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Today In Music History: Farewell to Mama Cass

Posted at 6:08 AM on July 29, 2009 by Steve Seel (2 Comments)
Filed under: Music History

Birthdays:

Geddy Lee of Rush is 56.
Simon Jones (bass, The Verve) is 37.


1966 - The magazine Datebook published an interview with John Lennon in which he said "We're bigger than Jesus now." American Christians reacted with outrage, organizing "Beatle bonfires" burning the group's records.
1966 - Bob Dylan was involved in a motorcycle accident near Woodstock, N.Y. He suffered critical injuries and took months to recover.
1966 - Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker made their live debut as Cream.
1967 - The Doors started a three week run at No.1 on the singles chart with "Light My Fire".
1980 - David Bowie starred in the stage play of The Elephant Man, in Denver, Colorado.
2007 - Heart problems forced Kiss singer and guitarist Paul Stanley to abandon a show in California. Paramedics stopped and restarted his heart to give it a regular rhythm after his heart spontaneously jumped to 190 plus beats per minute.


Today in 1974, Mamas And The Papas singer Cass Elliot died in her sleep from a heart attack after playing a sold out show in London, England. She was staying at Harry Nilson's London apartment when she died. Her only solo hit was "Dream a Little Dream of Me," which also featured the rest of The Mamas and The Papas.

Comments (2)

If I remember the "American Pie" song interpretation correctly, Bob Dylan's motorcycle accident is widely believed to be the reference to "the jester on the sidelines in a cast."

Posted by Kim V | July 29, 2009 11:46 AM

The Paul Stanley incident happened on July 27, 2007, NOT July 29.

Posted by Linda | July 30, 2009 6:32 AM

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