1958: Buddy Holly nearly drowned trying to swim across a lake in Rhinelander, Wisconsin while on tour.
1960: Elvis Presley released the single "It's Now or Never".
1960: The Ventures released "Walk -Don't Run".
1960: Bobby Rydell released the single "Volare".
1962: Bob Dylan signed a contract with publisher Witmark.
1963: Elvis Presley had one of the hottest songs, "(You're the) Devil in Disguise", moving up from 49- to 16.
1963: Rolf Harris scored a #1 on the Easy Listening chart with "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport".
1963: The Surfaris rode into the Top 10 with "Wipe Out".
1964: The Supremes recorded "Come See About Me"
1964: The Beatles released the single "A Hard Day's Night".
1964: The Animals reached #1 in the U.K. with "The House of the Rising Sun".
1965: Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs performed on the television show "Where the Action Is".
1965: Paul McCartney was presented with five Ivor Novello awards.
1967: The Who opened for Herman's Hermits in Calgary, Alberta.
1968: Black Sabbath performed in public for the first time in Birmingham, England.
1968: Hugh Masekela's instrumental "Grazing in the Grass" was the top R&B song.
1968: The Doors had one of the fastest-rising songs of the decade as "Hello, I Love You" climbed from #77 to #22 on this date.
Puckett & the Union Gap had a Top 5 hit
1968: Herb Alpert remained at #1 for the fourth week in a row with "This Guy's in Love with You". Cliff Nobles & Company's great instrumental "The Horse" was at #2 while the Rolling Stones were stopped at three with "Jumpin' Jack Flash". Gary Puckett (from Twin Falls, Idaho) & the Union Gap moved up to #4 while Hugh Masekela's instrumental "Grazing in the Grass" was song #5. The rest of the Top 10: Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 with "The Look of Love", Merrilee Rush had #7--"Angel of the Morning", the 5th Dimension shot up from 17-8 with "Stoned Soul Picnic", Shorty Long's "Here Comes the Judge" was #9 and the Cowsills had the #10 song--"Indian Lake".
1969: Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, Ten Years After, Vanilla Fudge and the Jeff Beck Group performed at the Singer Bowl in New York's Flushing Meadows.
1970: New Canadian singer Anne Murray released her first single "Snowbird" on this date.
1971: David Cassidy had an operation to have his gall bladder removed.
1973: Bob Dylan released the Soundtrack to "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid".
1973: Queen released their self-titled debut album.
1973: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles were guest hosts of "The Midnight Special", welcoming the Stylistics and Rare Earth.
1974: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played at the Bottom Line in New York City.
1974: Caribou by Elton John was the #1 album in the U.K.
1974: "Annie's Song" by John Denver was #1 on the AC chart for a second week.
1974: Caribou by Elton John took over as the #1 album after debuting at #5 in its first week. Another hot album was Back Home Again by John Denver, which moved from 17-2. Gordon Lightfoot was third with Sundown followed by Paul McCartney & Wings with Band on the Run. The Soundtrack to "The Sting" by Marvin Hamlisch was #5. The Rest of the Top 10: John Denver's Greatest Hits at #6 in its 32nd week of release, Diamond Dogs from David Bowie, Journey to the Centre of the Earth by former Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman at #8, Cat Stevens with Buddha and the Chocolate Box and Loggins & Messina On Stage at #10.
1974: George McCrae moved into the #1 slot with "Rock Your Baby" while John Denver was making a move (8-2) with "Annie's Song". The former #1 from the Hues Corporation, "Rock the Boat" moved down to 3. Gordon Lightfoot was at #4 with "Sundown". The rest of the Top 10: "On and On" from Gladys Knight & the Pips, Elton John moved from 25-6 with "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me", Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods were at 7 with "Billy, Don't Be a Hero", Anne Murray edged up with "You Won't See Me", the Hollies scored their 20th hit with "The Air That I Breathe" and the Righteous Brothers reminded us of the great stars in "Rock and Roll Heaven" at #10.
1974: George McCrae returned for a second week atop the R&B chart with "Rock Your Baby".
1981: Always feeling he was above talking to the press, Bob Dylan suddenly met with the media and answered questions for two hours after seeing the transcript of an interview with an man who posed as Dylan in a Danish newspaper.
1981: Pat Benatar released the single "Fire and Ice".
1981: Journey released "Who's Crying Now".
1984: Elite guitarist Eddie Van Halen joined Michael Jackson on stage for a performance of "Beat It" during the Jacksons' Victory Tour in Dallas, Texas.
1985: Elton John re-signed with MCA Records, a five-album deal worth $8 million.
1985: Live Aid concerts were featured in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and London. George Michael sang lead vocals on Elton John's performance of "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me".
1985: Survivor owned the top Adult Contemporary song for the fourth straight week with "The Search is Over".
1986: Stevie Nicks and Peter Frampton performed at the San Diego Sports Arena in California.
1988: Sting gave a concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. to benefit the rain forests.
1990: Curtis Mayfield was seriously injured when a lighting rig fell on him during an outdoor concert in Brooklyn, New York.
1991: INXS, Jesus Jones and Deborah Harry performed at Wembley Arena in London.
1991: The Everly
1991: Bryan Adams had the #1 song in the U.K. with "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You".
1991: Bonnie Raitt debuted at #9 on the album chart with Luck of the Draw.
1992: Boyz II Men released the single "End of the Road".
1995: Geddy Lee of Rush sang "Oh Canada" before the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland.
1996: Over 2,000 guitarists, including Chet Atkins and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, set a new world record for the largest jam session when they played "Heartbreak Hotel" for 75 minutes at Riverfront Park in Nashville, Tennessee. The previous mark was set when Randy Bachman led 1,322 guitarists in a 68-minute performance in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on May 7, 1994.
1996: The Eagles performed in Wembley Stadium in London.
1996: Metallica had the top album with Load, holding off Jagged Little Pill from Alanis Morissette, which was making yet another bid for #1 after 55 weeks The Fugees owned #3--The Score while Toni Braxton fell to 4 with Secrets and Keith Sweat debuted at 5 with his self-titled debut. The rest of the Top 10: Tracy Chapman's New Beginning, E. 1999 Eternal from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Celine Dion at 8 with Falling Into You, the Soundtrack to "The Nutty Professor" at #9 and No Doubt slipped into the Top 10 with Tragic Kingdom..
1997: Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers had to have surgery for five hours after a motorcycle accident in Los Angeles.
1997: The Prodigy topped the U.K. album chart with The Fat of the Land.
1999: Paul McCartney displayed 73 of his painting at the Kunstforum Lyz gallery in Siegen, Germany.
1999: After one album and one great song ("You Always Get What You Give"), the New Radicals split up.
2000: James Brown was accused of pulling a knife at a utility worker and holding the man against his will.
2000: The Corrs had the #1 song in the U.K. with "Breathless".
2001: The Eagles were in concert in Zurich, Switzerland.
2002: Green Day, Oasis, No Doubt, the Foo Fighters and the Chemical Brothers headlined the two-day T in the Park Festival in Kinross, Scotland.
2003: Prince released his new album N.E.W.S. as a digital download.
2003: Ashanti had the #1 album with Chapter II.
2004: In today's "Inmates Run Rap Music" segment, Joe Budden was arrested in Queens, New York for driving with a suspended license.
2004: Hal Carter, manager, agent and producer who worked with the Kinks, Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent, died of liver cancer at the age of 69.
2005: R. Kelly had the #1 album with TP.3 Reloaded.
2008: Les Crane, who gave us "Desiderata" died at the age of 74 in Greenbrae, California.
Born This Day:
1935: Pete Escovedo, percussionist of Santana, was born in Pittsburg, California
1942: Roger McGuinn, singer and guitarist with the Byrds and later McGuinn, Clark & Hillman, was born in Chicago, Illinois.
1942: Stephen Bladd, drummer for the J. Geils Band, was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
1946: Cheech Marin ("Basketball Jones") was born in Los Angeles
1955: Mark Mendoza, bass guitarist of Twisted Sister, was born in Long Island, New York
1966: Gerald Levert, son of Eddie Levert of the Four Tops and a solo performer, was born in Cleveland, Ohio
1974: Deborah Cox ("Nobody's Supposed to Be Here") was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1978: Will Champion, drummer of Coldplay, was born in Southampton, EnglandSource URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/07/this-day-in-rock-music-history-july-13.html
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1960: Elvis Presley released the single "It's Now or Never".
1960: The Ventures released "Walk -Don't Run".
1960: Bobby Rydell released the single "Volare".
1962: Bob Dylan signed a contract with publisher Witmark.
1963: Elvis Presley had one of the hottest songs, "(You're the) Devil in Disguise", moving up from 49- to 16.
1963: Rolf Harris scored a #1 on the Easy Listening chart with "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport".
1963: The Surfaris rode into the Top 10 with "Wipe Out".
1964: The Supremes recorded "Come See About Me"
1964: The Beatles released the single "A Hard Day's Night".
1964: The Animals reached #1 in the U.K. with "The House of the Rising Sun".
1965: Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs performed on the television show "Where the Action Is".
1965: Paul McCartney was presented with five Ivor Novello awards.
1967: The Who opened for Herman's Hermits in Calgary, Alberta.
1968: Black Sabbath performed in public for the first time in Birmingham, England.
1968: Hugh Masekela's instrumental "Grazing in the Grass" was the top R&B song.
1968: The Doors had one of the fastest-rising songs of the decade as "Hello, I Love You" climbed from #77 to #22 on this date.
Puckett & the Union Gap had a Top 5 hit
1968: Herb Alpert remained at #1 for the fourth week in a row with "This Guy's in Love with You". Cliff Nobles & Company's great instrumental "The Horse" was at #2 while the Rolling Stones were stopped at three with "Jumpin' Jack Flash". Gary Puckett (from Twin Falls, Idaho) & the Union Gap moved up to #4 while Hugh Masekela's instrumental "Grazing in the Grass" was song #5. The rest of the Top 10: Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 with "The Look of Love", Merrilee Rush had #7--"Angel of the Morning", the 5th Dimension shot up from 17-8 with "Stoned Soul Picnic", Shorty Long's "Here Comes the Judge" was #9 and the Cowsills had the #10 song--"Indian Lake".
1969: Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, Ten Years After, Vanilla Fudge and the Jeff Beck Group performed at the Singer Bowl in New York's Flushing Meadows.
1970: New Canadian singer Anne Murray released her first single "Snowbird" on this date.
1971: David Cassidy had an operation to have his gall bladder removed.
1973: Bob Dylan released the Soundtrack to "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid".
1973: Queen released their self-titled debut album.
1973: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles were guest hosts of "The Midnight Special", welcoming the Stylistics and Rare Earth.
1974: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played at the Bottom Line in New York City.
1974: Caribou by Elton John was the #1 album in the U.K.
1974: "Annie's Song" by John Denver was #1 on the AC chart for a second week.
1974: Caribou by Elton John took over as the #1 album after debuting at #5 in its first week. Another hot album was Back Home Again by John Denver, which moved from 17-2. Gordon Lightfoot was third with Sundown followed by Paul McCartney & Wings with Band on the Run. The Soundtrack to "The Sting" by Marvin Hamlisch was #5. The Rest of the Top 10: John Denver's Greatest Hits at #6 in its 32nd week of release, Diamond Dogs from David Bowie, Journey to the Centre of the Earth by former Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman at #8, Cat Stevens with Buddha and the Chocolate Box and Loggins & Messina On Stage at #10.
1974: George McCrae moved into the #1 slot with "Rock Your Baby" while John Denver was making a move (8-2) with "Annie's Song". The former #1 from the Hues Corporation, "Rock the Boat" moved down to 3. Gordon Lightfoot was at #4 with "Sundown". The rest of the Top 10: "On and On" from Gladys Knight & the Pips, Elton John moved from 25-6 with "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me", Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods were at 7 with "Billy, Don't Be a Hero", Anne Murray edged up with "You Won't See Me", the Hollies scored their 20th hit with "The Air That I Breathe" and the Righteous Brothers reminded us of the great stars in "Rock and Roll Heaven" at #10.
1974: George McCrae returned for a second week atop the R&B chart with "Rock Your Baby".
1981: Always feeling he was above talking to the press, Bob Dylan suddenly met with the media and answered questions for two hours after seeing the transcript of an interview with an man who posed as Dylan in a Danish newspaper.
1981: Pat Benatar released the single "Fire and Ice".
1981: Journey released "Who's Crying Now".
1984: Elite guitarist Eddie Van Halen joined Michael Jackson on stage for a performance of "Beat It" during the Jacksons' Victory Tour in Dallas, Texas.
1985: Elton John re-signed with MCA Records, a five-album deal worth $8 million.
1985: Live Aid concerts were featured in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and London. George Michael sang lead vocals on Elton John's performance of "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me".
1985: Survivor owned the top Adult Contemporary song for the fourth straight week with "The Search is Over".
1986: Stevie Nicks and Peter Frampton performed at the San Diego Sports Arena in California.
1988: Sting gave a concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. to benefit the rain forests.
1990: Curtis Mayfield was seriously injured when a lighting rig fell on him during an outdoor concert in Brooklyn, New York.
1991: INXS, Jesus Jones and Deborah Harry performed at Wembley Arena in London.
1991: The Everly
1991: Bryan Adams had the #1 song in the U.K. with "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You".
1991: Bonnie Raitt debuted at #9 on the album chart with Luck of the Draw.
1992: Boyz II Men released the single "End of the Road".
1995: Geddy Lee of Rush sang "Oh Canada" before the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland.
1996: Over 2,000 guitarists, including Chet Atkins and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, set a new world record for the largest jam session when they played "Heartbreak Hotel" for 75 minutes at Riverfront Park in Nashville, Tennessee. The previous mark was set when Randy Bachman led 1,322 guitarists in a 68-minute performance in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on May 7, 1994.
1996: The Eagles performed in Wembley Stadium in London.
1996: Metallica had the top album with Load, holding off Jagged Little Pill from Alanis Morissette, which was making yet another bid for #1 after 55 weeks The Fugees owned #3--The Score while Toni Braxton fell to 4 with Secrets and Keith Sweat debuted at 5 with his self-titled debut. The rest of the Top 10: Tracy Chapman's New Beginning, E. 1999 Eternal from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Celine Dion at 8 with Falling Into You, the Soundtrack to "The Nutty Professor" at #9 and No Doubt slipped into the Top 10 with Tragic Kingdom..
1997: Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers had to have surgery for five hours after a motorcycle accident in Los Angeles.
1997: The Prodigy topped the U.K. album chart with The Fat of the Land.
1999: Paul McCartney displayed 73 of his painting at the Kunstforum Lyz gallery in Siegen, Germany.
1999: After one album and one great song ("You Always Get What You Give"), the New Radicals split up.
2000: James Brown was accused of pulling a knife at a utility worker and holding the man against his will.
2000: The Corrs had the #1 song in the U.K. with "Breathless".
2001: The Eagles were in concert in Zurich, Switzerland.
2002: Green Day, Oasis, No Doubt, the Foo Fighters and the Chemical Brothers headlined the two-day T in the Park Festival in Kinross, Scotland.
2003: Prince released his new album N.E.W.S. as a digital download.
2003: Ashanti had the #1 album with Chapter II.
2004: In today's "Inmates Run Rap Music" segment, Joe Budden was arrested in Queens, New York for driving with a suspended license.
2004: Hal Carter, manager, agent and producer who worked with the Kinks, Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent, died of liver cancer at the age of 69.
2005: R. Kelly had the #1 album with TP.3 Reloaded.
2008: Les Crane, who gave us "Desiderata" died at the age of 74 in Greenbrae, California.
Born This Day:
1935: Pete Escovedo, percussionist of Santana, was born in Pittsburg, California
1942: Roger McGuinn, singer and guitarist with the Byrds and later McGuinn, Clark & Hillman, was born in Chicago, Illinois.
1942: Stephen Bladd, drummer for the J. Geils Band, was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
1946: Cheech Marin ("Basketball Jones") was born in Los Angeles
1955: Mark Mendoza, bass guitarist of Twisted Sister, was born in Long Island, New York
1966: Gerald Levert, son of Eddie Levert of the Four Tops and a solo performer, was born in Cleveland, Ohio
1974: Deborah Cox ("Nobody's Supposed to Be Here") was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1978: Will Champion, drummer of Coldplay, was born in Southampton, EnglandSource URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/07/this-day-in-rock-music-history-july-13.html
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