This week:
29th
1963, a Monday, David Bowie spent the day at Nevin D Hirst Advertising in New Bond Street, London, in his short-lived career as a junior visualiser/paste up artist, his only 9-to-5 job. He later said he “loathed it”.
Dolly Parton – 9 To 5 Worksheet – Lyric video
30th
International Day of Friendship
Worksheets:
You’ve Got A Friend – Carole King
That’s What Friends Are For – Dionne Warwick & Friends
With A Little Help From My Friends – The Beatles
Wannabe – The Spice Girls
Skeleton Song –Kate Nash
31st
1969, Elvis Presley returned to live performance after nine years with a 29-day, 56-show sold-out residency at Las Vegas’ newly opened International Hotel.
Full concert
1st
1997, Michael Jackson performed the HIStory concert at Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportspark Stadium, Berlin. There were nine shows in Germany, more than in any other country.
HIStory Lyric Videos
2nd
1973, David Bowie arrived in Rome on an overnight train from Paris for a five-day break with wife Angie and son Zowie.
Calvin Harris – Summer: Worksheet – Lyric Video
3rd
2007, Brian May, guitarist of Queen, handed in his astronomy PhD thesis, ‘A Survey of Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud’, to Imperial College, London, 36 years after abandoning it to join the band.
Take That – Patience: Worksheet – Lyric Video
4th
1965, Bob Dylan recorded ‘Desolation Row’ in New York, in the final of six sessions for the album Highway 61 Revisited.
Lyric Video
Number Ones, 29th July:
1954
UK David Whitfield with the Mantovani Orchestra his Orchestra-Cara Mia
US Kitty Kallen-Little Things Mean A Lot
1964
UK The Beatles-A Hard Day’s Night
US The Four Seasons-Rag Doll
1974
UK George McCrae-Rock Your Baby
US John Denver-Annie’s Song
1984
UK Frankie Goes To Hollywood-Two Tribes
US Prince-When Doves Cry
1994
UK Wet Wet Wet-Love Is All Around
US All-4-One-I Swear
2004
UK The Shapeshifters-Lola’s Theme
US Usher-Confessions Part II
2014
UK Rixton-Me And My Broken Heart
US Magic!-Rude
2024
UK Official Singles Charts
US Billboard Hot 100
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