Music History for July 51775 - Composer William Crotch was born. 1878 - Composer Joseph Holbrooke was born. 1895 - Composer Gordon Jacob was born. 1918 - Composer George Rochberg was born. 1934 - "Love in Bloom", by Bing Crosby with Irving Aaronson’s orchestra, was recorded. 1954 - Elvis Presley's first commercial recording session took place in Memphis, TN. He recorded "That's All Right (Mama)" and "Blue Moon of Kentucky." 1958 - Ray Charles' performance at the Newport Jazz Festival was recorded for a live album. 1964 - Gerry & the Pacemakers released their single "How Do You Do It" in the U.S. 1968 - Bill Graham opened The Fillmore West in San Francisco, CA. 1969 - The Rolling Stones gave a free concert for 250,000 fans in London's Hyde Park to introduce Mick Taylor as their new guitarist. 1975 - Bad Company's "Feel Like Making Love" was released. 1978 - The EMI record pressing plant in Britain stopped printing the Rolling Stones album cover for Some Girls due to complaints from celebrities. 1983 - Bauhaus' farewell concert took place in London. 1995 - The U.S. Justice Department decided not to take antitrust action against Ticketmaster. 2002 - Jimi Hendrix's family won an injuntion against a New York-based music production company from releasing recordings that Hendrix had performed. 2015 - In Chicago, IL, The Grateful Dead performed the final show of their Fare Thee Well shows. |