July 31

On this day in 1964, Country singer Jim Reeves was killed 

when the single engine aircraft he was flying in crashed in thick fog

Born today in 1946, Gary Lewis (Gary Lewis and The Playboys)

Bill Berry (R.E.M.) is alive and well and celebrating his 56^th birthday today

Today in 1995, Jamaica issued a commemorative series of postage stamps 

honoring reggae legend Bob Marley

Today in 2002, Bryan Ferry’s son Otis was arrested by police 

outside Tony Blair’s County home as he staged a demonstration