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Music on the 27th of July in history

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27 Jul 1933 birth Nick Reynolds, The Kingston Trio, (1958 US No.1 & UK No.5 single 'Tom Dooley' plus nine other US Top 40 hits).
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27 Jul 1943 birth Al Ramsey, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, (1965 US No.1 single 'This Diamond Ring' plus 11 other US Top 40 hits).
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27 Jul 1944 birth Bobbie Gentry, US singer, songwriter, (1967 US No.1 single 'Ode To Billie Joe', 1969 UK No.1 single 'I'll Never Fall In Love Again').
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27 Jul 1947 birth Andy McMaster, Motors, (1978 UK No.4 single 'Airport').
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27 Jul 1949 birth Maureen McGovern, singer, (1973 US No.1 single 'The Morning After').
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27 Jul 1949 birth Rory MacDonald, bass, vocals, Runrig, (1995 UK No.18 single 'An Ubhal As Airde, The Highest Apple').
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27 Jul 1950 birth Michael Vaughn, guitar, Paper Lace, (1974 UK No.1 single 'Billy Don't Be A Hero', 1974 US No.1 single 'The Night Chicago Died').
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27 Jul 1953 birth Suzi Carr (Will To Power,) singer, 1989 UK No.6 single 'Baby I Love Your Way / Freebird').
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27 Jul 1958 Fan's of rock & roll music were warned that tuning into music on the car radio could cost you more money. Researchers from the Esso gas company said the rhythm of rock & roll could cause the driver to be foot heavy on the pedal, making them waste fuel.
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27 Jul 1960 birth Conway Savage, bass, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, (1996 UK No.36 single with PJ Harvey, 'Henry Lee').
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27 Jul 1962 birth Karl Mueller, bass, Soul Asylum, (1993 US No.5 and UK No.7 single 'Runaway Train').
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27 Jul 1963 During a UK tour The Beatles played the last night of a six night run at The Odeon Cinema, Weston-super-Mare. The Beatles spent the day with photographer Dezo Hoffman, who took photos and 8mm movies of The Beatles at their hotel, on the beach dressed in Victorian bathing suits, and go-karting.
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27 Jul 1964 birth Rex Brown, bass, Pantera, (1994 UK No.19 single 'I'm Broken').
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27 Jul 1966 The Who appeared at the Flamingo Ballroom, Redruth, England.
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27 Jul 1967 birth Juliana Hatfield, US singer, songwriter, (1993 UK No. 71 single 'My Sister').
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27 Jul 1968 Bee Gee Robin Gibb collapsed, as the group were about to set out on their first US tour. The singer was suffering from nervous exhaustion.
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27 Jul 1968 Cass Elliot released her first solo single following the break up of The Mamas and Papas. ‘Dream a Little Dream of Me’ had been around since 1931 and had been recorded by Frank Sinatra, Frankie Laine and many others. Cass' version would be the most successful when it peaked at No. 12 on the US chart, and No.11 in the UK.
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27 Jul 1974 John Denver started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Annie's Song', the singers second US No.1. The song was a tribute to his wife and was written in 10 minutes while he was on a ski lift.
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27 Jul 1974 Wings started a seven-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Band On The Run', featuring the title-track, 'Jet' and the US hit 'Helen Wheels'. The album sold over 6 million copies world-wide.
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27 Jul 1976 After a four-year legal fight, John Lennon was awarded his Green card, allowing him permanent residence in the US.
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27 Jul 1976 Bruce Springsteen sued his manager Mike Appel for fraud and breach of trust. The case dragged on for over a year, halting Springsteen's career. An out of court settlement was reached the following year.
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27 Jul 1976 Tina Turner filed for divorce from her husband Ike, ending their violent 16-year marriage and successful musical partnership.
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27 Jul 1979 Blondie appeared at the Orpheum Theater, Memphis, Tennessee.
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27 Jul 1985 Paul Young went to No.1 on the US singles chart with his version of the Daryl Hall song 'Every Time You Go Away'.
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27 Jul 1985 The Eurythmics were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)', the duo's only UK No.1 single. The song featured a harmonica solo by Stevie Wonder.
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27 Jul 1986 Queen became the first western act since Louis Armstrong in 1964 to perform in Easton Europe when they played at Budapest's Nepstadion, Hungary, the gig was filmed and released as 'Queen Magic in Budapest'.
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27 Jul 1991 Bryan Adams started a seven week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with '(Everything I Do), I Do It For You'.
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27 Jul 1991 Jesus Jones went to No. 2 on the US chart with 'Right Here, Right Now', unable to shift Bryan Adams '(Everything I Do), I Do It for You', from a seven week stay at the No.1 position.
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27 Jul 1991 Natalie Cole started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Unforgettable Love'.
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27 Jul 1992 Michael Jackson sued the British paper The Daily Mirror over photos and an article that said he was left a "scar face" from numerous plastic surgeries. The suit was later settled out of court.
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27 Jul 1994 Jeff Buckley and Jewel both appeared at Hahn Cosmopolitian Theatre, San Diego, California.
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27 Jul 1996 The Spice Girls scored their first No.1 UK single with 'Wannabe'. Seven weeks at No.1 the song won Best British-Written Single at the 1997 Ivor Novello Awards and Best Single at the 1997 Brit Awards. The Girl Power song became the best-selling single by a female group selling over six million copies worldwide.
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27 Jul 1997 The Soundtrack album 'Men In Black' started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart.
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27 Jul 2001 Leon Wilkeson bass player with Lynyrd Skynyrd was found dead in a hotel room in Florida aged 49. Skynyrd scored the 1974 US No. 8 single, 'Sweet Home Alabama' and the 1982 UK No.21 single 'Freebird'. Member of the Rossington-Collins Band.
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27 Jul 2002 Mariah Carey checked herself into an undisclosed hospital suffering from "extreme exhaustion." The singer cancelled all public appearances, including her headlining appearance at MTV's 20th birthday party. Her record company denied tabloid reports that Carey tried to commit suicide, saying she did have cuts on her body, but the injuries were unintentional after breaking some dishes and glasses.
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27 Jul 2006 Sharman Networks, a company that produced software called Kazaa, which made it easy for an estimated 400 million computer users to download music over the Internet, agreed to pay more than $115 million to music companies to settle global piracy lawsuits.
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