THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY (July 2nd): 1949: Roy Bittan (The E Street Band, keyboards, accordion and synthesizer) was born 1952: Johnny Colla (Huey Lewis and the News, guitar and sax) 1954: Pete Briquette (The Boomtown Rats, bass and vocals) was born 1955: ABC-TV premieres a new musical variety program called Dodge Dancing Party, which had already been airing locally in Los Angeles for four years; it would later be retitled The Lawrence Welk Show after its bandleader and host 1956: Hound Dog was recorded by Elvis Presley at RCA Studios in New York -- take #31 gets released 1962: Jim Reeves records what would be his last songs for RCA before his fatal plane crash just over one month later 1962: Jimi Hendrix was honorably discharged from the 101st Airborne Paratroopers -- he had broken his ankle during his 26th, and final, jump 1965: Sam the Sham and The Pharoahs opened for The Beach Boys at the Community Concourse in San Diego, California 1966: While touring in Japan, the Beatles wire EMI their choice for the next album title: Revolver 1966: Strangers In The Night is at #1 on the US singles charts for Frank Sinatra 1969: John Lennon is hospitalized in Golspie, Scotland after a car accident the previous day -- Paul McCartney records Her Majesty at Abbey Road Studios and then joins Ringo and George to do 15 takes of Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight 1969: Leslie West forms Mountain, named after his recent solo album 1969: Something In The Air (produced by Pete Townshend) began a three-week run at #1 on the singles charts for Thunderclap Newman 1969: Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell quit the Jimi Hendrix Experience following the Denver Pop Festival -- Mitchell comes back, they pick up Billy Cox to play bass and form Gypsy Sun and Rainbows (this band played at Woodstock) 1973: After endless disputes with leader Bryan Ferry over the direction of the group, keyboardist Brian Eno leaves Roxy Music 1976: After twelve years of staying at home while the band tours, Beach Boy resident genius Brian Wilson finally joins his band onstage at a gig in Anaheim, CA. Though he mostly stares at the piano in front of him, he does sing lead on the groups rendition of In My Room 1979: Sony introduced the Walkman, the first portable audio cassette player -- they sold more than 385 million units in all formats (cassette, CD, mini-disc and digital file versions) through the next 30 years 1980: The Grateful Deads Bob Weir and Mickey Hart, along with manager Danny Rifken, are arrested in San Diego after allegedly interfering with a drug bust during the bands concert there 1986: For the first time, Bob Dylan joins The Grateful Dead onstage for a rendition of his own Dont Think Twice, Its All Right at a gig in Akron, OH 1992: Mick Jagger becomes a grandfather with the birth of Assisi Lola Jackson by his daughter Jade 2001: Liverpool Airport is renamed John Lennon Airport in honor of its native son, sporting a new logo that features a Lennon self-portrait and the words Above Us Only Sky from his solo song Imagine 2005: The Live 8 concerts are held simultaneously all over the world to benefit impoverished African nations, featuring performances by Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Brian Wilson, Chuck Berry, Neil Young, Paul McCartney, The Who, and a reunited Pink Floyd, among dozens of others
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