Legend:  BTD – Born Today     OTD – On This Day

DateArtist/GroupDescriptionImage
BTD Jul7,1902Jim McCartney#BTD Jul7,1902 James #JimMcCartney RIP. Father of #PaulMcCarney @PaulMcCartney and #MikeMcGear (Peter McCartney). Worked in the cotton trade, in ragtime and jazz bands in Liverpool. Mr McCartney bought his 1st piano from #HarryEpstein, #Beatles manager #BrianEpstein father
BTD Jul7,1933J J Barrie#BTD Jul7,1933 #Canadian #JJBarrie (Barry Authors) singer, songwriter born in #Oshawa Ontario 1976 UK #1 "No Charge" Basically a one hit wonder in the UK
BTD Jul7,1940Ringo Starr#BTD Jul7,1940 #RingoStarr (Richard Starkey) singer, songwriter, drummer Rory Storm and the #Hurricanes, The #Beatles & solo career 1971 CAN #1 It Don't Come Easy, 1973 US #1 & UK #8 Photograph, 1973 US #1 & UK #4 You're Sixteen, +10 US & 4 UK Top40s #HBday @ringostarrmusic
BTD Jul7,1941Chan Romero#BTD Jul7,1941 #ChanRomero (Robert Lee Romero) guitarist, singer best known for writing and performing 1959 hit "The Hippy Hippy Shake"
BTD Jul7,1944Warren Entner#BTD Jul7,1944 #WarrenEntner singer, songwriter, organ, guitar #GrassRoots 1968 US #5 "Midnight Confessions" +13 other US Top40 singles
BTD Jul7,1945Jim Rodford#BTD Jul7,1945 #JimRodford RIP guitarist, founding member of #Argent 1972 US & UK #5 "Hold Your Head Up" also in the #Kinks where he was an integral part later years and in the #Zombies
BTD Jul7,1947Rob Townsend#BTD Jul7,1947 #RobTownsend drummer #Family 1971 UK #4 single "In My Own Time" and later The #BluesBand
BTD Jul7,1950David Hodo#BTD Jul7,1950 #DavidHodo singer, the construction worker in the disco music group The #VillagePeople @villagepeople 1978 US #2 & UK #1 "Y.M.C.A.", 1978 US #25 "Macho Man" and 1979 US #3 & UK #2 "In the Navy", +5 UK Top40 singles
OTD Jul7,1954DeweyP hillips#OTD Jul7,1954 #DeweyPhillips DJ of radio station #WHBQ in Memphis TN, becomes the 1st Disc Jockey to play an #ElvisPresley record
OTD Jul7,1956Johnny Cash#OTD Jul7,1956 #JohnnyCash performs at the Grand Ole Opry @opry for the first time.
OTD Jul7,1962David Rose#OTD Jul7,1962 #DavidRose & his Orchestra are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "The Stripper" an instrumental composed by David Rose in 1958. The song was the background music for a #Noxzema Shaving Cream commercial, featuring Swedish model #GunillaKnutsson
OTD Jul7,1962Beatles#OTD Jul7,1962 The #Beatles play four shows at Hulme Hall on Bolton Road in Port Sunlight, in Birkenhead. This is the 1st date, and was a dance for the local golf club.
OTD Jul7,1963Beatles#OTD Jul7,1963 The #Beatles perform at the ABC Theatre in Blackpool, Lancashire. Also on the bill The #BrookBrothers #GeorgeMeaton, #JackDouglas, #ErkeyGrant, The #TerryYoung Combo and The #FourMost
OTD Jul7,1966Kinks#OTD Jul7,1966 The #Kinks start a 2wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Sunny Afternoon" @TheKinks 3rd & last UK #1. The song was written by #RayDavies
OTD Jul7,1968Woburn Music Festival#OTD Jul7,1968 The 2nd day of #Woburn Music Festival with @donovanofficial, @fleetwoodmac, Presented by #MelodyMaker
OTD Jul7,1969George Harrison#OTD Jul7,1969 #GeorgeHarrison records his new #Beatles song "Here Comes the Sun" Harrison wrote the song at the country house of his friend #EricClapton, where he stayed to avoid attending a meeting at the #Beatles Apple Corps.
OTD Jul7,1973Billy Preston#OTD Jul7,1973 #BillyPreston starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Will It Go Round In Circles" His 1st chart #1
OTD Jul7,1973Paul Simon#OTD Jul7,1973 #PaulSimon peaks at #2 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Kodachrome" The song is named after the Kodak 35mm film and therefore not released in the UK, because trademarked names are not allowed in songs
OTD Jul7,1974Elton John#OTD Jul7,1974 #EltonJohn jumps straight to #1 & starts a 2wk run at #1 on the UK album charts with "Caribou" also a #1 in the US & Canada
OTD Jul7,1977STYX#OTD Jul7,1977 #STYX releases the LP The #GrandIllusion with hit single "Come Sail Away" The release was a smash hit worldwide for @STYXtheBand, selling 3M copies in the US (Triple Platinum) alone
OTD Jul7,1979Anita Ward#OTD Jul7,1979 #AnitaWard is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Ring My Bell" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1; also a UK #1 on Jun10 for 2wks, basically a #Onehitwonder
OTD Jul7,1984Bruce Springsteen#OTD Jul7,1984 #BruceSpringsteen album "Born In The USA" goes to #1 on album charts. @springsteen LP spent 139wks on the chart. The album had 7 Top10 singles and was promoted with a worldwide concert tour by Springsteen and selling over 30 million copies
OTD Jul7,1984Prince#OTD Jul7,1984 #Prince starts a 5wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "When Doves Cry", his first US #1
OTD Jul7,1990New Kids On The Block#OTD Jul7,1990 #NewKidsOnTheBlock are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Step By Step" The group's third US #1 @NKOTB 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1