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Bjork performs at the opening of the Summer Olympics in Athens.
Björk
Singer Marc Anthony takes a DNA test to prove he is not the father of a Cuban dancer's child. The test turns out to be negative. Dancer Elizabeth Leyva made the allegation in a paternity lawsuit.
Marc Anthony
R.E.M.'s Peter Buck joins Robyn Hitchcock and his reconvened Soft Boys on stage at a south London pub. When asked why he had delayed his trip to Dublin to play before a crowd of just 40 people, Buck said, "Hey, it's the Soft Boys - who'd pass up this opportunity?"
R.E.M.
Peter Buck
The Soft Boys
Robyn Hitchcock
Van Halen drummer Alex Van Halen files for divorce from his estranged wife, Kelly.
Van Halen
Jerry Lee Lewis' 23-year-old wife, Kerry, announces she is pregnant. Not so unusual, except the couple are in the process of getting divorced. They decide to stay together instead. The boy is later named Jerry Lee Lewis III.
Jerry Lee Lewis
Legendary Stax soul singer Joe Tex ("The Love You Save [May Be Your Own]") dies of a heart attack in Navasota, Texas. He was 44.
Joe Tex
In Woodstock, N.Y., four masked men break into Todd Rundgren's home. After tying up Todd and his girlfriend, the thieves strip the place bare. Rundgren later claims that while his house was being ransacked, one of the thieves was humming his song "I Saw the Light."
Todd Rundgren
Bachman-Turner Overdrive announce they are splitting up as Canada goes into mourning. Their biggest hit was the 1974 No. 1 "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet."
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Chicago rockabilly star-turned-pornographer Ron Haydock ("99 Chicks") dies after being run over by a truck outside Los Angeles. Among his literary works were such novels as Ape Rape and Pagan Lesbians.
Chicago
The selling of the Clash is in full swing as manager Bernie Leadon unveils the punk act. The Clash play an exclusive concert at a rehearsal hall in London. Those attending are members of Britain's influential music press, who spread the word about the emerging act.
The Clash
The selling of Bruce Springsteen is in full swing in the run-up to Born to Run's release. He begins a five-night stand at New York's Bottom Line club that soon passes into legend. Most of those attending are influential industry people, who spread the word about the emerging artist.
Bruce Springsteen
Feargal Sharkey can now officially start getting his "Teenage Kicks." He turns 13 today.
Feargal Sharkey
Soul singer Joe Hinton, whose 1964 version of Willie Nelson's "Funny" indicated unfulfilled promise, dies in Boston at age 38.
Willie Nelson
Joe Hinton
The Daughters of the American Revolution turn down Joan Baez's request to perform at Washington, D.C.'s Constitution Hall, citing her lack of enthusiasm for the Vietnam War.
Joan Baez
Anti-Beatlemania follows Lennon's remark that the group is "more popular than Jesus." A Cleveland reverend says he will demand excommunication for any parishioner caught listening to the Fab Four. But No. 1 on the U.K. chart today is the band's best album to date, Revolver.
John Lennon
The Beatles
The Jefferson Airplane make their live debut at San Francisco's Matrix Club. Marty Balin, the group's vocalist and guitarist, owns the club.
Jefferson Airplane
Marty Balin
The Supremes record "Baby Love." The single later becomes their second No. 1.
The Supremes
Black Flag bassist Kira Roessler is born.
Black Flag
Vocalist Bobby Darin signs a $1 million contract with Paramount Pictures. Among his celluloid classics are Please Don't Eat the Daisies.
Bobby Darin
Wings guitarist Jimmy McCulloch is born in Glasgow, Scotland.
Wings
Big Mama Thornton records the first version of "Hound Dog," which becomes an R&B No. 1. It's the first composition by the young rock 'n' roll songwriting team of Leiber & Stoller to make an impact on the charts.
Big Mama Thornton
Leiber & Stoller
Pop singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg ("Longer") is born in Peoria, Ill.
Dan Fogelberg
Singer Don Ho is born in Oahu, Hawaii. We've forgotten why he's famous, but his daughter started her own pop career as Hoku in 2000.
Don Ho
Hoku
Vernon Dalhart's "The Prisoner's Song" sells its millionth copy, becoming the first country record to do so.
Vernon Dalhart
 
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