred in a summer series on NBC-TV.
1975: Cher filed for a divorce from Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers Band, only 10 days after their marriage.
1976: Rod Stewart's A Night on the Town paced the U.K. album chart.
1976: The Carpenters hit #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with "I Need To Be in Love".
1976: Starland Vocal Band reached #1 with their first single "Afternoon Delight". "Kiss and Say Goodbye" from the Manhattans moved from 9-2 and would threaten. The Brothers Johnson were right behind, moving from 8-3 with "I'll Be Good To You". The Captain & Tennille had #4--"Shop Around". The rest of the Top 10: Andrea True Connection had song #5--"More, More, More", Wings fell to 6 with their former #1 ("Silly Love Songs"), Dorothy Moore was at 7 with "Misty Blue", Gary Wright was following up "Dream Weaver" with another Top 10--"Love Is Alive", Hall & Oates fell to position #9 with "Sara Smile" and the Beatles registered their 31st Top 10 song, six years after their breakup, with "Got To Get You Into My Life".
1979: Chuck Berry received a four month sentence in prison for income tax evasion.
1980: U2 was in concert at the Clarendon Hotel in London.
1981: Jerry Lee Lewis had an emergency operation on his stomach.
1986: Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead went into a diabetic coma.
1987: John Hammond, producer and record company executive for Columbia Records, died. Hammond signed Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin and Stevie Ray Vaughan and produced Benny Goodman, Billie Holliday and Count Basie.
1989: The Monkees were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1991: Pearl Jam was at the Avalon in Boston, Massachusetts.
1993: Bob Seger married Juanita Dorricott.
1993: SWV (Sisters With Voices) took over at #1 with "Weak", replacing Janet Jackson's "That's the Way Love Goes" after eight weeks. UB40 moved to #4 with "Can't Help Falling in Love" and H-Town's "Knockin' Da Boots" was #5. The rest of the Top 10: Robin S with "Show Me Love", Rod Stewart's 47th hit--"Have I Told You Lately" was at #7, "Dre Day" by Dr. Dre remained at 8, Expose was up to 9 with "I'll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me" and Duran Duran closed out the list with "Come Undone".
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1997: Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders married Lucho Brieva.
1998: Sheena Easton was available. She filed for divorce from husband Timothy Delarm.
2002: Dolly Parton began a 13-day tour.
2002: Green Day, No Doubt and David Bowie were part of the four-day Move Festival on the Old Trafford Cricket Grounds in Manchester, England.
2008: Beatles memorabilia fetched a pretty penny at Christie's Memorabilia auction in London. The drum skin that was featured on the cover of the Sgt. Pepper album sold for $1 million, John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to "Give Peace a Chance" sold for $832,257 and a pair of Lennon's prescription tinted sunglasses fetched $79,000. A rare reel-to-reel master recording of Jimi Hendrix Experience's performance at the Woburn Music Festival in 1968 attracted a buyer at $95,000, Hendrix's Marshall amplifier at that concert raised $50,000 and a pair of his flashy flared pants brought in $49,000.
2009: Robert Plant was honored with a Commander of the Order of the British Empire medal by Prince Charles of England at Buckingham Palace.
Born This Day:
1937: Sandy Stewart ("My Coloring Book" in 1963)
1937: Gene Simmons ("Haunted House" from 1964) was born in Tupelo, Mississippi
1943: Jerry Miller of Moby Grape was born in Tacoma, Washington
1947: Arlo Guthrie, son of Woody and singer of the story "Alice's Restaurant" and "The City of New Orleans", was born in Coney Island, New York
1949: Dave Smalley of the Young Rascals and the Raspberries, was born in Oil City, Pennsylvania
1949: Ronnie James Dio of Black Sabbath was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire; died of stomach cancer May 16, 2010
1950: Greg Kihn ("Jeopardy" and "The Breakup Song") was born in Baltimore, Maryland
1954: Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys was born in Gosforth, England
1959: Sandy West, drummer of the all-girl group the Runaways, was born in Long Beach, California; died October 21, 2006
1970: Jason Orange, singer for Take That, was born in Manchester, England
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1957: A new crooner released his first single--Paul Anka's "Diana" was released as a 45 to radio stations.
1958: The Everly Brothers recorded "Devoted To You".
1961: "Tossin' and Turnin'" moved to #1 for Bobby Lewis. "The Boll Weevil Song" from Brook Benton was #2, followed by the former #1 "Quarter to Three" by Gary U.S. Bonds and Dee Clark's "raindrops at #4.
1963: "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" by Rolf Harris had a hold on #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1964: The Beatles released the album A Hard Day's Night.
1964: Over 200,000 people lined the streets as the Beatles were en route to a reception in Liverpool, England to attend the premiere of their movie "A Hard Day's Night".
1965: The popular duo Sonny & Cher were unheard of on this date, until their first single was released on Monday, July 10 and people began to take notice. They would score 20 hits over the next eight years.
1965: Herman's Hermits made an incredible move from 42 to 13 with "I'm Henry VIII, I Am".
1965: The Four Tops racked up a sixth week at #1 on the R&B chart with "I Can't Help Myself".
1965: The Rolling Stones hit #1 for the first time with "Satisfaction", knocking the Four Tops to 2 with "I Can't Help Myself".
1966: The Stones appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show".
1966: The Shangri-Las, Johnny Tillotson, the Typmes, the Jive Five and the Castiles (with vocalist Bruce Springsteen) performed at the Surf 'n See Club in Seabright, New Jersey.
1967: Bobbie Gentry recorded "Ode to Billie Joe"
1967: Van Morrison released "Brown-Eyed Girl" as a single.
1968: Guitarist Eric Clapton announced that Cream would split after a farewell tour.
1968: What a show this was--the Supremes and Stevie Wonder at the San Diego Sports Arena in California.
1969: Brian Jones, former member of the Rolling Stones, was buried at Priory Road Cemetery in Cheltenham, England, following a funeral attended by the Rolling Stones (except Mick Jagger, who was filming "Ned Kelly" in Australia).
1971: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles performed "Tears of a Clown" on "American Bandstand".
1971: Carole King from Stanley, Idaho remained at #1 for the fourth straight week with "It's Too Late"/"I Feel the Earth Move". The Raiders, from Boise, Idaho, held on to #2 with hit #19--"Indian Reservation". Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose was still at 3 with "Treat Her Like a Lady" followed by the Carpenters and "Rainy Days and Mondays". The rest of the Top 10: Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds at #5 with "Don't Pull Your Love", "You've Got a Friend" by James Taylor, Jean Knight moved from 12-7 with "Mr. Big Stuff", the Honey Cone was at 8 with "Want Ads", Jerry Reed remained at #9 with "When You're Hot, You're Hot" and Carly Simon entered the Top 10 with "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be".
1971: Carole King made it three weeks in a row at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with "It's Too Late".
1971: Tapestry by Carole King was #1 for a fourth consecutive week. She was just getting rolling. The self-titled Carpenters album was runner-up while Sticky Fingers by the Rolling Stones was stuck at 3. Paul & Linda McCartney held down #4 with Ram while the Soundtrack to "Jesus Christ Superstar" held down #5. The rest of the Top 10: James Taylor with Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon, Jethro Tull's Aqualung at 7, Aretha Live at Fillmore West, 4 Way Street from CSNY at #9 and Marvin Gaye's great album What's Going On reached the Top 10.
1972: Nilsson released the album Son of Schmilsson with the contributions of ex-Beatles George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
1972: Chicago released the album Chicago V.
1972: The Carpenters released the single "Goodbye To Love".
1974: Gladys Knight & the Pips starred in a summer series on NBC-TV.
1975: Cher filed for a divorce from Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers Band, only 10 days after their marriage.
1976: Rod Stewart's A Night on the Town paced the U.K. album chart.
1976: The Carpenters hit #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with "I Need To Be in Love".
1976: Starland Vocal Band reached #1 with their first single "Afternoon Delight". "Kiss and Say Goodbye" from the Manhattans moved from 9-2 and would threaten. The Brothers Johnson were right behind, moving from 8-3 with "I'll Be Good To You". The Captain & Tennille had #4--"Shop Around". The rest of the Top 10: Andrea True Connection had song #5--"More, More, More", Wings fell to 6 with their former #1 ("Silly Love Songs"), Dorothy Moore was at 7 with "Misty Blue", Gary Wright was following up "Dream Weaver" with another Top 10--"Love Is Alive", Hall & Oates fell to position #9 with "Sara Smile" and the Beatles registered their 31st Top 10 song, six years after their breakup, with "Got To Get You Into My Life".
1979: Chuck Berry received a four month sentence in prison for income tax evasion.
1980: U2 was in concert at the Clarendon Hotel in London.
1981: Jerry Lee Lewis had an emergency operation on his stomach.
1986: Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead went into a diabetic coma.
1987: John Hammond, producer and record company executive for Columbia Records, died. Hammond signed Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin and Stevie Ray Vaughan and produced Benny Goodman, Billie Holliday and Count Basie.
1989: The Monkees were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1991: Pearl Jam was at the Avalon in Boston, Massachusetts.
1993: Bob Seger married Juanita Dorricott.
1993: SWV (Sisters With Voices) took over at #1 with "Weak", replacing Janet Jackson's "That's the Way Love Goes" after eight weeks. UB40 moved to #4 with "Can't Help Falling in Love" and H-Town's "Knockin' Da Boots" was #5. The rest of the Top 10: Robin S with "Show Me Love", Rod Stewart's 47th hit--"Have I Told You Lately" was at #7, "Dre Day" by Dr. Dre remained at 8, Expose was up to 9 with "I'll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me" and Duran Duran closed out the list with "Come Undone".
Leavitt.
1997: Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders married Lucho Brieva.
1998: Sheena Easton was available. She filed for divorce from husband Timothy Delarm.
2002: Dolly Parton began a 13-day tour.
2002: Green Day, No Doubt and David Bowie were part of the four-day Move Festival on the Old Trafford Cricket Grounds in Manchester, England.
2008: Beatles memorabilia fetched a pretty penny at Christie's Memorabilia auction in London. The drum skin that was featured on the cover of the Sgt. Pepper album sold for $1 million, John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to "Give Peace a Chance" sold for $832,257 and a pair of Lennon's prescription tinted sunglasses fetched $79,000. A rare reel-to-reel master recording of Jimi Hendrix Experience's performance at the Woburn Music Festival in 1968 attracted a buyer at $95,000, Hendrix's Marshall amplifier at that concert raised $50,000 and a pair of his flashy flared pants brought in $49,000.
2009: Robert Plant was honored with a Commander of the Order of the British Empire medal by Prince Charles of England at Buckingham Palace.
Born This Day:
1937: Sandy Stewart ("My Coloring Book" in 1963)
1937: Gene Simmons ("Haunted House" from 1964) was born in Tupelo, Mississippi
1943: Jerry Miller of Moby Grape was born in Tacoma, Washington
1947: Arlo Guthrie, son of Woody and singer of the story "Alice's Restaurant" and "The City of New Orleans", was born in Coney Island, New York
1949: Dave Smalley of the Young Rascals and the Raspberries, was born in Oil City, Pennsylvania
1949: Ronnie James Dio of Black Sabbath was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire; died of stomach cancer May 16, 2010
1950: Greg Kihn ("Jeopardy" and "The Breakup Song") was born in Baltimore, Maryland
1954: Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys was born in Gosforth, England
1959: Sandy West, drummer of the all-girl group the Runaways, was born in Long Beach, California; died October 21, 2006
1970: Jason Orange, singer for Take That, was born in Manchester, England
1980: Jessica Simpson was born in Abilene, TexasSource URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/07/this-day-in-rock-music-history-july-10.html
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