On This Day in Rock: July 7
23 moments in rock history on July 7.
From the forum: This Day In Rock History
CrazyConnie on July 7, 2026 (6 posts)
This Day In Rock History: July 7th 1940 Beatles drummer Ringo Starr is born Richard Starkey in Dingle, Liverpool, England. 1941 Jim Rodford (bass guitarist for Argent, The Kinks) is born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. 1944 Warren Entner (guitarist for The Grass Roots) is born in Boston, Massachusetts...
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- 1967 Dave Davies released the single "Death of a Clown" Forum threads Wikipedia
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1969
Cream released Best of Cream
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1974
Elvis Presley released Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis
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1977
Rainbow released On Stage
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1984
Quiet Riot released Condition Critical
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1987
Ace Frehley released Frehley's Comet
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1991
Frank Zappa released Beat the Boots
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1992
Dream Theater released Images and Words
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1992
Kansas released Live at the Whisky
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- 1995 Alanis Morissette released the single "You Oughta Know" Forum threads Wikipedia
- 1997 Céline Dion released the single "Make You Happy" Forum threads Wikipedia
- 1997 Paul McCartney released the single "The World Tonight" Forum threads Wikipedia
- 1997 Oasis released the single "D'You Know What I Mean?" Forum threads Wikipedia
Born on this day
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1932
Joe Zawinul of Weather Report was born
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1940
Ringo Starr of The Beatles was born
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1941
Jim Rodford of The Kinks was born
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Photo: Klaus Hiltscher, CC BY-SA 2.0
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1951
Blondie Chaplin of The Beach Boys was born
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Photo: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0
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1964
Theo Travis of Soft Machine was born
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1969
Cree Summer was born
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Photo: NickRewind, CC BY 3.0
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1973
Kailash Kher was born
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Photo: Kailash Kher, Public domain
Remembering
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1990
Cazuza died
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Photo: CAFé Simone Pedaços (original version), CC BY-SA 4.0
- 1993 Mia Zapata died Forum threads Wikipedia
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2006
Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd died
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