1960: Sam Cooke released the single "The Chain Gain".
1962: The Beatles performed at Cambridge Hall in Southport, Lancashire, England.
1962: Frank Ifield had the top song in the U.K. with "I Remember You".
1965: The Four Tops released the single "It's the Same Old Song".
1965: Monday fell on this date and the new single from the McCoys was released called "Hang On Sloopy".
1966: The Monkees recorded "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone."
1966: The Temptations were in concert at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco.
1968: Jeannie C. Riley recorded "Harper Valley P.T.A.".
1968: The Jackson 5 signed a one-year recording contract with Motown Records.
1968: Quicksilver Messenger Service played at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco.
1968: John Lennon and Paul McCartney completed the writing of "Hey Jude".
1969: Elvis Presley performed live for the first time in eight years.
1969: Brian Jones was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
1969: The Rolling Stones were going to release the album Beggar's Banquet, but their label, Decca Records, pulled the release because of an offensive cover. You gotta' watch those Stones every step of the way.
1969: Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. of the 5th Dimension were married.
1969: "Honky Tonk Women" by the Rolling Stones exploded up the chart from #79 to #28, one of the biggest moves in the Rock Era.
1969: Henry Mancini's "Love Theme From 'Romeo & Juliet'" was #1 for the eighth straight week on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1970: Jimi Hendrix performed for what would turn out to be the last time in his hometown of Seattle, Washington at Sicks Stadium.
1971: Aretha Franklin released the single "Spanish Harlem".
1974: The Eagles were in concert at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
1974: Elsewhere in Boston, the first Beatles convention was held.
1975: Olivia Newton-John remained at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for a third week with "Please Mr. Please".
10cc had the #2 song
1975: "The Hustle" by Van McCoy moved to #1 with 10cc's "I'm Not in Love" close behind. The Eagles were up to #3 with "One of These Nights, Olivia Newton-John had a big hit with "Please Mr. Please" while Wings' former #1 "Listen to What the Man Said" slipped to 5. The rest of the Top 10: Frankie Valli's "Swearin' to God", the Bee Gees had their 22nd career hit with "Jive Talkin'", Elton John moved from 15-8 with "Someone Saved My Life Tonight", Melissa Manchester had her first hit with "Midnight Blue" and Gwen McCrae was still at 10 with "Rockin' Chair".
1975: The Eagles moved into the #1 slot on the album chart with One of These Nights. Venus and Mars by Wings had to take a back seat and the Captain & Tennille moved up to #3 with Love Will Keep Us Together. Elton John's album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy was #4.
1976: Orleans had a great single released on this date--"Still the One".
1976: Three Dog Night performed for the last time before splitting up.
1977: Robert Plant's five-year-old son Karac died of a virus at their home in England.
1980: April Wine, the Scorpions, Rainbow and Judas Priest headlined the Monsters of Rock Festival in Donington Park, England.
1980: Odyssey had the #1 song in the U.K. with "Use It Up and Wear It Out".
1982: America attempted a comeback with a new single "You Can Do Magic" released on this date.
1984: The movie "Purple Rain" starring Prince premiered in Hollywood, California.
1986: Peter Gabriel scored a #1 with "Sledgehammer", taking over from, ironically enough, Genesis ("Invisible Touch"). Kenny Loggins moved to challenge with "Danger Zone", Janet Jackson was at 4 with "Nasty" and Peter Cetera saw "Glory of Love" move up to #5. The rest of the Top 10: Madonna moved from 12-6 with "Papa Don't Preach", Rod Stewart's "Love Touch" was at Song #7, Belinda Carlisle moved into the Top 10 with "Mad About You", Simply Red was on their way down with the former #1 "Holding Back the Years" and Billy Joel's "Modern Woman" was at #10.
1986: The Soundtrack to "Top Gun" was #1 on the album chart with Peter Gabriel's So grabbing the runner-up position. Control from Janet Jackson was third, Genesis moved up with Invisible Touch and Patti LaBelle fell from the top with Winner in You. The rest of the Top 10: Love Zone from Billy Ocean, Whitney Houston's self-titled album, Like a Rock from Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, Madonna jumped up from 29 to 9 with True Blue and the Moody Blues were at 10 with The Other Side of Life.
1990: Brent Mydland of the Grateful Dead died from drugs at age 37.
1992: Paul Stanley of Kiss married Pamela Bowen.
1992: Mary Wells (#1 song "My Guy" from 1964) died of throat cancer at the age of 49.
1993: Billy Joel released the single "River of Dreams".
2000: Oasis was forced off stage at the Paleo Festival in Switzerland after being hit with bottles and cans.
2001: Sir Paul McCartney became engaged to Heather Mills.
2002: The movie "Country Bears" starring Don Henley premiered in theaters.
2003: Nicko McBrain was arrested outside of Wantagh, New York after running over a parking attendant.
2003: Mick Jagger celebrated his 60th birthday at a private party in Prague, Czech Republic.
2004: The Darkness opened a new music center at their old school in Lowestoft, England.
2006: The final edition of "Top of the Pops" was recorded at BBC Television Centre in London. The show was co-hosted by Sir Jimmy Savile, the first presenter of the show. The Rolling Stones, who were the first band to appear on the show in 1964 performed, as did Madonna, Beyonce, the Spice Girls, Wham and Robbie Williams.
2006: The Rex acoustic guitar that helped Paul McCartney earn a spot in the band the Quarrymen was sold for 330,000 pounds at an auction at Abbey Road Studios in London.
2008: Paul Anka married Anna Yeager on the island of Sardinia.
2010: Al Goodman, who was a member of both the Moments ("Love on a Two-Way Street" from 1970) and Ray, Goodman & Brown ("Special Lady" from 1980) died of a heart attack after undergoing surgery in Englewood, New Jersey. He was 67.
Born This Day:
1938: Darlene Love of the Crystals and also Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans ("Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah") was born in Los Angeles
1941: Bobby Hebb ("Sunny" from 1966) was born in Nashville, Tennessee
1941: Brenton Wood ("Gimme Little Sign" from 1967) was born in Shreveport, Louisiana
1943: Mick Jagger was born in Dartford, England
1943: Dobie Gray ("Drift Away" from 1973) was born in Brookshire, Texas
1949: Roger Taylor, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist of Queen, known as one of the best drummers in the Rock Era, was born in Kingslynn, England
1961: Andy Connell of Swing Out Sister was born in Manchester, England
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1962: The Beatles performed at Cambridge Hall in Southport, Lancashire, England.
1962: Frank Ifield had the top song in the U.K. with "I Remember You".
1965: The Four Tops released the single "It's the Same Old Song".
1965: Monday fell on this date and the new single from the McCoys was released called "Hang On Sloopy".
1966: The Monkees recorded "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone."
1966: The Temptations were in concert at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco.
1968: Jeannie C. Riley recorded "Harper Valley P.T.A.".
1968: The Jackson 5 signed a one-year recording contract with Motown Records.
1968: Quicksilver Messenger Service played at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco.
1968: John Lennon and Paul McCartney completed the writing of "Hey Jude".
1969: Elvis Presley performed live for the first time in eight years.
1969: Brian Jones was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
1969: The Rolling Stones were going to release the album Beggar's Banquet, but their label, Decca Records, pulled the release because of an offensive cover. You gotta' watch those Stones every step of the way.
1969: Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. of the 5th Dimension were married.
1969: "Honky Tonk Women" by the Rolling Stones exploded up the chart from #79 to #28, one of the biggest moves in the Rock Era.
1969: Henry Mancini's "Love Theme From 'Romeo & Juliet'" was #1 for the eighth straight week on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1970: Jimi Hendrix performed for what would turn out to be the last time in his hometown of Seattle, Washington at Sicks Stadium.
1971: Aretha Franklin released the single "Spanish Harlem".
1974: The Eagles were in concert at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
1974: Elsewhere in Boston, the first Beatles convention was held.
1975: Olivia Newton-John remained at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for a third week with "Please Mr. Please".
10cc had the #2 song
1975: "The Hustle" by Van McCoy moved to #1 with 10cc's "I'm Not in Love" close behind. The Eagles were up to #3 with "One of These Nights, Olivia Newton-John had a big hit with "Please Mr. Please" while Wings' former #1 "Listen to What the Man Said" slipped to 5. The rest of the Top 10: Frankie Valli's "Swearin' to God", the Bee Gees had their 22nd career hit with "Jive Talkin'", Elton John moved from 15-8 with "Someone Saved My Life Tonight", Melissa Manchester had her first hit with "Midnight Blue" and Gwen McCrae was still at 10 with "Rockin' Chair".
1975: The Eagles moved into the #1 slot on the album chart with One of These Nights. Venus and Mars by Wings had to take a back seat and the Captain & Tennille moved up to #3 with Love Will Keep Us Together. Elton John's album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy was #4.
1976: Orleans had a great single released on this date--"Still the One".
1976: Three Dog Night performed for the last time before splitting up.
1977: Robert Plant's five-year-old son Karac died of a virus at their home in England.
1980: April Wine, the Scorpions, Rainbow and Judas Priest headlined the Monsters of Rock Festival in Donington Park, England.
1980: Odyssey had the #1 song in the U.K. with "Use It Up and Wear It Out".
1982: America attempted a comeback with a new single "You Can Do Magic" released on this date.
1984: The movie "Purple Rain" starring Prince premiered in Hollywood, California.
1986: Peter Gabriel scored a #1 with "Sledgehammer", taking over from, ironically enough, Genesis ("Invisible Touch"). Kenny Loggins moved to challenge with "Danger Zone", Janet Jackson was at 4 with "Nasty" and Peter Cetera saw "Glory of Love" move up to #5. The rest of the Top 10: Madonna moved from 12-6 with "Papa Don't Preach", Rod Stewart's "Love Touch" was at Song #7, Belinda Carlisle moved into the Top 10 with "Mad About You", Simply Red was on their way down with the former #1 "Holding Back the Years" and Billy Joel's "Modern Woman" was at #10.
1986: The Soundtrack to "Top Gun" was #1 on the album chart with Peter Gabriel's So grabbing the runner-up position. Control from Janet Jackson was third, Genesis moved up with Invisible Touch and Patti LaBelle fell from the top with Winner in You. The rest of the Top 10: Love Zone from Billy Ocean, Whitney Houston's self-titled album, Like a Rock from Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, Madonna jumped up from 29 to 9 with True Blue and the Moody Blues were at 10 with The Other Side of Life.
1990: Brent Mydland of the Grateful Dead died from drugs at age 37.
1992: Paul Stanley of Kiss married Pamela Bowen.
1992: Mary Wells (#1 song "My Guy" from 1964) died of throat cancer at the age of 49.
1993: Billy Joel released the single "River of Dreams".
2000: Oasis was forced off stage at the Paleo Festival in Switzerland after being hit with bottles and cans.
2001: Sir Paul McCartney became engaged to Heather Mills.
2002: The movie "Country Bears" starring Don Henley premiered in theaters.
2003: Nicko McBrain was arrested outside of Wantagh, New York after running over a parking attendant.
2003: Mick Jagger celebrated his 60th birthday at a private party in Prague, Czech Republic.
2004: The Darkness opened a new music center at their old school in Lowestoft, England.
2006: The final edition of "Top of the Pops" was recorded at BBC Television Centre in London. The show was co-hosted by Sir Jimmy Savile, the first presenter of the show. The Rolling Stones, who were the first band to appear on the show in 1964 performed, as did Madonna, Beyonce, the Spice Girls, Wham and Robbie Williams.
2006: The Rex acoustic guitar that helped Paul McCartney earn a spot in the band the Quarrymen was sold for 330,000 pounds at an auction at Abbey Road Studios in London.
2008: Paul Anka married Anna Yeager on the island of Sardinia.
2010: Al Goodman, who was a member of both the Moments ("Love on a Two-Way Street" from 1970) and Ray, Goodman & Brown ("Special Lady" from 1980) died of a heart attack after undergoing surgery in Englewood, New Jersey. He was 67.
Born This Day:
1938: Darlene Love of the Crystals and also Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans ("Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah") was born in Los Angeles
1941: Bobby Hebb ("Sunny" from 1966) was born in Nashville, Tennessee
1941: Brenton Wood ("Gimme Little Sign" from 1967) was born in Shreveport, Louisiana
1943: Mick Jagger was born in Dartford, England
1943: Dobie Gray ("Drift Away" from 1973) was born in Brookshire, Texas
1949: Roger Taylor, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist of Queen, known as one of the best drummers in the Rock Era, was born in Kingslynn, England
1961: Andy Connell of Swing Out Sister was born in Manchester, England
1961: Gary Cherone, lead singer of Extreme ("More Than Words") and later briefly with Van Halen, was born in Malden, Massachusetts
1963: Scott Francis Crago, session drummer for the Eagles, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Bob Seger, Bryan Adams, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt and Chris Isaac
1967: Headliner of Arrested Development
1980: Dave Baksch, singer and lead guitarist of Sum 41 and now a producer and leader of Brown Brigade, was born in Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Source URL: https://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/07/this-day-in-rock-music-history-july-26.html1963: Scott Francis Crago, session drummer for the Eagles, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Bob Seger, Bryan Adams, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt and Chris Isaac
1967: Headliner of Arrested Development
1980: Dave Baksch, singer and lead guitarist of Sum 41 and now a producer and leader of Brown Brigade, was born in Ajax, Ontario, Canada
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