ON THIS DAY IN MUSIC

Red hot day here possibly the hottest of the year thus far so what is happening here at Swappers Mansions? I have to go in to hospital tomorrow and have a small exploratory procedure that I have had three times in the past twelve months as they go still poking about to try and find out what is wrong with my health and to try and prevent any further weirdness! 
Triffic!  
No sweat! 
Hardly!

July 24th

1964 - The Rolling Stones

A riot broke out during a Rolling Stones gig at The Empress Ballroom in Blackpool, Lancashire, after Keith Richards kicked a yob in the mouth who was spitting at the group. Two policemen and 30 fans were injured and the damage was estimated at over £4,000. The Rolling Stones were then banned from playing in Blackpool for forty-four years, (until the ban was lifted).

1967 - The Beatles

The Beatles meet Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, whose lecture on Transcendental Meditation (TM) they had gone to hear at the Hilton Hotel in London. TM involved the silent repetition of a word or sound to produce a state of mind that reduces stress, calms the mind, and energizes both mind and body. The Maharishi invited The Beatles to travel with him to Bangor, in North Wales, to attend more lectures. They accepted his invitation.

1967 - Brian Epstein

All four Beatles and their manager Brian Epstein signed a petition printed in The Times newspaper calling for the legalisation of marijuana.

1976 - Elton John

Elton John scored his first UK number 1 single with ‘Don't Go Breaking My Heart’ a duet with Kiki Dee. It was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin under the pseudonym "Ann Orson" and "Carte Blanche" and was Elton's first UK No.1 after 16 Top 40 hits. John had met Dee when she was working as a backing singer. John would later re-record the song with RuPaul for his 1993 'Duets' album.


1977 - Donna Summer
Donna Summer was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with the Giorgio Moroder produced 'I Feel Love'. The disco diva's only UK chart topper.

1993 - UB40

UB40 started a seven week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Can't Help Falling In Love'. Elvis Presley had the first hit with the song, in 1961, Corey Hart was next up with a top 30 hit in 1987, and Hall and Oates recorded the song for 1990’s, The Last Temptation of Elvis charity album. UB40 originally covered the song for the Honeymoon in Vegas soundtrack, but Bono’s version was chosen instead. Also on the same day UB40 went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Promises And Lies'.

1997 - Liam Gallagher

Police gave Oasis singer Liam Gallagher a formal caution after he admitted criminal damage following an incident with a cyclist in Camden, north London. Gallagher had grabbed the rider from the window of his chauffeur driven car and broken the man's Ray-Bans sunglasses. 

December 1997: Liam was reportedly ejected by police officers from a bar in Glasgow Airport after he began ripping the pages out of a book by Sir Paul McCartney. In the same month Liam was allegedly involved in a fight in a Cardiff hotel.October 1997: The brothers sparked outrage on BBC Radio 1 when they unleashed a torrent of abuse on members of the Rolling Stones and George Harrison for criticising Oasis. The next day, Liam chased PA reporter Lucie Morris down the street outside his London home when he was asked about his swearing on Steve Lamacq's Evening Session on Radio 1.On the same show, broadcast before 9pm, Noel said he would legalise drugs and added: "Drugs do work." He had also said in an earlier interview that taking drugs was like having a cup of tea.
July 1997: Liam was cautioned by the police for criminal damage after he allegedly grabbed a cyclist's shirt and dragged him alongside the Mercedes car in which he was a passenger.

2003 - Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash picked up six nominations in the MTV Video Music Awards for his remake of Nine Inch Nails' 'Hurt' from his album, American IV: The Man Comes Around. The video, featuring images from Cash's life and directed by Mark Romanek, was also named the best video of the year by the Grammy Awards and CMA Awards, and the best video of all time by NME.



2007 - Beyonce

Beyonce tripped down twelve stairs while performing "Ring the Alarm" on tour in Orlando, Florida. Video from the night of the concert captured her stepping on her trench coat and then tumbling head-first down twelve steps at the Amway Arena appeared within hours on YouTube.

2008 - Pete Doherty

Pete Doherty pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage after smashing a photographer's camera. The 29-year-old lost his temper with news agency employee Catherine Mead when she followed him around Crewkerne, Somerset, in August 2007. Yeovil Magistrates' Court heard how he grabbed the camera and broke the lens, he was ordered to pay £918.27 in compensation to Ms Mead.

BIRTHDAYS

1970 - Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez, singer, actress, (2001 UK No.1 single 'Love Don't Cost A Thing', 2001 US No.1 single 'I'm Real'). Is THIS the most beautiful woman in the world? Quite possibly . . . . 

still . . . . . . . 

1957 - Larry Gott

Larry Gott, guitarist from English rock band James who scored the 1991 UK No.2 single 'Sit Down' and the hits 'Laid' and 'Come Home'.

1951 - Lynval Golding

Jamaican-born British musician Lynval Golding, guitarist with The Specials who had the 1981 UK No.1 single 'Ghost Town'.

1944 - Jim Armstrong

Irish guitarist Jim Armstrong, with Van Morrison and Them, who had the 1965 UK No.2 & US No.24 single 'Here Comes The Night'. Armstrong has also played with The Doors, Captain Beefheart and Frank Zappa.

1942 - Heinz

German-born bassist and singer, Heinz Burt, The Tornadoes, (1962 UK & US No.1 single 'Telstar'). The first major hit from a UK act on the American chart. Crippled by motor neurone disease, Heinz died aged 57 following a stroke on 7th April 2000.

possibly contender for the first single I ever remember buying from the charts and having seen bass player Heinz & the boys on TOTP. There are strangely weird mixes of this all over YouTube but this stands as close to the single I have from '62 - I was nine

with thanks to On This Day In Music