Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Jul9,1925 | Alan Dale | #BTD Jul9,1925 #AlanDale (Aldo Sigismondi) RIP singer. Own TV & radio show during the 1950's. 1955 US #14 single "Cheery Pink and Apple Blossom White" and US #10 "Sweet and Gentle" both sold over one million copies each, and awarded gold discs |  |
| BTD Jul9,1929 | Lee Hazlewood | #BTD Jul9,1929 #LeeHazlewood RIP singer, songwriter 1967 US #4 & UK #11 "Jackson" Wrote and produced the 1966 #NancySinatra US & UK #1 hit, "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" and "Summer Wine" |  |
| BTD Jul9,1941 | Don McPherson | #BTD Jul9,1941 #DonMcPherson RIP co-founder, lead singer of R&B band #MainIngredient died of leukaemia at age 30. |  |
| BTD Jul9,1946 | Bon Scott | #BTD Jul9,1946 #BonScott (Ronald Scott) RIP singer #ACDC @acdc 1979 UK #4 & US #47 "Highway to Hell", +4 UK Top40s while the lead. Scott replaced #DaveEvans as the lead singer Oct24,1974 until he dead Feb19,1980 of acute alcohol poisoning |  |
| BTD Jul9,1946 | Joe Miceli | #BTD Jul9,1946 #JoeMiceli (Joseph John "Joe Boy" Miceli) RIP drummer #JohnFred and His #Playboy Band 1968 US #1 & UK #3 single "Judy In Disguise" Later in life he played in many other bands and worked as a draftsman for numerous engineering firms. |  |
| BTD Jul9,1947 | Mitch Mitchell | #BTD Jul9,1947 #MitchMitchell (John Graham Mitchell) RIP drummer The #JimiHendrix Experience. 1967 UK #3 "Purple Haze" Also in the @ITV "Ready Steady Go!" house band |  |
| BTD Jul9,1954 | Debbie Sledge | #BTD Jul9,1954 #DebbieSledge singer the family vocal group #SisterSledge @SisterSledge_ 1979 US #2 single "We Are Family" & 1985 UK #1 with "Frankie" |  |
| BTD Jul9,1956 | Tom Hanks | #BTD Jul9,1956 #TomHanks actor, filmmaker many movies such as 1988 Big, 1994 Forrest Gump, 2015 Bridge of Spies. Wrote, directed & starred in 1996 "That Thing You Do!" story of a 1960s one-hit wonder pop band "The Oneders" (wonders, mispronounced oh-NEE-ders) #HBday @tomhanks |  |
| BTD Jul9,1959 | D H Peligro | #BTD Jul9,1959 #DHPeligro (Darren Henley) drummer the #SanFrancisco punk rock group the #DeadKennedys 1980 UK album #33 "Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables" and a brief stint with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. |  |
| BTD Jul9,1959 | Marc Almond | #BTD Jul9,1959 #MarcAlmond singer #SoftCell 1981 #1 & US #8 "Tainted Love", +10 UK Top40 singles and solo career 1989 UK #1 "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" featuring #GenePitney, sold over 30M records #HBday @MarcAlmond |  |
| OTD Jul9,1954 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Jul9,1954 #ElvisPresley records ‘Blue Moon of Kentucky' (B-side for first single ‘That’s Alright’) at Sun Studio in Memphis, TN |  |
| OTD Jul9,1956 | Bill Haley | #OTD Jul9,1956 #BillHaley and His Comets are denied permit to play at Roosevelt Stadium NJ. A city ordinance was passed that read: "Rock & Roll music encourages juvenile delinquency and inspired young females in lewd bathing suits to perform obscene dances on the city's beaches" |  |
| OTD Jul9,1958 | Johnny Cash | #OTD Jul9,1958 #JohnnyCash signs with @ColumbiaRecords where he would remain for the next 30 years releasing over 60 albums. |  |
| OTD Jul9,1961 | Gary U S Bonds | #OTD Jul9,1961 #GaryUSBonds is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Quarter to Three" @gary_us_bonds last week of a 2wk run at #1 |  |
| OTD Jul9,1962 | Bob Dylan | #OTD Jul9,1962 #BobDylan records the single "Blowin' In the Wind" @ColumbiaRecords in #NYC @bobdylan guitar, harmonica and vocals. |  |
| OTD Jul9,1964 | Animals | #OTD Jul9,1964 The #Animals single "House of the Rising Sun" is at #1 on the UK singles chart. On Sep5 the single will start a 3wk run at #1 in the US |  |
| OTD Jul9,1966 | Beatles | #OTD Jul9,1966 The #Beatles return to #1 spot on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Paperback Writer" taking #1 from #FrankSinatra's "Strangers in the Night" which split The #Beatles 2wk run at #1 on Jun25 and Jul9. |  |
| OTD Jul9,1967 | Monkees | #OTD Jul9,1967 The #Monkees & #JimiHendrix Experience play at Convention Hall, Miami, Fl. It becomes obvious that @JimiHendrix is not suited for #Monkees fans. #DickClark & the #JimiHendrix's manager #ChasChandler make up a story, so they leave tour on Jul17,1967 after 6 shows |  |
| OTD Jul9,1969 | Beatles | #OTD Jul9,1969 The #Beatles record the song "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" #JohnLennon returns to the studio after his hospital stay from injuries during a car crash in Scotland |  |
| OTD Jul9,1972 | Wings | #OTD Jul9,1972 #PaulMcCartney and #Wings play their 1st show in the small French town of Chateauvillon. They travel on a double Decker London bus |  |
| OTD Jul9,1976 | Summer Rock Festival | #OTD Jul9,1976 The #PrettyThings #Supercharge & the #SexPistols play at The Lyceum Strand, London in the Return of Midnight Court "Summer Rock Festival" The shows run from midnight to dawn. |  |
| OTD Jul9,1977 | Alan O Day | #OTD Jul9,1977 #AlanODay is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Undercover Angel" |  |
| OTD Jul9,1983 | Police | #OTD Jul9,1983 The #Police start an 8wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Every Breath You Take" also a #1 in the UK spending 4wks at #1 starting May29. |  |
| OTD Jul9,1988 | Cheap Trick | #OTD Jul9,1988 #CheapTrick starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "The Flame" the group's only US #1 @cheaptrick |  |
| OTD Jul9,2000 | Who | #OTD Jul9,2000 The #Who play at Jones Beach State Park, the the last show of a short US tour. Pete smashes his guitar at the end of “Won’t Get Fooled Again” @TheWho |  |
| OTD Jul9,2016 | Club Caruso | #OTD Jul9,2016 @jcaru19 @tcaru911 better known as #ClubCaruso are at the @VanAndelArena Grand Rapids, MI to see the 80's Rock Concert! With #Def Leppard @DefLeppard and #REOSpeedwagon @kcreospeedwagon |  |