This Day in Music History
July 5
1934 - Bing Crosby records "Love
in Bloom", with Irving Aaronson’s orchestra.
1954 - Elvis Presley's first commercial recording session takes place
in Memphis, TN. He records "That's All Right (Mama)" and "Blue Moon of
Kentucky."
1958 - Ray Charles' performance at the Newport Jazz Festival is
recorded by Atlantic Records for a live album.
1958 - Ray Charles' performance at the Newport Jazz Festival is
recorded for a live album.
1968 - Bill Graham opens The Fillmore West in San Francisco, CA.
1969 - Jack Greene goes ot #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
with "Statue Of A Fool".
1969 - The Rolling Stones give a free concert for 250,000 fans in
London's Hyde Park to introduce Mick Taylor as their new guitarist.
1975 - Bad Company's "Feel Like Making Love" is released.
1978 - The EMI record pressing plant in Britain stopped printing the
Rolling Stones album cover for "Some Girls" due to complaints from
celebrities. It featured The Rolling Stones and female celebrities such as
Lucille Ball, Farrah Fawcett, Raquel Welch, Judy Garland and Marilyn
Monroe in garish drag, as well as a bunch of lingerie ads.
1980 - Bauhaus plays its farewell concert in London. The band reunites
for a brief tour in 1999.
1980 - George Jones takes "He Stopped Loving Her Today" to #1 on the
Billboard country singles chart.
1980 - John Conlee makes his Grand Ole Opry debut.
1995 - The U.S. Justice Department decides not to take antitrust action
against Ticketmaster.
2002 - Jimi Hendrix's family wins an injuntion against a New York-based
music production company prohibiting them from releasing recordings that
Hendrix had performed.
