On This Day in Music: July 10

On July 10 in music history, 56 artists were born, 27 died and 25 other milestones happened, among them The Beatles (1965), The Rolling Stones (1965) and Madonna (1985).

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The Beatles

Beatles' "Beatles' "VI," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 6 weeks

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones score their 1st #1, "I Can't Get No Satisfaction"

Madonna

Playboy (and also Penthouse) publish nude pictures of Madonna

Arlo Guthrie

Arlo Guthrie, Bkln, singer (Alice's Restaurant, City of New Orleans) was born

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Born on July 10

Alejandro Millán

Alejandro Millán, Mexican singer and songwriter was born

Alex Arrowsmith

Alex Arrowsmith, American musician was born

Alfred Ernest Whitehead

Alfred Ernest Whitehead, composer was born

Alice Munro

Alice Munro, author (Dance of the Happy Shades) was born

Alois Basil Nikolaus Tomasini

Alois Basil Nikolaus Tomasini, composer was born

Andre Souris

Andre Souris, composer was born

Arlo Guthrie

Arlo Guthrie, Bkln, singer (Alice's Restaurant, City of New Orleans) was born

Beaky

Beaky, rocker was born

Béla Fleck

Béla Fleck, American musician was born

Carl Orff

Carl Orff, Munich Germany, composer (Antigonae; Mozart prize 1969) was born

Cheryl Wheeler

Cheryl Wheeler, American singer and songwriter was born

Cootie Williams

Cootie Williams, American trumpeter (d. 1985) was born

Damon Sharpe

Damon Sharpe, Cleveland Ohio, actor/musician (Guys Next Door) was born

Dave Smally

Dave Smally, rocker (Raspberries) was born

Dick Cary

Dick Cary, jazz Musician was born

Eleanore Sophia Maria Westenholz

Eleanore Sophia Maria Westenholz, composer was born

Elijah Blue Allman

Elijah Blue Allman, American musician (Deadsy) was born

Elsie Evelyn Laye

Elsie Evelyn Laye, English singer/actress (Bitter Sweet, Merry Widow) was born

Francois Hanot

Francois Hanot, composer was born

Gary LeVox

Gary LeVox, American singer (Rascal Flatts) was born

Gene Holder

Gene Holder, rocker was born

Greg Kihn

Greg Kihn U.S. pop musician & radio personality. was born

Helen Donath

Helen Donath, American soprano was born

Helen Sjöholm

Helen Sjöholm, Swedish singer and actress was born

Henryk Wieniawski

Henryk Wieniawski, Lubin Poland, violinist/composer (Souv de Moscou) was born

Ian Whitcomb

Ian Whitcomb, England, rocker (You Turn Me On) was born

Isa Krejci

Isa Krejci, composer was born

Jacky Cheung

Jacky Cheung, Hong Kong singer and actor was born

Jacques Klein

Jacques Klein, Brazilian pianist was born

Jan Wincenty Hawel

Jan Wincenty Hawel, composer was born

Jerry Herman

Jerry Herman, Broadway composer (Hello Dolly) was born

Jerry Miller

Jerry Miller, Tacoma Wa, rock guitarist (Moby Grape) was born

Jesse Lacey

Jesse Lacey, American musician (Brand New) was born

Jessica Simpson

Jessica Simpson, Abilene, Texas, singer and popstar ("I Wanna Love You Forever," "I Think I'm In Love," and "Where You Are.") was born

Jimmy Francis McHugh

Jimmy Francis McHugh, composer was born

John Whitehead

John Whitehead, American singer and record producer was born

Karl Flodin

Karl Flodin, composer was born

Ken Mellons

Ken Mellons, American singer was born

Kim Heechul

Kim Heechul, Korean Singer was born

Kim Mitchell

Kim Mitchell, Canadian guitarist/singer was born

Lee Morgan

Lee Morgan, American hard-bop trumpeter was born

Ljuba Welitsch

Ljuba Welitsch, Borisovo, Bulgaria, opera soprano (Nedda-Pagliacci) was born

Mitchell Parish

Mitchell Parish, American lyricist (d. 1993) was born

Neil Tennant

Neil Tennant, North Shields, Tyne-and-Wear, English singer/songwriter (Pet Shop Boy-West End Girl) was born

Peter Michalica

Peter Michalica, Slovak violinist was born

Revaz Il'yich Lagidze

Revaz Il'yich Lagidze, composer was born

Riccadro Pick-Mangiagalli

Riccadro Pick-Mangiagalli, composer was born

Rik "The Rocket" Emmett

Rik "The Rocket" Emmett, Toronto, rock vocalist (Triumph) was born

Ronnie James Dio

Ronnie James Dio, American musician (Dio-Holy Diver, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath) was born

Rusty Gill

Rusty Gill, St Louis Mo, singer (Polka Time) was born

Sandy Stewart

Sandy Stewart, Phila Pa, singer (Sing Along With Mitch, Mr President) was born

Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm

Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm, Austrian composer/royal chaplain master was born

Theodore Edouard Dufaure de Lajarte

Theodore Edouard Dufaure de Lajarte, composer was born

Tilo Wolff

Tilo Wolff, German musician (Lacrimosa) was born

Wally Bryson

Wally Bryson, NC, rock guitarist/vocalist (Fotomaker, Raspberries) was born

Willie Ford

Willie Ford, US R&B-singer (Dramatics-Me & Mrs Jones) was born

Died on July 10

Adam-Nicolas Gascon

Adam-Nicolas Gascon, composer, dies at 45

Arthur Fiedler

Arthur Fiedler, orchestra leader (Boston Pops), dies at 84

Arthur Finlay Nevin

Arthur Finlay Nevin, composer, dies at 72

Attilio Brugnoli

Attilio Brugnoli, composer, dies at 56

Byron Berline

Byron Berline died

Carlo Conti

Carlo Conti, composer, dies at 71

Dave Loggins

Dave Loggins died

Domenico Gabrielli

Domenico Gabrielli, composer, dies at 39

Donald Francis Tovey

Donald Francis Tovey, English musicologist/composer, dies at 64

Eddie Gale

Eddie Gale died

Esther Bejarano

Esther Bejarano died

Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton

Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton, pioneer jazz pianist, dies in LA at 56

Fernando Joseph Maria Sor

Fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61

Jeff Manookian

Jeff Manookian died

John Hammond

John Hammond, Jazz reviewer (Melody Maker), dies at 76

Lovie Austin

Lovie Austin, American jazz pianist (b. 1887)

Maria Jeritza

Maria Jeritza, [Jedlicka], Aust/US, singer (Metropolitan Opera), dies

Michel Gusikoff

Michel Gusikoff, composer, dies at 85

Norman Paris

Norman Paris, orchestra leader (For Your Pleasure), dies at 41

Paulo Bellasio

Paulo Bellasio, composer, dies at 40

Phoebe Knapp

Phoebe Knapp, American hymn writer (b. 1839)

Pierrette Alarie

Pierrette Alarie, Canadian operatic soprano (b. 1921)

Rafael Hernando

Rafael Hernando, composer, dies at 66

Roland Petit

Roland Petit, French choreographer and dancer (b. 1924)

Rued Immanuel Langgaard

Rued Immanuel Langgaard, composer, dies at 58

Sidney Homer

Sidney Homer, composer, dies at 88

Werner Egk

Werner Egk, German composer (Die Zaubergeige), dies at 82

Releases & milestones on July 10

Adam Lambert

Adam Lambert released the album 'Adam'

Ado

Ado released the album 'Zanmu'

Allison Russell

Allison Russell released the album 'In the Hour of Chaos'

Anna

Anna released the album 'Million Dollar Babe'

DevilDriver

DevilDriver released the album 'Strike and Kill'

EXO

EXO released the album 'Exist'

Ensiferum

Ensiferum released the album 'Thalassic'

Future

Future released the album 'The Real Me'

Jack White

Jack White released the album 'Frozen Charlotte'

John Frusciante

John Frusciante released the album 'Rotation'

Juice Wrld

Juice Wrld released the album 'Legends Never Die'

Juli

Juli released the album 'Tutta vita - Live (Stadio Luigi Ferraris)'

Kelela

Kelela released the album 'New Avatar'

Madonna

Playboy (and also Penthouse) publish nude pictures of Madonna

Magi Merlin

Magi Merlin released the album 'Power House'

Ne-Yo

Ne-Yo released the album 'Highway 79'

Olly

Olly released the album 'Tutta vita - Live (Stadio Luigi Ferraris)'

Psychic Fever from Exile Tribe

Psychic Fever from Exile Tribe released the album 'Different'

Static-X

Static-X released the album 'Project Regeneration Vol. 1'

Suki Waterhouse

Suki Waterhouse released the album 'Loveland'

The Beatles

Beatles' "Beatles' "VI," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 6 weeks

The Garden

The Garden released the album 'Bootleg'

The Plot in You

The Plot in You released the album 'The Plot in You'

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones score their 1st #1, "I Can't Get No Satisfaction"

Zerobaseone

Zerobaseone released the album 'Youth in the Shade'

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