Music History for July 281750 - Johann Sebastian Bach died after an unsuccessful eye operation. 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. Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones) was in the film. 1973 - The Summer Jam rock festival took place in Watkins Glen, NY. About 600,000 people watched the Grateful Dead, the Allman Brothers and The Band perform. The event received a Guinness Book of World Records entry for "Largest audience at a pop festival." 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. Today in Beatles History 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. Today in Michael Jackson History 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. |