On July 26th, 1963, Motown Records released “Mickey’s Monkey” by The Miracles.

In 1977, Robert Plant’s six-year old son died of a respiratory ailment. Led Zeppelin was on tour in the U.S. at the time, and the remaining seven dates were canceled.

In 1990, keyboardist Brent Mydland of the Grateful Dead was found dead in his California home. He died of a drug overdose. He was 37.

In 1991, actor Paul Reubens — also known as Pee-Wee Herman — was arrested inside a movie theater in Sarasota, Florida, for exposing himself.

In 1992, singer Mary Wells, known for the hits “My Guy,” and “You Beat Me To The Punch,” died of cancer. She was 49.

In 1996, singer Donnie Osmond apologized to TV host Rosie O’Donnell for making a comment about her weight during an earlier appearance on her show. She made him sing “Puppy Love” to her in a dog suit.

(AP) — Police in Colorado say an arrest warrant has been issued for the wife of TV bounty hunter Duane “Dog” Chapman after she was accused of verbally harassing a teenager.

Attorneys for Beth Chapman say she did nothing wrong.

Police in Monument, north of Colorado Springs, couldn’t reach Chapman to issue a summons, so they obtained the warrant.

Chapman’s Colorado attorney, Gary Lozow, says she will cooperate with police and expects to be exonerated.

Police Lt. Steve Burk says the alleged harassment took place July 10 at a lake. He declined to provide details.

The Chapmans appear on the CMT show “Dog and Beth: On the Hunt.” They own a home in Castle Rock.

 

An HBO executive says it’s unimaginable that a drama pilot featuring one of James Gandolfini’s final performances will air.

Gandolfini shot a pilot for “Criminal Justice,” an adaptation of the 2008 BBC series. Gandolfini played a low-rent New York City attorney.

The 51-year-old star of “The Sopranos” died of a heart attack in June.

HBO Programming President Michael Lombardo told the Television Critics Association on Thursday that he couldn’t imagine airing the pilot with Gandolfini since he wouldn’t continue with the drama.

“Criminal Justice” was being restructured as a miniseries.

Lombardo says it’s difficult to think of recasting Gandolfini’s part. He didn’t indicate what the drama’s future would be.

Gandolfini’s final movies, the crime film “Animal Rescue” and the romance “Enough Said,” are awaiting release.

(AP) — Authorities in Florida say a former professional wrestler faces murder charges in the stabbing death of a woman at a Tampa apartment complex.

Hillsborough County Sheriff’s officials say the woman was stabbed Wednesday night and the suspect fled. Twenty-nine-year-old Brian McGhee’s vehicle was spotted in Tampa and authorities began pursuing him.

Authorities say McGhee crashed his vehicle late Wednesday during the pursuit near Interstate 75 in Pasco County. The woman died of multiple stab wounds early Thursday.

As a wrestler, McGhee went by the moniker “The Future” Donovan Ruddick. He worked for World Wrestling Entertainment from 2010 to 2012.

McGhee’s was taken to a Tampa hospital after the crash.

A photo of what appears to be a bleeding arm or leg was posted Wednesday night to a Facebook page under McGhee’s name.

Actress Barbara Harris is 78
Drummer Jim McCarty of The Yardbirds is 70
Bassist Verdine White of Earth, Wind and Fire is 62
Supermodel Iman is 58
Cartoonist Ray Billingsley (“Curtis”) is 56
Guitarist Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth is 55
Country singer Marty Brown is 48
Actress Illeana Douglas is 48
Actor Matt LeBlanc (“Joey,” ”Friends”) is 46
Cellist Paavo Lotjonen of Apocalyptica is 45
Actor D.B. Woodside (“24”) is 44
Actress Miriam Shor (“Swingtown,” ”Hedwig and the Angry Inch”) is 42
Actor Jay R. Ferguson (“Mad Men”) is 39
Actor James Lafferty (“One Tree Hill”) is 28.

On July 25th, 1946, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis began their partnership as a nightclub song and comedy act with a performance in Atlantic City. They split up in 1956.

In 1965, Bob Dylan was booed off the stage at the Newport Folk Festival when he began playing an electric guitar.

In 1966, guitarist Brian Jones played his last U.S. concert with the Rolling Stones, in San Francisco. Jones died in 1969.

In 1967, The Beatles took out an advertisement in the London Times urging the British government to legalize marijuana.

In 1969, Neil Young made his first concert appearance with Crosby, Stills and Nash. They played at the Fillmore East in New York.

In 1980, Kiss introduced its new drummer, Eric Carr, at a concert at the New York Palladium. Carr replaced Peter Criss, who began a solo career.

Also in 1980, AC/DC released “Back In Black,” their first album with singer Brian Johnson.

In 1990, comedian Roseanne Barr sang the National Anthem in San Diego before a major league baseball game, spit, then scratched herself. The crowd booed, and she later apologized.

In 1997, Autumn Jackson was convicted of trying to extort $40 million dollars from Bill Cosby. She had claimed to be Cosby’s illegitimate daughter.

In 1999, fires began burning out of control during the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ set at Woodstock ’99. Fans began looting the vendors and pelting police with bottles and fruit.

In 2001, Mariah Carey checked herself into a hospital suffering from an emotional and physical breakdown.

In 2002, Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from her second husband, Cris Judd.

Platte Valley Speedway @ Lincoln County Fairgrounds
Gates open at 5p with Beer Garden
7pm race start
$12 Adults, $5 Kids
Enjoy an evening of dirt track racing!!

On July 24, 1952, “High Noon,” starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly, opened.

In 1964, the Rolling Stones had to run for safety after the audience at a concert in Blackpool, England, mobbed the stage.

In 1976, Elton John had his first hit in Britain, “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with Kiki Dee.

In 1978, the movie “Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band” starring Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees was released.

In 1979, Little Richard — known as the Reverend Richard Penniman — spoke to a revival meeting in San Francisco about the dangers of rock and roll.

In 1980, Larry Graham, formerly of Sly and the Family Stone, began his first solo tour by opening for the Isley Brothers in Baton Rouge, La. At the time, Graham’s “One in a Million You” was heading up the charts.

In 1987, “La Bamba” opened. It was the movie biography of Richie Valens.

In 1990, a wrongful death trial involving Judas Priest opened in Reno, Nev. Parents had charged in a lawsuit that the band’s “Stained Class” album contained subliminal messages that drove two teenagers to attempt suicide.

In 1998, Toad the Wet Sprocket broke up. They have since reformed.

(AP) — Dennis Farina’s doctor says the actor died while being treated for lung cancer.

Farina, who died Monday after suffering a blood clot in his lung, had been under treatment for the cancer for several months, according to his cardiologist, Dr. Marc A. Kates.

Thirteen years ago Farina had been diagnosed with “a small cancer that was treated and cured with surgery,” Kates said in a statement on Tuesday.

But in recent months the cancer had recurred and, despite ongoing treatment, the blood clot “unexpectedly and suddenly took his life,” Kates said.

The 69-year-old Farina, who died in a Scottsdale, Ariz., hospital, was known for such films as “Get Shorty” and “Out of Sight,” and for TV series including “Law & Order” and “Luck.”