Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones, Jim Morrison of The Doors Both Die: Music History Today Podcast July 3

On the July 3 edition of Music History Today, two artists pass away under controversial circumstances, a couple of artists make their debuts, Ziggy played guitar for the last time, and a movie renews interest in a rock and roll pioneer. Also, happy birthday to Aaron Tippin.

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On this date:

In 1895, Scott Joplin copyrighted his song A Picture Of Her Face.

In 1958, the Andy Williams TV Show debuted on ABC.

In 1969, James Brown & George Benson were among those who performed at the Newport Jazz Festival.

In 1970, the Atlanta International Pop Festival started. Grand Funk Railroad & Jimi Hendrix were among the performers.

In 1970, American Top 40 syndication radio countdown show premiered with Casey Kasem. He would host it for 34 years.

In 1973, at a concert in London, David Bowie retired the Ziggy Stardust persona.

In 1975, Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night was arrested for cocaine possession in his hotel room during the first night of the band's tour.

In 1976, Brian Wilson played with the Beach Boys for the first time in 12 years.

In 1982, police broke up a riot at the Stopera concert hall in Amsterdam.

In 1985, the movie Back to the Future premiered. What's the music connection? The movie renewed interest in Chuck Berry; specifically, the song Johnny B. Goode. Also, we learned that Marty McFly invented rock and roll. Who knew?

In 1990, Slick Rick was arrested for attempted murder and other crimes related to trying to kill his cousin, who had threatened his family. Slick Rick was later given a pardon.

In 1995, the group TLC filed for bankruptcy protection.

In 1995, Jewel performed on TV for the first time.

In 1996, Cliff Richard sang during a rain delay at the Wimbledon tennis tournament.

In 1996, Layne Staley played with Alice in Chains for the last time.

In 1996, Will Smith & Jeff Goldblum's movie Independence Day premiered.

In 1998, the group Westlife formed.

In 2002, Will Smith's movie Men in Black II premiered.

In 2004, Glenn Danzig got into a fight with a member of the band North Side Kings backstage during their concert. Glenn had the North Side Kings kicked off of the tour so a member of the Kings punched him in the face.

In 2009, singer Cheb Mami was sentenced to prison for kidnapping his ex-girlfriend & trying to force her to get an abortion.

In 2011, Little Richard performed on stage for the first time since he had surgery that didn't go well a couple of years earlier.

In 2020, Ryan Adams apologized online for his behavior towards women, a year & a half after several women, including his ex wife Mandy Moore, publicly accused him of the behavior. Ryan blamed his behavior on alcohol abuse but said that he had gone to rehab & had gotten better.

In 2020, the filmed performance of the Broadway musical Hamilton premiered on Disney Plus streaming service.

In 2021, Black Shelton married Gwen Stefani.

In theater: In 1954, the musical Wonderful Town closed on Broadway.