1960: Chubby Checker released his famous single "The Twist".
1961: The Tokens recorded "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".
1963: The Beatles performed at the Odeon Cinema in Weston-Super-Mare, England.
1963: "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" by Rolf Harris was #1 for a third week on the Easy Listening chart.
1963: Another of the famous days in the Rock Era, as on this date Peter, Paul and Mary entered the Top 10 with the classic "Blowin' in the Wind".
1965: Gary Lewis & the Playboys had a rather healthy move (40-13) with "Save Your Heart For Me".
1968: The Beat of the Brass by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass was the new #1 album. Wheels of Fire by Cream moved from 28-3 while the previous #1 Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel was #3.
1969: Led Zeppelin and the Doors performed at the Seattle Pop Festival.
1970: Rare Earth released "(I Know) I'm Losing You".
1970: Sly & the Family Stone did not appear for a concert at Grant's Park in Chicago, sparking a riot.
1974: Wings were on top of the U.K. album chart with Band on the Run.
1974: Helen Reddy's "You and Me Against the World" was the top Adult Contemporary song.
1974: "Annie's Song" by John Denver reached #1, followed by Elton John's "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me" and "Rock and Roll Heaven" by the Righteous Brothers. George McCrae's "Rock Your Baby" fell from its perch at #1, while Steely Dan were up to #5 with "Rikki Don't Lose That Number". The rest of the Top 10: Roberta Flack moved from 16 to 6 with "Feel Like Makin' Love", the Hollies had song #7--"The Air That I Breathe", the Hues Corporation slipped with "Rock the Boat", Dave Loggins entered the Top 10 with "Please Come To Boston" and Chicago moved from 23-10 with "Call On Me".
1976: Bruce Springsteen sued manager Mike Appel in Manhattan's U.S. District Court for fraud and breach of contract.
1976: Tina Turner filed for divorce from Ike.
1979: Blondie was in concert at the Orpheum Theater in Memphis, Tennessee.
1983: Madonna released her debut album.
1985: The Eurythmics had the #1 song in the U.K. with "There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)".
1986: Queen became the first artist to perform in Budapest, Hungary since Louis Armstrong.
1987: Whitney Houston released her single "Didn't We Almost Have It All".
1990: Bobby Day ("Rockin' Robin") died of cancer and a stomach hemorrhage.
1991: Jani Lane of Warrant married Bobbie Brown.
1991: Bryan Adams took over at #1 with "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You". Jesus Jones was up to #2 with "Right Here, Right Now" while EMF slipped with "Unbelievable". Paula Abdul's former #1 "Rush, Rush" was at #6 while Amy Grant entered the Top 10 with "Every Heartbeat".
1991: On the more popular Adult Contemporary format, Paula Abdul was still at #1 for the fifth week with "Rush, Rush".
1991: Natalie Cole moved to #1 on the album chart with Unforgettable With Love.
1994: Jewel performed at Han Cosmopolitan Theater in San Diego, California.
1995: Opening act Bob Dylan joined the Rolling Stones for a version of Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" in Montpelier, France.
1996: The Spice Girls reached #1 in the U.K. with "Wannabe".
1997: Alanis Morissette debuted at #6 with her double-sided release "You Learn"/"You Oughta' Know".
1997: Toni Braxton climbed to the top of the chart with the double-sided "You're Makin' Me High"/"Let It Flow".
2000: The "NSYNC Live" performance at Madison Square Garden was shown on HBO.
2001: Leon Wileson, bass guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd, died at his home in Florida at the age of 49.
2002: After suffering cuts on her body after breaking dishes and glasses in her home, Mariah Carey was checked into a hospital for "extreme exhaustion". She canceled all public appearances but her record company denied that she had tried to commit suicide.
2003: Shania Twain performed at Hutchinson Field in Chicago.
2004: Brandy became engaged to basketball star Quintin Richardson.
2005: To give us all some idea of how bad music had become, a collection of hits from various artists called Now That's What I Call Music 19 was the #1 album. This is a similar project to what K-Tel used to do back in the 70's--the only difference is back then, there were hundreds of albums better that kept the K-Tel albums from ever making the album chart. Let alone #1. LOL.
2006: Chad Kroeger of Nickelback was arrested for drunk driving in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.
2006: Kazaa settled a lawsuit with some of the major record companies for $100 million. Kazaa had been sued for violating copyright laws.
Born This Day:
1922: Bob Thiele, who produced "Rave On" for Buddy Holly and later married Teresa Brewer, was born in Brooklyn, New York; died January 30, 1996
1928: Harvey Fuqua of the Moonglows and later producer for Marvin Gaye, was born in Chicago, Illinois; died July 6, 2010
1933: Nick Reynolds of the Kingston Trio was born in Coronado, California
1943: Al Ramsey of Gary Lewis & the Playboys
1944: Bobbie Gentry ("Ode to Billie Joe") was born in Chickasaw County, Mississippi
1947: Andy McMaster of the Motors ("Love and Loneliness")
1949: Maureen McGovern ("The Morning After" in 1973) was born in Youngstown, Ohio
1950: Michael Vaughn of Paper Lace was born in Sheffield, England
1953: Suzi Carr, vocalist of Will to Power ("Baby I Love Your Way/Freebird")
1962: Karl Mueller, bassist and founder of Soul Asylum who had the great hit "Runaway Train"; died of throat cancer June 17, 2005 in his hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota
1964: Rex Brown, bass guitarist of PanteraSource URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/07/this-day-in-rock-music-history-july-27.html
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1961: The Tokens recorded "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".
1963: The Beatles performed at the Odeon Cinema in Weston-Super-Mare, England.
1963: "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" by Rolf Harris was #1 for a third week on the Easy Listening chart.
1963: Another of the famous days in the Rock Era, as on this date Peter, Paul and Mary entered the Top 10 with the classic "Blowin' in the Wind".
1965: Gary Lewis & the Playboys had a rather healthy move (40-13) with "Save Your Heart For Me".
1968: The Beat of the Brass by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass was the new #1 album. Wheels of Fire by Cream moved from 28-3 while the previous #1 Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel was #3.
1969: Led Zeppelin and the Doors performed at the Seattle Pop Festival.
1970: Rare Earth released "(I Know) I'm Losing You".
1970: Sly & the Family Stone did not appear for a concert at Grant's Park in Chicago, sparking a riot.
1974: Wings were on top of the U.K. album chart with Band on the Run.
1974: Helen Reddy's "You and Me Against the World" was the top Adult Contemporary song.
1974: "Annie's Song" by John Denver reached #1, followed by Elton John's "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me" and "Rock and Roll Heaven" by the Righteous Brothers. George McCrae's "Rock Your Baby" fell from its perch at #1, while Steely Dan were up to #5 with "Rikki Don't Lose That Number". The rest of the Top 10: Roberta Flack moved from 16 to 6 with "Feel Like Makin' Love", the Hollies had song #7--"The Air That I Breathe", the Hues Corporation slipped with "Rock the Boat", Dave Loggins entered the Top 10 with "Please Come To Boston" and Chicago moved from 23-10 with "Call On Me".
1976: Bruce Springsteen sued manager Mike Appel in Manhattan's U.S. District Court for fraud and breach of contract.
1976: Tina Turner filed for divorce from Ike.
1979: Blondie was in concert at the Orpheum Theater in Memphis, Tennessee.
1983: Madonna released her debut album.
1985: The Eurythmics had the #1 song in the U.K. with "There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)".
1986: Queen became the first artist to perform in Budapest, Hungary since Louis Armstrong.
1987: Whitney Houston released her single "Didn't We Almost Have It All".
1990: Bobby Day ("Rockin' Robin") died of cancer and a stomach hemorrhage.
1991: Jani Lane of Warrant married Bobbie Brown.
1991: Bryan Adams took over at #1 with "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You". Jesus Jones was up to #2 with "Right Here, Right Now" while EMF slipped with "Unbelievable". Paula Abdul's former #1 "Rush, Rush" was at #6 while Amy Grant entered the Top 10 with "Every Heartbeat".
1991: On the more popular Adult Contemporary format, Paula Abdul was still at #1 for the fifth week with "Rush, Rush".
1991: Natalie Cole moved to #1 on the album chart with Unforgettable With Love.
1994: Jewel performed at Han Cosmopolitan Theater in San Diego, California.
1995: Opening act Bob Dylan joined the Rolling Stones for a version of Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" in Montpelier, France.
1996: The Spice Girls reached #1 in the U.K. with "Wannabe".
1997: Alanis Morissette debuted at #6 with her double-sided release "You Learn"/"You Oughta' Know".
1997: Toni Braxton climbed to the top of the chart with the double-sided "You're Makin' Me High"/"Let It Flow".
2000: The "NSYNC Live" performance at Madison Square Garden was shown on HBO.
2001: Leon Wileson, bass guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd, died at his home in Florida at the age of 49.
2002: After suffering cuts on her body after breaking dishes and glasses in her home, Mariah Carey was checked into a hospital for "extreme exhaustion". She canceled all public appearances but her record company denied that she had tried to commit suicide.
2003: Shania Twain performed at Hutchinson Field in Chicago.
2004: Brandy became engaged to basketball star Quintin Richardson.
2005: To give us all some idea of how bad music had become, a collection of hits from various artists called Now That's What I Call Music 19 was the #1 album. This is a similar project to what K-Tel used to do back in the 70's--the only difference is back then, there were hundreds of albums better that kept the K-Tel albums from ever making the album chart. Let alone #1. LOL.
2006: Chad Kroeger of Nickelback was arrested for drunk driving in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.
2006: Kazaa settled a lawsuit with some of the major record companies for $100 million. Kazaa had been sued for violating copyright laws.
Born This Day:
1922: Bob Thiele, who produced "Rave On" for Buddy Holly and later married Teresa Brewer, was born in Brooklyn, New York; died January 30, 1996
1928: Harvey Fuqua of the Moonglows and later producer for Marvin Gaye, was born in Chicago, Illinois; died July 6, 2010
1933: Nick Reynolds of the Kingston Trio was born in Coronado, California
1943: Al Ramsey of Gary Lewis & the Playboys
1944: Bobbie Gentry ("Ode to Billie Joe") was born in Chickasaw County, Mississippi
1947: Andy McMaster of the Motors ("Love and Loneliness")
1949: Maureen McGovern ("The Morning After" in 1973) was born in Youngstown, Ohio
1950: Michael Vaughn of Paper Lace was born in Sheffield, England
1953: Suzi Carr, vocalist of Will to Power ("Baby I Love Your Way/Freebird")
1962: Karl Mueller, bassist and founder of Soul Asylum who had the great hit "Runaway Train"; died of throat cancer June 17, 2005 in his hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota
1964: Rex Brown, bass guitarist of PanteraSource URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/07/this-day-in-rock-music-history-july-27.html
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