July 24
IN 1971, T.REX HAS A #1 SINGLE IN BRITAIN WITH “GET IT ON.” IN AMERICA, IT WAS CALLED “BANG A GONG” SO IT WOULDN’T BE CONFUSED WITH A SONG ON THE JAZZ CHARTS WITH THE SAME TITLE.
LED ZEPPELIN PLAY THEIR LAST CONCERT IN AMERICA IN 1977, PERFORMING AT ‘THE DAY ON THE GREEN’ IN OAKLAND. THIS SHOW MARKED THE END OF AN ERA FOR THE BAND IN AMERICA. ALTHOUGH THEY HAD MORE DATES SCHEDULED FOR THEIR MASSIVE FOUR-MONTH TOUR, THE TRAGIC LOSS OF ROBERT PLANT’S FIVE-YEAR-OLD SON LED TO THE CANCELLATION OF THE REMAINING SHOWS.
AND FINALLY, IN 1982 JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP RELEASES “JACK & DIANE”, THE SECOND SINGLE FROM HIS ALBUM ‘AMERICAN FOOL’. IT SPENT FOUR WEEKS AT #1 AND IS HIS MOST SUCCESSFUL HIT SINGLE.
