7 JULY
In Music History
1968 The folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary appear as the "mystery guest" on CBS-TV's What's My Line?
1968 The Yardbirds disband immediately after a gig in Luton, England. Jimmy Page begins forming what will become Led Zeppelin.
1968 The Yardbirds perform their final gig in Luton, England.
1963 Vonda Shepard is born in New York, but will be raised in California.
1962 David Rose's "The Stripper" hits #1.
1962 Spin Doctors bass player Mark White is born in New York City.
1956 A riot breaks out at a Fats Domino concert in San Jose, California, with twelve injured.
1956 The Platters release "My Prayer."
1956 Johnny Cash makes his first appearance on the Grand Old Opry show in Nashville.
1950 Johnny Cash joins the US Air Force.
1948 Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt (guitarist for Iron Butterfly) is born in Florida.
1947 David Hodo (Village People construction worker) is born in Palo Alto, California.
1944 Warren Entner (guitarist for The Grass Roots) is born in Boston, Massachusetts.
1941 Jim Rodford (bass guitarist for Argent, The Kinks) is born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England.
1940 Beatles drummer Ringo Starr is born Richard Starkey in Dingle, Liverpool, England.
Live Earth Unites Musicians To Combat Climate Change
2007Live Earth, a series of concerts to initiate action against global warming, takes place around the world.
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2009 After a private ceremony at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Hollywood Hills, Michael Jackson's public funeral is held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Most TV networks cover the event, where Kobe Bryant, Mariah Carey, Andrae Crouch Choir, Motown founder Berry Gordy, Jennifer Hudson, Magic Johnson, John Mayer, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Brooke Shields, Usher and Stevie Wonder all participate.More
1987 Eric B. & Rakim release their debut, Paid In Full, one of the first major rap albums filled with James Brown samples.
1984 "When Doves Cry" goes to #1 on the Hot 100, giving Prince his first chart-topper on the tally. The song is from his upcoming movie Purple Rain.
1980 In West Berlin, Led Zeppelin play their last concert with drummer John Bonham, who dies in September.
1977 Styx tie in with the date (7-7-77) by releasing their 7th album, The Grand Illusion.
1969 John Lennon releases "Give Peace A Chance" in the US, a song he and Yoko, along with a chorus of guests, recorded at their "bed-in" in a Montreal hotel room.
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