Happy Canada Day, Debbie Harry's Birthday, & the Sony Walkman: Music History Today Podcast July 1

Happy Canada Day!!! On the July 1 edition of Music History Today, one of the greatest voices in soul music passes away, there's a debut from the Walkman, as well as the Band, a classic Beatles song, and a rap classic. Plus, happy birthday to Debbie Harry, Fred Schneider, and Missy Elliot.

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On this date:
In 1956, Elvis Presley sang his song Hound Dog to a basset hound on the Steve Allen TV Show because Steve didn't want to risk showing Elvis swiveling his hips on camera.

In 1969, Sam Phillips sold Sun Records Studio. In 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono were injured in an auto accident.

In 1975, Ringo Starr divorced his wife Maureen.

In 1978, Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, & Van Halen played at the Texxas Jam concert in Dallas.

In 1979, Sony sold the first Walkman.

In 1990, country music singer Hank Williams, Jr. married model Mary Jane Thomas.

In 1998, entertainer Barbara Streisand married actor James Brolin.

In 2000, Trent Reznor overdosed on heroin. He recovered & went to rehab.

In 2005, the group Dance Gavin Dance formed.

In 2006, The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, which was built on the site of the original Woodstock Festival, opened.

In 2006, singer Jennifer Peterson-Hind of Hi-5 married musician Tom Korbee.

In 2007, a tribute concert to Princess Diana was held at Wembley Stadium.

In 2008, Travie McCoy of Gym Class Heroes beat up a fan who called him the N word at the end of their Warped Tour concert in St. Louis.

In 2008, the Motley Crue festival Crue Fest started, with supporting acts Papa Roach & Buckcherry.

In 2009, Michael Jackson became the first artist to sell over 1 million singles downloads in one week. He had passed away only 6 days earlier, which is what led to the sales surge.

In 2011, Selena Gomez starred in the movie Monte Carlo.

In 2011, guitarist James Hince married model Kate Moss.

In 2013, singer Avril Lavigne married Chad Kroeger of Nickelback.

In classical music:

In 1933, the Strauss opera Arabella opened in Germany.

In 1960, the cantata Carmen Baseliense from Benjamin Britten premiered.

In 1996, opera legend Placido Domingo became the artistic director of the Washington Opera.

In theater, it's closing day on Broadway as:

In 1967, the musical Funny Girl closed on Broadway.

In 1972, the musicals Hair & Stephen Sondheim's Follies both closed on Broadway.

In 1973, the Broadway musical Jesus Christ Superstar closed.

In 1978, the musical The Act closed on Broadway.

In 1984, the musical Baby closed on Broadway.

In 1995, the musical Kiss of the Spider Woman closed on Broadway.