August 1 • 1942: Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead is born Jerome John Garcia • 1981: MTV is seen in 2.1 million homes during its first day on the air August 3 • 1972: The Eagles perform at the Denver Coliseum. August 4 • 1958: Billboard magazine debuts its “Hot 100” record list August…
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July 25 • 1969: Neil Young makes his first appearance with Crosby, Stills & Nash at the Fillmore East • 1965: Bob Dylan plugs in his guitar and is booed at the Newport Folk Festival July 29 • 1974: Mama Cass Elliott dies in her London apartment from a heart attack at the age of…
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July 17 • 1967: The Jimi Hendrix Experience opens for The Monkees at N.Y.’s Forest Hills Tennis Stadium July 20 • 1965: Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” is released by Columbia Records July 21 • 1990: Roger Waters performs “The Wall” at the former site of The Berlin Wall July 23 • 1980: Grateful…
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July 11 • 1969: David Bowie releases Space Oddity as an ode to American space travel to the moon July 13 • 1985: Live Aid, a concert to benefit world hunger, takes place at Wembley Stadium in England and at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia July 17 • 1967: The Jimi Hendrix Experience opens for The…
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July 2 • 1980: Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and manager Joel Rifkin of the Grateful Dead are arrested in San Diego for interfering in the drug-related arrest of a concert-goer • 2005: Live 8 Concerts take place around the world to draw attention to poverty in Africa July 3 • 1969: Rolling Stones guitarist Brian…
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