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

Founder of Atlantic Records, the late Ahmet Ertegun was born this day in 1923

Born today in 1946, Gary Lewis of Gary Lewis and The Playboys and son of the great Jerry Lewis

Bill Berry (R.E.M.) is alive and well and celebrating his 58th 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