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10 JULY

In Music History

1993 Bob Seger marries his third wife, Juanita Dorricott.

1987 John Hammond, who signed both Bob Dylan (in 1961) and Bruce Springsteen (in 1972) to Columbia Records, dies at 76 after suffering from a number of strokes.

1986 Grateful Dead leader Jerry Garcia goes into a diabetic coma, forcing the band to cancel the rest of their tour. He's in the coma for five days, and when he comes to, he has to learn how to walk and talk again. After months of rehab, he gets his faculties back and in December, and is once again on stage with his band.

1980 Jessica Simpson is born in Abilene, Texas.

1979 Chuck Berry is sentenced to jail for tax evasion. He would serve four months.

1977 Queen release their "We Are The Champions"/"We Will Rock You" single in the UK, providing stadium anthems for sporting events the world over.

1977 Cher gives birth to Elijah Blue Allman, her first and only child with Gregg Allman of The Allman Brothers.

1976 The Starland Vocal Band's "Afternoon Delight" hits #1 in America, where it stays for two weeks. The song is not about the US bicentennial (July 4, 1976), but about daytime lovemaking.

1976 England Dan and John Ford Coley's "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight" enters the charts.

1975 Gladys Knight & the Pips debut their own summer variety music show on NBC TV.

1975 Gregg Allman and Cher's famously rocky marriage almost ends in divorce after only 10 days, but Cher changes her mind three weeks later and the couple tough it out for a few more years, officially divorcing in 1979.

1972 Nilsson releases Son of Schmilsson.

1971 Three Dog Night releases "Liar."

1970 Rascal Flatts lead singer Gary LeVox is born Gary Wayne Vernon Jr. in Powell, Ohio. His stage name comes from a Vox amplifier that was labelled "L" for "lead singer."

1969 The funeral is held for The Rolling Stones founding member Brian Jones, who was found dead in his swimming pool on July 3rd. His bandmates Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman attend, but Mick Jagger and Keith Richards do not.