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 This Days in Music: July 18th

Born on this day:
1939, Dion DiMucci, U.S. singer
1941, Martha Reeves, soul singer
1941, Lonnie Mack, guitar, singer
1950, Glenn Hughes, singer, The Village People
1954, Ricky Skaggs, country music singer, multi-instrumentalist
1955, Terry Chambers, drummer, XTC
1957, Keith Levene, multi-instrumentalist, The Clash, Public Image Limited
1962, Jack Irons, drummer, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers
1975, Daron Malakian, guitar, System of a Down
1953, Elvis Presley made his first-ever recordings at the Memphis Recording Service. He recorded two songs, “My Happiness” and “That's When Your Heartaches Begin.” He paid $4 for the session.
1960, Little Miss Dynamite, Brenda Lee, went to #1 on the U.S. singles chart with “I'm Sorry,” which also climbed to #22 in the U.K.
1964, The Four Seasons started a two-week run at #1 on the U.S. singles chart with “Rag Doll,” the group's fourth #1. It also hit #2 in the U.K. The song’s co-writer, Bob Gaudio, said that he got the inspiration for the song from a young girl in tattered clothes that cleaned his car windows at a stoplight.
1966, Bobby Fuller, leader of The Bobby Fuller Four, was found dead in his car outside of his Los Angeles apartment. He was 22. The cause of death was ruled gasoline asphyxiation. Police called it a suicide, but the possibility of foul play has always been mentioned. In 1966 Fuller had a #9 hit in the U.S. with “I Fought the Law,” which was written by Sonny Curtis of Buddy Holly's Crickets. “I Fought the Law” was later covered by The Clash.
1973, Bruce Springsteen played the first of four nights at Max's Kansas City in New York City. Bob Marley and The Wailers, who were on their first North American tour, opened the show.
1978, Def Leppard made their live debut at the Westfield School in their hometown of Sheffield, England. They performed for 150 students.
1988, Nico (Christa Päffgen) died after suffering a minor heart attack while riding a bicycle on holiday with her son in Ibiza, Spain. The German born singer-songwriter and keyboardist with Velvet Underground had also worked as a fashion model and actress.
2001, Kiss added another product to their ever-growing merchandising universe: the Kiss Kasket. The coffin featured the faces of all four founding members of the band, the Kiss logo and the words "Kiss Forever." Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell was buried in one after he was shot and killed on stage in December 2004.