JULY 4
TODAY IN 1974, STEELY DAN ENDED THEIR TOUR WITH A SHOW IN SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA. THEY WOULDN’T PLAY LIVE AGAIN FOR 18 YEARS.
TODAY IN 1995, THE DEBUT ALBUM BY FOO FIGHTERS WAS RELEASED. DAVE GROHL WROTE AND RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM HIMSELF, SAYING IT WAS JUST FOR FUN, DESCRIBING IT AS A CATHARTIC EXPERIENCE TO RECOVER FROM THE SUICIDE OF NIRVANA BANDMATE KURT COBAIN.
AND IN 1982, IT WAS WEDDING BELLS FOR OZZY OSBOURNE AND HIS MANAGER, SHARON ARDEN. THE UNION RESULTS IN AN MTV REALITY SHOW, OZZFEST, AND THREE CHILDREN.