Lilith Fair Starts: Music History Today Podcast July 5

On the July 5 edition of Music History Today, Lilith Fair starts and lots of debuts, including the King. Also, happy birthday to Huey Lewis and the RZA.

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In 1943, big band leader Harry James married actress Betty Grable. Coincidentally, Harry passed away on this date 40 years later.

In 1954, Elvis had his first official recording session at Sun Studios. He recorded That's Alright Mama & 3 other songs.

In 1957, Frank Sinatra divorced actress Ava Gardner.

In 1958, Ray Charles recorded his performance at the Newport Jazz Festival for a live album.

In 1961, blues great Slim Harpo performed on American Bandstand, becoming one of the few times that a blues artist performed on the show.

In 1962, Little Eva performed the song Locomotion for the first time on television.

In 1965, Dick Clark's TV show Where the Action Is premiered.

In 1966, Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers had vocal cord surgery.

In 1966, Chas Chandler of the Animals was in the audience during a Jimi Hendrix performance in New York City. Chas decided to become Jimi's manager, based on that performance.

In 1968, John Lennon sold his famous Rolls-Royce with the psychedelic paint scheme.

In 1969, The Rolling Stones gave a free concert in London.

In 1969, the Royal Albert Hall banned rock concerts from taking place after fans rushed the stage during a performance by Chuck Berry & The Who.

In 1974, Linda Ronstadt recorded her song You're No Good.

In 1975, Pink Floyd performed songs from their album Wish You Were Here at the Knebworth Music Festival.

In 1980, drummer Simon Kirke of Bad Company became the last guest performer to play with Led Zeppelin, as the band called it quits after drummer John Bonham's death only 2 months later.

In 1984, The Everly Brothers started their reunion show.

In 1987, Ben E King & Elton John were among those who performed at the Prince's Trust Rock Gala charity concert in London.

In 1989, Rod Stewart accidently knocked himself unconscious after hitting his head while performing on stage.

In 1997, the first Lilith Fair tour started. The all-female tour featured Sarah McLachlan, Paula Cole, Suzanne Vega, and Jewel.

In 2003, the Lollapalooza concert tour started for the first time in 6 years.

In 2007, Marilyn Manson was divorced by burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese.

In 2014, Jessica Simpson married football player Eric Johnson.

In 2015, Damon Albarn of Blur & The Gorillaz collapsed on stage after a long performance.

In 2018, Stormzy partnered with Penguin Books to create the book publishing imprint #Merky Books.

In 2022, Carlos Santana collapsed on stage during a performance from dehydration.

In classical music:

In 1942, Heitor Villa-Lobos' piece Choros 6/9/11 was first performed.

In 1965, opera star Maria Callas gave her final opera performance.

In theater:

In 1947, the Broadway musical Barefoot Boy With Cheek closed.