Music History for July 71954 - Memphis D.J. Dewey Phillips of WHBQ became the first D.J. to play an Elvis Presley record. 1956 - Johnny Cash made his first appearance on "Grand Ole Opry." 1956 - The Platters' "My Prayer" was released. 1967 - The Monkees opened a national tour with Jimi Hendrix as the opening act. 1968 - The Yardbirds disbanded. 1971 - Bjorn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Faltskog of ABBA were married. 1975 - Keith Richards was charged with possession of an offensive weapon and reckless driving in Arkansas. He was arrested. 1977 - Styx released the album The Grand Illusion. 1980 - The original lineup of Led Zeppelin gave its final show. 1984 - The song "Relax," by Frankie Goes To Hollywood, became the biggest selling single of all time in Britain. 1992 - Dream Theater released the album Images And Words. 1993 - Mia Zapata (Gits) was found strangled in Seattle at the age of 27. 1998 - Michael Jackson and his financial partner Don Barden announced their intentions to build an entertainment Neverneverland called "Majestic Kingdom" in Detroit. Today in Michael Jackson History 1999 - Coolio was sentenced to 10 days in jail, 40 hours of community service and two years probation after he pled guilty to a charge of illegal gun possession. 2000 - Bobby Brown was released from a Florida jail after serving 26 days for violating probation. The probation stemmed from a 1996 drunk driving incident in Hollywood, FL. 2000 - The BBC imposed an early-evening ban on Robbie Williams' newest video entitled "Rock DJ." 2007 - Live Earth took place. The 24-hour, 7-continent series of concerts featured more than 100 music artists. |