insert_link Music This Day in Music History – July 8th 1958 - The first gold record album was presented by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The award went to the soundtrack "Oklahoma!" 1969 - Marianne Faithfull took an overdose of barbiturates on the set of the movie "Ned Kely." 1970 - "The Everly Brothers Show" was launched on ABC-TV as a summer series. 1972 - The Who's "Join Together" was released in the U.S. 1978 - Exile's "Kiss […] todayJuly 8, 2020