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Waka/Jawaka was released on July 5th, 1972. An astonishing follow-up to Hot Rats.
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July 5th, 1937- Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees hits his first career grand slam.
The blast, his 20th of the season, comes in the sixth inning against George “Rube” Walberg of the Boston Red Sox, and helps the Yankees to an 8-4 win and a sweep of their doubleheader. DiMaggio hit 13 grand slams throughout his career.
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On July 5th, 1974, Bryan Ferry released 'Another Time, Another Place', his 2nd studio album.
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On July 5th, 1958, Ray Charles played and recorded at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island. The resultant album was released in November 1958.
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On July 5th, 19, Lyricist and songwriter Mack David was born NYC, NY. David is the elder brother to composer Hal David and credited with writing lyrics or music or both for over one thousand songs. He was particularly well known for his work on the Disney films Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland.
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On July 5th, 1950, Singer-songwriter and actor Huey Lewis was born in NYC, NY. Lewis had three #1 hit songs before retiring from performing in 2018 due to hearing loss.
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On July 5th, 1969, The Rolling Stones gave a free concert in Hyde Park, London, England. The concert was planned as an introduction of their new guitarist, Mick Taylor, though circumstances inevitably changed following the death of former member Brian Jones two days earlier.
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July 4, 1845- at the age of 28, Henry David Thoreau moved into a small cabin he had built on the northern shore of Walden Pond, about two miles south of Concord, Massachusetts.
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July 4th, 1883- Buffalo Bill Cody founded "Buffalo Bill's Wild West" in North Platte, Nebraska. The show would tour America and Europe until 1906.
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On July 4th, 1966, The Lovin’ Spoonful released “Summer In The City” b/w "Butchie's Tune" on 45rpm. The song was their only #1 hit in the US.
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On July 4th, 1944, Bassist Harvey Brooks was born in Manhattan, NY. Brooks is a session musician who recorded and backed Bob Dylan in his early electric years, recorded with The Doors on 'Soft Parade' and was a member of The Electric Flag.
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On July 4th, 1910, Musician, singer and boxer Champion Jack Dupree was born in New Orleans, LA. Dupree was a Boogie-Woogie and New Orleans blues pianist.
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On July 4th, 1938, Singer and songwriter Bill Withers was born in Slab Fork, WV. Withers is best remembered for “Ain’t No Sunshine”, “Lean On Me”, and “Just The Two Of Us”.
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On July 4th, 1948, Musician Jeremy Spencer was born in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. Spencer is best known for playing slide guitar and piano in the original line-up of Fleetwood Mac. He quit the band in early 1971 to join a cult.
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July 3rd, 1884- The Dow Jones and Company published its first stock average, marking the debut of what would later become the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA).
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On July 3rd, 1948, guitarist Paul Barrere was born in Burbank, CA. Barrare joined Little Feat in 1972 and carried on until his passing in 2019. What is your favorite Barrere-penned song?
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On July 3rd, 1990, The Allman Brothers released 'Seven Turns', their 9th studio album. The lineup consists of Gregg Allman (keyboards), Dickey Betts (guitar), Warren Haynes (guitar), Allen Woody (bass), Johnny Neel (keyboards), Jaimoe (drums), and Butch Trucks (drums).
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On July 3rd, 1930, Tommy Tedesco was born in Niagara Falls, NY. Tedesco was a session guitarist with the Wrecking Crew, having played on thousands of recordings, many of which were top 20 hits.
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On July 3rd, 1934, Radio DJ and songwriter Roger Christian aka Hot Dog Rog was born in Buffalo, NY. Christian was best known for co-writing "Little Deuce Coupe", "Shut Down", and "Don’t Worry Baby" with Brian Wilson and "Dead Man's Curve" and "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena" with Jan & Dean.
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On July 3rd, 1960, Muddy Waters appeared at the Newport Jazz Festival and his set was recorded and released later in the year.
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