1964, The Beatles appeared at the Hippodrome Theatre in Brighton with The Fourmost and the Shubdubs (whose drummer, Jimmy Nicol, would later fill in for an ill Ringo Starr on The Beatles' world tour). Also in the US The Ed Sullivan Show re-broadcast The Beatles' first live television appearance on the Sullivan show (from February 9). On the way to tonight's gig George Harrison was involved in a minor crash in his brand new E-Type Jaguar in Kings Road, Fulham, London. Passing pedestrians collected bits of broken glass as souvenirs.  | 1968, Mickey Dolenz from The Monkees married Samantha Juste who he met when working in the UK on the BBC TV show 'Top Of The Pops'. |  | | 1969, One hit wonders Zager and Evans started a six week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'In The Year 2525, (Exordium And Terminus)', also No.1 in the UK. | | | 1969, Elvis Presley was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, on sale for 35 Cents, (2/6). | | | 1975, Johnny Nash scored his only UK No.1 single with 'Tears On My Pillow'. | | | 1976, The Grateful Dead played the first of six nights at the Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco, California. 1980, During their 23 date '11 O'clock Tick Tock' U2 played at The Moonlight, West Hampstead in London.  1980, Olivia Newton-John and the Electric Light Orchestra had the UK No.1 single with 'Xanadu', taken from the film of the same name. It gave Olivia Newton-John her third UK No.1 single | 1986, Boy George and singer Marilyn were arrested in London, England for possession of drugs. | | | 1986, Simply Red scored their first US No.1 single with 'Holding Back The Years', a No.2 hit in the UK. | | | 1988, Michael Jackson arrived in the UK for his first ever-solo appearances. He performed a total of eight nights to 794,000 people. | | | 1993, Radiohead on their first US tour appeared at The Whiskey, Hollywood, California. | | | 1996, Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin was charged with drug possession after the death of the bands keyboard player Jonathan Melvoin in his New York Hotel room. 2003, REM, The White Stripes, Idlewind, The Cardigans, The Proclaimers, The Music, The Charlatans, Coldplay, Supergrass, The Darkness, Turin Brakes, The Coral and Feeder all appeared at this year's two day T In The Park festival in Scotland.  2008, Rolling Stone Ron Wood left his wife of 23 years and moved in with an 18-year-old Russian cocktail waitress. The 61 year-old dad-of-four had met the teenager while out drinking and had taken her away to his luxury pad in Ireland. | July 12th: Born on this day | | | 1943, Born on this day, Christine McVie, keyboards, vocals, Chicken Shack, Fleetwood Mac, (1987 UK No.5 single 'Little Lies' and 1977 US No.1 single 'Dreams', from world wide No.1 album 'Rumours'). Solo | | | 1947, Born on this day, Wilko Johnson, guitar, Dr Feelgood, (1979 UK No.9 single 'Milk And Alcohol'). Solid Senders. | | | 1949, Born on this day, John Wetton, bass, vocals, King Crimson, U.K. Uriah Heep, Roxy Music, Asia, (1982 US No.4 & UK No.46 single 'Heat Of The Moment'). |  | 1950, Born on this day, Eric Carr, drums, Kiss, (1974 US No.5 single 'On And On' 1976 US No 11 album 'Rock and Roll Over' spent 26 weeks on the chart. 1987 UK No.4 single 'Crazy Crazy Nights'). Carr died on 24th November 1991. | | | 1952, Born on this day, Liz Mitchell, singer, Boney M, (1978 UK No.1 & US No.30 single 'Rivers Of Babylon'). | | 1952, Born on this day, Philip Taylor Kramer, bass guitar, Iron Butterfly. His disappearance on February 12, 1995 caused a mystery lasting four years. On May 29, 1999, Kramer's Ford Aerostar minivan and skeletal remains were found by photographers looking for old car wrecks to shoot at the bottom of Decker Canyon near Malibu, California. Based on forensic evidence his death was ruled as a probable suicide.  | 1953, Born on this day, Billy and Bobby Alessi, Alessi Brothers, (1977 UK No.8 single 'Oh. Lori). | | | 1960, Born on this day, Ray Gillen, member of Black Sabbath who died 1st December 1993. | | | 1962, Born on this day, Dan Murphy, guitar, Soul Asylum, (1993 US No.5 and UK No.7 single 'Runaway Train'). | | | 1964, Born on this day, Tim Gane, guitar, keyboards, Stereolab, (1994 UK No.45 single 'Ping Pong'). | | | 1977, Born on this day, Dominic Howard, drums, Muse, (2003 UK No.1 album 'Absolution', 2003 UK No.8 single, 'Time Is Running Out'). | | | 1984, Born on this day, Gareth Gates, UK singer, TV's Pop Idol runner up, (2002 UK No.1 single 'Unchained Melody'). Died on this day 1979, American singer songwriter Minnie Riperton died of cancer aged 31. The Stevie Wonder produced 'Loving You' gave Minnie a US No.1 single in 1975. She worked at Chess records singing backup for various artists such as Etta James, Fontella Bass, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, and Muddy Waters. She also sang lead for the experimental rock/soul group Rotary Connection, from 1967 to 1971. Also a member of Wonderlove in 1973, a backup group for Stevie Wonder. 1983, Former Traffic member Chris Wood died of liver failure after a lengthy illness. Also played with Jimi Hendrix in 1968, appearing on the Electric Ladyland album and worked with both John Martyn and the Small Faces. 2003, Saxophonist, composer and arranger Benny Carter died aged 95. He worked with Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles and composed many TV theme's including Ironside and M-Squad. 2008, American singer Earl Nelson (Earl Lee Nelson) died in Lake Charles, Louisiana. One half of the duo, Bob And Earl, (recorded 'Harlem Shuffle' in 1963). Nelson sang background vocals on 'Rockin' Robin', a US No. 2 for The Jackson Five in 1972. | | | | |
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