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July 22, 1979 

Little Richard, who has been preaching of his salvation throughout the United States, makes his famous statement, “If God can save an old homosexual like me, he can save anybody.”

July 23, 2011 

Amy Winehouse dies in London of alcohol poisoning at the age of 27.

July 24, 2014 

Chubby Checker settles his lawsuit with Hewlett-Packard over their app: “The Chubby Checker.” The app, which sold for 99 cents, purported to estimate a man’s penis size based on his shoe size.

July 25, 1980 

AC/DC release Back In Black, their first album without lead singer Bon Scott, who died five months earlier.

July 26, 2015

In a field just outside of Cesena, Italy, 1000 musicians and singers play Foo Fighters “Learn to Fly” simultaneously with the dream of attracting the band to play a show in their city for the first time in nearly 20 years.

July 27, 1984 

Prince stars in the film “Purple Rain”. The movie, in which he plays as an upstart musician who clashes with his band, parallels his life story, but is not strictly autobiographical, and he didn’t write or direct it.

July 28, 2012

At a show in Gothenburg, Sweden, Bruce Springsteen plays “Jungleland” for the first time since the death of Clarence Clemons a year earlier. He dedicates the song to Clemons, whose nephew Jake earns rapturous applause after playing the famous saxophone solo.

July 29, 2015

The Eagles play their last concert with Glenn Frey. The show takes place in Bossier City, Louisiana, the final date of their History of the Eagles tour. The set features 27 songs and two encores, closing with “Desperado.” Founding member Frey dies six months later. The band continues on with his son, Deacon, in his stead.