Archive for July 7, 2009

1954 – 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.

1973 – Paul McCartney’s “Live and Let Die” was released.

1975 – Keith Richards was charged with possession of an offensive weapon and reckless driving in Arkansas. He was arrested.

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.

1999 – Coolio was sentenced to 10 days in jail, 40 hours of community service and two years probation after pleading 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.

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