This Day in Music History: July 31
July 31, 2016We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.
Today: July 31.
1957: Richard Starkey (later known as Ringo Starr) is thought to have made his debut at the The Cavern when he played drums with the Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group. John Lennon made his first appearance at the club only a week later with The Quarry Men Skiffle Group, while Paul McCartney made his first appearance in January 1958 with The Quarry Men.
1980: Jon Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas was apprehended by FBI narcotics agents for possession of cocaine. Later on he was sentenced to 250 hours of Community service giving anti-drug lectures.
1980: During an Eagles concert at Long Beach, California, tempers boiled over between Glen Frey and Don Felder, who spent the entire show describing to each other the beating that each was planning to administer to the other backstage. "Only three more songs until I kick your ass, pal," Frey told Felder. The group’s next album was mixed by Frey and Felder when the two were on opposite coasts after they decided they couldn't bear to be in the same state, let alone the same studio.
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1992: You can say that Michael Jackson basically saved a man's life when he made an unscheduled appearance on his hotel balcony in London after a man had threatened to jump from an apartment building across the street. 28 year-old Eric Herminie told police he would leap to his death if he didn't see Jackson, who was in Britain for a series of concerts. Jackson spent a couple of minutes waving to Herminie, who then climbed back into the building.
1994: Aaliyah and R. Kelly secretly married at the Sheraton Gateway Suites, Rosemont, IL. She never admitted being married, although Vibe published a copy of the marriage certificate. But, because she was only 15 at the time, the marriage was later annulled.
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