These musicians were born on July 25 in...
1915 - Gene Phillips 1925 - Benny Benjamin (Funk Brothers) 1930 - Annie Ross (Lambert, Hendricks and Ross) 1932 - Rudy West (Five Keys) 1941 - Manny Charlton (Nazareth) 1942 - Bruce Woodley (Seekers) 1943 - Jim McCarty (Yardbirds, Renaissance) 1944 - Tom Dawes (Cyrkle) 1946 - Jose Areas (Santana) 1948 - Steve Goodman 1950 - Mark Clarke (Colosseum, Uriah Heep) 1951 - Verdine White (Earth, Wind & Fire) 1958 - Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) 1969 - Trevor Peres (Obituary) 1971 - Roger Creager 1973 - Dani Filth (born Daniel Davey) (Cradle of Filth) 1973 - Ladybug Megga (born Mary Ann Vierra) (Digable Planets) 1992 - Alex Bilbo (Girl Authority)
These musicians died on July 25 in...
1984 - Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton - Heart attack 1989 - Steve Rubell (Studio 54) - Hepatitis 1995 - Charlie Rich - Blood clot in the lung 2003 - Erik Brann (Iron Butterfly) - Heart failure
These musical events occurred on July 25 in...
1962 - Elvis Presley's film Kid Galahad premiered. 1963 - Cilla Black auditioned for EMI Records on the recommendation of George Martin. 1965 - Bob Dylan played an electric set at the Newport Folk Festival and was booed by the crowd. 1966 - The Rollings Stones played their last U.S. show with Brian Jones. 1967 - The Beatles were among the signers of a petition urging the British government to legalize marijuana. 1969 - Neil Young appeared for the first time with Crosby, Stills and Nash at the Fillmore East in New York. 1980 - Kiss introduced Eric Carr as their new drummer. 1981 - Two concertgoers die at a Bob Dylan concert in Avignon, France, one from falling on live electrical cables and the other from falling off a wall during the ensuing blackout. 1992 - Bruce Springsteen and Patti Sciafa become parents with the birth of Evan James. 1995 - Nina Simone shot at two teenagers who were being noisy outside her home in southern France. 1999 - The third and final Woodstock festival closed in Rome, NY with riots where 120 people were arrested, the building of a huge fire (which the Red Hot Chili Peppers responded to by playing Hendrix' Fire) and the breaking into of ATM machines. 2000 - Pat DiNizio of the Smithereens announced he was running for the U.S. Senate in New Jersey. 2001 - Mariah Carey checks into a hospital with extreme exhaustion and pulls out of her headline role in MTV's 20th anniversary concert. 2001 - Bonnie Raitt and John Densmore (Doors) are arrested in Chicago for protesting the Boise Cascade Corporation who they said destroyed ancient rainforests. 2002 - LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson, formerly of Destiny's Child, settled out-of-court in over the lyrics of Survivor which they said broke an agreement which stopped disparaging comments from being made by either side. 2003 - Mariah Carey opened her Charmbracelet tour in Las Vegas. 2003 - Pete Doherty of the Libertines is arrested for breaking into an apartment. 2005 - Sony BMG admits to paying radio stations to play some of their label's artists. 2005 - Dave Mustaine sued David Ellefson, alleging that he used the Megadeth name without permission.
These recordings were completed on July 25 in...
1988 - Green - R.E.M. (first day of recording sessions for album)
These records were released on July 25 in...
1969 - Yes - Yes 1970 - Cosmos Factory - Creedence Clearwater Revival 1970 - 25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago (single) 1973 - Foreigner - Cat Stevens 1976 - Boston - Boston 1980 - Back in Black - AC/DC 1980 - TP - Teddy Pendergrass 1989 - Paul's Boutique - Beastie Boys 1989 - Trash - Alice Cooper 1994 - Whaler - Sophie B. Hawkins 1995 - E 1999 Eternal - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony 2006 - Highway Companion - Tom Petty
These were broadcast on July 25 in...
1958 - American Bandstand - Bobo Hathaway, Johnny Prophet 1960 - American Bandstand - Smoothies 1961 - American Bandstand - Dion 1962 - American Bandstand - Dion (guest host) 1963 - American Bandstand - Brian Hyland (guest host) 1964 - American Bandstand - Tribute to the Beatles 1966 - Where the Action Is - Brenda Lee, Spiders, Steve Alaimo, Paul Revere & the Raiders 1970 - American Bandstand - Rare Earth 1975 - Midnight Special - Helen Reddy (host), Neil Sedaka, Jessi Colter, Janis Ian, Kraftwerk, Tribute to the Bee Gees 1980 - Midnight Special - Olivia Newton-John (host), Cliff Richard, Tubes, Manhattans 1981 - American Bandstand - Lee Ritenour 1987 - American Bandstand - Whispers
These U.S. Singles reached #1 on July 25 in...
1953 - I'm Walking Behind You - Eddie Fisher (2 weeks) 1970 - (They Long to Be) Close to You - Carpenters (4 weeks) 1981 - The One That You Love - Air Supply (1 week)
These U.S. Albums reached #1 on July 25 in...
1959 (Stereo Albums) - South Pacific - Original Soundtrack (24 weeks (7 previous weeks at number 1)) 1964 - A Hard Days Night - Beatles (14 weeks) 1981 - Long Distance Voyager - Moody Blues (3 weeks) 2009 - BLACKsummers'night - Maxwell (1 week)
These U.S. R&B Singles reached #1 on July 25 in...
1960 - This Bitter Earth - Dinah Wash (1 week) 1987 - Fake - Alexander O'Neal (2 weeks) 1992 - You Remind Me - Mary J. Blige (1 week)
These U.S. Country Singles reached #1 on July 25 in...
1970 - Wonder Could I Live There Anymore - Charley Pride (2 weeks) 1987 - The Weekend - Steve Wariner (1 week) 1992 - The River - Garth Brooks (1 week) 2009 - I Run to You - Lady Antebellum (1 week)
These U.K. Singles reached #1 on July 25 in...
1987 - Who's That Girl - Madonna (1 week) 2004 - Dry Your Eyes - Streets (1 week) 2010 - We No Speak Americano - Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP (1 week)
These U.K. Albums reached #1 on July 25 in...
1964 - A Hard Day's Night - Beatles (21 weeks) 1987 - Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby - Terence Trent D'Arby (1 week) 1992 - Greatest Hits: 1966-1992 - Neil Diamond (3 weeks) 2004 - A Grand Don't Come For Free - Streets (1 week (1 previous week at number 1))