On This Day in Music for July 8
Events in Music
- 1946 "Tidbits of 1946" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 8 performances
- 1982 "7 Brides for 7 Brothers" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 5 performances
- 1988 Rockers Jonathan "Chico" & Robert DeBarge indicted on drug trafficking
- 1988 Stevie Wonder announces he will run for mayor of Detroit in 1992; he does not follow through
- 1996 British girls group the Spice Girls release their debut single "Wannabe" in the UK
- More Events in Music
Louis Jordan
Toby KeithWeddings in Music
- 1979 British singer Marianne Faithfull (32) weds British punk rocker Ben Briefly; divorce in 1986
- 2013 Model Amber Rose (29) weds rapper Wiz Khalifa (25) in Pennsylvania
More Weddings & Divorces in Music
Musicians Who Died on Jul 8
- 1681 Georg Neumark, German composer and poet, dies at 60
- 1726 Antonio Maria Bononcini, Italian cellist and composer, DIES AT 49
- 1876 Josef Dessauer, Austrian composer, dies at 78
- 1885 Henry Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Blessing of Arms), dies
July in Music History
One, Two, Three o'Clock, Four o'Clock . . . riot!
A chubby middle-aged performer caused riots across the world when his music was used as the soundtrack to a movie featuring rebellious teenagers.
July 6, 1925Down With Disco!
Anti-disco baseball fans hold a 'Disco Sucks' sign during Disco Demolition Night in Chicago, 1979
July 12, 1979Voice Of The Century – 'And Not Even Close'
Frank Sinatra cut his first disc on this day. It was a flop. But he would go on to be hailed as the “Voice of the Century”.
July 13, 1939Johann Sebastian Bach, The Pop Chart Wizard!
Celebrated for his choral and sacred music composed nearly 400 years ago, Johann Sebastian Bach has had surprising influence on modern pop charts.
July 28, 1750
