This Day in Rock History

July 18th

2007: Sting was ordered to pay his former chef $50,000 after being sued for sexual discrimination for being fired because she was pregnant.

2006: Pamela Anderson announced that she was engaged to Kid Rock. They would marry later in July & file for divorce before the end of 2006.

1988: Nico, former singer for The Velvet Underground died of a cerebral hemorrhage after falling off of her bike in Ibiza. She was 49 years old.

1978: Def Leppard made their live debut at Westfield School in Sheffield, England in front of 150 students.

1953: Elvis Presley made his first ever recording at the Memphis recording service recording My Happiness & That’s When Your Heartaches Begin as a gift for his Mom.

Birthdays:

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins born in 1929
Brian Auger born in 1939
Dion born in 1939
Cesar Zuiderwijk-drummer for Golden Earring born in 1950
Daron Malakian-guitarist for System of a Down born in 1975



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