JULY 26
IN 1986, PETER GABRIEL WAS #1 ON THE U.S. SINGLES CHART WITH “SLEDGEHAMMER.” THE SONG’S VIDEO WOULD WIN NUMEROUS AWARDS, AND BECOME THE MOST PLAYED VIDEO EVER ON MTV.
TODAY IN 1973, ZZ TOP RELEASE ‘TRES HOMBRES’, THEIR BREAKTHROUGH ALBUM. IT FEATURED THE HIT “LA GRANGE,” PLUS “WAITING FOR THE BUS/JESUS JUST LEFT CHICAGO.”
AND A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SIR MICK JAGGER, LEAD SINGER AND ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE ROLLING STONES, WHO WAS BORN IN 1943