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 comedian Jerry Lewis

 

Bill Berry (R.E.M.) is alive and well and celebrating his 62^nd 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