This Day In Music - July 13

 This Day In Music – 13 July

A U.S. patent is granted to inventor Guglielmo Marconi for transmitting electrical signals, leading to the invention of radio.

1938 - American bassist Al Rex, (Albert Floyd Piccirilli) born. He started playing for Bill Haley & His Comets and its predecessor Bill Haley and the Saddlemen in 1949 and became noted for 'wild antics' on stage. He died on 24 May 2020 age 91 - https://youtu.be/1Hb66FH9AzI .

1939 - Frank Sinatra made his recording debut with the Harry James band with the songs "Melancholy Mood" and "From the Bottom of My Heart" - https://youtu.be/2PKiQ1dAuqY .

1941 - English singer-songwriter, Steve Gibbons born. He was a member of The Ugly's until in 1969, Gibbons teamed up with guitarist Trevor Burton from The Move and formed a new group called Balls, he then joined The Idle Race for three months in 1971 and this band evolved into the Steve Gibbons Band who scored the hit 'Tulane' - https://youtu.be/aFkfa6ayN1Y .

1942 - Doo wop singer Jay Uzzell (born Jay Dee Uzzell of The Corsairs) is born in La Grange, North Carolina. The Corsairs were an American doo wop ensemble from La Grange, North Carolina. The group consisted of the three Uzzell brothers, Moses, Jay, James and their cousin, George Wooten. Jay Uzzell died on February 1, 2009 - https://youtu.be/EGDvR-7ughY .

1942 - Roger McGuinn born in Chicago, Illinois. Guitarist and vocals with The Byrds, (1965 & No.1and an #4 single 'Mr Tambourine Man'). He was the only member of The Byrds to play on the hit, the others being session players. He toured with Bob Dylan in 1975 and 1976 as part of Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue, and later worked with fellow ex-Byrds Gene Clark and Chris Hillman to form McGuinn, Clark and Hillman - https://youtu.be/NyOzGPbn2tg .

1942 - Stephen Bladd born in Boston, Massachusetts. The drummer with American rock band The J Geils Band, who had the 1982 No.1, #2 & No.3 single 'Centerfold' which was taken from their US No.1 1981 album Freeze Frame - https://youtu.be/BqDjMZKf-wg .

1955 - Mark "The Animal" Mendoza born. The bassist Twisted Sister, (1983 No.18 single 'I Am, I'm Me', 1984 album 'Stay Hungry', 1984 #2 'We're Not Gonna Take It') - https://youtu.be/4xmckWVPRaI .

1956 - Elvis Presley's single "Don't Be Cruel" / "Hound Dog" was released - https://youtu.be/ViMF510wqWA .

1959 - The Shirelles' "Dedicated To The One I Love" was released - https://youtu.be/6LS3k1XraXw .

1959 - Paul Anka's "Lonely Boy" hits #1 for the first of four weeks (it peaks at #5 in ) - https://youtu.be/KKcCaCgMLBE .

1961 - Lawrence Donegan born. The bassist from British pop band Lloyd Cole And The Commotions who had the 1985 hit single 'Brand New Friend'. Between 1984 and 1989, the band scored four Top 20 albums and five Top 40 singles in the - https://youtu.be/Auc24woqB2o .

1963 - The Rolling Stones played their first ever gig outside London when they appeared at The Alcove Club, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire supporting The Hollies.

1964 - The Beatles release "A Hard Day's Night" in the - https://youtu.be/Yjyj8qnqkYI .

1964 - The Animals went to No.1 on the singles chart with 'The House Of The Rising Sun.' Recorded in one take, this was the first No.1 to have a playing time of more than four minutes. The song also moved to #1 on charts in July 1964 - https://youtu.be/4-43lLKaqBQ .

1966 - Ike & Tina Turner's "River Deep - Mountain High," which peaked at #88 in , climbs to #3 in the (peaking at #38 in ), earning them a gig opening for The Rolling Stones. Their success has tragic consequences, as Ike gets more and more violent toward Tina, who endures years of abuse - https://youtu.be/uj0wPrN_Y_4 .

1968 - Black Sabbath played their first gig at a small backstreet Blues club in Birmingham, England - https://youtu.be/pjVw9i_lqDo .

1969 - Over 100 radio stations banned The Beatles new single 'The Ballad Of John and Yoko' due to the line 'Christ, you know it ain't easy', calling it offensive - https://youtu.be/oZnm_s3wZeo .

1973 - Bob Dylan releases Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid, the soundtrack album for the Sam Peckinpah-directed movie of the same name - https://youtu.be/yjR7_U2u3sM .

1974 - Deborah Cox born. A Canadian R&B singer-songwriter and actress. Her 1998 song 'Nobody's Supposed to Be Here' held the record for longest-running number one single on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart (14 weeks). Better known in for her 1996 #5 release of ‘Who Do U Love’ - https://youtu.be/b07N2ipLTaw .

1974 - Elton John started a two-week run at No.1 on the album chart with his eighth studio release, Caribou, and his third No.1 album. The album contained the singles, 'Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me', and 'The Bitch Is Back' - https://youtu.be/_HNLnm_-RkU .

1974 - George McCrae started a two-week run at No.1 on the singles chart with 'Rock Your Baby', his only US No.1, also No.1 in the . Regarded by some as the first Disco No.1. It was a New York City club hit first (it peaks at #4 in ) - https://youtu.be/gutE8I0Tk3E .

1985 - At 12.01 Status Quo started the Live Aid extravaganza, held between Wembley Stadium, London and The JFK Stadium, Philadelphia. The cream of the world's biggest rock stars took part in the worldwide event, raising over £40million. TV pictures beamed to over 1.5bn people in 160 countries made it the biggest live broadcast ever known. Artists who appeared included Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, The Who, U2, David Bowie and Mick Jagger, Queen, Tina Turner, The Cars, Neil Young, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Bryan Adams, Hall and Oates, Lionel Richie and Led Zeppelin.

1985 - The Live Aid concerts take place to raise money for the hungry in Africa. The Beach Boys, The Four Tops, Paul McCartney, Tina Turner, Elton John, David Bowie, The Who, Queen, Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan all take part. Live Aid is the brainchild of The Boomtown Rats singer Bob Geldof and Midge Ure of Ultravox. Billed as "The Global Jukebox," the all-day charity concert is held to raise money for relief efforts after a devastating famine in Ethiopia. George Michael sang lead vocals to Elton John's performance of "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" with Andrew Ridgeley performing background vocals. Howard Jones performs his hit single "Hide and Seek" on Freddie Mercury's piano. David Bowie and Mick Jagger debut their video for "Dancing in the Street" at Live Aid. Bowie also performs "Heroes" at Wembley Stadium - https://youtu.be/JcqhvPNiJzo .

1985 - Piggybacking on Live Aid, top acts play a benefit concert in Sydney called Oz For Africa. INXS, Little River Band and Men At Work are all on the bill -https://youtu.be/C1N6Lzo1dhU .

1985 - Tears for Fears bow out of performing at Live Aid, Bob Geldof's star-studded charity concert for famine relief in Africa, after two members of their band quit. The group donates concert funds to the cause but feels the weight of Geldof's disapproval. TFF's Roland Orzabal says, "He made us feel very guilty. All those millions of people dying, it was all our fault. I felt terrible.”

1985 - Duran Duran became the first artists to have a No.1 on the singles chart with a James Bond theme when 'A View To A Kill', went to the top of the charts. It peaks at #8 in - https://youtu.be/hJzotJUlQws .

1987 - Representatives of fifty of America's largest record retailers were guests at Michael Jackson's home in Encino, California to preview his new album, 'Bad'. The LP would go on to sell over 30 million copies worldwide - https://youtu.be/dsUXAEzaC3Q .

1990 - Curtis Mayfield was badly injured after a strong gust of wind blew a lighting rig on him during an outside concert in Brooklyn, New York - https://youtu.be/A9RMr9KuVZo .

1991 - INXS play to a crowd of 72,000 at Wembley Stadium in London, six years to the day Live Aid was held there. It is later released as the live album and video Live Baby Live - https://youtu.be/KygvdzH0gj4 .

1991 - Bryan Adams went to No.1 on the singles chart with 'Everything I Do I Do It For You' which featured on the soundtrack for the film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. It stayed at No.1 for a record-breaking 16 weeks and was a No.1 in the and . It won a Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture in 1992 - https://youtu.be/Y0pdQU87dc8 .

1997 - Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis underwent five hours of hospital surgery after being involved in a motorbike accident in Los Angeles.

2002 - Fatboy Slim brought the Brighton area to a standstill when he threw a free beach party. Organisers had expected 60,000 fans to attend but over 250,000 turned up causing chaos on the roads with traffic jams over ten miles long. Fatboy Slim spent £100,000 of his own money supporting the event after a sponsor pulled out - https://youtu.be/4d8Uppmg4zM .

2004 - Jimmy Buffett releases License To Chill, his 21st studio album. It is mostly a collection of duets with fellow country stars, including Martina McBride, Kenny Chesney, and George Strait. It is also his first album to go to #1 in the - https://youtu.be/hSkZWVPWPKw .

2004 - Arthur 'Killer' Kane, bass player with The New York Dolls, died aged 55 after checking himself in to a Los Angeles emergency room, complaining of fatigue. He was quickly diagnosed with leukaemia and died within two hours. The influential band formed in 1972 and made just two albums, the 1973 'New York Dolls' and 1974 'Too Much Too Soon'.

2011 - Songwriter Jerry Ragovoy dies of a stroke at age 80. Under the pseudonym Norman Meade, he co-wrote "Time Is On My Side," made famous by the Rolling Stones - https://youtu.be/_oSRvcdlgSI.

2012 - Roger Waters' tour The Wall Live, topped worldwide concert ticket sales for the first half of 2012. The show based Pink Floyd's hit 1970s album, took $158.1m (£102.3m) beating Bruce Springsteen and Madonna. Waters sold 1.4 million tickets according to Pollstar magazine, which tracks the live concert business.

2013 - Glee star Cory Monteith is found dead in a Vancouver hotel room after accidentally ingesting a toxic combination of heroin and alcohol. The 31-year-old actor played Finn Hudson on the popular FOX musical series - https://youtu.be/lAkSJzwVvSk .

2017 - - Simon Holmes of the Sydney band The Hummingbirds died on the 13th of July 2017. Born on 28 March 1963 Mordialloc, Victoria, he was an Australian musician who served as the singer and lead guitarist for the indie rock bands The Hummingbirds (1986-93) and Her Name in Lights (2003-05). The group's debut album, loveBUZZ (October 1989) via rooArt, peaked at No. 31 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Holmes died in Sydney at the age of 54. Cause of death was not publicly announced - https://youtu.be/Bi-C_Uh5m1g .