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This Day in Music History – July 28th

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1957 – Jerry Lee Lewis made his television debut on “The Steve Allen Show.”

1970 – The movie “Ned Kelly” opened. Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones) was in the film.

1973 – The Summer Jam rock festival took place in Watkins Glen, NY. About 600,000 people watched the Grateful Dead, the Allman Brothers and The Band perform. The event received a Guinness Book of World Records entry for “Largest audience at a pop festival.”

1979 – The World Series of Rock was held at Cleveland Stadium, with Journey, Ted Nugent and Thin Lizzy.

1987 – The Beatles sued Nike and Capitol Records over the use of their song “Revolution” in shoe commercials.

1993 – The 10,000 Maniacs played their last show with lead singer Natalie Merchant. Merchant left the group to pursue a solo career.

1995 – Michael Jackson’s video “You Are Not Alone” was premiered.


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