| On this day, July 23rd |
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| 1947 - | David Essex (David Cook) is born in London. His biggest hit is the million-selling No. 5 single "Rock On." | | | 1965 - | Guitarist Saul Hudson, better known to the world as Slash form Guns n' Roses Slash's Snakepit and Velvet Revolver is born in in Hampstead, England.
| | | 1968 - | Drummer Nick Menza of Megadeth is born in Munich, Germany. | |
| 1980 - | Keith Godchaux, former keyboardist of the Grateful Dead, dies in an auto wreck at the age of 32. | |
| 1951 - | No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "Come on-a My House," Rosemary Clooney.
| | | 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.
| | | 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.
| | | 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.
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| 1977 - | Judas Priest begins its first U.S. tour in Oakland, Calif., as the opening act for Led Zeppelin.
| | | 2003 - | Sean "P. Diddy" Combs announces that he wants to purchase the New York Knicks. The hip-hop/fashion mogul and devout fan of Gotham's National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise proclaims his interest during an appearance on Howard Stern's syndicated morning radio show
| | | 2009 - | Eddie Van Halen Recovering After Hand Surgery
Eddie Van Halen is said to be on the mend after undergoing surgery to treat increasing pain in his left hand.
“During the last leg of our tour, I started developing pain in my thumb and my pinky. I didn’t think much of it at the time,” the guitarist says. “It got progressively worse to the point that about three months ago I wasn’t able to play at all. My pinky and my thumb were totally locked up and felt like there was something broken.”
Van Halen sought out specialists in Düsseldorf, Germany, who initially began treating the guitarist for arthritis, but soon discovered a bone spur, twisted tendon and a cyst in the joint of his left thumb.
“They said the only way to fix it was surgery, which of course scared the shit out of me, but I was told it was the only way to fix it,” Van Halen says. “Surgery was a success, now I just have to let it heal. I am totally jazzed that they found the problem, fixed it and in about four months my hand will feel like I am 18 again. Thank God.”
Van Halen is said to be recovering nicely, having already regained his reach and full spread of his hand. He’s said to be taking his recovery slowly, however, to insure he heals properly. His rehabilitation should be complete in 4-6 months.
“In the meantime I am able to write a bit, but can not overexert my hand because it needs to heal properly,” the guitarist says.
His stitches come out in a few days, and he’s confident he’ll be able to play at maximum intensity when he completes his recovery. | |
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