1847 – Composer Ignatio Cervantes was born.

1942 – Harry James and his band recorded “I’ve Heard that Song Before.” Helen Forrest sang the song.

1964 – Jim Reeves died when his single-engine Beechcraft crashed near Nashville, TN.

1969 – A Moscow police chief reported that thousands of Moscow telephone booths had been made inoperable by thieves who had stolen phone parts in order to convert their acoustic guitars to electric.

1971 – A security guard was stabbed to death at New York’s Forest Hills Stadium on the second night of the Who’s U.S. tour.

1976 – Blue Oyster Cult’s “Don’t Fear The Reaper” was released

1976 – Orleans’ “Still The One” was released.

1979 – James Taylor played a free concert in New York’s Central Park to help the city’s campaign to restore the park’s Sheep Meadow.

1980 – John Phillips (Mamas and Papas) was arrested by the FBI for possession of cocaine. He was sentenced to five years in prison. He lectured against drugs for 250 hours as an alternate sentence.

1981 – Debra Harry released the solo album “Koo Koo.” Harry was the singer for the group Blondie.

1995 – Selena’s “Dreaming of You” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard chart. It was her first English album. Selena became the first Latin artist to debut at No. 1.

2007 – The iTunes Music Store reached 3 billion songs sold.

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1942 – Frank Sinatra recorded the last of 90 recordings with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.

1954 – Elvis Presley made his professional debut in Memphis. It was his first concert to be advertised.

1956 – Brenda Lee recorded her first hit, “Jambalaya” and “Bigelow 6-500.”

1968 – The Beatles’ Apple Boutique in London closed after heavy losses.

1970 – The Rolling Stones fired Allen Klein as their manager.

1987 – David Bowie played the first show of his “Glass Spider” tour in Philadelphia, PA.

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1961 – Dick Clark premiered his summer stage show, the Dick Clark Caravan of Stars, at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City.

1963 – Peter, Paul and Mary’s “Blowin’ In The Wind” was released.

1965 – The Beatles film “Help!” premiered in London.

1966 – Bob Dylan was seriously injured when he crashed his motorcycle near Woodstock, NY.

1967 – The Temptations’ “You’re My Everything” was released.

1968 – The Byrds left on their tour of South Africa without Gram Parsons. He had refused to set foot in a country where apartheid was official policy.

1973 – $180,000 was stolen from Led Zeppelin’s deposit box at the Drake Hotel in New York City, NY.

1978 – Kenny Loggins “Whenever I Call You Friend” was released.

1980 – David Bowie opened in the title role of “Elephant Man.”

1981 – The debut album “Time” was released by The Time.

1982 – Andy Taylor (Duran Duran) and Tracie Wilson were married.

1987 – Michigan’s governor announced an annual “Four Tops Day.”

1998 – The first headlining tour for Matchbox 20 began in New Orleans, LA.

1998 – Miramax Films announced that they had purchased the rights to the Beatle’s movie “A Hard Day’s Night” with the intention of releasing a remastered version on the movie’s 35th anniversary.

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1893 – Composer Rued Immanuel Langgaard was born.

1933 – The first singing telegram was sent. It was given to Rudy Vallee on his 32nd birthday.

1939 – Judy Garland recorded “Over the Rainbow.”

1957 – Jerry Lee Lewis made his television debut on “The Steve Allen Show.”

1970 – The movie “Ned Kelly” opened in which Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones) made his acting debut.

1973 – Grand Funk Railroad’s “We’re An American Band” was released.

1973 – A rock festival took place in Watkins Glen, NY. About 600-thousand people watched the Grateful Dead, the Allman Brothers and The Band perform.

1979 – The World Series of Rock was held at Cleveland Stadium, with Journey, Ted Nugent and Thin Lizzy.

1987 – The Beatles sued Nike and Capitol Records over the use of their song “Revolution” in shoe commercials.

1993 – The 10,000 Maniacs played their last show with lead singer Natalie Merchant. Merchant left the group to pursue a solo career.

1995 – Michael Jackson’s video “You Are Not Alone” was premiered.

1995 – Jimi Hendrix’ father James Al Hendrix won back the rights to his son’s name, likeness, image and music after a number of companies had profited from them over the years.

1998 – It was announced that Toad The Wet Sprocket was disbanding.

1998 – Mary J. Blige’s first album, “What’s the 411?”, was released.

2000 – A U.S. federal appeals court granted a last minute stay of an injunction that ordered Napster, Inc., to shut down. The order to stop operations came on July 26, 2000.

2001 – The Eagles played the first concert at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX.

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1784 – Composer Andre Georges Louis Onslow was born.

1867 – Composer Enrique Granados was born.

1877 – Composer Ernst von Dohnanyi was born.

1942 – Peggy Lee recorded her first hit record “Why Don’t You Do Right.”

1959 – Santo and Johnny (Farina saw their one and only hit record the instrumental “Sleepwalk” released.

1974 – Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama” was released.

1976 – John Lennon finally had his request for permanent residency in the United States approved.

1976 – Bruce Springsteen sued his manager Mike Appel in Manhatten’s U.S. District Court for fraud and breach of contract.

1976 – Tina Turner files for a divorce from Ike.

1979 – Alice Cooper’s Indian art store in Scottsdale, Arizona was hit by a firebomb.

1983 – Madonna’s self-titled debut album was released.

1983 – Metallica began their first tour entitled “Kill ‘em all for one.” The tour ended on September 3, 1983.

1984 – Prince’s first movie, “Purple Rain,” opened in the U.S.

1986 – Queen became the first act since Louis Armstrong to play in Budapest, Hungary.

1991 – Jani Lane (Warrant) and Bobbie Brown were married.

1998 – It was announced that Dancin’ in the District, Nashville’s weekly downtown concert series, would become a 21-and-over event due to issues with underage drinking.

2000 – HBO aired “NSYNC Live.” The show was aired from New York’s Madison Square Garden.

2007 – Paul Stanley (KISS) had to leave a concert due to his pulse being twice the normal level. The band performed as a trio with Gene Simmons singing all songs.

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