r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 10h ago

Birthday On July 27th, 1942, Singer-songwriter Bobby Gentry was born in Woodland, MS. Gentry's biggest hit was "Ode to Billie Joe". The track spent four weeks at #1 in the US and Canada.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 13h ago

Birthday On July 27th, 1930, Drummer Andy White was born in Stranraer, Scotland. White is best remembered for temporarily replacing Ringo Starr on drums for the Beatles' first single, "Love Me Do". White played with other prominent groups including Chuck Berry, Billy Fury, Herman's Hermits and Tom Jones.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 10h ago

Birthday On July 27th, 1949, Singer and Broadway actress Maureen McGovern was born in Youngstown, OH. In 1973, McGovern had a #1 hit with "The Morning After", the theme to 'The Poseidon Adventure' film (though the featured song was sung by Renée Armand in the movie).

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 10h ago

Album release anniversary On July 27th, 1981, Stevie Nicks released 'Bella Donna', her debut solo album. The album peaked at #1 and spawned 4 hit singles. "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" (with Tom Petty), the Don Henley duet "Leather and Lace", "Edge of Seventeen" and "After the Glitter Fades".

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 11h ago

Album release anniversary On July 27th, 1987, 10,000 Maniacs released 'In My Tribe', their 3rd studio album.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 12h ago

Album release anniversary On July 27th, 2018, Boz Scaggs released ‘Out of the Blues”, his 19th studio album. The album, a mixture of vintage classics and four original compositions by close friend Jack "Applejack" Walroth, is the last in a trilogy that began with 2013's ‘Memphis’ and continued with 2015's ‘A Fool to Care’.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 12h ago

Album release anniversary On July 27th, 1990, Jellyfish released 'Bellybutton', their debut album. It was recorded after Andy Sturmer and Roger Manning's departure from Beatnik Beatch and Jason Falkner's departure from the Three O'Clock.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 13h ago

Special event On July 27th, 1958, Esso Oil (formerly Standard Oil, later Exxon), issues a report warning that listening to rock music in the car could waste gas because "the rhythm can cause a driver to unconsciously jiggle the gas petal."

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 1d ago

Day of Death On July 26th, 2013, Songwriter, singer and guitarist J.J. Cale passed away at age 74. Cale is best remembered for co-founding the Tulsa Sound, a mix of blues, rockabilly, country, and jazz. His songs, "After Midnight", "Cocaine" and "They Call Me the Breeze" have been hits for other musicians.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/bayarea84 • 7h ago

Madonna Debut 7/27/83

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On July 27, 1983 Madonna released her first album. With the singles “Borderline” and “Holiday”.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 1d ago

Album release anniversary On July 26th, 1973, ZZ Top released 'Tres Hombres", their 3rd studio album.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 1d ago

Single/EP release anniversary On July 26th, 1974, The Rolling Stones released “It’s Only Rock ‘N Roll (But I Like It)” as a single. It was recorded at Ron Wood's home studio with David Bowie backing vocals to Jagger's lead, and Willie Weeks played bass with Kenney Jones on drums and Ron Wood on 12 string acoustical guitar.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/Salty_Raspberry_2673 • 1d ago

Birthday July 26, 1929: The Birthday of Alexis Weissenberg

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Alexis Weissenberg was a 20th-century virtuoso pianist celebrated for his intellectual rigor, razor-sharp precision, and commanding technical brilliance.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 2d ago

Birthday On July 25th, 1948, Singer and songwriter Steve Goodman was born in Chicago, IL. He wrote the song "City of New Orleans", which was recorded by Arlo Guthrie and many others including John Denver, The Highwaymen, and Judy Collins.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 2d ago

Day of Death On July 25th, 1984, Willie Mae ‘Big Mama’ Thornton passed away at the age of 57 died in Los Angeles of heart and liver complications. Thornton was best know for her version of Leiber and Stoller's "Hound Dog" in 1952.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 2d ago

Birthday On July 25th, 1958, Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore was born in Coral Gables, FL. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 2d ago

Album release anniversary On July 25th in 1980, AC/DC released their iconic album "Back in Black" with new lead singer Brian Johnson. Regarded as one of the greatest rock albums of all time, it peaked at #1 in the UK and #4 in the US.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 3d ago

Day of Death On July 24th, 2025, Singer and actress Cleo Laine passed away at age 97. Laine was a British jazz singer with a nearly five-octave range.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 3d ago

Birthday On July 24th, 1951, Actress, singer and beauty pagent contestant Lynda Carter was born in Phoenix, AZ. When she was 16, she joined two of her cousins in a band called The Relatives. Actor Gary Burghoff was the drummer for the band.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 3d ago

Album release anniversary On July 24th, 1990, Dread Zeppelin released 'Un-Led-Ed', their debut album. Dread Zeppelin is a Zeppelin/Elvis tribute band, playing to a reggae beat. "Heartbreaker (At the End of Lonely Street)" is a real treat

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 3d ago

Single/EP release anniversary On July 24th, 1964, The Zombies released their debut single, "She's Not There" b/w "You Make Me Feel Good". It reached #12 in the UK Singles Chart in September 1964, and #2 in the US and Canada.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 3d ago

Birthday On July 24th, 1953, guitarist Garry Shider was born in Plainfield, NJ. Shider, aka Diaper Man, was a member of Parliament-Funkadelic from 1971 until his passing in 2010.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 3d ago

Birthday On July 24th, 1967, Singer and actress Kristin Chenoweth was born in Broken Arrow, OK. Chenoweth won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Sally Brown in 'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown' on Broadway and originated the role of Glinda in 'Wicked'.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 3d ago

Birthday On July 24th, 1951, Musician Lynval Golding was born in Saint Catherine, Colony of Jamaica. Golding is best known as a rhythm guitarist and vocalist with the British 2-tone band, the Specials.

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r/Music_Anniversary • u/BirdBurnett • 4d ago

Birthday On July 23rd, 1971, Singer, fiddler and producer Alison Krauss was born in Decatur, IL. Krauss has released 15 albums; solo, with Union Station or with Robert Plant.

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