This Day In Music - July 10

 This Day In Music – 10 July

1900 - 'His Master's Voice', was registered with the U.S. Patent Office. The logo of the Victor Recording Company, and later, RCA Victor, shows the dog, Nipper, looking into the horn of a gramophone machine.

1919 - British singer John Johnston born. With the Johnston Brothers he had the 1955 UK No.1 with their version of 'Hernando's Hideaway', from the movie The Pajama Game, beating off the American versions by both Johnnie Ray and Archie Bleyer. Johnston died on 10 June 1998 - https://youtu.be/lQe8xwL8rA4 .

1938 – AU - Sebastian Jorgensen was born on the 10th of July 1938 and died on the 19th of August 2019. Sebastian was a Sydney based Classical Guitarist.

1939 - Mavis Staples born. An American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress and civil rights activist. She recorded and performed with her family's band The Staple Singers who scored two No.1 singles, 'I'll Take You There' and 'Let's Do It Again' - https://youtu.be/IhHBr7nMMio .

1942 - Heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (of Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Elf) is born Ronald James Padavona in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He died on May 16, 2010, after a six-month battle with stomach cancer. He was 67 years old.

1942 - Sixto Díaz Rodríguez (better known simply as "Rodríguez") is born in Detroit, Michigan. He is the subject of the 2012 film Searching for Sugar Man - https://youtu.be/esG4gK-pieA .

1943 - Jerry Miller born in Tacoma, Washington. The guitarist from American psychedelic rock group Moby Grape, known for their debut album Moby Grape (1967).

1944 - John Dymond, (Beaky) born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. The guitarist from British pop/rock group, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich, who scored the 1968 UK No.1 single 'Legend Of Xanadu' - https://youtu.be/rsExj_0IHEs .

1947 - Arlo Guthrie born in Coney Island, New York. US singer, songwriter, son of folksinger Woody Guthrie, (1967 album 'Alice's Restaurant', 1972 US No.18 single 'The City Of New Orleans') - https://youtu.be/m57gzA2JCcM .

1949 - Dave Smalley born in Oil City, Pennsylvania. From The Raspberries, who are famous for their hits 'Go All The Way', 'I Wanna Be With You' and 'Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)' - https://youtu.be/ULL7apmAJTE .

1950 - The Victor Talking Machine Company trademarks the phrase "His Master's Voice," which refers to the dog in their logo (Nipper) listening to a record player because he thinks it is his owner. The company later becomes the record label RCA Victor.

1954 - Neil Tennant born in North Shields, Tyneside, England. Vocalist, Pet Shop Boys, (1986 UK & US No.1 single 'West End Girls', plus 3 other UK No.1 singles and over 20 UK Top 40 hits), ex editor of music paper Smash Hits - https://youtu.be/p3j2NYZ8FKs .

1958 - American banjo player Béla Fleck born. Widely acknowledged as one of the world's most innovative and technically proficient banjo players. Fleck has shared Grammy wins with Asleep at the Wheel, and has been nominated in more categories than any other musician, namely country, pop, jazz, bluegrass, classical, folk, spoken word, composition, and arranging.

1959 - Sandy West is born Sandy Pesavento in Long Beach, California. Together with Joan Jett, she is a founding member of the teenage all-female rock band The Runaways, playing drums. After the band splits she leaves the music industry, and dies on 21 Oct 2006 at the age of 47 from lung cancer - https://youtu.be/Vf5EbDkBzP4 .

1960 – AU - Martyn P Casey born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. From Australian rock band Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds who have released over 15 studio albums including the 2013 Australian No.1 Push the Sky Away. Also played with The Triffids and Grinderman in the period 1982 - 2006 - https://youtu.be/RrxePKps87k .

1961 - Bobby Lewis started a seven week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Tossin' and Turnin', the longest running No.1 single of 1961, spending seven weeks at the top of the chart - https://youtu.be/ghFBvBmXv4E .

1964 - Manfred Mann release a little ditty called "Do Wah Diddy," which shoots to #1 in America three months later - https://youtu.be/Uc0x7xOap4I .

1964 - 200,000 Liverpudlians took to the streets to celebrate The Beatles return to Liverpool for the northern premiere of the group's first film 'A Hard Day's Night.' The group were honoured in a public ceremony in front of Liverpool Town Hall and as The Beatles stood on a balcony looking at the large crowd gathered below, John Lennon gave a few Nazi "Sieg Heil" salutes. Not everyone appreciated his sense of humour.

1965 - Wilson Pickett releases "In The Midnight Hour." - https://youtu.be/rixhkdO_IdU .

1965 - Sonny and Cher release "I Got You Babe." https://youtu.be/BERd61bDY7k .

1965 - The Kinks play the Seattle Centre Coliseum in what turns out to be their last show on American soil until December 1969, as the powerful American Federation of Musicians union bans them. The group fell afoul of the union with petulant behaviour, cancelled concerts, and an indifference toward their audiences - at a Sacramento show on June 26 they filled their set with an extended jam of "You Really Got Me." Poor ticket sales and disputes with their management set the stage for their ill-fated American trek.

1965 - The Rolling Stones started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction' the group's first chart-topper there. In the UK, the song was initially played only on pirate radio stations because its lyrics were considered too sexually suggestive. It stays for four weeks, becoming the biggest hit of 1965 - https://youtu.be/MSSxnv1_J2g .

1967 - Bobbie Gentry's first single, "Ode To Billie Joe," is released. It would go on to top the Hot 100 for four weeks - https://youtu.be/cJZ_ViDADOE .

1967 - Kenny Rogers leaves The New Christy Minstrels and forms The First Edition, who have a hit the next year with "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)." - https://youtu.be/AULOC--qUOI .

1968 - Eric Clapton announced that Cream would break-up after their current tour. The group's third album, Wheels of Fire, was the world's first platinum-selling double album and Cream are widely regarded as being the world's first successful supergroup.

1969 - The funeral is held for The Rolling Stones founding member Brian Jones, who was found dead in his swimming pool on July 3rd. His bandmates Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman attend, but Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (according to some research pieces) do not. Canon Hugh Evan Hopkins read Jones' own epitaph, 'Please don't judge me too harshly'.

1970 - Jason Orange born. Vocalist, Take That (1995 UK No.1 single 'Back For Good' and seven other UK No.1 singles, 1993 UK No.1 album 'Everything Changes' spent 78 weeks on the UK chart). Re-formed without Robbie Williams in 2006 for a sold-out European tour. Topped the UK singles and album charts simultaneously for the first time in their career when the single 'Patience' and album 'Beautiful World' both reached No.1 in Dec 2006 - https://youtu.be/273eSvOwpKk .

1972 - Harry Nilsson's eighth album, Son of Schmilsson was released. It featured George Harrison under the name George Harrysong and Ringo Starr, listed as Richie Snare, on some of the tracks. Peter Frampton also played guitar on most of the album.

1976 - The Starland Vocal Band's "Afternoon Delight" hits #1 in America, where it stays for two weeks. The song is not about the US bicentennial (July 4, 1976), but about daytime lovemaking. It was also their only hit in AU (#6) and the UK (#18) - https://youtu.be/wu1UXCdyNo0 .

1977 - Queen release their "We Are The Champions"/"We Will Rock You" single in the UK, providing stadium anthems for sporting events the world over - https://youtu.be/04854XqcfCY .

1980 - Jessica Simpson born in Abilene, Texas. American singer who had the 2000 UK No.7 single 'I Wanna Love You Forever'. Her debut studio album released in 1999 sold over four million copies worldwide.

1985 - Tina Turner stars opposite Mel Gibson in the post-apocalyptic action flick Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. Turner sings two hit songs for the movie: "One Of The Living" and "We Don't Need Another Hero". Turner is the stylish but deadly Aunty Entity, the ruthless ruler of Bartertown that gets Max mixed up with a fight to the death at Thunderdome. Her villainous turn in Mad Max's third instalment arrives on the heels of her comeback album Private Dancer, which finally establishes her as a solo star apart from her ex-husband and former performing partner Ike Turner. The theme song "We Don't Need Another Hero," written by "What's Love Got To Do With It" scribes Terry Britten and Graham Lyle, hits #2 on the Hot 100, while "One Of The Living" earns her a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance - https://youtu.be/Gcm-tOGiva0 .

1987 - Producer and record company executive John Hammond died. He brought Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Leonard Cohen and Bruce Springsteen to Columbia Records. Hammond also worked as a producer with Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman and Count Basie.

2005 - The four members of Led Zeppelin were voted the UK's ideal supergroup after 3,500 music fans were asked to create their fantasy band for Planet Rock Radio. Jimmy Page won best guitarist, followed by Guns N' Roses' Slash and Deep Purple's Ritchie Blackmore. John Paul Jones was named top bassist, with John Bonham, who died in 1980, winning best drummer and Robert Plant beat the late Freddie Mercury to best singer - https://youtu.be/HQmmM_qwG4k .

2008 - By simply tapping an app button, music fans can finally get an answer to the timeless question, "What's that song?" Shazam's free smartphone app is the first music recognition service of its kind - using a phone's microphone to listen to any song being played publicly - like in a restaurant, at a friend's house, or on TV - and identify it. And it actually works…