This Day in Music History – July 10th

1964 – “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” by Manfred Mann was released in the U.K.

1965 – Wilson Pickett’s “In The Midnight Hour” was released.

1967 – Bobbie Gentry recorded “Ode to Billie Joe.”

1968 – Eric Clapton announced that Cream would break up following a farewell tour.

1971 – Three Dog Night’s “Liar” was released.

1975 – The “Gladys Knight & the Pips” summer series premiered on NBC-TV.

1975 – Cher filed for divorce from Greg Allman, just ten days after the couple had married.

1979 – Chuck Berry was sentenced to four months in prison for income tax evasion.

1985 – The Prince song “Poplife” was released.

1986 – Jerry Garcia lapsed into a diabetic coma. He was released from the hospital a couple of weeks later.

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