July 9

Births

1925: Alan Dale (Pop Singer)

1927: Ed Ames (Pop Singer)

1927: Jim McReynolds (Bluegrass musician in Jim & Jesse)

1929: Lee Hazlewood (Country Singer)

1942: Richard Roundtree (Shaft… Can Ya Dig It?)

1946: Bon Scott (Original Singer for AC/DC)

1947: John “Mitch” Mitchell (Drummer for The Jimi Hendrix Experience)

1950: Gwen Guthrie (R&B Singer)

1952: John Tesh (Pianist & Composer)

1954: Debbie Sledge (Singer in Sister Sledge)

1959: Jim Kerr (Singer for Simple Minds)

1957: Marc Almond (Singer for Soft Cell)

1964: Courtney Michelle Love (Courtney Michelle Harrison) (Vocals & Guitar in Hole)

1965: Frankie Bello (Bass for Anthrax)

1975: Jack White (John Gillis) (Guitar & Vocals for The White Stripes)

1975: Isaac Brock (Singer & Guitarist for Modest Mouse)

1976: Dan Estrin (Guitarist for Hoobastank)

Events

1955: Bill Haley and the Comets' "Rock Around The Clock," a minor hit the previous year, lands in the top spot after inclusion in the juvenile delinquent drama The Blackboard Jungle, officially kicking off the rock and roll era. That same day, crooner Pat Boone releases his watered-down version of Fats Domino's #1 R&B hit, "Ain't It A Shame" (now called "Ain't That A Shame").

1956: Dick Clark debuts as the host of Philadelphia's TV dance show on WFIL, then called simply Bandstand, after former host Bob Horn is arrested for DUI. The show, which would go national on ABC the following year, precipitating a name change to American Bandstand, would run for 37 years.

1956: After the June 30th trouble at Asbury Park, Bill Haley and His Comets are denied permission to play at the Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City. A city ordinance was passed that read: "Rock and roll music encouraged juvenile delinquency and inspired young females in lewd bathing suits to perform obscene dances on the city's beaches."

1957: Elvis Presley's second film, Loving You, has its US premiere.

1958: Upset by Sam Phillips' concentration on Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash leaves Sun Records to sign with Columbia.

1962: Bob Dylan recorded ‘Blowin' In the Wind’ at Columbia Recording Studios in New York City during an afternoon session.

1968: Co-lead Temptations singer David Ruffin leaves the group due to cocaine abuse, missed shows, financial wrangling with Motown head Berry Gordy, and the group's refusal to change their name to "David Ruffin and the Temptations." Ruffin would soon begin appearing unwanted at Temps concerts and taking the stage to sing the hits he made famous, forcing the group to tighten security.

1972: Paul McCartney and Wings played their very first show in the small French town of Chateauvillon. The band included Denny Laine, Denny Seiwell, Henry McCullough and Paul's wife, Linda. It was McCartney's first time on the road since the Beatles quit touring in 1966. The band travelled on a double Decker London bus with a psychedelic interior.

1977: Elvis Costello quit his day job as a computer operator at Elizabeth Arden Cosmetics to become a full time musician.

1984: The album "Ice Cream Castle" was released by The Time.

1988: Cheap Trick went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'The Flame', the group's only US No.1.

1989: New Edition's production manager was charged with criminal homicide after allegedly shooting the support acts security man after they ran over their stage time.

1990: The Rolling Stones cancel upcoming performances for the first time in over 26 years after guitarist Keith Richards discovers his inflamed finger has become septic during a show in Glasgow, Scotland.

1995: The Grateful Dead give their last concert with leader Jerry Garcia at Chicago's Soldier Field. Jerry would die of a heart attack a month later while in drug rehab.

1998: Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots had a bench warrant issued for him when he missed his second court date stemming from drug possession charges.

1998: Session guitarist Robert "Waddy" Wachtel and his wife were arrested for investigation of possessing child pornography, allegedly found on his personal computer.

1999: Elton John checks into London's Wellington hospital to have a pacemaker installed due to an irregular heartbeat.

1999: Mary Chapin Carpenter canceled a concert at Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts in Springfield, MO, at the last minute. She had to fly home to tend to a very sick Golden Retriever.

1999: Mick Jagger's common-law marriage to actress/supermodel Jerry Hall, conducted in Haiti back in 1990, is annulled.

2001: The Backstreet Boys temporarily stopped their "Black & Blue World Tour 2001." The tour had to be put on hold because A.J. McLean entered a treatment center for depression and alcohol abuse. The tour resumed on August 24th.

2007: Happy Mondays' frontman Shaun Ryder was in trouble after he smoked several cigarettes on stage during a concert at The Ritz in Manchester. Smoking had been banned in all enclosed public places in England on 1 July of this year, and anyone flouting the law faced a $100 fine. Performers were only exempt from the smoking ban if the "artistic integrity" of their act required it.

July 9

Births

1925: Alan Dale (Pop Singer)

1927: Ed Ames (Pop Singer)

1927: Jim McReynolds (Bluegrass musician in Jim & Jesse)

1929: Lee Hazlewood (Country Singer)

1942: Richard Roundtree (Shaft… Can Ya Dig It?)

1946: Bon Scott (Original Singer for AC/DC)

1947: John “Mitch” Mitchell (Drummer for The Jimi Hendrix Experience)

1950: Gwen Guthrie (R&B Singer)

1952: John Tesh (Pianist & Composer)

1954: Debbie Sledge (Singer in Sister Sledge)

1959: Jim Kerr (Singer for Simple Minds)

1957: Marc Almond (Singer for Soft Cell)

1964: Courtney Michelle Love (Courtney Michelle Harrison) (Vocals & Guitar in Hole)

1965: Frankie Bello (Bass for Anthrax)

1975: Jack White (John Gillis) (Guitar & Vocals for The White Stripes)

1975: Isaac Brock (Singer & Guitarist for Modest Mouse)

1976: Dan Estrin (Guitarist for Hoobastank)

Events

1955: Bill Haley and the Comets' "Rock Around The Clock," a minor hit the previous year, lands in the top spot after inclusion in the juvenile delinquent drama The Blackboard Jungle, officially kicking off the rock and roll era. That same day, crooner Pat Boone releases his watered-down version of Fats Domino's #1 R&B hit, "Ain't It A Shame" (now called "Ain't That A Shame").

1956: Dick Clark debuts as the host of Philadelphia's TV dance show on WFIL, then called simply Bandstand, after former host Bob Horn is arrested for DUI. The show, which would go national on ABC the following year, precipitating a name change to American Bandstand, would run for 37 years.

1956: After the June 30th trouble at Asbury Park, Bill Haley and His Comets are denied permission to play at the Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City. A city ordinance was passed that read: "Rock and roll music encouraged juvenile delinquency and inspired young females in lewd bathing suits to perform obscene dances on the city's beaches."

1957: Elvis Presley's second film, Loving You, has its US premiere.

1958: Upset by Sam Phillips' concentration on Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash leaves Sun Records to sign with Columbia.

1962: Bob Dylan recorded ‘Blowin' In the Wind’ at Columbia Recording Studios in New York City during an afternoon session.

1968: Co-lead Temptations singer David Ruffin leaves the group due to cocaine abuse, missed shows, financial wrangling with Motown head Berry Gordy, and the group's refusal to change their name to "David Ruffin and the Temptations." Ruffin would soon begin appearing unwanted at Temps concerts and taking the stage to sing the hits he made famous, forcing the group to tighten security.

1972: Paul McCartney and Wings played their very first show in the small French town of Chateauvillon. The band included Denny Laine, Denny Seiwell, Henry McCullough and Paul's wife, Linda. It was McCartney's first time on the road since the Beatles quit touring in 1966. The band travelled on a double Decker London bus with a psychedelic interior.

1977: Elvis Costello quit his day job as a computer operator at Elizabeth Arden Cosmetics to become a full time musician.

1984: The album "Ice Cream Castle" was released by The Time.

1988: Cheap Trick went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'The Flame', the group's only US No.1.

1989: New Edition's production manager was charged with criminal homicide after allegedly shooting the support acts security man after they ran over their stage time.

1990: The Rolling Stones cancel upcoming performances for the first time in over 26 years after guitarist Keith Richards discovers his inflamed finger has become septic during a show in Glasgow, Scotland.

1995: The Grateful Dead give their last concert with leader Jerry Garcia at Chicago's Soldier Field. Jerry would die of a heart attack a month later while in drug rehab.

1998: Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots had a bench warrant issued for him when he missed his second court date stemming from drug possession charges.

1998: Session guitarist Robert "Waddy" Wachtel and his wife were arrested for investigation of possessing child pornography, allegedly found on his personal computer.

1999: Elton John checks into London's Wellington hospital to have a pacemaker installed due to an irregular heartbeat.

1999: Mary Chapin Carpenter canceled a concert at Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts in Springfield, MO, at the last minute. She had to fly home to tend to a very sick Golden Retriever.

1999: Mick Jagger's common-law marriage to actress/supermodel Jerry Hall, conducted in Haiti back in 1990, is annulled.

2001: The Backstreet Boys temporarily stopped their "Black & Blue World Tour 2001." The tour had to be put on hold because A.J. McLean entered a treatment center for depression and alcohol abuse. The tour resumed on August 24th.

2007: Happy Mondays' frontman Shaun Ryder was in trouble after he smoked several cigarettes on stage during a concert at The Ritz in Manchester. Smoking had been banned in all enclosed public places in England on 1 July of this year, and anyone flouting the law faced a $100 fine. Performers were only exempt from the smoking ban if the "artistic integrity" of their act required it.

July 8

Births

1908: Louis Jordan (Jazz Bandleader & Singer)

1914: Billy Eckstine (Jazz Bandleader & Singer)

1932: Jerry Vale (Pop Singer)

1935: Steve Lawrence (Singer)

1942: Chuck Negron (Vocals for 3 Dog Night)

1944: Jai Johanny Johanson (Drummer for The Allman Brothers)

1951: Greg T Walker (Bassist for Blackfoot & Lynyrd Skynyrd)

1958: Kevin Bacon (Guitar & Vocals for The Bacon Brothers, also an actor)

1958: Carlos Cavazo (Guitar for Quiet Riot)

1961: Andy Fletcher (Bass & Synth for Depeche Mode)

1961: Toby Keith (Country Singer)

1962: Joan Osborne (Singer / Songwriter)

1970: Beck David Campbell (Beck) (Guitar & Singer/Songwriter)

1985: Jamie Cook (Guitarist for Arctic Monkeys)

Events

1946: After just one year of marriage, actress Ava Gardner divorces bandleader Artie Shaw.

1958: The RIAA awards its first ever gold record for an LP -- for the soundtrack to the film Oklahoma!. ("Gold" albums at that time represented one million dollars in sales.)

1965: The Dave Clark Five's first movie, Having A Wild Weekend, opens in London. (For American audiences, it's entitled Catch Us If You Can, after their hit of the same name.)

1967: In Jacksonville, FL, Jimi Hendrix is invited to open for the Monkees on their latest tour. The band loves him, but the audience , oblivious, keeps screaming for Davy Jones. A frustrated Hendrix leaves the tour a week or so later.

1969: Singer/actress Marianne Faithfull, girlfriend of Mick Jagger, attempts suicide with barbiturates while on the set of the film Ned Kelly (also starring Mick). She eventually recovers, and when awaking from her coma, tells friends that "wild horses couldn't drag me away." The Rolling Stones song "Wild Horses" is built around that phrase.

1970: The Everly Brothers debut their ill-fated summer variety series, The Everly Brothers Show, on ABC-TV.

1971: A minor riot occurred during a Mott The Hoople gig at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England. Some fans were injured and two boxes were damaged causing a temporary ban on rock gigs at the venue. The group paid $2,800 for damages to property.

1972: Bill Withers started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Lean On Me', his only No.1 hit, it made No.18 in the UK.

1978: After a staggering six months at #1, the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack is finally bumped off the top spot by Gerry Rafferty's City To City.

1978: Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon from The Clash were arrested for being drunk and disorderly after a gig at the Apollo in Glasgow, both were fined.

1979: The B-52's made their UK live debut at London's Lyceum Ballroom, supported by The Tourists.

1985: Three Dog Night's Chuck Negron is hospitalized in Los Angeles for drug addiction.

1985: "Playboy" and "Penthouse" magazines went on sale with nude pictures of Madonna.

1988: Stevie Wonder announces he will run for mayor of Detroit in 1992, but eventually thinks better of it.

1997: Country Artist Marty Stuart and Connie Smith were married.

1998: Roy Orbison's estate files a suit seeking $12 million in unpaid royalties from Sony, owners of the star's famous Monument label recordings.

1998: The Smithsonian and Library of Congress agree to house the music and film archives of Frank Sinatra.

1998: Two armed men broke into the home of Foxy Brown. Brown and her mother were both in the apartment but suffered no injuries.

2002: Michael Jackson unleashes a sudden tirade on the music industry, accusing several music execs of racism and calling Sony head Tommy Mottola in particular "very, very, very devilish."

2003: A tooth from the mouth of Elvis Presley, once the property of former girlfriend Linda Thompson, goes up for auction on eBay. Along with a lock of his hair and a gold record, it fetches over $100,000.

2004: Mark Purseglove known as the world’s ‘biggest bootlegger’ was sentenced to 3 years 6 months jail by Blackfriars Crown Court. Purseglove had built up a $30 million pirate CD empire by bootlegging live concerts of some of the world's biggest stars including The Beatles, David Bowie and Pink Floyd.

2007: Prince was forced off stage by police halfway through his set at the First Avenue nightclub during a late-night gig in his home town of Minneapolis. The club was only allowed to stay open until 3.am but Prince took to the stage at 2.45am. Prince had already played two concerts in Minneapolis before his late-night club appearance; His first performance was at a department store, where he promoted his new cologne with a nine-song, 45-minute set.

July 7

Births

1924: Mary Ford (Singer & Guitarist)

1927: Doc Severinson (Trumpet for The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson)

1927: Charlie Louvin (Singer for The Louvin Brothers)

1930: Hank Mobley (Jazz Saxophonist)

1932: Joe Zawinul (Pianist for Miles Davis band & Weather Report)

1940: Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey) (Drumms for The Beatles)

1944: Warren Entner (Singer & Guitar for The Grass Roots)

1945: Jim Rodford (Guitar for Argent)

1947: Peter Banks (Guitarist for Yes from ‘68-‘70)

1948: Larry "Rhino" Rheinhardt (Guitarist for Iron Butterfly)

1950: David Hodo (Construction worker in The Village People)

1962: Mark White (Bass for The Spin Doctors)

1963: Perry Richardson (Bassist for Firehouse)

Events

1954: Memphis D.J. Dewey Phillips of WHBQ became the first D.J. to play an Elvis Presley record.

1956: A riot breaks out at a Fats Domino concert in San Jose, CA, with twelve injured.

1956: Johnny Cash makes his first appearance on the Grand Old Opry show in Nashville.

1956: Elvis Presley's 18th film, Tickle Me, opens in the US.

1962: David Rose's singe "The Stripper" hits #1.

1963: The Rolling Stones made their UK TV debut when they appeared on 'Thank Your Lucky Stars.' Also appearing on the show was, Mickie Most, The Cadets, Helen Shapiro and Gordon Mills. The group made a total of 13 appearances on the show between 1963 and 1966.

1968: The folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary appear as the "mystery guest" on CBS-TV's What's My Line?

1968: The Yardbirds disband immediately after a gig in Luton, England.

1969: George Harrison recorded his new song ‘Here Comes the Sun’ with just two other Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr at Abbey Road in London. John Lennon was absent recovering from a car crash in Scotland.

1971: ABBA members 26-year-old Bjorn Ulvaeus and 21-year-old Agnetha Faltskog married in Verum, Sweden. 3000 fans arrived and in the chaos a police horse stepped on the brides foot, causing her slight injury.

1971: The Carpenters debut their variety summer replacement series, Make Your Own Kind Of Music, on NBC.

1975: The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards is arrested in Arkansas for reckless driving and firearm possession.

1980: Led Zeppelin played their last-ever concert when they appeared in West Berlin at the end of a European tour. The set included ‘Black Dog’, ‘Rock and Roll’, ‘Kashmir’, ‘Trampled Underfoot’ and ‘Stairway To Heaven’. They finished the show with ‘Whole Lotta Love’.

1984: Bruce Springsteen went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Born In The USA'. The album went on to spend a total of 139 weeks on the US chart. Its also one of three albums (Michael Jackson's Thriller and Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814) to produce seven Top-ten US singles.

1984: Prince started a five week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'When Doves Cry', his first US No.1 which went on to sell over 2 million copies.

1984: The song "Relax," by Frankie Goes To Hollywood, became the biggest selling single of all time in Britain.

1989: Compact discs begin to outsell vinyl records for the first time.

1998: Along with his financial partner Don Barden, Michael Jackson announces plans to build an entertainment complex in Detroit called "The Majestic Kingdom." It never materializes.

1999: Coolio was sentenced to 10 days in jail, 40 hours of community service and two years probation after he pled guilty to a charge of illegal gun possession.

2000: Eminem's wife, Kimberly Mathers, was hospitalised after she slit her wrists following her husband's show as part of the Up in Smoke Tour at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.

2000: Patsy Kensit confirmed her separation from Oasis singer Liam Gallagher.

2001: The Pointer Sisters' June Pointer completes her court-ordered rehab for cocaine.

2006: After suffering from diabetes for several years, Pink Floyd original singer & Guitarist Syd Barrett died at his home in Cambridge. He was 60 years old. The cause of death was pancreatic cancer. The occupation on his death certificate was given as "retired musician.

2007: Snow Patrol Keyboard player Tom Simpson was arrested in connection with a failed court appearance in Glasgow. He was later released and the band went on to headline the T in the Park festival in Scotland. Amy Winehouse pulled out of her slot from the event suffering from "exhaustion".

2009: Michael Jackson's family and fans said farewell to the pop superstar at an emotional memorial service. The singer's coffin was placed in front of the stage during the event at the Staples Center in Los Angeles after an earlier private funeral. Jackson's daughter Paris, 11, fought back tears to describe him as "the best father you could ever imagine". Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie and Mariah Carey paid tribute before the family joined a sombre finale on stage. Motown boss Berry Gordy, who signed the Jackson Five, ended his tribute with the words: "Michael, thank you for the joy, thank you for the love. You will live in my heart forever."