EVENTS THAT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY JULY 28 IN MUSIC HISTORY
On this day July 28 in 1750 – Influential German composer and musician Johann Sebastian Bach died at the age of 65.
1956 – With his tenth studio album ‘Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!’, Frank Sinatra became the first artist to top the newly formed UK Albums chart.
1960 – Cliff Richard and the Shadows topped the UK Singles chart with ‘Please Don’t Tease’ on this day July 28 in music history. The song also went to No.1 in New Zealand, Ireland, India, Norway, and Thailand.
1962 – Elvis Presley started a five-week stint at number one in the United Kingdom with his seventh studio album ‘Pot Luck’.
1966 – With his rendition of The Rolling Stone‘s song ‘Out of Time’, singer Chris Farlowe reached No.1 in the UK on this day July 28.
1973 – Rock band Chicago started a three-week stint at No.1 on the US Billboard 200 chart with their fifth studio album ‘Chicago VI’. Since its release, the album has been certified platinum two times.
1979 – Irish new wave band the Boomtown Rats hit No.1 in the UK with ‘I Don’t Like Mondays’ for the first of four consecutive weeks on this day July 28. The single also reached No.1 in Australia, Ireland, and South Africa.
1979 – The compilation album ‘The Best Disco Album in the World’ released by WEA Records started a six-week run at No.1 in the UK. It features songs by various artists such as Boney M, Funkadelic, Chic, Sister Sledge, etc.
1990 – With his 22nd studio album ‘Sleeping with the Past’, Elton John started a five-week run at No.1 in the UK on this day July 28 in music history.
1990 – Hip hop duo Partners in Kryme started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK Singles chart with ‘Turtle Power!’. The song was featured in the superhero film ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’.
1992 – R&B singer Mary J. Blige released her debut studio album ‘What’s the 411?’ through Uptown and MCA Records on this day July 28. The album reached No.6 on the Billboard 200 and sold over 3 million copies.
1995 – American songwriter and session musician Eddie Hinton died on this day at the age of 51 from a heart attack.
1996 – American bassist Jason Thirsk committed suicide on this day July 28, aged 28. Best remembered as the co-founder of the punk band Pennywise.
2000 – Founding member and guitarist of KC and the Sunshine Band, Jerome Smith died at the age of 47 after being crushed by a bulldozer at a construction site.
2001 – Girl group Destiny’s Child topped the UK Albums chart with their third studio release ‘Survivor’ on this day July 28 in music history. The album earned them two Grammy Awards and it topped eighteen charts worldwide.
2007 – The winner of the talent show Britain’s Got Talent – Paul Potts went to number one in the UK with his debut studio album ‘One Chance’ which held the top spot for three weeks.
Paul Potts – Nessun Dorma
2007 – Pop rock band Plain White T’s went to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Hey There Delilah’ on this day July 28.
2012 – Elton John and the dance music trio Pnau reached No.1 in the UK with the remix album ‘Good Morning to the Night’.
2012 – Country rock group the Zac Brown Band scored their second number one album in the US on this day July 28 with their third studio release ‘Uncaged’.
2014 – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released their 13th and final studio album ‘Hypnotic Eye’ through Reprise Records. The album went to No.1 in the US and Canada, and reached No.7 in the UK.
2016 – Singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka scored his first number one album in the UK with ‘Love & Hate’ on this day July 28 in music history.
2021 – Co-founder and bassist of the rock band ZZ Top, Joe Michael “Dusty” Hill died on this day at the age of 72.
BORN ON THIS DAY JULY 28 IN MUSIC HISTORY
1901 – Singer, saxophonist, clarinetist and songwriter Hubert Prior Vallee also known as Rudy Vallee was born in Island Pond, Vermont on this day July 28 in music history.
1930 – Blues guitarist and singer David “Junior” Kimbrough was born in Hudsonville, Mississippi. Best known for the songs ‘All Night Long’ and ‘Keep Your Hands off Her’.
1937 – American piano player and band leader Peter Duchin was born on this day July 28 in New York City.
1938 – Guitarist and songwriter George Cummings was born in Meridian, Mississippi. Best known for his work with the bands Chocolate Papers and Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show.
1943 – American guitarist and composer Michael “Mike” Bloomfield was born on this day July 28 in Chicago, Illinois. He was inducted into both the Blues and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015.
1943 – Keyboardist, composer, vocalist and co-founder of the rock band Pink Floyd, Richard Wright was born in Hatch End, England.
1946 – Singer-songwriter and guitarist Jonathan Edwards was born in Aitkin, Minnesota on this day July 28 in music history. Best known for his 1971 hit single ‘Sunshine’.
1948 – Co-founder, bassist and co-lead vocalist of the new wave band Devo, Gerald Casale was born on this day in Ravenna, Ohio.
1949 – English multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and singer Steve Peregrin Took was born on this day July 28 in London. He rose to fame as a member of the rock band T.Rex.
1949 – English drummer and vocalist Simon Kirke was born in London. Best known as a founding member of the rock bands Bad Company and Free.
1949 – Australian pop singer Peter Doyle was born on this day July 28 in Melbourne, Victoria. Best known for his solo work and as a member of the pop group New Seekers.
1954 – American jazz singer, record producer, arranger and composer Nnenna Freelon was born on this day in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1954 – Guitarist and founder the rock band Dixie Dregs, Steve Morse was born in Hamilton, Ohio on this day July 28 in music history. He is also known for playing with Deep Purple, Kansas, and Flying Colors.
1960 – Drummer Malcom Holmes was born in Birkenhead, England. He rose to fame as a founding member of the electronic music band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
1963 – British singer-songwriter Beverly Craven was born on this day July 28 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Best known for her 1991 hit single ‘Promise Me’.
1974 – Rapper and multi-instrumentalist Afroman was born Joseph Edgar Foreman in Los Angeles, California. Best known for his 2000 hit ‘Because I Got High’.
1976 – Founding member and frontman of the rock band Papa Roach, Jacoby Shaddix was born on this day July 28 in Mariposa, California.
1980 – Welsh singer and actor Noel Sullivan was born on this day in Cardiff. He came to prominence as a member of the pop group Hear’Say.
1990 – American rapper and producer DeAndre Cortez Way also known by his stage name Soulja Boy was born in Chicago, Illinois on this day July 28. He rose to fame with his hit single ‘Crank That’.