July 2
TODAY IN 1973 GRAND FUNK RAILROAD RELEASE THE SINGLE “WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND” FROM THE BAND’S ALBUM OF THE SAME NAME AND BECAME THE BAND’S FIRST #1 HIT.
THE WORLD’S BIGGEST MUSIC STARS UNITED TODAY IN 2005 FOR CONCERTS AROUND THE WORLD TO PRESSURE POLITICAL LEADERS AHEAD OF THE G8 SUMMIT TO TACKLE POVERTY IN AFRICA. CONCERTS IN 10 CITIES TOOK PLACE WITH ARTISTS SUCH AS PINK FLOYD, THE WHO, U2, COLDPLAY, STING, BON JOVI, AND PAUL MCCARTNEY PERFORMING.
AND IN 1991, TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS RELEASE THE ALBUM ‘INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN’ FOLLOWING THE SUCCESSFUL LP ‘FULL MOON FEVER’. IT FEATURES THE TITLE TRACK AND “LEARNING TO FLY”, WHICH SPENT SIX WEEKS AT #1 ON BILLBOARD’S MAINSTREAM ROCK CHART.
