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July, 23

  • 1999 Public TV performance series “Sessions At West 54th” debuts John Hiatt as its new host, replacing David Byrne.
  • 1999 The family of late steel guitar great Shot Jackson donates his signature black Dobro guitar to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
  • 1998 It is announced that Iron Maiden will have to cancel the remainder of its U.S. dates due to throat troubles for vocalist Blaze Bayley, whose doctor advises him not to sing for one month.
  • 1993 Nirvana plays a surprise show at the New Music Seminar at Roseland in New York City. The band showcases songs from its yet to be released album, “In Utero.”
  • 1993 A gunman fires into New York night club Danceteria, injuring Eric Tallman, the lead singer of the rock band Erotic Exotic. A bullet grazes Tallman’s skull and he is taken to Bellevue Hospital.
  • 1988 No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 is Richard Marx’s “Hold on to the Nights.” It is the fourth single from his debut album, and it remains at No. 1 for one week.
  • 1981 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “The One That You Love,” Air Supply. The group is the first from Australia to hit Billboard’s Hot 100.
  • 1980 Keith Godchaux, former keyboardist of the Grateful Dead, dies in an auto wreck at the age of 32.
  • 1977 Judas Priest begins its first U.S. tour in Oakland, Calif., as the opening act for Led Zeppelin.
  • 1971 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian),” The Raiders (formerly Paul Revere and the Raiders). It is the group’s biggest hit and last to hit the top 20.
  • 1951 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Come on-a My House,” Rosemary Clooney.
  • 1947 David Essex (David Cook) is born in London. His biggest hit is the million-selling No. 5 single “Rock On.”