TODAY IN HISTORY - July 16th
1952 - Born this day, Stewart Copeland, musician, drummer, singer, songwriter, aka Klark Kent, Curved Air, 1971 UK No.4 single Back Street Luv, The Police, Roxanne, Message in a bottle, Walking on the moon, Don't stand so close to me, De Do Do Do - De Da Da Da, Every little thing she does is magic, 1983 UK and US No.1 single Every Breath You Take.
1966 - Tommy James and the Shondells started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Hanky Panky', a song first recorded by The Raindrops. A No.38 hit in the UK.
1966 - Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton formed Cream, the three piece group only lasted 2 years, leaving behind some classic recordings including ‘Sunshine of Your Love,’ ‘Badge,’ ‘Strange Brew,’ and ‘White Room.’
1969 - During recordings at Abbey Road studio's in London The Beatles worked on two new George Harrison songs, 'Here Comes The Sun' and 'Something.' Harrison was inspired to write 'Here Comes The Sun' when taking a day off from Apple business and spending the day walking around the garden at Eric Clapton's house.
1971 - Born this day, Ed Kowalczyk, Rock musician, (Live).
1977 - Shaun Cassidy went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Da Doo Ron Ron, his only US No.1, Shaun is the half brother of David Cassidy.
1981 - Died this day, Harry Chapin, singer, in a car crash on New York's Long Island Expressway. His car was rear-ended by an articulated lorry. Chapin, a folk-rock balladeer, was 38. His hit songs included, Taxi, W-O-L-D and the million seller, Cat's in the Cradle. He was a champion for the hungry and homeless and organised a massive effort to provide food for the needy.
1986 - Columbia Records announced that after 28 years with the label, the contract of country star Johnny Cash, would not be renewed. Cash recorded 13 hits on the pop music charts from 1956 to 1976, all but four of them on Columbia. The others were on Sam Phillips' Memphis-based label, Sun. Cash's biggest hit for Columbia was the 1969 UK NO.4 single A Boy Named Sue.
1988 - Steve Cayter a road crew technician with Def Leppard, died of a brain haemorrhage on stage before an American show at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre.
1995 - Rap singer Queen Latifah was the victim of a car-jacking attempt that went wrong, leaving her bodyguard shot and wounded.
1996 - Michael Jackson performed at a birthday party for the Sultan of Brunei and got paid an estimated 15-20 million dollars.
2000 - Coldplay went to No.1 on the UK album chart with their debut release Parachutes.
2000 - The Corrs presented a petition to the European Commission demanding legislation to end piracy on the Internet. The Manic Street Preachers and The Spice Girls also added their names to the petition.
2000 - Matchbox 20 went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Bent.
2007 - The White Stripes played their 'shortest live show ever' at George Street, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Jack White played a single C# note accompanied by a bass drum/crash cymbal hit from Meg. At the end of the show, Jack announced, "We have now officially played in every province and territory in Canada." They then left the stage and performed a full show later that night in St John's.
2009 - A stage being built in France for a concert by Madonna collapsed, killing two workers and injuring six others. Technicians had been setting up the stage at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille when the partially-built roof fell in, bringing down a crane. Madonna was performing on her Sticky and Sweet tour in Udine, Italy, when she received news of the incident and was said to be "devastated" by the news.
2012 - Jon Lord, the former keyboard player with Deep Purple, died aged 71. Lord was a co-founder of Deep Purple in 1968 and co-wrote many of the group's songs including Smoke On The Water. He also played with bands including Whitesnake. He had been receiving treatment for pancreatic cancer since last August
2012 - Queen's 1975 classic 'Bohemian Rhapsody' was voted as the UK.'s "Favorite No. 1 Single," narrowly beating out Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean' for the top spot. The poll conducted by the Official Charts Company had The Beatles' 'Hey Jude' at No.5, with Adele's hit 'Someone Like You' at No.3.
2014 - Blues guitarist Johnny Winter died at the age of 70 in Zurich, just days after playing at the Lovely Days Festival in Austria. Winter, who was instantly recognisable by his long white hair, worked with some of the greatest bluesmen, producing several albums for his childhood hero Muddy Waters - with whom he won a number of Grammys
1952 - Born this day, Stewart Copeland, musician, drummer, singer, songwriter, aka Klark Kent, Curved Air, 1971 UK No.4 single Back Street Luv, The Police, Roxanne, Message in a bottle, Walking on the moon, Don't stand so close to me, De Do Do Do - De Da Da Da, Every little thing she does is magic, 1983 UK and US No.1 single Every Breath You Take.
1966 - Tommy James and the Shondells started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Hanky Panky', a song first recorded by The Raindrops. A No.38 hit in the UK.
1966 - Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton formed Cream, the three piece group only lasted 2 years, leaving behind some classic recordings including ‘Sunshine of Your Love,’ ‘Badge,’ ‘Strange Brew,’ and ‘White Room.’
1969 - During recordings at Abbey Road studio's in London The Beatles worked on two new George Harrison songs, 'Here Comes The Sun' and 'Something.' Harrison was inspired to write 'Here Comes The Sun' when taking a day off from Apple business and spending the day walking around the garden at Eric Clapton's house.
1971 - Born this day, Ed Kowalczyk, Rock musician, (Live).
1977 - Shaun Cassidy went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Da Doo Ron Ron, his only US No.1, Shaun is the half brother of David Cassidy.
1981 - Died this day, Harry Chapin, singer, in a car crash on New York's Long Island Expressway. His car was rear-ended by an articulated lorry. Chapin, a folk-rock balladeer, was 38. His hit songs included, Taxi, W-O-L-D and the million seller, Cat's in the Cradle. He was a champion for the hungry and homeless and organised a massive effort to provide food for the needy.
1986 - Columbia Records announced that after 28 years with the label, the contract of country star Johnny Cash, would not be renewed. Cash recorded 13 hits on the pop music charts from 1956 to 1976, all but four of them on Columbia. The others were on Sam Phillips' Memphis-based label, Sun. Cash's biggest hit for Columbia was the 1969 UK NO.4 single A Boy Named Sue.
1988 - Steve Cayter a road crew technician with Def Leppard, died of a brain haemorrhage on stage before an American show at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre.
1995 - Rap singer Queen Latifah was the victim of a car-jacking attempt that went wrong, leaving her bodyguard shot and wounded.
1996 - Michael Jackson performed at a birthday party for the Sultan of Brunei and got paid an estimated 15-20 million dollars.
2000 - Coldplay went to No.1 on the UK album chart with their debut release Parachutes.
2000 - The Corrs presented a petition to the European Commission demanding legislation to end piracy on the Internet. The Manic Street Preachers and The Spice Girls also added their names to the petition.
2000 - Matchbox 20 went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Bent.
2007 - The White Stripes played their 'shortest live show ever' at George Street, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Jack White played a single C# note accompanied by a bass drum/crash cymbal hit from Meg. At the end of the show, Jack announced, "We have now officially played in every province and territory in Canada." They then left the stage and performed a full show later that night in St John's.
2009 - A stage being built in France for a concert by Madonna collapsed, killing two workers and injuring six others. Technicians had been setting up the stage at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille when the partially-built roof fell in, bringing down a crane. Madonna was performing on her Sticky and Sweet tour in Udine, Italy, when she received news of the incident and was said to be "devastated" by the news.
2012 - Jon Lord, the former keyboard player with Deep Purple, died aged 71. Lord was a co-founder of Deep Purple in 1968 and co-wrote many of the group's songs including Smoke On The Water. He also played with bands including Whitesnake. He had been receiving treatment for pancreatic cancer since last August
2012 - Queen's 1975 classic 'Bohemian Rhapsody' was voted as the UK.'s "Favorite No. 1 Single," narrowly beating out Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean' for the top spot. The poll conducted by the Official Charts Company had The Beatles' 'Hey Jude' at No.5, with Adele's hit 'Someone Like You' at No.3.
2014 - Blues guitarist Johnny Winter died at the age of 70 in Zurich, just days after playing at the Lovely Days Festival in Austria. Winter, who was instantly recognisable by his long white hair, worked with some of the greatest bluesmen, producing several albums for his childhood hero Muddy Waters - with whom he won a number of Grammys