July 19th
1991: Ex-Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler
filed a lawsuit against his former band claiming that he was pressured to
use drugs from the band & fired when he entered rehab.
1989: After stacks of money totaling $40,000 are found inside James Brown’s prison cell in minimum security prison, he would be moved to a medium security jail.
1988: Bruce Springsteen performed his first concert behind the Iron Curtain in East Berlin, Germany where 180,000 people attended & many more watched on television.
1981: In Roy Orbison’s hometown of Odessa, TX, it would be declared Roy Orbison Day. He received keys to the city & performed for the first time in Odessa in 15 years.
1976: Deep Purple split up for the first time. The group would later reunite in 1984 with the Machine Head-era lineup.
Birthdays:
Bernie Leadon-guitarist for The Eagles born in 1947
Brian May-guitarist for Queen born in 1947
Keith Godchaux-keyboardist for The Grateful Dead born in 1948
Allen Collins-guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd born in 1952
Kevin Haskins-drummer for Bauhaus born in 1960
1989: After stacks of money totaling $40,000 are found inside James Brown’s prison cell in minimum security prison, he would be moved to a medium security jail.
1988: Bruce Springsteen performed his first concert behind the Iron Curtain in East Berlin, Germany where 180,000 people attended & many more watched on television.
1981: In Roy Orbison’s hometown of Odessa, TX, it would be declared Roy Orbison Day. He received keys to the city & performed for the first time in Odessa in 15 years.
1976: Deep Purple split up for the first time. The group would later reunite in 1984 with the Machine Head-era lineup.
Birthdays:
Bernie Leadon-guitarist for The Eagles born in 1947
Brian May-guitarist for Queen born in 1947
Keith Godchaux-keyboardist for The Grateful Dead born in 1948
Allen Collins-guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd born in 1952
Kevin Haskins-drummer for Bauhaus born in 1960
