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Born on this day:
1938, Charley Pride, country singer
1941, Wilson Pickett, soul singer
1950, John Hartman, drums, The Doobie Brothers
1959, Irene Cara, singer, actress
1963, Vanessa Williams, singer
1979, Adam Levine, guitar, vocals, Maroon 5
1965, three of The Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones and Bill Wyman, were caught urinating against a garage wall in Romford, Essex, after playing the final shows on a U.K. tour. On July 22, they were each fined £5 for insulting behavior.1965, John Lennon gave his friend and ex-Quarryman, Pete Shotton, £20,000 to open a supermarket at Hayling Island in Hampshire. Lennon, George Harrison and Shotton became joint directors of Hayling Supermarkets Ltd.
1972, Neil Young started a three-week run at #1 on the Billboard singles chart with “Heart of Gold.” Young’s only U.S. Top 20 hit as a solo artist reached #10 on the U.K. chart.
1974, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band played the first of eight shows over four nights at Gertie’s in Dallas, Texas.
1977, The Clash released their debut single, “White Riot,” which peaked at #38 on the U.K. charts.
1982, driving home from a basketball game in Philadelphia, soul singer Teddy Pendergrass crashed his Rolls Royce and severely injured his spinal cord.
1989, a California radio station arranged to have all of its Cat Stevens records destroyed by steamroller in protest of the singer’s support of Ayatollah Khomeini.
1991, U2 paid a fine of £500 on behalf of the Irish Family Planning Association, which was found guilty of illegally selling condoms at Dublin’s Virgin Megastore.
1994, The Rolling Stones announced that Darryl Jones would replace the retired Bill Wyman in the band, though not as a full member.2001, American singer, guitarist, and songwriter John Phillips, formerly of The Mamas & the Papas, died at the age of 65 of heart failure.
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