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Roger Waters, bass player for Pink Floyd, is born. (1944)

Bob Dylan debuts at the Gaslight Cafe in New York City. (1961)

Jerry Lee Lewis' contract with Sun Records expires. Within the month he'll sign with Smash Records. (1963)

In the British papers, the U.K. government takes out advertisements explaining its recent enacting of legislation outlawing pirate radio. The prime reason is the interference with ship-to-shore radio frequencies caused by pirate radio stations broadcasting from boats anchored off Britian's coast. (1967)

Eric Clapton records his guitar solo on The Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." (1968)

After a show in the Memphis Mid-Southern Coliseum, James Brown announces his retirement from live performance after July 4, 1970. The hardest working man in show business says he's tired. At the same time, he's fighting a paternity suit filed in Sacramento, California by a one-time president of the local James Brown fan club. (1969)

Bob Dylan's "Lay Lady Lay" peaks at #7 on the pop singles chart. (1969)

John and Yoko appear on Jerry Lewis' Muscular Dystrophy Telethon. (1972)

George Harrison inaugurates his new Dark Horse label with the release of "The Place I Love" by a group called Splinter. Harrison produced the album. (1974)

The Rolling Stones' "Out Of Time" peaks at #81 on the pop chart while ZZ Top's "Tush" peaks at #20. (1975)

Fleetwood Mac tops the U.S. LP chart for the first time with "Fleetwood Mac." (1976)

Paul Simon's "One Trick Pony" enters the album charts, as does The Cars' "Panorama," The Allman Brothers' "Reach For The Sky" and Eddie Money's "Playing For Keeps." (1980)

Paul McCartney releases "Tug Of War." (1982)

Neil Young's "This Note For You" wins the MTV award for Best Video -- it was very ironic since the channel had initially refused to air the video. (1989)

The Pittsburgh Steelers are banned from practicing on their own field, Three Rivers Stadium, because The Rolling Stones are rehearsing for their upcoming concert. (1989)

Former CCR member and brother to John, Tom Fogerty, dies at age 48. (1990)

Don Henley, Jimmy Buffett, Elton John, Sting and Aerosmith perform at a benefit concert in Boston for Walden Woods. (1993)

Bruce Hornsby and Branford Marsalis perform the National Anthem in Baltimore's Camden Yards before Cal Ripken Jr. sets baseball's all-time consecutive games played record. (1995)



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