2014Michael Jackson becomes the first artist with Top 10 hits in five consecutive decades on the Hot 100 as "Love Never Felt So Good" reaches at #9.
1998Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice) announces that she is leaving Spice Girls, releasing a statement saying: "Sadly I would like to confirm that I have left the Spice Girls. This is because of differences between us. I'm sure the group will continue to be successful and I wish them all the best... PS, I'll be back."
Halliwell was planning to leave the group in September at the end of their world tour, but grows frustrated and leaves early.
The group continues as a quartet, but splits up in 2000. In 2007, they reunite with Halliwell back on board.
Halliwell was planning to leave the group in September at the end of their world tour, but grows frustrated and leaves early.
The group continues as a quartet, but splits up in 2000. In 2007, they reunite with Halliwell back on board.
1986Jeff Krulik and John Heyn film the parking-lot antics of fans tailgating at a Judas Priestconcert in Landover, Maryland. The result is Heavy Metal Parking Lot, a 16-minute film that captures the energy and absurdity of heavy metal culture in the '80s.More
1976Ten years after it appeared on The Beatles' Revolver album, Capitol Records issues "Got To Get You Into My Life" as a single in America.More
1976The Who set the record for "World's Loudest Rock Band" when their show in London measures 126 decibels. Guinness later stops certifying the record, concerned about hearing loss.
1961Jimi Hendrix enlists in the Army and is stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, as a member of the Screaming Eagles fighting squad. He is honorably discharged a little over a year later after breaking his ankle during a parachute jump.
1956Buddy Holly sees the John Wayne film The Searchers. Wayne's line, "That'll be the day," inspires him to write a song with that title.
2014The trustee for Randy California, leader of the band Spirit who died in 1997, sues Led Zeppelin, claiming a song California wrote called "Taurus" was stolen for the intro to "Stairway To Heaven." One of the claims in the suit: "Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin were fans of Spirit, were aware of their album, and were influenced on an emotional level by their performances and recordings, so much so that they would go to watch Spirit perform in concert... Merely four days after opening for Spirit, Zeppelin had already lifted Spirit's material for their live sets."
2007Rob Grill, lead singer of The Grass Roots, is arrested for illegal possession of prescription painkillers at his home in Mount Dora, Florida.
2005Strawberry Field (no s), the Liverpool orphanage which inspired The Beatles' famous song, is closed by the Salvation Army after almost seventy years.
2004Rock guitarist Robert Quine, known for collaborations with Lou Reed, Marianne Faithfull, and Tom Waits, commits suicide by heroin overdose at age 61.
200350 Cent's second single, "21 Questions," tops the chart for the first of four weeks. Featuring Nate Dogg on the chorus, the song explores 50's romantic side, as he asks a girl if she would be there for him through thick and thin.
2000Soul singer Johnnie Taylor dies of a heart attack at age 66.
1996Bass singer Elsbeary Hobbs (of The Drifters) dies from throat and lung cancer in Manhattan, New York at age 59.
1993Jon Bon Jovi's wife, Dorothea Hurley, gives birth to their first child, a daughter named Stephanie Rose.
1991Azealia Banks is born in New York City.
1985The Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) sends its first letter to the RIAA requesting a ratings system for albums and concerts. The group is led by Tipper Gore, the wife of Senator Al Gore, so the record industry takes it seriously, and cuts back on their metal budgets. The end result is warning stickers on albums containing offensive lyrics.
1980Fall Out Boy drummer Andy Hurley is born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.
1980The disco group Lipps, Inc. goes to #1 in America with "Funkytown," a tribute to New York City.
1976Tom Waits begins a two-week stint performing at Ronnie Scott's Club in Soho, London, England. The club is run by Pete King, and the experience inspires Waits to write "The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) (An Evening with Pete King)."
1975Freddy Fender's "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" hits #1 in America.
Five Genesis-related Acts Share Space In Hot 100
1986
Genesis enter the Hot 100 with "Invisible Touch," joining four acts by current or former members of the group on the chart.
In 1984, Genesis took a break while lead singer Phil Collins worked on his solo album No Jacket Required and bassist Mike Rutherford assembled Mike + the Mechanics. Their albums were released in 1985, the year they went back into the studio with Genesis to record Invisible Touch. The title track is the first single; it debuts at #45 while the Collins solo single "Take Me Home" is at #18 and the Mike + the Mechanics song "All I Need Is A Miracle" is holding strong at #6.
Meanwhile, "Sledgehammer" by original Genesis lead singer Peter Gabriel is at #39 and "When The Heart Rules The Mind" by GTR, the group led by former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett, is at #40.
"Sledgehammer" and "Invisible Touch" both rise to the top in July.
Meanwhile, "Sledgehammer" by original Genesis lead singer Peter Gabriel is at #39 and "When The Heart Rules The Mind" by GTR, the group led by former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett, is at #40.
"Sledgehammer" and "Invisible Touch" both rise to the top in July.
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