Music History for July 21955 - ABC Television premiered The Lawrence Welk Show. 1956 - Elvis Presley recorded "Hound Dog" and "Don’t Be Cruel." Today in Elvis Presley History 1956 - Buddy Holly's first single "Blue Days, Black Nights" b/w "Love Me" was released. 1961 - The Drifters released the single "Sweets For My Sweet." 1976 - For the first time in 12 years, Brian Wilson joined the Beach Boys on stage. The next night the show was recorded for an NBC Beach Boys special. 1981 - Bruce Springsteen played the first show ever at the 21,000 seat Brendan Byrne Meadowlands Arena in New Jersey. 1984 - Epic Records set a record as two million copies of the Jacksons’ Victory were shipped to stores. It was the first time that such a large initial shipment had been made. - Today in Michael Jackson 1986 - The Prince movie Under The Cherry Moon was released. It was his second movie. 1990 - Representatives of the Italian Catholic Church announced that they would attempt to halt Madonna's concerts in Rome because of her alleged inappropiate use of crucifixes and sacred symbols. 1991 - Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection: The Greatest Novelty Records Of All Time was released. 1991 - Axl Rose (Guns 'n' Roses) sparked a riot during a concert outside of St. Louis when he jumped off the stage and attacked a fan who was videotaping the concert. 60 people were hurt. 2005 - MTV and VH1 aired the eight hours of the Live 8 concerts. The performances, featuring artists U2, Coldplay, Madonna, Dave Matthews Band, Jay-Z and Destiny's Child among many others, were held in eight cities to raise awareness of poverty in Africa. 2005 - The original members of Pink Floyd performed at the Live 8 concert in London. It was the first time the group had played together in more than 24 years. 2014 - In Grand Rapids, MI, Mötley Crüe began their final tour. |