1958: The soundtrack to "Oklahoma!" received the first gold record from the Recording Industry of America (RIAA).
1960: Jimmy Jones had the #1 U.K. hit with "Good Timin'".
1963: Freddie & the Dreamers recorded "I'm Telling You Now".
1963: Lesley Gore, who only the week before had recorded one of the biggest moves to #1 (9-1) of the Rock Era with "It's My Party", continued to party at #1. Kyu Sakamoto, who already had a big Adult Contemporary #1, was making a move on the big scene with "Sukiyaki"--10-2. Oft imitated but never matched in quality, "Da Doo Ron Ron" from the Crystals was song #3, followed by Al Martino with "I Love You Because" and "You Can't Sit Down" by the Dovells. The rest of a great summer Top 10: "Two Faces Have I" from Lou Christie", Jimmy Soul placing at 7 with "If You Wanna' Be Happy", Bill Anderson at #8 with "Still", Nat King Cole moving from 16-9 with "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer" and the Beach Boys falling to 10 with "Surfin' U.S.A."
1964: The Elvis Presley movie "Viva Las Vegas", generally regarded as one of his best, was #8 in the United States.
1965: The movie "Having a Wild Weekend" starring the Dave Clark Five opened in London.
1965: The Hollies' "I'm Alive" returned to #1 in the U.K.
1967: Another look back at one of the top years in the Rock Era. "Windy" by the Association remained at #1 but the Music Explosion was challenging with "Little Bit O' Soul". Frankie Valli's solo hit "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (he was still in the 4 Seasons) was at #3 and Scott McKenzie remained at 4 with "San Francisco". The rest of a dynamite Top 10: Petula Clark's "Don't Sleep in the Subway", "Come On Down To My Boat" from Every Mother's Son, the 5th Dimension's magical "Up, Up and Away" moving from 12-7, the Grass Roots at #8 with "Let's Live For Today", the Young Rascals were on their way down with their classic #1 "Groovin'" and Johnny Rivers joined the group at #10 with "The Tracks of My Tears".
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1967: One of The Top R&B Songs of the Rock Era*, "Respect" from Aretha Franklin, spent its eighth week at the top on this date.
1967: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, which had debuted at #8 two weeks before, completed the climb up the Top 200 Albums by reaching #1 for the Beatles one week later and on this date, made it two weeks in a row. That was nothing. Headquarters from their rival the Monkees was hanging in there at #2. Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass remained at 3 with Sounds Like.
1968: Steppenwolf released the single "Born To Be Wild".
1968: Pink Floyd played at the Kinetic Playground in Chicago, Illinois.
1969: Marianne Faithfull was found in a coma after a suicide attempt.
1970: "The Everly Brothers Show" began on ABC-TV as a summer television series.
1972: Three Dog Night, Edgar Winter, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Faces with Rod Stewart, Humble Pie and the J. Geils Band performed at the Concert 10 Festival at the Pocono International Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
1972: "Lean On Me" hit #1 for Bill Withers, a message we could all take to heart. Billy Preston's "Outa-Space", one of The Top 100 Instrumentals of the Rock Era*, was up to #2 and the former #1 "Song Sung Blue" from Neil Diamond was down to 3. Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose came in fourth followed by the former #1 from Sammy Davis, Jr.--"The Candy Man". The rest of the Top 10: "Troglodyte" from the Jimmy Castor Bunch, ummm "Rocket Man" by Elton John, Vegas star Wayne Newton got in on the action with "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast", America remained at 9 with "I Need You" and Luther Ingram's still not right with "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right".
1972: Neil Diamond's "Song Sung Blue" remained at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for a fifth week.
1973: Mott the Hoople appeared at Royal Albert Hall in London, where the crowd rioted and two boxes in the prestigious venue were damaged. The Hall temporarily banned rock concerts and issued the group with a fine.
1974: Monday fell on this date, the day new 45's were released to radio stations. Eric Clapton's "I Shot the Sheriff" was one of them.
1978: Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer of the Clash were arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct after a Clash concert at the Apollo in Glasgow, Scotland.
1978: Lionel Richie & the Commodores were moving on up with "Three Times a Lady"--49 to 26 on this date.
1978: Teddy Pendergrass owned the top R&B hit with "Close the Door".
1978: Roberta Flack took over at #1 on the AC chart with "If Ever I See You Again".
1978: Maybe it was the weather (or being out of school) but summer music sounded better. Andy Gibb was just beginning a long stay at #1 with "Shadow Dancing" while Gerry Rafferty was camped out at #2 for a fourth week with the classic "Baker Street". ABBA had #3 with "Take a Chance On Me". The O'Jays edged up to 4 with "Use Ta Be My Girl" and Bob Seger had #5--"Still the Same". The rest of the Top 10: Rod Stewart sound alike Bonnie Tyler with "It's a Heartache", the Stones rolled up from 14-7 with "Miss You", Peter Brown with "Dance With Me", Heatwave had folks dancing with "The Groove Line" at #9 and Carly Simon's 13th hit and fifth Top 10--"You Belong To Me" was at #10.
1978: Gerry Rafferty would never be able to overtake Andy Gibb on the singles chart but he did accomplish the distinction of toppling Saturday Night Fever from #1 on the album chart after an unprecedented 24 consecutive weeks (with the album City To City). Natural High from the Commodores was third, followed by Some Girls by the Rolling Stones and Stranger in Town from Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band. The rest of the Top 10: Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen, Andy Gibb's Shadow Dancing, Feels So Good from Chuck Mangione at #8, the Soundtrack to Grease at #9 and Carly Simon's Boys in the Trees completing the list.
1979: The B-52's gave their first concert in the U.K. at the Lyceum Ballroom in London.
1984: Bono of U2 and Van Morrison joined Bob Dylan on stage at Wembley Stadium in London, with the three singing "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue".
1985: Two new releases arrived at radio stations on this date, Monday, July 8, 1985--Dire Straits released their single "Money for Nothing" and Billy Joel released "You're Only Human".
1987: U2 performed at Vorst National in Brussels, Belgium.
1989: The Fine Young Cannibals made it two #1's out of the gate as the follow-up to "She Drives Me Crazy", "Good Thing" hit #1.
1991: Michael Bolton released the single "Time, Love and Tenderness".
1992: Garth Brooks and wife Sandy celebrated their new daughter, Taylor Mayne Pearl.
1995: It didn't even take a music professional to tell where this song was heading. (Actually, about 10 seconds was all it took me) "Kiss From a Rose" by Seal moved from 54 to 32 on this date.
1995: Michael Jackson continued the ever-increasing practice of debuting at #1 with HIStory: Past, Present and Future-Book I.
1995: "Waterfalls", one of The Top 500 Songs of the Rock Era* from TLC, climbed from 7 to the top on this date. Monica was stuck at #2 with "Don't Take It Personal (just one of dem days)".
1996: The Spice Girls released their debut single "Wannabe" in Great Britain.
1998: The Estate for Roy Orbison filed a $12 million royalty suit against Sony Music.
2000: Iron Maiden had to cancel several dates of a European tour after guitarist Janick Gers fell off stage during a concert in Mannheim, Germany.
2001: Alicia Keys reached #1 on the album chart with her superb Songs in A Minor.
2003: LL Cool J re-signed with Def Jam Records.
2003: Nickelback filmed the video to "Someday" in their hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
2003: An article in the Wall Street Journal emphasized the similarity between lyrics on Bob Dylan's 2001 album Love and Theft and the Japanese book "Confessions of a Yakuza". Author Dr. Junichi Saga claims never to have heard of Dylan. Better not tell him that--don't think his ego could take it.
2004: Scott Weiland, formerly with Stone Temple Pilots and then with Velvet Revolver, was given three years probation after being convicted of a DUI in a Los Angeles court.
2004: Mark Purseglove was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in jail for bootlegging famous recordings by the Beatles, Pink Floyd and others.
2005: Soul great and great guy Luther Vandross was laid to rest following a funeral service at New York's Riverside Church. Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys, Usher and Patti LaBelle were among those in attendance.
2006: Nelly Furtado owned the #1 album with Loose.
2007: The Chemical Brothers topped the U.K. album chart with We Are the Night.
Born This Day:
1935: Steve Lawrence (Sidney Liebowitz) was born in Brooklyn, New York
1944: Jai Johanny Johanson, drummer for the Allman Brothers Band, was born in Gulfport, Mississippi
1961: Andy Fletcher, co-founder and master of synthesizers for Depeche Mode, was born in Nottingham, England
1961: Graham Jones, guitarist for Haircut 100 ("Love Plus One"
1963: Joan Osbourne was born in Anchorage, Kentucky
1970: Beck (Beck David Campbell) was born in Los Angeles
1985: Jamie Cook, guitarist for the Arctic Monkeys, was born in Sheffield, EnglandSource URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/07/this-day-in-rock-music-history-july-8.html
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1960: Jimmy Jones had the #1 U.K. hit with "Good Timin'".
1963: Freddie & the Dreamers recorded "I'm Telling You Now".
1963: Lesley Gore, who only the week before had recorded one of the biggest moves to #1 (9-1) of the Rock Era with "It's My Party", continued to party at #1. Kyu Sakamoto, who already had a big Adult Contemporary #1, was making a move on the big scene with "Sukiyaki"--10-2. Oft imitated but never matched in quality, "Da Doo Ron Ron" from the Crystals was song #3, followed by Al Martino with "I Love You Because" and "You Can't Sit Down" by the Dovells. The rest of a great summer Top 10: "Two Faces Have I" from Lou Christie", Jimmy Soul placing at 7 with "If You Wanna' Be Happy", Bill Anderson at #8 with "Still", Nat King Cole moving from 16-9 with "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer" and the Beach Boys falling to 10 with "Surfin' U.S.A."
1964: The Elvis Presley movie "Viva Las Vegas", generally regarded as one of his best, was #8 in the United States.
1965: The movie "Having a Wild Weekend" starring the Dave Clark Five opened in London.
1965: The Hollies' "I'm Alive" returned to #1 in the U.K.
1967: Another look back at one of the top years in the Rock Era. "Windy" by the Association remained at #1 but the Music Explosion was challenging with "Little Bit O' Soul". Frankie Valli's solo hit "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (he was still in the 4 Seasons) was at #3 and Scott McKenzie remained at 4 with "San Francisco". The rest of a dynamite Top 10: Petula Clark's "Don't Sleep in the Subway", "Come On Down To My Boat" from Every Mother's Son, the 5th Dimension's magical "Up, Up and Away" moving from 12-7, the Grass Roots at #8 with "Let's Live For Today", the Young Rascals were on their way down with their classic #1 "Groovin'" and Johnny Rivers joined the group at #10 with "The Tracks of My Tears".
1967: One of The Top R&B Songs of the Rock Era*, "Respect" from Aretha Franklin, spent its eighth week at the top on this date.
1967: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, which had debuted at #8 two weeks before, completed the climb up the Top 200 Albums by reaching #1 for the Beatles one week later and on this date, made it two weeks in a row. That was nothing. Headquarters from their rival the Monkees was hanging in there at #2. Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass remained at 3 with Sounds Like.
1968: Steppenwolf released the single "Born To Be Wild".
1968: Pink Floyd played at the Kinetic Playground in Chicago, Illinois.
1969: Marianne Faithfull was found in a coma after a suicide attempt.
1970: "The Everly Brothers Show" began on ABC-TV as a summer television series.
1972: Three Dog Night, Edgar Winter, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Faces with Rod Stewart, Humble Pie and the J. Geils Band performed at the Concert 10 Festival at the Pocono International Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
1972: "Lean On Me" hit #1 for Bill Withers, a message we could all take to heart. Billy Preston's "Outa-Space", one of The Top 100 Instrumentals of the Rock Era*, was up to #2 and the former #1 "Song Sung Blue" from Neil Diamond was down to 3. Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose came in fourth followed by the former #1 from Sammy Davis, Jr.--"The Candy Man". The rest of the Top 10: "Troglodyte" from the Jimmy Castor Bunch, ummm "Rocket Man" by Elton John, Vegas star Wayne Newton got in on the action with "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast", America remained at 9 with "I Need You" and Luther Ingram's still not right with "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right".
1972: Neil Diamond's "Song Sung Blue" remained at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for a fifth week.
1973: Mott the Hoople appeared at Royal Albert Hall in London, where the crowd rioted and two boxes in the prestigious venue were damaged. The Hall temporarily banned rock concerts and issued the group with a fine.
1974: Monday fell on this date, the day new 45's were released to radio stations. Eric Clapton's "I Shot the Sheriff" was one of them.
1978: Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer of the Clash were arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct after a Clash concert at the Apollo in Glasgow, Scotland.
1978: Lionel Richie & the Commodores were moving on up with "Three Times a Lady"--49 to 26 on this date.
1978: Teddy Pendergrass owned the top R&B hit with "Close the Door".
1978: Roberta Flack took over at #1 on the AC chart with "If Ever I See You Again".
1978: Maybe it was the weather (or being out of school) but summer music sounded better. Andy Gibb was just beginning a long stay at #1 with "Shadow Dancing" while Gerry Rafferty was camped out at #2 for a fourth week with the classic "Baker Street". ABBA had #3 with "Take a Chance On Me". The O'Jays edged up to 4 with "Use Ta Be My Girl" and Bob Seger had #5--"Still the Same". The rest of the Top 10: Rod Stewart sound alike Bonnie Tyler with "It's a Heartache", the Stones rolled up from 14-7 with "Miss You", Peter Brown with "Dance With Me", Heatwave had folks dancing with "The Groove Line" at #9 and Carly Simon's 13th hit and fifth Top 10--"You Belong To Me" was at #10.
1978: Gerry Rafferty would never be able to overtake Andy Gibb on the singles chart but he did accomplish the distinction of toppling Saturday Night Fever from #1 on the album chart after an unprecedented 24 consecutive weeks (with the album City To City). Natural High from the Commodores was third, followed by Some Girls by the Rolling Stones and Stranger in Town from Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band. The rest of the Top 10: Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen, Andy Gibb's Shadow Dancing, Feels So Good from Chuck Mangione at #8, the Soundtrack to Grease at #9 and Carly Simon's Boys in the Trees completing the list.
1979: The B-52's gave their first concert in the U.K. at the Lyceum Ballroom in London.
1984: Bono of U2 and Van Morrison joined Bob Dylan on stage at Wembley Stadium in London, with the three singing "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue".
1985: Two new releases arrived at radio stations on this date, Monday, July 8, 1985--Dire Straits released their single "Money for Nothing" and Billy Joel released "You're Only Human".
1987: U2 performed at Vorst National in Brussels, Belgium.
1989: The Fine Young Cannibals made it two #1's out of the gate as the follow-up to "She Drives Me Crazy", "Good Thing" hit #1.
1991: Michael Bolton released the single "Time, Love and Tenderness".
1992: Garth Brooks and wife Sandy celebrated their new daughter, Taylor Mayne Pearl.
1995: It didn't even take a music professional to tell where this song was heading. (Actually, about 10 seconds was all it took me) "Kiss From a Rose" by Seal moved from 54 to 32 on this date.
1995: Michael Jackson continued the ever-increasing practice of debuting at #1 with HIStory: Past, Present and Future-Book I.
1995: "Waterfalls", one of The Top 500 Songs of the Rock Era* from TLC, climbed from 7 to the top on this date. Monica was stuck at #2 with "Don't Take It Personal (just one of dem days)".
1996: The Spice Girls released their debut single "Wannabe" in Great Britain.
1998: The Estate for Roy Orbison filed a $12 million royalty suit against Sony Music.
2000: Iron Maiden had to cancel several dates of a European tour after guitarist Janick Gers fell off stage during a concert in Mannheim, Germany.
2001: Alicia Keys reached #1 on the album chart with her superb Songs in A Minor.
2003: LL Cool J re-signed with Def Jam Records.
2003: Nickelback filmed the video to "Someday" in their hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
2003: An article in the Wall Street Journal emphasized the similarity between lyrics on Bob Dylan's 2001 album Love and Theft and the Japanese book "Confessions of a Yakuza". Author Dr. Junichi Saga claims never to have heard of Dylan. Better not tell him that--don't think his ego could take it.
2004: Scott Weiland, formerly with Stone Temple Pilots and then with Velvet Revolver, was given three years probation after being convicted of a DUI in a Los Angeles court.
2004: Mark Purseglove was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in jail for bootlegging famous recordings by the Beatles, Pink Floyd and others.
2005: Soul great and great guy Luther Vandross was laid to rest following a funeral service at New York's Riverside Church. Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys, Usher and Patti LaBelle were among those in attendance.
2006: Nelly Furtado owned the #1 album with Loose.
2007: The Chemical Brothers topped the U.K. album chart with We Are the Night.
Born This Day:
1935: Steve Lawrence (Sidney Liebowitz) was born in Brooklyn, New York
1944: Jai Johanny Johanson, drummer for the Allman Brothers Band, was born in Gulfport, Mississippi
1961: Andy Fletcher, co-founder and master of synthesizers for Depeche Mode, was born in Nottingham, England
1961: Graham Jones, guitarist for Haircut 100 ("Love Plus One"
1963: Joan Osbourne was born in Anchorage, Kentucky
1970: Beck (Beck David Campbell) was born in Los Angeles
1985: Jamie Cook, guitarist for the Arctic Monkeys, was born in Sheffield, EnglandSource URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/07/this-day-in-rock-music-history-july-8.html
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